NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON!!!! We have completed our application for the National Blue Ribbon Award. The kindergarten and first grade teachers helped do the writing as our 2nd through 5th grade teachers are hard at work preparing students for our upcoming state tests! We will be awarded the blue ribbon if at least 79% of all students including the significant subgroups of Hispanic and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students are proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics. We did it last year; we can do it again!
Shull Ponytail Drive: Shull students and families donatied over 18 ponytails to support women who need wigs due to cancer treatments. Leukemia - Lymphoma Drive: Shull students and families donated over $5,000.00 during the Pennies for Patients drive. This is the highest amount Shull students have ever raised for charity. We are thankful to Mrs. Hugar for organizing this event.
Our Star-A-THON begins next week. We will be asking you to sponsor your child to do a review packet of 50 to 100 standards based questions. Students have until the Friday after spring break to complete the packet. Some classes have a later due date. The questions are a great review of state standards and for students in grades 2-5 this is another way to review for state testing which begins the last week of April. Funds raised in the STAR-A-THON goes towards technology. With your help, we have replaced all the lab computers in the last year. Now we must fundraise to replace the older teacher computers which are having difficulty running our technology programs (approximately 20 computers need replacing). Older teacher machines will be used for student computers in each classroom.
4th grade is beginning fund raising for next year's camp. They will have a car wash and GOODWILL donation drive on Saturday, May 12th.
We will begin collecting Goodwill items each Friday after spring break. If you are cleaning closets during break please save everything for us! You can drop off items each Friday during morning drop off (like kidscan). 4th grade parents/students will also be selling raffle tickets for a drawing during the evening of Open House. They have really great raffle prizes!
