May Newsletter

PICKETT COUNTY K-8

MAY NEWSLETTER

Dear Families,

    May is already here!  This school year has seemed to literally fly by.  This month is full of activities, field trips, registrations, and graduations.

     We have a few of the Pickett County K8 t-shirts still available in the office if you failed to order one for your child/children. 

     We are expecting this year’s annual to arrive any day.  The cost of this year’s annual will be $30.00.

     Kindergarten and 8^th grade caps and gowns will go on sale Friday, May 1^st in the office.  Caps and gowns are $25.00.

     Noel Cherry with FCA will be here on Wednesday, May 6^th at 10:30 a.m. with an assembly program in the gym for grades 6, 7, and 8.  We will be sending home permission forms on Monday, May 4^th for this assembly.  Please return those to school by Wednesday morning if you will allow your child/children to attend.

     We will be attending a Black and Gold baseball game on Wednesday, May 6^th at 1:00 p.m.  Concessions will be sold.

     Fifth grade Soil Conservation Day will be Thursday, May 5^th.

     Kindergarten graduation will be Thursday, May 14^th at 7:00 p.m. in the Pickett County K8 gym.

     Pre-K and kindergarten pre-registration will be Monday, May 18^th, Tuesday, May 19^th, and Wednesday, May 20^th.

     The University of Tennessee Extension Office is sponsoring a “color walk” for 8^th grade students on Wednesday afternoon, May 20^th.  Please be looking for a permission form in the near future.  The permission forms will have to be turned into the office before your child can participate.

     Eighth grade graduation will be Thursday, May 21^st at 7:00 p.m. in the Pickett County K8 gym.

     Friday, May 22^nd will be an administrative day with no students.  Students will pick up report cards on Saturday, May 23^rd beginning at 7:00 a.m.  Buses will run and school will dismiss at 9:00 a.m.

     All field trips are listed in the “important dates to remember” section on the back.

   

            IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER FOR MAY ARE:

                        5/1—PRE-K FIELD TRIP-COOKEVILLE

                        5/5—2^ND GRADE FIELD TRIP-CELINA

                        5/6—FCA ASSEMBLY FOR GRADES 6.7. AND 8

                        5/6—BLACK AND GOLD BASEBALL GAME AT 1:00 P.M.

                        5/7—5^TH GRADE SOIL CONSERVATION DAY

                        5/7—KINDERGARTEN KNOXVILLE ZOO TRIP-RETURN BY 6:00 P.M.

                        5/8—7^TH GRADE FIELD TRIP-COOKEVILLE

                        5/12—8^TH GRADE FIELD TRIP-PIGEON FORGE-RETURN BY 9:00 P.M.

                        5/13—1^ST GRADE FIELD TRIP-BLOOMINGTON CHURCH

                        5/14—6^TH GRADE FIELD TRIP-PIGEON FORGE-RETURN BY 8:00 P.M.

                        5/14—KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION-7:00 P.M.

                        5/15—4^TH GRADE FIELD TRIP-CELINA

                        5/18—5^TH GRADE FIELD TRIP-NASHVILLE-RETURN BY 4:30 P.M.

                        5/18—PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN PRE REGISTRATION

                        5/19—PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN PRE REGISTRATION

                        5/20—3^RD GRADE FIELD TRIP-JAMESTOWN

                        5/20—PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN PRE REGISTRATION

                        5/20—8^TH GRADE COLOR WALK IN THE AFTERNOON

                        5/21—8^TH GRADE GRADUATION-7:00 P.M.

                        5/22—ADMINSTRATIVE DAY—NO STUDENTS

                        5/23—LAST DAY OF SCHOOL-DISMISS AT 9:00 A.M.

                                                                              

Kenny Tompkins, Principal