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