EMERSON ELEMENTARY Get Really Excited About Today!

Hello Emerson Families~

With Spring hopefully here to stay and the temperature will eventually be on the rise, I

would like to put a friendly reminder out about appropriate clothing for school. Students are

able to wear shorts that are at an appropriate length. Shorts should be below the finger tips

when arms are at the side of the child. Shoulders, backs and stomachs should be fully covered

(i.e. no spaghetti straps or tank tops) also low cut shirts should not be worn unless there is

something underneath. Flip-flops are not an appropriate shoe for school due to the lack of sup-

port and protection to the feet. Thank you for your cooperation in making the learning environ-

ment as free from distraction as possible.

M-STEP testing is in full swing! The 5th

grade will finish the M-STEP (the new format of

MEAP testing) on Monday, 4/25 with a Social Studies test. The Third Grade students will begin

their M-STEP testing on Wednesday, 4/27 in the area of English-Language Arts. They will com-

plete the Math portions on Monday, 5/2 and Wednesday, 5/4. The 4th

grade students will begin

testing the week of May 9th

. More details to come on that next week. Please make every effort to

have your child in school on the testing days that mentioned as a way to avoid a lengthy make-

up session that will be held when they return.

Our 1st

grade students are fully involved in a school-wide Earth Day project here at Emer-

son! They are collecting markers that no longer work. Our 1st

grade has partnered with Crayola

to recycle the old markers and turn them into a renewable energy resource such as fuel for

school busses. If you have old markers at home, please send them in with your child and we will

make sure they make it to the 1st

grade recycling boxes. Please have all markers in by Wednes-

day, April 27th

.

Friday, May 6th

is Family Field Day (formally known as Family Fun Night) from 6:00-7:30

right here at Emerson Elementary. The outdoor games will begin at 6:00 to allow families to pur-

chase pizza, cotton candy and water. The games will begin shortly after and continue until 7:30.

The raffles will take place around 7:25. This event is FREE and for current Emerson families on-

ly. Please note that while all of the activities are at no cost, the pizza, cotton candy and water

will be available for a small charge. There will be gift baskets and a bike that will be raffled off in

the later part of the evening. The raffle tickets will be available for purchase from Emerson Staff

members during the evening. I look forward to seeing you on Friday, May 6th

!

Just a reminder to our 1st

grade families that the 1st

grade students will be traveling to the

Great Lakes Central Railroad on Friday, April 29th

. 1st

grade students will also be traveling to

DeVries Nature Conservatory on Friday, May 13th

. The 4th

grade students will be traveling to the

Wharton Center to perform with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, May 25th

. The

5th

grade students from all elementary schools will have their annual Field Meet on Wednesday,

May 25th

at the OHS track. Parent volunteers are needed for the Field Meet. Please contact Mr.

Lemanski if you are available to help out.

I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend! Enjoy the sunshine!

As always…Go Tigers and GO TROJANS!!!

Take Care~

Terry A. Sedlar

Days to

Remember

April 28

Student of the Month,

9:15 a.m.

April 29

Popcorn/Pickle

Sale

1st Grade to GLC

Railroad, 9:00 a.m.

May 2

5th Grade Parent

Meeting, OMS,

6-7:00 p.m.

May 4

“Rosie the Riveter”

performance @ OMS

for 3rd-5th grade

May 6

5th Grade Fun

Night, OMS, 4-5:30

p.m.

Family Field Night,

6-7:30 p.m.

May 13

1st Grade to DeVries

Popcorn Sale

May 13-19

Book Fair, Buy One

Get one Free

May 18

PTO Meeting, 6:30

p.m. Media Center

April 22, 2016

Last dates for Popcorn & Pickles

Popcorn Popcorn/Pickle

May 13 April 29

June 9 May 27

Yearbooks are still available

for $10. Stop in the office

for one!

Last day for checking out

Media Center books will be

Friday, May 20th. Be looking

for any books that

belong to Emerson

that need to be

returned!

Family Field Night

Donations Needed

Mark your calendar for May

6. Donations for raffle

baskets are needed. Bas-

ket themes are Boys, Girls

or Families. Donations of

canned whipped cream

and pie tins are also need-

ed! Send them to the office

and thank you in advance

for the donations!

Volunteers for Field Meet

The annual 5th grade Field Meet will take place

on Wednesday, May 25th.

This event will take place

from approx. 8:30 to 3:00

p.m. Calls will be going

out to those people who

signed up, on the

Volunteer Form last fall,

to help at the Field Meet. If you would like to

volunteer please call 729-5454 and leave your

name and phone number.

Reminder!

With end of the year field trips comes forms

that need to be turned in!

Please be prompt with return-

ing Volunteer Forms and Field

Trip Permission Forms.

Earth Day Project

1st Graders are collecting old

dried up markers for a recycling

project! Drop

them off in

the office to

help them

and us out!

Developmental kindergarteners sharing

their thoughts and ideas about a book!

Fine Arts students working

with pastels!

Flat Alana and her many travels

through the last several months!

Our proud

kindergarten readers!

Top 3rd grade DoJo point

earners were rewarded

with a bowling outing!

Emerson

Happenings!

Emerson students

helped out our

earth in different

ways this week!

1st graders are collecting old

markers to be sent to Crayola

for recycling!

3rd graders made their playground

a better place to be!

4th graders made solar ovens

and then proceeded to

try…..to cook eggs!