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Email: sam.cox@deltaschools.com
Website: pk8.deltaschools.com
Location: 846 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, USA
Phone: 970-527-4882

I hope all of our Paonia K-8 families had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Vacation, and enjoyed quality time with family and friends.

Thank you to our wonderful families and community for your continuing support of our fantastic school! It takes a committed team of school staff, families, community, and students to create the successful learning environment that we have in Paonia. What a wonderful team we all make!

As we move into the holiday season, please see the many opportunities to enagage with the school and Paonia Parents Organization that are outlined below. We need lots of help to pull off all of the special events that we partake in over the next three weeks. We look forward to seeing you all at the events ranging from basketball games to Gingerbread House decorating to Aquatic Ecology Symposiums to Winter Programs. Thank you for being there for Paonia K-8!!

Please send in your items for Gingerbread Houses! See the flier below for details!

Mr. Kuta needs your trash for the art room. Please bring the following items which will be used for various art projects at various grade levels.

• Metal soups and vegetable cans, 4' - 5" tall, not the big ones. Remove labels and wash.
• Plastic lids of all colors - pop, sports drinks, tea, milk, water, etc. Please wash.
• Boxes from cereal, crackers, etc.

The Annual Christmas Drive for the Paonia Care Center starts Monday, November 18th and runs through December 10th. We want to help make Christmas bright for our North Fork seniors who are not living with their families. There is a little Christmas tree in the lobby with gift suggestion ornament tags. If you want to help, pick a tag, buy the gift, and return the UNWRAPPED gift to the box under the table in the lobby. Please bring in the gift if you take a tag.

Thanks in advance for making Christmas brighter for our seniors!!!

Next PPO Meeting: Monday, December 16th at 3:45 in the school library - see you there!

Parents, our PPO organizes a snack for school staff every Friday. Parents sign up and bring in treats for roughly 40 staff members on Friday mornings. There are still a few open dates in December. Please offer to help by signing up for one of the available Fridays at this link:

Friday Teacher Snack Sign Up Sheet

Paonia K-8 School is looking for a 4-hour kitchen staff employee as well as bus drivers. These part time positions may be combined for more hours and benefits. If you are interested, please apply at deltaschools.com, or contact Mr. Cox directly.

Do you want to help support our elementary age girls build confidence, make new friends, and be physically active? Our PK8 Girls on the Run team is looking for one or two additional Coaches or Happy Pacers (running buddies). Girls on the Run is for girls in 3rd-5th grades. We will start practices in March and we will end our season with a final 5K in May. This is a super fun way to connect with our students and see them grow! If you are interested in volunteering, or want more information, please contact Ms. Jalan at school.

Sam Cox

Principal

Paonia K8 School

970-527-4882

sam.cox@deltaschools.com