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ANNOUNCEMENTS

KINDERGARTEN AND TK LOTTERY HAS TAKEN PLACE

We have completed the lottery process for our kindergarten and TK classes for the 2013-2014 school year.

The process was lead by a member of the PTA Palomar Council and the Executive Director of Learning Support Services from Poway Unified.

The names of students who will be attending MRES in the fall will be posted in the front of the school Friday 5/17/13, at 5:00PM.  Student names are posted using the child’s first name and last initial. Parents of students who are not placed at MRES have been contacted.

We appreciate your support through this process.

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Compass Learning & Principal’s Challenge Winner’s Event (Volunteers Needed)
We have a winner! Well, hundreds of Monarchs to be exact who have won a pass to play field games with Mr. Olander and Ms. Watkins on the afternoon of May 24th. We are looking for 10 – 15 enthusiastic volunteers to come out, run an event, and join the fun! Please email Ms. Watkins at jwatkins@powayusd.com by this Friday, May 10th if you can volunteer from 1:00 – 3:45 on the 24th.

5th Grade Orchestra
Reminder for parents of 5th grade band and orchestra students: You are invited to the spring music concert on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm in the Monterey Ridge multi-purpose room. Strings students' arrival time is 5:30pm and band students' arrival time is 6:00pm. Doors for audience seating will open 5 minutes prior to concert time. Please have your child dress nicely for the evening concert. In addition, students will perform an assembly for the school the same morning. Our final music class of the school year will be June 6.

Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Thank you for adhering to the new student drop-off and pick-up procedures. Extending the loading zone and pulling all the way forward has greatly decreased the time that it takes for parents to be in and out of the parking lot! I would like to address the remaining concerns that are slowing down the lines:

Parents getting out of the vehicle: Parents are never to leave their vehicle when dropping-off or picking-up their child. This creates a safety hazard and dramatically slows down the entire process.

Students not exiting the vehicle quickly: Please be sure that your child is completely prepared to exit the vehicle when the vehicle has pulled all the way forward in the loading zone. We would like to have students out of the vehicle within five seconds of stopping.

Backpacks in the trunk: Please be sure that the students have their backpacks accessible so that the vehicle can leave quickly. Students going to the trunk to get a backpack slows down the process drastically.

Yearbook
All K - 4th grade students that pre-ordered their yearbook will be receiving their copy in their classrooms on Monday, June 10th.

5th graders that pre-ordered their copy will receive it at the 5th grade yearbook signing party and ice cream social on Friday, June 7th. We have 100 books left to sell and they will be available first to the graduating 5th graders on June 7th for $35.

Any remaining yearbooks will be available to purchase after school on Monday, June 10th from 3:20 to 3:50 pm and again on Tuesday morning, June 11th from 8:20 to 8:50 am. A sales table will be set up by flagpole in front of school.

Pillar of the Month (May/June) – Trustworthiness (blue)
We will be focusing on the Character Counts pillar of “Trustworthiness” throughout May and June. Students should wear blue on Wednesdays to celebrate Trustworthiness.

Reminder: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH DAY – NONSTUDENT DAY
Our Professional Growth Day is May 28th, 2013. May 28th is the Tuesday following Memorial Day, and is a nonstudent day.

**As a reminder, students are not permitted on campus until 8:40 a.m., as there is no adult supervision.