Thank you for a wonderful year!  See you all in August!

Important End of the Year Notes from Ms. Millham...

• Step Up (Grade K & 1) day is Monday, June 6th for all students.  Each child will meet his/her new teacher and classmates tomorrow.  Look for a placement letter in your child's home school communication folder tomorrow afternoon. 

• Monday, June 6 is the last day to purchase a yearbook.  We have them in the office for $12.00 each.  Make checks payable to PPS PTO.

• The Burnham Library field trips happen this week.  Our classroom now has all of our permission forms back :) Thank you!  The schedule is as follows:
  • Tuesday, June 7 at 1:00 – Mr. Allbee and Ms. Bourgea’s classes

• Thursday, June 9, 2016 is the last day of school. School ends at 12:45 p.m.  The schedule for the day starts with breakfast and classroom closure for teachers and students at 8:15.

 Parent/guardians are welcome to join us for any and all of the activities listed below:

• • 8:30 to 9:00 - all school meeting - Mrs. Hooper is retiring.  We're recognizing her for all of her good work at PPS during the all-school meeting.
  • 9:00 to 11:00 – 4 activities for students:  Performance – drumming (Stuart Peyton of Burlington Taiko Drummers - he's doing our PTO-sponsored artist residency next year), dance party, Bingo, and a craft (30 minute rotations)
  • 11:00 to 11:30 – Classroom closure activities – in your child’s classroom
  • 11:30 to 12:30 – Barbecue lunch & recess (see instructions in the June newsletter)                                                                   12:45 – Dismissal to go home  You are more than welcome to take your child home at the end of the BBQ, but please make sure to sign them out with me first. I want to make sure that I see each student before they leave for the summer!! 

• Don't forget to look around the house for any library books and turn them in to Mrs. Bochanski. 

• All Food Service bills need to be paid in full - make a check out to the "Colchester School Lunch Program" or drop off cash in the Food Service envelope available on the kitchen door.

Reminder Letter

Dear PPS Famlies –

·       Don’t forget that our Mighty Makers Project-Based Learning Presentation is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1:45 p.m.  Weather permitting, we will be outside to start and then grade level teams will take you on a tour of their project activities.

·       Students (and adults) should wear their tie-dye T-shirts to school tomorrow, June 3^rd!

·       We have a change in plans – placement letters will go home with students on Monday afternoon, June 6^th following their Step Up/Fly Up activity in the morning. 

·       Burnham Library applications are going over to the library today.  If you haven’t turned yours in already, please mail it to the Burnham with a note that says your child is a PPS student visiting next week.  The library’s address is:  898 Main Street, Colchester, VT 05446.

·       General end of the year clean-up:  please remember to turn in any library books, settle up food service bills, and notify us of any changes to your address, phone number, custody status, etc. in preparation for next year!

Our last day of school is Thursday, June 9^th.  It is a half-day with school dismissing at 12:45 p.m.  Expect the buses to arrive MUCH earlier than usual because there are few students who ride home on the last day.  Please plan accordingly J