Tuesday Talk with Dr. Dain
Dear Pirate Nation,
Happy Tuesday! THANK YOU to our parents for attending Parent Teacher Conferences last week and THANK YOU to our educators for working so hard to prepare for conferences. Hopefully, families and educators alike enjoyed an extended weekend. At both Piper Middle School and Piper High School, our fall sport seasons are coming to an end with state qualifiers in girls golf and girls cross country, while high school soccer and football begin playoffs this week! Best wishes to all our competitors this week!
Piper Early Childhood Center Additional Classes
Piper Early Childhood Center is excited to announce we have two additional classes opening in January. We will have a half-day 3s class in the morning and a 4’s half-day class in the afternoon. We are currently filling spots from our wait-list, but encourage others to enroll. Please go to www.piperschools.com to enroll. Questions can be directed to Brooke Fenton at the Piper Early Childhood office 913-721-9014.
Friday Night Football Game Reminders
We are excited to host Tonganoxie High School this Friday night as we move into playoff season! As a reminder, in an effort to provide a positive and fun fan experience, middle school and elementary school students are encouraged to attend home varsity football games but must attend with a parent, guardian, or trusted adult. Elementary and middle school students must enter the gate with an adult and are expected to sit in the stands with their parents or other trusted adults. Students will be able to access concessions and restroom facilities but will be directed back to the stands to enjoy the game.
Thank you for helping us with these updated procedures to help make high school football games a safe and positive experience for all!
Proud to be a Pirate!
Dr. Jessica Dain
Superintendent of Schools
Spooktacular Fun!
Piper PTA is partnering with Piper High School Student Council (STUCO) and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #40 to host a FREE evening of SPOOKTACULAR fun! Join us Thursday October 27th 6-8pm at Piper High School for this year’s STUCO Pumpkin Patch and The Piper PTA Trunk or Treat! Enjoy carnival games, face painting, and more! We’re bringing back the amazing DJ Teebonus!
We invite everyone to sign up to Trick your Trunk, by clicking here!
For any questions please contact Piper PTA 203 at Piperpta203@gmail.com.
Piper Parents as Teachers Now Enrolling - Serving Piper families Birth to Kinder
Personal Visits: Parent Educators share age-appropriate child development information, address parenting concerns and engage the family in parent-child activities.
Group Connections: Group Connections provide opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development.
Screenings: Annual developmental, health, vision and hearing screenings provide for early identification of delays that could interfere with learning.
Resource Network: Parent Educators help families identify and connect with needed resources and overcome barriers to accessing services.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: All children are enrolled free of charge in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and receive an age-appropriate book mailed to their home each month.
To enroll or get more information, click here.
Nicole McDaniel
Parent Educator
816.805.2461
November Board of Education Meeting
The next Board of Education Meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 14th at 6 PM in the Board Room located in the Library at the CTE Building (Formally known as Piper East Elementary School.) Community Members who would like to present to the Board of Education need to sign up one week in advance of the meeting by contacting Mr. Mitch Nutterfield, Board Clerk, at mnutterfield@piperschools.us.
Piper PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
The Piper School District has a strong PTA that is extremely dedicated to caring for the students, teachers, and parents in the community. They currently are not requiring formal membership for PTA--anyone and everyone is welcome to participate regardless of paid membership.
Parents frequently ask if there is a district platform for parents to collect money from other parents for to utilize for teacher gifts or fundraising in planning for future Project Graduation celebrations. Please remember that PTA is a pivotal partner in keeping parents’ funds fiscally safe and they are happy to help parents create “Class” accounts in order to provide checks and balances with parents’ gracious donations.
Lastly, all parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend District PTA Monthly Open-House Meetings. The meetings begin at 6:30 PM and take place in the Piper Prairie Library. The dates are as following:
- November 8
- January 10
- February TBD
- March TBD
- April 11
- May 9
Questions? Please contact PTA President, Morgan Rentie, at piperpta203@gmail.com
COVID-19
We will continue to have COVID-19 tests available should your child become ill at school, and you wish to provide consent for them to be tested. If your child is exhibiting 2 or more COVID-19 symptoms, our nursing staff would highly recommend having them tested. As always, best practice is to keep your child home if they are feeling unwell.
Should your child test positive for COVID-19, we will be following CDC recommendations for exclusion. The date of the onset of COVID symptoms will count as day zero and your child will need to remain home for five additional days beyond the date of symptom onset. Your child may return to school as long as they are fever free for 24 hours without medication.
Upon return to school, your child will have 2 options regarding masking per CDC guidance. Option 1 is to wear a mask through day 10 following the onset of symptoms. Option 2 calls for testing on day 1 of their return and day 3 of their return. If both tests are negative, mask-wearing can be discontinued following testing on day 3. Please visit with your school nurse if you wish to pursue the testing option.