May Parent Newsletter

May is a super busy month filled with many fun filled learning opportunities. As we reflect on this year let us celebrate and re-discover the moments and memories that brought us so much positive energy, joy and laughter! It was an amazing year. Again, I feel fortunate and blessed to experience these precious moments with your children.

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week was May 5th- 9th. We will be celebrating them here at school (special thanks to PTO).

Kindergarten Round-Up was completed on April 30th and Preschool Round-Up was May 7th . We are looking forward to our new families and students joining MPS, having fun in their new classrooms, and meeting their new teachers!

The Honors Breakfast was held on Thursday, May 9th, at 8:00 AM. We celebrated 7 & 8-grade students, their parents, and special community members who have supported our school in special ways this year. We will also recognize our Manvel Seniors graduating high school this year. We are so proud of all of them. Special thanks to Jess Schuster for all her extra work.

Donovan Balek was the Manvel Education Association recipient of a $500 scholarship given to a former Mustang student who is graduating in May.

We held our 3rd Annual Color Fun Run on Friday, May 9th, from 2-3 PM. Special thanks to PTO for sponsoring this fun event. We plan to also hold a fundraiser along with this event to help raise money for our playground renovation. Pledge sheets have been sent home. They are due back by May 16th. The class that raises the most money will be able to "Pie the Face" of a teacher or staff member. We had many parent volunteers come out and help. To end the year, we wanted to incorporate some community-building with a "healthy" theme. We look forward to continuing this fun event with all our students and families!

The last day for preschool and 8th grade will be Thursday, May 22nd (with a 7:00 PM graduation celebration for our 8th-grade class). The last day of school for all K-7th grade students is on Friday, May 24th. Kindergarten graduation will take place at 10:00 AM.

We will be dismissing all students at 1:00 p.m.

We will resume school on Thursday, August 21st The new school calendar for 2025-26 can be found at the end of this newsletter or on our school website at https://www.manvel.k12.nd.us/

As we approach the end of the 2024-25 school year, I want to thank you all for allowing me the opportunity to work with your children daily to build relationships and gain educational success to their greatest potential. The Manvel community has given great love and support to Manvel school. I look forward to continuing this amazing partnership. It has been a true honor and blessing and I am excited for the 2025-26 school year.

Have the most amazing Summer! Find the time to rest, relax, and enjoy time with family and friends! Thanks again for sharing your children with us for another great year of learning!

Connections~May 1st @ 2:30

NO SCHOOL- PD Day~Friday, May 2nd

Teacher Appreciation Week~May 5th-9th

5th grade Turtle River ~ Tuesday, May 6th

Pre-School Round-up: Wednesday, May 7th 2:00-3:00

Honors Breakfast: Thursday, May 8th @ 8:00 am

ECLS Study: 1st Grade- Thursday 8th-Friday 9th

2nd grade Bowling~ Thursday, May 8th @ 1:00

Kindergarten & 1st Grade Assembly Friday, May 9th- Self-Confidence

Fire Drill- Friday, May 9th @ 10:30

Color Fun Run ~ Friday, May 9th @ 2:00 (back up day: Friday, May 16th)

School Board Meeting: Monday, May 12th @ 5:00

5th grade Track meet ~ Tuesday, May 13th- make-up day May 14th

6th grade Pembina ~ Wednesday, May 14th- make-up day May 21st

3rd grade Turtle River ~ Thursday, May 15th

6th grade Track meet ~ Thursday, May 15th- make-up day May 16th

4th grade Bonanzaville ~ Friday, May 16th

8th Grade Graduation ~ Thursday, May 22nd

Kindergarten Graduation ~ Friday, May 23rd @10:00

Last Day of School ~ Friday, May 23rd (dismiss at 1:00)