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Message from the Principal

Dear Emerson Families,

Big Thank You to Rana Cho and Elise Kneram for an awesome Move-A-Thon Party last weekend. It was so fun to see so many families come together to celebrate Spring and our wonderful community. The band got us moving, the treats and coffee kept us nourished, and the free prizes made us smile. The 3rd Grade Students completed the most laps around the track. They will be treated to a pizza party at Monkey Island!

We also had a great time at our last All School Meeting on the Blacktop. We were pleased to honor our Promoting 5th Grade Parents who have volunteered in many ways throughout the years. We also enjoyed a beautiful student performance of the song Dos Colores led by Ms. Randella, the Music Teacher. The Spirit Committee announced that Friday, May 20 will be Rainbow Day, with each grade level wearing a specific color of clothing. We will take a school picture, so please help your child participate in the fun by coming in their grade level’s designated color.

The Emerson Open House is tonight from 6- 7 pm via Zoom. Please check your child’s backpack for student work sent home, which will be highlighted during the grade-level presentations. You will be asked to discuss and review the work sent home with your child. We appreciate your participation. You can join the Zoom: here.

If you haven’t done so already, please let us know if you plan to return to Emerson next year. We are working on creating class lists now, and we want to plan ahead to create balanced sections for each teacher. We ask that you complete the form sent home in your child’s backpack and return it by tomorrow, Friday, May 13. You can also fill out the form electronically here: Returning / Non-Returning Student Survey 2022- 2023.

Thank you for your support of Emerson and take good care,

Jana Holmes

Upcoming Events and Key Dates

May 12: Elementary Open House Night, 6:00 PM, Zoom Link

May 16: Malcolm X’s Birthday Observed, School Holiday

May 17: Final PTA Association Meeting: 2022-2023 Budget & Board Roster

May 30: Memorial Day, School Holiday

June 3: 5th Grade Class Promotion. 8:30-10:00am.

June 3: Last Day of School. Kindergarten dismissed at 12:30pm; Grades 1-5 at 1:10pm.

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Final Shout-Outs of the year!

ART CORNER

It's Okay to Be Different—Portraits inspired by Todd Parr

Kindergartners used "paint markers" (bingo daubers filled with India ink) to draw these wonderful characters. Then they colored them with colored bingo daubers. Don't they make you smile?

Congratulations, Readers!

Emerson students are amazing. Our 2022 Read-a-Thon goal was to read at least 250,000 minutes. Not only did we achieve that goal, Emerson students read for a mind-blowing 353,000 minutes - woo-hoo! We're working out the final details of the school-wide prize - stay tuned!

Big congratulations to the top three readers in each grade! We're so proud of you!

In addition, at each grade level, the class that read the most minutes earned an It's-It ice cream party. Congratulations to the following classes: Kindergarten - Ms. Bella; 1st Grade - Ms. Salyk; 2nd Grade - Ms. Susuki; 3rd Grade - Ms. Barnes; 4th Grade - Ms. Griz; and, 5th Grade - Ms. Lewis.

We would never have pulled this off without the leadership and organizational prowess of our literacy coach, Ms. Jeannie! Thank you, Ms. Jeannie!. And huge thanks to Ashleigh Kanat, Tessa Rexroat, Michelle Falise, Ms. Rachel, Ms. Gaby, Mrs. Holmes, the room parents who entered each student's minutes, and, of course, Emerson's fabulous teachers who are instilling all Emerson students with a love of reading and who supported the Read-a-Thon in the classroom. THANK YOU to Emerson families for supporting your readers and helping your students collect pledges! We raised more than $35,000! We appreciate you!

PTA Update

Third Grade Wins The Move-a-thon!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Third Grade who won the Move-a-thon! It was a close competition, with 1st Grade in 2nd place, and 5th Grade rallying from last place to 3rd place during the last thirty minutes. Third Grade wins a pizza + popsicle party at Monkey Island during schooltime! 1st Grade and 5th Grade win Move-a-thon water bottles!

Thank you volunteers and Royal Point Keepers! And our Culture Corner community offerings: Ethiopian coffee, Filipino Halo Halo, Indonesian Nasi Goreng, and Korean Kimbap! Extra thanks to Kindergarten parent Elise Kneram for leading this landmark event, our first on-campus all-school event in over two years! We plan on making the Move-a-thon an annual tradition!

PTA Association Meeting

Please join us for the final Association meeting of our school year. Tuesday May 17 at 7p, Zoom Link here. We will be presenting the election of the PTA Board for the next school year 2022-2023. If you have access needs, please email emersonbearcubspta@gmail.com in advance of the meeting, and we will try our best to meet your accessibility needs.

Budget documents for the meeting: Amended budget for 2021-2022 and Budget for 2022-2023.

Teacher Appreciation - Gratitudes All Around!

Thank you families for your participation in Emerson’s Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Many thanks to the PTA, volunteers and donors, and each student and family that sent some gratitude greetings to an Emerson Staff member. If the week flew by you, it’s never too late to send some words of thanks or a treat! There is a lot of love here at Emerson and let's share it whenever we can!

EMERSON GARDEN HELPERS NEEDED

Friends are needed to spruce up the Emerson Garden and make it ready for the summer. Everyone is welcome! The plan is to do two hours of light weeding in May and then a few hours in June to spread mulch.
Anyone that is interested, please email Miss Jeanette at jeanettekjobmand@berkeley.net.

Find Emerson Online

Website: emerson.berkeleypta.org

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