NASELLE K-12 NEWSLETTER

JUNE 2006

MARITIME MUSEUM VISITS

The Columbia River Maritime Museum visited Naselle Elementary and presented Mammals of the Sea. Students in grades 1-5 learned about various sea mammals through the use of videos, puppets, and real bones. The students thoroughly enjoyed and learned a lot about sea life through the classroom presentations.

PERSEVERANCE

Students of the month for April were recognized at an elementary assembly in May. These students were selected on the basis of consistently displaying the character trait of perseverance. Those students receiving certificates and recognition were:

Bailey, Nicholas (K)

Kyryn, Kyle (1^st)

Makayla, Daniel (2^nd)

Tony, Madison (3^rd)

Sam, Katelyn (4^th)

Kirsten, Tom, Ray (5^th)

Singing it out!

ELEMENTARY CONCERT

The Elementary Spring Concert was held on Wednesday, May 17^th with grades 1-4 participating in song and instrument selections. Five difficult melodic and meaningful songs were presented to family and friends in the audience. The students showed off solo and duet skills, harmony and two-part singing, voice projection and even showed audience members how to sustain a note in perfect unison. The 4^th graders showed off their recorder skills and 9 students played the ‘Kantele’, or Finnish instrument under the direction of Wilho Saari. For a special treat, H.S. students Karissa Sultemeier and Kelsi Nelson sang a duet from the H.S. Middle School play, “Once on this Island”.

WACKY WEDNESDAY

The students of Naselle Elementary School were having fun this Wednesday being wacky.  Earlier in the week, teachers read Wacky Wednesday, a book by Theo. LeSeig (a/k/a Dr. Seuss) with pictures by George Booth.  The concept of the book is that a boy wakes up and realizes that his whole town has gone "wacky". Birds are chasing cats, shoes show up everywhere but on people's feet, and misspellings abound.  Wednesday, March 24, the students and teachers at Naselle Elementary School decided to be wacky.  Everyone enjoyed dressing up in the wackiest way!

CARNIVAL

Remember the Booster Club carnival will be held on June 8^th beginning at 6:00. Bring the whole family to the annual event filled with fun and games.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

The Booster Club will be offering pre-made school supply packages for next year. The packages consist of items your child will need next school year. Information about the packages will be sent home with your child’s teacher before the end of the school year. If you have any questions at that time, please feel free to contact your child’s teacher.

SWIMMING LESSONS

The school district through the Astoria Aquatic Center is once again providing an opportunity for swimming lessons. The age requirement is four years and older. The registration forms, which will designate the fee for the program, will be sent home next week with the students. The dates for the swim program are June 19^th -30^th.

The bus will depart each day at 9:15 and return at approximately 11:15. Parents are welcome to go along to assist in supervision. If you are interested in having your child participate in the swimming program, please send the registration forms back no later than June 16^th. There must be a commitment of 25 students to provide the program.

HANDBOOK MEETINGS

We would like to invite you to look at the current school and athletic handbooks to discuss recommendations you would like to see. Any changes must be approved by the school board. The dates for the discussions will be:

June 12^th Student Handbook

June 14^th Athletic Handbook

The meetings will be held in the library beginning at 7 p.m.

POPPY CONTEST AWARD WINNERS

Students in grades 1-4 received recognition and prizes for their winning contributions to the VFW annual Poppy, Flag Poster contest. The winning poster entries were submitted by:

1^st grade: Isabel (1^st), Raja (2^nd), Tye (3^rd)

2^nd: Taylor (1^st), Makayla (2^nd), Brandon (3^rd)

The essays receiving top honors were:

3^rd: Emily (1^st), Kleo (2^nd), Skyler (3^rd)

4^th: Addie (1^st), Katie (2^nd), Jeremy (3^rd)

As always, it was very difficult to select the winning entries. The students work very hard and produce some very nice works.

HS Graduation June 10 4:00

Kdgn. Graduation June 13 7:00

8^th grade Move-up June 14 6:00

SUMMER SCHOOL

Summer school dates have been set from July 10^th-August 4^th. If your child in elementary was referred for summer school, you should have received information/intent form last week. The school day will begin at 8:00 and conclude at 12:00.

Results of the 10^th grade WASL will be released next week. If your child in 10^th grade did not meet the standard in the area of mathematics, we will be providing a summer school program during the same dates/times listed above to assist in achieving the required level of success. The retakes for the WASL will be August 7-10^th. We will be contacting you about summer school opportunities upon receiving the results. If you have any questions, please contact me.

THANK YOU

Thank you for the opportunity to work with your child this year. Every child is special and we consistently strive to ensure their safety and comfort while providing for his/her academic success.

Have a great summer!

Sincerely,

Karen Wirkkala

Principal