Sunset Elementary School Newsletter
May 2025
3101 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414
307-587-4279; FAX: 307-587-6405
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Career Exploration Day!
Career Exploration Day is Friday, May 2!
Grades 2 through 5 will begin Career Exploration Day at 8:30 and the kindergarten and first grade students will begin learning about careers at 12:00. Students and teachers rotate to different stations as they learn about different careers. Students will hear from parent volunteers about careers in aviation, law enforcement, veterinary medicine, the forest service, being a realtor, army recruiting, and about the game and fish department.
They will learn what interests, values, and skills drew people into these professions, the education, and training needed to pursue these professions, what motivates people to seek these careers, what a ”typical” workday entails, and the pros and cons of these careers.
Best of all, students will have the 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!
Mrs. Linda Baumstarck
Sunset School Counselor
We are happy to continue working with the Adopt-a-Pilot program for the 7th year! Mr. Ted Gonzaga, a Southwest Airlines pilot, will make presentation to our 4th grade classes May, 1, May 14, and May 22.
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!
History comes alive at Sunset School when "historic figures" make presentations at the 4th Grade Wax Museum! The museum opens Thursday, May 8, from 1:15-2:30 pm in the Sunset Commons. Our 4th graders worked hard researching their historical person and preparing an informative script. Use the gold coins provided to watch them come to life! The fourth grade students are so excited to showcase their effort and hard work!
Our third-grade students have been working hard to develop lemonade stand businesses in hopes of raising money to donate. The Sunset Lemonade Stand event is May 20th from 1:00-2:45. All proceeds from the lemonade stand event will be donated to the Park County Animal Shelter. Each delicious glass of lemonade will cost 50¢! Students are also working on a podcast to advertise the event! Come and enjoy a refreshing glass of lemonade, support our students, and a worthy cause!
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 Sunset School is hosting the Rendezvous on Tuesday, May 27. Students will attend presentations about Indian games, pioneer nutrition, weaving, Wyoming trains, western art, and bears. There will even be a trading post!
