Volume 58, Issue 9 May 2012

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May 2012 End of the year is here, oh MY!

The month of May is BUSY at Sunset School.

Stop by the front office for a May calendar of

events. Mrs. Meyer has worked hard to include

all scheduled events on one calendar.

MOVE UP day is May 11th. Please be aware that

placing students in classrooms for the upcoming

year is a sacred trust taken very seriously. We

spend hours considering each student’s

personality, academic needs, along with the

best mix of students for each class. Our

teachers collaborate when lesson planning; each

classroom is a standards based classroom

where the state standards are taught. Our

goal is a level learning field for every student.

Summer at Sunset will be very busy.

Kindergarten Readiness Camp is June 11 – 22nd,

8am to noon. Jump Start Summer School/

ExCEL, along with Elementary SPED Jump

Start is July 16-August 3 M-TH 8am-2pm and

Fridays 8am-noon. Sunset hosts all elementary

teacher summer professional development for

the district and meets from other entities as

needed. July 31st the office staff returns, and

teachers return on August 14th; it will be a quick summer.

Meet the Teacher Night (the night to bring

school supplies) will be August 20th from 3:30-

5pm. We will close the school promptly at five

to go home and get ready for the next day as

school starts the next morning (August 21st) at

8:10am.

Our staff is focusing on student data to ensure

rigorous instruction and high levels of student

learning. We use the MAP test three times per

year and goal set with students. We are very

proud of our students’ efforts and learning.

You will receive your child’s MAP graph at the

end of the year showing his/her growth in math

and reading. We have a lot to celebrate. If you

have questions concerning this data or any

other needs contact your child’s teacher.

See you this summer around town.

Thanks for helping Sunset ROCK!

~Mrs. Farmer

Sunset News

May 6-11 — Staff Appreciation

Week

Tues. May 8—6:30 pm PTA meeting

& elections

Fri. May 11—Muffins With Moms

730 am

+ Move Up Day

+ Library Books are due

Fri. May 11 & Sat. 12—Sunset

Garden building

Mon. May 14– 4th Grade Track at

CHS

Tues. May 15—5th Grade Track at

CHS

+ Family Food & Fun Nite at Papa

Murphy’s

Fri. May 18 —4/5 TOWN

Mon. May 21 — 4th to Wapiti; 5th

to Thermopolis

Tues. May 22— 1st grade Picnic

Weds. May 23— 3rd grade Picnic

Thurs. May 24— 2nd grade Picnic

Fri. May 25 – 830 am Celebration

+1145 am Early release—Last Day

of School

Fri. Aug. 17—Newsletter deadline

Mon. Aug. 20—3:30—5 pm. Meet

The Teacher Nite, tour the school,

come see you child’s classroom,

meet their teacher and join PTA.

Tues. Aug. 21-1st Day of School,

Don’t be late the bell rings at

8:10am! Kindergarten parents

attend Boo Hoo Breakfast after

drop off. Thanks 1st grade parents

for helping with food.

4th grade

Track today,

5th grade

tomorrow

Sunset Garden

PTA

meeting

Staff

Appreciation

Week

Meet the

Teacher

Nite

Boo Hoo

Breakfast

Bell rings at

8:10 am

Muffins

with Moms Library

Books

Family,

Food & Fun

Night

Move Up Day

4/5

TOWN

4th to

Wapiti; 5th

to Thermop 1st

Picnic 3rd

Picnic 2nd

Picnic

Celebration

Last 1/2 day

of school

Greetings folks! Sunset Garden Update! We have many materials secured (wood from Mr. Bronnenberg and fencing from Mr. Vaughn), so the garden is a go. The plan is to meet Friday May 11th after school to build the boxes and Saturday the 12th, 10 am (to fill them and perhaps plant). We will need some tools (rakes, wheel barrels, saws, screws, shovels, etc.) on both days. Please mark your calendars and come help us out if you can. In addition, parents will need to be in attendance with their children during these two day (please no drops-offs). Thanks for the hard work and I am very excited to get this going.

Mr. Krubeck

Sunset School Staff Appreciation

Week is May 7—11. Thank you to

all Teachers, Para educators and

all the Support Staff for every

moment you give to this school and

these students.

