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 5 th 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 4 th grade students will begin testing the week of May 9 th . 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 1 st 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 1 st 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 1 st grade recycling boxes. Please have all markers in by Wednes- day, April 27 th . Friday, May 6 th 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 6 th ! Just a reminder to our 1 st grade families that the 1 st grade students will be traveling to the Great Lakes Central Railroad on Friday, April 29 th . 1 st grade students will also be traveling to DeVries Nature Conservatory on Friday, May 13 th . The 4 th grade students will be traveling to the Wharton Center to perform with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, May 25 th . The 5 th grade students from all elementary schools will have their annual Field Meet on Wednesday, May 25 th 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