Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary

Dear Pieter B. Parents and Families,

As we welcome the beginning of a new school year, I hope you have all been enjoying the warmth of summer and are reenergized for the exciting journey that lies ahead. It is with great enthusiasm that I take this opportunity to share with you our building-wide five year goals for the 2024-2029 academic years. These goals serve as our compass, guiding us towards providing the best possible education and support for your children. Together, as a united school community, we are committed to ensuring the academic and social-emotional success of each student within our walls. The building goals are:

• 100% of students will meet the end of the year grade level reading benchmark by June 2029.

• 100% of students will meet the end of the year grade level math benchmark by June 2029.

• 100% of students will regularly attend school by June 2029.

• 100% of students will receive less than 3 referrals for the year by June 2025.

Together, let's continue to make progress towards each of these goals. We can better achieve these goals as one collective unit between families, students, and school staff. If you have any further questions about these goals, please reach out to your student(s)' classroom teacher.

With Much Appreciation,

Mr. Hakim I. Jones, Principal

Victoria DeGouff, Assistant Principal

Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School

As always, you will find the latest updates, important school events, and links to newsletters on our official school website, www.rcscsd.org. You are encouraged to sign up for the RCS App and be sure to check your email frequently. We will again practice being environmentally friendly and reduce paper this year. Thus, our Pieter B. Handbook which contains the Code of Conduct, as well as pertinent other forms, resources, and points of reference will be posted on our website. If you do not have internet access, a copy of the handbook will be available in the main office.

Hakim Jones & Tori DeGouff

October 4 - Pieter B. Apple Run 1:45 pm

October 10 - PTO meeting (see link to the meeting below)

October 11 - Emergency Release Dismissal (15 mins early)

October 14 - Columbus & Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School - District Closed)

October 15 - PTO Silver Spoon Fund-raiser

October 18 - PBC X-Country Run (Students in Grades 3 - 5)

October 24 - PBC BLT 8:00 am

October 24 - Staff Development Day (Early Dismissal PK- 12)

October 21 - 25 - Fire Prevention Week

October 25 - PTO at PBC sponsored Trunk or Treat from 6 p.m.- 7p.m.

*October 28 - Pieter B. walking field trip to Coeymans' Firehouse

October 29- PBC Picture Day

November 3 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

November 5 - Superintendent's Conference Day (STAFF ONLY)

Dear Parents of Pieter B Coeymans,

I hope this message finds you well. As we prepare for the upcoming Apple Run on October 4th, I wanted to share some important information and updates regarding the event.

1. Sign-Out Procedure: As per our usual procedure, parents must sign out their child. Please ensure that your child is called out at the sign-out table.

2. Event Setup: Parents will be stationed on the baseball field, and students will be placed on the outside of the field for the Apple Run. For safety reasons, we ask that parents and families remain in the gated baseball field area for the entire Apple run.

3. Form Submission: We kindly request that all sign-out forms be returned by **Wednesday, October 2nd.

4. Parent Pick-Up: After the event, parent pick-up will be at the **side door**. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to seeing you at the Apple Run!

In honor of Fire Prevention Week, Pieter B conducts an annual walking field trip to the Coeymans Fire House located across the street from Pieter B. A schedule will go out letting each grade level know what time they should walk to the fire house for a presentation from the Coeymans Fire Chief and his staff.

Dear Pieter B. Families,

We understand that Halloween is a fun time of year for many students. This year, on Thursday, October 31st we are allowing students and school staff to wear their Halloween costumes to school or any black and orange attire they may own. We understand that some students may not celebrate Halloween or may prefer not to wear their costumes to school. Students can also wear any green or yellow to celebrate Pieter B.’s colors if they do not want to participate.

To ensure that we are following all school and districted related rules and policies, and ensuring the safety of all students, the following types of costume attire are prohibited:

● No guns, swords, or any type of weapons (even if just toys).

● No face paint or fake blood.

● No costume masks.

● No bloody, gory, or scary costumes

● No inflatable costumes

● No props (anything you need to hold on to or carry around)

Please ensure that the following costume items above are not worn to school on this day. If any of these items are brought to school, teachers/staff will have the student put the items or costume in their backpack for the remainder of the day. Please ensure that costumes are comfortable for them to move around and participate in regular school activities throughout the day, can not be easily torn, and are safe for all. Thank you for making this opportunity a safe and happy experience for all!

With Much Appreciation,

Mr. Hakim Jones, Principal

Mrs. Victoria DeGouff, Assistant Principal

If you have not already shopped for school supplies, you will find our grade level lists linked below. We are here to assist if you are unable to provide the items at this time.

Just a reminder:

Please avoid having your children arrive at school before 9:00 a.m. Supervision is not provided, nor do our doors open prior to that time with the exception of students going to breakfast at 8:50 a.m.

Students report to their classrooms at 9:00 a.m. If you need to contact a teacher, please go to the main office for assistance. Please do not go directly to teacher classrooms at any time.

Please consider joining Pieter B. PTO as our students can greatly benefit from your involvement and contributions to the school’s program and its operations. PTO is seeking volunteers to help with the following activities:

1) Teacher-led instructional support, usually in the classroom

2) School-wide events and activities

3) Student recognition events

4) Outreach and recruitment of parent and community volunteers

September 12 - virtually join the meeting click HERE

October 10 -virtually join the meeting click HERE

November 14

December 12

January 9

February 13

March 13

April 10

May 8