Pulse of the Pirates
Plainview Elementary October 2022 Newsletter
“Preparing Innovative, Resilient, and Accountable Thinkers towards an Empowering future.”
IMPORTANT DATES
October 2nd--National Custodian Day (THANKS GAYLE, JOLENE, BILL & DEREK)
October 5th--Reading Buddies & National Walk to School Day
October 7th---2:00 Dismissal (PD DAY) & Baking Buddies Bake Sale @ 1:45pm
October 10th--Monthly Board Meeting @ 7:00pm
October 11th--Guys in Ties @ 7:30am (elementary library) & JPP meeting @ 6:30pm (elementary library)
October 12th--Leading Ladies @ 7:30am (high school library)
October 14th--2:00 Dismissal (PD DAY) & JPP Movie Night @ 6:30pm (Pirate Gym)
October 17th--National Boss's Day (THANKS DARRON, KYLE & JEN) & Preschool Family Night @ 5:30pm in lunch room
October 17th--21st--National School Bus Safety Week
October 20th--End of First Quarter
October 21st--NO SCHOOL
October 24th--28th--RED RIBBON WEEK
October 27th--Family Reading Night @ 6:00pm (Pirate/Tartan Gyms)
October 28th--2:00 Dismissal (PD DAY) & Halloween parties @ 1:00
RED RIBBON WEEK DAYS--October 24th-28th
You are invited to participate in a week of SPIRIT to celebrate our choice to be
drug free. Please remember to follow the school dress code.
Monday Oct. 24th, “Life is Sweet” and “Life is a Journey, Travel Drug Free”.
- Wear: Dress like a tourist or for a place you would like to Travel.
Tuesday Oct. 25th, “I will Run Away from Drugs” and “Don’t Let Drugs Burst my
Bubble”.
- Wear: Exercise or Sweat cloths and Sneakers
Wednesday Oct. 26th, Don’t Let Drugs Twist your Brain”; “Have the Power like a
Superhero to Be Drug Free”.
- Wear: Anything Superhero
Thursday Oct. 27th, “Be Smart”; “Your Future is Free To Be Who You Want to Be”
- Wear: Favorite Career or Who You Want to Be
Friday Oct. 28th, “Put a Lick on Drugs”; “Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Drugs”
- Wear: Twin Day
JPP--Jr. Pirate Posse
- Baking Buddies--elementary students help with this during school and they have a bake sale once a month on the FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH--10/7, 11/4 & 12/2
- Movie Night--our first one is scheduled for October 14th @ 6:30pm in the Pirate Gym
- Carnival Night--November 11th
FAMILY READING NIGHT--October 27th
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE
Thank you to everyone who was able to come to parent-teacher conferences.
Having open communication between school and home is just one of the things that makes school successful for students. While I’m sure you heard about some things your child could work on, I hope you were also able to take away some of the amazing highlights about their time here with us too! Some of the BIG things that I hope you took aways from conferences with your child’s teacher are:
Your child is VERY important to us!
When we work as a team, we can truly make an impact.
Communication is very important! Whether it’s a phone call, an in-person visit, or a note in a folder - communication from school to home (and vice-versa) can help set a child up for success.
We are so excited about what is happening at school this year, and we hope that you can share our enthusiasm!
HALLOWEEN PARTY--FRIDAY, October 28th
If students choose to wear costumes:
1. Costumes must be in good taste and not represent horror movies or violent themes.
2. Costumes will not contain guns, knives, swords, hatchets or any other type of weapon.
3. Costumes, makeup, and masks that depict blood will not be allowed.
4. Do not send children to school wearing their costumes or any part of their costume.
5. Makeup will not be worn throughout the day. Students will be given a reasonable amount of time to prepare for the parade. (Parade begins at 1:00)6. Classroom parties--watch for letters home from classroom teachers with more details on each party.
LUNCH ACCOUNTS
Please remember to keep your lunch accounts current. Extra snack milks, extra entrees and a la carte items are still at the cost of the family. If you are getting balance notifications or statements via email, please continue to send money for these items.
We have a service offered for parents to pay for their child’s school lunch account using a credit or debit card. This service will allow parents to pay directly inside PowerSchool. This will allow you to view your child’s daily cafeteria purchases, set meal limits, and make payments directly to their lunch account. There is a fee to parents of $2.75 per $100.
This is just another option, we still accept cash and checks.
Jen Hodson--Plainview Elementary Principal
Email: jhodson@plainviewschools.org
Website: plainviewschools.org
Location: 301 Woodland Avenue, Plainview, NE, USA
Phone: 402-582-3808
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlainviewPublicSchools
Twitter: @PHSPiratePride