It is truly hard to believe that we have reached the last day of school for 2017-18! It was just 180 school days ago that we greeted your children with much anticipation and excitement for the year ahead. Today, we send them off! It has been an amazing year! We are so incredibly proud of this wonderful group. They have worked so hard and learned so much about themselves, their community and their world. Thank you for sharing them with us, they have truly been a CC3 "Dream Team". As we venture into new roles next year here at EMES, we'll remember this last CC3 group fondly.
We are so grateful to all of you for the wonderful gifts you bestowed on us today. We are appreciative of your kindness and generosity and so touched by your thoughtfulness, to the point we are currently both in tears!
As you prepare for the summer ahead, just a few tidbits and reminders.
Your children are amazing readers, writers, mathematicians, inventors, collaborators, technologists and problem solvers. We hope their summer will be filled with plenty of rest and relaxation, family time and outdoor adventures. We also hope they'll continue to read, write and figure a bit to keep up the tremendous gains they've made this year. We thoroughly enjoyed their 3rd grade reflections that they recently shared and were in awe of how much they recognized in themselves.
Report cards will be mailed home at the end of this week. We find that the font size for comments on the report cards can be quite small, so we've created a bit of a "cover sheet" with our comments that we hope will be easier on the eyes! You will also notice a separate sheet for art. Students reflected on their art experience, due to the fact Mrs. Morse was on leave at the end of the year, there are no additional art grades on report cards. The same comments from us, are also embedded within the report cards. The cover sheet will also have your child's classroom placement for next year.
Please remember, there are numerous factors that are considered when creating balanced class lists. Our EMES placement team has painstakingly paid careful attention to your "Thoughtful Placement Forms" as well as other factors when creating the 4/5 classes for 2018-19. The process was thoughtfully done, keeping the best interest of every child in mind. Placement is always challenging, no matter the circumstances, but we feel we have done our job and trust that you will agree with and support the team's decisions in regard to your child.
And...that's a wrap! Thank you for sharing your kids with us. Thank you for supporting us in our work, and supporting all that happens here at EMES. We are truly fortunate to work here. Have a wonderful summer! We've truly enjoyed the journey!
All our best,
Christine and Kathy
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