The Piper Prairie Press
October 5, 2023
Hello Prairie Families,
Homecoming week at Piper Prairie has been awesome! We just love seeing all the Piper spirit and participating in the dress-up days. Don’t forget to wear PURPLE tomorrow…Go PIRATES!
As a reminder, parent teacher conferences are quickly approaching on October 18th and 19th. In alignment with Piper School District Goal 2: Connected Culture Among All, our Building Action Plan set our conference attendance goal at 100%. We strongly believe that students thrive in an educational environment that values school and home collaboration. With this being said, if you have not registered for your conference time yet, please contact your teacher.
In preparation for conferences, we wanted to highlight some of the documents that have been shared in past blasts or by the district. For starters, the Kansas Every Child Can Read Act is now in effect. Our literacy instruction in the Piper School District is in alignment with this legislation and we are excited to see growth. We have included a fact sheet from KSDE regarding the Every Child Can Read Act. Additionally, at conferences we will be discussing results from our Fastbridge assessment. The Fastbridge assessments Parent Letter is an excellent resource for review. Finally, as noted in earlier blasts, Piper Elementary Schools have now moved to standards based grading. We encourage you to take a moment to review these documents prior to conferences.
It’s always a great day to be a PIRATE!
Mrs. Bast and Mrs. Porras
Important Dates
Fri. Oct. 6 - Piper Purple (Wear your Piper Purple for HoCo)
Fri. Oct. 13 - NO SCHOOL - Staff PD and work day
Oct. 16 - 19 - Book Fair
Wed. Oct. 18 - NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences 8am - 8pm by appointment
Thurs. Oct. 19 - NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences 8am - 4pm by appointment
Fri. Oct. 20 - NO SCHOOL
Wed. Oct. 25 - 6 - 7:30pm Community Wellness Event at CTE building (see flier below)
Tues. Nov. 7th - 2nd grade Music Program: Albracht, Ziegler, Diehl, Brandt
Thurs. Nov. 9th - 2nd grade Music Program: Denney, Trowbridge, Sorenson, Pope
Wed. Dec. 6th - 1st grade Music Program: Foster, Parsons, Turner, Krejci
Thurs. Dec. 7th - 1st grade Music Program: Bradner, Wineinger, Ward, Simpson
Tues. Dec. 12th - Kindergarten Music Program: Mapp, Harvey, Rogers, Robb
Wed. Dec. 13th - Kindergarten Music Program: Rexroat, Klinger, Sellers, Robinson
Car Line Safety
Prairie Staff have noticed some children being unsafe in the car line. This includes hanging out windows, popping up out of sun roofs, etc. We would like to ask for your help in correcting these behaviors while in the school line. We do not want any children to be terribly injured if there were to be an accident of any kind. Thank you for your attention to keeping all children safe.
A message about the annual Homecoming Parade from Piper Optimist and PHS:
Spotlight on Specials Classes
Come to the Book Fair on 10/17, stay for the presentation!
In Case You Missed It...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE!
- Students need to be in their classrooms by 8:30 am (Monday- Thursday) and 9:10 on Friday to avoid a tardy slip. We will start dismissal at 3:40 pm.
- Students arriving after 9:15 am Monday- Thursday, and 9:55 Friday will be counted as 1/2 day absent.
- Students leaving before 3:40 pm will be counted as 1/2 day absent.
- Tardy Policy: 5 Tardies = 1 unexcused absence
- All transportation changes MUST be made by 2:30 pm on the day the change is requested to ensure that the teacher is notified in time and your child arrives home safely.
- Students Arriving Late: If your child has an appointment of any kind that causes them to arrive late to school, please call the office. Please have a doctor's note for the absence to be excused.
- Students Leaving Early: If your child has an appointment of any kind that causes them to leave early from school, we request that you email the front office at heather.bryant@piperschools.us as well as your child's teacher or you may call our front office at 913-721-1243. Upon arrival at the school, you will enter the front of the building to sign your child out and we will call your child to the office at that time.
- Child Absence: Please call and let the office know if your child is absent or late coming to school. Our office will call and verify that your child is safely at home if we have not received notification. The office number is: 913-721-1243
Begin/End School Times
Monday-Thursday
- 8:15 am doors open at Piper Prairie
- 8:30 am school begins
- Dismissal* begins at 3:40 pm
Late Start Friday (beginning 8/25/23)
- 8:55 am doors open at Piper Prairie
- 9:10 am school begins
- Dismissal* begins at 3:40 pm
*Dismissal is at the same time Monday-Friday.
I am Responsible, Respectful, Safe, and Prepared! It's the Pirate Way!
Piper Prairie Elementary School
Mrs. Bast - Principal darcey.bast@piperschools.us
Mrs. Porras - Assistant Principal laura.porras@piperschools.us
Email: darcey.bast@piperschools.us
Website: https://ppe.piperschools.com/
Location: 3131 N 122nd St, Kansas City, KS 66109, USA
Phone: 913.721.1243
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperElementary/?scrlybrkr=41859c6e
Twitter: @PiperElementary