Junior high track meet for today has been canceled and will not be made up!
Did you know that today is National Superhero Day?
Students attending Mrs. Schuler's SEL class celebrated the day by writing a short note to their self selected superhero. Perhaps you were a lucky recipient of such a note.
Thank you Mrs. Schuler for helping our students see beyond themselves and recognize others for being super. You are mighty super yourself!!!
If you want to watch the best show in music history, stop by Pleasanton Elementary tonight for a fantastic historical tour of America's hottest music through the decades.
Mrs. Lovell's 5th grade class had an outstanding performance today during their dress rehearsal. The show begins tonight at 6:30 PM. We hope to see you there.
Wishing the Blu-Jay Nation a blessed Easter
No school tomorrow, Friday, April 18th for Good Friday. Don't forget school will be in session on Monday, April 21st, as a snow make-up day.
Due to rerouting from fallen trees in roadways, the North Bus (Mr. Nuzum) will be running approximately 10 minutes behind schedule this morning.
Freely Skipper is a voracious reader in Mrs. Laver's 6th grade class. Today they celebrated her reading over 2 million words. To be exact, Freely has read 2,136,261 words. This is an incredible accomplishment. The bar has been set very high by Freely Skipper. Way to go!!!
We look forward to seeing our students and families on Thursday night at the Sock Hop. This activity is free for all of our PES families. Bring the whole family and dance the night away with DJ Kirby from 94.9 KCMO. A snack bar will be open to purchase refreshments.
USD 344 will NOT have a Summer School Program during the month of June this year. The previous three years the summer school program was funded through ESSER Covid Relief funds which concluded last year. We are seeking alternative funding sources to bring back summer school in the future but as of this summer it will not be held in the month of June. There is a video in the link below detailing this information.
Thank you for your understanding
https://youtube.com/shorts/EqKrRywb228?si=MBXmfB5fLkw38kHL
Don Epps
USD 344 Superintendent of Schools
Jaelynn Walton is a fifth grade student in Mrs. Lovell's class. Today we celebrated her reading over 1 million words this year in our Accelerated Reading program. To be exact, Jaelynn has read 1,050,266 and continues to increase her score everyday. We are Blu-Jay proud of her accomplishment. Way to go Jaelynn.
Good Morning
The North Bus Route is running approximately 15 minutes behind schedule this morning. All students will be picked up but just a little later than normal.
Thank you for your patience.
Don Epps
USD 344
Superintendent of Schools
Kindergarten Roundup is around the corner. Set an appointment with Heather Atherton in the office for Monday, April 14th.
USD 344 Family Engagement Survey is a survey to inform the school district about their success at engaging parents in the education of children. Linked below is a survey that will give our school valuable feedback in better serving our families.
https://districttools.org/pleasantonschoolsfamlies
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and wishing you a wonderful Spring Break!
Don Epps
USD 344 Superintendent of Schools
Families, this may be a great opportunity to help your children be more safe this summer during outdoor play. This looks like a great opportunity.
Preschool Round Up is around the corner (4/11/25). Please contact the elementary office to set up your appointment. Information about Kindergarten Round up will be posted in the very near future (4/14/25).
Important Snow Day Make Up in the image below
The Linn County Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn on the land west of the school by the lake this afternoon. Just wanted to make our community aware if they see smoke coming from that direction.
We invite you to take this survey and ask you to please give us your honest feedback on the communications you receive from Pleasanton Schools USD 344. Your responses will remain anonymous and will help us as we make decisions to improve school communications. Aubin Skipper will be set up at parent-teacher conferences if you have anything you would like to discuss and the survey will be available then as well. We look forward to hearing from you!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GWQMWCD
Announcement from USD 344
PES Families,
We are excited to host Family Art Night on Tuesday, March 11th at 6:30 PM. This is a friendly reminder that the $5 pre-registration is due this week on Thursday. We hope to see you all there. Please contact the elementary office with any questions you may have.
Your feedback is valued at USD 344
Please consider dropping by on February 27th at the Community Center to share your thoughts and your feedback in helping us strengthen our communication at Pleasanton Schools.
