5th grade promotion update - Forest Knolls Elementary School PTA

June 6, 2015
Hello 5th Grade Parents!
Our children’s 5th grade promotion ceremony is near and we’d like to give you an update on what’s happening
for the remainder of this month and next.
Date
Friday,
June 12, 2015
Event
5th Grade Promotion
Ceremony,
Reception, and Fun
Day!!!
Monday,
June 15, 2015
Student Service
Learning Day
Monday,
Teacher Luncheon
June 15, 2015
Half Day
Now
Slide Show
Now
Promotion
Donations
Event Details
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The 5 Grade Promotion Committee is preparing for the ceremony, the
reception, and fun afterwards! Parents and other relatives are welcome to
attend the ceremony. Younger FKES siblings will watch from their classrooms.
We anticipate the ceremony will last about an hour. Stay tuned for more
information on the promotion ceremony and associated events!
Tentative Schedule
10:00 -11:00 AM—Promotion Ceremony
11:00 AM-11:30 PM—Post Ceremony Reception
12:00 PM-12:45 PM—Students go to lunch and change for the afternoon
activities. A pizza lunch will be served.
1:00 PM-2:45 PM—Our 6th graders will attend a celebration party, partially
hosted by KAH. We will have inflatables, music, and more!)
If you can help with any of these efforts, contact Kristen LeFevre.
After our children are promoted to the 6th grade, they can begin accruing
hours for Student Service Learning (SSL). For information on SSL, go to:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ssl/index.aspx
Students will help teachers and other FKES staff with various end-of-the-year
tasks such as sorting papers and packing up the classroom.
Tentative Schedule:
9:00-9:30—distribute SSL forms and assign students specific jobs
9:30-11:30—students help FKES staff
We need volunteers for this event in order to make it happen. Please contact
the Tuwenia Grebowsky if you can help.
We would like to thank our FKES teachers for the wonderful and tireless work
they have done this year. We need a volunteer to coordinate a thank you
luncheon for them. Students can also get SSL hours for this event.
Please contact Tuwenia Grebowsky if you can lead this effort. The committee
will certainly assist. This event can only happen if we get a volunteer.
Students “clap out” of the school.
We are putting together a slide show for the ceremony. Parents have been
asked to provide baby pictures of their 5 th graders.
There is still time to submit a monetary donation for the 5th grade promotion
events. The suggested donation is $20 per family. Of course, any amount you
can donate is welcome.
Please make checks payable to Forest Knolls ES PTA. If you are able, we
greatly appreciate any donation to help another 5th grade family. Please fill out
the form below and return it with your donation in an envelope addressed to
the PTA 5th Grade Promotion Committee c/o Tuwenia Grebowsky.
To those of you who have already donated, thank you! If you have any
questions, feel free to contact any of the committee members.
Very sincerely yours,
The 5th Grade Promotion Committee Members:
Tuwenia Grebowsky ([email protected])
Kristen LeFevre ([email protected])
Diane Lill ([email protected])
Leslie Patton ([email protected])
5th Grade Promotion Donation
________________________________________________________________ Your name
________________________________________________________________
Your child’s name
________________________________________________________________
Your child’s homeroom teacher
Please indicate the amount you are contributing. It helps us track donations. Thanks!
$_______ Your family donation
$_______ Donation to help another 5th grade family