Sunset Elementary School Newsletter
December 2027
3101 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414
307-587-4279; FAX: 307-587-6405
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December is here and our thoughts turn to how Sunset School supports those in need in Cody. We would like to support the Cody Cupboard with a drive of non-food household essentials, toiletries, and baby products. The drive is December 1 through December 15.
- Toiletries - deodorant, toilet paper, shaving gel, shampoo, bar soap, toothbrushs, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, facial tissue
- Household items - laundry soap, dryer sheets, dish soap, Clorox wipes, paper towels, napkins
- Baby supplies - diapers, pull-ups, baby wipes
Boxes will be in each hallway for the donations. As we do, this is a competition between K/1st, 2nd/3rd, and 4th/5th hallways! There will be prizes!
The Holiday Season is around the corner and we are almost ready to perform! Here are some dates to mark on your December calendars.
2nd & 3rd Grade Musical Performance:
Thursday, December 3rd: 4th and 5th grade musical performance: It's Christmas, Carol, at CHS Wynona Thompson Auditorium (WTA). Performance time: 6:30 p.m.
Students are to be seated with their parents in the auditorium before the performance.
Students with speaking parts, please be at WTA at 5:45 p.m. for costumes and makeup.
Students singing on risers, please be at the WTA by 6:10 pm.
Students will be invited by class to come up on the stage to get in place on risers at 6:15 pm.
Concert dress and costume notes were sent home. If you have any questions, please give me a call at school and I will get back to you as soon as possible. (587-4279) Thanks
2nd and 3rd grade will perform at Pinnacle Bank Open House on Wednesday, Dec. 10th from 10:30 - 11:00 p.m. All students will be bused to and from this performance.
Honor Choir Performances:
1. Wednesday, Dec. 10th: Honor Choir performs at Pinnacle Bank Open House
Performance time: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
2. Saturday, Dec. 13th: Honor Choir downtown caroling starting at the Irma
Performance time: 2 p.m.
3. Wednesday, Dec. 16th: Honor Choir performs at Absaroka Senior Living
Performance time: 3:15 - 3:45 pm
If you have any questions about the performance dates listed above, please call me at school. I will return your call as soon as possible. (587-4279).
Miss Pinney
1st graders will spend the time Monday morning, December 15, constructing gingerbread houses. They will use a variety of "construction materials" including graham crackers, frosting, and all types of candy to build Christmas worthy houses!
In December Sunset PE students will be finishing up our throwing and catching unit and starting striking with long handled implements by playing floor hockey. Fifth graders will finish this unit with the Annual 5th Grade Floor Hockey Tournament at the Rec Center. The tournament is December 12, 8:45-11:30 am. More specific information for 5th graders will be coming from their classroom teachers.
Our 5th grade classes are participating in the annual floor hockey tournament on December 18, from 8:30-11:45 a.m. at the Rec Center. Come over and cheer them on!
Free swimming lessons are being offered by the Rec Center to 2nd graders, the last session is December 1 through December 11; 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!
SchoolPass is a sign-in/check-in system for visitors, volunteers, and guests to our school. First-time visitors come a few minutes early to get signed into the system. You need your driver's license to sign-in, all visitors receive a pin number to use for subsequent visits to our building.
Please allow yourself enough time to check into the SchoolPass System upon entering the school. Please remind family members as well. Thank you!
Happy Holidays!
December is always a fun and busy month at Sunset School. Many classrooms will have holiday celebrations for the students to enjoy. I am asking you to keep food allergies in mind as the holidays approach. We have many students with food allergies, some causing skin or stomach issues while others are life-threatening. Please contact your child’s teacher or myself for any questions regarding food allergies in your student’s classroom. If your student has food allergies, consider offering alternative snacks for them to enjoy if there are snacks in the classroom that they can not eat. Thank you for working with me to keep all of our students safe. I wish you all the best!
-Nurse Windy
Doctor's notes for absences
Parents, just a reminder about absences due to illness or doctor/dentist visits. If your student is sick and they see a doctor, please get a note from their doctor regarding their illness. This will excuse their absence from school. The same is true for a doctor or dentist appointment, a note from the doctor/dentist will excuse their absence.
