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Dear Parents and Friends of Redwood School,
Well, I believe spring has truly arrived. As you read this letter our third and fourth grade
students have finished taking the state assessments. We are proud of the growth all our students
have made throughout the year and look forward to getting back the results. A very special
thanks goes out to all the teachers, volunteers, and you, the parents who have created such a
concerted effort to help all our children be successful. It truly does take the whole team.
Meanwhile, our kindergarten, first, and second grade students will be taking some diagnostic
assessments this month. These will help give their future teachers even more tools to help them
determine each child’s strengths and areas of improvement.
We also completed the Crushers reading program. Redwood PTA will be having a Book Swap
on May 13th and holding another Reading Challenge over the summer to keep students reading
while away from school. More information will be coming home in the next few weeks.
May is sure to be a month that will fly by, as the whole year seems to have. This time of year
also begins the fun events for our fourth graders to celebrate the accomplishment of completing
elementary school. This year’s graduating class certainly has a full docket of fun activities
planned including a Crushers game, the annual visit to Troy, and the fourth grade recognition
program which will take place in the Performing Arts Center at the high school. This could not
happen without the leadership of our PTA volunteers and everyone is thankful for your efforts.
As always, feel free to contact me at the school office or via email at any time.
Sincerely,
T.J. Ebert
Redwood Elementary Principal
The Branch The Newsletter of the Redwood PTA
May, 2015
It is so hard to believe that as I write this, our children have just a few weeks left before summer
vacation. This is such a bittersweet time of year for me, excited for the warmer weather, but sad
because we move on from the people who have just spent the past year educating and building
relationships with our children.
I have spent the past few weeks reflecting on this year, thinking of all the programs our PTA was
able to provide to the school and benefit the children. I am so grateful for all of the parents who
were able to volunteer time and/or support PTA events and fundraising to make so much
possible. I am hoping to have the same success next year so that our children can continue to
benefit from programs.
Last week we celebrated Staff Appreciation Week. We are fortunate to have a wonderful staff at
Redwood, who really go above and beyond to make sure our children are cared for and educated.
We celebrated with muffins, a taco lunch, sweet treats, gift cards, water bottles, and a new
refrigerator for the school. Thank-you to all who helped make our staff feel special for the week.
As the school year comes to an end, I would like to express my thanks to all of the Redwood
Elementary Staff who spent countless hours to making sure our children were educated and cared
for. Mrs. Blankenship, Mrs. Darkow, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Ladikos, Mrs. Meister, Mrs. Minnich,
and Mrs. Stuart, I hope each of you enjoy your retirement and I want you to know I feel honored
knowing and working with each of you. I would also like to thank all of the parents who will be
transitioning to Troy for their countless hours of volunteering at the school. Because of your
dedication, programs were successful and all children, as well as the school benefited. You will
be dearly missed.
Again this summer the PTA will be sponsoring a Summer Reading Challenge. Not only does it
provide your child the opportunity to win a “lunch of a lifetime with Mr. Ebert”, however, it will
help prevent regression in your child over the summer break.
Finally, I hope you and your family enjoy your summer vacation!
Nicole Slivinski
REDWOOD LIBRARY NEWS
Thank you to the following students and their families for donating books to the library: Brody and Carter Athey Hayden Godlewski Owen Bellamy Olivia and Chloe Slivinski Destiny Britton
A.J. and Grace Jagels
Chase Miller
I would like to thank everyone for their birthday book donations. The library has received over 60 books this year from the birthday book club.
Barnes & Noble Bookfair Update
The library has earned the following from the bookfair: $ 300.00 from Max & Erma’s and $ 889.70 from Barnes & Noble making the grand total $1,189.70. I would like to thank everyone for their support. This money will be used to purchase some great books for our library.
Summer Reading Program
Barnes & Noble Read any 8 books from 5-19 through 09-07 and receive a free book from a selected list. Just fill out the form available in the store, fill it out, and turn it in to receive your free book. End of Year Library Dates
May 8th last day to check out books
May 15th all books are due back in the library May 22nd
notices sent out for late or damaged books May 29th
fees for late or damaged books due Per the business office only the correct CASH is being accepted at this time.
I would like to wish everyone a wonderful and safe summer. Mrs. Schneider
Gianna Vogelpohl 2/11--No Beard the Pirate
Tommy Eston 2/27--Majestic Eagles
Alyssa Qualiotto 3/8--George’s Marvelous Medicine
Avery Ebert 4/10--What Do You Do With an Idea?
Graham Wilkinson 4/13--Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever: The Night I Flunked My Fieldtrip
Mia Machovina 4/17--Lost Little Piglet and Little Pig
Taylor Head-4/22--Who Was Amelia Earhart
William Garrott 4/23--Splat the Cat and the Hotshot
Aaron Richardson 4/24--The Wild Soccer Bunch Book 1: Kevin the Star
Jonny Evanchick 4/24--Aliens Love Underpants
Keegan Rudduck 5/2--Diary of a Wimpy Kid-The Long Haul
Ana Vatafu 5/5--Doc McStuffins: Snowman Surprise
Kaleb Aslaksen 5/5--Go, Dog, Go
Colin Aslaksen 5/7--A Football Alphabet-T is for Touchdown
Amber Korey 5/15--Cinderella
Irina Yatafu 5/21--Barbie and the Secret Door
Sylas Roth 6/6--Name That Dog
Aubrey Babiuch 6/6--Olivia Cooks Up A Surprise
Birthday Book Club Thank you to the generosity of the following students for donating books to our library:
Eilidh Allen 6/17--Annie and Snowball and the Dress-Up Birthday
Caitlin Allen 6/17--The Rainbow Fairies
Brody Athey 7/8--Rocket’s 100th Day of School
Carter Athey 7/8--Lego Star Wars: A New Hope
Owen Babiuch 7/28--Twinkle Toes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Media News
Just in case we have a rainy day or two this summer, I want to pass on some familiar websites you can encourage children to use. I feel these are
“fun” and helpful. You may contact me at [email protected] if you have questions or need passwords. www.sumdog.com Grades 1-4 have accounts.
www.compasslearning.com All students have accounts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr Keyboarding practice! No account needed.
www.typing.com Grades 3-4 have accounts but it is fine to use the site as a guest.
www.abcya.com Something for all ages.
www.pbskids.org Younger students enjoy this site.
www.turtlediary.com Great website to practice a wide variety of skills.
Field Day 2015
Redwood’s Field Day will take place on Friday May 29.
A.M. Session 9:25-10:40 includes:
A.M. K’s, First Grade and Fourth Grade
P.M. Session 1:30-2:45 includes:
Full Day & P.M. K’s, Second Grade and Third Grade
Stations will be outdoors. Please send your student with tennis shoes and
appropriate clothing.
Volunteer help is appreciated and needed. Return the attached form on or
before May 26.
Volunteers should report to the Redwood gym ½ hour before their session
begins for assignment and instructions.
Contact [email protected] with questions.
Parents Name: ___________________________________________
Students Name:___________________ Teacher:_______________
I’m available to help: A.M. Session_________________
P.M. Session________________
Both Sessions_________________
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Organization Name ________________________________________________________
Contact Name __________________________________________________________
Street Address __________________________________________________________
City _________________________________State ______ Zip ___________________
# Of Cards Requested* _________
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Phone ________________________________Fax ______________________________
Email __________________________________________________________________
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