2021 March Newsletter
March Calendar
- 1st – 5th – Literacy Week (“Oh, the Places You’ll Go”)
- 5th – Sixth Grade Ski Trip
- 12th – No School (Friday School)
- 14th – Daylight Saving Time
- 15th – 18th Parent Teacher Conferences (Signups Coming Soon)
- 15th – 18th St. Patty’s Day Penny Drive (Wear Green all Week)
- 15th – 26th Online Book Fair (Information Below)
- 18th – Helgesen/Stone Field Trip to Grand Teton National Park
- 19th – No School (Friday School)
- 26th – School Spirit Day
- 26th – Mustang Club Celebration
- 29th – April 2nd – Spring Break
Principals Message
This upcoming month is a critical time for your child’s learning. We are making the final push toward end of the year assessments and every instructional minute and activity are important. Making up work does not come close to receiving classroom instruction. So, we need students here daily. I hope after our parent teacher conferences, we all have a clearer focus, greater resolve, and a sense of urgency about making sure students are equipped for “Success at the Next Level” at the end of the year. TOGETHER we can create a great future of career options for your child. This is an experiment to see how many parents read the newsletter. Any parent who emails gro.2dscl@nielkek by Wednesday, March 17 will have their child entered in a drawing.
Sixth grade skiing has been AMAZING this year. Between great snow at White Pine in Pinedale, quality instruction, and two trips to the mountain, many of our students went from crashes waiting to happen to slalom machines. It was so good for students to see they could overcome their fears and enjoy the ski slope with friends.
February Mustang Mentors
Mustang Mentors are students selected by their teachers for demonstrating strength in one or all of our 8 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills: Name It to Tame It, Body Awareness, Focused Attention, Self-Awareness, Golden Rule, Growth Mindset, Mindfulness, & Leadership.
Mustang Mentors are announced once a month at our Mustang School Spirit Day and will be honored for a month. Mentors will be featured in videos made by our student council and their photos will be posted on the Mustang Mentor Wall. If you would like more information about each of our 8 skills, please email gro.2dscl@nosamtrukba.
Back Row (l-r): Alyssa Spencer, Afton Hunting, Tymber Thomason, Cash Gillam, Magnolia Baki, Logan Tree, Tayson Perez Zarate, Kaelyn Green
Third Row (l-r): Aubrey Bell, Sierra Clyde, Ginny Sinclair, Reed Lindblom, Ava Jaques, Zoey Burnham
Second Row (l-r): Owen Brown, Easton Godfrey, Evie Keith, Josh Allred, Charlotte Weiler, Evelyn James
Front Row (l-r): Sawyer Crook, Preston Roberts, TJ Jones, Silver Weber, Oliver Visser, Myla Simpson (not shown Anji Montiel Olvera)
Markus Roberts, Easton Godfrey & Teagyn Carey
have earned the
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH AWARD
for reading all fifteen titles nominated for this Wyoming Children’s Book Award.
It’s Book Fair time! Like in the fall, we will be hosting an ONLINE book fair this spring from March 15 – 26. Shop 1000’s of options from the comfort of your own home! All orders are shipped directly to you. Free shipping is offered on book-only orders of $25 or more. Our book fair can be found at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/etnawyoming.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Etna Elementary School Musical
The students at Etna Elementary have been working hard on an updated, unique, video version of the school play this year. HONK! Jr. will be presented via shared video link in May. Thank you to all of the hardworking cast and our generous community partners for making this a possibility!
