Family News from the Nest
English Landing Elementary School
English Landing Family News from the Nest
Email: roek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: http://englishlanding.parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 6500 NW Klamm Dr, KCMO, MO, United States
Phone: 816-359-4370
Twitter: @EnglishLanding
Friday, January 6, 2017
What's Happening at the NEST?
Monday, January 9, 2017 through Friday, January 27, 2017:
EL Media Center Makerspace Donation Drive! (See Message Below for Details!)
Monday, January 9, 2017: PTA Meeting in the Media Center (6:30-7:30pm)
Tuesday, January 10, 2017: Second Quarter Report Cards Available to Families on Infinite Campus at 4:00pm
Thursday, January 12, 2017: Elementary Early Release Day: 1:30pm Dismissal
Friday, January 13, 2017: RED Friday! Go Chiefs! Wear RED or Chiefs Spirit Wear!
Friday, January 13, 2017: Career Share for the Gals/Pals in the Gym
8:00am to 8:30am
Save the Date! The Gals and Pals Career Share is Next Friday!
Here is what this art lesson included:
Students learned about career opportunities in Graphic Design. Then each fifth grade student used Google Drawings to design a digital poster for English Landing's upcoming career share event. The students critiqued their designs using design principles: contrast, pattern, emphasis, movement, unity, balance, rhythm. Eight designs were chosen for a vote. The finalists pitched their designs to the fifth grade class and the students voted on the winning poster.
CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Perrea for creating this winning poster.
EL Media Center Makerspace Donations Drive Begins!
Can you help us?
If you would like to donate to our English Landing Makerspace, please click on the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084aa9af2ba20-makerspace
Thank you for your support!
The English Landing Staff
Second Quarter Report Card Process
English Landing teachers have finalized second quarter grades and are preparing to post student report cards. Parents will access their child’s Second Quarter Report Card via the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus.
If you have not yet set up your Infinite Campus Parent Portal account, please contact Mrs. Wood as you will need your unique activation key, known as a GUID.
Second Quarter Report Cards will be available to view on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. You won’t be able to access your child’s second quarter report card unless you have set up your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. PLEASE contact Mrs. Wood, English Landing administrative assistant, right away so you will be ready to access your child’s second quarter report card on Tuesday.
Mrs. Terrann Wood
359-4370
Thank you!
English Landing Staff
REPEAT: Second Semester Student Leadership Timeline
Here is the timeline for the Second Semester Student Leadership Applications:
- The week of January 9-13, 2017: Students will be notified by their Staff Leader
- The week of January 17-20, 2017: Orientation for Student Leaders.
- January 23, 2017: Student Leaders Begin! (Second Semester)
Park Hill Spelling Bee News
Registration now open for Park Hill Spelling Bee
The Park Hill District spelling bee will be held Saturday, February 4th at PHSHS with the winner advancing directly to the Scripps National Spelling Bee held near Washington, DC., May 28-June3.
Awards will be presented to the top ten finishers. All current Park Hill 5th-8th graders are eligible, but students must sign up by January 15th.
Register thru the link below, or by going to the “Parent Resources” section of the district website.
Park Hill School District News: No Tax Increase Bond Issue (April 7, 2017)
No-Tax-Increase Bond Issue:
Schools in the Park Hill School District are getting crowded.
Many families move to our community just to send their children to our schools, and this means we need to keep up with our growing enrollment.
For several years, we have been planning ahead to deal with this growth. We got feedback from the community, including students, staff and parents, to help the Park Hill Board of Education develop an enrollment-based long-range facility plan. The community told us that it was important to have enough classroom space in our schools, to maintain our existing buildings, to keep class sizes low and to have simple feeder patterns.
The long-range facility plan we created with all this feedback has enrollment targets. Since our enrollment continues to grow and hit those targets, we installed mobile classrooms at several schools this year. However, our community told us they do not want us to use these as long-term solutions to our crowding.
So, in keeping with the next step of our plan, as we hit our enrollment targets, the Board of Education decided to place a no-tax-increase bond issue question on the April 4, 2017 ballot. Voters will decide whether to take on an additional $110 million in debt to pay for facilities to accommodate our growth, including
- A new elementary school
- A new middle school
- A high school innovation studio
- A district warehouse and support services facility to support our classrooms and maintain our facilities
- Improvements to existing facilities
If economic conditions leave enough proceeds from the bond issue, we would also
- Build a transportation center, which could save us money on busing
- Pay for maintenance projects in our existing facilities
It is possible to pay for these projects with no tax increase because of our Board’s careful money management and good financial stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Thanks to good financial management by the district, Park Hill is in a position to ask for a bond without raising taxes. This is a result of aggressively paying off existing debts and refinancing for better rates. Local commercial and residential growth has also helped by expanding the local tax base. Because of these factors, we have room in our state-set debt limit to take on additional debt with no tax increase. We will continue to carefully monitor our debt and interest rates in order to save taxpayer dollars.
Thanks to their conservative budgeting, we have enough room in our debt service levy to issue bonds to cover the cost of these new schools and projects with no tax increase.
For more information about Park Hill’s no-tax-increase bond issue, please visit the district’s website at http://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/.
Remaining 2016-2017 Evening Grade Level Music Programs
Second Grade: Thursday, February 16, 2017: 7pm “Hats”
First Grade: Thursday, March 9, 2017: 7pm “Squirm”
Kindergarten: Thursday, April 13, 2017: 7pm “Baby Beluga”
2016-2017 Elementary School Hours
8:20am First Bell Rings and Students Go To Grade Level Classroom
8:40am Tardy Bell Rings and School Officially Begins
3:30pm Evening Dismissal
Save the Dates: 2016-2017 Park Hill Elementary Early Release Dates
Park Hill STAR Awards
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.
Please nominate a Park Hill Star today!
Park Hill Star nomination form
English Landing Elementary School - Building School Improvement Focus Areas
District Vision
Building Successful Futures - Each Student - Every Day
English Landing Vision
Our vision is that all English Landing students will meet grade level expectations and demonstrate responsible citizenship.
English Landing Values
1. We will embrace a welcoming climate.
2. Safety will be a priority.
3. Students and staff will strive for excellence.
4. We will promote collaboration and community involvement.
5. Our school will model life skills.
6. Diverse cultures will be respected.
7. We will practice positive communication.
8. Our school will encourage leadership.
English Landing Strategic Focus Areas
Financial
Academic
Climate
Employee
English Landing 2016-2017 School Improvement Priority Goals
- EL STAR testing results will display reading growth (on track or above) that increases from the current Park Hill MODERATE score (Yellow) to meeting the Park Hill GOAL score (Green) on the 2016-2017 English Landing Balanced Scorecard. (Indicator #7)
- EL Students reporting through semester student surveys My Needs Are Being Met will increase fro 90.4% to 100%. (Indicator #17)
- EL Families will report they are Involved in their Child's Education will increase from displaying the current Park Hill MODERATE score (Yellow) to meeting the Park Hill GOAL score (Green) on the 2016-2017 English Landing Balanced Scorecard. (Indicator #20)