Last Week of School

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone has had a wonderful, and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. It's a sure sign that summer is right around the corner. As we head into the final week of the school year tomorrow I just wanted to send a few reminders for the week as well as some recaps to the school year. 

  • Tuesday - We will be having mini courses, and students will be cleaning out some of their bins today as well. If you want to send an extra bag to school for some of these items feel free, otherwise I will have some bags for kids to use for their materials as well. Students will also be working on coming up with their summer plan to continue to work on their writing skills as well.
  • Wednesday - We will finish any cleaning out of students work spaces and lockers on this day to avoid bringing lots of things home on the last day because I know it can be chaotic on that day. Students will be coming up with a math and reading summer plan on this day to help them continue to maintain their growth they have worked so hard at this school year. We will end the day with handing out yearbooks for those who ordered them, but every student will receive an autograph page that they will get to go around to collect memories of this year.
  • Thursday - Last day of school. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on this day, and we will be having a final school assembly on this day as well in the morning. 


  • i-Ready scores were sent home last week with your child. The amount of growth that everyone displayed was something every student should be proud of!
  • Report Cards will be posted at the end of the week. That will include all grades and comments for this school year.
  • If anything comes up at all this week or if you have questions about anything please feel free to reach out. Whether it is via email or you want to chat over the phone, I want to make sure you feel you have everything you want covered as we head into summer break.

Lastly, this last week of school can bring on many emotions for students and staff because of the feeling of something ending after spending the past 9 months together. I hope all of your children feel the same way as I do, as I feel extremely thankful to have been their 3rd Grade teacher this school year. I will be enjoying every moment we get to have this last week. Thank you all for your kindness, and support this school year while trusting me with your child as I am so proud of each and every one of them.


Happy Memorial Day,


Mr. VW




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