The Adams County Ohio Valley School District will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 30th at 10:30am at the District Exceptional Education Building 1221 Lloyd Road, West Union. The purpose of the hearing is to gather public input on Federal ARP IDEA funding for the district.
October 23rd from 10a.m.-12 p.m.: The Adams County Coffee, Tea, Autism and More group will be hosting a Trick-or-Trunk at West Union Elementary in the parking lot. We are inviting ALL families and staff to participate by decorating a vehicle, passing out candy or bring your kids to join in the fun!
The flier for the event is included in this post. The goal is to create an event that would be safe and during hours that more children have energy for engagement.
The hosting organization's email is: adamscountyctam@gmail.com if you have additional questions. They also have a Facebook Page: Adams County Coffee, Tea, Autism and More. If you are interested in joining/passing out candy, please let them know so they can have a car count. There is a contest for the best decorated vehicle and the winner will receive a prize.
Each month, Peebles Elementary will recognize 2 staff members as Staff Member of the Month. We are asking parents, students and other staff to nominate a staff member of their choice. You may only nominate one person per month!!! It can be a teacher, aide, cook, custodian, bus driver, administrator, secretary, counselor, etc. Anyone who works at Peebles Elementary full-time is eligible for nomination.
If you want to nominate someone this month, please take a moment to complete the form below and submit! Thank you!!!
This link to the nomination form will be active until 12:00 p.m. on September 30, 2021:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9BzD8C3ik4v41ON5jn3WYPEXoiH3JjtpH8IFhMfvh6CGZ3Q/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
We are excited to offer this year a parent incentive program for parents/family members who want to volunteer/engage in various activities that we offer at PES. Our goal is to foster partnerships!
If parent/an approved family member, attends/participates in at least 10 engagement opportunities, the family will receive rewards and be placed in our BIG EVENT drawings. Each family will receive 1 Parent Punch Card for each student. For each activity attended (1 punch per event), a staff member will punch your card. Once you have 10 punches, you will receive a schoolwide award. We will also host 2 BIG EVENT drawings. Families who have reached at least 5 punches by January 13th, will be placed in January's drawing. Families who have reached at least 10 punches by May 20, will be placed in the final drawing. BIG EVENT drawings provide the family who wins with a reward package that may include dinner, bowling, movie or other event certificates, games, snacks, etc.
Opportunities for Punches:
Math Family Night (Nov. 9 from 5-6 p.m.)
Art, Music, Tech. Event (TBA)
Family Reading Night (TBA)
Together We Read Activity
P/T Conferences
Teacher Requested Mtgs
Classroom party (only permitted to attend 1 per school year)
PTO Meeting/Volunteering
Classroom Volunteer
Contact your child's teacher or school administration for more info on how to get started!
Due to power outage Peebles Elem will be dismissing early today. We will be following the early dismissal plans in Final Forms. If your child is a pickup, please proceed to the school, please stay in line, do not come into the office. We will dismiss pickups between 10:15-10:45 using pickup numbers. Bus riders/walkers will be released at 11am
BUS CHANGE for TUESDAY, September 21st MORNING:
Bus 69 will double route to pick up her students and Bus 57 students (the pick-up times may vary from the normal time a bit).
There will be a sub driver for Bus 57 starting with the TUESDAY AFTERNOON route (for remainder of week), so hopefully no other double routing will need to occur!!
Thanks for your patience and understanding regarding the recent bus changes!
The Adams County Ohio Valley School District will hold their Regular Board of Education Meeting this evening Monday September 20, 2021, at the OVCTC beginning at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be also be streamed on the District’s YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/l8GyCm9eb_s
REMINDERS:
**Our TARDY bell rings at 8:40 a.m. Students MUST be in their homerooms by this time to be on time.
**Due to COVID guidelines, students may NOT ride different buses home. No notes for bus change will be accepted.
**NO parents should be in the pick-up line prior to 2:30 p.m.
BUS CHANGE:
AFTERNOON for Monday - September 20
Put all students from Bus 57 on Bus 69 to go home; these routes may be littler later than usual.
Town Route - Nixon Apartments & Gay McFarland Stop
(that is usually Bus 69) need to be put on Bus 28. All other town stops will remain as normal.
AFTERNOON/PM BUS CHANGE
TOMORROW-Friday, September 17
*All of Bus 57 students will ride Bus 69 -drop-off times may be a little delayed
*Also, Town Route - Nixon Apartments & Gay McFarland's stop (that's usually Carla-Bus 69) will ride Bus 28 (Teauna Swayne).
Due to changes in the system (character limits), I will be sending two messages about bus changes.
TOMORROW-Fri., Sept. 17
AM: Bus 69 will be doing double (her route AND Bus 57) for the AM and could be 15-30 minutes later for pick up. Be ready at normal time but prepared if it is later.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our first PTO meeting will be Tuesday, September 28 at 3:45 p.m. in our library. If you are interested in helping with PTO events this year, please attend. We would love to have more volunteers!
Fall pictures are scheduled for October 14th. More info will come home in October!
