It's hard to believe how fast this year has gone!

Just a reminder that this is the last "week"of preschool. Monday class only comes Monday and Tuesday class only comes Tuesday.

Ms. Mikki’s Classroom News

April 24th, 2017

Last week:  I am in the process of finishing up progress reports.  I am so pleased to see all of the progress these little guys have made!  I have been posting some of the skills on See Saw.  Here are some things you can continue to practice on:

• Counting beyond 5
• Tag counting:  pointing to an object and saying 1, pointing to the next and saying 2
• Singing the ABC’s
• Ordering things by size (smallest to biggest)
• Holding their pencil or crayon correctly
• Naming the first letter in their name, spelling their name verbally
• Practice writing their name

We have enjoyed reading several Pete The Cat books over the last few weeks.  We are starting to identify the “character” in stories.  We also continue to identify new vocabulary words that we happen upon and relating them to the works that we already know.  We also are recalling events in the story, and I’m using position words during recall.  Ex:  What happened BEFORE Pete lost his sunglasses?  What happened AFTER?  

We have some new favorite songs during circle time.

• My mother is a baker-  this song requires them to recall and sequence actions with each family member.  Ex:  Mother is a baker- rubs her belly.  Father is a trash man-  shoe-ey, etc.  See if they can sing parts of the song.
• Monkeys and Alligators-  We’ve been using our monkey manipulatives to practice early math skills (adding and subtracting) as they move one monkey off their tray when cued by the song.  

A big THANK YOU for everyone who got to come to our Cruisin’ Into Spring event Thursday night!  We were so glad the rain held off so we could cruise around the playground!

Make A Wish fundraiser:  WOW!!  We were able to raise over $800 last week for Make A Wish!  Don’t forget to come out this Tuesday to the baseball fields for our Make A Wish Swinging for the Stars event.  There will be vendors giving out freebies, games and events during the baseball and softball games, and tons of fun.  Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students K-12 and PK and younger are FREE!  We hope to see you there to help us raise funds for our Wish Kid- Caydon!  Festivities start at 4:30 on Tuesday the 25th.  

Reminders:

Tuition:  This will be the last week that tuition is due.  Most of you are paid up for the year.  Please be watching your email for a reminder if you are not paid up.

LAST DAY of PK:  I can’t hardly believe I am typing this.  The last day of preschool will be May 2nd. The last day of school for the rest of the district is May 16th at 11:00 AM.

Help us spread the word:  Kindergarten Screening is this Thursday and Friday.  If you have friends, family or a neighbor with a child who will be entering Kindergarten next year, please ask them to call the school at 743-4810 and schedule their screening and enrollment.  Thank you!

Dates to remember:

May 2nd:  Last day of Preschool

May 2nd:  Preschool graduation at 6:00.  This is for the 4 year old classes only.

May 5th:  Final PAT group connection-  Meet us at Rutledge Wilson Farms at 10:00.  Feel free to bring your lunch for a picnic.

May 9th:  Mandatory preschool parent meeting for next year’s preschool classes.  At least one parent must attend ONE of the sessions;  10:00 AM or 6:00 PM.  Your child will be visiting MS. Karen’s classroom during the parent meeting.  If you have not made your 2nd $30 payment, please send it to school this week.  

May 11th:  Final Cox Care Mobile visit for the school year.  Please call the school nurse to make an appointment.

Mighty Mason-

With the heaviest of hearts we say goodbye to our Mighty Mason. We have no words that can begin to convey our love and sympathy. He fought the toughest battle that no child should ever have to fight. We were all blessed beyond measure to have known him as he touched the hearts of every single person he ever met. Please keep his family in your thoughts.

Mason, we love you!

A fund has been set up at all area Southern Bank locations for the Guccione family. You can make a deposit on your own at any location, or you can send a donation to class with your child.  If you are writing a check, please make it out to Mikki Teague or Rachel Simons.  Please put in the memo “Mighty Mason donation”.   

This is an opportunity for one community to help the Goodman/Neosho community and could be a meaningful service learning project for our students. Please spread the word and share what you can to help this community in need. We will be collecting the following items this week to donate to the Goodman school as they try to finish out this year, and begin the rebuilding process from the tornado. Their greatest need are books. New or used would be appreciated. They need books for all levels.

Bean Bags

Big Joe Chairs

Saucer Chairs

New Area Rugs or carpet remnants

Hygiene Products

Board Games

School Supplies

Outside Games

Hand Sanitizer

Books - K-5th

Clorox wipes

Make-A-Wish® Missouri invites you to celebrate Mason’s one-true wish!

5-year-old Mason has wished to have a Paw Patrol party and we want to share it with you, your family and friends. This wish is sure to be like no other, and one that you don’t want to miss. Complete with bounce house fun for kids of all ages. But most importantly, it will provide much needed happiness and joy to a child on his wish day. Show your support for Mason by bringing your family and friends to help make this sweet young boy’s one-true wish as magical as it should be.

Date: 4/15/2017

Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm

Where: Clever Fire Station (406 N Elm Ave, Clever, MO 65631)

We are gearing up for our 12th Annual Art Night and are in desperate need of volunteers. Without volunteers art activities will be cancelled. If you can volunteer for even an hour please fill out the link below. Art Night can't happen without volunteers! Volunteer link: https://goo.gl/J575Zh

Parents & Guardians,

This is a reminder that summer school registration is now open. Below you will find a link that will take you to an electronic registration form for all incoming K-8 grade students. Please take several minutes to complete and submit this form to secure your child’s spot for the upcoming summer school session.You will need to complete multiple forms if you have more than one child wishing to attend summer school. Electronic registration will be open through Monday, May 1st. After this date, online registration will be closed and parents will have to contact the school offices to register their children. Please understand that your child will NOT receive a free t-shirt if registered after the online deadline of May 1st.

https://goo.gl/forms/wdjl0t1xXT13t3iy1

​​​​​​​Thanks,

Clever Schools