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Sunset News
Volume 58, Issue 8 April 2012
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April 2012 I just returned from great professional
learning in sunny Seattle. The best of the
best educational researchers and trend
watchers were there. What an inspiration!
A few things I learned:
When professional learning goes away so
does improvement. This inspires our
staff to continue learning, as we want to
improve our craft to enrich students.
Sunset staff is on the cutting edge in
beliefs, actions, instruction, innovation,
and educating the whole child.
A team is defined as: A group of people
working interdependently to achieve a
common goal in which all members are
mutually accountable. I believe we have
great teams at Sunset; I encourage us
to continue developing our teams
including parents and students.
Innovation is: disruptive, experimental,
focused, local, associated with error.
Stress is bad for the brain! Brains must
have an activity & then recover from it
to have healthy brain stress responses.
Repeated hits of stress or trauma on
children cause impulsivity, terrible short
term memory, and an inability to predict
what will happen if…(the future). A
child responds with impulsive, popcorn
actions or sits back, unengaged. Either
way, the child is not learning. There is
true ADHD, but a stressed child has
many of the same behaviors.
I am glad to be back home with my Sunset
family and my own family; but the trip was
worth it. Thanks to the great staff and
students for working hard on PAWs and
classwork while I was away.
I hope you each have plans to have fun,
relax, de-stress, and even do some learning
with your own families during our upcoming
break – April 6 through April 15.
Mrs. Farmer, Principal
Tues. April 3 — 3:30 pm
Sunset Garden Meeting
Tues. April 3 — 630 pm
K—1 Bugz Musical
Weds. April 4—class
pictures
Thurs. April 5– One Day
Without Shoes event
Fri. April 6—No School
April 9—13 —Spring Break
Mon. April 16 –Back to
School at 8:10 am please!
Tues. April 17 — 4:30 –
7:30 pm Family Fun & Food
Nite at McDonald’s
Weds. April 18—11:30 am
PTA meeting
Fri. April 20— 730 am
Donuts with Dads
Tues. April 24 — 5 am
Lifetime Channel show
Thurs. April 26— Last
Newsletter deadline
Mon. April 30— Title 1
No
School
Newsletter
deadline
Meeting &
Musical
PTA
meeting
Spring Break—No School
Class
Pictures
Title 1
Survey Due
One Day
Without
Shoes
Bell rings
at 8:10 am
Donuts
with Dads
Family,
Food & Fun
Night
TV
show
Attention all gardeners and self proclaimed green thumbs, Mr. Krubeck here, 4th grade teacher at Sunset Elementary, and I am very pleased to announce the creation of the Sunset Elementary school garden. The goal is to raise organic produce that will be served to our students in the cafeteria. Your help is needed in the planning, securing materials, and implementation of this amazing, engaging, and healthy school project. There will be a school garden meeting Tuesday, April 3, at 3:30pm in the art/science room. If you would be willing to help, lend your expertise, or are just curious, please plan to join us for this meeting. See
you there.
Cody High School Student
Council is raising money for
Make-A-Wish week for
Landon. He is a six year old
from Basin with a congenital
heart defect. They are
putting the money towards a
Buddy Bike for Landon. They
are selling blue bracelets
for $1 each that say “CHS
2012 Landon’s Wish”. See
Mrs. Meyer to get yours and
support this worthy cause.
Sunset 4th & 5th
grades invite all
Sunset students,
staff & guests to
go without shoes
for one day on
Thursday, April
5th. This is to raise awareness of the
impact a simple pair of shoes can bring to a
child’s life. Permission slips with more
information went home last week. They are
also asking each person in the school to
donate just 25¢ to help buy shoes for needy
children in Cody. Look at this
website with your family for
m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n :
onedaywithoutshoes.com
The Sunset All
School Title 1
Survey will be
going home in the
Monday folder on April
23rd with the youngest
or only child. Please
fill it out and send it
back to school by April
30th. Each family will
have a chance for one
of the three
Kindles we’ll
be giving
away. Thank
you!
C l a s s r o o m
pictures with
Bill Blake on
April 4th.
