Peine Ridge Tips

Hello Peine Family!

Can you believe it's October! Time sure does fly when you are having fun!

Our first quarter will be coming to an end on October 20, 2023. Our parent/teacher conferences will be held in person on Wednesday, October 25, from 4:30 - 8:00 pm, and on Thursday, October 26, from 10:00 am - 8:00 pm. Report cards will be shared with you at the parent/teacher conferences and emailed to you on October 25.

This year, our Wentzville School District schools will begin the process of implementing the Leader in Me program. We are excited to have this program as a part of what we do! Our faculty and staff are taking part in ongoing training sessions. We hope to start to share some of the Leader in Me lessons in January. Here is some added information about Leader in Me.

Throughout the duration of this academic school year, the Wentzville School District partners with community agencies that specialize in providing students, families, and educators with preventative education. Agency presenters are credentialed, coordinated through the District, and under the supervision of building administrators. Presentation topics are targeted toward specific grade levels. All of the students will participate in each program, unless you choose to opt your child out of the lesson(s). If you would like further details and/or are interested in opting your student(s) out of presentation(s), please click this link here.

This year across the Wentzville School District, some students will be qualifying for a Reading Success Plan. These plans are new this year to schools across Missouri. Please follow this link for information about Reading Support Plans, including frequently asked questions. More communication will be shared with families at our upcoming Parent Teacher Conferences for those who qualify for these plans.

Please remember that Dr. Manning and I are always available to support you and your children. Please do not hesitate to stop in, call or email us with any questions or concerns. We are here for your children.

Dr. Andrews

• October 3 & 4- 5th Grade Camp
• October 9- Late Start, Book Fair Starts
  
• October 11- PTA meeting @6
• October 12- Family Reading Night and Book Fair @6
• October 13- PTA Monster Mash @6
• October 20- Early Release
• October 23- Picture Day
• October 24- Fall Parties
• October 25 & 26- Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 26- No School
• October 27- No School
• October 30 & 31- No School

We love having families come in and eat lunch with with their children. We ask that you have lunch in the foyer with only your child. It causes too much of a disruption to include other children. Thank you for understanding.

One of our Peine's Building Goals this year is focused upon attendance. Our goal is:

Peine Ridge Elementary School will increase attendance to the Target tier range of 90-100%

The core purpose of having your student at school is so they can benefit from all of the learning opportunities so they can improve and grow!

We want our students to be in attendance this school year as much as possible. While we know perfect attendance is super hard to accomplish, we would like our students to be here between 90-100%. Let’s run the numbers on this. There are 174 school days in the 23-24 school year. So, a student can miss no more than 17.4 days of school in order to make our goal of all students having attendance of 90-100%.

Thank you for taking your child’s attendance seriously.

Turkey Trot is Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Holt High School. The race will be located behind Holt High School near the softball, baseball, and soccer practice fields. CLICK HERE for additional information and form to register.

The WSD will once again be providing supervision for K-6 students who need to be dropped off at the regular start time on scheduled Late Start Days in the 2023-2024 school year. This is separate from our Before Care Program through Chautauqua, so if you are registered for Chautauqua, please DO NOT register for Late Start Supervision.

Information on how to register and pay for Late Start Supervision can be found HERE!

Future Late Start Dates:

October 9, 2023

November 13, 2023

December 11, 2023

January 8, 2024

February 12, 2024

March 11, 2024

April 15, 2024

The Wentzville School District's five-year comprehensive school improvement plan (CSIP) will come to a close at the end of the 2023-244 school year. We are excited to engage in the process of creating a new road map for the next five years in the WSD. your input is critical to the success of our new plan and will help the WSD articulate a shared vision, mission, and values that will shape the District for years to come. Attend one of our Community Engagement Events on October 9 and 10 to weigh in. Learn more.

We have just a few reminders to share with everyone:

1) Students must have their cell phones and smart watches silenced and in their backpacks. Cell phones and smart watches should not be creating disturbances in our classrooms. If you need to get in contact with your child, please call the office. 636-327-5110

2) Please remember that staff are not on outside duty until 8:05 am. Students should not be dropped off or released from cars without a parent until staff are outside at their stations at 8:05 am.

3) For students who walk or ride bikes/scooters to school, please help them set an appropriate time to leave the house in the morning. Students should not get to the main crosswalk until AFTER 8:05 am. The crosswalks are unsupervised prior to 8:05 am.