PEN

If you are planning to check your child out for the pep rally Friday, please do so by 1 pm! This pep rally is on the football field and it is difficult getting them back to the building in a timely manner. Pep rally begins at 1:30 pm.

Flag Football participants will run out in front of the varsity team at the homecoming game on October 23rd! Meet at the goalpost near the field house at 6:45 pm. Please wear your white flag football t-shirts. The team will run out at 6:50 pm.

Friday, October 23 - Homecoming

Thursday, November 5 - Spelling Bee for 4th-6th (no parents allowed)

Friday, November 6 - Little Dazzlers perform at Pep Rally

Wednesday, Nov 11- Veterans Day Program 9:00 Game Gym (4th-6th grades ONLY)

Friday, November 20- NO SCHOOL

Monday, Nov 23-Friday, Nov 27- Thanksgiving Holidays-NO SCHOOL

Friday, December 4 - Teacher's Meeting - NO SCHOOL

Friday, December 11-Elementary Christmas Program 9:00

Wednesday-Friday, Dec 16, 17, & 18- Half Days - NO AFTERCARE

Parents,

We wanted to remind everyone of the requirements for Accelerated Reader. In order to receive a medal at the end of the school year, each student must have 85% accuracy on accumulated tests and the following points:

1st grade: 20 points

2nd grade: 40 points

3rd grade: 60 points

4th grade: 80 points

5th grade: 100 points

6th grade: 120 points

Mrs. Belote has also started the Pioneer Page Turners. To be included in this group, you must have 85% accuracy and the following points:

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Please be reminded that testing is only allowed between the hours of 7:30 am and 3:15 pm while school is in session. No testing is allowed during holidays.

Little Dazzlers will perform at the November 6th pep rally at 10:10 am!

To decrease traffic congestion and increase safety for all,

PLEASE MAKE ONE STOP

for dropping off all PA students.

All students in the vehicle should exit the vehicle with the YOUNGEST at their assigned dropoff area.

Example:

Your elementary/junior high/high school student should exit the vehicle with your kindergarten student and walk up the outside steps from the Kindergarten Building to the JH/HS building

Please label EVERYTHING with your child's name. This includes water bottles, lunchboxes, outerwear, and even uniforms if they are changing for after school activities such as football and cheer.

All regular aftercare students will have a check out card for each person on their checkout list. When picking up students from aftercare, you will be asked to present this card for identification.

Each card has a special number specific for that pick up person.

If you are a drop in to aftercare, you will need to call the office to let us know and

to get your ID number for pick up.

ALL payments are through our FACTS system!

Students will be picked up on the playground on most days-weather permitting. Enter south gate of playground (same as drop-off) and come to awning to sign your student out. Enter with extreme caution and drive slowly when students are on the playground.

If too hot, cold, or raining pickup from Dumas Multipurpose Building. If children are not on playground, enter through the Dumas gate on 24th St (gate past the playground entrance) and enter the building to sign them out from the aftercare room.

The only outwear that is acceptable is Zoghby's or Dennis.

We have several sweatshirts that are acceptable for daily use as well:

Any other sweatshirts are for Friday wear only.

Girls may wear NAVY leggings under skirts.

Thank you for your help with this!

https://www.myschoolbucks.com

is the link to your child's cafeteria account.

ID # is five digit number on FACTS account

Parents, you must come inside the elementary to

sign your child in if there is no teacher on duty.

If your child is not signed in when tardy,

they will be counted ABSENT for the day.

Please keep your child home if they are vomiting,

have diarrhea, are running fever,

or have been diagnosed with something contagious.

Children are not to return to school until they are

fever free for 24 hours

without fever-reducing medication.

Morning Drop-off-

Kindergarten students-RIGHT lane only

OLDER STUDENTS EXIT VEHICLE WITH YOUNGEST STUDENT

1ST-3RD grade students-LEFT lane only

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Afternoon Pickup-

You may use BOTH lanes to pickup Kindergarten students from 2:30-2:50

AFTER 2:50 USE ONLY RIGHT LANE

IF YOU ARE NOT PICKING UP KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS,

YOU MAY USE EITHER LANE IN THE AFTERNOONS

Front carline may use the lanes closest to the building for drop off and pickup.

The middle lane may be used for pickup only.

Left lane is thru traffic only at all times.

Please check your email for cafeteria

account balances (make checks to Elior.)

Check your FACTS account for

aftercare, sports, maintenance, & technology fees

as well as tuition balances.

Please make sure Early Care balances are paid weekly and

checks are made to Sara DeLong.

$5 per student per day!

Only 5TH AND 6TH grade students may use

the microwave in the cafeteria.

Please plan lunches accordingly for younger children.

NO STUDENTS with a negative balance of $25 or more will be allowed to charge in the cafeteria. Please make sure that balances are taken care of. Emails are sent out regularly from Elior regarding this.

Please write checks to Elior or put cash in labeled envelope/ziploc if sending money to school for student accounts.