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As the school year winds down, let me take a minute to thank all students, staff and parents for another great school year.  We are truly blessed at Kittitas Elementary with a fantastic community that makes this a wonderful place to work and raise children.  I would also like to thank all the parent (and grandparent) volunteers for their hard work and tremendous support this year.  I can’t begin to thank you enough for everything.  Your time, effort, creativity and willingness to help in any way - from Christmas program decorations to book fair operations, Jump Rope for Hearts supervision to teacher appreciation meals, student tutoring to fund-raising coordination, and much more… Your help is deeply appreciated by all.  Thank you!

Before we send students home for the summer, we have many fun and exciting things taking place in the next few weeks, including field trips, a reward play at Central Washington University, field day, the climbing wall, and of course, year-end assessments.  Considering all that’s going on in the next few weeks, I’ve included a calendar of upcoming events to help schedule your planners for the end of the school year.  The remaining activities are as follows:

ü  May 27, 1^st Grade Field Trip (Woodland Park Zoo)

ü  May 28, Early Release @ 12:45 p.m.

ü  May 31, No School (Memorial Day)

ü  June 2, 4^th Grade Field Trip (Tri-Sports Day)

ü  June 3, Third Trimester Award Play @ CWU – Charlotte’s Web @ 9:45 a.m.

ü  June 7, 3^rd Grade Field Trip (Wild Horse Wind Farm)

ü  June 8, 5^th Grade Field Trip (Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum/The Dalles)

ü  June 10, Climb for Fun Rock Wall (all day)

ü  June 11, Year-end Assembly @ 8:40 a.m.

The final day of school this year is Friday, June 11^th.  Students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. and will be carrying their report cards home with them that day.  They will have received notice of fines and missing materials in advance of the last day. You may want to check with them to see that they have everything in order so there’s no delay in receiving their report cards.

On another note, our lost and found is overflowing with clothing that has been lost, or left on the playground, by students this spring. You may want to remind your son or daughter to check the lost and found in the MPR, or stop in and take a look when you have a minute. At the end of the year, all remaining clothing will be donated to a local charity organization.

For those 5^th grade students leaving Kittitas Elementary and entering middle school next year, I would like to thank you for being such wonderful kids and great role models for our younger students.  You have consistently been exemplary students at Kittitas Elementary and you should be proud of yourselves for all the great things you’ve done.  I’m looking forward to great things from you in the future.  For returning students, we look forward to seeing you again on September 8^th for the first day of school next year.

Have a great summer!

Derek Larsen, Principal
Kittitas Elementary School

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