Another Year (Almost) Over

It's hard to believe that 2014-2015 is coming to a close. It seems to have been a whirlwind of a year. Our fifth graders will be graduating on Wednesday morning at 9:30. As I write this they are currently at CMS touring their new building. I want to say a special thank you to the PTA for all of your support this year. The students, the teachers, and I appreciate all that you do, from the Ice Cream Social in September, to Enrichment Day in January, to all of the field trips and supplies that you have generously given to the classrooms, and much, much more. A special thank you also goes out to Mrs. Wilson for the phenomenal job she has done with the yearbook. 

The students voted on the playground colors and equipment. They decided to go with the blue and yellow color scheme, and chose the Flywheel Spinner and the OmniSpin Spinner. We are not sure of the exact time frame for the new playground but I will keep you posted!

Thank you to the CMS band for coming to play with our fifth graders for our Flag Day Ceremony. We ended up having great weather for this annual event. 

Please remember that we will have an 11:30 dismissal this Tuesday and Wednesday and Wednesday is the last day of school. If you have a child moving up to CMS for the first time, please make sure you sign up to receive CMS notifications. Lastly, if you know of any incoming kindergarteners (or other students for that matter) please send them our way for registration.

Have a super summer!!

- Lisa

Assemblies and Field Trips and Engineering, Oh My!

This past week has been, without a doubt, one of the busiest that we’ve had all year! Last Monday our second graders went to Beaver Lake Nature Center. They learned about the various types of plants and species of animals that thrive around the lake. They especially loved learning about the carnivorous plants.

Some of Mrs. Thome's students at Beaver Lake.

On Tuesday we had our year end CODE assembly. Officer Brand presented awards to the fourth grade Internet Safety poster contest winners – Ella Kemp, Evan Quinn, and Ryan Till. We heard fifth graders Libby Vignogna, Joey Neimeier, and Patrick Linton read their winning, well-researched essays about why they plan to lead drug and alcohol free lives. We were fortunate to have Officer Grace, Chief Winn, and Dr. Brown in attendance as well.

Officer Brand announcing the Poster Contest winners.

On Wednesday our fifth graders met with CMS counselors to learn more about the middle school, and our third graders were treated to an “Around the World” Strings Quartet to showcase the different string instruments they can play in fourth grade.

On Thursday we held our annual Lemonade Serenade Volunteer Reception for all of the many people who donate their time to our school. The fifth Grade Battle of the Books took place Thursday afternoon.

Lemonade Serenade

Battle of the Books

On Friday our first graders went to the zoo while our fourth graders took a trip on the Erie Canal where they had the experience of going through an actual lock. Engineers from Lockheed Martin came to work with our fifth graders on designing a device to safely land an egg.

1st Graders in Mrs. Reina's class at the zoo.

Students collaborating to solve the egg-dropping dilemma.

4th Graders cruising the Erie Canal

Yesterday, our kindergarteners visited Fesko Farms in Skaneateles and our fifth graders went to Lourdes Camp to try out the Ropes Course. Our monthly character education assembly was presented by the first graders. This month’s character education trait is Cooperation.

Mrs. Augello's class at the Farm

5th Graders working together on the Ropes Course

1st Grade Cooperation Assembly

A HUGE thank you goes out to the PTA who was responsible for many of the events listed above. We appreciate all of your support. June will continue to be a busy month. I will send out another blog next week, but please remember that the last two days of school (June 23 and June 24) are half-days with an 11:30 dismissal. Fifth grade graduation will take place on the 24th at 11:30. Lastly, it is not too late to register for kindergarten. If you know of anyone with any incoming kindergarteners, please send them our way!  Enjoy the rest of the week.

-          Lisa

Happy June!

Well, May certainly flew by quickly! We have a lot of exciting things coming up in the month of June. We also ended May with a couple of great events. Two of our classes, Mrs. Devereaux's kindergarten class and Mrs. Greco's third grade class, were able to go to the Special Olympics this year. What a wonderful event! Everyone had a good time. Thank you to the PTA for helping to fund the T-shirts that we all wore.

This past Saturday 5th graders from across the district participated in a Mud Run at East Hill. Ms. O'Keefe came up with the idea and all of the other PE teachers helped to make it happen. Thank you for pulling this off - the kids loved it!

This Thursday at 11:00 we will hold our annual Lemonade Serenade Volunteer Reception followed by our June PTA meeting at 12:00. Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Flag Day Parade which will begin at 12:45 on Friday, June 12th. We are fortunate to have the CMS band with us again this year. 

Our last CODE assembly of the year takes place this afternoon, and our last character education assembly will be held next Monday. The rest of June is filled with Field Days and field trips. It is important that your child(ren) dress appropriately for these fun events.

Please remember that the last two days of school, June 23rd and June 24th, are half-days. Dismissal will be at 11:30. Have a great rest of the week!

- Lisa