The Siegrist Star
Week of February 7, 2022
Siegrist Celebrates the 100th Day of School on January 31st
Happy Friday Siegrist Families,
Earlier this week we had the pleasure of being together on the 100th day of school. This year several students celebrated the day by dressing the "part". All kindergartners, first and second graders enjoyed fun activities in their classes, designed and lead by their teachers. I would like to say thank you to our teachers that go above and beyond in making days like this a fun and memorable experience for all. We are truly lucky and grateful for our teachers.
As a reminder this upcoming week, we will hold our in person Student Showcase from 4:30 - 7:00pm. You should of received more detailed information about this time from your student's classroom teacher. If you have any questions or needs, please reach out to your classroom teacher or call the front office so we can assist with any questions or needs. For your quick reference, Siegrist's main line number is (816) 858-5977.
Have a wonderful weekend! Please stay safe and warm, we look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday.
All the best,
Mrs. Johna-Kaye Sutton
Upcoming Siegrist Events
FEB 9 - PLC Day: Early Release 1:35pm
FEB 9 - Student Lead Conferences
FEB 11 - Rescheduled - Classroom Group Picture Day
FEB 14-18 - Character Warms the Heart Week
FEB 14 - Friendship Parties NO VISITORS
FEB 17 - 3rd Grade Field Trip - Kaufmann Stadium
FEB 18 - NO SCHOOL - District In-service
FEB 21 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day
Click here to view the full Siegrist Elementary calendar on our website.
Father Daughter Dance 2022
TIME: 6:30PM-8:30PM LOCATION: PLATTE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
AGES: PRE-K TO 6TH GRADE
COST: $15 PRESALE OR $18 AT THE DOOR
Please fill out the google form below. Presale tickets are due by February 1st. *No Refunds
Fill out the form by clicking HERE or using this link: https://forms.gle/RcoAz5snMLrhiimt5
More information below.
PTA:
Sponsor a Staff Members Meal for Conferences! The PTA is providing a meal for the staff before parent teacher conferences. We are asking families to sponsor a staff member's dinner. Please use the link below to sign up. As always we appreciate your support!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4bafa62da4fdc34-sponsor1
Friendship Party: Parties will be held on Monday, February 14. We are collecting donations via venmo for all friendship party supplies. Students are welcomed to bring Valentines for their entire class. Students will be creating a friendship bag during the party. Please use the link below to sign up. Unfortunately, we will not be able to allow visitors to attend the party. Thanks for everything! Siegrist families are the best!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4bafa62da4fdc34-friendship
Classroom Group Picture Day RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 11
If you did not receive the purchase envelope and would like to purchase a photo, please contact the office at 816-858-5977 and we will send another home.
Character Warms the Heart Week: February 14-18
February 14-18 is our Pirates ROCK "Character Warms the Heart" week, when we warm up with our good character and great leadership with fun spirit week activities and collect items for our Treasure Chest resource center to help PCR-3 families in need. We're collecting shampoo & conditioner, body wash, deodorant, and cereal this year. Participate in our spirit days and send in any donations to our schools! Reminder: Friday, February 18 there is no school for our District In-service Day, a great day to send a nice note to a friend or staff member. See flier for details on our spirit days and come cheer on our Pirates at the Home Basketball games on February 15!
Summer School 2022 - Registration Coming in March
Hard to believe now, but summer will be here before we know it! K-12 Summer School will be scheduled for June 1-28, 2022 at the following locations.
- Pathfinder: K-5 (Pathfinder Attendance Area)
- Barry: 6-8 (Barry Attendance Area)
- Compass: K-5 (Siegrist and Compass Attendance Area)
- PCMS: 6-8 (PCMS Attendance Area)
- PCHS (Paxton Center): 9-12
- Great Beginnings: Pre-K
Be looking for Summer School enrollment paperwork (including online enrollment for current PCR-3 K-7th grade students) that will be distributed and due in March.
Kindergarten Kickoffs - March 29, 2022
Children who have turned five years of age before August 1, 2022, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year and are invited to our Kindergarten Kickoffs in our elementaries on Tuesday, March 29, from 6-7:30pm. Families are encouraged to view the attendance area boundary map linked here on the District website, or call the District office at 816-858-5420 for confirmation of attendance area. If you know of a family with a child entering kindergarten, please pass this information along.
Counselor's Corner
Career Awareness Project:
This year we would like to try something new to allow for more community involvement and to bring more career awareness to our students. The goal of the project is to help students become aware of the variety of jobs in our community. At the elementary level students are introduced to jobs for career awareness, at the middle school there's a continuation of career awareness and career exploration and at the high school level it's career exploration and planning. If you would be willing to create a 3-4 minute video, on your phone or tablet, and talk about what a person in your job does, we'd love to highlight the work you do! All work has value and we are an interdependent society, so really hoping for a wide diversity of jobs to be shared. We would ask that all videos are emailed to Tina Kaiser at kaisert@platteco.k12.mo.us sometime during the month of February. Please consider sharing your job with our students!
Managing The Pandemic / Substitutes Needed
Parents,
You have most likely heard a lot about staffing shortages in schools throughout the metro area. To be as transparent as possible Siegrist is being impacted by the shortage due to staff illness and lack of substitutes. We begin with finding coverage for classrooms that have the greatest impact on students. At times we are needing to cancel specific content area classes (Reading Improvement, English Learning classes), or we are utilizing staff who are not directly supervising students (Library Aide, Behavior Coach, Instructional Coach). Our coverage process is on a rotating basis so that we are not continually canceling the same content areas.
The main reason we are communicating this information to you is so that you know our plan for continuing the educational process at Siegrist. However, I do have ulterior motives for getting this communication out!
WE ARE IN NEED OF SUBSTITUTES! If you or you know of someone who may want to substitute in our schools please apply using the below link.
Applicants will need to have at least 60 college credit hours, or complete DESE substitute teacher training
Provide transcripts, and complete a background check.
There will be an onboarding plan to help answer any questions you have regarding the substitution process.
Substitutes are able to choose if they want to substitute for elementary, middle, or at the high school level. You are also able to pick the number of days that you may be available to substitute. Substitute
Teacher pay is $105.00 a day or $14.00 an hour. A full day for a Substitute Teacher is 7.5 hours a day. If a Substitute Teacher works 6.5 hours a day they are paid the full $105.00. If a Substitute works less than 6.5 hours a day, they are paid hourly.
SAVE THE DATE: MAP TESTING WINDOW - APRIL 19 - May 20
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Siegrist Elementary Contacts
You can always contact us at anytime by phone or Email. If you have a specific question for administration, please email us at suttonj@platteco.k12.mo.us ( Mrs. Johna Sutton, Principal) or powersm@platteco.k12.mo.us (Mr. Michael Powers, Assistant Principal)
Email: itao@platteco.k12.mo.us
Website: http://plattecountyschooldistrict.com/siegrist
Location: 1701 Branch Street, Platte City, MO, United States
Phone: (816)858-5977
Facebook: facebook.com/SiegristElementary/
Twitter: @Siegristelem
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