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We would like to inform you that if your 7-12 student wishes to attend the Elementary Relays, you will need to come to the school building to personally check them out. This procedure ensures the safety and accountability of all students. Please note that students will not be allowed to leave the building to attend the event without being checked out by a parent or guardian. Emails, phone calls, texts and written notes will not be accepted. We appreciate your cooperation in following this protocol to ensure the safety and well-being of our students.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Pekin Elementary Track Meet May 20
Pekin Community School and the Pekin Ministerial Association would like to invite the class of 2024, their parents and community members to Baccalaureate tonight at 7:30 pm. This event will be held in the high school gymnasium. All are welcome.
Pekin Community School District is hiring, Come join our team!
Learn more about the positions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17-GtYJJzbeSDin6b9q_e7Q35pBpbr70kDYJ1jJM1CWQ/edit
Apply at IowaWORKS: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/emp/empsummaryprofile.aspx?enc=K9uaHGG1f2yYnVaGtipHKPqsiMQ8GwOiyVqWqNQZLw0=
Here is the link for the monthly School Board Meeting, on May 13, 2024.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvZfyjZkJeKb55bPLuVk2ajJgcbEO9A5zQyXo04XpT0/edit?usp=drive_link
The kids love celebrating their birthday lunch with the principal. April and May kids were excited to share what they do on their birthdays and what they are looking forward to this summer.
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!
Nurse Dana would like to send out a big THANK YOU to the Prairie View Methodist Church Sewing Club for making us comfort rice bags we can freeze or microwave for students to use for the occasional aches and pains. We appreciate the support of our communities!
Here is the link for the for the Special School Board Meeting on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 6 pm.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kimwgybQfdROshjNGQCB1JSan37ZWqHLLTS9eavrnn4/edit?usp=drive_link
The fourth grade spent last week reading, writing and doing different activities for Earth Day. Yesterday, April 22, was Earth Day. They have learned about how the day was created, the recycling loop, planting trees, eliminating pollution and litter, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and taking care of our Earth. They are also recycling paper now here in the classroom to help take care of our environment. They finished out the project by making Earth Day puzzle posters and writing their commitment to taking care of our Earth.
Preschool Registration from 3-6 tonight!
K-2 Spring Concert Tonight!
The junior high track meet scheduled for today at Davis County has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday April 19th. Junior High track will practice after school today.
Prom is a special night one should always remember. Nothing will spoil that memory more than underage substance use, or worse, impaired driving.
Today, Safer Driver Solutions in partnership with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) will be presenting MADD's Promposal. This presentation will be assisted by representatives by the Iowa State Patrol, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Jefferson County EMS and area fire and first responders.
We believe that all levels of students can benefit from instruction on vehicle safety. This presentation will provide information to our elementary students about how to be safer riders in vehicles.
For our middle school students and high school students, specifically our juniors and seniors ahead of Prom this Saturday, educating them on the dangers of underage substance use and impaired driving and empowering them with alternatives to ensure their prom is a night to always remember.
We want to extend a special thank you to Andy Nelson at Safe Driver Solutions, Shannon Booth at MADD, Jason Marlow, Damien Wimmer, Brandon and the Hedrick fire department along with the many others who make this presentation possible!
This afternoon we made the decision to dismiss 15 minutes early the eastbound bus routes, and hold the westbound routes for the storm to pass. This delay for westbound buses ended up being about 25 minutes. Understandably, memories of last spring's storm was on everyone's mind. Many parents came to pick up their kids throughout the day. Special thanks to our amazing drivers, school staff and students for handling this situation so well and making sure all of our kids made it home safe!
PTO School Carnival tonight from 4-7.
FFA members came and talked to preschool about plants.
Access Energy came to present to third and fourth grade about electrical safety.
Attendance Challenge for 5th and 6th grade. Those with perfect attendance were in a drawing to play knockout against the principal. Who will win next month?!
