West Park Friday Afternoon Parent Update 5/21/2021
What a wonderful week we had at WPE. On Tuesday, we impressed the firefighters with our efficient, last fire drill of the year and even had thunder-snow on Wednesday!
On Wednesday, Ms. Kohn and Mrs. Allen’s first grade classes got to enjoy a live, Zoom conference with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum as part of their unit on the sun, moon, and stars. What a special treat!
*First grade parents, please see the attached letter from Mrs. Allen and Ms. Kohn about our upcoming field research at Hayden Meadows. Link to letter.
*All students will be going to Skyline Field on May 27th (Thursday) during their morning specials– please send your student with their tennis shoes/sneakers.
*Virtual parents – please return your child’s device on or before June 17th. We are excited to invite all students back to in-person learning in August. There will be no virtual programming for students next year at our school.
*Following Lake County Health Department recommendations, we will continue to wear masks inside of our schools through the end of this school year. We will be following Health Department guidelines for the new school year in August, as well, and will communicate those with families at that time. Our students have adapted so well to school with masks and new guidelines- I am so proud of their flexibility!
*As the end of the year approaches, please know that we will have small, class-based celebrations that teachers are planning among the grade levels. Out of an abundance of caution, these will be held within the classroom and on a class by class basis, not as a whole group. Only students and teachers will be at these celebrations. We look forward to having our regular, school-wide celebrations next year! The teachers are planning a special ceremony, and each student will get an item to remember the year by to take home and share with their parents.
*Rockies Rock announcement
Greetings, families! Get Outdoors Leadville! is excited to announce the dates for Rockies Rock 2021! Camp is open to current K-7th graders.
Session 1: June 28 – July 8
Session 2: July 12 – July 23
Session 3: July 26 – Aug 5
Enrollment is open! Please call or email Tim Best with any questions at 719.293.0445 or tbest@co.lake.co.us Please also check our camp website for info and updates at:
Upcoming Dates:
No school May 31st – we will have school on Friday, June 4th instead
First Grade Field Work June 2 and 3
Second grade visit LCIS June 7
Second grade beekeeper visit June 8
Second grade pollinator workshop June 9
Last Day of School June 17th
Please reach out if you have concerns or celebrations you hope to share with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Fitzsimmons and the entire WPE team!
