Happy May! This month wraps up our last full month of school. Be sure to check our dates below for all of our exciting end of year events. We also wanted to share the good news that next year Mrs. Sara McKennon will be our new principal at Sunset. Did you know she used to be a teacher at Sunset and has been the assistant principal at Salnave for the past 8 years? Our falcons will love her! Click here for the full release.
APEX FUND RUN: Holy cow did our school rock our fundraiser. Our PTO raised over $20,000 to help support our school. And a huge thank you to all of our volunteers and cheer squads to boot.
FIELD DAY -One event we are always excited about is our Field Day, this year on June 7. Below please see our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for our T-Shirt competition! Mrs. Zuniga is ready for our volunteers to begin signing up. As a reminder all volunteers must either have prior approval or complete our Cheney Volunteer Form here. Please see our flyer below! We have two different times for our falcon fun! K-2nd session 10:15am-11:45am; 3rd-5th session 1:00pm-2:45pm
PACE ASSEMBLY: We were in person this month to celebrate our CFCU student of the month. Congrats to this year's recipient, Nataly Whitney! View our PACE April winners here!~
ARBOR DAY CONTEST: Finally, we'd like to congratulate our winners for the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. Thanks to Airway Heights Park and Rec!
1st
Adams - Kily Phillip
Melchoir - Bo Gardner
3rd
Klawitter - Sakara Hicks
Wiese - Kota Marshall
Cooper - Hukampreet Kaur
Lamphere - Avery Sanchez
4th
Pruett - Aidaros AlSwaider
Wood - Emilyn Hall
Boorman - Guinevere Delonas
5th
Read - Lea Farrow
Ferry - Araceli Zepeda-Ramos
Warmly,
Mrs. Montecucco and Mrs. Oscarson
IMPORTANT DATES
- May 2 - 5th Grade Day of Law Walking Field Trip
- May 8 - PTO Meeting - election of new board members
- May 16 - Band/Orchestra 5th Grade Concert, WMS, 6:30pm
- May 24 - NO SCHOOL (Snow Make Up day)
- May 27 - NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day
- May 31 - Communities in Schools Family Event
- June 6 - 5th Grade Visits to Middle Schools
- June 6 - Cheney High School Graduation
- June 7 - Sunset Field Day
- June 12 - 5th Grade End of Year Field Trip (AHPR)
- June 13 - 5th Grade Graduation, 2:15pm
- June 14 - Last Day of School, 8:50am -1:20pm dismissal (no late start)
Need the year at a glance? 2023-24 Cheney School District Calendar here.
Hello Falcon Families!
This month, we are finishing up emotion regulation lessons in all of the classroom. Students are taught how to identify when they may need to calm down before making a decision and strategies that help regulate emotions. Intermediate students learned about their prefontal cortex (the part of the brain that helps make good decisions) and amygdala (the part of the brain that controls the fight, flight, or freeze response...emotions).
The kids came up with lots of great strategies like, deep breaths, positive self-talk, listening to music, and so many more! What is your favorite strategy?
Hope you have a wonderful May!
Take care,
Sam Winchell, M.Ed., NBCT-SC
Sunset School Counselor
509-559-4634
Courage
What is courage and why does it matter?
COURAGE IS DISPLAYING INTEGRITY IN SPITE OF OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES.
“Win or lose, we could only hold our heads up if we put forth our courageous best effort together every minute and never quit.” Kristine Meyer, Avista Foundation Executive Director and and PACE guest columnist for May, 2019.
“The mark of a good person is one that has the courage to do the right thing no matter the personal cost. I hope we will all have the courage to be kind, true, merciful, generous, and honest.” Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, PACE guest columnist for May, 2018.
