Dear Cunniff Families,

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! This morning, we held a small assembly to mark Memorial Day and learn about why we recognize this day. Two of our amazing 5th grade students shared the history of Memorial Day, and a letter to a fallen soldier. Our students then participated in a school-wide sing-along with Ms. Schorr. We wish all of our service members, past and present, respect and well wishes, and we thank them for their service.

While some might consider this the unofficial start of the summer, we still have three exciting weeks (and two days) of this wonderful school year to go! We are filling these weeks to the brim with lots of fun activities, so please read on for important information.

Have a wonderful long weekend,

Julia 

As you know, our students did an amazing job raising money during this year's Fun Run Fundraiser! With over $16,000, we have earned some fun things:

Here is the schedule:

Our whole school will participate in our annual Field Day on Friday, June 13! We will share a schedule of events closer to that time, but are looking for volunteers in the meantime!

Every year, the Cunniff PTO helps the school recruit volunteers for its annual Field Day event, and we would love your help!

We are looking for full day, part day, and dunk tank volunteers. More info can be found in the link below. Reminder: the district requires an active CORI to be on file in order to volunteer, and they are good for 2 years.

Volunteer sign-ups: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080E4DA9AF23A3F94-56961952-cunniff/89287940

Our 5th grade has been preparing for their departure from the Cunniff! Our 5th Grade PTO reps have been communicating to you, but I am including a few important upcoming happenings here as well! If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher, directly to me, or to our 5th grade reps at cunniffgrads2025@gmail.com.

Car Wash: Our final 5th Grade fundraiser of the year (flyer below)!. Please consider coming and getting your car cleaned in the Cunniff parking lot on Saturday, May 31, from 10am - 2pm!

Middle School Visit: On Monday, June 2, our 5th graders will walk over to Watertown Middle School for a visit. Please make sure you fill out the permission slip shared via ParentSquare earlier today!

Field Trip: On Wednesday, June 4th, our 5th graders will head to Tree Tops for their end-of-year field trip! Please reach out directly to your child's teacher with any questions.

Concert: Our 5th graders will have their final Cunniff concert on Thursday, June 5 at 9am in the Cunniff Cafetorium!

Picnic: On Saturday, June 7th, families are invited to gather for a 5th grade picnic on the grass at the Cunniff to celebrate the year and each other. The fun starts at 4pm!

Moving On Ceremony: Monday, June 16th at 1:30pm in the Cunniff Cafeteria. Doors will open for families at 1:15p.

Our next Cool Cougar Friday is a very special (and rare) 5th Friday of the month, and we will be having a school-wide Pajama Day!

On Friday, June 6, we will be holding our Kindergarten screenings for our rising Kindergarteners. In order for our Kindergarten teachers to run these screenings, there is no Kindergarten on this day. Also, because Pre-K students will be participating in screenings, there is no Pre-K on this day.

The last PTO meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, June 3rd at 7pm and we will hold officer elections. We are looking for volunteers to get involved with the PTO board and help us transition to new leadership next year. If you are interested in helping with these positions in any capacity, please e-mail us at cunniffpto@gmail.com

Positions Available:

President/Co-President

Treasurer/Asst Treasurer

Secretary

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