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CONNECTING.
LEARNING.
LEADING.
Pray-Woodman Elementary
605 W. Academy Ave.
Maize, KS 67101
(316) 721-0902
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The Pray-Woodman Way
December 2018
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It’s official!
We are the Pray-Woodman Pride, and our official mascot is the Lion. The Board of Education approved the elementary school mascots Monday Night.
Last Monday, we had our final election between Pride (Lions) and Pandas. The final result was 63% for Pride and 37% for Pandas.
Lions live in prides, and all of the members of the pride work together to ensure success for each other just like parents, staff, and students work together at Pray-Woodman to ensure success for each of our students.
Thank you for a great first semester, and we are looking forward to an awesome second semester.
Mark your calendars for Thursday, Feb. 7 for our Title I Family Adventure Night! More details to come in 2019!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!
EXCEL with Pray-Woodman Pride!
Nils Gabrielson
Principal
Pray-Woodman Elementary School
316-350-2603
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Holiday Spirit Week December 17th - 21st
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5th Grade Community Service Project
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The students of Mrs. Scribner's and Mrs. Wiechman's 5th Grade classes are volunteering for the Red Cross ringing a bell to help The Salvation Army during the month of December. The classes will have donated 24 hours outside their normal school day when their sessions are over.
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It’s December and we are definitely experiencing cold temperatures. It can be a real shock to the system to step out into the cold, chilly air. In order to keep your kids from missing school, it is important that you dress them appropriately. Here at Pray-Woodman, if the wind chill is 19 degrees or lower, we will have indoor recess. Although this helps, kids can still be subjected to some pretty cold temperatures. It is very important to bundle up your kids before they leave for school. Dress them in layers so that they will be comfortable both inside and outside. In general, children should be wearing at least one more layer than adults. Keeping students warm is the first step in keeping them healthy. It is my number one priority, as you child’s school nurse, that each child remains in the classroom as much as possible. Let’s work together to keep all of the students at Pray-Woodman warm and safe this winter season.
Alli Lampkin, RN
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Pray-Woodman Staff Volunteers their time.
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The staff at PWS celebrated their Christmas party volunteering with the Salvation Army getting their distribution center ready. A group spent a couple hours setting up tables, moving supplies and even began sorting the items for the over three thousand families that will be picking up gifts this holiday season.
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Parking is not allowed
along the curbs
at Pray-Woodman.
Please park in the marked stalls only.
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The PWS PTO would like to thank everyone who attended and helped with the Groove and Glow Dance and Raffle Fundraiser Event! We are so grateful for our awesome PWS students, families and staff who donated, worked, purchased or sold raffle tickets and came to dance the night away! We had a record number of
730
in attendance and we made approximately
$8,300
for Pray-Woodman Elementary PTO Playground improvements! What a fun night it was! Be sure and check out our PWS PTO Facebook page for pictures of the event and a list of all raffle basket winners!
We also appreciate your support of our spirit night events. Our Dairy Queen spirit night made $442 and the latest Chick-fil-A night made $612! Thank you so much for your continued support!
Upcoming PTO events to save the date for . . .
PWS All School Popcorn Day Fundraiser
Every student is invited to bring $1 to eat popcorn in class!
Friday December 21st
PTO Friends & Family Quarterly Meeting
Thursday January 24th at 6 pm
Carousel Skate Night
Thursday January 31st
Chick-fil-A
Thursday February 21st 5-8 PM
Carriage Crossing Pie Sale Pick Up Dates
February 28th & March 7th
- PWS PTO -
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Building Entry and Student Early Dismissals
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A reminder that all visitors who wish to enter the school during school hours must present a government - issued photo ID, such as a driver's license on their first visit. This includes parents, guardians and grandparents. Please allow for extra time to either run the driver's license or to look up their information if already in our system. This includes parents picking up sick students from the nurse's office. Thank you for allowing us to keep our students and staff safe.
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If you must pick up a student early, please plan to arrive with enough time for the student to be called from the classroom. This could take extra time if the student is in Music/P.E., lunch, and/or recess. We will not call for a student until the parent/guardian arrives in the office. ank You for your patience.
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After School Pick Up & Parking
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Parking along Academy Street or in one of our parking lots is an option for picking up your children after school. If you choose to pick up your students this way, we ask that you walk over and pick your students up from the waiting area. If you are unable to do this, please wait in our parent pick-up car line. Thank you!
After School Transportation Changes:
1. When you leave a message on the after school instruction line, please indicate parent pickup (the car line outside), bus, or office (you will need to come in and get them).
2. If you have a confirmed response from the teacher (email or text), written in the agenda, or sent a note, you DO NOT need to contact the office.
After school transportation changes need to be made before 3:00 pm on M-T-TH-F, and before 2:00 pm on Wednesdays. Thank you!
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There are two ways to purchase your 2018/2019 Pray-Woodman Yearbook:
- To purchase through Lifetouch, please go to https://yearbooks.lifetouch.com/ or click the box to the left and use PWS Yearbook ID: 3075419.
- Sending the order form along with $20 to the Office. Additional order forms are available to pick up in the office.
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Alerts & Notifications used in the event of an emergency
In the event of an emergency in your child's school, the Blackboard Connect parent notification system will be used to notify you of the situation and will alert you to steps you need to take in order to reunite with your child. Voice messages will be sent to all phone numbers and email listed in Skyward Family Access "Family 1" and Guardian 1 of "Family 2". To view the contact information the district has on file, please log on to Skyward Family Access and click on "Student Information." If you are unsure how to log on to Skyward Family Access, please contact your child's school for assistance.
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Volunteer background check instructions
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Desktop computer
- Go to www.USD266.com website
- Choose Our Schools (right side toward the top
- Choose Pray-Woodman School (from drop down, you will have to scroll down)
- Choose School from top menu
- Choose Volunteer Background Check
- Choose either Self Pay or District Paid
- Follow instructions and submit
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Mobile device
- Go to www.USD266.com website
- Choose Menu
- Choose Schools
- Choose Pray-Woodman
- Choose Menu
- Choose School
- Choose Volunteer Background Check
- Choose either Self-Pay or District Paid
- Follow instructions
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December 21 - Last Day before Holiday Break
December 22 - January 6 - NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
January 7 - Classes resume
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SCHOOL POLICIES
Party Invitations
Party invitations CANNOT be distributed at school. We ask that you mail invitations to personal events or parties directly to the home of the student(s) you are inviting. Parents and guardians may now opt to include address, primary phone number, email address, student's school and student's grade level in the Skyward Family Access Student Directory so that other families with login rights to Family Access can view your contact information.
Deliveries
We would like to remind everyone that PWS CANNOT accept deliveries of flowers, ballons, candy, cookies, etc., per USD 266 District Policy.
We appreciate your cooperation!
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PWS PTO is part of the AmazonSmile program. This means that our school can benefit every time you shop at Amazon. It takes just three simple steps!
- If you have a regular Amazon account, sign in, and it will allow you to immediately select your charity. Or you can search for AmazonSmile, and it will take you to the designation field.
- Type in Pray-Woodman Elementary PTO
- Confirm your selection
That's it! Once you make Pray-Woodman Elementary PTO your designated charity, the school will continue to receive 0.5% from all subsequent eligible purchases made through Smile.Amazon.com
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