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Donations Accepted for
Book Swap:
8:45am-9:15am
through 5/18
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Band Concert
2:55 pm & 6 pm
Packing Party!
4-7pm
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Last Day to Complete the CS Marathon
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Parent Engagement/
Conferences
Kid's Council Field Trip
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Gr.2 Field Trip
Book Swap
Tasting Event
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Packing Party
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Orchestra Concert 9:45 am
Gr. 1 Field Trip
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CP Marionettes
picnic
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JUNE 1st
LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL!
LAST DAY TO CLAIM LOST AND FOUND
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Message From the Principal
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Greetings Countryside Families!
International Walk and Bike to School Day - An Amazing Day
This was a fabulous experience! We had over 125 bikers and 100+ walkers on Wednesday, May 10. It was fun to see how many families participated with their children that day too. Thank you to everyone who joined in and a BIG Thank You to parent volunteer and planner Lindsay Sorem. She and her team did a fabulous job putting all the logistics together to make it a successful event. Also, thank you to Edina Police Department, our building maintenance supervisor TJ Lyman and Charlie Barton and his Countryside patrol students for their efforts. Wow!!
Key May Dates to Keep in Mind
As we near the end of the school year, there is so much going on!! Please be aware of a few events that are coming our way this month.
- May 26 - Field Day - K-2 in AM, 3-5 in PM * Due to our tight May schedule, we will NOT be designating a rain date this year - Sorry! We will hope for great weather on the 26th
- June 1 - 5th Grade Recognition
- June 1 - Last Student Day
- June 9 - Report Cards available in the Parent Portal at 8:00 AM (please notify the classroom teacher before May 31 if you need a paper copy mailed to your home.)
Summer Construction Update
As a reminder, we have construction projects scheduled for Countryside this summer. The projects inside the building have to do with re-configuring some of our classroom and specialist spaces, as well as moving the main office closer to Door 1. Much of our big work will begin full-force on June 2. So that the summer work can be done more efficiently, most classrooms will be "packed up" and some will even be totally cleared. In addition to the inside work being done, some outside projects will be completed on the site, to include planting/grading/sidewalk work near our new addition. Building updates are always nice, but a little hectic!
Hold on Tight - only 13 more days!
Karen Bergman
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Countryside News & Announcements
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Parent Packing Parties!
We need your help as we prepare for this summer's construction!
Parent volunteers are needed 4:00-7:00 on May 16 and May 23. We will be holding "packing parties" on these evenings, and parent volunteers would be extremely helpful in assisting staff with the packing up process.
No children, please.
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MEDIA CENTER IS CLOSING!
The deadline to return books was May 12th!
Please take another look for any Countryside books and return them ASAP!
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Ready-Set-Go!!! Once again it is time for Field Day at Countryside. The date will be Friday, May 26th. There will be no rain date make up for this event. Volunteers are needed for both morning and afternoon sessions for Friday, May 26th.
Field day is a Countryside tradition where students participate in events for part of the school day. Events are designed to provide students with an assortment of activities that include; high intensity activity, low intensity activity, individual participation, partner participation, motor skill practice, and some good old fashion luck.
Times will be for the following grades:
9:45-11:15 Kindergarten, 1st, 1/2CP, 2nd
1:30-3:00 3rd, 3/4CP, 4th, 5th
3:15-3:45 Tug Of Wars for 4th and 5th grade
Students will need to dress for the weather, wear appropriate shoes to participate in (no sandals, flip flops, crocs please, etc.), and wear their PRIDE T-Shirt for the day.
[email protected]
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Student Medication Pickup
End of Year & 2017-18 School Year
We Need Your Help!
Dear Parents,
The end of the school year is rapidly approaching and the health office is preparing for the summer. If your child has medications at school, the health office needs to return all unused medication at the end of the school year. We will send the medications home in a brown sealed paper bag in your child's backpack on June 1st .If you do not want us to put in their backpacks, you can stop by the office and pick up yourself. Please contact the school health office if you would alternative arrangements for medication pickup. Thank you for your help on this important matter.
The health office is not allowed to dispose of student medications, and no medications may be left in the health office during the summer. All medications must be picked up no later than the last day of school, June 1st, 2017.
Information regarding 2017-2018 School Year HERE
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Please Check Lost BUT Found!
Deadline to claim items: June 1st!
Items will be donated on the last day of each month
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Congratulations Countryside
Chess Team!
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Thank you for participating in the Chartwells Recipe Contest!
Ella Meyer, grade 3
Nicole Jerney, grade 1
John Jerney, grade 3
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Principal Bergman's Summer Challenge
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Reading, Writing, and Math Challenge
Reading Goal: 1,200 minutes
Writing Goal: 6 stories (2 per month)
Math Goal: 50 days (minimum of 5 minutes per day)
Record your reading minutes, the number of stories and the number of days you've
Practiced math facts on the summer calendars attached below.
