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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
October 2019
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It’s hard to believe that we have reached the end of the first quarter. Please be sure to check your child’s grade card on October 24th at 4 p.m. on Skyward.
We are looking for some more parent representatives to serve on the PWS Site Council. The Site Council helps provide advice and direction for our school and provides oversight for the Title I program. Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday nights throughout the school year (Nov. 12, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 10, April 7). If you would like to be part of this illustrious group, please contact me at
ngabrielson@usd266.com
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Check out our new water fountains. They also have bottle fillers.
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And check out our new sidewalk that leads directly to the 600 Hall.
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We truly appreciate these improvements to our school and thank you again for your continued support!
EXCEL with Pray-Woodman Pride!
Nils Gabrielson
Principal
Pray-Woodman Elementary School
316-350-2603
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Retirement of Custodian Chris Trissal
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Join us in wishing PWS Custodian, Chris Trissal, good bye and good luck as he retires from the Maize School District after 18 years of dedicated service. Principal, Nils Gabrielson and Superintendent, Dr. Chad Higgins, along with the PWS Staff and the district maintenance team were on hand to wish him well at his retirement reception.
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LIfeTouch Individual Picture Re-Prints and Re-Takes
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Due to the high number of printing errors, LifeTouch has decided to reprint our entire school's order, free of charge. You do not need to bring back the other packets and can do with them what you would like. Contact LifeTouch at 316-262-1732 if you have any questions.
Picture Re-Takes are scheduled for Tuesday, November 12th. Please send the original picture packet to school with your student on Re-Take day to hand to the photographer. If you missed picture day and would like to have your picture taken, please pick up an order form in the office.
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Follow Pray-Woodman on Twitter and Instagram
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If you haven't heard the news, Pray-Woodman Elementary has joined the Social Media world. If you feel inclined, you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
Our Instagram handle is: pray_woodmanelementary
Our Twitter handle is:
PrayWoodman
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5th Grade Elects Student Council
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The PWS Student Council is looking for connects/help with our school project.
If you have landscaping experience or can donate your time or supplies please contact Mrs. Wiechman:
gwiechman@usd266.com
316-721-9601
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Pray-Woodman now has two school counselors, Carrie Heide and Ashley Hett. Students at PWS call us Ms. Carrie and Ms. Ashley. We are excited to partner with you and your students to have an amazing year. Our offices are located near the K/1 hallway in rooms 200A and 200B.
Please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
Please click on the links below to learn about special counseling groups and to sign your child up.
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Breakfast with Mom
October 24th - Kindergarten,1st and 2nd Grade
October 25th - 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
7:30 - 8:25 a.m.
Come and enjoy breakfast in the cafeteria, and activities in the Pray-Woodman gym and music wing. We will have color sheets, games, and a photo backdrop. We hope you can stay until 8:25 a.m. and walk your child to their class. If you need to leave right after breakfast please take your child to the music wing or gym and we will have supervision. Please bring your Aunt, Grandma, Neighbor, or another important adult if your Mom is not available for breakfast.
Students may use their lunch account to pay.
Guests may use cash or check to PWS.
Exact change is appreciated.
PWS Student Breakfast - $1.80
Guest Breakfast - $2.20
All Activities are FREE!
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Good Stuff Happening in the Library!
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support our book fair. It was a great success! We are learning to search for a book that’s just right--the perfect level and something of great interest. Our passion in the library is to connect kids to books they love. We are also sprinkling in some Digital Citizenship lessons with all grade levels. Our recent theme was media balance. Ask your kids what media is their favorite and how they feel about the way they balance it with other activities.
Scan and Email Box Tops to Support Our Library!
We are excited that Box Tops for Education is going digital, but we have seen a marked decline in the amount of box tops we are collecting. We use this money to fund our Accelerated Reader program, our Battle of the Books program, and to purchase new books. If our box top collection doesn’t increase we will have to adjust these programs and prizes in addition to telling students we can’t purchase new titles.
But, wait! There’s an easy, FREE way to help! Please download the Box Tops for Education app and create an account. Each time you make a purchase, scan your receipt in the app and--voila! Money goes into our account. Have a digital receipt from an online order? Easy! Forward it to
receipts@boxtops4education.com
using the same email address you signed up with in the box tops app. Family and friends can do the same. Have them sign up and designate their earnings to Pray-Woodman Elementary. It’s a completely free way to support our library. We still collect paper box tops too!
We Love Water But Our Books Don’t!
A note of caution: water bottles leak and ruin library books! Please help your student put his or her library books in a safe place in the backpack! We try our best to dry and salvage the books, but water damage is hard to fix and often creates mold. When this happens we have to send home a bill for the book so we can purchase a replacement copy. Thanks for your cooperation on this!
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Come join your child on
Thursday, October 31st!
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
Costumes should be appropriate for the school environment. Please remember these guidelines:
- Masks are allowed as long as they are only worn during the parade and provide adequate visibility.
- Make-believe weapons such as guns, swords, knives, etc. are not to be brought to school as part of the costume.
- No makeup or face paint.
- Children should not wear their costumes to school.
- Costumes should be easy to put on over clothing.
- Children will not be allowed to change in/out of their costumes in the restrooms.
- Students should bring their costumes in a sack in the morning.
- Before school is dismissed, the costumes should be removed to take on the bus.
Additional Party Information
- The parade for K-4 will begin at 2:45. All family members are asked to stand in the grassy areas on the east side of the building to view the parade. After the parade, family members can join the parties in the classrooms.
- All party visitors are asked to sign in and wear a special sticker. Multiple sign in forms will be available at the west door (by the office) and the east door (by the cafeteria). All other exterior doors will be locked.
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Please plan on joining us for our next PTO general meeting:
Tuesday, November 12 at 4:00 pm in the Band Room.
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO GLOW PARTY’S STRUCTURE WILL BE DISCUSSED and we want you to be aware of the changes! This is a great time to get your questions answered.
All shirts and order corrections were delivered this week. Thank you for supporting our school with your order. If you have any questions about your order please reach out to
pwspto@yahoo.com
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Did you know you can support Pray-Woodman while you shop for Groceries at Dillon's or online at Amazon?
Dillon's Community Awards Programs:
Register your Dillon's plus Card with "Pray Woodman Elementary Parent Teacher Organization" and it automatically donates a percentage to PWS every-time you shop! Our organization number is TH774.
Smile.Amazon.com:
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Pray-Woodman PTO every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. Just choose "Pray-Woodman Elementary Parent Teacher organization" when you sign up.
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The Maize Orchestras will present their first concert on Tuesday, November 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the big gym at Maize High School. We invite you to come watch this all-district concert presentation, which includes all orchestra students 5th Grade through High School. It is free. We hope to see you there.
Marcia Hatfield
Orchestra Teacher
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October 21st - 27th
Charlie's Car Wash Spirit Day
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Thursday, October 24th
Breakfast with Mom, Kdg - 2nd Grades
Friday, October 25th
Breakfast with Mom, 3rd - 5th Grades
Thursday, October 31st
Fall Parties, 2:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, November 5th
5th Grade Orchestra Concert
7:00 p.m. - MHS
Monday, November 11
Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
5 - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12
LifeTouch Individual Picture Re-Takes
Tuesday, November 12
PTO General Meeting
4:00 p.m.
Monday, November 18th
4th & 5th Grade Vocal Music Concerts
6:30 & 7:30 p.m.
November 25-29
NO SCHOOL - Fall Break
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