Friday, May 13, 2016

Newsletter May 13,2016

Principal’s Message


Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos,
It gives me great pleasure to announce Roseann Horner as the Teacher of the year for Los Ranchos Elementary. Mrs. Horner is being recognized for commitment to collaboration with colleagues, her dedication to buildings relationships with parents and her tireless commitment to supporting students. We are so fortunate to have her as a member of our Los Ranchos community.  
Students had a great time at the Battle of the Books today.  Over 100 students participated. It was an impressive show of student collaboration and close reading over the school year. Texas was the winning team with India as a close second. Texas team members included: Charlie, Jack, Miley, Alexander, Lucy and Ava.  I want to thank Donna Withey who has organized this event for the last two years. Melissa Allen and Barbara Beckett have volunteered to head it up next year.
Sincerely,
Marlie Schmidt
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Donna Withey, our fearless leader, with Jenn Ross, our fearless PTA President
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4th, 5th and 6th graders participated
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TEXAS was the winning team!
Upcoming Dates
  • Kindergarten Round-Up, May 16-17th
  • Band Concert - Parents invited - May 19, 12:50 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
  • Open House - May 26th, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Last Day of School, June 9th
  • First day of 2016-2017 School Year, August 22nd


Cafeteria Reminder
It’s a huge help to our cafeteria if there are NO negative balances at the end of the school year.  Please check your student’s account to make sure that you do not have a negative balance.  You can go to EZSchoolPay to check your balance.  Positive Balances will carry over at the end of the school year or used at Summer School.  


Library Reminder:
Remember that all library books are due the week of May 23 - 27. If there are any books still missing at the end of that week, outstanding loss and/or damage notices will be mailed home by June 3rd..  As stated in the Annual Parent Notice, “Library book processing standards prohibit the school district from accepting donated copies of a library book that has been lost or damaged in lieu of payment.”  Encourage your students to return their library books on time! Please also be aware that if there are any missing books that have not been paid for,  your student will not receive their report card at the end of the year.  Thanks for helping us get all of our books back!


Medication Reminder
At the end of the year, we need parents to pick up all student medications before we leave for the summer.  We CANNOT hold the medications to use again next year.  We will have medication forms for the next school  year.  A new form will need to be completed by a physician before your student is able to receive medication for the 2016-2017 school year.


Yearbook Orders
Online ordering has closed. If you would still like to order a yearbook, please bring a check to the office for $13.00.