Welcome to the 2024-25 school year! We were so excited to welcome all of our students back to school at our Back to School Bash and would like to extend a special welcome to all of our new families this year. Our students and staff have hit the ground running and are already doing amazing things in the classrooms. Students have learned their classroom procedures
Your child may be coming home and talking to you about the drills we have been having at school. Safety is always at the forefront of our minds, and we want all students to be armed with the knowledge of what to do should an emergency situation arise. Thus far, your child has participated in a fire, tornado, and lockdown drill. All teachers have practiced these drills with their students prior to our school-wide drills, so the students already knew the expectations. All of them did amazingly well!
This year we are very fortunate to have free breakfast and lunch for all of our students. This special service has been offered to us through a grant. Our cafeteria staff is working very hard to provide hot, nutritional meals for our students, and I'm so happy to see that most of our students are taking advantage of this opportunity. A hot breakfast is always a great way to start off their day.
As we continue getting our school year underway, I want to encourage all of you to get involved with what is happening in your child's classroom and around our school. Our APPLES organization is a great way to get involved. They are a group of fun, hardworking parents who do a lot for our students and our school. I know they would appreciate your help in planning activities and volunteering for different events. Watch for more information on a future meeting date.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. I'm looking forward to a great school year ahead!
Congratulations to our 2024-25 Viking Cheerleaders! They are as follows...
5th Grade
Melanie Cable, Lydia Singer, Aubrey Blair, Emma Bauer, Abbi Willig, Kinsley Martin, Jalin Hillenbrand, Laramie Boomer, and Aubrey Esterkamp
6th Grade
Bailey Cochran, Emma Franks, Serenity VanWinkle, Ella McNutt, Jackson Powell, and Alaina Willig
Just a reminder that if your child plans to participate in any sports this year, they must have a physical on file before they can begin practices. We have copies of the physical form available in our office.
September 2 - Labor Day - No School
September 3 - Hearing Screenings for 1st and 4th Grade Students
September 4th and 5th - Vik-O-Botics Tryouts
September 6 - Brookville Public Library to visit 4th Grade
September 6 - Grandparents' Day 1:30-2:30
September 11 - Early Release Day
September 13 - School Picture Day
September 16 - Dyslexia Testing for students in grades K-2
September 17 - Vision Screening for Kindergarten students
September 20 - Vision Screening for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students
September 26 - Johnny Appleseed Day
September 27 - 4th Grade to the Farm Machinery Show
Information will be coming home with your student today regarding the new ILEARN testing. The new testing is called ILEARN Checkpoints. Please be sure to read the information and let me know if you have any questions.
Our Head Start program is still accepting new students. Please see the flyer attached to this email if you are interested. It is a wonderful program...a great way to get your little ones prepared for Kindergarten.
Our APPLES organization is still looking for sponsors for our Poppin' Fridays. Please see the attached flyer for more information if you are looking to make a donation or be a sponsor.