Vision Statement: The Peterson community will foster a positive and nurturing environment through academic achievement, encompassing social and emotional well-being, and preparing our students to be future ready.

We Believe In:

Encouraging and providing rigorous opportunities for students to become active engaged, life-long learners.

Fostering a positive and nurturing environment through authentic relationships with staff, peers, families, and community partners.

Empowering all students to become citizens of good character who lead by example.

Staff professionalism, implementing best practices with fidelity, fostering accountability, and using data-driven instruction to guide decision making.

3/21

State Assessments Begin

3/25

3rd-5th Grade WPS WSU Baseball Game

4/18

PTO Skate Night

4/22

Nerf Night

4/24

Kindergarten Music Performance

4/25

First Grade Music Performance

5/11

Boogie on the Blacktop

If the weather permits we will be going outside! Please make sure you send your student bundled up with coats, hats, gloves, long pants, etc. If you are in need of these items please reach out to the office and we will get you in contact with our social worker, counselor, or principal.

Current Traditions

- End of the year arena celebration

- Parents loved the Halloween Parade outside 😊

- Love the new idea of vocabulary of events

- Clear communication for the new picnic and parents loved the structure/badges already printed off

- 5th grade promotion

- Christmas sing along

- Turkey Drive

- Tigerama

- Wax Museum

- Zoo Nights

What new traditions do we want to bring to Peterson? How can we make them happen?

- Career Day April 28th

- 4th/5th Science Fair

- Exploration place cost $500 to come out to a school

- Curriculum Nights/Literacy Nights

- PTO/Fundraiser money needs to be a priority/Encourage parents to participate in planning and attending events. We need involvement from everyone involved.

-Parents are very busy in the evenings with their children/sports/activities

-Possible Zoom/Team Meetings without coming to the school/building

- Helping Hands (Parents come in and help every teacher that needs something done) Each teacher has a box in the office and then parents do not have to come talk to the teachers during the day.

- Kindergarten round-up ties in parent involvement

- Grade level fundraiser (students make an item and parents buy them)

- Multi-Cultural events

Parents Feedback

• They love the teachers/Kids want to come to school/Environment is loving, open, and welcoming. More welcomed this year than in the past few years. Family environment/Teachers treat each other with respect. Parents love that the administration is involved in everything. Parents hear from their kids talk about administration all the time.

Teachers Feedback

• Love the Peterson Community/Feel appreciated from parents. Trust the staff enough to bring her own children to Peterson/High Expectations for students, staff, and parents.

Students Feedback

• Students love being student ambassadors/Patrol/Student buddies with other children/Battle of the Books/Building up their leadership skills

-More communication between family engagement and parents

-More communication between PTO and staff

-Refer to Peterson Smore

- Make phone calls to parents/Make personal connections

- Kindergarten Round up

- Meet the Teacher night

K-2 Pickup: Guardians need to be away from Door 6 that way teachers are able to guide their students to their pickup location. Kindergarten will be located in the U-Drive by the trees- you will see the teachers name. 1st grade pick up is located in the u-drive closer to the parking lot. 2nd grade will be located on the grass further down by the stop sign.

When you pull up on Norman street a Peterson staff member will ask you who your student is and call for your student. I do want to remind you to not let students out of the vehicle until you get passed the signs. Look for the adults directing traffic, we will open the car doors, and help your students out. Please be patient if there's some back up but overall the system is quick and efficient.

3-5 Pickup: Guardians picking up their students need to use the crosswalk to get to their vehicle parked in the city parking lot. Not using the crosswalk puts yourself and your child at risk of getting hit by a car. Please note the signage that's under the stop sign off Central. Do not turn left on Central from 8:30-9:30 and 3:45-4:15 as it causes back up on Caddy Lane. Last but not least please do not double park and let your students out- either be in the pickup/ drop off line, park in the city lot or Delano.

Breakfast will be served in the classroom from 8:50-9:00. If your student is tardy they will receive a grab and go breakfast in the office and go to class.