Diamond Path
May 29th!
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June 2015/August 2015/September 2015!
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6/5- Last Day of School for Elementary
Students!
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6/5 Report Cards Published!
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8/25 Elementary School Assessments
12:00pm to 8:00pm!
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8/26 Elementary School Assessments
8:00am to 8:00pm!
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9/2 All-School Open House 4:00pm to
6:00pm!
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9/3 Elementary School Assessments
8:00am to 12:00pm!
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Dear Diamond Path Families,
As we wrap up another successful school year I would
like to thank you for your support of your children and
their learning. Their success depends on the
collaboration between school and home, and at Diamond
Path we work hard to ensure all families feel valued and
welcomed. We have already begun to plan for next year,
and here are a few important things to keep in mind:
• In August you will receive a letter with the name of
your child’s teacher, along with directions on how to
sign-up for summer assessments. Summer assessments
will be held on August 25th from noon to 8pm, August
26th from 8am to 8pm, and September 3rd from 8am to
noon.
• Open House for the 2015-2016 school year will be held
on Wednesday, September 2nd from 4:00-6:00pm. In
addition to meeting your child’s teacher, you will have
the opportunity to purchase lunch credits, sign up for
volunteer opportunities, update emergency contact
information in your “SchoolView” account, as well as
give your child permission to use the internet at school.
• There will be some staff changes next year. Some of
the changes are known at this time and others will be
decided during the next couple of months. As of now:
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Have a wonderful summer! See you in the
fall!!
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Mrs. Loch will be retiring
Mrs. McCormick will be retiring
Mr. Turk will be retiring
Mr. Salay will be retiring
Mrs. Hill will be relocating to North Dakota
Mrs. Vandenberg will be teaching reading to small
groups of students half-time
• Mrs. Hack will become the school’s Administrative
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Assistant
Thank you again for the opportunity to teach your
children. Relax, and enjoy the summer so you and your
children are ready for fall and another school year.
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May 29th!
DP Office Notes
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Important Summer Information for DP Families
As most of you are aware, all students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade will meet with
their teacher individually, approximately 45 minutes, for literacy assessment conferences in
August. In addition to creating an important opportunity for teacher and student to get to know
each other, these assessment conferences will allow targeted instruction to begin sooner in the
school year, and free the classroom from the disruptions that testing has caused in the past.
The elementary school assessment conferences will be held on Tuesday, August 25th
from Noon to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, August 26th from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and Thursday,
September 3rd from 8:00 AM to Noon. While students are meeting with the teacher,
parents are asked to complete forms and update their “SchoolView” account; including giving
permission for their child to use the internet at school and emergency contact information. If
at all possible, please leave those three dates available for the assessments. Students not
assessed during those dates will complete assessments during the first week of school, though
it may not be with their classroom teacher.
You will receive a letter from the school in August. The letter will include the name of
your child’s teacher and information on how to sign-up for an assessment conference. Sign-up
will be completed online with accommodations provided for any parents without computer access.
Our All-School Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2nd from 4 PM to 6
PM. School supply lists for students can be found on our website www.district196.org/dp.
Also, a reminder that summer office hours are affected by staff vacation time, so please call
ahead to ensure someone is available to help you (952-423-7695).
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Math Master Compe88on Fi#een Diamond Path fi#h graders competed in the MN Math Masters Compe88on on Saturday, April 25, 2015. They worked hard and did an excellent job! Back row: Ben, Tyler J., Brianna, Rhea, Abby D., Abby R., Tyler E., & Ava Middle row: Bai Li, Malaya, Brady H., & Brady T. Front row: Mandy, Clinton, & Maura !
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SPOTLIGHT!! First Grade
Family Fun Fest
Ms. Towner’s First Graders
Class Poem
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Bunches of fun
Prizes – All you need is enough
tickets!
