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Please be sure to avoid blocking the intersection and crosswalk at Nursery Street and Powers Avenue when dropping off or picking up students. We appreciate your courtesy towards pedestrians and other drivers.

Adventure Program Fundraiser and Community Events

Join us for a thrilling adventure!

We're excited to announce our annual Adventure Program Fundraiser run from 9/16-9/27, where your generosity will help provide unforgettable experiences for our students. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference. Envelopes have been sent home with the students to collect funds. To donate online, please visit https://palouseprairieschool.org/donate/ and select Covey Day.

How Your Donations Help:

• Field Trips: Fund transportation for educational excursions to different locations.

• Experiences: Provide opportunities for students to learn about rock climbing, skiing, hiking, ice skating and more.

• Outdoor Equipment: Rental fees for essential gear for activities such as rock climbing, ice skating, skiing, biking, and more.

Upcoming Community Events Sept 24-27.

• 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 4pm 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. Please see Share the Fair information below.

• Covey Day: Celebrate the Palouse Prairie Charter School Quail Covey with fruit and sweet treats on Friday, September 27th from 2:15-4:30pm. If you and your child are attending, please make sure to pick them up at the normal time, then join us. 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 on the bus that day.

• Silent Auction: Come bid on some amazing items donated by local businesses. Keep an eye on the Parent Crew Facebook page for the different items available.

We need help!!! I need 7-8 folding tables that are 6ft long for the week of 9/23-9/27. Please let Heather Flynn at ppcsparentcrew@gmail.com if you can lend one for the week. Thank you!!!

We will be holding Art Camp again this year on the following teacher work and professional development days:

October 3rd & 4th

October 31st and November 1st

January 24th & 27th

April 4th

Art Camp runs for normal school hours (Monday-Thursday 8:25-2:55, Friday 8:25-2:10).

Please send your child with a lunch, snacks, a water bottle, and weather appropriate clothing.

The cost is $20 per day with a 50% discount for siblings and a 10% discount for registering and paying for all seven Art Camps in advance.

Please complete the form here and return it with payment to the office. We can't hold a space until payment is received. Space is very limited so make sure you register quickly.

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!

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

We have a new after school opportunity for middle school students this year! Lily Bren, an amazing self-taught hip hop dancer, will be providing a Hip Hop Club Wednesdays from 3:10 to 4:30 in the PPCS Multipurpose Room. The first Hip Hop Club meeting will be on September 11. Students can try their first class for free! Lily is a senior at the University of Idaho studying microbiology and has been expanding her Hip Hop training at the UI. She has been in many local community theatre productions where she developed her love of music and dance. Lily is looking forward to "learning Hip Hop in a new active way via teaching." Fees for this class will be $60 per semester. We appreciate payment in advance for the whole semester or $15 per month. A minimum of 5 students are needed for the class to run. The class is limited to 20 students. Please email the office to register your student.

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.

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.

Idaho Health & Welfare is providing a new mobile app that allows parents/guardians to easily access their family's immunization information. To find out more, go to https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/immunizationrecords or scan the QR code below.

Instant Payments is our online platform to pay for school lunches and make school supply donations. Here's how to sign up:

Go here to make a school supply donation.

Use this link and follow the instructions to create a new account to pay for student lunches. You will need to use the email address you have on file with the school. You will be asked to enter your student's ID number. Contact the school if you need your student's ID number.

1. Go to palouseprairieschool.powerschool.com/public.

2. Click the "Create Account" button at the bottom of the page. Complete the fields on the top half of the page.

3. To link a student to your account, enter the student's name, Access ID, and Access Password into the appropriate fields. Select your relationship to the student from the drop-down menu.

4. If you have other students in grades K through 8 AT PPCS, add their names, Access IDs, and Passwords to the list. You can add additional students after you have logged in for the first time.

5. Click the blue "enter" button to finish creating your account.

6. Once your account is created, enter the username and password you chose for your parent account.

7. View your student's information. A guide to navigating PowerSchool can be found here:

ps.ocusd.net/public/parentguide.htm

8. Remember to log off when you are finished.

Please contact the office if you need the Access ID and Password for your student.

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.

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 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 PCS Children's Choir is looking for student singers! For grade 4-8 treble singers, rehearsals are once a week on Tuesday evenings. The choir performs in several concerts per year, and there are scholarships available for anyone who needs them. Regular cost is $75/semester, with discounts for siblings. Stephanie Sant, who also teaches at MHS, is the director. See the flyer below for more information.

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/