Peebles Elementary School

CORRECTION: On MONDAY, May 23rd, Peebles Elementary School will host its annual Sixth Grade Ceremony recognizing the completion of elementary school for all students transitioning to seventh grade for next school year. The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria/small gym of PES. Please join us for this evening of student recognition!!

UPDATE: As a result of the weather forecast for the remainder of the week, PTO will be hosting the year-end incentives of Field Day/Slip-n-Slide Day on the same date, Friday, May 20th. Please send your children in comfortable clothes and shoes, with a towel, and with a water bottle for refilling as needed. In addition, ensure that you have signed and returned the liability waiver if you want your child to attend. Without this waiver, your child will not be permitted to participate.

PES is selling Peebles Indians yard signs as a building fundraiser! If you would like to purchase a sign, stop in our front office! The signs are $15 each! If you would like to see an image of the sign, please visit our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/Peebles-Elementary-School-1007023599418958

REMINDER: Tonight is a big night at PES!!! We will be hosting a live, public performance of our school play The Lion King!!!! Please join us this evening at 7 p.m.; the doors will open at 6:30 p.m.! Tickets will be sold at the door (cafeteria entrance); ticket prices are as follows: 0-3 years-Free, 5-12 years-$1.00, 13 and up-$3.00. We will also have some selected pieces of student art on display in the main hallway. Again, please come out and support the performing arts department tonight at 7 p.m. at PES!!!!

Reminder for Parent Punch Cards: If you have completed all 10 of your punches on your Parent Punch Card, please bring that card into our office or send to school with your child to turn in to his/her teacher, so we can award your family a prize!!! Please send/bring these in by this Friday, May 13!!!

PES planned and hosted several new parent and community programs revolving around academics and engagement. This was done through our NNPS (National Network of Partnership) committee in conjunction with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center Project. The team was called the ATP (Action Team for Partnerships). The activities that you might be aware of that were organized by the team are Achieve for a Bead, Together We Read/Humphrey program, the parent punch system, etc. We ask that ALL parents please take a moment to open and respond to the survey rating our school on the implementation of these programs for this year. We really want your feedback and hope you loved all the programs as much as we did! Please click on this link to the survey and complete by the end of the day on Friday, April 29th!!! Family Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022OHNNPSFamily Each completed survey gives our school one more chance to win a $250 Staples gift card to support ATP (the school's committee/action team) activities. Schools and districts that meet response targets will also receive custom survey reports with their data!

The Adams County Ohio Valley School District will hold its regular meeting this evening, Monday, April 25, 2022, at the OVCTC beginning at 6 pm. The meeting will be streamed on the District’s YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/u8sto4ucqbI

The deadline for parent input was Friday, the April 15th. However, due to being on break, we will provide a final extension. Until noon tomorrow, April 20th, parents will have the opportunity to provide input on their child's needs for the following year. If you have any specific input regarding your child's placement next year, please use this link to complete the form BEFORE NOON on April 20th!!!! NO input will be accepted after that date/time! In addition, please know that you CANNOT request a teacher!!! Any input forms requesting a specific teacher, will be deemed unacceptable/not honored. NOTE: You must complete a separate form for each child. ONLY complete if you have specific input/concerns to be taken into consideration for NEXT school year. The form is NOT required!!! If the link only allows you to complete the form for one child, you may have to use a different email address to complete one for each additional child. The link to the input form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9KmqgfslC9P9jHk5ot07mYOLWX1r5aUGFJHHdPOjgzfbCTw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

We would like parent input for our PBIS program/rewards. Please take a moment to click on this short survey and help us out with your feedback! Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QeUMsZzANELn5uykmk8ap6nHCYiL8kHeDNoTkv6kIdE/edit?usp=sharing

The deadline for the 2022 Free Summer Meal Delivery program is quickly approaching. Applications have been sent home with elementary students today. Eligible households with children ages 1 to 18 can receive meals delivered to their house weekly for 10 weeks this summer. Send your completed application back to your school with all eligible children. Deadline is April 20, 2022. For more information or to get an application, visit https://www.abcap.net/

For those parents who have students participating in the Class vs. Class basketball games this evening at PES, please note that students are NOT permitted to be dropped off at the school without adult supervision. In addition, students are expected to follow school policies/behavioral expectations and must remain seated in the gym while not playing. Any student not adhering to behavioral expectations may be referred to administration. Thank you for your cooperation in maintaining a safe and positive environment during our evening events!

