Line Creek Lowdown 3/15/2024

Line Creek students, staff, families, and community members will work together to develop literate and passionate lifelong learners. Academic achievement, hand in hand with character education, will promote responsible citizenship.

Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Responsible.

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• March 25- March 29: Spring Break
• April 1: 3rd Grade Field Trip
• April 3: Early Release 1:15
• April 5: 1st Grade Field Trip
• April 8: PTA Meeting 6 pm
• April 9: Specialized Classroom Student Showcase 5-8 pm
• April 12 : 5th Grade Field Trip
• April 18: K Field Trip
• April 18: Classroom Teachers Student Showcase 5:30-7 pm
  
• April 23: 2nd Grade Field Trip
  

Check out the linked Curriculum Connections below to see what our Lions will be working on in March! Your child's teacher is always happy to provide more information.

• 2024 March Curriculum Connections- Social Studies/ Science
• 2024 March Curriculum Connections- ELA
• 2024 March Curriculum Connections- Math

In March we are continuing to focus on increasing our students attendance. Attendance is crucial for a child's academic success. Each missed school day represents a lost opportunity for learning, impacting a student's ability to achieve. Research consistently shows a strong correlation between attendance and academic performance. Regular attendance leads to higher achievement levels, while chronic absenteeism can hinder even the most effective teaching efforts.

We are continuing Beat the Bell to increase punctual attendance. To celebrate students working to have great attendance students with 90% or greater attendance in the month of March will get to participate in a Spray Paint Party on April 5th.

Thank you for helping your students sustain great attendance!

Join us for our final 2023-2024 webinar on the topic of restorative practices. This virtual session will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM. We will continue to collaborate with our guests and thought partners, Collaborative School Culture. This community learning opportunity will provide greater insight into restorative language and restorative circles, as well as a preview of what you can expect to see happening in the cohort #1 PHSD buildings next school year. We look forward to your participation and engagement.

Please click HERE to register for this event. The previous webisodes have been recorded and are available on the Access & Inclusion webpage.

We are looking for participants to help us present our students with career day in April. Please use the link below to sign up & share the link with friends and family who might be able to help!

Next PTA Meeting Jan 8th 6-7:30

Thank you Line Creek PTA! Today snack and chat was one of the options for 5th graders who have following the expectations of the Big 3! We used the popcorn machine PTA purchased and it was a hit! Thank you!

Spirit wear website is up and ready for orders! There are many, many designs and combinations to choose from this year. Please order from the link https://linecreekspiritwear.itemorder.com/

Families have access to an application called FirstView ®, this application gives you updates on your child's bus route. Using FirstView®, you can track your child’s bus in real-time, set up alerts to notify you when their bus is at a certain location, and you can link up to three email accounts. The app is password protected, to keep your child safe.

Instructions English (PDF)

Instructions Amharic (PDF)

Instructions Arabic (PDF)

Instructions Chuukese (PDF)

Instructions Somali (PDF)

Instructions Spanish (PDF)

Get Your Access Code (PDF)

NW Waukomis Dr will be closed north of Line Creek starting 11/13. Waukomis south of Line Creek is open. Please, check bus times, for possible changes.

Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students.

That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a Pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee. Anyone can nominate an employee for this award by using the form below. It asks you to share how your nominee demonstrates our district values of continuous improvement, high expectations, integrity, visionary leadership and student focus. You can also share how your nominee supports the goals in our district’s strategic plan.

Students may bring their lunch from home or purchase a school lunch from the cafeteria. Students also have the option to purchase a breakfast upon arrival at school. See breakfast and lunch pricing:

Breakfast: $1.50

Lunch: $2.70

Milk: $0.70

To set up your child's breakfast and lunch account visit: https://www.schoolcafe.com/ This app will allow you to make a payment, add purchase restrictions, view orders and view school menus.

To qualify for free or reduced meals for the 2023-2024 school year, you must fill out a free/reduced application form.

You may do so by stopping by our front office for a form OR you can apply by visiting: https://www.schoolcafe.com/

If you have questions, you can check with our social worker, Bonnie Maloney at Maloneyb@parkhill.k12.mo.us, or our Nutrition Services Department.

If your child is eligible for free and reduced meal benefits and you apply, you can also receive additional benefits like fee waivers, activity scholarships, free screenings, school supplies, and more.

You can find more information on our website: https://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/families/menus-and-nutrition/free-and-reduced-meals

If you need the application translated, please use this link. https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/translated-applications

https://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/families/menus-and-nutrition/free-and-reduced-meals

To protect the health and safety of our students, homemade treats will not be distributed to students in the Park Hill School District. Due to allergies and other food intolerances, please consult your classroom teacher before sending any pre-packaged treats to school.

Students may bring a birthday treat or favor to school to share with their classmates, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the eight (8) major allergens - milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish.

Thank you for understanding that all classroom treats must come from this list because we do not have the staff capacity to check for allergens that could threaten the health of some students. Please bring birthday treats ahead of time (two hours after the start of school, at the latest).

• Stickers

• Erasers

• Pencils

• Crazy straws

• Blow Pops

• Juice boxes

• Popcorn

• Smarties

• Dum Dum lollipops

• Jelly Belly

• Nerds

• Ring Pops

• Skittles

• Sour Patch Kids

• Starburst

• Swedish Fish

• Life Saver Gummies

For the safety of all our Lions, communication is the key! During Back to School Night, please be sure that you communicate with your child’s teacher the details of your child’s mode of dismissal transportation.

Families must establish their child as one of the following:

• Bus Rider (Front of the building): Your student's ID badge will designate their bus information. A sticker with their bus number will be placed on the back of the badge on the first day of school. Please confirm your child's bus number with his/her teacher.
• Car rider (North side of building): All families with car rider students will receive a car name tag to place in the front car window to assist teachers assisting with student pick-up. car rider tags will be handed out at back to school night.
• Walker (South side of building): We are unable to dismiss you from the office.
• Adventure Club (Cafeteria)

Bus information will be in Infinite Campus on August 14 for students who are assigned a bus prior to August 4th. Our recommendation is for you to contact First Student if you have any concerns regarding your child’s stop. First Student can be reached at 816-359-4560 or contact Kay Burnos at kay.burnos@firstgroup.com

During the year, please notify the school office of any transportation changes prior to 2:30 pm. Thank you for your assistance!