Thank you to all of the families who came out to the Ice Cream Social's at PIC & PES! The schools look great and the teachers/staff are excited for a new chapter to begin. Thank you to the PTO and the children who worked hard for us!
In speaking with parents I just wanted to cover a few of the Frequently Asked Questions that I received. And PLEASE fill out your PTO Email Blast slip when you get it in your Blue Folders and turn it in! This would be something that would then go to all families in an email, as opposed to just those who happen to spot it on Facebook or the Blog!
1) Where do we wait if we are picking up a child?
PIC Building - Wait across the street in the Green Garden Country Club parking lot until the buses have departed. Then you may come across to line up in the same directions the buses were going to show your car tags and your children will be released from there. If you do not have a car tag, you need to park in the lot on the west side of the building and walk in to the building to sign out your child.
PES Building - Students being picked up by car tag will be dismissed from the main north doors. The car rider line for waiting vehicles begins on Oak Street. There is no parking on Mill Street. Cars will not be allowed into the school drive until the buses have completely pulled out of the drive and the chain has been moved. Once vehicles enter our school’s main drive, parents will pull up to one of the three marked spots and the adults supervising this area will release the children to the waiting vehicles. If you do not have a car tag, there is a parking lot on the northeast corner of the drive that parents typically park in. They then cross the drive and the students are released from those northeast doors.
2) Lunch Accounts? You do not need to have money on your lunch account to get lunch. You do not need to give notice ahead of time on whether you are taking lunch on a given day. (PIC only had the 1st day survey to get an idea of that one day...no survey is needed at this time.) Wise words from Mrs. Wuske: All students may purchase a lunch on their lunch account. Teachers will take a count in the morning at attendance. You may put money in students account on website or bring in cash or check.
If you are having issues putting money on the lunch account, we can try to guide you. We'll figure it out together!
3) Email Notifications? You can sign up through your Parent Powerschool and going to "email notifications" to have your child's grades emailed to you on a daily, weekly, monthly basis as well as select an option to be notified when your lunch balance gets low.
4) Is the "Notify Me" the same as the PTO Email Blast? No. The Notify Me is strictly a school email/text that should come when posts are made on the school site. The PTO Email Blasts will cover both school and PTO information so we are all on the same page! We want you to get to know us and know what we're doing for all of the kids! What's not to like?? hee hee
5) PTO Blog vs PTO Facebook: The PTO Blog and Facebook pages have the same information! The Blog is for people who do not like or want Facebook. The Blog is like a website, I post info, you can look for info. If you prefer the Blog, go onto our Blog Page, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your email in the "Follow By Email" box. (I am not notified if you enter your email, only if you comment on a post - we aren't a business we just want you to have info) When new posts are entered, you will receive the post in your inbox. It could go to your Spam folder until your computer knows you accept those emails.
6) Final observation! We met a lot of great new people and it was awesome to see the district come together as one. The Board of Education came out, as well as Mr. Stein! We saw the teachers working hard, the office staff/faculty/principals and students coming together to get the schools prepared. Words cannot cover all of the hands that made this happen. And I will end on this...men have better hair on a 99.9% humidity day! Let a great year begin!
