Happy Monday, and May the Fourth Be With You!
Another successful auction this past weekend! A big thanks to all of you who were able to make it–I hope you had a good time, I certainly did. Also, thanks for all you did to support the art projects and the auction in general!
Many months ago we offered the opportunity to have the Mountain View High School Theater Group come to Amity and perform. Of course I jumped on the opportunity…I just haven’t shared the info with you yet. On May 11 the theater group will be here to perform Snow White and the 7 Endings from 1-1:45pm. This will obviously impact Invitations for that day. We can have kiddos come right from afternoon recess to the gym for the performance. Apologies for not letting you know sooner!
A few notes to get you rolling…
1) Todd Wells from Fidelity is here Monday morning. If you haven’t made an appointment and you want to, check your email for how to do it.
2) Grade 3 will have their annual Train Your Brain presentation on Tuesday morning. They will be using the gym for this.
3) SIW this week is site based. We’ll use the time to discuss Chapter 11 in our Neurodiversity Affirming Schools book, and we’ll have another look at the progress reports in hopes of creating a Characteristics of a Creeker section.
4) Cafe Amity on Wednesday, Grade 5 hosts (their final time!).
5) Grades 1 (Friday) and 2 (Thursday) have their Spring outdoor ed trips.
6) It’s Cinco De Mayo on Tuesday. In case you are not familiar, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican’s Army surprise victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Fun facts: Unlike in the US, in Mexico Cinco de Mayo is not widely celebrated as it is not a major holiday-it’s often mistakenly believed to be Mexico’s Independence Day which is actually September 16. In the US in the 60’s and 70’s the day became popular for celebrating Mexican heritage and culture, and in the 80’s alcohol companies launched massive marketing campaigns to turn the date into a commercial holiday.
Upcoming
May 4: Todd Wells from Fidelity will be here
May 6: Cafe Amity, Grade 5 hosts (for the last time…)
May 7: Grade 2 to Fall River Tubes
May 8: Grade 1 to Bentham East
May 11: Snow White and the 7 Endings (Mtn View Theater Group), 1-1:45pm
May 12: Grade 3 to Caldera Arts
May 12: Grades 4/5 to Tower Theater, 12:30
May 13-15: Grade 5 Coast Trip
May 15: Bread and Jam
May 20: Cafe Amity, Grade 4 hosts
May 22: RPA here to do Readers Workshop, AM
May 25: No School, Memorial Day
May 26: DIBELS, in AM
May 29: Bread and Jam
June 1/2: Camp Amity!
June 4: Family BBQ
June 8: Children’s Museum at Amity, AM
June 8: Curriculum ordering for next year with Julie, 2:30pm
June 10: 5th Grade Graduation, 5pm
June 11: Last Day of School!
Here’s to a great week ahead!
Andy