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Newsletter from Lyon & Pleasant Ridge

IMPORTANT DATES

Fri, May 4 Attea Students Visit & Read 9:50AM

Tues, May 8 EL Noodle Bowl Family Event 6PM

Wed, May 9 4th Grade Author Visit 8AM 5th Grade Author Visit 10AM

Fri, May 11 Gold Band/Orchestra Field Trip to Attea Tues, May 15 PTA Meeting & Luncheon @ PR 9:15AM Book Fair Set-Up @ PR 10:30AM

Wed, May 16 Book Fair @ PR 5-8PM 5th Grade Play Rehearsals Orchestra Concert @ Springman 7PM

Thurs, May 17 Book Fair @ PR 2-8PM Literature Alive 5-7:30PM

Mon, May 21 Board of Education Meeting 7:30PM

Wed, May 23 2nd Grade Program 10AM & 1:30PM

Thurs, May 24 Lyon School Open House 6:30-7:30PM

Mon, May 28 NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Fri, June 1 Lyon School Spirit Day Lyon School Field Day 2nd Grade Picnic 12-1:30PM

Mon, June 4 Kindergarten Sing, picnic & last day of school Morning Kindergarten 10-11:30AM Afternoon Kindgergarten 2-3:30PM 1st Grade Picnic 12-1:30PM Board of Education Meeting 7:30PM

Tues, June 5 Last Day of School 8:55AM-12PM

AFTER SCHOOL @ PR Fri, May 4 Art 2:30-3:30PM

Mon, May 7 Running 2:30-3:30PM

Tues, May 8 Running 2:30-3:30PM

Thur, May 10 Running 2:30-3:30PM

Fri, May 11 Art 2:30-3:30PM

Mon, May 14 Running 2:30-3:30PM

Tues, May 15 Running 2:30-3:30PM

Thur, May 16 Running 2:30-3:30PM

NEWA TESTING & MAKE-UPS

Tuesday, May 8 3rd/4th Reading Testing, 8AM 5th Grade Reading Testing, 10AM

Wednesday, May 9 3rd Grade Math Testing, 8AM

Thursday, May 10 3rd Grade Language Testing, 8AM 4th Grade Math Testing, 8AM 5th Grade Math Testing, 10AM

Friday, May 11 5th Grade Langauge Testing, 8AM 4th Grade Language Testing, 10AM

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR ALL RETURNING STUDENTS Registration for the 2018-19 school year officially opened March 15. All families who complete registration and residency (to those applicable) by May 25 will receive a $50 discount. Please visit http://www.glenview34.org/parents/registration to complete your child’s registration. Please contact your school’s main office or the Business Office at (847) 998-5063 if you have any questions. PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW IF YOU WIL NOT BE RETURNING NEXT YEAR.

DENTAL FORM REMINDER

All kindergarten, second and sixth grade students must have a dental report on file in the health office by May 15, 2o18. If your child has been to the dentist within the past year, please ask the dentist to fill out the state required dental form and return it to the Lyon health office. If your child has not been seen by a dentist within the past year, please make an appointment as soon as possible and return the state dental form to the health office. If you have any questions or need a copy of the state form please call Jan Gode, Lyon Health Coordinator at (847)998-5046 or fax your completed form to (847)998-9701, attn: Jan Gode.

Lyon Learning Center News

Please remember all books are due back to the Lyon School Learning Center by Monday, May 21, 2018. This is a week earlier than usual due to our Learning Center upgrade that will take place over the summer. We will begin sending overdue notices if books are not returned. Any books not returned by the end of the school year will need to be paid for in full. However, if the books are returned at a later date, we will happily refund your money. We have enjoyed sharing our wonderful books with your wonderful children. Have a great summer.

LOST & FOUND

The lost and found at Lyon School is overflowing. Please stop by Lyon if you are missing any items such as a coat, sweater, water bottle, sweatshirt, socks, hats, mittens, scarves, etc. All items will be donated by June 6, 2018

It’s Time to Finish Strong!

With our calendars having turned to May, we will be stressing the importance of Finishing Strong at school. It is a concept that I write and talk about every year around this time because of the increase in potential distractions (e.g., many special events, looking ahead to transitions, etc.) from the habits and hard work we’ve been engaged in all year. Just as any athletic contest requires a strong push until the very end, this is the time of year when we all need to sustain our energy, determination, and focus on the present. So while we’ve been dedicated to our school-wide guidelines for success all year – Be Safe, Be Kind & Give Your Best Effort – it is now up to everyone to focus on these to an even greater extent.

As a staff, Finishing Strong means continuing to keep our expectations high for learning and behavior (in many cases, viewing this time of year as needing as much structure, explicit communication, etc. as during the first month of school). Teachers will also be reflecting on the extent to which they have achieved goals for individual students thus far, as well as their collaborative team goals, and making the most of the time we have remaining to further that progress.

