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TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
We're starting Teacher & Staff Appreciation week on Friday, May 9th and continuing the week of May 12th to May 15th.
More details to come on REMIND, next week's BearFacts, and a printed flyer in your student's Look Folder.
For questions - email Carol at Carol.Wang@gmail.com or Vanessa at VanessaLeonardo@gmail.com
Kids World Registration for Fall 2025/2026 and Summer 2025
As of Monday, April 21, 2025, registration has opened. We strongly encourage you to make registration a priority.
For new or returning Kids World families, siblings, Free or Reduced Meal-qualified families, and McKinney-Vento families, please be sure to indicate your applicable priority status when completing the registration.
You will also find a second flyer with information about Summer LEARNS registration.
Please review the documents carefully and register asap.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES
Friday, May 2: LAST ALL-SCHOOL MEETING, 8:30 am (PTA-sponsored coffee on the yard at 8:00 am)
Thursday, May 8: Open House, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 8: MultiLingual Parents Meeting, 8:30 am, Emerson Library
Friday, May 9- May 15: Staff Appreciation Week! Show your love for the Emerson Staff
Saturday, May 10: Spring Fling, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm (Emerson Blacktop)
Friday, May 16: NO SCHOOL, Malcolm X Birthday Observed
Tuesday, May 20: School Site Council Meeting, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 21: Grade 3-5 only, Concert, 10:30- 11:00 am
Monday, May 26: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Observed
Monday, June 2: Pride March, 8:30 am
Thursday, June 5: Last Day of School, Minimum Day, 1:30 pm dismissal
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EMERSON SPRING FLING - SATURDAY MAY 10th
Save the date for the Emerson Spring Fling on Saturday, May 10th. The FOAM party will be returning, along with free ice cream from a Mr. Softee ice cream truck, a climbing wall, and there will be free PIZZA!!
Sign up here to help make this the best party of the year!
EARTH DAY EVENT AT EMERSON
Last Sunday's Earth Day celebration at Emerson was a success! Our goal was to focus on cleaning up the garden areas and support Michael Hackett (who restored the 32 year old wood platform by the playground). Special thanks also go out to PTA VP of Community Building, Elise Kneram, and PTA President, Will Barton, for coordinating! Here is a dispatch from Elise:
On April 27, 2025, 25 to 30 volunteers got busy pulling weeds, picking up garbage, and helping Michael as best they could. Ms. Jeanette was thrilled to see her garden area cleaned up and restored. She even treated everyone to home grown popcorn and watermelon slices (from the garden!) for a snack. All the kids watched in amazement as she cooked the popcorn on her portable stove!
Michael and his team made significant progress on the bench! We are so grateful to have this school beautification project for our community.
We hope to plan more volunteer days like this next year! If you're feeling particularly inspired, the PTA would love volunteers to take responsibility for planning these events and as well as Safe Routes to School days! Email info@emersonelementary.org if you are interested.
PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bike to School Day -- Coordinators Wanted
Bike to School Day is coming May 15! We're looking for co-coordinators to help make the event special (help run bike train(s), help with the table at school, help a "bike fairy" visit the bikes while the kids are in class, and help collect data for the Safe Routes to School team). Email amy.fire@emersonelementary.org if interested.
ART CORNER
Kindergarten Roosters
In honor of the chicks that are hatching in Kindergarten, we created some rooster art. The kindergarten artists used crayon and watercolor for the rooster bodies. The next art class they cut out the bodies and glued feathers on for the tails. You can find these in the kindergarten classrooms at Open House.
FIND EMERSON ONLINE
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