There will be a card making station

near the lunchroom for students to

create a thank you card for a staff

member they appreciate. Please

take a moment to say THANK

YOU! Other activities will be

ongoing for staff throughout the

week.

Forgot to record Sunset School on the Balancing Act? Watch it here! http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=3843

Thanks for your support.

On Tuesday, May 15th at Papa

Murphy’s from 4-7, we will be

having our final Family, Food and Fun

Night. Papa Murphy’s will be

generously donating a portion of all

sales to our Fitness Center project.

Come and get your picture taken with

our Sunset Mascot! Our own

teachers, staff and student council

will be working and serving your food!

Come and say hi

and take home

some fantastic

food to share with

your family!

September Boo Hoo Breakfast

Traditionally the new 1st Grade

families bring breakfast for the

new Kindergarten families. Mark

the date in your calendars for September 21st

at 8 am to bring a breakfast casserole or

other breakfast item for the teary eyed

families! Thank you way in advance!

Our next and last! Parent-

Teacher Association meeting for the

2011-2012 School year will be held on

Tues. May 8th at 630 pm in the

Art/Science room.

All parents and staff are invited and

encouraged to attend.

Elections for PTA

Executive will be held.

All positions are open.

Sunset Elementary School PTA

Sunset School Parent-Teacher Association

@SunsetPTA

Wyoming Advisory Panel for Students with

Disabilities will be holding public meetings in Cody.

Those wishing to provide public comment regarding

the education of children with disabilities in Wyoming

are encouraged to attend and make their comment any

time between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May

7, 2012. Individuals unable to attend the meeting in

person may call into the meeting using the number 1-

877-278-8686 with a Pass Code of 095102. Public

Comment may be verbal or written. The limit for

verbal comments is no more than five minutes;

comments are to be factual and objective and will be

taken under advisement by the panel.

To learn more about the WAPSD, their vision and

mission, a list of current members and the work in

which they have been involved, please go to http://

edu.wyoming.gov/Programs/special_education/

wapsd.aspx or www.wpic.org/WAPSD or call the Panel’s

Administrative Assistant, Barb Yates, at 307-857-

9253 or email barb.yates@wyo.gov

Date Time Location

May 7, 2012 1:00 p.m. –

5:00 p.m.

Best Western Ivy Inn

May 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. –

Noon

Best Western Ivy Inn

A Gigantic Thank you! It has been a fantastic

year for your Sunset PTA. Our year was very

eventful—we held some great activities and

raised a whopping $42,865 to help make Sunset

School the best school in Cody! We have funded

over $14,000 in staff requests, are building a

Fitness area, and sending home a Summer

Activity book among many, many other

successful projects and events. None of it

would have been possible without the assistance

of the staff, families and students of Sunset

School and our Cody Community. A special thank

you to Lisa Hoffman who spent countless hours

with Annette Bollinger counting, cutting and

bagging all of those little Box Tops and

Campbell's soup labels.

Cody Middle School Parent Night for

incoming 6th graders. Parents and students

attend one of Tues. May 22 or Weds. May

23 from 630-730 pm in the CMS Commons.

Page 4 Sunset News

We appreciate you Mrs. Olson, Mrs.

Davis & Mrs. Foley!

First grade students are doing a

FANTASTIC job on their reading

challenge. Our students have almost met

their goal of 40,000 minutes and we still

have 2 weeks of the challenge left!

When the students reach their reading

goal we will have a celebratory picnic at

the park complete with treats and

games on May 22nd.

As the year is winding to a close we are

gearing up for some fun adventures: a

trip to the public library, our picnic at

the park, move up day and much more.

Be sure to check the weekly newsletter

for the most up to date information

about all that is happening in first grade!

We appreciate you Mrs. Hill, Mrs.

Reinker, & Mr. Roemmich!

Mrs. Hill’s Class : Can't believe this is the

last newsletter for the year! What a great

time we have had! We are finishing up

district writing assessments as well as

reading assessments right now! We will

also be having a little fun along the way

with a picnic and a celebration on May

23rd. Thanks to everyone for a fantastic

3rd grade year! Have a GREAT Summer!

We appreciate you Mrs. Brock, Mrs.

