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Hello Roadrunner Families!

We had such an amazing turn out at our Starstruck event this week! It was so much fun to see your students dancing their hearts out. Thank you to everyone who came!

We have another incredible event this week - our Cinco de Mayo festival! Join us to watch your students' Baile Folklorico dances, enjoy some tasty food, and experience traditional Mexican games! Food this year will be 5 tickets per plate, and desserts and other items will be priced accordingly. We will have a booth to purchase tickets, 1 ticket = $1, that takes cash or Venmo. We look forward to celebrating with your family!

Looking ahead, we will be starting State Testing for 3rd-5th grade students on May 5th. Please ensure that your student is well rested and well-fed, with a fully charged Chromebook so that their day goes off without a hitch! Also, keep an eye out for communications about how to volunteer at our after-testing events! I can't wait to see the progress your students have made this year on their state testing results!

Have a spectacular week, Roadrunner Families!

Lyndsay Reynolds

Proud Principal

First Street School

School: 916 645-6330

Call/Text: 916 409-6808

lreynolds@wpusd.org

This week, our Leadership Students talked to our school about what it means to be an AVID school! Check out what they had to say!

April 29th - Family Picnic!

May 1st - Cinco de Mayo Event! 5:00-7:00pm

May 2nd - College and Career Spirit Wear Day!

May 2nd - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students

May 5th-May 9th - Mathematics State Testing Week!

May 5th-May 9th - Teacher Appreciation Week!

May 7th - Feeding the Foothills Food Delivery

May 8th - Coffee Chat with Ms. Reynolds, 8:15-9:15am, Cafeteria

May 8th - English Language Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, Library

May 9th - Spirit Wear Day!

May 9th - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students

May 12-May 16 - Language Arts State Testing Week!

May 15 - School Site Council Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, Library

May 16 - Spirit Wear Day!

May 16 - BEEP Store for Students!

May 16 - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students

May 19-23 - State Testing Make-Up Week, Science Testing for 5th Grade!

May 19-29 - Fun Run Fundraiser

May 20 - Homespun Yogurt Dine Out Night!

May 21 - Feeding the Foothills Food Delivery

May 22 - Open House, 5:00-7:00pm

May 23 - Tour de Open House for Students

May 26 - Memorial Day

May 28 - Joust, the Musical! 6:00-7:00pm, Cafeteria

May 30 - Fun Run Day!

May 30 - Whole School Morning Meeting for Students

June 2-5 - Early Release Week, 1:40pm Dismissal

June 3 - First Street Night at the Ballpark, Potters Stadium

June 4 - PTO Meeting, 5:00-6:00pm, Library

June 5 - Last Day of School!

Family Picnic during your student's lunch time will be April 29th! We're busy planning ways to make this event even better than the last one. Information about student lunch times will come home this month so you can plan to join us!

Join us for our Cinco de Mayo festival! Join us to watch your students' Baile Folklorico dances, enjoy some tasty food, and experience traditional Mexican games! Food this year will be 5 tickets per plate, and desserts and other items will be priced accordingly. We will have a booth to purchase tickets, 1 ticket = $1, that takes cash or Venmo. We look forward to celebrating with your family!

State Testing begins on May 5th. This year we will be doing math testing our first week.

Please ensure that your student is well rested and well-fed, with a fully charged Chromebook so that their day goes off without a hitch! Also, keep an eye out for communications about how to volunteer at our after-testing events!

May 5th-9th is Teacher Appreciation Week! Our team of teachers and staff are incredible and we want to celebrate them big this year! Keep an eye out for communication from our PTO about the events that we will be doing for our teachers this week!

Join us for our final Coffee Chat of the year. We'll enjoy a breakfast treat and a cup of coffee and close out the year together. I look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for our final ELAC meeting of the year. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Those who wish to bring a dish to share are welcome to add to our celebration. Ms. Reynolds will go over next year's budget plan.

This is the Spanish Language version of this meeting. For an English Language version, come to our School Site Council meeting on May 15th!

State Testing continues this week. This year we will be doing ELA testing our second week.

Please ensure that your student is well rested and well-fed, with a fully charged Chromebook so that their day goes off without a hitch! Also, keep an eye out for communications about how to volunteer at our after-testing events!

Join us for our final SSC meeting of the year. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Those who wish to bring a dish to share are welcome to add to our celebration. Ms. Reynolds will go over next year's budget plan.

This is the English Language version of this meeting. For an Spanish Language version, come to our English Language Advisory Committee meeting on May 8th!

We kept the best for last as we head toward summer! Our Fun Run Fundraiser will happen from May 19-May 29, ending with our Fun Run on May 30th! This is our biggest Fundraiser of the year.

