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Due to COVID-19 and the resulting stay at home guidelines, fewer people are donating blood. It represents a critical need in our country right now. So PPCS has decided to proceed with our Thursday, April 30th Blood Drive from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm in the PPCS multipurpose room. Please sign up at the link below. Vitalant has increased its already strict regimen of sanitizing and imposed some new conditions. All local, state, federal, and CDC guidelines will be followed. Everyone must register for an appointment to donate blood. No walk-ins will be taken. Donors must fill out the health history questionnaire on the day of the blood drive prior to arriving at school. To prevent folks from filling it out in advance, we will send out the health history questionnaire just a few days before the drive. Pre-screening will occur at the door. Anyone with a temperature, potential symptoms, or exposure risk will not be allowed to donate. Donors should arrive five minutes before their appointment and wait outside until called. Those waiting outside will be required to stay 10 feet apartment. Please wear a mask of some kind to your blood drive appointment. Please support our community, friends and neighbors by participating in the Blood Drive at this critical time. Contact tgardner@palouseprairieschool.org if you have questions or comments.

Lunch balances have been sent out. If you have a negative balance please mail payment to PO Box 9511 Moscow, ID 83843 or drop it off at our secure mailbox at the school, located at the top of the parking lot. Make sure you put your student's name and reason for payment on the check. If you have a positive balance on your account you can let it roll over to next year or donate it to a family who could use assistance with their lunch balance. Email the office if you would like to donate. Please have all payments mailed in by May 1st. Thank you!

We need students to take our survey ranking their favorite playground elements! We have contracted with Learning Landscapes to support the implementation of a playground that reflects our core values, culture and vision. There are 15 potential pieces of equipment for our playground, but we can't implement them all at once. We need to know students' highest priorities to decide what equipment we install for the fall. We can't move forward if we don't know what to install. So please have each of your students take the survey ranking only 4 items as their top choice. Many thanks to Landscape Architect and parent volunteer, Jen Elliott for leading this huge task of designing, planning, organizing, and facilitating implementation of all the components of this project!

While we continue to maintain our safe CDC distancing guidelines, there are opportunities for parents and families to participate in the first phase of making this playground become a reality, beginning this spring. From planting trees to sanding and applying a finish to climbing logs, we will need your help. If you have the capacity, specific skills, and tools to help build the playground during this time, please indicate here. We will work with you to assign you a specific task. Check out the project list to see where your skills might fit in. This could be a great opportunity for you to leave a lasting impact and legacy on our school grounds for years to come. Our students will be so grateful when they are able to come back and enjoy a playground unlike any other in Moscow!

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This week's theme: What are you cooking up this week?

Last week's theme: Who do you hang out with in quarantine?

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