Dr. William Mennies Elementary School

Let's have a great last week of school!

🎉 ATTENDANCE CELEBRATION SPIRIT DAY! 🎉

Mennies Families,

We have something to celebrate! Our chronic absenteeism rate has decreased by almost 10% from last year!

To celebrate all the days our students CAME, SHOWED UP, and were ready to learn, tomorrow (Monday, June 22nd) will be a special Spirit Day!

Students should pick their FAVORITE spirit day from the year and wear it to school!

Some favorites included:
-Superhero Day
-Decade Day
-Pajama Day
-Sports Jersey/Team Day
-Twin Day
-Hat Day
-Book Character Day
-Future Career Day
- Dress as Your Favorite Staff Member Day
-Polka Dot Day
- Hispanic Heritage Day
- Holiday Outfits Day
- Red, White, and Blue Day
-Community Helper Day
...And many more!

You can even wear a special Mennies shirt from one of our events this year.

Let's celebrate the BEST days we had together at Mennies and all the progress we've made with attendance!

Random prizes and fun activities will continue throughout the week!

THANK YOU for helping us tackle attendance.
KEEP IT GOING and COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY this week!

#MenniesMarvels #EveryDayCounts #FinishStrong

Here are the fun events this week at Mennies. Don't forget to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow!

It's a marvelous week ahead at Mennies!

We look forward to our 5th grade moving up ceremony on Wednesday, June 10th! Please see the attached invitation with details.

At our celebration of America's 250th birthday, we invite any Mennies family members who are active-duty military, veterans, and Gold Star family members to be honored during our ceremony. Please fill out the attached RSVP and return to school. A paper copy will also be sent home with each student.

Please review our June family calendar for all of the fun events coming up this month!

We are VERY excited about Field Day!

Field day is Friday! Let's have a great week!

5th Grade Families,

Save the Date for our Moving Up Ceremony!

Get ready for a warm week ahead, Marvels!

Let's have a great week, Marvels!

NJSLA testing begins tomorrow for grades 3, 4, and 5 ! A good night’s sleep and being on time will help your child feel confident and ready. We are proud of all their hard work! Let’s go, Mennies Marvels!

In addition to this week's post, please see the attached updated May calendar, which now includes the 2nd grade field trip.

It's going to be a MARVELous month of May! Family calendar attached.

We're looking forward go a great week! There's still time to write a letter to your child's teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all who wrote letters already. A simple note like this means so much to our teachers!
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Tomorrow, we'll be celebrating the character trait of ADAPTABILITY at our Mennies Marvelous Assembly. Mix it up by wearing a wacky mismatched outfit!

Tomorrow is United Nations Spanish Language Day. Bilingualism is a superpower shared by so many of our Mennies Marvels and their families. Celebrate by wearing the colors of your favorite flag!

🎉 Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4–8! 🎉

Let’s show our awesome teachers and staff some love! 💙✨ Write a thank-you letter to any teacher or staff member who has made a difference, or have your child share a few kind words to brighten their day. 📝💛We’ll print and deliver the letters during Teacher Appreciation Week to spread the love and make our teachers feel special. 😊📚✨


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