April 1st

The end of this school year is rapidly approaching
which means we have so much going on.

* Congratulations to Ben Whitney
whose Science fair project won 2nd place at the
Humboldt County Science Fair,
as well as a special recognition award.
We are so proud of Ben and all our young scientists!

* Swimming begins next Monday,
so please return the permission
slips in your parent boxes and
mark the swim days on your calendars.

* The 3-5 kids are having a
Conflict Resolution workshop
this Wednesday with Jen.
This will be a refresher course for returning students,
but it's always great to practice the skills of
listening to one another,
using words over voilence for problem solving,
and knowing when to ask for help.

Ask your kids about what they learned,
and even let them practice with one when conflicts arise.


*We currently have four students at school who
cannot drink dairy at all for health reasons,
but we also have another six-eight students who prefer
soy milk over cow milk.

We are happy to oblige this preference,
but have been going through incredible amounts of soymilk!
If your kid is a soymilk lover,
we would appreciate donations of soymilk to keep our kitchen stocked.

Thanks!

* We have had a generous offer to have our building painted
in the near future-
the exact day depends on weather and volunteers.

We need parents to help tie back and cover bushes, tape off windows,
and roll paint onto the trim.

This is an exciting prospect-
our building is in desperate need of paint,
but we have lacked the necessary funds.

Please sign up in the kitchen if you can help make this happen.
Our school can look beautiful again!

Looking ahead in April and May,

* In-class Ocean Day presentation Thursday April 17,

* Steering Committee meets on Monday April 21 at 5:30,

* Minimum Day Friday April 25,

* 3-5 class roller skating party in Blue Lake- date to be announced

* Trillium shirt sales will begin Monday April 14th: Look for order forms in you boxes.

* STAR Testing begins the first week in May

* 3-5 students are studying Mayan Culture & Central America,
K-2 students are studying Islands.

Enjoy the lovely Spring weather.