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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May 1-5 Teacher Appreciation Week!

May 1-5 Final Week of WY-TOPP testing

May 1 - Honor Choir performs at Brookdale-Absaroka Assisted Living, 11:15-11:45 pm

May 1 - Student Council meeting, 3:15-3:45 pm

May 2 - Drum Ensemble performs at Brookdale-Absaroka Assisted Living, 3:15-4:15 pm

May 4 - Elementary District Honor Choir, 7 pm, Wynona Thompson Auditorium

May 5 - Muffins for Moms!, 7:30-8:05 am

May 8 - Welcome to Kindergarten Family Night, 6:00-7:30 pm, Sunset Commons

May 9 - Honor Choir & Drum Ensemble Celebration, Rec Center, 3:15-4:30 pm

May 11 - Family Reading Night, 5:00-6:30 pm, Sunset Commons

May 12 - Career Exploration Day

May 16 - Senior Ice Cream Social, 3:30-4:30 pm, Sunset Commons

May 16 - Sunset PTO meeting, 3:30-4:30 pm

May 17 - 3rd Grade Lemonade Stand, 2:00-2:45 pm

May 19 - TOWN! 11:30 am- 1:00 pm

May 24 - Field Day and Bike Rodeo

May 25 - 5th grade graduation and year-end ceremonies, 8:30-10 am

May 25 - Last Day of School!

Sunset families, we understand appointments are often made months in advance. But if at all possible we ask that students be in class on the days they are testing. This ensures these state-mandated tests go smoothly for our students. Thank you!

No student medications are allowed to be kept at school over the summer months, therefore if you left medication at the school for your child to take this school year you will need to come collect the medication(s).

PICK UP BY:

• Friday May 19 - Students who only have "as needed" medications (Nothing daily & no emergency medications; i.e. cold medications, Tylenol, allergy meds, etc.)
• Thursday May 25 - Students who take daily medication or have emergency medications (i.e. inhalers, Epipens, Seizure meds)

Any medication not picked up by May 26 at noon will be discarded. The school nurse cannot send any medication home with your student so parents will need to make arrangements to pick these up yourselves. Please call me if you have any questions.

Thank you and have a happy, sunny summer!

Windy Smith, RN

Sunset School Nurse

Administrators will start looking at school placements for incoming kindergarteners for the 2023-2024 school year after May 8th. If you or someone you know has an incoming kindergartener, please make sure they are registered by May 8th to ensure they are considered for placement at schools. The direct link to the Kindergarten Registration Page is: https://www.park6.org/page/kindergarten-registration-for-2023-2024

Sunset Honor Choir is excited to begin performing! Mark these dates on your calendar:

May 1, Honor Choir performs at Brookdale-Absaroka Assisted Living, 11:15-11:45 am

Concert dress is nice blue or black jeans, no holes please, and the blue Sunset Honor Choir shirt

May 4, After school rehearsal, 3-4:30 pm, Wynona Thompson Auditorium; students will ride the bus from Sunset School to the auditorium; parents please pick up your student at 4:30 pm. There is NO late bus. This is the final honor choir rehearsal.

May 4, District Elementary Honor Choir performs at Wynona Thompson Auditorium, 7 pm.

Singers please be seated with parents in the audience by 6:45 pm. I will call the Sunset Honor Choir up to the risers at 6:45 pm. Concert dress is nice blue or black jeans, no holes please, and the blue Sunset Honor Choir shirt.

Sunset Drum Ensemble

May 2, Sunset Drum Ensemble performs at Brookdale-Assisted Living, 3:15-4:15 pm. Performance dress is nice jeans or pants, no holes please. I have black and gold drum t-shirts for the performance. The bus returns to Sunset School, students will help unload the drums, the parents will pick up from Sunset School. The Late Bus will be available to students.

Thank you!

Kari Pinney

587-4279

Tuesday, May 9th, the Honor Choir and Drum Ensemble will have their end of the year celebration after school. A note is being sent home, Monday, May 1st. Please keep your eyes open for the note.

The singers and drummers would like to celebrate the year by going to the Rec Center to swim!! We will board the bus at Sunset School at 3:15 pm and head to the Rec Center after school.

• All participating students need to bring a swim suit and towel to school
• Swim time is from 3:45-4:30
• We will have a little treat at the end of our swim time
• Students will need to arrange for parent pickup at the Rec Center at 4:30 pm

Please return the permission slip to Miss Pinney by Thursday, May 3rd!

Sunset parents, will you please take a few minutes to compete the the survey. It will help us as we plan and prepare for all of our Sunset students. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2WNdGZWo6KfSEoKV6e2iAy3MSb4bQWuQdcrn7s133qVT5bg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Check out the Early Childhood Community Liaison May newsletter with a big emphasis on COMMUNITY!!

Career Exploration Day is Friday, May 12! Beginning at 8:30 a.m. for grades 2 through 5 and beginning at 12:00 for kindergarten and first grades. Students and teachers will rotate to different stations as they learn about different careers. Students will hear from parent volunteers about careers in a variety of professions.

They will learn what drew people to these professions, the education, and training needed to pursue these professions, what motivated people to seek these careers, what a ”typical” workday entails, and the pros and cons of these careers.

Best of all, students will have a chance to ask questions! It is a great opportunity for our students to learn about the variety of opportunities in the workforce and how people can follow their interests to enhance the world they live in! You may want to ask your student what they learned today!

Mrs. Linda Baumstarck

Sunset School Counselor

The last day to check out books from the Sunset School Library is Friday, May 12th!

All books need to be returned to the library by Friday, May 19!

Wyoming Reads Day is Tuesday, May 16th. Sunset is celebrating from 2:30-3:00 pm in the library. First graders will receive a book to take home!

All elementary school 4th grades in Park County School District 6 participate in a Rendezvous to learn about this period in western history. This year Livingston School is hosting the Rendezvous on Tuesday, May 23. Students will attend presentations about Indian games, pioneer nutrition, weaving, Wyoming trains, western art, and bears. There will even be a trading post!

Our 3rd grade students read a book called The Lemonade War. A project related to the book involves them creating a lemonade stand, using a business plan, advertisements, and business design. Pinnacle Bank staff talked with them about earning money, saving money and using their financial resources wisely. The culmination is our 3rd grade entrepreneurs opening their business stands, Wednesday, May 17, from 2:00-2:45 pm in the Sunset Kiss-n-Go. 3rd grade parents, grandparents, friends, and family are invited to swing by to "purchase" a cup of lemonade from our young entrepreneurs.

We are happy to continue working with the Adopt-a-Pilot program for the 5th year! Mr. Ted Gonzaga, a pilot with Southwest Airlines, began visiting our 4th grade classrooms April 18. He will visit May 11, 17 and 18. The Adopt-a-Pilot program supports teachers in reinforcing the importance of school and how the power of hard work and commitment are essential to achieving dreams. Pilots lead activities in the Adopt-A-Pilot curriculum by making lessons in science, geography, and math come alive, demonstrating to students how these subjects can be applied in “real life.” Students track their "adopted" pilot's journey during the time that he or she is "on the road." We are happy to have Mr. Gonzaga back at Sunset School!

Help the items in our Lost and Found return to their proper homes. Please check out the lost and found for your students' lost items. Anything remaining at the end of school will be donated to an area second hand store.

In an effort to keep our Sunset families informed about what is happening at Sunset School, each Monday we post a Sunset Weekly Update on the Sunset School Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SunsetElementaryCody and the Sunset website https://sunset.park6.org/

Often events are added after the monthly newsletter is posted and we hope the weekly schedule helps keep our families up to date!