FROM THE DESK OF MICHAEL GALL, PRINCIPAL
Tonight is the last night for the Sussex-Wantage PTO Book Fair at Wantage Elementary School. Please join us! It is open until 8:00 P.M. Please contact Amy Haggerty for more information at 973-819-0556.
CLASS LISTS
Official notification of your child’s class placement will be sent out in August via the principal’s office.
CAR WASH AND BAKE SALE ~ TOMORROW
The Sussex Middle School is having a Car Wash and Bake Sale on Saturday, June 5th, from 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 A.M., at the Sussex School, to benefit the 8th grade 2011 class trip to Washington, D.C. Suggested donation is $6.00 per car. Come support the class of 2011. If you have any questions or would like to donate baked goods, please call Mrs. Aroune at 973-875-4138 or email LAroune@swregional.org.
LOST AND FOUND
Please be sure to have your child check the Lost & Found in the cafeteria. There are many, many jackets, sweatshirts, etc. Anything not claimed by the end of school will be donated.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT COURSES 2010
Your child was sent home today with summer enrichment program registration forms. Class size is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If you are interested in your child attending, please complete and return the form by Friday, June 18th.
CHILDREN’S ART BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM
Sponsored by the Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice in Newton, this program is designed for children ages 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved one through death. Trained counselors focus on meeting the individualized needs of grieving children through art. This series also helps children understand their own unique feelings in grief, allows them to come together with others who have also experienced the loss of a loved one, and provides an environment where they feel comfortable asking questions and expressing their fears about death. Activities in the past have included journaling, body tracings, mask-making, scrap booking, and sock puppets. A simultaneous group is provided for parents or guardians. This group is educational and supportive in nature.
Registration for each session is limited. Pre-registration is required and there is a $60.00 fee to help cover the cost of materials and supplies. (For “scholarship” information to help cover costs, contact Mrs. Moody here at school). The dates for this program are July 19th, July 21st, July 26th, July 28th at the First Presbyterian Church, 54 High St., Newton.
To register, contact Diana Sebzda or Lorri Opitz at 1-800-882-1117 or 973-383-0115.
SUMMER CARE APPLICATIONS
Summer Care is a program available for students in grades K-8 who attend Sussex-Wantage Schools or who reside in the school district. Applications for full-time Summer Care for students are available in each school office and will be available on line at swregional.org. Part-time applications will be accepted for the waiting list and will be placed in classes after all full-time positions are honored.
ATTENTION ALL GRADE 5 ATHLETES!
Sports physicals will be held at the Sussex Middle School on Tuesday, August 24th ONLY from 9:00-12:00pm. Any student who is going to participate in cross-country, field hockey, track, basketball, and cheerleading MUST have a physical. State physical forms can be picked up in Mrs. Paling’s office (nurse at Sussex School). If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Paling at 973-875-4138 ext. 5. Only completed State physical forms will be accepted.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF GRADE 5 STUDENTS
It is mandated by the state (N.J.A.C. 8:57-4) that all students entering sixth grade must have proof (doctor note) of one dose of meningococcal, and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis). To make the transition into sixth grade smoother, please check with your child’s physician to make sure these vaccines have been given and, if not, have them done over the summer!
P.T.O. BOX TOPS CONTEST
The results for this year’s PTO Box Tops Contest are in. Please do not bring in any more box tops. Save them for next year’s contest. Thank you for all of your help this year collecting and bringing in Box Tops. The race was very close this year and the PTO appreciates all of your extraordinary effort.
The students of the Wantage School have collected over $2,700 worth of box tops this school year! All students in the 3rd, 4th and 5th place classes have received a coupon for a free treat from the cafeteria. The 1st place collecting classes will get a pizza party.
5th Place: Mrs. Panico’s Class
4th Place: Mrs. Russell’s Class
3rd Place: Mrs. Card’s Class
Tied for 1st Place: Mrs. Williams’ Class and Mrs. Casserly’s Class
SPACE FARMS
Space Farms has always provided our fourth graders with a fun-filled, interesting field trip at no charge. We would like to show our thanks by collecting donations for the zoo and nursery. Specific items are: “gently used” towels, especially beach-size towels, because they fit the nursery incubator and brooding boxes. They also need clean, stuffed toy animals, to be used as surrogate siblings and moms with animal infants. The stuffed toys should be at least 8 inches long and no larger than 24 inches. Please, no stuffed toys with “beans” of any sort. Items can be brought to the box in the main office. Only items that can fit in a child’s book bag should be brought on the bus. Larger items and stuffed animals should be delivered by parents.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Wed., June 9th - CEL Second Graders’ Orientation at Wantage School – 9:15 A.M.
Thurs., June 10th – CEL Second Grade Parent Orientation at Wantage School – 7:00 P.M.
Mon., June 14th – Flag Day Assembly at Wantage School – 9:15 A.M.
Wednesday, June 16th – Fifth Grade Awards Assembly – 10:00 A.M. Wantage gym
Week of June 14th – last week of school – 1:10 Dismissal all week – Lunch is not provided.
Friday, June 18th – Last Day of School – 1:10 Dismissal (No After School Care on last day)
