Dear East Sandy Families,
We enjoyed wonderful weather and renewed spring energy! We have one more week before spring break and then we are into testing season. This is a great time to celebrate all the growth and successes your child has had this year. With that, please do your best to have them attend consistently.
Right now East Sandy is experiencing a 30% chronic absenteeism rate. That translate to over 100 students missing school beyond the predictable illnesses and vacations. Our teachers work hard to get your children where they need to be, but it makes it extremely difficult when they are not here.
-Principal Ashbridge
Library Tip
The American Library Association has announced the Youth Media Awards. Peruse these lists to become acquainted with some of the best new books published last year!
You may already be familiar with the Newbery and Caldecott Awards for best children’s book and best picture book respectively. There are other fantastic awards such as the Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpre that honor diverse creators. Check them out! I am particularly excited about Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar because I love historical fiction and how this book captures pivotal moments in history that aren’t typically written about in children’s literature.
Digital Citizenship
A lot of news media content is designed to grab our attention and keep us engaged. Knowing that the news we consume can be biased or misreported, it’s crucial that all of us—especially young people—learn to decode the information we encounter. https://cnyns.org/3ZrCTSFLinks
PTA MEETING NEXT WEEK – TUE, APRIL 1 @ 9:30AM
Please join us at the school on Tuesday, April 1st @ 9:30am in the faculty room to discuss planning details for the Mustang Showcase, Spring Training opportunities for next years PTA Leadership team and to prepare for Teacher Appreciation Week!
As always our meetings are a great place to share your experience and opinions so that PTA can support you in finding solutions and better understand how we can continue to improve.
BOOK BLITZ JR. COMPETITION – WED, APRIL 2ND!
East Sandy PTA is so excited to have our first-ever Book Blitz Jr. team the Book Blazers – Sydney Housley, Ellie Keeran, Gemma Scott, Tilly Stocking, & Mary Summers go on to represent East Sandy Elementary at the district level competition next week! Two of our amazing parent volunteers Rebekah Stocking & Chrissy Keeran will accompany the 4th Grade team at the competition. We wish them luck and can’t wait to share an update on their success!
*Unfortunately, the district cannot accommodate spectators at the event. However, our parent coaches will be sure to collect photos of the experience to share afterwards.
MUSTANG SHOWCASE IS COMING APRIL 22ND
We cannot wait to welcome East Sandy families during Spirit Week to our annual family engagement event the Mustang Showcase on Tuesday, April 22nd (Time TBD).
The event will feature programs from our Brain Booster teachers including a BTS Art Show by Mrs. Luker, interactive STEM activities with Mrs. Koster, students can make a musical instrument with Mrs. Landeen and Playworks games will be shared by Mrs. Fairbanks! Our homeroom teachers will host their own experiences and display student work in each of the grade level pods to help families see what they’ve been learning all year. Student Council and Junior Coaches will be recognized as well and PTA will share a free popcorn treat and have Kona Ice onsite for guests to purchase – 20% of proceeds will return to the school.
We hope you’ll join us – we need a lot of hands to make this event a success!
MUSTANG SHOWCASE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: https://signup.com/go/bwPNqeG
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APRIL1 – PTA Meeting @ 9:30am2 – Book Blitz Jr. District Competition4 – Birthday Wagon (April)
7-11 – NO SCHOOL (Spring Recess)
21-25 – Mustang Spirit Week!
22 – Mustang Showcase Family Engagement Event!24 – Classic FREE Skate School Spirit Night (5:30 – 8:30pm)
25 – Popcorn Friday!
MAY 2 – Birthday Wagon (May/June)
6 – PTA General Meeting @ 9:30am5-9 – Teacher Appreciation Week!
26 – NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
30 – Last Day of School FIELD DAY!
Audrey Sharkey
PTA President 2024-25
P: (801) 686-5255
E: eastsandypta@gmail.com
IG: @eastsandypta
