Important End of the Year School Dates

June 2, 2011
Dear Parents and Families,
The end is near! As I am getting overwhelmed with the entire end of the year hoopla I thought you might be feeling the same way. In an attempt to organize myself I made a list of important dates and thought it might be beneficial to all of you as well. There is a lot of going on. So here are some important dates for you as we wrap up our school year.

June 8th- Dance Recital for all my little dancers

June 9th- Enrichment

June 10th- Anthony Crossman birthday celebration & Yearbook Signing

If you bought a yearbook for your child they will get the yearbook that morning. The children will have time to have friends from all grades to sign it. Please don’t let your child keep bringing in the book after that day as it is a distraction.

June 14th- Book Swap in 1st Grade

We will have our own book swap in our classroom. Each student may bring books to trade with their classmates. If your child does not bring in books they may not participate. Each student who does participate will go home with the same amount of books as they brought in for the exchange.

June 17th- Summer birthday celebration & Sound Waters Visits

We will be celebrating Madeline Maxfield and Kaarlo Serrano’s birthday since their birthdays fall during the summer months when we are not in school.
Sound Waters will visit our first grade classroom with some cool creatures. Students will get the chance to see all the creatures up close. Students will also get the chance to go out and explore at the beach with the guidance of the Sound Waters teachers. Please have your child wear an older pair of sneakers as I know some of them have fancy sneakers (Twinkle Toes) that we don’t want to get ruined.

June 21- End of Year Celebration & Beach Party

End of Year Celebration will be in our 1st Grade Classroom at 9am. We would like to invite our parents in for a special wrap up of the year. We hope that you can all join us. I will also be giving students their moving up certificates that day Refreshments will be served.

Beach Party – see extra beach note. Students should wear sunscreen, gym uniform and sneakers to school. Students may bring a brown bag lunch, water bottle, a towel, a hat, beach toys, and beach shoes in a bag.

June 22-Awards Ceremony for grades K-4
10:45am in Gym/Auditorium

Students will be given a certificate by Mrs. Serafino and Sr. Anne Landry for completing their school year. Students will also receive an ice pop at lunch to celebrate.

June 23- Last Day of School (½ Day of School)

Unfortunately, I will not be here for the last day of school. About a year ago, my best friend from California asked me to be her Matron of Honor. She then asked me when school would be out so she could pick her wedding date and to make sure I would be out of school. Well, it was a great plan until we hit the month of January and we had ALL that snow. The snow came and kept coming! So there is my story. Mrs. Bigelow will be here as my substitute. I am so sorry for missing the last day.
Hope this agenda helps and I thank you for your support all year. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the events. You can email me at cserafino@diobptedu.org or send a message in your child’s folder.

Warmest Regards,

Caroline Serafino
1st Grade Teacher