The Leaping Lemurs 

THIS WEEK'S NEWS:

~Odds and Ends:

• THINGS TO SEND IN DAILY:

  • Water bottle

  • Snack

  • Homework Folder

  • Change of Clothes

• SPECIALS:

  • Our specials this week are: 

    • Monday- MUSIC

    • Tuesday- PE

    • Wednesday- ART

    • Thursday- MEDIA

    • Friday- MEDIA

• PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE:

  • Friendly reminder to make sure you also click the link above and check out Mr. Tunstall's news letter. It has school wide information that is not on our class website!

• PARENT REMINDER:

  • The office has asked parents not to join their child for lunch on EOG days (6/12, 6/15, 6/19) due to the varied lunch schedules and the need to keep hallways quiet for testing.  

• READER'S THEATER:

  • Our reader's theater practice is underway! Reader's theater is something we do at the end of the year to celebrate our learning to read! Every year, the kids put on a "play" for their friends. They read the script, memorize lines, create the backdrops, and more. It's a fun time for all of them! That said, every year I leave it up to the lemurs to decide if they are comfortable inviting parents to the production. 

Here's a little back story...my first year doing this, we just invited parents. On the day of the theater, I had 2 friends crying and refusing to be a part of their play, and another 3 that just said "nope" not doing it. So 3 plays could not go on. It was so sad. The exact opposite of my goal was accomplished. I wanted my lemurs to have fun and celebrate reading, but instead they were terrified and sad. So, from that year on, I decided to put it to a vote. If we had even 1 person say no, then we do not invite the parents. Because, this is about THEM learning to read and celebrating their accomplishments.

Back to this year...we took our anonymous votes and the verdict is to not invite parents. Honestly, this has been the vote every year since. This year's vote was split down the middle with yes and no. 

However, I know that you all would LOVE to see your lemur acting in their short skit (they are about 2-3 minutes long). I will record them and send the recording home if you let me know you would like it. I do ask that you DO NOT post it on social media. I thank you all for understanding! I'm just wanting to preserve their excitement and happiness over learning to read!

More information will be coming home about what your child's play is and what character they will be. I will need your help with what they wear. For example, if your child is a pig, I will ask that they wear pink on the day of our plays. If you child is an old man, they may need to dress the part. Please know that I do NOT want you to buy costumes! This is a homegrown, home made, 100% student led production. Our back drops are bulletin board paper they color, pig ears are made from construction paper here at school, etc...If your already have the outfit at home then that works too! If your child is Cinderella, and you have a Cinderella dress from a previous Halloween, then that works! I just don't want you to feel obligated to spend any money. Any dress will do!

• FIELD DAY:

  • Thank you for all the volunteer help during field day! We all had an amazing time! It would not be successful without your help!

• THEME WEEK:

  • To end the year, we always like to do theme week. It's a little longer than a week, but... theme week just stuck. :) 

  • Please see the themes for each day below. Some days will require some help from you regarding sending things in or dressing with certain themes. If you have any questions please let me know. 

    • THEMES:

      • Wednesday, June 17: Superhero Day! Wear your superhero shirt! No costumes please!

      • Thursday, June 18: Camping Day! Bring in your sleeping bags and flashlights!

      • Friday, June 19: NO SCHOOL

      • Monday, June 22: End of Year Learning Experience AND Reader's Theater. More info to come!

      • Tuesday, June 23: Rainbow day! Come dressed in your favorite color!

      • Wednesday, June 24: Beach day! Come dressed in your beach attire (flower shirts, tacky tourist, sunscreen nose, sunglasses and hats). No bathing suits please! Bring in your beach towel!

      • Thursday, June 25: Glow day! Wear a super bright neon color if you have it! Think highlighter yellow and orange bright! If you don't have these colors, white works too! 

      • Friday, June 26: Last day of school movie day AND PJ day! Roll right out of bed and come to school! You can bring your stuffed animal too.

• NO SCHOOL:

  • School is closed on Friday, June 19 for Juneteenth. It is a teacher workday.

• LAST WEEK FOR WEBSITE UPDATES AND HOMEWORK:

  • This will be our last weekly update for the year! I will still keep it up since it has our theme week info and I'll still send the link home for you, but I will not be posting any more updates. If anything comes up that I need to inform you of, I'll just send an email. Any pictures I take, and there will be some from theme week, will be shared via Class Dojo.

  • Next week is also our last week for homework! We will still have a final week of Letterland during the week of June 15-19, but since theme week starts and we're out on Friday, we will not 

• PUE PTA NEWS:

• School supply kits for 2026-2027 school year available now - ORDER DUE BY JUNE 15

  • Parents, your 2026 school supply kits are now available! Skip the store lines and start next year stress-free with the exact supplies your child’s teacher requested. Ordering now ensures you're ready for back-to-school, no guesswork and no last-minute shopping. Order today and cross one thing off your list! http://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/78026 

~Year long Information:

• NEW ATTENDANCE ABSENCE PROTOCOL:

• • Starting Monday, September 15, 2025, Pleasant Union is launching a centralized absence/attendance email address. ALL parents are to email their child’s absence reason to: Attendance531@wcpss.net. The student’s first and last name, child’s track, and teacher must be included in the email. For a medical-related appointment during school hours, the dated doctor or appt note is necessary to be counted as an excused tardy. A doctor’s note is also necessary for 3 consecutive days of absences due to illness. Absences will only be excused when proper documentation is received by the attendance office within 48 hours of the student's return to school. For more info on attendance, read School Board Policy 4400: Attendance. 

• CLASS DIRECTORY:

  • The class directory is complete! Here is the link.

  • Class directory

• VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION:

  • Please please please register to volunteer! Make sure to submit your 25-26 School Year Volunteer Registration ASAP. This must be completed every year, even if you were approved last year. Even if you are unsure if you will volunteer this year, I encourage all parents to do so now before traditional schools return. Links and information on the process can be found here.