The Siegrist Star

Happy St. Patty's Day Siegrist Family!!

We wish you all the best this Spring Break. May this break bring you an opportunity to relax, recharge and reconnect as a family. This week we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day had High Five Friday other events highlighted below. We sent our Siegrist Archery Team off to State and wished them well during their competition this Saturday.

We will miss our Siegrist Leaders, but look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, March 27th.

Best,

Mrs. Johna-Kaye

Siegrist Archery Team will be competing at the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament in Branson, Missouri, this Saturday, March 18. Our students and staff gave them a high five send off on Thursday. Good Luck!

Dr. Bonsignore, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bailey and Ms. Fisher from the high school and middle school fine arts department gave our fifth grade students an opportunity to explore instrument options for music electives in middle school for next year.

I just wanted to share our AMAZING experience with you. Last night the special olympics team attended an event at the Municipal Auditorium. The final four teams in the NAIA championship put on an amazing basketball event. We had the honor of working with Georgetown and Indiana Tech. The genuine smiles of our kids brought tears to everyone's eyes. I wish you could've seen it.

Sincerely,

Coach Thompson

MAR 20-24 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
MAR 29 - Book Blast Launch
MAR 30 - Kindergarten Kick Off Night for incoming Kindergarten students.
MAR 31 - LAST DAY TO ORDER A YEARBOOK!

Click here to view the full Siegrist Elementary calendar on our website.

Don't miss out on your chance to order a Siegrist Yearbook! You must pre-order before March 31 if you want your child to have 72 pages of FUN memories from the school year. Simply send in cash $25 or a check made payable to PCR-3 in an envelope with your child's name and teacher's name on it. The student yearbook team promises you won't be disappointed, they have been working hard to capture everyone and everything this year.

Our voyage starts on March 29 when we’ll cast off in search of Book Blast treasure. Once your child receives their Treasure Map the week after spring break, the treasure hunt begins! Be sure to complete it so your child will have a chance to win one of 4 Treasure Chests stuffed with cash and even an Apple iPad! But even better, they will be starting their journey to earning all 10 books on the Treasure Map book list. Your contributions to our Book Blast event last year gave each child two books to take home. The more contributions a child had, the more books they received. Our goal is to try and help students build on their home libraries. Heave ho, let’s go readers!

With our inclement weather days on February 9 and February 16, and no school on February 15 to celebrate the Chiefs Super Bowl parade, our current make up day plans are as follows:

• February 9 Inclement Weather Day - Will be made up on Friday, April 7
• February 15 No School Day - Will be made up on Thursday, May 25
• February 16 Inclement Weather Day - Will be made up on Friday, May 26, a 3-hour early release

PLEASE NOTE: As we have shared that PCR-3 will implement traditional inclement weather days (no school and no virtual learning), until we reach a threshold that would push the school year past Memorial Day, any future inclement weather days will become Inclement Weather Virtual Learning Days.

Hard to believe now, but summer will be here before we know it! K-12 Summer School will be scheduled for June 1-29, 2023 at the following locations:

• Pathfinder Elementary: For all K-5 southern attendance area students (Pathfinder and Barry Elementaries)
• PCHS Paxton Center: For all 6-8 students
• Compass Elementary: For all K-5 northern attendance area students (Compass and Siegrist Elementaries)
• PCHS: For all 9-12 students
• Great Beginnings at District Education Center: For all Pre-K students

Click here for more information about summer school.

• Incoming Kindergarten and other new students should complete summer school registration forms when completing their regular school year enrollment paperwork, and available at Kindergarten Kickoffs on March 30.
• Current K-7th grade students can register online e-Form via Parent Portal starting March 28.
• High school students enrolling in summer school should complete PCHS's enrollment forms, which will be available in April.

• The Siegrist Elementary Running Academy is a group of 4th/5th-grade students who train every Monday and Wednesday morning starting March 27th. Click on the informational handout link below. We will be training to compete in the Platte County Mother’s Day 5k on May 13th at English Landing Park. We support this local cause, which raises money for school supplies for eligible low-income children that attend the annual Platte County Back to School Fair.
• Siegrist Running Academy Information and Sign-up Form

Children who have turned five years of age before August 1, 2023, are eligible for kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year. Families are encouraged to view the 2023-24 attendance area boundary map linked on our district website here (https://www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/about_us/boundary_map), or call the District office at 816-858-5420 for confirmation of attendance area. All elementaries will be hosting their Kindergarten Kickoffs on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

If your family has an incoming kindergartner, please complete the following form. We will send you information about Kindergarten Kickoff and your enrollment paperwork.

Siegrist has set their Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) dates (these are the state assessments), please plan to have your student/child here on the dates below when his/her grade level is testing. Grades 3rd - 5th take MAP assessments. Testing will occur in the morning. If a student misses a day or arrives when testing has already begun, Dr. Mann, or another trained proctor, will administer the test to your student/child in the afternoon or on another day. All MAP testing must be completed by Map 19.

Thank you in advance, for trying to schedule around MAP testing dates.

Student attendance for 3/2/23 was 97% !! WhoooHooo Highest day since the first two days of school.

Our Siegrist monthly attendance average has consistently exceeded the district goal of 90% or higher every month, during the 22-23 school year, with the exception of November. THANK YOU parents for helping your child achieve by being at school. Although only three months of the school year remain, there’s still LOTS to be taught/learned, state assessments, celebrations, and continuation of looking at universal assessment data. Please keep your child’s attendance HIGH.

Here are ways to help your child be school ready:

• Set a regular bedtime routine

• Develop a morning routine

• Pack backpacks the night before

• Encourage your child to be at school

• Plan appointments after school, when possible

Come join our community, our team, our family, our tradition! We have several current opportunities available and are now accepting applications for teaching positions for the 2023-24 school year. Check out this video from our staff, sharing what makes Platte County School District special and what a new staff member will love about PCR-3, then visit ➡️ www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/careers/currentopenings to apply! #PCR3Proud 🧡🖤

Siegrist Library Facebook Page

Lunch Schedule and Visitor Lunch Sign Up and Letter Day

School Closing Notification/Winter Weather Information

Parent Portal

K12 Payment Center for Lunch Accounts
Before & After School Club Programs sponsored by Northland Career Center (NCC)

Substitute Opportunities

Watch D.O.G.S. Sign Up
Join Girl Scouts
YClub Before & After School Information

Make sure you check out the “Business & Community” tab on the Platte County R3 School District webpage. There you will find an option called “Community Event/Flyers” where you can access flyers with information regarding various events and opportunities within our community!

Here are some opportunities our families might be interested in!

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You can always contact us at anytime by phone or Email. If you have a specific question for administration, please email us at suttonj@platteco.k12.mo.us ( Mrs. Johna Sutton, Principal) or powersm@platteco.k12.mo.us (Mr. Michael Powers, Assistant Principal)

Email: itaot@platteco.k12.mo.us
Website: http://plattecountyschooldistrict.com/siegrist
Location: 1701 Branch Street, Platte City, MO, United States
Phone: (816)858-5977
Facebook: facebook.com/SiegristElementary/
Twitter: @Siegristelem