Spring 2017

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Principal’s Pad Students, Parents, and Community, Well, here we are in the last month of school already! The students and staff are working hard to accomplish all of the things we set out to do this year. Third grade through 5th grade students have completed the Smarter Balance state assessments and students in all grades are wrapping up the final administration of MAP assessments. Thank you to all of the students who worked their hardest to show off their academic skills and thank you to parents for ensuring students were at school on testing days. We appreciate all the support you give us. The end of the year brings many activities at Sage Elementary. We will be hosting a talent show, field day and many other events during the last week of school. Additionally most classrooms have specific, special activities taking place this time of year. Look for information on these to come home with your child. Spring time in Nevada can bring unsettling weather. We ask that you please send your students dressed appropriately to school. It is advised that students do not wear flip flops to school.. Also, please refer to the Sage Student Handbook for policy regarding the dress code. I want to personally wish you a relaxing summer with your children. Remember to keep them reading and practicing skills needed for the coming school year. Thank you again for all of the support and dedication you have shown throughout the school year. I look forward to many more years together at Sage Elementary! As always, if you have any questions or concerns pleasecall our office. We will do our best to help you out.

Mr. Smith

FROM THE

SHELF A Bit About Books

Spring fever and spring cleaning come with the season. Check all those nooks and crannies for the Sage Elementary school books that may have gone astray. Sage does not charge fines, but we do want our books returned. Inventory of the collection is progressing. By the end of the year, easy and picture books will be inventoried. Remember that if students would like to have a “Summer” reading list, just check with Mrs. Nickel. The Elko County Library plans a summer reading program. The theme this year is “Build a Better World”. Registration for the program begins May 22th through June 24th and the kickoff for the program is June 19th. Reading over the summer is good for your health!! The younger students have been reading and listening to the Nevada Young Reader Award books. They voted for their favorite book. Votes across the state were counted and the results are in. Not your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el was the winner… Nevada Young Reader's Award is sponsored by the Nevada Library Association and the Nevada Department of Education. The purpose of the Nevada Young Readers' Award is to encourage Nevada students to improve their reading skills by reading from the best of modern children's literature. The winning book in each category is one nominated by Nevada's young readers, read by Nevada's young readers and voted on by Nevada's young readers. Students will also be learning about and reviewing the parts of a book and nonfiction text features. Often library lessons support the common core standards being taught in the classrooms. The Elko County Bookmobile, an extension of the Elko County Library, does visit Sage every other Tuesday. The Bookmobile does stop at Sage during the summer and will be at Sage on June 13th. Any Elko County Library books can also be returned to the Sage Library and Mrs. Nickel will see them returned to town.

Websites for Sage Students If you are interested in listening to stories Sage has purchased a subscription to Tumblebooks. Go to Sage’s website and there is a link on the home page to listen to these wonderful books. Also, on our website you have access to World Book Online, EBSCO, Learning Express Library. Check these out all summer long!!!

Sage Apparel Go to Sage Elementary’s website at www.sage.ecsdnv.net and check out the “Sage Apparel” link. You can design your own Sage t-shirt. We hope you enjoy this link. Sage

Dust Devils

Please help our school collect SunnyD labels. We can earn free books for our school to use as awards for kids who read AR books. Please send the labels and we will save them for next year. All bottles that are 6.75 or larger are eligible. All individual cans are NOT ELIGIBLE. For a complete list of eligible SunnyD Book Spree products, visit SunnyD.com

Congratulations fifth graders! We are so proud of you! We’re sure your time at Sage Elementary has been memorable. Good luck in middle school! Mrs. Wilson’s Class Addison Borresch Trey Brown Scott Christensen Taylor Deml Espy Garcia Korden Hammer Addyson Hanson Bailey Holmes Matthew Huber Aidan Johnson Slayde Jones Suzeth Lara Ian Mitchel Enrique Morales Lillian Mowery MacKenzie Russell Dominic Santos Wyatt Scott Leona Sharp Rilyn Spinks Peyton Steinfeld Abigail Thompson Jaxon Tomera John Weiler

