Sunken Treasure

Happy Friday Pirate Nation!

We have officially reached the end of the first quarter. Just a reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next week Wednesday, October 19 and Thursday, October 20.

Students are expected to attend conferences as they are a part of the educational team. If you have not received an invite from your student’s teacher, please check your junk folder. Some parents have alerted us that they are finding them there. If you have not received an invite, please reach out to us.

Thank you to everyone that is following the traffic pattern for morning drop off.

If your student begins their day at the CTE building, it is perfectly acceptable for you to enter and exit through the neighborhood.

For review, car riders dropping off at the middle school are to use the entry from 107th Street. Drivers can circle in front of the building to drop off or they can drop their student off at the crosswalk and then exit through the neighborhood just south of the CTE building.

There have been a few cars that have entered through the wrong way and tried to cross through traffic. It is not safe. We need all drivers to follow the same expectations. In order to keep all students safe, we will ask any car that is traveling in the wrong direction to stop and turn around.

Have a good weekend.

Best wishes,

Mr. Steve Mercer

Principal, Piper Middle School

smercer@piperschools.us

Follow us on Twitter @piper_middle

Mrs. Andrea Paulakovich

Assistant Principal, Piper Middle School

apaulakovich@piperschools.us

Follow me on Twitter @PaulakovichA

Phone: 913.721.1144

Fax: 913.721.1526

Picture Retakes will take place on October 24, 2022.

We started new WIN (What I Need) groups for the 2nd quarter.

• We are now focused on a whole school approach to academic intervention.
• The focus is on reading and math.
• Beginning Monday, October 24, students will focus on Math on Monday/Tuesday and Reading on Wednesday/Thursday.
• The focus standards are:
• Math: multiplication/division; fractions
• Reading: word parts (prefixes, root words, suffixes); identifying the main idea in a text
• We triangulated data by reviewing three data points: Fall MAP percentile, polarity, and teacher recommendations.
• Students moved to their new WIN on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

The high school is offering a one day sports camp for boys and girls, grades 1st-8th on Fri. Oct. 21, 2022.

What: Think of sports camp as PE all day. Activities could include basketball, football, capture the flag,

volleyball, and other games.

About: Piper coaches and Piper HS athletes will be running the camp.

Who: 1st-8th Grade Piper boys and girl

When: Fri. Oct. 21st 7:30am-5:30pm (Lunch not provided. Must bring your own lunch)

Where: Piper High School

Cost: $30 (That’s $3 an hour!) Cash or Check (Check made out to “Piper High School”)

*All proceeds will go towards the Piper High School Boys Basketball Team.*

Questions: Contact Steve Wallace via email at swallace@piperschools.us

The attached form has more information about it.

The Piper Kids Wrestling Club is for any kid from kindergarten to 8th grade.

*7th and 8th graders can join after Dec. 4th tournament

Practice Location: Community Ed building HS wrestling room

• Practice starts November 14th
• Registration will be open October 10, 2022
• Registration fee is $110

PARENT MEETING meeting is October 27 at the Piper High school auditorium 5:30-6:30pm.

You can click below for next week's lunch menu at Piper Middle School.

Hello, my name is Aimee, and I am 6th grader here at Piper Middle School.

I am a Girl Scout with troop 4273 and would like your help with a service project we are working on.

We are helping collect items for the organizations listed below.

I also included some of the items they are in most need of.

I have put a donation box in the school office and will be accepting donations until October 28th.

I would appreciate your support in this project and thank you in advance for your donations.

September and October: Collection

November 5: Drop-Off (10:00-11:30am)

Giving Hope and Help

• Individually wrapped panty liners
• Individually wrapped feminine wipes
• Organic and regular pads with wings - all sizes
• Organic and regular tampons, all sizes

Giving the Basics

• Deodorant
• Laundry
• Toilet Paper
• Toothpaste
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Lotion

Happy Bottoms

• New and open packages of all children's diapers
• New packages and baby wipes

Harvesters

• Canned vegetables (low sodium)
• Canned fruits in 100% juice
• Dried fruit (no added sugar preferred)
• Canned chicken, tuna, salmon
• Brown rice
• Whole grain pasta

Wayside Waifs

• Kitty Litter
• Blankets or large bath towels
• Cat and kitten toys
• Cat dancer wand toys
• Dog treats
• Soft small training treats
• Nylabones
• Canned wet dog and cat food