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PINE STREET PRIMARY CENTER

May 2008 Newsletter

Nancy Sparks, Principal

 

Upcoming Events

May 19-22-Kindergarten Farm Field Trips

May 26 -No school-Holiday

May 30 - Grandparents Day-Spring Concerts

June 5 - ½ day

June 6 - ½ day Field day-final day of school

Sept. 2 -First day of school 2008-09

 

Principal’s News

As we approach the end of another school year, the days are filled with special ways to celebrate our students, their families, where we live, and the accomplishments of the year’s studies. Often, as we have fun together, we are reminded of the wonderful quality of life in this community. The confident eagerness of our students reflects the interest and guidance of many caring influences.

The end of the year is a perfect time to say “thank you” to the caring influences in the world of Pine Street students: parents, grandparents, special friends, volunteers, mentors, community and family members who support our efforts with donations of time, knowledge, and occupational information. Pine Street Primary Center is more successful because of your willingness to participate.

As you plan for summer vacation, remember to include activities that help maintain the skills gained during the school year. Please take a few minutes to read the inserts in this newsletter for fun activities to do with your child this summer. Remember also to read everyday with your child. Have fun!

As always, if we can answer any questions, please call us.

 

News from Our Media Center

Pine Street Primary’s Spring Book Fair was a great success. Sincere thanks to all the parents and community members who assisted and supported this event. The benefit to Pine’s media center was $884 in books and materials. These are great additions to our book shelves.

The last day to check out books from our media center will be May 16. Students should plan to return all books no later than May 23. This will allow our media specialist, Mrs. Cooper, to do inventory of the media center. Students will still go to the media center on their scheduled day but may not check out or bring home any ‘new books’. Please assist us by having your child return books to the media center by May 23.

Pine Street Birthday Book Club

Paige Kinsey – The Mother’s Day Mice
Hunter Frens – (2) Thomas Comes to Breakfast and Gordon’s New View
Audri Vandyke – a box of books!
Tara Koomen – Skippyjon Jones
Kasidy Wright – Yogi Bear – Home Sweet Jelly Stone
Jaxx Miller – There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Malachi Cubitt – Golden Treasury of Knowledge – Vol. 7
Mrs. Barb Gibson – (4) Poor Puppy,, On Top of Spaghetti,, Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie, I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
Mrs. Sue Bowman – Rachel Parker, Kindergarten Showoff
Mrs. Lori Flock – (2) The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything and Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation
Evan Barnhard – Smiley Shark

 

Birthdays:

May Birthdays:

Wyatt VanBoven
D.J. Minton
Clark Taylor
Mathew Crysler
Steven Brown
Carson DeLong
Jonathon McPherson
Krystan Klukos
Evan Barnhard
Jager Kibart

June Birthdays

Taya Burgess
Kaley Wyant
Keithen Potter
Nicholas Ekkel
Maxine TerVeer
Shawn Murphy
Janell Olney
Trey Breuker
Paige VandenBerg
Isiah Carnegie
Bradley Follett
Shelby Strong
Adriana Escobedo

July Birthdays:
Ethan Hansen
Nathaniel Escalante
Steven Woodard
Jordan VanBrocklin
Hunter Frens
Renae Dood
Kenneth Sloan
Ethan Hanson
Jennie Pekel
Tristan Campbell

August Birthdays:
Hayleigh O’Neil
T.J. Saulis
Alexis Calkins
Christian Kennedy
Ethan Lippard
Rhyan Essebaggers
Jacquelynn Vega
Carter Bednarz
Devin Poll
Kelsey White
Kayla Pell
Christian Alviar
Anastasia Rusco
Mason Hall
Kaleb Dekkers
Jonas Pein

 

Medication Note:

I f your child has any medications at school, please pick them up at the end of the school year.
Medications will not be sent home with your student. Any medications left in the office will be disposed of in the summer.

 

Counselor’s Corner:

I’ve enjoyed my limited role at Pine Street very much this year. It proved an opportunity to get to know the youngest children in our district and I hope I can be of assistance in what is hopefully a smooth transition to Pathfinder Elementary. I’ve also enjoyed working with the wonderful Pine Street staff. I also serve as the counselor at Pathfinder Elementary and Daisy Brook Elementary Schools. As a result of working in our three elementary schools, the actual counseling that I am able to do is limited. At the very least, I can serve as a kind of consultant for parents. I work closely with our community health providers.

If you are ever looking for parenting resources, I do have a large lending library of the Love & Logic parenting materials. These materials are in the form of books, tapes, CD’s, DVD’s, and videos. LoveandLogic.com is a website that offers basic information on this style of parenting strategies.

As of this letter, I still have some day camp scholarships available to Camp Newaygo. Please call 924-7265 as soon as possible for this great opportunity for your child.

Dave Wojcicki

 

End of Year Activities at Pine St. Primary Center

Fri., May 30 - Full Day of school

Grandparents/Special Persons Day & Spring Concert:

Grandparents/Guests of students in the following classes
are asked to attend the morning activities/concert:
Mrs. Alford, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. DeKuiper, and Mrs. Korstange.

Grandparents/Guests of students in the following classes
 are asked to attend the afternoon activities/concert:
Mrs. Flock, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Haveman, and Mrs. Hawes.

We encourage you to have your child invite a “special person” if their grandparent is not available. Parents and guests are invited to join us in our Pine Street Primary Children’s Garden for our Spring Concert (rain location will be our school gym). Students follow a regular full day schedule and will participate in both morning and afternoon concerts.

Mon., June 2 through Wed., June 4 – full days of school

Thurs., June 5 ½ day of school – dismissal at 11:15 a.m.

Fri., June 6 ½ day of school – dismissal at 11:15 a.m.

Field Day

Parents are invited to attend and participate in Pine Street “Games”. Students will walk to the High School Football Field (in case of rain, students will go to the High School Gym by bus). Please have your child dress appropriately for fun & field activities on this day.

Schedule:
8:02	School day begins
8:30	Walk to Pine Street Athletic Field (3 blocks west of school)
8:55 – 10:00	Activity Stations
10:00 – 10:30	Finish Stations & Re-group
10:30	Return to Pine Street
10:45 – 11:15	Classroom
11:15	Dismissal from school

When the ‘games’ conclude at the field, all students must return to school.
Parents may sign their child out at their classroom.

We need volunteers for our Field Day – if you are interested, please call us at 924-3530

 

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Pine Street Primary Center
450 E. Pine Street
Fremont, Michigan 49412
Ph: (231) 924-3530

 

Fremont Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of
 race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

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