MISS SELMA’S SCHOOLS - ELEMENTARY
MAY NEWSLETTER – 2015
Dear Parents:
Please mark the following dates on your calendar:
May 4-8 – Teacher Appreciation Week.
May 5– Piano recital at 1:00 in the gym. Elementary students, family members and friends of
the students are invited.
May 5 – Elementary Good Citizen Uniform Free Day.
May 6 – Cheerleading Awards ceremony at 2:00 in the gym.
May 7 – The fifth graders will go to Riviera Maya for the traditional Spanish luncheon. The
students are only allowed to speak Spanish during their ride over and during lunch. Hopefully, it
won’t be too quiet!
May 7 - The fourth grade will go to the Arts Center to See Robin Hood. They will visit the
Young Arkansas Artist’s Exhibition while they are there to see Dylan Stonebraker’s winning
piece.
May 8 - The third grade biography book reports are due.
May 8 – The sixth grade San Antonio Photo Essays are due.
May 14 – The sixth graders will go to UALR to practice graduation. They are required to be at
school by 7:30 on this day.
May 23 – AR goals due.
May 25 – Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL – NO CHILDCARE
May 27 – WEDNESDAY (morning) – Rehearsal at UALR auditorium. We will leave school at
8:30. Please send a sack lunch with a drink on this day. Children will eat lunch at UALR.
May 27 – WEDNESDAY (evening) – The 6th grade will have graduation at the UALR
auditorium at 6:00. Graduation for the 6th grade students and their families will precede the
Elementary program (details to follow).
May 27 – WEDNESDAY (evening) – The elementary End of the Year program will be
presented at the UALR auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
May 28 – Mrs. DeMarco and the 5th grade students and parents will have a graduation brunch for
the 6th grade seniors. We are looking for one or two fifth grade mothers to organize the brunch.
Sixth graders will leave following the brunch for a graduation party off campus (invitations to
follow).
May 28 – Certificate Award Day for Elementary. Every child will be acknowledged on this day.
Be sure your child is in attendance.
May 29 – End of the year picnic - Each elementary child will be charged $5.00 on their May
statement to cover the cost of the picnic. This picnic is for our students and their teachers, only.
Our menu will include all beef or turkey hotdogs, chips, dessert, and a soft drink.
Following the picnic, the children will be entertained with music, provided by our favorite DJ’s,
and dancing. At 2:45, our sixth grade officers will ring the red building bell, their last tradition of
the year.
May 29 – UNIFORM FREE DAY
May 29 – Last day of school – Early dismissal
11:30 dismissal for 2’s, 2 ½, 3, 3 ½’s, 4’s, and Transition (no childcare after 11:30)
2:00 dismissal for kindergarten (no childcare after 2:00)
3:00 dismissal for elementary (no childcare after 3:00)
June 1-4 - Teacher work week. NO SCHOOL – NO CHILDCARE
June 5 - Report cards, Iowa Achievement test scores, and final bill will be mailed.
June 5- Summer play school visitation from 11:00-1:00 (first and second graders only).
June 8 - First day of summer play school - 7:30-6:00.
Thanks are extended to Mason Chaidez, Iman Ahmer, Faith Brown, The Puckett Family,
Meredith Parker, Lake and Noah Ramey, and Elizabeth Pellicciotti for their donation to
our AR Library.
The AC will not be up and running by the end of this school year as we had hoped.
However, it will be nice and cool for registration in August. It has taken a little longer to
get this project underway because we decided to install, both, heat and air and make some
cosmetic improvements at the same time. It is, also, hard to work around all the activities
that take place in the gym. Thank you for helping to make this possible with the support
you gave to Taste of “T” Street. Your help raising money, volunteering your time and
services, or simply attending the festival and enjoying a day of fun is what made it all
happen. Thank you
As for Box Tops money… That check went straight to the art room to help with the
Young Arkansas Artists Contest.
Our students and teachers are working very hard to prepare for our End of the Year
Program, “#missselmasthebestschoolever”. Because of the high cost for auditorium
rental, costumes, etc., we must assess each student $30.00 to help defray these expenses.
This charge will appear on your May statement.
Please check the lost and found. The blue benches in the red building are overflowing
with unclaimed items.
There will be no AR requirements this summer. However, we do encourage summer
reading and hope you will do the same. If your child would like to check out a book from
our AR room during the summer months, please call the office so we can make
arrangements for you. .
Popeye Video will record the program and the graduation ceremony. The cost is $30.00.
Graduation discs will cost $18.00. Order forms will be sent home before the program.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hamilton will hold their Summer Math Camp the week of
July 27-31. This is for students entering 2nd through 6th grades. Registration forms will
be sent home at a later date.
We will also offer summer tutoring beginning in June. If summer tutoring is mandatory
as a condition for promotion, a note will be sent home before school dismisses. If you
would like your child to participate in summer tutoring for reinforcement and academic
advancement, call the office for a tutoring registration form.
We ask that parents check the length of your child’s shorts and skirts. The children know
the proper length and know how to measure. Girls are not allowed to wear Capri pants.
If sandals are worn, socks must, also, be worn. All shoes must have a strap on the ankle.
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO RITA WOODWARD
FOR HER HARD WORK ON ANOTHER OUTSTANDING YEARBOOK AND
BECKY COOPER WHO TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING! WE EXPECT
DELIVERY ANY DAY. IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT PURCHASE A YEARBOOK
AND YOU WOULD LIKE ONE, CALL THE OFFICE. WE ORDERED A FEW
EXTRAS.
Please pay all May tuition fees and any outstanding balances by May 15. REPORT
CARDS WILL NOT BE MAILED TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT PAID ALL
TUITION FEES AND DAMAGED BOOK FEES. NO RECORDS WILL BE SENT
TO NEW SCHOOLS IF ACCOUNTS HAVE NOT BEEN PAID IN FULL. Please
contact the school office if you have a problem. Your June statement will include any
childcare or lunches ordered in May.
We have had a very successful year, and we wish all of you a happy summer.
Miss Robin, Mrs. Reed and Faculty
GOOD CITIZENS
1 grade Mrs. Palmer – Sarah Fitzhugh and David DuJardin
1st grade Mrs. Puckett – Corinne Casey and Isabella Dunkley
2nd grade Mrs. Hamilton – Addison Glaze, Jake Cox, and Gianna Williams
2nd grade Mrs. Smith – Khaki Holthoff and Cameron Mauldin
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3 grade Ms. Weber – Lila Freeman, Cadence Josephson and Lily Stephens
4th grade Mrs. Riggs – Josephine Felton, Isabella Staggs and Will Davis
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5 grade Mrs. DeMarco – Harlyn Hogan, Hayden Edmondson and Micheal Knox
6th grade Mrs. Heiges – Madelle Kessler, Sam O’Connor and Ryan Riggs
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