Welcome to 5th Grade! I will try to update the blog every couple of weeks with dates and important information. We are in our 4th day of school and are still learning the routines of the classroom.
Our big focus right now is to complete and return all of the forms that were sent home.
New to this year Synergy ParentVue – ParentVUE helps parents/guardians stay informed and connected by providing day-to-day insight into their child’s academic experience with access to important information.
- Use a single sign-on to access all of their children’s information, regardless of school
- Access the web-based portal 24/7 from any browser
- View child’s attendance, calendars, class schedules, class websites, grade book assignments and scores, course history/graduation status, immunization information, report cards, school and district information, and more
- Parents/guardians can modify data, such as demographic, emergency contact, physician information, and opt-outs with self-service updates
- Easily communicate with teachers within the web portal
- Download free mobile apps (iOs and Android), allowing access to the portal from anywhere
If you didn’t receive an access code for ParentVue, please contact the office. The forms can only be released to parents and not sent home with the students.
Also new this year ~ the school library will only be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, the library will be open until 4 pm on Wednesdays for extra help with homework or to take Accelerated Tests (AR). Also, students will be allowed to access the computers in the library during their recess times on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to take AR tests. Thank you to our new librarian, Mrs. Beals.
As stated in an e-mail, the students’ passwords have changed. The new passwords have been distributed. They are a combination of the last four digits of their student ID, their 2-digit birth month, and their 2-digit birth day of the month.
Upcoming Dates:
July 18, tomorrow: Choir sign ups before school
July 21, Friday: Argonaut Park field trip form DUE (Blackhawk helicopter ~ see below)
July 28, Friday: Blackhawk helicopter landing; walking field trip to Argonaut Park
08/02, Wednesday: Excel Picture Day
08/09, Wednesday: Track Change Day; B Tracks Off/ A Tracks On ~ Minimum Day: Dismissal at 12:45 pm
Blackhawk helicopter/Argonaut Part walking field trip: Thank you to one of our amazing parents, Major Nydegger, for helping to see this unique opportunity come to a reality for our Sunrise students and families. Major Nydegger is coordinating a landing of a Blackhawk helicopter at Argonaut Park on Friday, July 28, to:
1) help us honor our families with veterans since we have so many folks who are serving or have served in our military,
2) help our neighborhood ramp up for the Capital Air Show which is a part of the fabric of this community, and
3)learn about aeronautics and flying of helicopters.
Thank you also to Mr. Patrick Larkin of our Recreation and Park District for allowing the helicopter to land at the park, as well as our city officials and police department for their cooperation.