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Pray-Woodman Elementary

605 W. Academy Ave.

Maize, KS 67101

(316) 721-0902

The Pray-Woodman Way

November 2018

A Note From Nils

It was great to see so many family members at the Fall Costume Parade and Fall Party.

It was also awesome to see so many Mothers at Breakfast with Mom. A total of 241 Adults and 432 Kids attended this annual event.

Fathers are invited to attend Breakfast with Dad on Thursday, January 17th for K - 2nd Grades and Friday, January 18th for 3rd - 5th Grades.

Speaking of Dads, it was great to see over 40 Dads at our WATCH DOG breakfast. In spite of the unseasonably cold weather, our dads and kids also had a fun time on the playground. For more information on WATCH DOGS, please contact Chris Todd at watchdogspws@gmail.com.

We hope you can join us for these future music programs:

November 15th, 2018 at MHS Auditorium

4th Grade Music Program at 6:30 p.m.

5th Grade Music Program at 7:30 p.m.

February 19th, 2019 at MHS Auditorium

2nd Grade Music Program at 6:30 p.m.

3rd Grade Music Program at 7:30 p.m.

April 11th, 2019 at MHS Auditorium

Kindergarten Music Program at 6:30 p.m.

1st Grade Music Program at 7:30 p.m.

May 10th, 2019 at MHS Auditorium

PWS All School Talent Show 1:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Mark your calendars now for Thursday, February 7th for the Title 1 Family Adventure Night.

Finally, we hope you can join us on Friday, Nov. 16 for the second annual PWS PTO Groove & Glow Party. This is a fun event for the whole family, and a great way to support our school.

Happy Thanksgiving!

EXCEL with Pray-Woodman Pride!

Nils Gabrielson

Principal

Pray-Woodman Elementary School

316-350-2603

Groove and Glow, Friday November 16th, 2018

We are very excited for our upcoming Groove and Glow Black Light Dance and Raffle Fundraiser! Last year this event brought in almost $10,000 so we are excited to do it again and have even more funds for our playground improvement project. Thank you so much for your support! Join us on November 16th from 6-8 pm in the PWS gym. There is a suggested $2 admission per person at the door and everyone gets a glow necklace and bracelet upon entering. We'll have kid friendly music courtesy of Another Dimension DJ services so the kids (and parents) can dance and glow the night away.

This is a family event so all students MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Each student was sent home 20 raffle tickets to sell. Selling is not required but we ask that you return any unsold tickets to your teacher in the envelope provided. Be sure and check out our PWS PTO Facebook page for photos and a detailed list of the awesome raffle baskets you can win! Each raffle ticket is $1. You do not have to be present to win. You can also bring cash or check to purchase tickets the night of the Glow Party. Monday, November 12th is the deadline to submit the pre-sale tickets as well as the pre-order pizza form. Pizza pre-order forms can be found on the school website at www.usd266.com .

Please contact us at pwspto@yahoo.com with any questions or if you would like additional raffle tickets. We can't wait to see you at the event!

We'd like to thank our awesome PWS family members for the great basket donations as well as the following supporters . . . .

Abuelos

Aviate Trampoline Park

Barre Forte

Bliss Climbing and Fitness

Color Me Mine - New Market

Dan Hathaway BBQ

Dillons

Empower Martial Arts

Freddy's Frozen Custard

Grene Vision Group

Halstead Bank

Hog Wild Pit BBQ

Hyper Pet

Imagine That Toys

Kansas Cosmosphere

Kansas City Royals

KSU Alumni Center

Kendra Scott Jewelry

New Beginnings Chiropractic - Dr. Ashley Thompson

Old Chicago - 21st & Tyler

Pathway Church - Westlink Campus

Pigtails & Crewcuts

Prairie Pines

Reiloy USA

The Salon at Happiness Plaza

Sams Club

Sedgwick County Zoo

Starbucks - New Market Square

Tanganyika

Thrivent Financial

Tobie Andrews Photography

Walmart

West Acres Bowling Alley

Wichita Ice Center

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CARING HEARTS FOOD DRIVE

The Caring Hearts Program is sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive to benefit families in Maize. The Food Drive will be November 12 - 16. If you would like to contribute; place canned, boxed and non-perishable food items in the Target bag that your child will be bringing home soon and have your child bring it to school. Thank you to the NE Target store for being a corporate sponsor and donating the bags. Thank You for your Generosity!

Outdoor Classrooms

Thanks to an NEA Foundation Award,

our students can now take their learning outside.

