Monday, March 26, 2018

March Madness

It's Time for SurveyWorks!
SurveyWorks will be administered to students this Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in your child's classroom.  Please visit the following link to learn more about this RIDE survey: SurveyWorks Parent Letter

Please visit the following link to take the online survey on or before Friday, March 30th:
Family-SurveyWorks  Thank you!!

Metcalf March Madness
Thank you to Kristen Allen and Maureen Unsworth for organizing this event and to all the faculty & staff that participated!  As you will see in the photos below, March Madness was great fun for our grade 6 students and all the adults! Check out the following link for even more pictures!  MarchMadness-2018





Pennies For Patients
Our school is joining the Hero Squad by participating in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser, sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) from March 26 – April 13, 2018.  Pennies is a 3-week service-learning program that gives students the unique experience of working together to help raise awareness and funds in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting blood cancers - like leukemia – one of the leading fatal cancers of children ages 1 – 20.  The 5-year survival rate for children under the age of 20 with the most common form of leukemia (ALL) went from 3% in the 1960s to almost 95% today. Every day we are getting closer to finding cures for all blood cancers!

Our goal is to raise $2,700 and WE NEED YOR HELP!  We are asking that everyone (students, faculty, parents, alumni, etc.) at Metcalf Elementary School join in this effort of raising awareness and giving funds to benefit the mission of LLS.

Share this link with your family and friends.  Click on the link here to donate Donate for Metcalf
or find your student’s school at Donation for Metcalf  THANK YOU!

Students raising $50+ for Pennies in RI will be entered into a Drawing for an Apple iPad!

Each student that raises $50+ online through their individual fundraising page by April 30, 2018 will receive an official Pennies T-shirt. Our patient families greatly appreciate your support!

Thank you to Mrs. Christine Scott, Ms. Nellie Ryan, and Mrs. Caitlin Blake for organizing this worthy cause once again this year!

Metcalf Creative Arts Night!
Please join us for Metcalf Creative Arts Night, March 29th from 5-7p.m. as we celebrate the theme: Puzzle Peace: Everyone fits in at Metcalf!

Framed student artwork will be on sale at Metcalf Creative Arts Night!  All students will have one unique framed self-portrait that can be purchased and taken home that night which will only be available to purchase until 7pm on March 29th.  This will be the final opportunity to purchase your child's artwork. Please be prepared to pay with cash or check, credit/debit cards will not be accepted.  Any framed artwork not purchased will then be returned to Artome (our art show framing company), unframed and returned to the student at a later date.  If you are unable to attend but would like to purchase your child's framed self portrait please fill out and return the attached pre-order form with payment by Wednesday, March 28.  FramedArtWork-PreOrderForm

Reading Week
Reading Week at Metcalf will take place from April 9th through 13th.  During this time we will have special events for our students.  Guest readers will visit classrooms, special authors will be highlighted, and students will take part in D.E.A.R.

Spirit Week will take place as well.  We have coordinated our Spirit Week activities with Wawaloam to help make it easier for families with children at both schools. For a calendar of events please visit the following link: Reading Week-Metcalf-2018 

Rooster Games will be held all day on Wednesday the 11th.  Please call the school if you would like to volunteer for any portion of the day...we would LOVE to have you join us!!  For more information please visit the following link: Metcalf Rooster Games

Dates to Remember:
Mon. 3/26 to 4/13 - Pennies for Patients!
Thur. 3/29 - Creative Arts Night & Title Reading
Friday, 3/30 - No School, Good Friday
Tues, 4/3 - Family Math Night and Title Math
Wed. 4/4 - SIT mtg. @ 3:15, Grade 6 Science Fair in Metcalf cafeteria at 6:00, PTA mtg. at Wawaloam at 6:00
Thur. 4/5 - Texas Roadhouse PTA event
Week of 4/9 - Reading Week
Wed. 4/11 - Rooster Games all day!
Week of 4/16 - No School, April Vacation
Tues. 4/24 - Spring Picture Day
Tues, 5/1 - 5th Grade Band Concert, 7p.m.
Wed. 5/2 - PTA mtg. @ Metcalf, 6p.m.
Tues. 5/15 - Transition Night, Metcalf/JSH