Quail Call

Three important things are coming home in your students' backpacks today:

1. A new medical consent form - please complete and return by Friday, 9/27
2. Parents' Rights Letter - Title 1-A and FERPA rights notification
3. 2024-2025 Family Directory - contact information for families who opted in

Packets were put in K-4 students' backpacks, so please don't count on your student to know about or hand you the form. Please check all backpack pockets carefully. Forms may not be in folders. We need all parents/guardians to complete and return the medical consent form. If we missed one of a two household family, please contact the office for another packet.

October 3rd & 4th are professional development and teacher work days, so there is not school. Enjoy the long weekend!

Adventure Program Envelopes!

Students don't forget your envelopes and donations! Top earning class receives a celebration of their choosing! Donate online at https://palouseprairieschool.org/donate/

Scholastic Book Fair: Discover a world of books and foster the love of reading in your child with the Scholastic Book Fair. Shopping will be open after school until 4:30 pm 9/25-9/27. Shop online at: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/palouseprairieschool . We will be rounding up all purchases to the nearest dollar, please make sure to provide your child enough to cover their purchase if you are not able to be there.

Covey Day: Celebrate PPCS Quail Covey Day and close of the Adventure Program Fundraiser with fruit and sweet treats and a silent auction on Friday, 9/27 from 2:15-4:30 pm. Silent auction items include lots of wonderful gift cards, baskets and other items donated by local businesses!

If you and your child are attending, please make sure to pick your student up at the usual time, then join us in the playground and MPR. If you have a child who rides the bus, but they will be attending with you, please notify the Front Office that they will NOT be riding the bus that day. We appreciate volunteers signing up to brings snacks for Covey Day at this link.

**Note on T-shirts. They will be delivered to each class in October, not at Covey Day as originally announced.

International Walk to School Day is Wednesday, October 2nd.

Hip Hop Club is now open to 5th graders, as well as Middle School students. The club meets Wednesdays 3:05-4:15PM (New time!). Give the first class a try for free. If your student decides to join, cost is $15 per month or $60 per semester. We appreciate payment in advance.

We’re getting an early start on National Math Club / MATHCOUNTS at our school! MS Math Club is led by parent volunteer Ellery Blood, with support from Jake Sapozhnikov and PPCS teachers Ms. Kuhle and Ms. Hill. National Math Club (https://www.mathcounts.org/programs/math-club) is a program that gives middle-school students the opportunity to engage with math in a non-competitive, social environment. Interested students will also have the option to participate in the MATHCOUNTS competition series providing students the opportunity to compete in live contests against and alongside their peers.

Math Club will meet Wednesday mornings from 7:20 to 8:10 in the Ms. Kuhle's classroom. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 4. All students in grades 6 thru 8 are welcome. Fifth graders will be invited to join in the spring, after the competition series ends. If your child is interested, please follow this link to fill out the google form: https://forms.gle/bRqyJKxTBhqMWSwt6. Email Ellery Blood, Ellery_blood@selinc.com with any questions.

We will have a Chinese After School Program again this year! The program is open to 5th through 8th graders and meets Tuesday and Thursday from 3:05 pm to 3:55 pm in the multipurpose room. The first class will be Thursday, September 5. There is no charge for this program. Contact the office if you would like to register your student.

If your Elementary School student is interested in joining orchestra, there will be an informational meeting this Wednesday, September 18th at 5:30 PM in the Moscow Middle School Band Room.

Beginning Orchestra is Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:15 PM in the MMS Band Room. Contact Andrea Falk for more information falka@msd281.org

Intermediate Orchestra is Wednesdays and Fridays 7-7:45 PM in the MMS Band Room. Contact Eric Thorsteinson for more information thorsteinsone@msd281.org

PPCS middle school students can participate in Moscow Middle School sports and a number of our students do. Check out the football schedule below to go support them! Contact Moscow Middle School at 208-892-1182 to find out about MS sports opportunities.

The Landscaping Committee is excited to get going again for the new school year! We have a new Facebook page where we can share what we're doing with you - PPCS Landscape Committee. Please take a look!

We're starting some weekday afternoon get-togethers (stay tuned for a big weekend planting event, too!). We would love to have you pop by even if it’s just for a few minutes before or after pickup. We will be removing thistles from the playground area this first week, along with lots of other options for tasks. If you have a child who would like to add a new plant to the landscape, we will have some plants available for that.

If you don’t already know, our school primarily relies on volunteers to maintain our landscape, so we're always looking for more help! Since this is our first week back, we’ll celebrate with some special treats. We hope to see you this Wednesday, any time between 2:30 and 4 pm!

Parents are welcome to attend community circles with kindergarten through 5th grade. They're held on Fridays beginning at 8:30. Each community circle celebrates an EL Design Principle.

September

• Empathy and Caring - 9/6, 9/20

October

• Success and Failure - 10/11
• Responsibility for Learning - 10/25

November

• Diversity and Inclusion - 11/15

December

• Service and Compassion - 12/6, 12/20

January

• Solitude and Reflection - 1/17

PPCS music teacher Jodi Fisher is still offering some after school private music lessons this fall. Options include piano, guitar, ukulele, or voice. Time slots are limited so sign up quickly! Email her at (jfisher@palouseprairieschool.org) with questions or click the link below to take you to a google form where you can get more details, sign your student(s) up, or be put on the waitlist.

https://forms.gle/XL1ePgyUQquEUfTS9

If you already filled out the google form please email her directly or fill out this new form https://forms.gle/AbTYziEomWvwnNTr5 as she forgot to add a place for emails and doesn't know who has already responded. Woops. The link above now has a place for emails for anyone newly adding their music lesson interest.

September 28th is the U of I Women in Engineering Day. It is open to all 5th - 12th graders. For more information and to register follow this link.

Email: office@palouseprairieschool.org
Website: https://palouseprairieschool.org/
Location: 406 Powers Avenue, Moscow, ID, USA
Phone: 208-882-3684
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PPCS.org/