IMPORTANT DATES…
Apr 23 – PTO Mtg 3:15 pm in library
Apr 23 – Report cards go home
Apr 25 – Student Council Sports Day
Apr 25 – Student Recognition Assemblies
Apr 30 – Gr. 4 to Providence/State House
May 6 – Gr. 4 & 5 Chorus to Pilgrim HS
May 8 – Field Day
May 12 – Yearbook Meeting, 7:30 pm
May 23 – Gr. 1 to Zoo
May 26 – Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
May 30 – Student Recognition Assemblies
READING WEEK 2008…
by Celeste Ferguson
Thanks to all of the students, parents and teachers for making Reading Week such a great success. The sunglasses were cool, the jogging suits were sporty, the hats were fancy, the p.j.’s were comfy, the mixed-up clothes were funny! We collected about 1,500 books for the Book Swap. The classroom doors were amazing. Thanks to Karen Patrick for the trivia questions. A special thanks to the PTO for donating new books to every student from Scholastic Books, and to Tony Santucci for making the beautiful tee shirts that were raffled off.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION…
from Mrs. Shumate
The Myachis have arrived. We got a “real deal” with this order. The company was out of the single Myachis that they sell in bulk for $2.50. In place of the single Myachis, they sent us the Myachis with the finger rings that are sold in stores for $7. What a deal, a $7 Myachi for $2.50!! I will be placing one more order on Friday…..no guarantees on this order as far as what Myachis we might receive!!!
Myachis will be handed out Thursday or Friday to those who ordered their Myachi before vacation. We will be putting each child’s initials on their Myachi.
MYACHI RULES!!
MYACHIS ARE FUN, LET’S KEEP THEM THAT WAY!
1. Myachis may be brought to school to use, but only at recess. If any adult sees a student using a Myachi in the building, the Myachi will be taken away for a week and the child can claim the Myachi from Mrs. Nettik in a week’s time.
2. Myachis may not be used on the bus. Myachis must be kept in a backpack or a pocket on the bus.
3. If a student uses a Myachi in a dangerous way (throws it hard at someone, etc.) the Myachi will be taken away and the child can claim his/her Myachi from Mrs. Nettik on the last day of school.
4. If the Myachi lands on the roof of the school, Mr. Gould will retrieve anything on the roof on the last day of school and you can claim your Myachi from Mrs. Nettik on that day.
Thank you!!!
PTO NEWS…
PTO Meeting
The next PTO meeting is scheduled for today, April 23rd at 3:15 in the West Kingston library. Please bring a friend to the meeting as we need new faces to help plan important events for our children. We are also getting close to election time and need new faces to come and join the fun that we have had this past year. Childcare is available. We hope to see you there!
Yearbook Meeting
Please join us on Monday, May 12th at 7:30 p.m. If you have any school photos or scrapbooking supplies, please bring them. If you can’t make the meeting, but have school photos you would like to share, please send them to the office in an envelope marked “Yearbook Photos”. If possible, please include information on the back of the photos (such as event, grade level, or class, etc.). Any questions, contact Veronica Thompson @ 792-1336 or Deb Sprague @ 792-9131.
Art Club
The final Art Club will be meeting May 1 & May 8th – photography. Please look for a flyer in the backpack.
BROWNIE TROOP 418 NEWS…
Brownie Troop 418 of West Kingston Elementary is still collecting packages of new socks, underwear, pjs and diapers until May 3. Please send in your donations.
FREE PIZZA…
Pizza cards are still available to support the South Kingstown High School hockey team. This card entitles you to buy any large pizza and get a second large pizza of equal or lesser value at Kingston Pizza. It is good for 6 purchases. Be sure to include your child’s name, teacher’s name, and a check for $10 made out to “South County Crush” in an envelope. Thanks for your support.
SUMMER BRIDGE ACTIVITIES BOOKS…
Do you know that over a summer vacation, students can lose up to 80% of what they learned in school? The Award-Winning Summer Bridge Activities series helps children maintain and extend scholastic and reading skills while they are away from school! Sample books are available in the office for you to look over.
The deadline for ordering is May 2nd.
FROM THE NURSE…
Summer Camp Opportunity
Shake-A-Leg “Confidence is Cool” Summer Camps are for children ages 7-17 who are physically disabled. The camp is at Fort Adams State Park in Newport. Activities include sailing, swimming, art projects, mobility games and sports and other creative activities. The camp has a staff that includes counselors, nurses and mentors, with a staff to participant ratio of over 1:1. There are 3 sessions: June 30-July 4, July 14-July 18 and July 28-August 1. The camp runs from 10 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday. The cost is $75.00/session and scholarships are available. For more information call 849-8898 or e-mail: sarahk@shakealeg.org.
Asthma Education Workshops
This is a 2 ½ hour workshop in which you learn how to manage asthma and design a plan to keep your child healthy. Parents and children attend different workshops. The workshop is for parents who have a child of any age with asthma. The cost of the workshop is covered by most RI Health Insurance Plans or a special fund will cover out-of-pocket expenses for uninsured children. Workshops are held at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Newport Hospital and in local communities throughout RI. If transporta-tion is needed, it will be provided free and parking is free. Visit the website www.drawabreath.org or call 444-8340 for information on the most recent class schedule.
C.A.R.E.S. CARES ABOUT READING…
How do we learn to read? For many of us, as young children, we were read to by our parents from beautiful family books that were passed down from parent to child, sibling to sibling. These books have become family treasures and will be read again and again. Thanks to the South Kingstown CARES Book Club, 50 SK students who might not be able to afford such treasures will be given brand new books for their summer reading.
This past school year, CARES has been fortunate to have received two grants to create a Book Club; and beginning this week at Waldenbooks in the Wakefield Mall, the CARES Book Club will be the recipient of the Waldenbooks Book Drive.
The Book Club recipients will be some of the students who participate in the CARES after-school homework clubs and mentor programs. Grants from the SK Education Foundation and The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant and the Waldenbooks Book Drive will enable CARES to purchase new books for 50 students who may not have been able to afford new books. These books have been chosen specifically for each student by their reading teachers and librarians to be appropriate reading for each student, matching their reading level and interests. The books will be delivered to the students by CARES volunteers before the end of the school year. Students will be encouraged to read these books and submit an entry (a book report, drawing or other creative entry about the books they have read) to the CARES Book Club Journal.
Anyone interested in purchasing a treasure for a child can participate in the Waldenbooks Drive at the Wakefield Mall, Waldenbooks, 160 Old Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, phone 783-0554. The drive will continue through May 3rd.
STUDENT COUNCIL…
This Friday is Sports Day. Show your school spirit and wear your favorite sports team attire.
PBIS…
The following students were recognized for following the West Kingston Hawk’s Expectations. Congratulations to: Yejin K., Felipe P., Frank K., Nicole M., Thomas C., Claire S., Joshua D., Maggie M., Andrew L., Megan M., Dylan H., Sophia D., Luca S., Ptolemy T., Katie A., Gabriel B., Jessica I., Stephanie B., Hossam Z., Jake B., Kyron W., Shakisouix W., Kasia J., and Noah L. Thank you for helping WK School be a respectful school.
On Fridays we pull 5 names from all of those students who were recognized for the week and they are then able to pick a prize from our prize box. They were: Tyson B., Ben C., Noah L., Madison P. & Kasia J.