Dear 5R families,

Thank you for a spectacularly wonderful year. Your children are kind, enthusiastic, warm and open. They’ve made constant growth and are ready for everything that comes next.

I look forward to hearing of their adventures going forward.

I wish you all a very restful and joyful summer.

Here are photos of this morning’s celebration.

Best wishes,

Jamie

Dear 5R families,

This post is to confirm the cookout for tomorrow, Tuesday, June 12. It still looks like it might rain, but we’re hoping it holds out until after our cookout time. Our plan will go ahead with the plan described in the earlier post.

Please send your child with a sausage or two to grill, as well as any extras you signed up for here. Additionally, please send them with a rain coat, in case the weather turns against us.

Fingers crossed, we’re hoping the rain holds off until later in the day! If it does turn wet, we can grill in the playground firepit and spend our time under the shelter nearby.

As arranged, the cafeteria will pack a lunch bag for: Kate T, Paul, Kieran, Linnea, Jo, Luca.

Thanks for your support! See you on Thursday for our celebration!

Dear Parents,

June 14 is drawing closer and we wanted to remind you of the procedure for that day:

• By 08:45 – all Grade 5 students in classrooms.
• 09:00 – Grade 5 Celebration commences in the MPR. Parents and family to be seated by 08:50.
• 10:00 – Coffee, gipfeli, and cake for parents and students in the cafeteria area.
• 10:45 –  Parents leave
• 11:00 – 13:00 Students change into casual clothes and teachers do individual farewells in Grade 5 classrooms. Grade 5 party on the upper playground.
• 13:00 Dismissal

Please note that students should dress semi-formally for the celebration. No shorts, spaghetti straps or jeans please. Boys should wear collared shirts.

• We are fortunate to have a talented photographer taking pictures of the celebration. These pictures will all be shared via the blog for you to view and download by the end of the day on Friday. Please note that you will be asked to remain seated and not to block the view with cell phones and cameras during the Celebration. We invite you to ‘be in the moment!’
• The ceremony will also be ‘live streamed’ for any family member who is not able to be here. A link will be shared on the blog on the morning of the ceremony. It will also be possible to watch this recording after the event.
• Regarding our Grade 5 party after the celebration, we are hoping to go outside but should it be raining we will plan some indoor activities.  For the party, Grade 5 students are invited to bring their own food – the idea is for them to share a picnic with their friends and… this is one time where the teachers say ‘anything goes!’ So, students may bring treats and chips and other such delights to share! Some of you may plan to have lunch after dismissal, so snack like foods are just fine. There is no sign up for this, students can simply discuss and plan with friends.
• Please ensure that all snacks are nut-free as we do have severe nut allergies in Grade 5.

A reminder that June 14 is an early finishing day – dismissal is at 13.00.

Warm Regards,

Grade 5 team

Today we were chatting in 5R about how to celebrate our year together. One suggestion that got a lot of enthusiasm, was having a sausage campfire lunch!

Here’s the plan…

Next Tuesday, June 12, we will not be having our normal lunch routine. At 12:30 we will head out into the woods behind the school to a campfire site. We will build a fire, cook our sausage lunch, share some desserts and other foods, and enjoy a couple hours in the woods together. We will return to class for 2:30.

Here’s what we need from you…

FOOD

1. If your child gets pre-paid hot lunch from the cafeteria every day, the ZIS cafeteria staff have agreed to pack a few sausages and some bread rolls for them instead of the usual menu.
2. Otherwise, please send a sausage or two from home (a good idea if your child has particular dietary requirements, they can be veggie, kosher etc.), they can be refrigerated from Tuesday morning at school. Please send only as much as your child will eat.

If there is a problem with this please let me know as soon as possible and we will problem-solve together.

Additional foods, like marshmallows, other desserts, easy vegetables (like baby tomatoes, vegetable sticks etc.), bread rolls, potato chips, mustard, ketchup etc., as well as paper plates and utensils, would be welcome in small amounts, to share. The students suggested a sign-up sheet for this. There is no requirement that anyone bring additional foods, I’m sure we will have enough. If you would like, you can sign up here.

One last food note… Please don’t send anything other than sausages/hot dogs to cook over the fire. We won’t be able to do steak or chicken legs this time! 🙂

WEATHER

At the moment the weather looks okay for next week. This may change however. If on Monday evening the forecast looks really wet for Tuesday, we will have to cancel the event. Please keep a look out for a blog post on Monday evening if we are cancelling. If we are not cancelling, there will be no update.

What Else?

Of course, we will be in the woods for a few hours. Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing for this. Mosquito repellant may be smart, and clothes/shoes that can get dirty would be good. As always, please ensure your child has a water bottle with them to take into the woods. A good-sized snack is a good idea as well.

KEY POINTS in this post:

• Plan for your child’s food for next Tuesday (either cafeteria if that is their norm, or packed sausages)
• Sign up for additional contributions if desired
• Keep an eye out for a possible rain cancellation post on Monday evening
• Water bottle, bug repellant and a snack on Tuesday

Thanks for your support! It’s going to be a great celebration!