3101 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414

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

http://sunset.park6.org

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October 1 - Miss Holly visiting 2nd grade

October 1 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 3:15-7 pm

October 2 - School picture packets and payment due!

October 2 - 2nd grade field trip to Buffalo Bill Center of the West

October 3 - Parent Teacher Conferences, 3:15-7 pm

October 4 - Fun Run packets due!

October 7 - No School

October 9 - School picture re-takes in the morning

October 10 - Kindergarten field trip to Gallagher Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze

October 10 - 2nd grade field trip to Gallagher Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze

October 10 - Mrs. Galagan's class to Absaroka Senior Living

October 14 - Student Council meeting, 3:15-3:45 pm

October 15 - Sunset PTO meeting, 3:30 pm, Sunset Library

October 16 - Summer Reading Celebration, 2:25 pm

October 18 - Fun Run Wrap Up assembly

October 21-October 28 - National Character Counts Week

October 24 - Fall Family Game Night, 5:30-7 pm

October 31 - Miss Holly visiting 2nd grade

Schedules for Parent Teacher conferences were sent home in September with the date and time of your conference. Please keep that appointment, if you are unavailable, please contact your student's teacher to select a different date or time.

Books may be ordered from our book fair online, the link is below. The link is open September 30 through October 13. Online orders are sent to your home address. Shipping is free for purchases of more than $25. Families can also set up an Ewallet for their kids here if that is preferable.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sunsetelementaryschool

Thank you to all the Sunset School who helped make the Fun Run a success! Thank you to the parents that signed up to help with the teacher's conference dinner and Book fair.

Safety is always of the utmost importance to us at Sunset. We practice many drills to ensure our students and staff have an opportunity to practice different scenarios, including fire drills, lockdown drills and lockout drills. With the exception of fire drills, we plan to communicate prior to and after a drill is practiced. Thank you for being so supportive. If you have any questions please call the office at 587-4279.

We’ve been deliberating for the last several years on what to do with our old greenhouse. Several suggestions were offered, but nothing seemed just right. In August Mrs. Deb White, from CAN (Changing Attitudes Now) approached Mr. McCarten about any interest in building a geodesic dome. She conferred with Mr. Krubeck since this has been his passion project for years and he was on board with doing it.

Then the real work began. Mrs. White and Mrs Debbie Kelly provided the details of the project and how it would proceed. We presented the project and building details to our departments and the school board for approval. Among the many attractions of the project are that it aligns with the community partnerships initiative we are tasked with, along with engaging learning for students, and our Flagship programs. The 5th grade teachers agreed to have twice monthly lessons from CAN students on leadership that ties in with this project. The geodesic greenhouse is a University of Wyoming Extension Office project - they provided the materials and lead construction. The community partners who assisted with the project are Debbie Kelly, program associate with the UW Cent$ible Nutrition program; Ms. Mary Louise Wood, 4-H/Youth Development Extension Educator; Mr. Ted Smith, horticulturist and Extension Educator; Mr. Jeff Edwards, Small Acre Horticulture Specialist; CHS students from Mr. Jim Collins and Mr. Kelly Merager’s classes, Cody CAN members, Sunset students and Sunset parents.

The greenhouse project’s purpose is to introduce crops and consumption with Mrs. Kelly in 3rd grade, which we already do; plant seeds in 4th grade, a new project; and harvest crops in 5th grade, a new project. The plan is to produce crops for possible use in our classrooms/lunchroom and a possible farmers market to generate money to purchase seeds.

The greenhouse construction was completed Wednesday, September 25, in record time! The previous record for building a geodesic dome greenhouse in Wyoming is 21 hours, without using dirt. The Sunset project took 19 hours with 20 yards of dirt. It was the first in 29 builds that was a completed greenhouse when Mr. Edwards left. Thank you to Mrs. White, Mrs. Kelly, our community partners, Mr. McCarten, Mr. Krubeck, CAN, CMS and CHS students, and Sunset parents!

Free swimming lessons are being offered by the Rec Center to 2nd graders, the next sessions are, October 14 through October 24; November 4 through November 14, excluding November 11; December 2 through December 12; Mondays through Thursdays, unless otherwise noted. Class sizes are limited to 8 students per class. Due to class sizes and to maximize the time allowed for teaching swim classes, there are two different time slots; 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. and 4:15-4:45 p.m. Once all 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 were sent home in September. 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!