The Pettit Park Paper
Monthly news for Pettit Park Elementary Technology Academy
September 2019
Newsletter
Each month, we will send a link out to our Pettit Park newsletter, The Pettit Park Paper. This newsletter will be a great way for you to keep up on all of our upcoming events! Please contact the school if you have any questions.
Event Information
PTA Meeting
Please join us for our first PTA meeting of the school year. We will plan out our calendar for the 2019-2020 school year.
When?
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019, 04:15 PM
Where?
Pettit Park Elementary School, West Havens Street, Kokomo, IN, USA
Fundraiser
Our school fundraiser kick-off is September 10th. This fundraiser has been planned since last year. The money earned from this fundraiser will help support a variety of student activities for the children that attend Pettit Park!
Book Fair
Our Scholastic Book Fair will take place September 16-20 during school hours.
Free Hair Cuts from Posh
Posh Salon is volunteering their time to do free hair cuts for students. Students must return permission slip in order to get the free hair cut. Cuts will take place on September 17th.
Family Night Parent Academy
Please join us for our Family Night event on September 18th from 4:30-6:00. This event is to help our parents see what we do on a regular basis at school! See the flyer below!
ROCK OUR SCHOOL
September 19th is ROCK YOUR SCHOOL day! We plan to make this a fun day for our students. Please look over our flyer below!
GRAND EVENT
Also on September 19th...a special day to invite our GRAND guests. Grandparents or other special guests are welcome to join us. This is also the same day as our ROCK YOUR SCHOOL day as shown above. See the flyer below!
Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19th is also talk like a pirate day! We will surely have a day full of treasure!
COLLEGE GO WEEK
Join us to celebrate the gift of learning! We will focus on college and trade school options all week and are asking our staff and students to join us for our dress up days!
Bring in Tabs
We are collecting bottle tabs, tabs from cans of food, etc. for Riley Hospital. This collection helps support families that have to stay in the Ronald McDonald House when a child is sick. Please consider saving these and sending them to school!
Social Skills
Each week, we focus on specific social skills during our morning meeting with students. Please review these skills at home too!
Upcoming Events
- October 14-18: Fall Break (no school)
- October 26: Parent Teacher Conference (bring student)
- November 11: Veteran's Day Program 10:00 am
- November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break (no school)
- December 5: Winter Harvest Family Night
- December 23-January 3: Winter Break
Meet Mrs. Smith
Lyndsi Smith is our new principal. She has been in education for 19 years as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal and now, principal. Mrs. Smith started her own schooling at Pettit Park in elementary school. She also started her teaching career at Pettit Park. She is excited to be back home!
Social Media
Pettit Park Elementary Technology Academy
Email: lyndsismith@kokomo.k12.in.us
Website: http://ppes.kokomoschools.com/
Location: 901 West Havens Street, Kokomo, IN, USA
Phone: 765-454-7075