The Siegrist Star

The first day of school is always filled with excitement, anticipation, and sometimes a bit of nervousness. It's a time for new beginnings, meeting new friends, and setting the tone for the rest of the school year.

Good Afternoon Siegrist Families,

We’ve officially kicked off the 2024-25 school year, and what a fantastic start it’s been! It’s been wonderful to see our Siegrist leaders back in the building, and we’re thrilled to welcome new families into our community. Thank you for your support in making this first week a success for everyone. Don’t forget to stay connected with us by following Siegrist Elementary on Facebook and Twitter.

As we look ahead to the coming week, I’d like to draw your attention to this edition of the Siegrist Star. It’s packed with important information, including details about lunch visitors, picture day, the parent portal, and our PTA’s Popsicles on the Playground event next Monday evening. We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Wishing you a wonderful weekend, and we can’t wait to welcome our Siegrist leaders back on Monday!

Warm regards,
Mrs. Johna-Kaye Sutton

AUG 30 - Pirates ROCK Kickoff/Community Tailgate Party - See flier below

AUG 26 - PTA Meeting at Siegrist 6:00pm on Siegrist Playground - See flier below.

SEP 2 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
SEP 4 - Fall Picture Day
Click here to view the full Siegrist Elementary calendar on our website.

Last day to order a student 2024-2025 t shirt is August 30, 2024. Our hope is that we have one a year for the duration that your child is at Siegrist going forward. T-shirts will be $6.50 each and we certainly appreciate families who are interested in sponsoring an other student.

Our school picture day will be held on September 4. Order forms were given to the students to take home. It you would like to order pictures, fill out the order form and include payment cash or check made out to Reed Portrait Group. Have your child bring it back to school before or on September 4.

• The Platte County R-3 School District has established best practices regarding extremely high or low temperatures as these relate to outdoor and indoor recess.
  
  

The Guidelines:

Indoor Recess will be held when the temperature or heat index is above 95 degrees Fahrenheit

Indoor Recess will be held when the temperature or wind chill is below 20 degrees Fahrenheit

The Office will monitor recess temperatures using AccuWeather and will send an all-staff email if it is too hot or too cold to go outside for recess. If you have not received an email from us, you can assume you are good to go for consistency purposes.

On Friday, August 30, we kick off our 19th year of our Pirates ROCK character education program! To celebrate, wear your orange and black on Friday, join the community from 5-6:30pm at Price Chopper in Platte City for a tailgate, and enjoy free popcorn at the first home football game! See attached flier for details.

Starting this fall, all tickets for PCR-3 athletic events will be digital. Fans will purchase tickets online through GoFan or by presenting a card or mobile payment option at the ticket gate. All major credit cards are accepted, along with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Prices remain the same; a regular season game is $5 for adults and $3 for students. PCHS students and fans aged 55 and older are admitted free with a valid ID. Click here for a link to purchase all sports passes and individual tickets.

Visitors to the building: you will always need to bring your ID with you when you come into the building. We will scan your ID into our safety system Platte County uses to ensure the safety and security of our students.

K-12 Payment Center is now Linq Connect, where parents can deposit money for meal transactions. Parents can access Linq Connect through this link or when signing in to PowerSchool Parent Portal. In addition to allowing for better and faster service to students during meal times at school, the online portion of this system allows guardians to set up scheduled meal deposits or deposits to accounts when falling below a certain amount. A transaction fee will be applied based on the amount of funds added. The Fees are 3.95% of the transaction total with a $2.85 minimum to be paid by the parent/cardholder.

To set up your student's account, you'll need their student ID number, which can be found on your Parent Portal. Parents can still deposit money for meal transactions by sending payment via check or cash to their child's school.

ALERT! New Prices!

Breakfast: $2.00 (K-12)

Lunch: $2.80 (K-5)

Milk: $0.55 (K-12)

In order for our staff to establish lunchroom processes with our students, the first day parents can attend lunch with students is September 9, 2024. There will be a sign up capping the number of adult visitors each day per grade level. Keep your eye out for that Sign Up.

We believe it is important for the school to recognize our students on their birthday and other special days. However, for several reasons including increased food allergies and preservation of the instructional day, students are not allowed to bring treats from home or have flowers/balloons or other items delivered to the classroom for birthdays, going-away parties, or other personal events. Each classroom teacher will recognize the student in a special way to celebrate his or her birthday.

If a student receives a delivery at school, the student will be notified to come to the office to view the item. Parents will be responsible for transporting the item home. Birthday party invitations may only be distributed if invitations are given to every student in the class.

OR Code is used only for permanent transportation changes.

If your are changing your child transportation on a permanent basis, please us the QR code below to fill out the form for transportation. After they are received your changes they will notify you and the school of the change and when it will start.

Platte County School District is reaching out to our parents and community members to gather feedback that will inform the development of our updated Strategic Plan for 2025-30. Please complete the short five-question survey linked below by September 15. Thank you for your feedback!

Parents can use Parent Portal (www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/parents/parent_portal) to keep up to date on grades and assignments (for students in grades 6-12), attendance, as well as access to active links to meal payments and fees. New parents who did not receive their new PowerSchool Access ID and Password at registration days or back-to-school nights can either pick theirs up at future back-to-school nights (PCHS, PCMS, Platte Purchase) or look for them to come home with the elementary student.

• Click here for Guide to Parent Portal.

The PCR-3 Treasure Chest is a stocked resource center providing food, milk, and toiletries for PCR-3students and families in need. Qualifying families will receive a weekly form via email to sign up or can call 816-858-7001 for assistance.

Families will receive an email with approval to come to the Treasure Chest on Wednesdays from 4-6pm at the new Treasure Chest site (south side of Paxton building).

Now accepting applications for teaching positions for the 2024-25 school year.

Come join our community, our team, our family, our tradition! We have several current opportunities available and are now accepting applications for teaching positions for the 2023-24 school year. Check out this video from our staff, sharing what makes Platte County School District special and what a new staff member will love about PCR-3, then visit ➡️
www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/careers/currentopenings to apply! #PCR3Proud 🧡🖤

Siegrist Library Facebook Page

Lunch Schedule and Visitor Lunch Sign Up and Letter Day

School Closing Notification/Winter Weather Information

K12 Payment Center for Lunch Accounts

Before & After School Club Programs sponsored by Northland Career Center (NCC)

Substitute Opportunities

Watch D.O.G.S. Sign Up
Join Girl Scouts
YClub Before & After School Information
PowerSchool Parent Portal
Winter Weather Information

Make sure you check out the “Business & Community” tab on the Platte County R3 School District webpage. There you will find an option called “Community Event/Flyers” where you can access flyers with information regarding various events and opportunities within our community!

Here are some opportunities our families might be interested in!

Please like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

You can always contact us at anytime by phone or Email. If you have a specific question for administration, please email us at sutton.johna@pcr3school.org ( Mrs. Johna Sutton, Principal) or powers.michael@pcr3schools.org (Mr. Michael Powers, Assistant Principal)

Email: itao.tracy@pcr3schools.org(Administration Assistant)
Website: http://plattecountyschooldistrict.com/siegrist
Location: 1701 Branch Street, Platte City, MO, United States
Phone: (816)858-5977
Facebook: facebook.com/SiegristElementary/
Twitter: @Siegristelem

⏲️ School Hours of Operation

• Office is open from 8:15AM - 4:30PM
• Students can enter the building- 8:30 a.m.
• Official start of school- 8:50 a.m.
• Dismissal- Car Riders, Walkers and Y-Club-3:35 p.m.
• Dismissal-Bus Riders- 3:50 p.m.