Back to School 2018

Dear Sharpstein families,                                                

I hope everyone has had a restful summer, and that your children are ready for a great year of learning! Our family celebrated our daughter’s wedding this summer, so I can now add ‘mother-in-law’ to my list of life roles. Here is a picture of Mr. Garcia and me relaxing (after the wedding was over!) in one of our favorite places: Polebridge, Montana. Now that we’ve all had some down time, I am very much looking forward to having our school community gathered again, and to continue learning and growing together.

We’ll continue our strong emphasis on daily attendance this year. As a part of our communication efforts about the importance of attendance, there is a letter included in this mailing showing your child’s number of absences last year compared to the average for our school and our district.   Also, you’ll notice a new sandwich board in the lobby with the daily attendance percentage for each grade level. With our school emphasis and (hopefully!) a less brutal flu season, we’ll reach our 98% attendance goal more weeks than we did last year.                                                                        

Kindergarten parents: During the first week of school, kindergarten students do not attend. Instead, individual appointments are scheduled for each child. Kinder parents, you should have received a letter already with the startup schedule and your child’s individual appointment time. If you did not receive a letter, please call the school office at 527-3098.                                                         

Thursday, August 23rd from 5:30-7:00: PTA Back to School BBQ, Open House, and school supply drop-off:   Supply lists can be found on our website, at WalMart, KMart, Shopko, and Staples, or can be picked up in the office at Sharpstein.                                                 

Tuesday, August 28th: 1st day of school: Morning Exercise begins at 7:50, school begins at 8:00

Wednesday, August 29th: Early release: School dismissal at 1:40

Friday, August 31st and Monday September 3rd: NO SCHOOL (Labor Day Weekend)                                                       

Please do not hesitate to call if you have questions. You can also email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sincerely,

Maria Garcia, Principal

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