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Monitor Elementary School
May 2024
Message from Principals
The end of the school year is upon us! May will be a busy and exciting month at Monitor, and we look forward to wrapping up the school year making memories with our students! We are so proud of our students for all the ways in which they have grown this year. Students will have the opportunity to show all they have learned when the take the end of year MAP {Measures of Academic Progress} test. Several grade levels have field trips this month, and we're also looking forward to Donuts with Grown-Ups, Career Day, 5th Grade Little Olympics, Stick Horse Rodeo, Senior Walk, Field Day, and our Student and Teacher Talent Shows.
Looking ahead, we will continue our mobile book tour this summer at Randall Wobbe and The Heights on Oak Apartments every Monday. In addition, our school board has approved the academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. It can be found at the bottom of this newsletter, and we hope you find it helpful in planning for next school year.
We are so thankful for our students and families, and we wish you well as we wrap up the school year and head into summer!
Mrs. Andi Acuff, Principal
Mrs. Cassie Marquette, Assistant Principal
Important Dates in May
Here are some important dates for the month of May:
- Wednesday, May 1st: National Principals' Day
- Wednesday, May 1st: SMS Parent Night @ 5:15pm
- Friday, May 3rd: Spirit Assembly
- Friday, May 3rd: ATLAS Testing Celebration
- Monday, May 6th: Teacher Appreciation Week Begins
- Monday, May 6th: BOGO Book Fair Begins
- Tuesday, May 7th: Career Day
- Wednesday, May 8th: National School Nurse Day
- Thursday, May 9th: 5th Grade Field Trip
- Friday, May 10th: Donuts with Grown-Ups @ 7:15am
- Friday, May 10th: Kindergarten Celebration @ 8:30am
- Monday, May 13th: Kindergarten Field Trip
- Monday, May 13th: 5th Grade Visit to Sonora Middle School
- Monday, May 13th: Mobile Food Pantry @ 2pm
- Tuesday, May 14th: 5th Grade Little Olympics @ HBHS
- Wednesday, May 15th: 1st Grade Stick Horse Rodeo
- Thursday, May 16th: Senior Walk @ 1:30pm
- Friday, May 17th: 1st Grade Field Trip
- Friday, May 17th: Speech Pathologist Day
- Friday, May 17th: Ice Cream Sandwich Sale - $1.00
- Friday, May 24th: Student & Teacher Talent Shows
- Monday, May 27th: No School - Memorial Day
- Tuesday, May 28th: 4th Quarter Awards Assemblies
- Tuesday, May 28th: 5th Grade Celebration
- Tuesday, May 28th: 5th Grade Program @ 6:00pm
- Wednesday, May 29th: Duck Day & Field Day
- Wednesday, May 29th: Last Day of School
2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year has opened! You can visit www.registration.sdale.org to register your child. We look forward to meeting our future mallards!
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher appreciation week is May 6th-10th, and we look forward to spoiling our teachers all week! If you would like to contribute to helping make this a special week for our teachers, you can send donations via Venmo to @MonitorBoosterClub with a note that says "Teacher Appreciation Week" so we know how to direct the funds. We appreciate your support in helping us show our teachers how much we appreciate them!
Monitor Career Day
Donuts with Grown-Ups
Each student is invited to bring a special grown up to breakfast on Friday, May 10th from 7:15am-7:45am. We will have a donut and coffee for the grown up and students will get a breakfast from the cafeteria. Due to limited space, please limit to one grown up per student and RSVP using the link below. Adults who RSVP and who have checked in using our raptor system this school year will have a visitor's badge pre-printed for quicker check-in upon arrival. Please bring your ID with you at check-in. // Donuts with Grown-Ups RSVP
Kindergarten Celebration
We will have our kindergarten celebration on Friday, May 10th at 8:30am. If you plan to attend, you can RSVP using the link below. Adults who RSVP and who have checked in using our raptor system this school year will have a visitor's badge pre-printed for quicker check-in upon arrival. Please bring your ID with you at check-in. We look forward to celebrating with our kindergarten students and families! // Kindergarten Celebration RSVP
Mobile Food Pantry
Our next mobile food pantry will be Monday, May 13th from 2:00pm-3:30pm. Please pick up food in the front of the building and then join car rider line if you need to pick up a student. If you would like to help distribute food to families, please contact Sierra Engelmann at (479) 750-8749 or sengelmann@sdale.org. We hope to see you then!
Field Day & Duck Day
On Wednesday, May 29th we will have our field day and duck day celebration. If you would like to help volunteer to help with these events, you can fill out the form linked below and someone will reach out to you with more information. // Field Day Volunteer Form
Monitor Summer Book Tour
Starting June 3rd, come get a FREE lunch {all children birth thru 18 years} and a book on Mondays this summer all provided from our partners at First Church Springdale. We will be visiting Randall Wobbe apartments and The Heights on Oak apartments each week. We look forward to seeing our students and families!
2024-2025 School Year Calendar
Our school board has approved the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. Please see the calendar below so you can make arrangements for this summer and the beginning of next school year.