Weekly Blog 6/10 (final post for this school year!)

Dear Wines Families, 

Well we have come to the last few days of school and my last weekly message. I just want to thank our entire community for another wonderful year. I continue to be honored to serve this school and this community and I cannot thank our everyone enough for all of your support. After a few weeks away, I know I'll soon be back in the office tinkering around getting ready for next fall. Again, thank you for a great year! Below are a few end of the year messages.

Friday Dismissal

Friday is a half day of school with dismissal at 11:51. Our busses will leave the lot at approximately 12:00 and follow their usual routes. If you would like to join us as we "clap out" our 5th graders, we will begin at about 11:45. 

Summer Learning Packets

Your child will be coming home today with their Summer Learning packets. This year, our teachers created their own packages for students and we are really pleased with how they came out. Please look for messages later this summer regarding our weekly playground gatherings. 

Medications

If we have medications for your child here at school, please pick them up this week. After next week we will dispose of any medications that are left at school. 

Save the Dates

We are tentatively scheduling our annual back to school "Meet the Teacher" event on Wednesday, September 2nd at 3:00 PM. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 8th next year. 

Art and Media Center News

The final newsletters from Janice Hendrick and Sally Evaldson were attached to today's. Sadly, this is the final newsletter from Janice. 

Follow Wines on Twitter!!

As of today, I am up to 34 followers on my new Twitter account. I've received a few good natured comments from folks telling me how few that is!! While Twitter will not replace our other communications, I am finding it a great way to get information out to families. If you are on Twitter, follow me @winesprincipal. 

Thanks again for a great school year! 

David

Weekly Blog 6/3

Dear Wines Families,

It is hard to believe that we are heading into the last few days of our school year. Next week will be the final weekly message!

Country Fair Thank You!!

I want to thank our entire community for such a fantastic Country Fair and Raffle last Friday evening. It was simply a perfect night. I want to thank the countless volunteers that made the night so wonderful. I want to give special thanks to our Country Fair organizing committee including Christy Hale, Kerianne Tupac, and Mary Nickson. I also want to thank Stephanie Gensheimer for organizing the classroom baskets and Tracy Alam who organized the creation of the WONDERFUL classroom projects that were included in the silent auction—certainly a new tradition at Wines! Finally, I want to thank Cristina Rojas who may have had the hardest job—organizing all of our volunteers!! I’m sure I have missed someone and if so, I sincerely apologize.

Field Day

Our annual Field Day is coming up this Friday. Kindergarten, 1^st, and 2^nd grades begin at 9:15 AM. 3rd, 4th, and 5^th grades begin at 1:00 pm. Please remind your child to wear their TENNIS SHOES (no flip flops, crocs, sandals etc.), and dress to be outside for a half day. Wear sunblock and bring a water bottle.

All School Picnic

As you know, we have changed our class/grade level picnic approach this year and we will host our first annual All School Picnic next Tuesday, June 9^th beginning at 1:00. At that time, all of our kids will be outside. Students will have their yearbooks to sign and our PTO will be supplying popsicles for everyone. Parents are welcome to join us for this low-key event. At 2:00, our staff will take on Mrs. Heaton’s 5^th grade in our annual kick ball game and at the conclusion of the game (around 2:45) I will transform into a human ice cream sundae to honor my commitment to celebrating our success during March is Reading Month.

Follow Wines on Twitter!

I’ve finally decided to join Twitter. You can follow me at @winesprincipal. I figure we should have as many ways for folks to keep up to date on all things Wines as possible!

Last Day of School

Next Friday is the last day of school. As always, it is a half-day. Dismissal will be at 11:51. We will “clap out” the 5^th grade at approximately 11:45.

Next Year’s Teaching Assignments

As we move into next year, there is some unknown regarding our class configurations and teaching assignments. Thus, I am reluctant to “announce” where our teachers will be as we will be making many decisions this summer as enrollment numbers and projections become more solid. I apologize for not having more information at this time. My goal is to make as few changes as possible for the next year, but I know that some staffing changes will certainly take place. As soon as I have finalized plans, I will certainly be in touch with our community. Maybe you will learn via Twitter!!!

David