May Bowlesburg Newsletter

We are dedicating our last Staff Spotlight for the year to Mrs. Kathryn Swanson and have chosen her as our RIROE Employee of the Month for May. Mrs. Swanson will retire at the end of this school year with 33 years in education (14 years at EMSD#37). Kathryn has worked her entire career in Title I and Special Education. She has a passion for helping students who face significant challenges and assists them in their learning. In her last year of teaching, Kathryn took on the challenging task of developing and leading our Structured Learning Centers (SLC) classroom. Thanks to her planning, this classroom will continue helping students with significant challenges next year and beyond. We can’t thank her enough for taking on this endeavor. The countless students whose lives she has touched, in her teaching and planning, will have a lasting impact on generations.

Mrs. Swanson, Bowlesburg staff and students are very fortunate to have had you here for the last 3 years of your professional career. We can’t thank you enough. We wish you all the best and hope you enjoy your well-deserved retirement.

To register you students online for the 2024-2025 school year go to EMSD37.org. If you have questions please call the school at (309) 792-2947.

• The next PTA meeting will be Tuesday, May 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the library.
• Ice Cream Social Friday, May 10th 5:30-6:30
• Craft and Vendor Fair Saturday, May 11th at Glenview Middle School 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

If you or your student is planning to bring snacks to school, please follow the District Wellness Policy.

In accordance with the Wellness Policy:

1. ALL SNACKS PROVIDED AT SCHOOL WILL COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL SMART SNACK GUIDELINES This means that we have to make sure that we are giving students healthy items such as: *fruits and vegetables *low sugar snacks *low fat snacks

2. ALL SNACKS/TREATS BROUGHT INTO THE SCHOOLS MUST BE PREPACKAGED (no homemade treats). Due to the increase in severe food allergies, all food must not only comply with the Smart Snack guidelines but they must also be packaged with a listing of ingredients. Fruits and vegetables do not have to follow this guideline. Healthy snacks are available to purchase from the Food Service Office on the district website.

3. WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM USING FOOD AS INCENTIVES and FOODS FOR CELEBRATIONS. We want our students to know that celebrating a birthday doesn’t have to mean treats. It can be as simple as a teacher offering a special activity for that child to celebrate a birthday. Please see our website for more information regarding our new wellness initiatives.

• May 2nd - Kindergarten Round-up 5:00-6:00 p.m. in the Bowlesburg library.
• May 6th-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week.
• May 10th - Ealy Dismissal at 11:30 a.m..
• May 10th - PTA Ice Cream Social 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• May 11th - PTA Craft & Vendor Fair 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Glenview Middle School
• May 14th - PTA Meeting 6:00 p.m.
• May 23rd - Field Day
• May 24th - Kindergarten Year End Celebration 10:15 a.m.
• May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
• May 28th - 4th Grade Recognition 1:30 p.m.
• May 29th - Last Day of School