Weekly Parent Update

What a FUN Field Day at West Lawn! I am so happy the weather cleared up and allowed us to move everything to the afternoon. This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We have a wonderful staff that are committed to your children growing both academically and socially. This is a great time to reach out and thank them( see ideas below). Yesterday, my son had his high school graduation party and he was so excited to see his elementary teachers. It truly was the sweetest thing to hear him thank them for being his teacher.

Clubs

Academic, Steam, and Game Clubs have ended for the year.

Run Club will run until May 15th. It is currently full, and we cannot accept more runners.

Summer Camps

We still have room in our afternoon West Lawn Summer Camps (see below for details). Additionally, the District Power Camp is available to 2nd-5th graders. The District Power Camp runs the same times/days and is located at Starr Elementary. You can see more summer opportunities for your child below.

Teacher Appreciation Week: Below you can sign up to assist us with providing lunch to our staff.

Link to Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4FA5AC22A4FAC34-49325766-west

We also have the following opportunities to show your appreciation:

• Monday May 6th - We WHALE-Y appreciate our teachers! Draw a picture for your teacher.
• Tuesday May 7 - Let's SHELL-EBRATE our teachers! Bring a school supply to give them (Sharpies, Pens, Post-Its, etc.
• Wednesday May 8th - Our teachers are JAW-SOME! Write your teacher a letter to let them know just how AWESOME they are!
• Thursday May 9th -Teachers are TURTLE-LY Amazing! Bring your teacher a treat!
• Friday May 10th -Teachers make this school OCEANS of Fun Where your teacher's favorite color.

• REGISTER HERE
• June 3rd - 6th; 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at GISH
• Free for 3rd - 5th Grades
  • 3rd Grade - 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
  • 4th Grade - 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
  • 5th Grade - Noon - 1:00 p.m.

• BOYS REGISTRATION
• GIRLS REGISTRATION
  
  
• BOYS: Kindergarten - 5th Grades - June 10 - 13; 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
• GIRLS: Kindergarten - 5th Grades - June 24th - 27th; 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
  
  
• Students will explore sports over three days of fun at Grand Island Senior High. Boys sports include baseball, soccer, football, and basketball. Girls sports include softball, soccer, volleyball, and basketball.
• Contact: Matt Shultz - mshultz@gips.org

All camps are from 12-3:30 on Mondays-Thursdays! Snacks will be served, it is recommended that students bring a water bottle. Please call Mrs. Myers at West Lawn with any questions or email her at cmyers@gips.org. SPOTS are limited due to staffing. If you haven't done so already please return your form to school or ask for one in the office.

June 3rd- 6th Game Week -enjoy games and sports

June 10th -13th Animal Week

June 17th-20th Water Week

June 24th -27th Science Week

• May 14th Kinder Ready (incoming Kinders for 24-25 school year)
• May 15th 4th Grade to the State Capital
• May 20th 5th Grade Graduation (we are planning a 2:00 pm start)
• May 21st Kindergarten Graduation (we are planning from 12:30 -1:30 pm)
• May 22nd Last Day of School 11:00 am dismissal

Grand Island Public Schools is excited to partner with the Cook Center for Human Connection and their website ParentGuidance.org. This is a mental health resource for parents and provides parents a trusted place to go for real answers, to find support and real help for their children.

GIPS Families are invited to attend a FREE online webinars.

You may register on the GIPS website HERE.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our School Counselor, Sarah Grigsby sgrigsby@gips.org and Regina Juhl rjuhl@gips.org or our School Social Worker Anabel Gonzalez agonzalez2@gips.org

We will stop serving breakfast at 7:55 am and the cafeteria will be cleared of students at 8:00 am. Family emergencies do come up: if your child is late and needs a quick breakfast please give us a call. Thank you for understanding the importance of our work and sharing your child(ren) with us each day.

We are conducting an Attendance Challenge in our classrooms. Each day a room has all students present they earn a letter. The first word we chose is PRIDE. We take PRIDE in showing up. Once the class completes the full word their class will earn a reward. It has been great to see them cheer wildly as they hit their daily goal.

School attendance is very important for your child's success --today, tomorrow and their future. We are here to assist you with your child's attendance. Please reach out if you have questions or are in need of support.

Ms. Anabel Gonzalez -School Social Worker agonzalez2@gips.org

Mrs. Sarah Grigsby -school counselor sgrigsby@gips.org

Ms. Regina Juhl -school counselor rjuhl@gips.org

Thank you for being safe as you drop off and pick up your children. An important thing to remember is to not stop in the drive through lane. I would encourage you to drive up as far west as possible to drop your children off. Do not stop in the drive-through lane...this causes the traffic to back up. We all want to get to work on time and it is okay if your child walks a few extra steps. Finally, at pick up time do not park in the drive-through lane. This makes it unsafe for our students to use the crosswalk and causes the traffic to back up.