April 21, 2025

 

Fox and Bear Community

This week, our community will have visitors from kindergarten who will spend some time in an upper elementary classroom to get a glimpse into next year. We know our students will be excellent hosts. We are looking forward to celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday and National Picnic Day on Wednesday with lessons and writing exercises related to each. We plan to eat lunch outside on Wednesday for Picnic Day. Nothing extra is needed, but please do not send items that need to be microwaved in home lunches that day.

Workplans for last week were sent home on Thursday before the long weekend. Please review and discuss with your students at home. We appreciate your continued support and encouragement of your students to focus on their goals and complete challenging work across all subject areas each week. 

GMAS (3rd grade only): Starts Tomorrow!

Our 3rd grade students will take the GMAS on the following dates. Please make sure your students get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time. 

GMAS ELA1	Tue, April 22
GMAS ELA 2	Wed, April 23
GMAS ELA3	Thu, April 24
GMAS Math1	Mon, April 28
GMAS Math 2	Tue, April 29
GMAS MAKE-UPS	Thu, May 1 Fri, May 2

Donation Dress Down Day - This Friday, 4/25:

The LAST donation dress down day of the school year is this Friday. All proceeds will be donated to M.E.S.S. (Montessori Education Society of Savannah) for staff Montessori professional development/conferences. An item was added to student accounts in School Cash Online for families to donate digitally or cash may be brought on Friday. 

Media Center Dates:

Friday, April 25th is the final day to check out books from the media center. All books must be returned by May 9th. 

Summer Birthdays:

If your student has a summer birthday and would like to do their Walk Around the Sun celebration with our community before the end of the year, please let us know. We are happy to choose a date in May that works for you. We do birthday celebrations at 10:30 am or 2 pm most days. Students are welcome to share pictures of their life and bring a healthy treat for their classmates - though these things are not required. 

Upcoming Important Dates:

4/23 - PTA meeting at 6 pm. You can join in-person or over zoom. Pizza will be provided. Join virtually at the following Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83031693705?pwd=TcaCrXS1Jo1rrd1m9wfj5W0YtJDQZw.1

4/25 - Donation Dress Down Day

4/26 - Family Engagement Walk to Books, Blankets, and Family Fun  (flyers below)

5/7 - Musical Explorers Field Trip for Lower El. 

5/8 - Oatland Island Field Trip for Foxes and Bears
5/9 - Field Day at Daffin Park (more info to come)
5/13 - Art Show for Lower Elementary (flyer below)

Have a great week, Foxes and Bears!