PES Families - as there is a confirmed COVID-19 cases in Linn County, NO STUDENTS will be allowed in the building. Student's will retrieve their items via drive through, in the front parking lot.
We have a lot of things coming home to you. Packets of school work, chrome books (grades 3-6), art supplies, art projects, and all of your child’s belongings. That said, we are concerned that you may be a little overwhelmed by the amount of things coming home and the task that you may feel before you. Please know that your classroom teachers are available to help you through this. Each week teachers will make at least one contact with you to ensure that you are being supported. They will also be checking in and supporting your children every day with their work. If you happen to need to get in touch with them any time throughout the week, teachers have set aside 2 hours everyday to be available to communicate with their families. We are here for you.
Pick up of these materials and your students belongings will happen on Friday.
Here is the pick up schedule for the elementary school. It is by last name.
A - B 9:00 - 10:00
C - D 10:00 - 11:00
E - J 11:00 - 12:00
K - L 12:00 - 12:30
M 1:00 - 2:00
N - S 2:00 - 3:00
T - Z 3:00 - 3:30
*Families with JH/high school students, the elementary school will make accommodations so that you can pick up your families belongings all at the same time. Please come over after you pick up your things from the high school.
Good evening Parents!
We have been busy getting things ready for our teaching staff. Starting Monday you will be receiving calls from your child’s classroom/home room teacher. When they call they will give you a time that you can come to the school to pick up necessary supplies, etc. and they will also have a few survey questions to ask.
We have been fortunate to receive approval to give all children age 1-18 in our district FREE breakfast and lunch. You will need to tell the person calling if you would like to receive that, and if you have a bus student, you have an option to have the meals delivered to the bus stop. If not you would be able to pick them up between 11 and noon behind the school just outside the cafe. (Someone will bring to your car). In addition you will be asked about internet connectivity in your house as well as if you have a computer available that your student could work from.
The last thing I want to reiterate is that all the planning in the world can change at any moment. Please bear with us as we continue down this path. We are currently clearing the path the best we can however those of you that have been hiking know that sometimes you have to go back and try a different direction to get to where you are trying to go.
Together we can do this!
MESSAGE TO FAMILIES
Today, March 17, 2020 Governor Laura Kelly announced all school facilities will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This will place tremendous hardship on our families and staff, and impact the social and emotional well-being of our students. We have been working on contingency plans since mid-March, including how we can meet the ongoing learning needs of our students as well as provide breakfast and lunch for our students.
The administration will be planning meetings for individual staff members in small groups (Less than 10) to go over tentative plans and get the ball rolling on instruction. These meetings with staff will start Monday, March 23rd and will ramp up to resume instruction by the 30th, if not sooner. Realizing that not all families have access to internet connections, KSDE has provided schools with 3 different instructional delivery methods. We are able to instruct via worksheets, small groups, as well as online computer based. At this point I think it would be safe to assume that your student will see a combination of the three teaching delivery methods being utilized.
As you know, our teachers are all trained to teach face to face. This will be a challenge for everyone involved, however, I can promise you that we will do the very best job we can to assure that students are meeting curriculum standards. You should also know that the instruction will evolve throughout the next few weeks that we have remaining. In the end, it is our desire to do all that we can to keep students and staff safe while following local, state and national guidelines/protocols.
In addition to instruction, I am sure everyone is also wondering what will happen to spring activities. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has cancelled all spring activities. At this point in time everything on the calendar is considered cancelled with the exception of graduation. It is our desire to schedule graduation once the "all clear" has been given. At this point though all activities etc. are cancelled until June 1. No plans will be made for anything after June 1st until we are given the green light to do so.
Our staff and board of education will also be working on other critical issues, such as what this means for our seniors, how this will affect the next school year, and what impact this will have on our employees. We will provide updates on these issues as soon as the information is available. We are committed to working together as a community to support one another throughout these unprecedented times, and communication will remain a top priority.
As a reminder, this school closure is in response to the current public health crisis. The focus should remain on preventing the spread the coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it is also referred to.
Greetings!!! Parent Teacher Conferences for Pleasanton schools are today from 4-7 pm. and Thursday 4-8 pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Spring Break will Be Friday, March 13th -March 22nd. Thank You
Three Rivers League Basketball Team Selections. Congratulations coaches and players!
