Message from Dr. Thompson

Spring conferences will begin February 24. Thank you for taking time to collaborate with your child's teacher in planning for the 2nd half of the school year. Conference sign-up through Skyward Family Access will be open February 12-19. After the portal closes, you will need to schedule your conferences directly with your child's teacher. Our common conference night will be on Thursday, February 27 from 3:20-7:20 p.m. Other conference times between February 24 and March 13 will be listed in Skyward Family Access by each classroom teacher. The specialists' conference schedules will be communicated through the e-newsletter starting February 13.

If you and your child's other parent are divorced or separated, we encourage you to attend the conference together. We will not be scheduling separate conference times. When you attend the conference together, you both hear the same information from the teacher, and each of you will have the opportunity to ask questions to clarify what is being reported.

We Need Your Help: The carpool lane is a drop-off and pick-up only lane. If you want to get out of your car to help your child, please park in a parking spot and then walk your child into the school. In order to allow all students time to get to class before the bell rings, we need all parents to follow the drop-off protocol. Thank you. 

With Valentine's Day next week, here is a reminder of the classroom party guidelines from our student handbook:

• For classroom parties, we will have one parent per station who will be invited per room.  A non-station party would be 2-3 parents per classroom.
• Name badges will be printed for classroom volunteers. Only volunteers with pre-printed name badges will join parties.
• Parties will last a maximum of 1½ hours.
• All parties must end by 1:30.
• All cars must be moved from the carpool lane by 1:45.
• Parties cannot use Atrium spaces.
• Only one store-bought, pre-packaged food item that is pre-approved by classroom teacher to ensure it's safe for all students.
• Water is the only beverage option.
• Parents may only pick up the children whose classroom they are in. Children cannot be pulled from other classrooms to go home after the parties.

Progress Reports are now available for you to view online. You will use your Skyward Family Access login and password to view your child's/children's progress report.

With the winter months here, buses can be late due to inclement weather conditions. Using the My Stop Mobile App can take the guessing out of your student's bus arrival time. My Stop is a web-based application available to all Wayzata Public School parents and students that lets you access live bus GPS information. Using a smartphone or tablet, parents and students can view the current location of buses on routes and the estimated time of arrival at their neighborhood bus stops.

Please remind your children to dress for winter weather because we go out every day for fresh air and physical activity, unless at recess time the wind chill is below -15º. For children to stay in from recess, we need a note from a doctor. Typically if a child is well enough to be at school, they should be able to go outside for a short recess.

Panther Pride Winners - January 31

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Heart-O-Grams for Sale

Student Council will be selling Heart-O-Grams from February 10-13. Students can write Valentine messages to their friends and teachers. Heart-O-Grams can be purchased in the lunchroom 7:30-7:45 a.m. Heart-O-Grams are 10¢ each, or 3 for 25¢. Heart-O-Grams will be delivered by Student Council on the morning of Valentine's Day.

Art Show at Plymouth Creek Center

Congratulations to the following students, who will have their artwork displayed for the month of February at the Plymouth Creek Center, located at 14800 34th Ave. in Plymouth.

First Grade:  Jack M. and Mary J.
Second Grade:  Pavithra N. and Sophia N.
Third Grade:  Brielle P. and Emma H.
Fourth Grade:  Monisha S. and Maia-Rose T.
Fifth Grade:  Siva M. and Iisa K.

End-of-Day Change of Plans

If you have an end-of-day change that affects Home Base or any of the smaller childcare buses that serve the school, you must let them know if your student will not be riding that bus or attending Home Base.  At the end of the day, we have to hold all buses if we are looking for students who are supposed to be in those locations. Thank you for your support in helping our end of day run smoothly!

Lost and Found
Please check out our lost and found, located in the front entryway. There is a large collection of gloves, sweatshirts, hats, and water bottles. Parents can stop by during the day or after school. Students can search for missing items before school or during their lunchtime. 

Reminders

Reporting Attendance in Skyward Family Access

A reminder that all absences (vacations, religious holidays, doctor appointments, illnesses, family emergencies, etc) should be entered via Skyward Family Access. Families will no longer need to complete a Travel Plan Form when they go on vacation, as all absences are now entered via Skyward Family Access. A few reminders when it comes to attendance:

• Children are considered unexcused without an entry in Skyward Family Access or a call to the attendance line from a parent or guardian. 
• Students will also be marked unexcused if they arrive late to school and are not escorted into the office by a parent or adult.
• When you are submitting the attendance request in Skyward Family Access, you must be logged in as a parent, not a student. 
• Calls to the attendance line (763-745-5855) should be reserved for last-minute attendance requests or changes. 
• Remember to also reach out to your classroom teacher to notify them of a planned full-day or multi-day absence.

Emergency Information Form

For a variety of reasons, there is often a need to contact you throughout the course of the school year. Parents/Guardians are asked to keep their contact information up-to-date in Skyward Family Access Emergency Information Form. Watch the Skyward Family Access video guide and to complete the form.

PTO News

Spring Book Fair Is Coming: February 26-28

Mark your calendar for the Book Fair
February 26, 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

February 27, 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
February 28, 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Yearbook Volunteers Needed

Plymouth Creek Yearbook is in need of volunteers.  If you're interested in helping with the layout, handling orders, or distribution, please contact Karna Ryder.

Bingo Night - February 28

Bingo Night will take place Friday, February 28 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. If anyone would like to donate a $5.00 gift card to a local restaurant, ice cream shop, store, etc. for bingo prizes, it would be greatly appreciated! An envelope will be located in the office for the donations.

Box Tops are Going Digital!

If you still have a collection of the traditional clippings, please continue to turn those into your child's teacher, the office, or the container by the gym door, (the next due date is February 21) but be aware that the physical Box Tops are being phased out. Plymouth Creek's lifetime earnings from Box Tops is almost $38,000! This is a fantastic program that has benefited our children greatly over the years. Please take a minute to download the new Box Tops app, scan your receipts after each shopping trip, and watch our school earnings increase thanks to you!

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