April Newsletter

PICKETT Co. k-8 april newsletter

Dear families,

     I hope everyone enjoyed spring break!  There are only 7 weeks of school left for this school year.  We are making up the 1 snow day by extending the school year by 1 day.  Students will come to school on Thursday, May 21^st, which was an administrative day.  The administrative day is now Friday, May 22^nd and students will pick up report cards on Saturday, may 23^rd.

     Pickett County K8 will be selling school t-shirts.  The t-shirts will be safety yellow.  Please be looking for an order form coming home with your child/children.  We encourage you to purchase the t-shirt for your child to wear on upcoming school trips.  It is much easier for teachers when all students have on the same color in their groups.  The t-shirts will cost $12 plus tax and orders are due by Friday, april 17^th.

     Linda Crouch will be meeting with grades 4,5, and 6 on Thursday, April 9^th at 2:15 p.m. to inform and encourage students about the benefits of music education.  Parents are invited to attend.

     We will be giving the state social studies field test to grades 3-8 the week of April 13^th.

     Seventh and eighth grade students will be participating in “brain Games” again this year at the high school.  “Brain Games” is scheduled for Monday, April 20^th from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the high school.  Dinner will be provided to the students.

     Students who qualified for the spring “peace” trip will be going to wonder works in Pigeon forge on Saturday, April 25^th.

     Progress reports will go home on Thursday, april 30^th.

     Tcap testing will take place the week of april 27^th through may 1^st.

     Kindergarten graduation has been moved to Thursday, may 14^th at 7 p.m.

     Eighth grade graduation is scheduled for Thursday, may 21^st at 7 p.m.

Important dates to remember:

         4/9—linda crouch meet with 4/5/6 at 2:15 pm

         4/10—Jr. high baseball game/h/Clinton co. 5 pm

         4/13-17—grades 3-8 social studies field test

         4/17—deadline for all school t-shirt orders

         4/20—7^th/8^th “brain Games” high school 5-8 pm

         4/24—jr. high baseball game/Clinton co. 5 pm

         4/25—“peace” trip to pigeon forge

         4/27-5/1—tcap test kindergarten through 8^th

         4/30—progress reports go home

                                             Kenny Tompkins, principal