Field Day is Tomorrow



We just wanted to remind  everyone about our field day tomorrow morning.  All students who are caught up on their work will leave soon after the start of school, please don't be late!  Students are invited to bring spray bottles, water balloons, and super-soakers.  We have plenty of water bottles for the children, leftover from the Luau.

Permission forms
Please remember to return release forms for water day and also the permission for watching the class movie that we will watch on Thursday, Coco.

Pizza on the Last Day of School 
We will be having Pizza on our last day of school and are asking students to donate at least $2 to cover the cost of pizza and carrots with ranch.  

Homes for our Animals
Our frogs have found a summer home, but we still need a home for our birds and snake.  If you are interested in taking them for all or part of the summer, please let us know so we can coordinate everything.

Publishing Party
Also, tomorrow afternoon, our students will present their published books to other students and we will share photos of their presentations in the afternoon.  Everyone worked so hard on their novels and poetry collections and they deserve a little celebration.  Also, if anyone would like to purchase the 62 page, full color MEC cookbook, the cost is just $12.

Thanks again for your support in all our learning experiences!


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