Message from Dr. Thompson

Spring conferences have begun. Thank you for taking time to collaborate with your child's teacher in planning for the second half of the school year. If you did not get signed up for a conference during the sign-up window, please contact your child's teacher directly to schedule a conference time.  Our common conference night is tonight, February 27, 3:20-7:20 p.m. Conferences with Specialist Teachers do not need to be scheduled; they are available to conference with by just stopping in their classrooms while they are here. 

Thank you, PTO and Mrs. Lapensky for a great book fair. It's fun to see the excitement of our students when they pick out a new book or discover a new author. Just being at the book fair and listening to the chatter as students explore all the books is priceless. If you haven't had a chance to stop by, the book fair is open tonight until 8:00.

Please check out our lost and found, located in the front entryway. There is a huge collection of items, so if your student is missing something, please take a look tonight.  

Spring Break will be here in one month! There will be no school from Thursday, March 26 through Sunday, April 5.  If your family will be traveling beyond these dates, please report your absences using Skyward Family Access. More detailed instructions can be found in the "Reminders" section.   

Reminders for all parents: 

• Parents are required to sign in their child when tardy. Please walk your child into the office to sign in if your child arrives after 7:45. Students not in their classroom by 7:45 are considered tardy. To allow your child time to walk to their classroom, please drop off by 7:40.  Buses unload at 7:30.
• Our carpool lane is a single lane for drop-off and pick-up. Please have your child enter and exit your vehicle along the curb. This is for the safety of all children. Children may not be dropped off in the middle of the parking lot. If you do not want to wait in the carpool lane, you must park in a legal parking spot and walk your child across the crosswalk.

Panther Pride Winners - February 21

Did You Know?

5th Grade Graduation Shirts

Attention 5th Grade Parents: orders are now being accepted for 5th grade graduation t-shirts. Orders will be taken until March 6, so students can get their shirts before spring break. T-shirts are $5.00 and order forms can be brought to your child's teacher or the school office. Thank you to the PTO for subsidizing the balance of the t-shirt price!

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 Ends Tomorrow

Tomorrow, February 28 is the last day of the book fair. The book fair will be open from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Bingo Night - February 28

Bingo Night will take place Friday, February 28, 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, 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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