Notification for parents of quarantined or COVID-positive students:
If your child is picked up from the school for quarantine/positive test results, he/she will be sent home with classroom materials (chromebook-if deemed necessary by teachers, and textbooks). The teachers may NOT have work available for pick-up until the following Tuesday or Friday. Any make-up work/packets may be picked up ONLY on Tuesdays or Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Teachers and front office staff will need time to gather the materials for students; therefore, we are scheduling these dates each week as make-up work pick-up dates/times. You are welcome to call the front office before coming to ensure that there are materials to pick up, as some classes may provide all work online and there may not be a need to come in to pick up supplies.
Again, make-up work for these students may only be picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We appreciate your cooperation in making these situations much more manageable for all involved.
We are Hiring Substitutes in all areas. If you are interested please obtain an application from our district website. Mail to or hand deliver the application along with a copy of your transcripts or High School Diploma to 141 Lloyd Road, West Union, OH 45693.
The Adams County Ohio Valley School District will hold their Regular Board of Education Meeting this evening Monday August 30, 2021, at OVCTC beginning at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be also be streamed on the District’s YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/IIxop_oe0a0
Reminders:
1) NO parents should be lined up for pick-ups prior to 2:30 p.m. We will proceed with asking parents who line up before 2:30 p.m. to exit the lot.
2) Masks are not currently required but are encouraged to avoid quarantine as a result of contact with any individual who may test positive. This is also in an attempt to keep all staff and students healthy/safe.
We appreciate your understanding with regard to these two requests!
We want to share some updates with you. Peebles Elementary will continue to operate in-person; only the high school is on release. In addition, Ohio’s guidance on COVID exposure (Health Department’s protocol/flowchart) will be available on our website/FB page. The chart outlines how schools will address exposures. A key note of the plan is when students are socially distanced and wearing masks, they will NOT be required to quarantine unless they show symptoms/test positive. Therefore, we are RECOMMENDING that staff/students wear masks (even if vaccinated) to ensure safety for all. We understand there may be strong beliefs on masks; we have no desire to enter that debate. Our goal is to keep you informed on how PES will handle situations of exposure to positive cases of COVID. Again, students who are in contact and do not wear masks will be asked to quarantine for a 7 or 10-day period (the district is NOT using negative tests within those dates as a way to return).
PES is committed to doing everything possible to keep students in school; this is one step we are taking to keep parents informed and keep students safe. Again, at this time masks are not mandated, but they are highly recommended.
For those viewing this message on our website/FB page, the Health Department’s flowchart of guidance is attached. Attachments to these messages are not viewable in texts.
Parents/Guardians of PES Students grades 3-6:
If a PES student in grades 3-6 would like to join the Peebles Elementary Cross Country team, please see the following information. The plan is to have one (1) practice per week, which will be right after school. There are approximately 4-5 meets (the first being Saturday, August 28 at 12 noon at Ripley HS). Parent or guardian is responsible for ALL transportation TO AND FROM practices and meets. The following waiver must be completed before participation: PES CC Waiver. Sign up by using “Remind”, which be used for ALL further communication. To do this, join the PESCrossCountry Remind group by texting @pescr to 81010, or by texting @pescr to (909)666-9535, or by clicking here. The plan is to have a practice next week before the meet, if possible. Thanks.
David Vogler
PES Cross Country Coach
Important Info regarding drop-off:
ONLY Pre-school and Kindergarten parents (no more than 2 adults per child) are permitted to walk their children to classrooms the first day of school. Pre-school parents will walk children tomorrow; kindergarten girls’ parents may walk them tomorrow; kindergarten boys’ parents may walk them Thursday.
If you plan to escort your PS or Kindergartener the first day, parents and children must wait outside the front main/office entry, on the sidewalk, until 8:25. Teachers will not be in classrooms until that time. ALL parents walking with those students MUST park in the parking lot, not in the drop off circle. Parents must walk their child to the classroom (those students will need breakfast before they arrive because they will miss that option if you are choosing to walk them down the hallway), say their quick goodbyes, and then leave in order to allow all parents this opportunity (parking is very limited). All parents must have exited the building by 8:45, and any parent who arrives after 8:45, will not be permitted to enter the hallways.
We are looking forward to our first day back and hope the students are too! Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
We are excited to be starting the 2021-22 school year tomorrow!!! We wanted to share the start and end times with all parents again.
8:15-Students can be dropped off/enter the building
8:40- Tardy bell rings/all students must be in class
2:30-3:00 (no sooner)- Parents may begin lining up for pick-ups
3:00-3:20- Driveway will be shut down to incoming or exiting traffic to allow buses to enter and exit the bus lot
3:15- Dismissal bell of ALL students (bus riders report to buses; pick-ups report to cafeteria)
Buses will dismiss first then all pick-ups/parent vehicles will dismiss, following buses.
Also, please do not forget to access the student information forms using this link (be sure to click on Current or New Enrollee to access the correct forms): https://www.ovsd.us/o/ovsd/article/500752