Yummy pink and blue cotton candy
Awesome toys everywhere
Face painting, hair dye, henna tattoos
If you get the right key…
Candy from the treasure chest.
Win 100 tickets with
JUST
ONE
Mrs. Cooley's First Grade Class
Our class had a great time reading and writing poetry. The children wrote Acrostic
poems (the first letters of each line spell out a word or phrase), list poems and
Haiku. Haiku is a non-rhyming three line poem that uses 5 syllables, then seven
and five more. We wrote some as a class and then the children wrote their own
poems. It was hard to choose just a few to share with you. We hope you will enjoy
them. Why don't you try writing your own poetry?
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Diamond Path
APRIL 17TH!
SPOTLIGHT!!! First Grade
The first graders have been exploring poetry. One type of poetry is Haiku, which is a Japanese style that follows a 5 syllable-­‐7 syllable-­‐5 syllable paMern. !
Here is Mrs. Anderson’s Haiku poem, based on the book Dogku by Andrew Clements. It combines our study of poetry with our math unit My LiMle Farm: !
Farmku !
Red barns and silo !
Pigs oinking and sheep shearing !
Chickens are laying !
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Mrs. anderson’s first graders !
Mrs. Hack’s Class!
“All about insects”
Display
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Diamond Path
APRIL 17TH!
LUNCHROOM
NEWS
As yet another year comes to an end, we would like to thank you for your patronage. We have had a very busy year with a lot of new and different foods. We hope that your student(s) had a chance to sample some of them. Our last local lunch day was on May 12th, 2015, where we featured shitake mushrooms. StarJng Tues. May 26th, and every day unJl June 5th, we will be puNng our “NO CHARGING” policy into effect. This means that students with a negaJve account balance cannot purchase anything, but will be given the opJon of a cheese sandwich, a fruit, and milk. Also, if a student does not have enough money in their account, they will not be able to purchase an item that would put their account in the negaJve. If you have any quesJons, please feel free to contact me. Sue Youngberg Diamond Path Food Service Manager 952-­‐423-­‐7669
Nurse Notes
Dear Families, If your child has any medicaQon at school such as : daily medicaQons, inhalers, Epi pens, as needed medicaQons, etc., please come and pick up your child’s medicaQon on the last day of school. Any medicaQon that has not been picked up by July 1st will be discarded. Due to legal and safety reasons medicaQons will not be sent home with students. Please refer to the district’s medicaQon policies. Thank you for your aMenQon to this maMer. !
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PTO NEWS
Pahl’s Market Fundraiser Going on Now unQl June 1 Pahl’s coupons came home in Friday Folders. Whether you start an herb garden, look for a teacher giX, or purchase some hanging baskets, just remember your coupons to help with the fundraiser! They will have 200 coupons on hand at the store in case you're shopping there and forgot your coupons. WOLF RIDGE FUND Ice Cream Social and Raffle June 1, 6-­‐8 p.m. at Diamond Path Come enjoy a fun end-­‐of-­‐the-­‐school-­‐year event to help benefit the Wolf Ridge Scholarship fund! All items are only $1! !
Items for sale include: •
Ice cream sundaes •
Dippin' Dots •
CoMon candy •
Chips, soda and more! !
Raffle items include (raffle Qckets are only $1 each too): •
2 Taylor SwiX concert Qckets (Sept. 13, 2015 show at Xcel Energy Center) •
1 pair of Beats headphones •
A Bluetooth portable speaker •
Gander Mountain giX cards •
Green Mill giX cards •
Brunswick family packs and more! !
Can't make the Ice Cream Social but sQll want to enter the raffle? Pre-­‐sale for raffle Qckets will be on Monday, June 1 before school from 9:00-­‐9:30 a.m. and aXer from 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Cash and check only. Need to be able to fill out a raffle Qcket with name and phone number. Please note: In the event of rain on June 1, the Ice Cream Social will be moved to Tuesday, June 2 from 6-­‐8 p.m. Page 7