Your students will bring home more information in their backpacks, keep an eye out!

Craving a sweet treat? Swing by Homespun Yogurt on May 20th and your treat will benefit our school!

Proceeds from this evening will come back to our PTO to fund activities for our students!

Come see all of the beautiful work your students' have done throughout the year at our Open House event on May 22nd.

Your students' artwork will be on display at our Art Show and classrooms will be open from 6:00-7:00pm to show off your students' work from the year!

This is a very important night for our students, we hope you will be able to attend!

There will be no school on May 26th in observance of Memorial Day! We will see your students back at school on May 27th!

Enjoy an incredible musical performance on May 28th with Joust: The Musical! Our students have been working hard in rehearsals to make this show a success! We can't wait to see you there!

May 30th is our Fun Run event! Your student will get the chance to give back to our school by collecting donations and running laps. Students absolutely love this event. It makes them so proud to be able to give back to their school!

June 2nd-5th is our last week of school. School will dismiss at 1:40pm each day this week.

Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks! It's time for a ballgame!

Come see Ms. Reynolds throw out the first pitch at the annual First Street Night at the Ballpark!

Tickets can be purchased in advance at: https://lincolnpotters.com/tickets/

We need your help! Our incredible PTO President is graduating to GEMS this year! We need people to help plan next years' events and help grow our leadership team! Please come to this meeting to help us plan for next steps in our 2025-2026 school year!

Thursday, June 5th is our last day of school! We hope you have a wonderful summer!

Calling all families of TK-2nd grade students! Come join us for a free Education Through Music family hour of music, movement, and storytelling on Tuesday, April 29 6-7pm at Scott Leaman Elementary School. Click HERE to reserve your spot! (Siblings of TK-2 students are welcome as well!) Hosted by local teachers and friends of the non-profit Richards Institute of Education and Research. Reach out to Ms. Van Hoy with questions. svanhoy@wpusd.org

Dear Roadrunner Families,

As this school year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to celebrate and honor some incredible teachers and support staff who are retiring. These dedicated individuals have made a lasting impact on countless students and families over the years, and we would love to send them off with a heartfelt tribute.

If a retiring teacher or staff member has left a meaningful impression on you or your child, we invite you to share a note of appreciation, a favorite memory, or a message of gratitude. Your words will be a cherished reminder of the difference they have made in so many lives.

Please send your notes to lreynolds@wpusd.org or drop them off at First Street School by May 16. We will compile these messages into a special keepsake to present to our retiring staff.

Thank you for helping us celebrate the incredible legacy they leave behind!

It is already time to start thinking about next year and the wonderful things we will do with our students in the 2025-2026 school year. Each year, we strive to ensure that all students have their school supplies provided to them by the school. This is part of our AVID organizational goal, as well as part of our culture of abundance on campus.

Due to budget cuts this upcoming year, we are turning to our community to ensure that our tradition of providing students with their school supplies can remain strong.

Below, is an Amazon link, with the items that we typically use throughout the school year. We are asking you to pass this link along to anyone who might be interested in making a donation of school supplies to our school. Items ordered from our Amazon wish list will deliver directly to our school for use in the 2025-2026 school year!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12L8HTNGMC0D9?ref_=wl_share

Does your student attend First Street School on an intra-district transfer?

Each year, any student who attends First Street School on an intra-district transfer needs to reapply for their transfer. If you would like your child to continue attending First Street School, you will need to submit a request using the website below. Please note that there are links for both years, be sure to submit your request under the "Next Year: 2025-2026" Label.

https://www.wpusd.org/in-our-schools/enrollment/transfers/intra-district-transfers

Each month, we hold a drill to ensure students are practiced in what to do in case of an emergency. There are many different types of drill that we hold. Check out the flyers below for more information about the drills we will hold throughout the year!

Box Tops for Education

Box Tops collection continues digitally all year with the Box Tops app. First Street School gets $0.10 for each Box Top scanned for our school. While that isn't much on its own, the whole school community collecting them from Participating Products throughout the year can earn enough to pay for things like software memberships, supplies for classroom activities, or other low cost school support.

• Earn Box Tops for participating products by scanning receipts with the Box Tops app.
• When you shop online or use delivery services, you can earn Box Tops by forwarding your e-receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com or by uploading it with the Box Tops app. Learn more about submitting e-receipts here.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns you might have, and follow us on social media!

Email: lreynolds@wpusd.org

Website: https://fses.wpusd.org

Location: 1400 1st Street, Lincoln, CA, USA

Phone: 916-645-6330

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstStreetElementary

Twitter: @WPUSD