At home, you can encourage Finishing Strong through a continued (or renewed) commitment to positive routines related to nightly reading and homework completion, schedule planning, healthy diet, hygiene, adequate sleep, and prompt arrival to school each day. With the (finally!) improved weather, the time is ripe to recommit to limited screen time (see https://www.commonsensemedia.org/screen- time for some very helpful resources for families). Look for moments when you can slow things down and be fully present with your child(ren). In other words, this final “push” need not be anything intense, just a rededicated focus on simple but important things that foster a child’s well being – and your own!

There are many opportunities for celebration to come in the next few weeks, representing much hard work, including our Second Grade Program (May 23), Open House (May 24), Field Day (June 1) and more. We are looking forward to a rewarding and focused finish to our school year. We hope to see you at Lyon soon!

Kevin Dorken Lyon School Principal

Happy May!

Given that we are about to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, I would like to recognize the amazing staff at Pleasant Ridge. Every day I’m reminded of how special they are. I feel fortunate to work with such dedicated people and professionals who care about children and give so much of their time and energy to improve the lives of our young students.

This is my 17th year working in a school, and the job of ‘Teacher’ has evolved much in that time. Every year it seems that teachers are being asked to do more and more and handle more and more. Yet, the teachers at Pleasant Ridge do this with grace and keep students at the forefront of all they do. I’m constantly amazed at their attention to detail and the passion they have for working with children and helping them along their journey. It is an honor to work with the staff at Pleasant Ridge and I hope you join me in sharing my appreciation for all they do.

During the week of May 7th, I invite you to share your appreciation with our staff. Please let them know how much you appreciate their efforts and the time they put into supporting our students.

On another note, I’m looking forward to the month of May and all the special moments that are on the calendar. From culminating musical assemblies (Chorus, Band, Orchestra), class celebrations, and special goodbyes for our 5th Grade class, there will be lots for us to celebrate together. Thank you to our staff and parents who have been planning these special events and celebrations, I know they will be fond memories for our students.

Erik FriedmanPleasant Ridge Principal

PTA News and Notes by Sharon Bux, PTA President

Wow! Where did the school year go? If your child hasn’t already informed you, we have just over twenty days of school left until summer break. Thankfully, the fun is not over yet! We have several exciting PTA events happening between now and the end of the school year.

Staff Appreciation Week begins Monday, May 7th. Our chairs Andrea Miller, Katie Chasen and Erika Sullivan have been hard at work planning a fun week for our teachers who will be treated to gift card raffles, lunches, snacks, wellness and good wishes all week long. Thank you to the many parent volunteers who assist in making this week happen.

Our last PTA meeting is Tuesday, May 15th at 9:15 am at Pleasant Ridge. Join us for our guest speakers Dr. Dane Delli for his year in review and future outlook. In addition, Toby Pleszkun and Esther Storrie will discuss ways to prevent the summer slide. Following the meeting, please join us to set-up for the Spring Book Fair and for our Volunteer Thank You Lunch. All are welcome!

Tax-Free Spring Book Fair and Literature Alive are Wednesday, May 16th and Thursday, May 17th at Pleasant Ridge. Book Fair Chair, Tara Call, Literature Alive Chair, Holly Higgins, and PR Librarian, Esther Storrie, have been very busy planning for this year’s event. There will be food trucks and fun literary stations. It is a great time to stock up on summer reading and a nice opportunity for incoming 3rd graders to check out their new school! Plus, your purchases are tax-free.

Pourquoi Tales

Friday, May 18 Pleasant Ridge Little Theater

Weale and Brottman: 8:30 a.m. Beck, Nichols, Shafie: 10:15 a.m. Stella and Schneider: 1:15 p.m.

PR ON DEMAND

School Supplies Chair Rebecca Richards coordinated our 2018-2019 school supply order. We are excited to announce our new school supply program.   Simply pay a single fee and your child’s classroom supplies are covered for the entire school year.  There will be no more pre-packaged kits or lists.  All supplies will go directly to the teachers. Deadline for Early Bird Pricing is June 5th. Order online at https://www.lyonprpta.org/school-supplies

Fifth Grade Picnic will be held on Thursday, May 31st from 8am-2pm at Cole Park. Chairs Shari Isaacs and Kelly Blair have been busy planning a fun, memorable day for our graduating 5th graders

As we head into the home stretch, a big thank you to the PTA volunteers who made some special things happen recently: Environmental Chairs Laura Lane and Marney Schager handed out bookmarks and sunflower seeds during Earth Week! The Troops Project Chairs Kara Kline, Kristi Mariani and Kathleen McNeela along with the LY/PR families donated 100 boxes of care packages that will be sent to a member of our military currently deployed overseas to show our gratitude.

The PTA is still looking for a few more Board Members to serve next year. Please email Anne O’Neill at [email protected] for more information. Thank you to the wonderful staff and parents who have supported the PTA this past year through volunteering, book fair purchases, Annual Benefit attendance, spiritwear purchases, staff appreciation contributions, and more…. Your support has enabled us to enrich our children’s educational experience this past year through assemblies, print subscriptions, International Night, art enrichment, before and after school programs and over $18,000 in grants.