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2	6th Grade Camp - $35.00 due – Final Payment
	Storyfest – 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades – 8:45 – 	11:55 a.m.
6	Puberty Education – Mr. Marry and Mrs. Mehney’s 	Classes – 12:40 – 2:00 p.m.
7	Credit Union Day
10	St. Aidan’s Breakfast – St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church 	– 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
11	HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
12	School Board Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – MCHS
13	Spring Band Concert – 2:30 p.m. – West Gym
	Spring Band Concert – 7:00 p.m. – H.S. Auditorium
	Michigan Center Community Food Pantry – 6:30 – 	7:30 p.m.
14	Credit Union – Last one of the year 
	Puberty Education – Mrs. Shurboff and Mrs. 	Rumsey’s Classes – 12:40 – 2:00 p.m.
	4TH Grade Parents – Final Parent Meeting – rooming 	lists, itineraries, and packing list - 6:00 p.m.
16	Keicher Parents’ Night Out – More information to 	follow
19	4th Grade Mackinac Trip
	Track & Explore – 5th Grade – MIS – 8:30 a.m.  – 	2:15 p.m.
20	4th Grade Mackinac Trip
	Track & Explore – 6th Grade– MIS – 8:30 a.m. – 2:15 	p.m.
21	4th Grade Mackinac Trip
22	5th Grade Trip to Tiger Stadium
26	NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
27	Michigan Center Community Food Pantry – 6:30 – 	7:30 p.m. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
1.   All library books must be returned by May 23, 2014.  Remember, there is a cost for books not returned.

2.  MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND - There will be no school on Monday, May 26th.  Have a safe and restful holiday weekend.

3.  DRESS CODE - Warm weather has brought out the shorts, summer shirts and sandals.  Our policy regarding these items is as follows:  Shorts may be no shorter than the longest finger when the student is standing in an upright position or five/six inches form the top of the knee to the bottom of the shorts (per JH/HS), no Spandex or Bike shorts are permitted; No tank tops, spaghetti straps, sleeveless shirts or bare midriff (in standing position) the top must overlap the waistband of your pants/shorts; Shoes must be worn.  Students not complying with the dress code will be asked to call home to get appropriate attire.
4.  6TH GRADE CAMP is coming soon!  Parents, we need you!  We especially need dads for overnight supervision of the boys’ cabins.  In order to make our kid’s experience at camp wonderful, your assistance is needed to help us chaperone on June 3rd and 4th.  Any time you can spare is most appreciated.   Please call 764-5200 if you can help us out or have any questions.  The final payment of $35.00 is due on May 2nd.
5.  ATTENDANCE - Spring has sprung, school is not done! We need you here, until the end of the year. Keep good attendance!

6.  HOOPS FOR HEART took place during the students’ gym classes a few weeks ago.  They were able to raise $1320.35 for the American Heart Association. Our top collector was Zachary Johnson with $156.00 collected. Thanks to the community and the students for their support and hard work for this worthwhile cause.  A special thanks goes to Mr. Bruner for the organization of this event.

7.  KEICHER CLOTHES CLOSET – We are in need of clothes for our clothes closet that would fit a 3rd through 6th grader. If you have any clothing your child has outgrown, please keep us in mind. Thank you for your help.

TO ALL OF OUR GREAT KEICHER TEACHERS AND STAFF:

A special thanks for your hard work and dedication to the education of our students.  It is a year long effort on your part that we would like to recognize.  Thanks for all you do!

Teachers – the people who educate us and give us the vital knowledge which we need to live our lives. They encourage, support, discipline and prepare us for the road ahead and now it’s time for us to show them our appreciation. Teacher Appreciation Week begins on the 6th until the 10th of May 2013, which will be the perfect opportunity for us to show teachers how thankful we are for their support. So boys and girls, it’s time for us to demonstrate how much our teachers mean to us, let’s all say a big thank you to the people who work really hard so that we can have a better future.

What  a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never be erased.  ~Author Unknown

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present  and not giving it.  ~William Arthur Ward

There's no one quite like a special teacher and no teacher quite as special as you.  ~Author Unknown

Keicher
	Elementary 
	Recycle Day
     Saturday, May 3rd 
                  	 9 a.m.-1p.m.

Keicher Elementary is proud to help support Recycle Jackson in their mission to helping recycle and protect the Earth.  Please bring all your recycling this Saturday to 
1401 N. Brown St. (behind Home Depot).  They will accept the following items.

NEWSPAPER: Loose or in paper bags.
MIXED PAPER, MAGAZINES & PHONE BOOKS: Junk mail, office paper, school papers, file folders, boxboard (like cereal boxes), etc. They can be loose or in paper bags.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD: Break down and flatten boxes.
GLASS: Clear, brown and green glass. Rinse, remove caps and rings. No Pyrex, window glass, drinking glasses, dishes or light bulbs.
METAL: Metal cans, rinsed and flattened. Other iron and steel.
ALUMINUM: Aluminum cans, pans, clean foil, lawn chairs, eaves, doors, etc. Remove screws and strapping from aluminum.
PLASTICS: All plastics No. 1-7 with recycling symbol, such as milk jugs, water and juice bottles, detergent/bleach containers, margarine tubs, cottage cheese/yogurt containers. Caps are now accepted from any Northwest Refuse recycling location. Dry-cleaning bags are now accepted with grocery bags.
STYROFOAM: Clean, put pieces in clear plastic bag for sorting.
BATTERIES: Alkaline batteries, rechargeables, battery backups
Items not accepted: 
Plastic silverware, plates, cups, toys, flowerpots, automotive containers, hazardous-material containers, soda can rings, sandwich/bread bags.
Think Green!