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The Primary News Irene Reither Primary School Mission Statement |
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Calendar of Events: 5/13 PTA General Meeting – 6:30PM @ MMS library 5/15 PTA Skate Party @ Lynden Skateway – 6-8:30PM 5/16 Explore for children ages 2-5 years – 9:15-10:15AM in Room 2 5/21 Volunteer Dessert Social – 2:15-3:15PM 5/21 School Board Mtg. – 7:00PM @ MMS 5/23 Explore for children ages 2-5 years – 9:15-10:15AM in Room 2 5/23 Second grade to MMS – 12:45-2:15PM 5/26 Memorial Day – No School 5/28 Early Release – 1:15PM 5/29 ALL Kindergarten Classes to the Zoo – 9:15AM-3:30PM 5/30 NO Kindergarten in Session 5/30 Explore for children ages 2-5 years – 9:15-10:15AM in Room 2 6/4 1st grade field trip to the Beach – 9:40-2:30 6/6 3rd grade field trip to Birch Bay – 9:40AM-2:30PM 6/9 Mrs. Couch classroom field trip – 11:30AM-3PM 6/11 3rd grade to Lynden Skateway – 12-2:15PM 6/11 2nd grade field trip to Hovander Park – 10AM-2:30PM 6/12 Move Up Day – 9:45AM 6/12 ALL Kindergarten Classes – 9:15-11:45AM 6/13 Awards Assembly – 10:00AM 6/13 Kindergarten Graduation – 9:30AM 6/13 Last Day of School – Early Release – 1:15PM 9/2 Back to School
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION The IRPS staff would like to thank all of our wonderful families for participating in the Box Tops for Education classroom competition. The response was tremendous and 16,000 box tops were collected over 3 months! The total money raised was $1,662.10. This money will be used to enrich our music program. We will continue to collect the box tops throughout the school year and they can be placed in the green Box Tops container in the foyer of our school. Thank you for making this a successful fundraiser!
REPORT CARDS If your students will not be in attendance on June 13th, his/her report card will be mailed to you. Please make sure our office has your correct address.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES The community has many summer activities for students. Many of them are posted outside our school office. Families are welcome to stop by and collect any information we have. Check out our community board in the front hall as well.
PTA SKATING PARTY The PTA would like to invite your family to attend our end of the year skate night on Thursday, May 15th from 6-8:30PM at the Lynden Skateway. Admission is FREE. The PTA will be accepting non-perishable food for our local food bank. Show your community support by bringing an item or two.
THIRD GRADE NEWS It is that time of year again when we begin to transition our third graders over to Ten Mile Creek Elementary. The events for transition are listed below. Parents are invited to attend any or all of the activities that they would like. If you have any questions, contact Laurie Saling, IRPS school counselor at 398-2111. Classroom transition lessons: May 14, May 27, and May 29 TMCE presentations: May 21 and May 22 TMCE tours: June 2 and June 4th
THANK YOU COMCAST Comcast is commended for helping our school district to complete several physical improvements at IRPS and TMCE on Saturday, May 3rd. Thank you to the many IRPS families who volunteered their time as well. The rain did not dampen the spirits or hinder the enthusiasm of the people! Comcast is to be recognized for its interest in our schools. It is our belief that cooperative opportunities with the business sector, whose members contribute time and talent to this project, and school district personnel are highly commended in coming together for a common purpose. On behalf of Meridian School District staff, students and parents, we thank you.
VOLUNTEER DESSERT SOCIAL Thank you for your help at IRPS. If you have volunteered at IRPS in any capacity this school year, you are invited to join us for a dessert social as we celebrate our volunteers.
MOVE UP DAY Thursday, June 12th at 9:45AM we will have our annual moving up activity for students only. Students will meet their next year's teacher for the first time and spend 30
minutes engaged in an activity. In order for all of the kindergarten classes to attend, ALL KINDERGARTEN will be at school on this day from 9:15-11:45AM.
Afternoon kindergarten will NOT be in session on June 12th. DRESS CODE As the days begin to turn warmer, clothing needs change. Here are a few tips about dress expectations at IRPS. These tips can be found in your child's school folder. Attire which detracts from the educational climate is not acceptable. Bare back or stomach, bare shoulders, and shorts shorter than mid thigh are not appropriate. Tank tops may be worn if the strap is 3" wide. Spaghetti straps and flip flop sandals are not to be worn to school. If clothing is inappropriate, students will call home for a change of clothing.
