Foothills Elementary PTA

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

June Lunch Menu

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A Note from Ms. Yost

Dear Parents and Students,

It is difficult to believe but this year is quickly drawing to a close. It has been a year of changes and opportunities. We experienced a boundary change, a new administration, and the creation of a new school district. We’ve tried to meet the individual needs of our students and provide them with a challenging curriculum and fun, engaging, learning activities.

Recently each student, parent, and employee of our school was given an ISQ survey to complete about the effectiveness of our school programs, instruction and administration. I’ve read every comment that our patrons, faculty and staff took the time to include on their surveys, and I appreciated the ideas and suggestions that were shared. I am excited that many of your suggestions are in line with some new programs and initiatives that we are planning for next year.

I also want to take the opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to some very deserving people. This is the first year that we have lost teachers due to declining enrollment. It is difficult to say goodbye to these excellent educators, and friends. I would like to thank Mrs. Goff, Mrs. Argyle, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Knowles, Mrs. Clark, and Mrs. Olaya. We also have two teachers who are retiring this year, Mrs. Christensen and Mr. Turner. We invite you to say goodbye to these two excellent educators at an open house on June 12.

A thank you is also extended to our PTA president Beth Anne Service and her dedicated Board. These ladies have spent countless hours providing opportunities for our students to participate in rewarding activities and programs. They have organized volunteers, and fundraisers. They sold school spirit shirts, sponsored red ribbon week, coordinated reflections, helped pay for field trips and gave teachers grant money for students. I want them to know that their hard work for our students was sincerely appreciated.

A final thank you is offered to all of the parents and grandparents of our students. I have marveled at the number of volunteers who are in our school everyday. Our teachers, students, and the administration have appreciated your commitment and enthusiasm.

I hope you have had a great school year and that you will all enjoy your short summer break and be excited to begin a new school year with us in July. Thank you again for your support and students remember to ‘KEEP READING!’

Mrs. Yost

What’s going on in your child’s grade?

Kindergarten- June has finally arrived and with it comes to the annual Kindergarten field trip to the Hogle Zoo. Classes are busy studying animals and doing animal reports. The end of the school year also brings the end of the year Kindergarten assessment. Classes are busy reviewing letter names, sounds, rhyming, word families, numbers, counting, and patterning. The end of the year also brings the chance for Kindergarten to eat in the cafeteria for the first time. This is always a fun and exciting thing for Kindergarteners to do. Our Kindergarteners are so excited and are now ready to be first graders. As their teachers, we wish them the best of luck next school year.

First grade- A lot of exciting things are happening in first grade during the month of June. We will continue our unit on plants, and review what we have learned in first grade. We are learning about butterflies, and some classes have butterflies that are hatching right now! The last couple weeks of school will be filled with fun and with some activities designed to help prepare our students for second grade. We have enjoyed our group of first graders this year and wish them success in the future.

Second grade- Second Graders are looking forward to the end of the year!!
While some tracks are still completing the CRT state testing others will be tracking off in June. We as teachers thank-you for making sure your students were here to take tests and are prepared for these tests. We need the children to be well-rested and have a good breakfast before they come to school. Check with your child's teacher if you want to know testing dates.
A - track will finish the year on June 12 and the rest of the tracks will finish on July 2. Some other classes will track off and come back on in June.
All classes are still teaching, extending and fine tuning the second grade curriculum skills. Some classes are working on enrichment learning that connects to the curriculum. We will be having some fun end-of-the-school year activities, such as field day events, class parties and enrichment projects the children will work be working on.

We want to thank you for all the help you have given your children and the class this year. We have enjoyed getting to know your children and feel our classes have had a great year.
We as a second grade team are looking for any portable cassette players for listening centers in our rooms. If you have any of these around your home that you are not using, could you please send them to school. We do not need the audio head sets, those can still be purchased.
We would like to thank all parents for your help with your children. It makes a world of difference to their learning.

Third grade- No Entry

Fourth grade- June will be an exciting month for fourth grade! Some of the fourth grade classes will be testing the first week of June. Please remember to help your child come to school on time and make sure they've had a good breakfast each day. We will be having some special activities to celebrate all we've learned this year. On Friday, June 5th, A and C tracks and Mrs. Ting's class will be having a Pioneer Day filled with candle- making, games, and homemade butter! On June 19, tracks B and D will be taking a field trip to the Hutchings Museum in Lehi. This museum is filled with Utah history, rocks and minerals of Utah, and a Native American room! On Wednesday, July 1, tracks B, C, and D will be having a County Fair!!! This will begin at 2:00 in the gym with a Musical Program featuring singing, speaking parts, and a musical number on the Recorder. Parents will then be able to tour the fourth grade classrooms to see the County Projects completed by the students.
Thank you to all the parents who have helped in the classroom and those who have helped complete projects at home this year! We appreciate all the help we've received with class parties, field trips, and special days! We also are grateful for your continued support with homework assignments and county projects. It has been a fabulous year in fourth grade!

Fifth grade- The last month of school is super busy for the 5th Grade! We are busy
reviewing all of our fabulous curriculum from all year and taking our CRT
tests. We all have state reports we are working hard on and finishing up
requirements for the Young American Award. We also have our state parade
and patriotic assembly coming up. Congratulations to all of our D.A.R.E. Graduates and thanks to Officer West for teaching us!

Sixth grade- June - is when we schedule the 6th Grade Country Fair. Be watching for details from your teacher as we get closer to this big event.
June - is also the time when 6th graders build rockets and then we shoot them off on the last day of school. This turns out to be a high energy event!
June - Field Day. Every end of the year we have field day where students are involved in water activities all morning long. Watch for details.
End of June - Faculty & 6th Grade Softball Game. 6th graders try their hand at beating the teachers each year. Some years it's very competitive, some years we've been rained out, but the teachers have never been beat yet, yet is the key word!
July 3 - McDonalds Breakfast on the last day of school. The teachers will take orders for the kids and pick up breakfast for them.
Other possible events not scheduled but are being talked about include another 6th grade field trip, and a special science discovery day.

Field Day

1st/2nd Grade A Track - June 11th 2:00 - 3:00 pm
1st/2nd Grade B/C/D Tracks ---July 1st 1:00-3:00pm
3rd Grade A/D Tracks ---June 5th
3rd Grade B/C Tracks---June 12th
4th/5th Grade A Track---June 11th 9:00-11:00am
4th Grade Field Day for tracks B,C, and D will be Friday, June 26 from 10:30 - 11:30 AM.
5th Grade B/C/D Tracks---June 30th 12:30-3:20pm
6th Grade A/B/C/D Tracks---June 12th 10:00-12:00pm

Volunteer Appreciation

Have you been seen helping at Foothills Elementary this year?

Then June 12th is your lucky day-because it is volunteer appreciation day!

(Actually, it will only last about 20 minutes...)

There will be a raffle for lots of great prizes for all those who helped our school out in the past year.

We will be set up in front of the school starting at 1pm and at 1:20 the great prizes will be given away!

Thank you for helping our school out this year!