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Pray-Woodman Elementary

605 W. Academy Ave.

Maize, KS 67101

(316) 721-0902

The Pray-Woodman Way

November 2020

A NOTE FROM NILS

We have so much to be thankful for at Pray-Woodman!!

*Awesome students who treat each other with respect and strive to do their best.

*Fabulous families who support our students and our staff.

*Outstanding teachers who will do whatever it takes to help each student succeed and who have provided high quality instruction and activities for students when we are at school and when we are in remote learning.

*Support staff who step up and make our school a great place to learn for our students and a great place for our staff to work.

*Incredible PTO that provides great materials and support for our students and staff.

*A Schoolwide Title I program that provides a strong support system for learning opportunities for all students. For more information about our Title I program, please click on this link.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nils Gabrielson

Principal

Pray-Woodman Elementary School

316-350-2603

ACADEMIC HELP DESK

The district is now providing the Academic Help Desk, a new and free resource for Maize USD 266 students. Students can reach out via this program to receive additional one-on-one assistance from educators in a variety of subject areas.

This can be helpful for those with a question about a class, looking for help understanding something for school, or needing help with homework.

Students can click here or visit bit.ly/266HelpDesk to complete and submit a digital form. An educator will contact them.

The Academic Help Desk will be open from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on school days. Students may request the first available time or schedule a time and date with an educator. Please be patient, especially during the first week of the program. We are excited to offer this new resource for our students.

We have attached an Academic Help Desk flyer if you would like to print it off for your child to use. It includes a QR code to scan to access the request form. Simply click on the attachment to download the PDF.

Thank you. We look forward to connecting with your child(ren).

FROM THE LIBRARY

Looking for a way to keep your kids in books? We have lots of options!

A wide selection of audiobooks, Tales2go can be found in ClassLink. Almost all students have logged in on their chromebooks. Each student has 2 additional licenses which can be used on tablets or phones. Download the app, sign in once, and enjoy!

ID: first part of email address Password: Student ID

Students have free access to this wide selection of literature by downloading the app and signing in. To enroll, students will need an individual code. Email Mrs. Rodell for your code (krodell@usd266.com).

All 1st-5th grade students know how to access Destiny, our library catalog, from their chromebook. Use this link to visit our Destiny homepage and browse our eBook selection. How to video links are at the top of the page, including how to access the app and read on mobile devices.

Fabulous non-fiction books with many interactive features! These books can be viewed by multiple users at a time, so there’s no need to check them out. Use this link to visit our Destiny homepage and browse our Lightbox book selection. How to video links are at the top of the page.

Kindergarten parents: Your students have not logged into Destiny. If you need any assistance logging on to view our eBooks, please email Mrs. Rodell at krodell@usd266.com.

Thank you for supporting our book fair! The following students won our drawing and will be contacted soon about how to spend their Scholastic winnings: Ella VanDerMolen, Chase Ostmeyer, Maddox Miller, Kendall Forrest, Ava Caldwell, and Blake Snyder.

PTO NEWS

Thank you to everyone who supported PWS PTO with our sale of spiritwear! It has been so fun seeing all the students in their new PWS gear! We also have ordered some exciting new PWS Pride logo displays for our school. Stay tuned next month for photos! With limited ways to fundraise this year, we ask that you continue to participate in the spirit nights to support

when you can. Thanks so much!

Save the Date!

PWS Spirit Night Schedule

Sonic Drive in (37th & Maize) - Dec 3rd

Chick-fil-A Drive Thru - Jan. 19th 3-10 pm

~~Carousel Skate Night - Mar. 25th 6-8 pm~~ Canceled

Chick-fil-A Drive Thru - Apr. 2nd 3-10 pm

With covid restrictions, Carousel Skate is cancelling all their area school skate events. However, to

continue to give back to the community they are having open skate nights every Wednesday from 6-9

p.m. A percentage of the proceeds from these nights go back to their partnering schools.

THANK YOU CAROUSEL for supporting our schools! We look forward to booking PWS skate nights

again in the future!

Get Involved!

It is sure to be a unique school year with lots of changes, but the PWS PTO is still committed to

providing funding and support to the school and staff and we will need your help! If you are

interested in being involved with PTO, please fill out the form below so we can stay connected. We'll

be sending out some emails with volunteer opportunities soon!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJMGY3CpTsNP_hSvSRrqHf23tULSCecoOIBFLOqmMQ93Q6kw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Click to VISIT PWS PTO FACEBOOK PAGE

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.

Click to Register your Dillon's Plus Card

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.

Click to shop Smile.Amazon.com

IMPORTANT DATES

11/25-11/27 - Fall Break

12/3 - Sonic Drive In (37th & Maize)

12/23-1/1 - Winter Break

Click for 2020-21 USD 266 District Calendar

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