IT'S YEARBOOK TIME!! Order before May 31st and pay $11 with check payment only, to Meridian PTA. After May 31st the cost will be $13. Limited supply. Look for the order forms to go home this week of May 12th. Don't miss out on your child's school memories!!
FIELD TRIPS At this time of year our students are taken on educational field trips to supplement their classroom lessons. Information about such trips will be sent home prior to each outing. While field trips are an important part of the curriculum, they are a privilege.
GOOD WORKERS Harpreet Singh, Julie DelaCruz, Kennedy Greer, Jake Cheney, Tiana Ramer, Gurnain Deol, Maximina Ayala, Tyler Mollet, Bryce Tanner, Rylie Porter, Brittany Lindor, Shane Hatch, Moira Petaia, Macy Nelson, Nicole Simpson, Harpreet Singh, Christin Donaldson, Skyler Hamilton, Madesyn Ingram, Olivia Gospodinovich, Jordan Veenstra, Jaiden Hull, Darius LaLonde, Sydney Gospodinovich, Ricardo Solano-Jonasson, Isaiah Bustos, Nathan Wilson, Dakota Beck, Evan Geleynse, Christian Flores, Tavish Laughlin, Cole Buys, and Kady Aamot are Good Workers for the month of April and May. Good Worker papers are displayed on the Achievement Wall in the front lobby of school. Stop by and see.
HALL MONITORS Our third grade students are our hall monitors. They monitor heavy traffic areas within our building. The monitors wear a safety vest for identification purposes. These students are a great asset to our school and we appreciate their assistance. Our hallway monitors for April and May were: Rebecca Cunningham, Caterina Roy, Tyler Tarter, Nick Sebastian, Zaida DelaCruz, Sydney McWhorter, Kylie Holcomb, Skylor Sprinkle, Jazmine Dow, Tyler Coggan, Mengwei Chen, Alexis Musso, Payton Lunde, Kayla St. Amand, Bud Swirczek, and Brenten Fox.
THANK YOU TO OUR IRPS FAMILIES
MERIDIAN UMBRELLAS The class of 2010 is selling 68" ARC vented, windproof umbrellas to help the Meridian fans stay dry while cheering on our teams. They are great quality and have black and white panels with a Meridian logo on one panel. The cost is $28 each. If interested, please contact Julie Wasilewski at 398-2266 or Kristy Roque at 398-2177. Thank you for supporting the class of 2010.
SUMMER SCHOOL 2008 Meridian School District's summer program is for students currently in grades 1-8. The primary purpose of summer school is to provide academic support to students. Academic support provides on-going instruction to students who need assistance beyond the established school year. Students will practice literacy and math daily. Those students working below grade level will be recommended by their teachers for placement in the program. If your child has been recommended to receive this support, you will be contacted in May. Summer school will be in session July 7-August 1, 5 days a week from 9AM-12PM.
SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS The Kindergarten through 3rd grade supply lists for the school year 2008-2009 will be sent home with each student's report card. The supply lists will also be available on our school website. Several stores in our community will post the list as well. We hope all IRPS families will have a fun and safe summer.
HEALTH CARE /HEALTH INSURANCE The Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access (WAHA), in partnership with DSHS, has an agreement to provide free health outreach services on behalf of school districts. On May 20th, a representative from WAHA will be at our school to assist families with the following information: ~Learn about public insurance programs you may quality for, and help you apply ~Get more information on the variety of commercial insurance options, like: Individual and Catastrophic plans, Health Savings Accounts, Medicare supplemental options ~Help your family get healthcare: Find a family doctor or specialist, Deal with referrals, Problem-solve coverage issues ~Help promote good health:
Affordable health insurance allows you to benefit from an ongoing relationship with your own family practice physician, Regularly scheduled screenings and well-child visits
PTA GENERAL MEETING The PTA will be electing new officers for the 2008-09 school year at the next General Meeting. They are still looking to fill several positions. This team is full of fun, fantastic people who are interested in our schools and the activities they provide. If you are interested, call Jane Holland at 318-2579 or our school office at 398-2111, or better yet, plan to attend the PTA general meeting. The 2008-09 budget proposal will be presented. All PTA members are encouraged to come and vote.
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