Imlay Elementary School

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

IMLAY ELEMENTARY

Upcoming Events
May 21 -May 23: 6th Graders at Outdoor School
May 24th: Joint meeting of the Site Council and Leadership Team 2:45 PM
May 25th: Spirit Day - Twin Day
May 28th: Memorial Day - No School
May 30th - June 1st: Safety Week
May 31st: Vietnamese Club 6:00 PM
June 1st: Spirit Day - Country Western Day
June 1st: Imlay Art Festival 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
June 4th - June 8th: Imlay Volunteer appreciation Week
June 8th: Young Audience Asssemblies - "Imago" 8:30 AM / 9:30 AM
June 8th: Spirit Day - Mismatched Day
June 12th: Last day of school for Kindergarten
June 12th: 6th Grade Luau
June 13th: Last day of school for Grades 1 - 6 / Early Release 11:35
June 14th: Last day for Teachers
June 15th - June 16: Budget Reduction Days
June 20th: Last day Office is open until August

Emergency School Closure

Don't believe your eyes! Those weren't the real 40's famous folks walking the halls of Imlay this past week. 6th graders researched famous people from the 1940's to present in a speech. Their research included dressing as their chosen person.

Judy Garland as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" (Toto, too!)

Charlie Chaplin

Thanks to Imlay's PTA, our students enjoyed another annual visit from We Care Sports.

Spring has sprung! Imlay students decorated a step of the play structure with some of spring's blooms.

Team Imlay, represented by Mrs. Williams, Ms. Bean, and Ms. Shimamoto, ran the 15K Liberty Fit Relay Race in just over 1 hour and 30 minutes. Way to go!

Life Skills Students share their Christopher Columbus play as part of their Social Studies Explorers Unit.

Imlay Spring Band and Music Performances
Band Performance

First Grade Performance

Third Grade Performance

Fifth Grade Performance

Imlay families attended the 10th Annual Read Around the World event last week. Several teachers, staff, and parents sponsored a country - read a story, provided snacks,and shared customs and wares all from that specific country.

Students had a chance to "visit" 4 countries and get their passports stamped. Many readers were actually born in the country they represented. Every family that attended left with a new book for their home library.

Imlay's Bag Oregon students meet with Hillsboro Mayor Jerry Willey and Sustainability Chairperson Peter Bradom about their project aimed at recyclying plastic bags.

Thanks to Imlay PTA, students are enjoying learning from Michael Allen Harrison as part of an Artist in Residence Program. Each class will have an opportunity to create both music and lyrics to a song. Join us with Michael Allen Harrison for a culmination assembly on February 9th at 8:25 to see what we have created!

Bag Oregon
Have you ever wondered what happens when you recycle your plastic bags? A group of

students from Imlay, named Bag Oregon, have come together to work on a national sustainability project called the "Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge."
Even though people in Oregon are already environmentally friendly, there is always room for improvement. Bag Oregon's idea for this project is to recycle plastic bags and turn them into reusable items.
If you would like to make any donations - either recycling bags or a monetary donation, please drop them off at the Imlay Office.

Ms. Shimamoto Madeline Zoraida Josh Olivia

Mrs. Heuss helped 4th graders create Rangoli - a traditional decorative folk art of India.

Imlay's 4-H Soup and Salad Garden has a clever gift idea just for you gardening families. See our display in the office and help raise funds. The prices range for $15 to $25.

The Winter Concert started off with the Imlay Band.

Followed by the 4th grade....

And the 2nd grade....

Finishing with the 6th grade.

6th Grade Diarama focusing on Peace for Veteran's Day

6th Graders celebrate the end of a poetry unit with a Poetry Cafe.

September means Imlay's Annual

Run/Walk sponsored by the Imlay PTA.

Ready!

Set!

Run!

And don't forget to have FUN!

None of this could happen without the endless hours of work before, at, and during our Walk/Run. Big thanks to our PTA members.

Volunteers organize!

Volunteers hydrate!

Volunteers motivate with music!

Volunteers help count laps!

Look at all those bands!

Now all there is left to do is to cool down and collect those pledges. Thanks for a great effort from everybody.

Imlay students attended their first monthly Student Recognition and PBIS assembly in September. Students were recognized for September's trait of Responsibilty. PBIS Eagle Eye Award winners were drawn to spin the wheel for a prize.

The Imlay Family met for their Annual Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 1st. einstein the Eagle was there to great everyone back to a new school year.

Students and families met teachers. Families signed up to volunteer. Ice cream and a good time was had by all.

www.hillonlineacademy.org

Hillsboro Online Academy is a new learning option for students 7th through 12th grades and is the newest school in the Hillsboro School District! The Academy features a rigorous yet flexible menu of online learning programs, designed to meet the varied needs of students and their families. An individual learning plan is central to the Academy’s mission. Also core is connecting students to careers and community. All online courses are supported by Hillsboro teachers.

New Changes on Webpage: In order to add more information on our webpage, several pages have been consolidated under the new page of Family Resources. Look for School Hours, District Calendars, School Supplies, and Menus under this new heading.

Our Newsletter is going GREEN! Starting in December, the Imlay Monthly Newsletter will be only published on the webpage. Just click on the Newsletter tab to find both English and Spanish versions of the Newsletter.