This past February, Pray-Woodman was recognized by the NEA Foundation for supporting great teachers and the work they do in their classrooms. As an honoree, the school received a monetary award to enhance the learning for the students at the building. One of the projects was to create a Learning Tailgate for our students. We were able to purchase a class set of chairs that students could easily transport outside. Now students can spend some time in the fresh air and sunshine: partner reading, exploring science concepts or working on a math worksheet. Thanks to a nearby business, Academy Sports, we were able to purchase some of the chairs at a great discount and have money left to implement additional projects. Stay tuned for some other fun things we have planned for the kids with this award.

Building Entry and Student Early Dismissals

A reminder that all visitors who wish to enter the school during school hours must present a government - issued photo ID, such as a driver's license on their first visit. This includes parents, guardians and grandparents. Please allow for extra time to either run the driver's license or to look up their information if already in our system. This includes parents picking up sick students from the nurse's office. Thank you for allowing us to keep our students and staff safe.

If you must pick up a student early, please plan to arrive with enough time for the student to be called from the classroom. This could take extra time if the student is in Music/P.E., lunch, and/or recess. We will not call for a student until the parent/guardian arrives in the office. Please allow us extra time to call down the student. Thank You for your patience.

After School Pick Up & Parking

Parking along Academy Street or in one of our parking lots is an option for picking up your children after school. If you choose to pick up your students this way, we ask that you walk over and pick your students up from the waiting area. If you are unable to do this, please wait in our parent pick-up car line. Thank you!

After School Transportation Changes:

1. When you leave a message on the after school instruction line, please indicate parent pickup (the car line outside), bus, or office (you will need to come in and get them).

2. If you have a confirmed response from the teacher (email or text), written in the agenda, or sent a note, you DO NOT need to contact the office.

After school transportation changes need to be made before 3:00 pm on M-T-TH-F, and before 2:00 pm on Wednesdays. Thank you!

Other PTO News

Mark your calendars

for upcoming PTO Events:

Papa John's Pizza - Dec. 6th

Carousel Skate - Jan. 31st

PWS Pie Sale - Feb. 28 & Mar. 7th

Chick-fil-A - Feb. 21st

Chick-fil-A - April 4th

Carousel Skate - May 22nd

Teachers and Staff Celebrate Fall Parties

2018/2019 Yearbooks

There are two ways to purchase your 2018/2019 Pray-Woodman Yearbook:

To purchase through Lifetouch, please go to https://yearbooks.lifetouch.com/ or click the box to the left and use PWS Yearbook ID: 3075419.
Sending the order form along with $20 to the Office. Additional order forms are available to pick up in the office.

Click here to Order your Lifetouch Yearbook

Alerts & Notifications used in the event of an emergency

In the event of an emergency in your child's school, the Blackboard Connect parent notification system will be used to notify you of the situation and will alert you to steps you need to take in order to reunite with your child. Voice messages will be sent to all phone numbers and email listed in Skyward Family Access "Family 1" and Guardian 1 of "Family 2". To view the contact information the district has on file, please log on to Skyward Family Access and click on "Student Information." If you are unsure how to log on to Skyward Family Access, please contact your child's school for assistance.

Volunteer background check instructions

Desktop computer

Go to www.USD266.com website
Choose Our Schools (right side toward the top
Choose Pray-Woodman School (from drop down, you will have to scroll down)
Choose School from top menu
Choose Volunteer Background Check
Choose either Self Pay or District Paid
Follow instructions and submit

Mobile device

Go to www.USD266.com website
Choose Menu
Choose Schools
Choose Pray-Woodman
Choose Menu
Choose School
Choose Volunteer Background Check
Choose either Self-Pay or District Paid
Follow instructions

Important Dates

November 15 - 4th & 5th Grade Music Concert

November 16 - PTO Family Groove and Glow Party Night and Basket Raffle

November 19 - 23 - NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

SCHOOL POLICIES

Party Invitations

Party invitations CANNOT be distributed at school. We ask that you mail invitations to personal events or parties directly to the home of the student(s) you are inviting. Parents and guardians may now opt to include address, primary phone number, email address, student's school and student's grade level in the Skyward Family Access Student Directory so that other families with login rights to Family Access can view your contact information.

Deliveries

We would like to remind everyone that PWS CANNOT accept deliveries of flowers, ballons, candy, cookies, etc., per USD 266 District Policy.

We appreciate your cooperation!

PWS PTO is part of the AmazonSmile program. This means that our school can benefit every time you shop at Amazon. It takes just three simple steps!

Go to Smile.Amazon.com

If you have a regular Amazon account, sign in, and it will allow you to immediately select your charity. Or you can search for AmazonSmile, and it will take you to the designation field.
Type in Pray-Woodman Elementary PTO
Confirm your selection

That's it! Once you make Pray-Woodman Elementary PTO your designated charity, the school will continue to receive 0.5% from all subsequent eligible purchases made through Smile.Amazon.com

ONEMA1ZE #OneMa1ze

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