A to Z Countdown

Dear Parents,

The end of theyear is drawing near. We count down thedays of school from A-Z during the last 26 days of school. Below, you will find an explanation of each letterday. There are days when your child has to bring in items, as well as days whenwe will do something special and fun at school. Please help your child on the days that he/shehas to bring something in or have something prepared. (Those days are in bold.) Can you believe it? We start this Wednesday!

Thanks so much!

Ms. Vietzen

4/25 A-Animal Day: Bring in a picture of your favorite animal. Write down a fact about your animal that youthink others might not know.

4/26 B-Baby Day: Bring in a picture of yourself when you were a baby.

4/30 C -Crown Day: We’ll crown the kings and queens of kindergarten!

5/1 D-Dancing Day: We’ll dance today during recess!

5/2 E- Exercise Day: Today is ACES - All Children Exercising Simultaneously. Be sure to wear gym shoes!

5/3 F- Favorite Book Day: Bring in your favorite book to share/read duringstations.

5/4 G- Game Day: Bring in your favorite game to play. (No electronics)

5/7 H-Hopscotch Day: We play hopscotch at recess today!

5/8 I- Inside Out Day: Wear something inside out!

5/9 J- Jump Rope Day: Bring in a jumprope to play with atrecess. I have a few to lend out.

5/10 K- Kindness Day: Share some extra kindnesstoday.

5/11 L- LollipopDay: What’s your favorite flavor? We’llgraph them. I’ll provide the lollipops.

5/14 M- MusicDay: We’ll listen to a variety of different music today.

5/15 N- Nickel Day: Bring a nickel toschool. We’ll sort and graph them by year.

5/16 O -On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! We will haveraces at recess.

5/17 P- Puzzle Day: We’ll do puzzlestoday…crossword, search & finds, word searches, jigsaw and more!

5/18 Q- Quiz Your Teacher Day:See if you can “stump” Ms. Vietzen with a hard question.

5/21 R- Read-a-thon Day: Tally how many booksyou read today.

5/22 S- Sidewalk Chalk Day: Today we will gooutside and draw with sidewalk chalk.

5/23 T – Tying Shoes Day: If you have them, wear shoes with laces and we’ll practice tying. If you already know, you can help a friend!

5/24 U- UnforgettableDay: Share your favorite experience in kindergarten. What will you miss nextyear?

5/25 V- Video Day: Today we will watch a video.

5/29 W- WearLongfellow Gear: Wear Longfellow clothes today

5/30 X- eXtra Practice Day: What do you think you need to practice to getready for first grade? We’ll each get inour own practice today.

5/31 Y- YearEnd Cleaning: We’ll clean our tables, room, and cubbies!

6/1 Z- Zipand Zoom: Today is our last day of school so we’ll celebrate by zipping andzooming around Longfellow Park. Have agreat summer!

CROP Hunger Walks help children and families worldwide – and right here in the U.S. – to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow. Our local efforts are making a huge difference... and you are part of it! This is the 29th year for Oak Park's participation. In
honor of that, third graders are attempting to raise $2029. Non-perishable food items will also be collected.

Walk Date: May 6
Step Off: 2 PM
Location: Pilgrim Congregational Church

Every dollar raised for our CROP Hunger Walk will be increased this year! The Feinstein Foundation will divide $1 million among hunger-fighting events during March and April, and our CROP Hunger Walk is just such an event. The more funds we raise, the more we'll receive – so every dollar counts even more! Please make all checks payable to CWS- CROP Walk.

Annual Fun Run

The District Fun Run will be held on Saturday, May 12, 8am at Lindberg Park. Sign up forms and information are in the Digital Backpack. It is a different event than the Fun Run we had last fall. It is free of charge (organized by PE teachers) to promote physical fitness.

Have You Helped Out at School This Year?

It is coming to the end of the year and the PTO wants to have a night for all those parents who have helped out throughout the year to make this another successful year. Please join the PTO on April 19th at Buzz Cafe from 7-9 with appetizers and drinks.

Fantastic Fridays and a Couple of Terrific Thursdays

Mismatch Day (Thursday, April 5) - Wear clashing clothes like stripes with plaid or polka dots.
Stuffed Animal Day (April 13) - Bring your favorite inanimate fuzzy friend to school.
Blast from the Past Day (April 20) - Dig out those clothes from the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s etc.
Jersey Day (Thursday, April 26) - Help celebrate Longfellow’s first Sports Night (tonight 5:30-7:30 PM)!
Pajama Day (May 4) - Come dressed in your pajamas. (Make sure they are appropriate for school.)
Weird Hair Day (May 11) - Gravity defying do’s? Pink, green or blue streaks? Give it a try!
Sports Day (May 18) - Now is the time for all that sports paraphernalia!
Twin Day (May 25) - Did you ever want to be a twin? This is your chance!
Flip-Flop Friday (June 1) - Celebrate the end of the school year by wearing your favorite flip-flops!