December 16TH Parent Memo
Peak Preparatory Primary School December Newsletter
Welcome Back! The Holiday season is here!
Wow! We are at the end of the semester, can you believe it! Scholars and YOU have done a great job with working hard to prepare scholars academically! Thank you for a strong first semester! Thank you for showing up when we need you. We really have some great parents and could not do it with out! I hope you enjoy this break with your scholars and please be safe over winter holidays!
Early Release
Scholars get out of school Monday- Thursday at 12:00. Please be on time for pickup. Thank you
ADVANTAGE SCHOLARS MUST BE PICKED UP by 12:45 Mon-Thurs
First Annual Peak Spelling Bee!
I am so excited that we were able to have our first ever Peak Spelling bee! Our scholars did a great job! Our scholars went 17 rounds. To see them compete and do it with confidence was very rewarding! Our Winner is Ethan Tabeel. See the picture below of all contestants and the winner.
Thank you for helping us take care of our "Peak Angels". Your generosity is a great blessing to our families in need!
Holiday Performances
- December 18th is our K-2 Performance @5:00
- December 18th is our 3rd-5th Performance @6:15
Ribbons and bow ties are being sold in the office for the performance. Please send fees or stop by front office for purchase. Thank you
Free Dress Wednesday and Thursday
Popcorn Fundraiser is due now. Please turn in before Thursday.
Tuck in Thursdays
- The network will be launching FaceBook LIVE events Thursdays over break where someone reads a book aloud to families via FaceBook. These events will be run centrally and will be live Thursday December 26th and January 2nd at 7PM. We encourage you all to virtually attend.
- Tune in to the Uplift Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/uplifteducation] Thursdays over break (December 26th and January 2nd) at 7PM for our Story Time Read Along events! We will virtually gather for a Facebook LIVE session and have story time together. Simply visit the Uplift Facebook page at the time of the events to watch and listen along!
- Also Parents please ensure that scholars complete their winter packets. Of course we want them to relax and enjoy their break, but we also want them to retain knowledge over the break as well.
Constant Reminders
Parents Morning and Dismissal drop off/pick-up
- Parents if you pull up at 7:55 please get out and sign your scholars in. Please don't just send them in it holds up their time to go to class as we then have to sign them in. If you sign them in they can go inside.
- At dismissal please DO NOT attempt to stand by front doors this space must be with staff and scholars only. We want to ensure no one walks off with one of our scholars.
Pick-Up
- Scholars must be picked up by 4:00. School gets out at 3:30. On Wednesdays its 1:50 and scholars need to be picked up at 2:20. We are very accommodating and even allow for grace times. However, we have scholars who are being left until after 5:00. This is unacceptable. Our faculty and staff are people as well and have families and children in other places to get to as well.
- Most importantly it is neglect for scholars to be left that long after school. It's unfair to your scholar, they have had a long day and don't like being left behind. Please know that moving forward we will be contacting authorities for the consistency of this behavior and it will effect next year enrollment acceptance.
- Advantage pick-up starts 4:00 Late is 4:15 on Wednesdays it at starts at 2:30 late pick-up fees begins at 2:45
Discipline
Parents please have conversations with your scholars regarding expected behaviors. We take steps to CHANGE behavior and not just give consequences. Our counselor assist with scholars daily with social emotional learning skills as well. We handle discipline according to our scholars and their needs. So while we understand our scholars are young, learning and will make mistakes, we want to also ensure that our expectations of behavior are being followed. Behavior affects the learning environment. We have been distributing some heavy behavior consequences lately. We only want Help us by ensuring that your scholar will not be one of those to receive them. Thank you in advance!
ONLY EXCELLENCE WILL DO!
Please mark these dates on your calendar for VIP MEETING DATES
Let's keep supporting: Cita's Kitchen
We have some amazing parents and they have reached out to us with this great opportunity! The owners of Cita's Kitchen are Peak Parents! I encourage you to patronize their business, especially on Wednesdays. They have the best Salsa ever!
Wednesdays are “Peak Day” and 20% of ALL our sales each Wednesday will go back to the school. How awesome is that! So please stop by and I promise you won't regret it!
CITA'S KITCHEN
2234 Gus Thomasson Rd
DALLAS, TX 75228
For safety and to provide full attention on our scholars entering the school building everyday, the office will open at 7:55 for parent needs. Thank you for your understanding!
Reading During Carline
Parents please allow scholars to pack their favorite book in their back packs. Everyday during carline scholars reading silently and independently. Please encourage this by asking them about their book when you pick them up.