Hello Pevely Families!

Please come skate with us on Monday evening from 6-8PM at Rock Roll-o-Rena as proceeds go to the Lil' Cat Club PTO! There will be a contest for "best dressed" so be sure to wear your favorite costume!

Also this week, our 4th and 5th graders were invited to attend a special showing of Beetlejuice Jr. at Herculaneum High School! They will be riding the bus to HHS on Tuesday for this special performance.

Starting on Wednesday, we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week! There are theme days for the rest of this week and the start of next week. Please see the theme days in this newsletter. Thank you to our Counseling Department for planning a great Red Ribbon Week for us!

It is an exciting week ahead...we hope to see you skating on Monday!

#GoBlackcats

Sincerely,

Ms. Katie Dunlap

Pevely Elementary Principal

kdunlap@dunklin.k12.mo.us

636-479-5200 ext. 3001

After analyzing data from the 2023-2024 school year, we determined that nearly 40% of our Discipline Referrals occurred on the school bus. Our Special Area teachers have been reminding students of positive bus rules and behaviors throughout the first quarter of the school year. This week, we are celebrating all students who did not receive a bus referral in Quarter 1! The day of the week is a surprise for our students, but it will take place this week. Please see the following about this new strategy for proactive bus behavior:

• Students who did not receive a bus referral and/or have not had several reminders on the bus this school year will get to participate in fun activities during their Special Area class time!
• If students had a Bus Discipline Referral in Quarter 1, they will work with one of our Special Area teachers to go over bus rules, expectations, and bus safety. We are planning to have a bus on site for them to practice this on the bus as well.
• Students who are parent pick-up and do not ride buses are included in this! All students will attend a field trip at some point and will be on one of our buses. It is important that all students know the rules of the bus and how to be safe.

We will do this every quarter of the school year! Everyone starts over on the first day of the Quarter. Thank you for reminding your students at home about proper bus safety, how to sit on the bus, etc. It is essential that all students are transported to and from school safely and we appreciate your help in talking to your bus riders about the rules! Thank you!

Our 4th and 5th graders have been invited to attend a special performance of Beetlejuice Jr. at Herculaneum High School on October 22! All 4th/5th graders and teachers will be transported by bus to HHS for the performance and brought back to school immediately following.

There is a letter going home (and attached) regarding this trip. If you do not give consent for your student to attend, please contact your child's teacher or Ms. Dunlap so an alternative plan can be made for your student while their class is at HHS. We are excited about this opportunity for our students to see the high school production!

If your child recently enrolled, was absent on Picture Day, or you want a photo re-take, please communicate with your child's teacher before re-take day on Friday, October 25. We do not know otherwise which students need their photos re-taken. On re-take day, students only visit the photographer if they are having their photo taken, we do not send the entire class. Announcements will be made for students from each grade level to have their photo taken if needed.

Teachers will be sending home information for scheduling a Parent Teacher Conference soon. Conferences will be held on October 30th with appointments available. If you would like to meet with a Special Area Teacher (Art, Music, PLTW, Library, PE) or Title Reading Teacher please contact the teacher directly to schedule a time.

The Book Fair will be open in the Library, so pleas be sure to visit before or after your appointment time!

We are partnering with the YMCA to implement a new tutoring program. They are asking for 10 volunteers to help students with their reading skills. All supplies and resources for working with students will be supplied as well as training at Pevely Elementary. This is an awesome opportunity for our students and we would love to have volunteers working with them for extra help in reading!

https://gwrymca.volunteermatters.org/volunteer/sign-up/49365

***Volunteers will also receive a 1 month FREE membership to the Festus YMCA! This include access to all classes and facilities!

Did you know that Grace Life Chapel will send home a free packaged bag of food on Friday's for students? Even students who already receive Brendan's Backpack bags can participate to take home an additional bag! Please complete this flyer or request a copy to be sent home with your student at pevely-secretary@dunklin.k12.mo.us. Thank you to Grace Life Chapel for this amazing service!

Mrs. Fleschner and Mrs. Pruett are already hard at work, practicing for performances with all grade levels! Please mark your calendars for this year's performance dates.

*The Kindergarten and 2nd Grade Concerts have been changed to November 7th. TImes remain the same!

