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THURSDAY FOLDER
News & Information for Sunset Hill Elementary
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04/27/17
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Hello Sunset Hill Families,
Can you believe it is already time to think about ordering supplies for next year?!
SchoolKidz Kits 2017-18
If you are interested in purchasing a pre packaged school supply kit for next year, you may order online at www.ShopTTKits.com. Please use Account # 87892 when placing your order.
Orders are due by June 20th!
Kits will be available for pickup during Open House/Curriculum Night on August 31st, 2017.
Warmly,
The SSH Office
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Our awesome Sunset Hill staff is offering an after school "Stay and Play" opportunity for SSH students on Thursday, May 11th!
Please
Click here
for more information. Reservations are due on or before May 4th!
All proceeds will go to The Sunset Hill PTSA.
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The following PTSA positions are open, please consider volunteering your time to help us fill them. Contact Stef Fesenmaier at
skashuba@icloud.com
with any questions.
- Executive Board ~ Co-Treasurer
- Turkey Bingo Chairperson
- Yearbook Chairperson- (minimum of 2 year commitment)
- Nature Center Committee Chair
- 2 "Shadow" Chairs for Carnival, you would assume role as chair for 2018-19 Carnival
Also, the PTSA would like to have a showing of the movie "Screenagers" if there is enough interest.
Please take a moment to answer this 2 question survey:
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Did you know Minnesota food shelves serve 3,500 children every day? In addition, the IOCP Food Shelf serves over 250 households in our community each week!
Next week, May 1st - 5th, we are hosting a school-wide food drive for the Interfaith Outreach Food Shelf to go along with our 2nd-grade program, "Stone Soup."
The 3 classes with the most items collected will be invited to attend and recognized at the 2nd-grade program on
Friday, May 5th at 2pm.
Let's come together to help families in need and model for our students the importance of giving back to our community!
Click here for a list of suggested donations.
Thank You for your support!
Sam Eaton
Music Specialist
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The "FOCUS ON ART" Art Show opened this past
Tuesday! One student from each class was chosen to have their artwork in the show. The students are as follows:
From 5th Grade: Colin Bissonnette, Faith Marple, Nadia Fesenmaier, and Emma Stauffenecker.
From 4th Grade: Jake Hotovec, Fre Scalze, Ella May, and Margo Morrow.
From 3rd Grade: Emily Fryer, Mesab Elmi, Brady Justesen, and Avishag Rud.
From 2nd Grade: Brooke Huldeen, Raphael Bruxelle,
Jesse Soeun, Jovie Broesch, Lauren Hvidsten.
From 1st Grade: Sohini Thiriveedhi, Tanu Velmurugan, Shivam Patel, Ulysses Lopez-Gutierrez, and Josh Mohr.
Congratulations to all of you!
If you would like to see their artwork, and other artwork from around the district, the show is at the Plymouth Library until
Thursday, May 4th.
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| 4th and 5th Grade District Cross Country Race |
Central Middle School will be hosting the annual 4th, 5th and 6th grade cross country race after school on May 24th. Please consider signing up and participating in this great event to promote health and fitness. The race is 1200M which is about .75 miles long. There is a trophy for the winning elementary school so come represent Sunset Hill and show your Trojan Pride! Attached you will find the flyer(
click here) and registration form. Please have your child return the form to Ms. Thour or Mr. Randall!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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| Volunteer with Reading Corps |
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of students at Sunset Hill by serving as a Minnesota Reading Corps tutor in 2017-18?
Whether you want to explore a career in education, re-enter the workforce, or give back to your community, you can make a difference as a tutor.
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| National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day |
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As part of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, PARTNERS for Healthy Kids and Wayzata Public Schools will be hosting an "Awareness Day Live!" webinar viewing event and facilitated discussion.
The event, Awareness Day 2017: "Partnering for Help and Hope", will focus on the importance of integrating behavioral health and primary care for children, youth, and young adults with mental and/or substance use disorders. Awareness Day Live! is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of systems of care, as well as prompt discussion about children's mental health and integrated care. More than 1,100 communities and 160 national collaborating organizations and federal programs across the country participate in community events, youth educational programs, health fairs, art exhibits and social networking campaigns in observance of Awareness Day.
The event will take place on
Thursday, May 4 from
5:30-7:30p.m. at the Ridgedale YMCA (12301 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka) in the Healthy Living Center. Event registration is online at:
For more information, contact Margy Herbert, Coordinator of PARTNERS for Healthy Kids, at 763-745-5037 or margy@partnersforhealthykids.org
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| Accessing Student MCA Scores |
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) will be providing final individual student MCA scores to districts on
June 26, 2017. Wayzata Public Schools will load the final MCA scores into Skyward. Parents will be able to access their child's MCA scores in Skyward Family Access at the end of June. For more information about accessing your child's scores in Skyward Family Access,
click here.
MDE will also provide paper copies of Individual Student Reports (ISRs) of MCA scores to districts at the beginning of August. Wayzata Public Schools will distribute paper copies of ISRs to families either via US mail, during August back-to-school events, or during fall conferences.
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Thanks to everyone who has been clipping and saving Box Tops for Sunset Hill this year. Let's finish the year strong by sending all your box tops in to school by
May 1st!
Box Tops can be found on many different products. To see a list of all participating products and other ways to earn Box Tops please go to
www.btfe.com.
I have been tracking who is turning in the box top Trojan Tickets. The person who turns in the most Box Tops by the end of the year will get a prize!
Students can turn in box tops by dropping them in the bins in the office, be sure to include your name.
Please continue sending in your box tops until the last day of school.
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Twelve Wayzata DI teams competed at the state tournament Saturday, April 22. The following teams qualified to compete at the Global International Competition
May 23-28 in Knoxville, TN.
Scientific Challenge: Top Secret
DaCheeeeze from Greenwood and Meadow Ridge
Fine Arts Challenge: Vanished
Fire Breathing Chili Peppers from Meadow Ridge
Improvisational Challenge: 3-Peat
Improguys from Wayzata High School
Engineering Challenge: In It Together
We Just DI'd It from Greenwood and Kimberly
pO: Ready, Willing & Fable
The Amazing Animals from Birchview and Sunset Hill
Team SPAM from Wayzata High School
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| What's New in Community Ed |
Does your child want to stay home alone after school? Learn important safety principles and how to make safe decisions while home alone. April 30, 4-6:30 p.m. at Oakwood Elementary.
Get creative in this fun parent-child class! May 17, 6-7:45 p.m. at Central Middle School.
Join us after school this spring to learn the techniques that artists use to create astonishing effects. We will paint, draw, sculpt, collage and more!
The spring session starts soon!
Evenings at Central Middle School. All belt levels, new classes start April 11.
Build, program and test eight different robotics programs in this fun, hands-on class!
Become an apprentice as you learn about electricity, scientific potions and more!
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Proud to be part of
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Excellence. For each and every student.
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| Upcoming Events |
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| May 9 -- PTSA Meeting 6:30p.m. May 11-- Stay and Play 3:10-6:30p.m. May 24 -- Family Picnic 5:00p.m. |
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Sincerely,
Sunset Hill Elementary
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Sunset Hill Elementary
13005 Sunset Trail, Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone: 763-745-5900 Fax: 763-745-5991
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