Our annual Skyway Variety Show will be Thursday, May 23 at 9:15. Please join us in the gym to see the diverse talent of our students. This is a favorite event in our school year.

The Skyway staff would like to thank everyone who helped at and attended the annual Skyway Writing Festival. This two day event was truly a memory the children will always have, from the meeting and working with a real author, publishing a professional looking hardbound book, the 'wax museum' evening event, the family pasta dinner, and so much more. One of the emails sent to us summed it all up:

"Wow!  I just returned from the "Wax Museum" portion of your writing festival, and I couldn't wait to get to my computer to commend you on the amazing job you have done.  Every student I listened to, and visited with, expressed pride in their writing as well as joyful enthusiasm.  You have instilled in them a passion for  writing as well as a desire to produce a product of high quality.  I could see a tightly organized progression in the complexity of their instruction that was evidence of your cohesiveness as a staff.  Well done, Skyway!"

It pays to recycle aluminum cans!  Skyway Elementary won 1^st place for the state of Idaho in the Great American Can Roundup Contest.  This is the second year of winning the prize of $1000.  Great work Skyway Students!  Keep on recycling.

Skyway will be having a book fair from May 28- May 30. Click here to learn more about it.

Please call the office to let us know if your child will not be attending Skyway next year.

If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for Family Access.  This will allow you to register your child online in July and August. Call the office if you need help getting set up.

In January of 2011, Idaho became one of forty-seven states and U.S. territories to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Over the next few years, you will notice some changes to instruction and testing in our schools that will directly impact your child. It is essential that you know about these changes and what resources are available to help you support your child.

What?

• The CCSSs are a national set of learning expectations for college and career success that were developed by teachers, parents, school administrators, and education experts.
• The standards were developed out of partnership between the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association and are not an initiative of the federal government.
• These newly adopted standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn in K-12 math and language arts.

Why?

• The purpose of adopting the CCSS is not simply to align with other states, but rather to raise the bar in all grades to ensure that our students are receiving a relevant and rigorous education.
• The adoption of the CCSS means that your child will be better prepared to meet the demands of college and/or the work place in the 21^stcentury. Today's global economy means that our students need to possess academic standards by the completion of twelfth grade to ensure their success in college and/or workforce.

When?

This change has already begun to take place in many of our schools.

• Changes in curriculum and common testing procedures will begin in the Fall of 2013

For additional information please go to http://www.cdaschools.org/commoncore. If you have additional questions as to how this might impact your child's education, please feel free to contact your child’s school.

Skyway uses the Response to Intervention (RTI) model to provide all students with the best opportunities to succeed in school. The goals of RtI are to integrate resources to minimize negative consequences with struggling learning and to strengthen the process of special needs identification. For more more information on RTI click here .

Summer Arts Classes for Kids

LCHS Girls' Basketball Camp

Mr. Burch's Science Camp

Watch D.O.G.S. volunteers (dads, grandpas, and other men in our children's lives) perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including greeting students in the morning, assisting with loading of buses and cars in the afternoon, monitoring the lunch room, playing on the playground, and helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance. If you are interested in becoming involved in this program or would like more information, please give our office a call or stop by and visit. Great information on this program and  parenting can be found at www.fathers.com.

As the days get longer and warmer, our children dust off the soccer shoes, dig out the Lacrosse gear and grab the tennis rackets to head off for the game.  As parents, we want to do our part to help ensure they have a fun and successful experience.  With a few tips, we can make sure that their bodies are prepared through healthy snacks and hydration.

An hour or two before exercise, have your child eat a snack containing some complex carbohydrates and protein.  Good examples would be a turkey sandwich, a peanut butter bagel, cereal with milk, string cheese and crackers, etc.

Hydration is a very important part for endurance in your young athlete.  Don’t be fooled by the idea that you need to provide sports or energy drinks however.  Plain, cold water is still the best option.  Encourage your child to take regular drinks rather than waiting until they feel thirsty as they could already be getting dehydrated before thirst symptoms kick in.

For more tips on nutrition for the young athlete, see “Nutrition Links that We Like” on the Nutrition Services homepage at www.cdaschools.org.