Turn your calendar and stories into the office by Friday, September 8, 2017.
Prizes will be awarded for: completing the Trifecta (all three challenges), completing
two challenges and for completing one challenge.
Countryside Elementary School
Download and print BOTH calendar tracking sheets!
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FIND NEW SUMMER READS!
REFRESH YOUR BOOKSHELVES!
TRADE BOOKS WITH A FRIEND!
Countryside's annual book swap is coming May 19th!
This is a great opportunity to refresh your home library. Each child can bring up to 5 books from home to donate to the swap. Then, each child who has donated to the swap will get a chance to pick up to 5 books to take home.
Details: Monday-Thursday May 15-18th at drop-off, bring up to 5 books and have them checked-in by parent volunteers. On Friday, teachers will send students who are participating in the swap to Room 225 to pick their new books. Students get to pick as many books as they bring to the swap, up to 5.
Collection times: Monday May 15-Thursday May 18th 8:45am-9:30am
Book Swap times: Friday May 19th 9:30-11:30am
Want to volunteer? sign up
HERE
Questions? email Megan Ulland at
[email protected]
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2017-2018 School Supply Ordering
Starting May 1, the Countryside PTO is once again teaming up with School Tool Box, a third party vendor, to order school supplies. For your convenience, everything for the 2017-18 year - school supplies, planners and Countryside Pride shirts - can be purchased through Countryside's online store at www.MySchoolAnywhere.com. That means one-stop shopping! No visits to Target, no lines for Pride shirts at Back to School!!!
Anyone who prefers to order directly through School Tool Box may do so at: www.schooltoolbox.com; however Pride shirts and planners will not be available at this site.
Please also note: t
here will be no paper order forms for school supply packs this year.
Regardless of how you order,
School Tool Box will donate one meal for a starving child through Feed My Starving Children for every order delivered. In keeping with the spirit of giving, families ordering through Countryside's online store on MySchoolAnywhere have the option of either sponsoring a student-in-need's school supplies for the year or contributing to a fund that will purchase scholarship packs for the students who need them.
Orders received by July 7, 2017 will be shipped directly to Countryside and will be delivered to your child's classroom in time for the first day of school. Orders received after July 7 will be shipped to your home and shipping charges will apply.
As always, you are under no obligation to purchase school supplies through this vendor if you would prefer to purchase supplies yourself and bring them to school with your child.
Annual PTO dues can be paid at any time through MySchoolAnywhere or at the Back to School open house.
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Countryside Garden News!
We have begun the 2017 Countryside Garden season! Garden volunteers have been in the classrooms planting seeds with our 2nd graders. The students will watch these seeds grow in our in-house nursery for a few weeks, then we will be able to transplant them outside. Some of the seedlings we planted are: squash, cucumbers, lettuce, kale, vinca, marigolds, zucchini, calendola, and zinneas.
For more evidence of our school'
s green th
umb, check out the tulips sprouting around the school. These tiny plants, which will soon blossom into beautiful flowers, are growing from bulbs planted by the second graders last fall.
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FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS
- Don't miss any back-to-school information, newsletters or events - update your contact information now!
Keeping your family contact information up-to-date will ensure that you receive important communications and information from your students' schools and the school district. A new link makes it easier to update family contact information in the EdinaApps Portal. This new access is live on the portal and will remain open through June. It will again be available in August and September. The MyInfo Update link will let you update household contact information (phone number, email and home address) and update health information. Families can also complete required forms and documents online.
- Construction Updates -
The
district will continue to provide construction updates for staff and families throughout the summer. Such updates will generally be provided via email and posted on the district website at
edinaschools.org/ConstructionUpdate. Be sure to check your mail periodically for updates and progress reports.
- Fidgets at School
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As has been widely reported in the local and national media of late, the latest craze among young people is the use of spinners, putty and other fidgets. For some children, these objects can be tools for helping kids focus and self-regulate their behavior. For most kids, they are toys. As with other toys, the district encourages students to leave such instruments at home so as to avoid them becoming a distraction in the classroom or getting lost or stolen. It is important to distinguish the difference between whether the object is perceived as a "toy" or a "tool" by the student. If it is a toy, then it should be left at home. If it is a tool, there should be a conversation with the teacher about appropriate use and clear expectations established. If you believe your child has an academic need to utilize these tools for concentration or regulation, you are encouraged to talk with your child's teacher about appropriate use and student expectations
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There are so many exciting projects underway in the district. For details and timelines of all of the district's construction projects, visit
HERE
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