Kleersnyder, Mr. White & Mrs. Wood!

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.

We appreciate you Mrs. Barnhart,

Mrs. Cole, & Mrs. Ellsbury!

Second Grade Year End Picnic on

Thursday May 24th.

We appreciate you Mrs. Galagan, Mr.

Krubeck, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. LaFollette &

Mr. McCarten!

TOWN on May 18th,

See the Phys. Ed section for Track Meet

dates.

Mon. May 21—4th Grade Rendezvous in

Wapiti & 5th Grade Thermopolis swimming

trip

Page 5 Sunset News

We appreciate you Mrs. Baumstarck

Wow! Where has the year gone? Children

have grown not only in height, but also in rich

ideas and critical problem solving skills!

They have learned their alphabet all the way

to becoming creative writers; they have

learned to memorize one plus one and now

know formulas.

They have also learned the difference

between when we forget the rules and are

unkind versus when kids are really bullying

others.

Character Education has been taught to one

and all so that guidelines toward becoming a

happy, healthy individual and getting along

better with each other builds a better

community in which we live.

This is an exciting journey, which we partake,

may everyone have a splendid summer!

We appreciate you Mr. Beaudrie

Below is a list of some of the activities

the kids can look forward to in finishing

the year.

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

September Newsletter Deadline

Fri. Aug. 17th

Please send your submissions to

sunsetpta@nazdorovya.com

Move Up Day—May 11th

All classes get to visit their

new teacher and classroom

from 12:30-1:10 pm.

We appreciate you Miss Pinney

See the choir sing at Muffins With

Moms! Thank you to the fabulous

drummers at Donuts with dads!

We appreciate you Mrs.

Bachmeier

Library books are due Fri.

May 11th

Year End Celebration

Join us on the last day of school at 830

am for our year end

celebration. It’s a

Hawaiian theme, dressing

up is encouraged!

Join our Sunset Family for our traditional event.

Friday, May 11th at 730 am. Students attend with a

significant Female influence in their lives to feast on

breakfast treats, beverages and quality time.

Entertainment is also provided. Please remember to

enter through the Gym doors. No study hall this

morning & if you usually have the school breakfast program it will be served in

the Art/Science Room. Dad’s are welcome to volunteer to help! Contact the

PTA to volunteer at 250-4633.

Cody Rec. Center Summer Activities

Book will be out soon

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

Summer School July 16-Aug 3; call the

School Board for more info.

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 —250-6046

The boys and girls club will be closed

from 4/30 – 5/4, and again on 5/24 and

5/25.

Cody Youth Activities

Point B 4-H Community Club

meeting: Monday, May 7th, 3:30 at

the Barling Room (lower level of the

Court House). All projects and

students are welcome. Contact

Pepper Werner with questions.

finallywy@yahoo.com or 587-2732.

Sunset gets an additional donation from

Regional Recycl ing ALL SUMMER

LONG! RECYCLE RECYCLE RECYCLE!

Hello!

Summer is on the horizon, believe it or

not!

Park County Library’s SUMMER

READING Program, begins May 29th!

Please don’t be misled by the word

“reading” – our summer program most

definitely includes nonreaders…babies,

in fact! A full brochure with more

information is available on the kids’

page of our website, or in print form at

the library. Two special programs this

summer will include return visits by our

favorites: Magician Cody Landstrom in

June and “The Noiseguy” Charlie

Williams in July! Lots of reasons to

include the library in your summer

plans.

See you at the library!

Warmly,

Holly Baker

C h i l d r e n ' s

Services Director

P a r k C o u n t y

Library

307.527.1884

www.parkcountylibrary.org

facebook and twitter: codykidsread

Summer Activities Book

If you filled out the green

form for a free Summer

Activity book you will be

receiving it the last week of

school. There will be an

information sheet included

with a special activity for

those who return their

books when school starts

back up. Remember working just 15 minutes per

day for 3 days a week will help support your

child’s learning as 3 months off can take a big

toll on retention. Keep reading over the summer

as well. Statistics show that if a child reads 6

books over the summer they will maintain their

reading level, 10–20 books and many make

reading gains. The library has a great

motivational summer reading program. Make

reading this summer a priority!