REMINDERS: Tomorrow, Friday, April 8th is Kona Ice Day! See the pricing on our school Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Peebles-Elementary-School-1007023599418958 Don't forget the AIR testing dress-up days: Friday, April 8: Twin Day (dress like another student)--"Be sure to double-check your answers." Tuesday, April 19: Sweats Day--"Don't sweat the test." Wednesday, April 20: Favorite Sports Day--"Your teachers are your biggest fans." Thursday, April 21: Pajama Day--"Get your rest to ace the test." (NO testing this day, but we return from a long break the day before) Friday, April 22: Beach Day (wear school appropriate beach attire and sunglasses)--"We are heating up for the test." Spring Break starts next week!!! No school April 14-18th. Students return on Tuesday, April 19th.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SCHOOL MEALS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023 Please click the link https://5il.co/188sj

Vote for your favorite PES staff member for April's Staff Member of the Month!! We encourage individuals of the community, parents, students, other staff, etc., to make ONE nomination each month. To cast your vote for April use this link by noon on Wednesday, April 6th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCk4NDSK4RsMJbwwnwlU309zp2NlnP1_an8YMWpcdtLotDMA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

The Adams County Ohio Valley School District is in the process of planning for federal programs for the 2022-2023 year and is seeking parent input. Please take a moment to complete the survey at https://forms.gle/vkWZoQFfiSNk8Lrf8 If you have questions, please contact Tracy Spires, Director of Exceptional Education & State/Federal Programs at 544-5586, ext. 17810.

In an attempt to pep up our students and staff for the upcoming AIR tests, we will be hosting the following dress-up days and activities! We will have dress-up days every day for the first week of testing in April as well as the other weeks/dates of tests. Next Week's Dress-up Days: Monday, April 4: Crazy Tie Day--"We won't get tied down by the test." Tuesday, April 5: School Spirit Day--"School spirit is in the AIR." Wednesday, April 6: Country-Western/Boots Day--"Stomp out the test!" Thursday, April 7: Hat Day--"Put your thinking cap on for the test." Friday, April 8: Twin Day (dress like another student)--"Be sure to double-check your answers."

REMINDER: Today, from 4-7:00 p.m., will be the final scheduled registration date for kindergarten students. If you need to register your kindergartener (just filling out the Final Forms does not register him/her), please visit us at Peebles Elementary in the library this evening!!! Every student who completes the final step of registration in person, receives a free Peebles Indians t-shirt!!!

Reminder: Today is picture day at PES! All students will be included in their homeroom group picture, so please encourage your child to dress nicely. Individual pictures will only be taken if the student is purchasing a package. Online ordering is no longer available; if you want to purchase a package (individual or the class photo) and have not ordered online, please send the paper form and money to school with your child this morning.

The Adams County Ohio Valley School District is in the process of planning for federal programs for the 2022-2023 year and is seeking parent input. Please take a moment to complete the survey at https://forms.gle/vkWZoQFfiSNk8Lrf8 If you have questions, please contact Tracy Spires, Director of Exceptional Education & State/Federal Programs at 544-5586, ext. 17810.

UPDATE regarding busing/dismissal: Due to the rain, bus evacuations have been rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, March 24th. Therefore, expect buses to arrive on time today, and please prepare for a few minutes of delay for tomorrow's bus arrival/dismissal. Thank you!