Hello Families
Thank you to everyone who helped pull off another successful walk-a-thon! Students raised over $19,000.00 for our school! Way to go! We have been busy scheduling experience prizes and celebrating our students. Shout out to our volunteers and PTA for all of the prep work, and commitment to our school family! We couldn't have done it without you!
We are prepared for our next professional learning and collaboration day tomorrow on the 17th, and we are so thankful for this time! We will continue to plan for engaging instruction in our classrooms, including digging deeper into our new ELA program. Our staff is grateful for the opportunity to work together and collaborate around upcoming lessons and projects!
We also have our annual trunk or treat event, BooFest, coming up this week! On Thursday, October 20th from 5:30-6:30, we will have our trunks decorated, and staff will be ready to welcome our students and families through our parking lot with lots of candy! We hope you can come out and see us! We are still collecting candy; if you are interested in donating to our event, please send it into the front office with your student, or drop it by the front office any time!
Our students and staff are excited to welcome our parents back to our classroom celebrations! Our fall parties will be October 27th from 12:20-1:00 p.m. All K-5 celebrations are held at the same time and will be in your child's classroom. When you arrive please remember to bring your driver’s license with you to the front office so it can be entered into our Raptor school safety software. We appreciate your patience as we check in parents and follow our safety and security process. It may be a good idea to plan ahead and arrive 5-10 minutes early, and we will get you scanned in as quickly as we can.
Please don't forget as we are beginning to plan field trips and open up volunteer opportunities that you will need to complete the background check. We are encouraging you to go ahead and start that process now, as the process is taking up to a month or more currently. If you are interested in doing this, please see information below.
Have a wonderful week!
If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to give me a call.
Sincerely,
Keri Collison
Principal
Important Dates to Remember:
October 17: No School Students (staff development/collaboration)
October 20: Peculiar Elementary BooFest (5:30-6:30 p.m.)
October 24: PTA meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m.
October 26: Picture Retakes
October 27: Fall Parties
October 26, 27, 28: Parent Teacher Conferences
October 24-November 4: Book Fair
October 31: No School (staff and students)
November 1: No School Students (staff development/collaboration)
November 2: Watch D.O.G.S. kick off meeting
November 4: Thanksgiving Dinner
November 10: 4th Grade Music performance (6:00 p.m.)
November 11: Veteran's Day breakfast
November 16: Culver's Night (Raymore location)
Book Fair Coming Soon!
We are looking for some volunteers to help us out during our busiest sales times.
If you would like to help out, please sign up here: Book Fair Sign Up Genius Link
Thanksgiving Meal Is Back!
Our Thanksgiving meal will be on November 4th this year.
We would like to invite you to come have lunch with your student on that day during his/her lunch time.
In keeping with our safety and security procedures, you will need to bring your photo identification, and go through our Raptor process when you arrive.
Watch D.O.G.S
WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) is a family and community engagement educational initiative.
There are 2 primary goals of the WATCH D.O.G.S. program:
1. To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.
2. To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.
Who are WatchDOGS (Dads Of Great Students)?
WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S.® school. During the day, WatchDOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, watch the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well.
Free and Reduced Meal Application
CASHLESS SYSTEM - You will no longer be able to send CASH to fund your child's lunch account. Nutrition services can only accept payment by check or online at MySchoolBucks.com .
Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who believe they may qualify. If your family chooses to apply please complete our ONLINE "Free and Reduced Meal Price Application Form."
PTA INFORMATION
We invite all families to join the Peculiar PTA as members of our school community. Joining the PTA does not obligate you any job, but gives you the opportunity to contribute and vote on decisions for our school family. PTA membership is $10 per family.
We have a new website & platform we’re using for the PTA; it lets us do everything PTA that we need all in one spot & makes it user friendly for families too. You can view the PTA calendar, sign up for volunteer spots, shop, pay dues, connect with other parents in your child’s class, & view the student directory. Our website is: peculiar.ptboard.com
Mrs. Keri Collison, Principal
Email: keri.collison@raypec.org
Website: https://www.raypec.org/o/pes
Location: 201 East 3rd Street, Peculiar, MO, USA
Phone: 816-892-1650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Peculiar-Elementary-111829803542835
Twitter: @PeculiarPatrio