Paul Banks Elementary

Dear Paul Banks Families,

This time of year there is always so much energy in our school, and there is so much to celebrate. The beginning of November began with a partnership with Sprout where we hosted a playgroup and concluded with a fantastic two days of violin recitals. The playgroup featured families bringing their little ones to the Paul Banks playground for a recess experience followed by snacks and a story. We look forward to this continued First Friday partnership. We also concluded our October Reading Challenge; 89 of our students achieved the challenge of reading 15 minutes 25 of the 31 days of October! Our kindergarteners and first graders taught their parents all that they are learning in violin. It was such an awesome experience to see so many families in our building. We held two different spotlight assemblies during November where we celebrated many students' growth and progress. Classrooms hosted Thanksgiving events and learning opportunities. Overall, the month of November was a wonderful example of our dynamic community.

Although we only have two weeks of school during the month of December, we have much to look forward to. We can't wait to see you next week at our winter musical where our students' will put on a performance highlighting all of their hard work from this year. We will also hold our winter benchmark assessments where our students will get to demonstrate all of their growth as readers and mathematicians.

This first semester of the school year has been terrific, and we all thank you for your support. The partnerships we form between school, families and the community are so essential to your children growing and learning. We are so appreciative.

On behalf of the Paul Banks staff, we wish you all a wonderful winter break filled with play and reading.

All the best,

Sean Campbell

Monday, 12/4: School Board Meeting

Thursday, 12/7: Winter Concert "A Holiday Moosical" 12:30pm @ H.H.S Mariner Theatre

Friday, 12/8: Early Release Day - Bus dismissal at 1:00pm

Tuesday, 12/12: PTA Meeting @ 6pm

Friday, 12/15: Last day before Winter Break - Wear your holiday colors!

Winter Break: 12/16-1/2

Wednesday, 1/3/23: Students return to school

Join us at Homer High School's Mariner Theatre on Thursday, 12/07/2023 at 12:30pm, for our school concert, "A Holiday Moosical". Please be courteous of our hosts, Homer High School, as the concert occurs during their lunch.

Breakfast is $2.50 (free if your child is approved for free/reduced meals) and lunch is $3.50 (or $.40 for students who qualify for reduced meal pricing). If interested in free/reduced meals, please apply online (http://mealapp.kpbsd.org/ ). Families need to reapply every year. If you would like to add money to your child's lunch account, you can bring cash/check (made out to SNS), sign in and add money through PowerSchool SIS (Lunch Planner), or you can set up an account and pay online- https://kpbsd.revtrak.net/paul-banks-es/.

Please make sure to send your child with appropriate winter gear every day! It is also a good idea to have a change of clothes for them at school in case they need it. If you are in need of any gear, we have some from our Gear Drive, so please stop by the office.

📅The next PTA Meeting is December 12th @ 6pm. Childcare and pizza are provided. The first meeting in the new year will be on Tuesday, January 16th @ 6pm.

Interested in teaching a class? We are looking for instructors for Quarter 3 after school programs. This is a paid position and you can choose the activity! Please contact the PTA (paulbanksPTA@gmail.com) if you want to learn more.

Join us in collecting canned and non-perishable food items for the Homer Food Pantry. Donations can be dropped off in the blue bins in the front entry.

Principal - Sean Campbell

Secretary - Katy Countiss

Phone: 907-226-1801

Fax: 907-235-8163

Paul Banks Website

KPBSD Website

Facebook (a great resource to see our school in action)