O r d e r i n g
details will
be sent home at a later
date.
Our next Parent-Teacher
Association meeting will be held on
Weds. April 18th at 1130 am in
the K-1 Boardroom. Bring a lunch!
All parents and staff are invited and
encouraged to attend.
Elections for PTA Executive will be
held in May, please
consider President,
V i c e - P r e s i d e n t ,
S e c r e t a r y o r
Treasurer.
Sunset Elementary School PTA
Sunset School Parent-Teacher Association
@SunsetPTA
From the Handbook—please review with
your children
BICYCLES: If a student rides a bicycle to
school, they must park it in the racks
provided. Students are to push their
bikes once they reach the school’s
sidewalks. No bike riding is allowed after
the student gets to school. It is the
responsibility of the
student to provide
bicycle chains and locks.
(Your PTA recommends
you also wear a bicycle
helmet!)
SCOOTERS: If a student rides a scooter
to school, they should fold it up as soon as
they reach the school’s sidewalks. There
is to be no scooter riding on the school
premises. Scooters are to be stored in
your classroom or locked at the bicycle
rack.
SKATEBOARDS AND ROLLER BLADES:
Skateboards and roller blades are not to
be used at school.
STUDENTS WALKING TO SCHOOL:
Students walking to school should use the
sidewalks and obey all traffic rules and
crossing guard. Please respect the private
property of others at all times.
TRAFFIC SAFETY: Be sure that your
child is able to cross the street properly
and safely, paying attention to the traffic
lights and marked crosswalks.
Page 4 Sunset News
Olson, Davis & Foley
The first grade reading challenge is off to a great
start! Students have been challenged to read 40,000
minutes by May 4th and they have already reached
over 13,000! When students meet their 40,000
minute mark we will have a fun reading celebration.
Other news in first grade-:
First graders have been enjoying guest writing
teacher rotations as the first grade teachers rotate
into different classrooms to teach writing. First
graders are participating in various writing activities
including how to books, letters to Mrs. Briggs, silly
sentences and much more. Be sure to ask your first
grader about this new writing adventure.
Mrs. Hill
Happy Spring! Well, I can't believe that Spring Break is
just around the corner! Time flies when you are having
fun, which is exactly what is going on in Mrs. Hill's
classroom. :) Along with all of this fun, we will be
studying time to the nearest minute,
length to the nearest half inch and
money combinations! We are also
starting an exciting poetry unit which is
sure to bring out the amazing creative
minds in our classroom! Looking
forward to a fantastic April!
Kindergarten Registration: If your child turns 5 by
September 15, 2012, register for Kindergarten on
Wednesday, April 4, from 8:00 AM. – 4:00 PM at
the Stock Activities Center at Cody High School on
Beck Avenue. Please bring your child’s immunization
records and birth certificate. Make an appointment for
the Kindergarten Screening and enroll in the
Kindergarten Readiness Camp.
Kindergarten Screening: All incoming Kindergarten
students will need to be screened. Screening is by
appointment only and appointments are made at
registration. Screening will be on Wednesday, May 9,
from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Stock Activities
Center at Cody High School on Beck Avenue. This
standardized readiness screening will take
approximately 45 minutes. The results from this
screening will help determine readiness levels specific
to Kindergarten and will help answer questions if there
are concerns that a child may need another year to
grow.
Kindergarten Readiness Camp: KRC will be June 11 –
June 21, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at
Sunset Elementary School. The Kindergarten Readiness
Camp is going to be an excellent opportunity for
children to transition from preschool or home to
Kindergarten in the fall. This program is being provided
free to any child registering for Kindergarten for the
2012-2013 school year.
Cole, Barnhart & Ellsbury
March was a busy month filled with many exciting
learning opportunities for our Sunset Second
Graders! In Math, we continued to work on Time,
Money, Graphing, and Calculator Skills each week.
We work on a different skill each day. The kids
are enjoying the variety!
In reading, we are learning about different
literary genres and learning to write summaries.
In writing, we have been working on Poetry and
nonfiction writing pieces. We are linking our
nonfiction writing to Yellowstone.
