Peek at Our Week November 27, 2023
Paonia K-8 School
Paonia K-8 School Info
Email: sam.cox@deltaschools.com
Website: pk8.deltaschools.com
Location: 846 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, USA
Phone: 970-527-4882
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pk8.ppo
Thanksgiving Vacation - November 20th - 24th
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear PK8 Families,
During this season of thanks, I want to let our families and community know how grateful we are to have the opportunity to work with your children every day! Watching your children reach their potential is what makes being an educator so rewarding. Having the opportunity to do so in a community that cares so much about their children fills our jobs, and our lives, with joy! Thank you for your support in helping our Paonia children reach the high expectations that we know all of them can achieve.
Together we SOAR....GO EAGLES!!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
8th Grade Field Trip
Tuesday, November 28, 8:15-1:00pm
The 8th grade class will be going to the Technical College of the Rockies to learn about career opportunities.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Games
Tuesday, November 28, 4:00pm
Boys basketball home games against Cedaredge
ALICE Drill
Thursday, November 30, 1:00pm
We will have an ALICE drill where we practice response to dangerous situations. The school will be in a lockdown for this drill.
7th/8th Grade Boys Basketball Games
Thursday, November 30, 4:00pm
Boys basketball games at Hotchkiss K8
Gingerbread House Preparation
Friday, December 1, 3:30-7:00pm
Come help build gingerbread houses for our annual Gingerbread Sale during the Paonia Holiday Festival. We will be preparing the houses on Friday night at Town Hall, the more the merrier, and the quicker the job gets done!
Gingerbread House Fundraiser
Saturday, December 2, 10am-2pm
Come support PK8 by purchasing a Gingerbread House to decorate for the holiday season. Gingerbread houses will be for sale at Town Hall during the annual Paonia Holiday Fair. See you there!!
A PEEK AT OUR WEEKLY EVENTS:
7th Grade at Pleasure Park
Aquatic Ecology Studies
7th Grade at Pleasure Park
Aquatic Ecology Studies
7th Grade at Pleasure Park
Aquatic Ecology Studies
3rd Grade Dictionaries
3rd Grade Dictionaries
Exceptional Eagles
The Great Rake of Town Park
The Great Rake of Town Park
The Great Rake of Town Park
6th Grade Peer Kindness Lesson
Holiday Canned Food Drive
Our school collected over 1,200 canned and boxed food items for our local food pantry!! 2nd grade won the classroom competition collecting 229 items, followed by 3rd grade with 218 items.
Middle School Art Project
Gingerbread House Fundraiser
We need your help to make the Gingerbread House Fundraiser a success! Please bring one of the items listed below by family last name to the school no later than Wednesday, November 29th. We greatly appreciate your support!
- Last Name A-G: non-name brand (generic) graham crackers, gum drops, marshallows, or peppermint candy
- Last Name H-P: animal crackers, small pretzels, chex cereal, fruit loops, captain crunch cereal (berry kind)
- Las Name Q-Z: red vines, dots, m&ms, Hershey bars, candy canes, kit kats
Holidays Around the World Winter Program
This year our K-5 students will be performing songs from around the world. Mr. Bryant wants to provide a video link for families to be practicing with your students while we get ready for our Winter Concert Performance on Monday December 18th at 6pm.
Kindergarten: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z83oY6GBEv8 (2 Verses) Germany
1st Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vuxLH82Ro&t=85s (2 Verses one in Hebrew other in english) Israel
2nd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEci_u3jUlQ (1 Verse with the others being a Solo) England
3rd Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvmC_5A4Lzo (Verse 1,2 and we will take it a lot slower) Spain
4th Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_gcn_OYiwg&list=RDy_gcn_OYiwg&start_radio=1 ( Main part and Verses are Solo’s) Italy, but also sung in Various Parts of the world
5th Grade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHXo3zDcAg ( Solo at the beginning, Ending will be different) Nigeria Africa
All Grades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZSTAGqUUzM United States
Giving Trees for Paonia Care Center
Please join us in our annual community service project of the Giving Trees for the residents of the Paonia Care Center. We have been hosting this event since 2016. We will have a decorated tree near the PK8 school office with gift tags for you to take. You may then purchase the gift indicated on the tag and return it to the decorated box in the commons. Please do not wrap the gifts. We will be collecting gifts until December 14th. There will be other Giving Trees at the two banks in Paonia and Hotchkiss. The North Fork High School will also be participating. The Care center will be having its party on December 21st. Thank you for your support with this amazing event!
Grief Group for Students
Has your child's life been touched by the death of a loved one?
Some common reactions to loss are:
• A decline in school performance.
• Changes in sleeping and eating patterns.
• Feeling that nobody understands.
• Changes in behavior. Your child may react to situations in an unusual manner, such as being angry more frequently and with little apparent reason.
If your child is in grades 6-8, we invite them to attend a grief group now being formed and co- facilitated by Hopewest Kids and Ms. Lukez (school counselor). The group will meet weekly for six to eight weeks for 40 minute sessions.
Each session will include grief education and small group discussion. Activities such as writing, art, and literature will assist participants in coping with issues of grief and loss.
A signed parent/guardian consent form is required. For more information, please contact Ms. Lukez at 970-527-4882 or Claire Dauwe from HopeWest Kids at 970-874-6823.
Extra Clothing Needed
PPO Announcements
Our next PPO meeting is Monday, December 11th at 3:45pm.
We will be finalizing preprations for the Winter Program and basket fundraiser.
Support Friday Snack Day for Teachers
PPO organizes treats for the teachers on Fridays. We need volunteers to sign up for Fridays in Decmeber. Please sign up to help support our amazing teachers by providing snacks at this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OFzs0DTa4TfRNxIH7S4FUaqA9BRW2lRQy9oKZyXIH8A/edit