ENGLISH LANDING FAMILY NEWS

School Hours: 9:03 to 3:53

The English Landing School office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the school year on days school is in session.

Principal: Angie Doss

Assistant Principal: Ryan Campbell

Counselor: Rachel Fullerton

Social Worker: Stephanie Richison

Office Staff: Kasi Stevens & Kathleen Duffy

Nurse: Julie Brockman

Eagle Families,

We had an amazing week here at the NEST. Support for our KC Chiefs has been on full display during this spirit week. Students are getting ready for the Student Showcase coming up on February 16th. You'll be hearing more from your student's teacher(s) as it gets closer.

We hope you have an amazing weekend and GO CHIEFS!

Eagles Always SOAR!

Dr. Angie Doss & Mr. Ryan Campbell

English Landing Elementary

January 20th- English Landing Parent Tech Safety Night 6:00 to 6:45 PM; EL Gym

January 26th- Board of Education Meeting @ 6:30 PM

January 27th - 100th Day of School!

February 1st - Early Release Day 1:53 PM

Friendship Parties will be held Tuesday, February 14th. Volunteers are needed to help run the class party. Running the party requires you to arrive at 2:00 p.m. to set up for the party. Additionally, you will need to be present during the entire party duration of 2:25 pm - 3:25 pm. Party plans will be provided to you.

Thank you for your help!

Friendship Party Volunteer SignUps

Mrs. Van Berkum's 2nd grade class

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Ms. Gilsdorf's 4th grade class

Way to SOAR in the lunchroom!

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Mr. Sanders' 2nd grade class

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Mrs. Sanders' 4th grade class

Way to SOAR on the playground!

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Kindergarten

3rd Grade

5th Grade

Thanks for Keeping EL Clean and Beautiful!

On February 1st all elementary students will participate in a class meeting reviewing safe and unsafe behavior. Teachers and students will discuss what to do when unsafe behaviors are observed. The keywords for reporting unsafe behavior will be reviewed with students: recognize, report, and refuse. Our number one priority in the Park Hill school district is student and staff safety. This class meeting is an example of how we are working together to provide a safe and welcoming learning environment for our students and staff.

Please check out the items that were turned into the Lost and Found in our VIRTUAL Lost and Found. See the link below. As you browse, please click the THAT'S MINE icon if you see an item that belongs to your student.

Virtual Lost and Found

Thank you!

PHSD will send out the notice of the cancelation or delayed start for students using several communications:

• District and school websites
• Text alerts to families - To sign up for text alerts, Text “Y” to 67587.
• Email newsletter
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Local media

• All students will have distance learning on an AMI day from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., with a break from noon to 1 p.m.
• Students should check their online learning platform (Schoology or Seesaw) at 9 a.m. to see what teachers have planned for the day.
• The Adventure Club school-aged child care program will still be available for those who are already signed up, from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We might announce a two-hour delayed start for students if there are dangerous weather, temperature or road conditions in the morning that are forecasted to improve later in the day.

If we announce a delayed start for students, school will start two hours after normal time at every school, and morning bus pick-up times will be two hours after the normal pick-up times. School will end at its normal time, and afternoon bus drop-off times will be the same as usual.

If a parent or guardian believes, based on personal circumstances, that conditions pose a safety concern for their child to get to or from school, they can call the school for an excused absence.

• No early drop-off: Students must be dropped off at school two hours later on delayed-start days.
• Adventure Club: Adventure Club will still be available at the regular times for those families who are already signed up to use Adventure Club every day. Since this is not a full snow day, Adventure Club will not be available for families who signed up to use it only on snow days.
• Bridges: The Bridges program will be canceled on delayed-start days.
• Nutrition: School meals will be available at all schools. Breakfast will be a grab-and-go option.
• Early release days: If we have a delayed start on a day scheduled for early release, there will be no early release that day.

A student should not be in attendance and will be sent home with any of the following:

• Temperature of 100.4 degrees or greater
• Vomiting and/or Diarrhea
• Painful sore throat
• Constant cough accompanied by other symptoms

Student may return to school when free of above symptom(s) for 24 hours without any fever-reducing medication or other medication to relievesymptom(s).

For more information, please see the Park Hill School District Handbook 2022-2023 (page 32).

February 1st - Early Release - Dismissal @ 1:53 PM

February 14th - Friendship Parties 2:25 PM - 3:25 PM

February 16th

• Student Showcase Night at EL 6:00 pm - 7:30 PM
• PTA Book Fair 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

February 17th - Park Hill South Band performance - 9:30 am - Grades 3, 4 and 5

All orders need to be placed online. Click button below to start the process.

Art- English Landing Art Weebly

Library- English Landing Media Center Facebook Page

Music- English Landing Music Room Facebook Page

PE- PE and Me with Coach McGinley SMORE

Continuing our English Landing tradition, each grade level will present a musical this year. Please mark your calendars for these performances! Doors will open at 6:30pm, and performances begin at 7:00pm.

2nd Grade: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 “Hats!”

1st Grade: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 “Squirm!”

Kindergarten: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 “Baby Beluga”

Questions? Please contact Mrs. Carney, Music Teacher.

carneyc@parkhill.k12.mo.us

If you are interested in supporting staff at EL, check out the Teacher Wish List. Click on the link below.

If you participate, please be sure to add your name to the "Parent Sign Up" column so that there won't be duplicate purchases.

PTA Teacher Wish List

Thank you!

English Landing PTA

President: Kelly Smith (kellymchughsmith@gmail.com)

VP of Fundraising: Amanda Huffman Basham

VP of Membership: Katy Lovill

VP of Volunteers: Cassie Forsyth

Treasurer: Jayne McCabe

Secretary: Julie Hutchinson

Staff Appreciation Committee Chair: Kari Rush

Book Fair Committee Co-Chairs: Kim Bolch and Kelly Smith

Website Committee Chair: Aaron Bolch

Monday, March 6th

Monday, May 1st

*Each meeting is held from 6:30 to 7:30 in the English Landing Library Media Center

Unless notified of a location change

Nominate a Staff Member for the Park Hill STAR Award

Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students.

That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a Pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee. Anyone can nominate an employee for this award by using the form below. It asks you to share how your nominee demonstrates our district values of continuous improvement, high expectations, integrity, visionary leadership and student focus. You can also share how your nominee supports the goals in our district’s strategic plan.

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We also have up to date information from EL and the district on our website page:

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