Sunset Elementary School Newsletter

3101 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414

307-587-4279; FAX: 307-587-6405

http://sunset.park6.org

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September 1 - Fun Run Kick-Off Assembly!

September 4 - Labor Day, No School

September 6 - School Pictures, 8:15 am-10:30 am

September 7 - 3rd grade field trip

September 12 - CAN event, 5-7 pm, Rec Center for CAN 4th and 5th grade members

September 15 - PTO Fun Run!

September 19 - Sunset PTO meeting, 3:30 pm, Sunset Library

The Fun Run is a PTO sponsored event and is Sunset School’s "one and done" fundraiser. Students can seek flat donations or pledges per lap. Students are encouraged to run, walk, cartwheel, spin or even dance around our Fun Run course. The goal is to have FUN! Students who raise funds have the chance to enter into raffles for prizes. All funds directly support our students and Sunset classrooms with new learning materials, playground upgrades and extras, special school events for students and families, as well as classroom field trips and special activities.

Free swimming lessons are being offered by the Rec Center to 2nd graders in three sessions, September 18 through September 28; October 2 through October 10, no lesson October 3; and November 6 through November 16, Mondays through Thursdays, unless otherwise noted. Class sizes are limited to 10 students per class. Due to class sizes and to maximize the time allowed for teaching swim classes, there are two different time slots; 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. and 4:15-4:45 p.m. Once both lessons are complete all children still in the pool will be directed to the locker rooms to change.

Rec Center registration forms and information about the swimming lessons are being sent home September 4, information about the lessons are also on the Sunset website at https://5il.co/23mhs. Completed registration forms need to be returned to the Rec Center. A bus will transport students from Sunset School to the Rec Center, parents will pick up their student after the lesson. Parents must pick their student up at the Rec Center NO LATER than 5:00 p.m.

Make sure your student leaves home with their swimming clothes and a towel!

What is Title I?

-Federal program

-Supplies money to schools

-Based on the number of at-risk students determined by free and reduced lunch

-Provides funding for staff, training, parent engagement, and learning materials.

-Goal to help all students become proficient with grade-level standards.

*Parent input for family engagement activities.

-What months are best?

-What times are best?

-Ideas for increasing attendance.

This year’s proposed Nights:

* Tuesday, October 24, 2023: Family Game Night from 6:00-7:00. Wear your costume if you want and join us in the Sunset gym to play a variety of board and card games while enjoying snacks. Every family will take home a game at the end of the night!

* Carnival Night in the gym during winter parent-teacher conferences.

Sunset Student Council is joining with Cody High School to celebrate Homecoming later this month. In the spirit of the week we are dressing with the theme Road Trip Homecoming!

Please click Student Handbook to access the Student Handbook for 2023-2024. Keep this handy as a reference to our policies and procedures!

I am so excited that school has started again!!! It is so wonderful to see your child(ren) in person! My door is always open to help in any way that I possibly can!

Some of the ways that I can help are with:

• emotion management
• empathy
• problem solving skills

Also, we are so fortunate to live in a community filled with empathetic and helpful people. Some programs include:

• Happy Feet, with the assistance of the Cody Rotary, shoes, snow boots, and socks are provided to students who need them
• the Cody Lions Club helps with winter wear, eyeglasses, and snacks
• the Needy Kid Fund helps with clothing for students
• Food for Kids provides weekend food bags for students

Please let me know if you would like to donate to any of these programs. Our students greatly appreciate it!

Linda Baumstarck

Sunset Elementary School Counselor

lindabaumstarck@park6.org

307-587-4279, ext. 5606

Welcome back, families!! I'm excited to join you for another school year as the preschool liaison for the district. I'm a great resource to assist you with finding childcare, preschool, or other services for your young child(ren). Be sure to check out this month's Community Newsletter, where you'll find information from local entities who provide services for young children. In addition, be sure to check out the Liaison Program schedule for fun, engaging programs.

We encourage all families, whether your student eats school lunch or not, to complete a free and reduced lunch application, even if you don't think you are eligible. This helps determine our Title One status which helps our teachers and provides computers and other education supplies for our students. If you didn't complete an application as part of the current student registration process, please take a few moments to complete it by clicking onto the link, http://linqconnect.com/

If it is more convenient, here is a link to the paper application, https://5il.co/21594

School meals costs for elementary schools remain the same as last school year:

Breakfast - $3.00

Lunch - $3.75