GIRLS
1st Team
Sophomore Danielle Howard – Uniontown (U)
Senior Katie Coomes – St. Paul (U)
Junior Railey Robertson – Southeast-Cherokee
Senior Emily Hutcherson – St. Paul
Senior Madelynn Collins – Yates Center
Junior Emma Sabine – Pleasanton
Senior Bailey Griffith – Marmaton Valley
Junior Karleigh Schoenberger – Uniontown
2nd Team
Junior Brali Conard – Chetopa
Senior Taylor Wiatrak – St. Paul
Senior Rylee Beckmon – Colony-Crest
Senior Samantha Blundell – Chetopa
Senior Shanler McNickle – Oswego
Senior Kate Dawson – Jayhawk-Linn
Senior Torrie Albertson – Chetopa
Sophomore Aly Ard – Marmaton Valley
3rd Team
Senior Haley Claffey – Northeast-Arma
Senior Abby Long – Oswego
Junior Rachel Fox – Northeast-Arma
Senior Breleigh Harris – Uniontown
Sophomore Claire Bradshaw – St. Paul
Sophomore Mariah Stackhouse – Altoona-Midway
Junior Kaylee Becker – Marmaton Valley
Sophomore Elise Doherty – St. Paul
BOYS
1st Team
Senior Adam Albertinie – Saint Paul
Junior Jake Harvey – Uniontown
Senior Matt Cashero- Northeast-Arma
Senior Brance Ware – Jayhawk-Linn
Senior Chandler Bradshaw – Saint Paul
Senior Luke George – Uniontown
Junior Isaac Elliott – Oswego
Senior Zach Beckmon – Colony-Crest
2nd Team
Senior Reece Solander – Yates Center
Senior Easton Dent – Saint Paul
Senior Isaac Jurkovic – Northeast-Arma
Junior Jace Coltrane – Southeast-Cherokee
Senior Kaleb Lemmons – Saint Paul
Senior Hayden Smith – Saint Paul
Freshman Dale Gillespie – Pleasanton
Sophomore Jackson Ashmore – Altoona-Midway
Honorable Mention
Senior Chase Bradshaw – Saint Paul
Senior Jazper McCaauley – Northeast-Arma
Sophomore Sean Hurst – Yates Center
Senior Dayton Marsh -Altoona-Midway
Freshman Cade Burdette – Southeast-Cherokee
Senior Cole Cunninghame – Pleasanton
Junior Kobey Miller – Colony-Crest
Junior Tyson Hermreck – Colony-Crest
Senior Jace Wilson – Oswego
You are not too late to join us for dinner tonight and to help support Caleb Secrest’s fundraiser for the Linn County Childrens Coalition. Dinner will be served until 7:00 PM
Good morning, The spelling bee will be rescheduled to February 26th at the same time in the elementary school.
School is cancelled today February 5th. We are currently in a winter weather warning and will already be short staff and students due to the parade. Please be careful today.
Staff and students. Classes will start at 10 am today. Doors will open at 9:30 with breakfast being served at this time. Busses will run 2 hours later than normal. Staff arrival time will be 9:30.
With the threat of bad weather coming in tomorrow night we are going to move up the start times for our home basketball games. Our varsity girls game will begin at 4:30 PM followed by varsity boys. The JV boys will start in the south gym at 4:30 followed by the JV girls.
The brackets are updated for Saturday. First games will start at 1 PM.
Good morning, school will not be in session Friday January 24th. The Mid-season tournament will resume on Saturday.
The missed basketball game with Moran will be made up on February 17th. Court-warming will be held on January 31st in conjunction with business appreciation night.
Good evening, due to forecasted weather conditions Friday January 17th school will not be in session.
Good morning parents, just a reminder that today is early release. Have a great day!
Good morning, due to pending weather Friday January 10th we will be starting our basketball games at 4 PM with the JV boys in south gym and varsity girls in north gym.
Due to the fact that Chetopa does not have enough players the girls team will not play JV. The boys will play half running clock followed by the varsity girl’s and then boys. All games will be in the north
gym starting at 5 PM January 7th.
Due to current road conditions school will not be in session Tuesday December 17th. Stay safe everyone!
Due to current road conditions and forecast of more bad weather to come, school will not be in session Monday December 16th.
Help us welcome the newest member to the Blu-Jay family!