P.J. Zubiria

Mrs. Armstrong’s Class Jaylund Brock Roland Calvert Caleb Culp Shelby Downing Dylan Engebretson Brock Gackle Anja Hansen Ryean James C.J. Leschke Hailey Martin Kylee McLeod Giana Meyers Isaac Morrison Alexis Norrup Justin Norrup Hunter Peterson Shaylynn Preston Blake Sorensen Trevor Sterling Daphne Taylor Landon Terrell

Joel Tillery

Meagan Watkins

Mrs. Piercy’s Class Kade Bangen Jeremiah Bellows Tyler Benard-Kinzer Elise Benzley Elizabeth Billat Richard Bosch Kellon Buege Anthony Carrillo Nevaeh Caudill Rubi Cortez Jimmie Duncan Jacelyn Evans James Herman Kennedy Hood Sharmayne Lamb Michaela Nelson Daimian Potter Rylea Quillici Emalee Ricketts Robbie Shelton Kelsea Speer Jayce Thornburg Shayd Wellard

Mrs. Smith’s Class Gage Anderson Makayla Auten Erik Ayala Dakota Bechtol Evelyn Bright Yadira Cabrera Jhaileen Craig John Cullors Isaiah Garcia Kenneth Guyer Abigail Harris-Pusley Caleb Higley Kaitlynn Horttor Trisha Howell Alex Losasso Camden McCorkle Aiden McCoy Jason Ojala Austin Reasbeck Gianmarco Roberson Jenna Rynearson Cassie Thompson Leiah Tomes Elijah Vera

Here are some exciting events to end the year for our fifth graders: June 1st-5th grade rocket launch June 6th–5th grade field day @ 12:30-2:30 June 8th-Talent show @ 8:30 AND 5th grade BBQ and dance June 9th- Last day of school, awards assembly @ 8:30, early dismissal @ 12:40

Class of 2029 Kindergarten Graduation Monday, June 5 @ 12:30

JUNE Thursday, June 1st-5th Grade Rocket Launch *Talent Show Auditions Friday, June 2nd-Kindergarten Program @ 8:30 *Movie Day (Perfect Att./Academic Excellence) @ 12:30 Monday, June 5th-Kindergarten Graduation @ 12:30 for parents Tuesday, June 6th-Field Day *Grades 1-2 @ 8:30 *Grades 3-5 @ 12:30 *Kindergarten Field Trip (10:30-1:30) Wednesday, June 7th-Kindergarten Field Day @ 8:30 *1st Grade Spelling Bee @8:30 Thursday, June 8th-Talent Show @ 8:30 *5th Grade BBQ Friday, June 9th-Awards Assembly @ 8:30 *Early Dismissal @ 12:40 *LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!

Dust Devil Disco HUGE SUCCESS

Field Day

We would like to thank all our Sage families and friends for making the 2nd Annual Dust Devil Disco a smashing success! We were able to raise 1,300 dollars! This money will help Sage Elementary continue to implement the wonderful Leader In Me program at our school! Thanks again for a fun night of Disco Dancing! We can’t wait to see you again next year!

Tuesday, June 6th 1st-2nd @ 8:30-10:30 3rd-5th @ 12:30-2:30 Wednesday, June 7th Kindergarten @ 8:30-10:30

Bike Drawing If you receive any of the following awards at our awards ceremony, your name will be put into a drawing for a chance to win a bike! *Citizenship *Principal’s Award *Academic Excellence *Perfect Attendance *Straight A’s There will be one boy and one girl name drawn for grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. Winners will be announced at our Award’s Ceremony!

PTA NEWS Sage PTA would like to thank all the parents and teachers for their support this year. Make sure to check out our Facebook page. When shopping on Amazon make sure to go to smile.amazon.com and choose Sage Elementary PTA as your organization to donate to. Sage PTA will get 0.5% of your purchases. Our PTA helps fund reading programs and activities at our school. This is completely free to you!! All remaining Sage apparel will be marked down 50% off now until it’s gone. Stop by the Sage Spirit Store soon. Continue to save Box Tops all summer and give them to your child’s new teacher in the fall. Sage PTA receives approximately $2,500 each year from the Box Tops. This is an easy way to raise money for our PTA. Have a great summer! See you next year!

Sage Elementary PTA has a facebook page to help keep members updated. Search for ‘Sage Elementary PTA’ or find us at https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1515221585361352/ Parents we will continue Box Tops for Education next year, so please continue to save Box Tops over the summer!!