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Email: sam.cox@deltaschools.com
Website: pk8.deltaschools.com
Location: 846 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, USA
Phone: 970-527-4882
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pk8.ppo

Dear PK8 Families,

Thanks for a great First Fifteen days of school! It is great to see our kids smiling, running, reading, playing, writing, computing, chatting on a daily basis!!

Last week I shared how important student attendance is, and I appreciate everyone's efforts in maintaining high attendance rates. There are times when a student does need to stay home for not feeling well. Here is some guidance from our district nursing staff:

• If your student is sick or not feeling well, please do NOT send your student to school.
• The following is a list of symptoms to help you determine if your student should stay home from school:
• A temperature of 100.4 or higher,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea (unless related to an existing chronic condition),
• new/worsening cough,
• other flu-like symptoms that include congestion/runny nose, sore throat, or body aches.
• Your student can return to school after 24 hours of being fever free (WITHOUT fever reducing medication), improved cough, improved flu-like symptoms, and after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea.
• Keeping your student home when he/she is sick allows them the necessary rest and helps to decrease exposure to other students and staff.
  

If you ever have questions about wether your child should attend school, please give our office a call and we can help you navigate the decision.

Stay safe and healthy!!

Dear Parents,

School Pictures are coming! Attached is a PDF of our school’s FALL Picture Day Flyer.

The PDF is hyperlinked, click anywhere on either page and it will take you directly to the online ordering page.

You can also order online by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our school's event code. (Event Code: C512)

If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas Photo at

1-800-219-0199.

PK8 offers an after-school homework club for students in 3rd-8th grades. The club is in Mr. Bushta's classroom from 3:30-4:30 on Monday-Thursday afternoons. This is a great opportunity to complete your homework before you head home for the day!

Mr. Bushta offers an after-school Chess Club on Fridays from 3:30-4:30. This club is for 4th-8th grade students. Anyone can learn this amazing game of strategy and critical thinking!

It takes a team to run our middle school sports programs. Mrs. Savory, our Athletic Director, needs people to help run our home games for volleyball, football, and basketball. We are looking for referees, clock workers, line judges, and sports book keepers. Some of these opportunities are paid! Please call the school and speak with Mrs. Savory if you, or someone you know, is available to help keep our sports programs running smoothly.

We are trying to fill a 4-hour per day Kitchen Staff position. The hours are 10:00-2:00. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Cox.

Next PPO Meeting: Monday, September 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. Please offer to help by signing up for one of the available Fridays at this link:

Friday Teacher Snack Sign Up Sheet

Sam Cox

Principal

Paonia K8 School

970-527-4882

sam.cox@deltaschools.com