End of Year Information

Please look through this entire document as there is a lot of information for end of the year events/activities.

You can find more information below on each of the following:

- 5th Grade Signs (if interested)

- 5th Grade Talent Show (YouTube Watch Party)

- Cultural Heritage Day (FB Live)

- Spring Instrumental and Band Concert (just for players and their families)

- 5th Grade Celebration Drive Through

- 5th Grade Graduation Video

- All School Parent/Guardian Pick Up of Supplies (and drop off library books and instruments)

If you are interested in ordering a lawn sign for your graduating 5th Grader, please email jnolandesign@gmail.com.

Signs are $10 each and they are full color and singled sided with a stake. Below are 2 examples to choose from.

Our 5th grade students have submitted their acts for the annual Talent Show. Thanks to a few wonderful parent volunteers, we will enjoy a Talent Show Watch Party on Tuesday, May 26th at 7pm.

We will send out the link that will go live on May 26th at 7pm. You will click on the link at that time so we can all watch and comment together. You can watch on any device or TV that has YouTube. The link will stay active so you can rewatch it at a later date/time as well.

Last year, we held our first Cultural Heritage Day and it was a HUGE success! The children enjoyed learning about various cultures and engaging in interactive presentations throughout the day. This year, we are hoping to do a virtual Cultural Heritage Day on Facebook Live. More information to come about the day, but save the date - May 28th!

On Thursday, May 28th at 7pm our 3rd-5th grade string students and 4th-5th grade band students will participate in a virtual concert. On zoom, the students will play along with the recorded music so parents will be able to enjoy a little private in-home concert. We are so proud of how hard all of the students have worked all year and we look forward to the concert!

We look forward to wishing our 5th grade students well as they finish their elementary school career. On June 2nd (with a raindate on June 3rd at 1pm), we invite our 5th grade families to drive through the black top at Fern Hill for one last goodbye.

In order to minimize traffic, please do your best to abide by the below schedule for your drive through:

Cullen's class: 1:00 pm

Dean's class: 1:15 pm

Mulvey's class: 1:30 pm

Stout's class: 1:45 pm

You are invited to decorate your car to celebrate if you are interested in doing so. Please be sure to stay in the car and keep moving slowly. No one will be permitted out of their cars during this drive through. In our hearts and minds, we will be hugging you, but will remain at a safe distance. Teachers and staff will line the path, of course socially distancing and wearing masks.

At the end of fifth grade, we always host a beautiful graduation ceremony. We will do our best to recreate this special event via recording. We will release the graduation video during the week of June 1st-5th.

On June 9th, 10th, & 11th families will have times by child's last name initial (Example Rebecca Eberly would come on the day E is designated).

Kindergarten - 4th grade students will receive the items left in the desk and cubby, (including instruments) and if you ordered yearbooks and Be Kind t-shirts.

While 5th grade students will receive everything from the desk, cubby, finished art work, yearbooks, graduation certificate, memory books, middle school tshirts, Be Kind tshirts (if you ordered), and surprise gift from the PTO.

Tuesday, 6/9 930-11 Gym Door: A - C

Tuesday 6/9 1-230 Gym Door: D - G

Wednesday 6/10 930-11 Gym Door: H - L

Wednesday, 6/10 1-230 Gym Door: M - O

Thursday, 6/11 930-11 Gym Door: P - S

Thursday, 6/11 130-2:30 Gym Door: T - Z

We will have bins for you to return library books. Also, if your child has a school-assigned instrument, we will have a location for you to drop that off during the above time slot as well.

Process:

- Parents/guardians will enter the parking lot near the front of the building, off of FernHill Rd

- Stay in the line.

- Stay in your car.

- Have a sign visible with your child's name and teacher's name on a piece of paper for you to hold up to your window.

- We will have staff to read the sign and retrieve your child's bag of belongings.

- You will open the trunk or a back seat (where no one is sitting) and we will put the bag in your car.

We encourage you to wear masks during this process. Our staff will have on masks and gloves and will abide by social distancing.