Immediate Need! We could really use some extra gym shorts, gym pants, leggings, and T-shirts for kids of all sizes. Items can be dropped off at Senn Thomas Middle School, Attn: Joycie Gonzalez-Meyer

Dunklin R5 School District will pay for your account to join Parent ProTech AND you'll be entered to win a $25 gift card when you are an active user. Please join to learn more about what your child has access to online and more! #GoBlackcats

https://www.parentprotech.com/site/home

School attendance is so important! We know it is not always possible to schedule appointments on non-school days, but these are the dates that we are not in school for 24-25 if you can schedule on these dates. Thank you!

Congratulations to these students who are being recognized as leaders in our school, helpful to others, showing great character, and making Pevely Elementary an even better place! These students received Bravo Blackcat Awards:

Zac Cotten

Landon Riechmann

Jaylynn Ligue

Patton Fischer

Grace Immer

Lucas McPherson

Oscar Blair

Lukas Henning

Eliana Beck

Jaclyn Boice

Jayson Lang

Halen Gorza

Dean Enloe

Rhett Dickerman

Patton Fischer

Tanner Hoss

Carson Cossey

Trenton Smith

Peyton Estes

Austen Myers

Aria Dodd

Peyton Tavener-Newman

Addy Cherry

Free and Reduced Lunch application must be completed every year, so if you qualified last year, please complete the application again for the 24-25 school year. If you need a paper copy sent home, please contact us at pevely-secretary@dunklin.k12.mo.us.

https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/.../free-and-reduced-meal.

If you are interested in being part of the BEST school around, please consider applying to be a Substitute Teacher! You get to choose your days, positions, etc. and spend your days with the best kids! Please apply on our website:

https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/about-us/careers?fbclid=IwY2xjawFRNo5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHad6fAr1UkE33rKSGK4DWT0VoheR-D3y7tvxdLi0dHDlb_dh16PLOpDGjg_aem_e_ccp-m_qExVasZvQLI_UA

We have an opening in our maintenance department.

https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/about-us/careers

Are you ready to be a Blackcat?

The Festus YMCA offers Y-Care at Pevely Elementary! To register, please see their website: https://gwrymca.org/after-school-enrichment-program-jefferson-county-family-ymca

Please check to make sure you are able to log-in to your Parent Portal Account through Infinite Campus. If you do not have a portal account, please complete this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2i09S0Trmd-fZcPPFo6Uy-4qeAg03KT4QPHVz5McvjWri8g/viewform

Through Parent Portal, you can see your student's schedule, updated grades, account balances, Report Card, and more! We also communicate all updates through Infinite Campus. Please check your current contact information to make sure we have the correct phone numbers and email addresses as our communication is sent through the information that we have.

If you need assistance with Parent Portal, please call our Front Office at 636-479-5200 or email Pevely Secretary at pevely-secretary@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Please visit our Spirit Shop for the best Blackcat Gear! Our store is always open and orders ship directly to you. We earn a percentage of sales for Pevely Elementary School!

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/missouri/pevely/pevely-elementary-school

October 21: Lil' Cat PTO Skate Night at Rock Roll-o-Rena from 6-8PM

October 22: 4th/5th Attending HHS Beetlejuice Jr. Performance

October 22: 1st Grade Musical Performance at 5:15PM

October 22: 3rd Grade Musical Performance at 6:00PM

October 22: 4th Grade Musical Performance at 6:45PM

October 23-29: Red Ribbon Week

October 25: Picture Retake Day

October 28: Fall Bookfair Starts

October 29: Fall Party Day 2:30-3:10PM

October 30: Parent Teacher Conferences

October 31: Professional Development Day (No School)

November 1: No School

School Hours:

8:35AM-3:35PM *Doors open at 8:15AM

Early Release: 1:00PM Unless otherwise noted due to weather

Principal:

Ms. Katie Dunlap- kdunlap@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Assistant Principal Grades K-2:

Ms. Michelle Liles- mliles@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Assistant Principal Grades 3-5:

Mr. Adam Dixon- adixon@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Counselors:

Ms. Adalee Chaffee (Grades K-2): achaffee@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Mrs. Cathie Holdenried (Grades 3-5): choldenried@dunklin.k12.mo.us

Website: https://www.dunklin.k12.mo.us/
Location: 30 Main Street, Pevely, MO, USA
Phone: 636-479-5200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PevelyElementary
Twitter: @MsKatieDunlap