Elementary Newsletter
March 6, 2008 Newsletter
March 13, 2008
DATES TO REMEMBER
Apr. 21- NO SCHOOL
Apr. 22- Family Reading Night 6:30-7:30 pm
Apr. 25- Assembly 3:00 pm
NO PRESCHOOL
Apr. 28- NO SCHOOL
Apr. 30-First Grade Field Trip to Lincoln
May 1- Third Grade Field Trip to Schram Park
Volunteer Tea 4:00 pm
May 5- NO SCHOOL
May 6- PTO Mtg. 7:00 pm
May 7- Kindergarten Field Trip to the Zoo
May 10- Conestoga 2008 High School Graduation
May 12- YES SCHOOL
May 12- Spring Music Concert 4-6 grades 7:00 pm
May 14- 2nd Grade Field Trip- Zoo and IMax
May 15- Preschool Picnic
Preschool Last Day of School
May 16- NO SCHOOL
May- 19- YES SCHOOL
May 22- Last day of School dismissal 1:40 pm
Aug. 21- FIRST DAY SCHOOL for 2008-09
Dismissal 1:40 pm
PTO COOKBOOKS for SALE $25.
YEAR BOOKS for SALE $8.
DI NEWS
Conestoga did very well at the State Destination Imagination contest in Kearney.
Of our 5 teams that qualified for State, 4 received recognition!
5th grade team- coached by Carol Uhe and Peggy Moore in “DI’ve Got a Secret.” The team members: Ellen, Claire, Claire, Jacob, Jacob, Megan, and MaKayla, Linda Sparks was their team judge. This team placed second and advances to Globals in Knoxville, Tennessee.
6th grade team- coached by Sheila Sawyer and Jennifer Hardesty in “Hit or Myth.” Team members: Sarah, Madison, Steven, Jim, Devanne, Tyler, and Brandon. Their team judge was Jan Madsen. This team placed second and advanced to Globals.
7th grade team- coached by Susan Rice in “Obstacles, of Course.” Team members: Lauren, Liz, Rachel, Andrea, Connor, Walker, and Kortni. Their team judge was MaryAnn Toman. This team placed second and advances to Globals.
A combination 3rd/4th grade team- coached by Linda Sparks and Jen Hoshor in “Switch”. Team members: Sam, Matt, Stephanie, Jaci, Kaylie, Skylar, and Mandi. Their team judge was Polly Costello. This team placed third and does not qualify for Globals.
Also attending was the 7th/8th grade team coached by Sheila Sawyer and April Hoshor in “Chorific”. Team members: Alexis, Savannah, Miranda, and Kelly. Their team judge was Ken Costello.
Parents met to begin planning fund raising activities. Several ideas were suggested. “Jean Days” on Fridays has been OKd and the staff will be given the opportunity to pay $5 for each Friday/Thursday that they wish to wear jeans to support the teams. Village Inn pie certificates were sold before Regionals. A Bingo night is being planned in the future, perhaps with a spaghetti dinner. Stay Tuned!
Donations are gratefully accepted and may be sent to the Elementary School in care of Susan Rice.
PTO CARNIVAL
Thank you! A very special thank you to all of the volunteers and participants in this year’s Spring Carnival! We were blown away by the support of the Conestoga Staff and families that helped make this year’s Carnival a huge success. The money raised by this event will go towards our new playground equipment which will be installed within the next month. A special thanks to those at the Bus Barn, the Girl and Boy Scouts, students from FBLA, Conestoga Elementary Student Council, Wendy Lowe and Bobbi Keene for coordinating the kitchen, Mrs. Schlichtemeier, Mrs. Burg, Mr. Dennis, and Mr. Holliman for coordinating the donations as they arrived at the school and for keeping us on track. Again, thank you for your donations of food and time. Thanks to you who attended the Carnival, we hope you had a Great Time! You’ve helped to make our school a better place for our Children.
Thank you,
The Conestoga PTO
HOME RUN FUN RUN EVENT!
CONGRATULATIONS! To the following students for their participation in the Home Run Fun Run Event held April 13th. Each participant ran the three mile course in great time!
- 1st place; Mikaela
- 2nd place; Dalton
- 3rd place; Katie
- 4th place; Steven
What a great way to show off your running skills boys and girls!! Conestoga Elementary is very Proud of you!
NEWS FROM LIPS OF THE LIBRARY
We have been celebrating National Library Week. It was first observed in 1958 and sponsored by the American Library Association. We are working to fill the library display window with Accelerated Reader tests and Accelerated Reader Vocabulary tests. When the students have received 80% or above on their test and have shown them to their teachers and have gotten tickets they can earn, the TOPS reports are folded into paper airplanes and thrown into the display window. We are FLYING HIGH WITH READING at our Elementary building.
Please feel free to stop by the library window to take a look at how many tests have been taken in the past four days. The window will continue to fill until the end of the school year. National Library Week was the beginning of Flying High with Reading. Each Tuesday morning we will send one kindergarten student, one Principal, and one mystery guest into the window to draw the winning TOPS reports. Prizes announced each week. We are very willing to take donations of new items that children would enjoy.
The 80% requirement emphasizes quality as well as quantity reading. The ultimate goal of the Accelerated Reader program is to provide an opportunity for children to PRACTICE…PRACTICE…PRACTICE…READING
SPRING PLANT SALE
ONE DAY ONLY!
Friday, May 9th
3:30-7:00pm
Conestoga Elementary School Yard
Benefits go to Destination Imagination students going Global Competition May 22-24.
There will be Annuals, Perennials, Vegetables and Hanging Baskets.