In Social Studies, we are learning about Maps and
the Compass Rose. We have also been learning a
little bit of Spanish!
Where did the month go??? Fourth grades finished
their PAWS testing this week, and worked very
hard. We’re learning all about the world of high
finance with our money unit in Math, and our
TOWN dollars. Poetry is going well, and the
students are creating many unique and wonderful
poems for their portfolios.
4th and 5th grades are sponsoring the
One Day without Shoes event. See the
details in this newsletter.
Page 5 Sunset News
Miss Pinney
This month we will be finishing our study on
the lives of Classical and American composers
and their influence on music. We will continue
to grow musically through a variety of music
activities in GAMEPLAN, Mallet Madness, and
the World Drumming Curriculum. The
Kindergarten and 1st grade classes are ready
to present the musical “Bugz.” It will be
p e r f o r m e d o n ,
Tuesday, April 3rd at
the High School
Wynona Thompson
Auditorium at 6:30
p.m. See you there.
Mrs. Baumstarck
The "Six Pillars of Character" Second Step class
focus is on "Fairness". The definition of fairness
is "that a person of character is fair and just, is
impartial, listens, and is open to differing
viewpoints". "If we focus on six core values, we
have developed a way for everyone to become a
better person. If each of us works at becoming a
better person and tries to treat everyone we
work with, play with, and meet decently, then
together we all will make a better world." Quotes
by Alliance Publishing and Marketing, Inc.
Mr. Beaudrie
Below is a list of some of
the activities the kids can
look forward to in finishing
the year.
Tumbling
Kicking Skills
Striking Skills (baseball/
softball)
Fitness Testing
Obstacle Course
4th/5th Grade Track Meets
4th Grade - Monday, May 14th
5th Grade - Tuesday,
May 15th
4th Grade Make-
up Wednesday, May 16th
5th Grade Make-up
Thursday, May 17th
Field Day
Discuss these tips with your
children on how to be a Fair Person
Treat people the way you want
to be treated.
Take turns.
Tell the truth.
Play by the rules.
Think about how your actions
will affect others.
Listen to people with an open
mind.
Don't blame others for your
mistakes.
Don't take advantage of other
people.
Don't play favorites.
May Newsletter Deadline
Thurs. April 26th
Please send your submissions to
Point B 4-H Community
Club meeting: Monday,
April 16th at 3:30pm at
the EOC Room, lower
level of the Court House.
Everyone is welcome. For
more information,
contact Pepper Werner,
587-2732 or
Join our Sunset Family for our traditional
event. Friday, April 20th at 730 am.
Students attend with a significant Male
influence in their lives to feast on breakfast
treats, beverages and quality time.
Entertainment is also provided. Mom’s are
welcome to volunteer to help!
2012 Annual Baseball Dinner &
Dance; Fri. April 20; 250-1175
Cody Youth Baseball Season opens
May 1st; 587-2563;
www.eteamz.com/codybaseball1
You can register for Summer Camps
now!
Camp Invention—June 11– 15
Scholarships available, see Mrs.
Baumstark. www.invent.org
Kindergarten Readiness—June 11-
21; see office for details
Yellowstone Fire Soccer Camp—
June 25-29;
www.challengersports.com
Cody Bronc Youth Football Camp—
July 23-27; 587-6110
Northern Edge Hockey Camp—
Aug. 13—17; 587-1681
www.northern-edge.com
Park County Youth Hockey Assn—
Learn to Play; Aug. 20-Sept. 28 —
250-4633
Please let us know of other Summer
Camps for kids around Cody!
Cody Youth Activities Many of you know that Cody's very own Sunset
Elementary School was filmed for a segment on
Lifetime TV's morning show, The Balancing
Act. We are very excited about this opportunity
to be on national television and enjoyed the
adventure of filming with the Lifetime team.
The special segment is called The Parent Teacher Corner, of Lifetime Television’s popular show, The Balancing Act, on Tuesday April 24th at 5:00 am!
Be sure to watch or record
The Balancing Act on April
24th and encourage your
family and friends to do the
same!
Thanks for your support.
Top of the Hill Gang