May 1, 2010,

Dear Parents,

Ms. Debbie Garrison

Wow, it is May! This year has gone so quickly and we have had a lot of fun. We have more fun in store on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) with our Fun Run during the day and our Fine Arts Night that evening. I hope you can all join us for at least one of the events.

We have four weeks left of school, and we ask for your help in keeping our students on task. Even though vacation is just around the corner, we still have some important learning left to do! We will dismiss school at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, May 28th.

We often have parents ask how they can help their students stay involved in learning over the summer months. There are a number of activities available, and many of them are free or low-cost. The New Mexico Kids! Family Magazine is an excellent resource, and can be found at local grocery stores and restaurants. Most importantly, don’t forget to just spend time reading and writing with your children this summer. Let them take the lead in the topics they wish to explore with you. Take them to the library, buy them notebooks to record their thoughts, and encourage them to read, read, read.

Thank you to our dedicated and loving staff for helping our children learn, grow, and mature not only in academics but also as good citizens. Thank you to our PTO for working so hard to make our school the best elementary school in Albuquerque. And finally, I want to thank each and every family for helping to make this year such a success for our children.

Please be sure to keep an eye on our marquee, the Mitchell website (www.aps.edu/aps/mitchell/index.html), and the Mitchell PTO website (www.MitchellPTO.org) for important dates and other information regarding next school year. At this writing, I do not have definite dates for the first day of school. If these dates are solid prior to the end of the year, we will send home a notice to you.

For those families leaving Mitchell, good luck in your future endeavors and please keep in touch. For those who will be returning, I look forward to seeing you and your children this fall, full of energy and ready for a brand new school year. I wish you all a relaxing summer.

 

Sincerely,

Debbie Garrison
Principal