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PHEASANT POINT ELEMENTARY FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
MAY, 2016
Phone: (636) 379-0173 Fax: (636) 980-3650 Website: www.fz.k12.mo.us
Dr. Bernard J. DuBray
Superintendent
Dr. Greg Cicotte
Principal
Mrs. Kris Chapman
Assistant Principal
Dear Parents: At Pheasant Point, we are fortunate to have so many parents and other adults spend countless hours with our children everyday. The time, energy, skills, and talents you generously lend again and again are priceless. What you bring to our students and staff is appreciated more than you ever know. I would like to say a huge thank you to some very special people — our PTO Officers from this year! Erin Madden – President Nicole Fanter — Vice-President Kathie Mulvey – Treasurer Amy Howard — Volunteer Coordinator Suzane Roberts — PR Representative Siobhan Lestina — Secretary Rebate Coordinator Mollie Tobey—Fundraising Coodinator Teacher Reps — Mrs. Mateja & Mrs. Papuga On Friday, May 19th, we will be participating in our annual Field Day. This day will be filled with friendly competition and FUN! Information has already been sent home on how you can get involved in the fun! Be sure to put sunscreen on your child in the morning.
In the best interest of your children,
Dr. Greg Cicotte, Principal
Mark your Calendar
MAY 2-6 MAP Testing Grades 4 & 5 3 National Teacher’s Day 5 FZSD Bus Driver Appreciation Day 5 Early Release Day @ 1:30 pm 6 National School Nurses Day 6 3rd Grade Mother’s Tea @ 2:30 pm 10 Last Day of JET 10 PTO Planning Meeting/Library @ 4:15 10-12 FZSD Student Art Show 12 Papa John’s Night 13 Kindergarten Showcase @ 3pm 13 2nd Grade Party/2:45-3:45
13 Honor Choir/Orchestra Concert WHS 7pm
16 1st Grade Party/10:15-11:15 16 KDG Party/2:45-3:45 16 5th Gr. Human Growth & Development 17 5 th Gr. Human Growth & Development
17 4th Gr. Party/ 12:30-1:30 17 3rd Grade Party/1:15-2:15
17 5th Grade Party/3:00-4:00 18 Awards Assembly @ 9:20 am 18 5th Grade Talent Show @ 1:10 pm 19 Field Day/LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 19 5th Grade Farewell Parade @ 3:50pm
Honor Choir and Orchestra Concert
May 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm
West High School
National
Teacher’s Day School Nurses Day
May 3 May 6
Let’s make this a special day for them and
let them know how much we appreciate all
that they do for us.
Field Day
Get your sunscreen and sunglasses on because
Field Day will be on May 19!!
Fun activities are being planned with each grade level in mind.
Please remember to have your child wear sunscreen and tennis shoes,
since many of these activities will be outside. Please make sure that
they have a water bottle as well.
We are looking forward to a sunny day.
PHEASANT POINT NIGHT AT THE
RASCAL’S GAME
Wednesday, May 25 at 5:05 pm.
The PPE Cheer Club will be performing before the game.
The Honor Choir will be singing the “National Anthem”
before the game.
Watch for information coming home.
FZSD Student Art Show
AWARDS DAY
The Pheasant Point Awards Assembly will take place on Wednesday, May 18 at
9:20 a.m.
Students receiving awards for Perfect & Exceptional Attendance will be notified
by e-mail.
Awards will also be given to 5th grade students who qualified for the Presidental
Education Award.
Parents, mark your calendar for this day as we recognize our students for their
fine achievements.
Pheasant Point Elementary Science Fair Winners 2016 Pheasant Point held its annual Science Fair the week of
April 4th. Thank you to our coordinator Ms. Curland and our judges,
Ms. Mittler, Mrs. Schoonover, Mrs. Milsark, Mrs. Saffer, Miss Mosley, Mrs. Kemp,
Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Furtwengler, Mrs. Ruge, Mrs. Cozzoni and Mrs. Diehl
Congratulations to all of these students. We are very proud of you!
TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
The following students participated in the Tri-County Regional Science Fair at Francis Howell North on Saturday, April 23, 2016:
Kindergarten
1st- Liam Robison
2nd– Lincoln Moon
First Grade 1st-Madelyn Becker
2nd-Zac Mulvey
3rd-Elisa Olmedo
Second Grade 1st-Keira Kuenzel
2nd-Mia Gerard 3rd-Maya Hatch
Third Grade 1st-Kanyon Shurtz
2nd-Isabella Minner
3rd-Aza Nanney
Fourth Grade 1st-Gunnika Singh
2nd-Lilly Lockey
3rd-Martin Almedo
Fifth Grade 1st-Tied Winners-Chavi
Khanna/Lindsey Weinhold
2nd-Casey McClaine
3rd-Timmy Betker
Kindergarten—Liam Robison
First Grade—Madelyn Becker
Second Grade—Keira Kuenzel
Third Grade—Kanyon Shurtz
Fourth Grade—Gunnika Singh
Fifth Grade -Chavi Khanna/
Lindsey Weinhold
Regional Science Fair Winners Name Grade Category Award
Chavi Khanna 5 Chemistry 2nd
Kanyon Shurtz 3 Physical Science 1st
The 2nd grade girls of Troop 4523 recently participated at the Jr. FLL
Robotics Regional Expo. They built a working Lego model, wrote a program to run the model with software on a laptop, created a
display board, and wrote their own speech to give in front of the
Reviewers at the Expo. They won an award for their extensive
research and carefully thought out poster and model.
The girls who participated were:
Olivia Kruchowski Mia Gerard
Sophia Dickens Emma Plant Maya Hatch Rilyn Powers
Congratulations to Girl Scout Troop 4523
D.A.R.E
Graduation
Report Winners
Our 5th graders graduated from the D.A.R.E.
program on April 28, 2016. The following students
were selected to read their essays at graduation:
Quinn Purcell from Mrs. Milsark’s Class
Nick Atwood from Ms. Mittler’s Class
Chavi Khanna from Miss Curland’s Class
Sirus Keagle from Mrs. Schoonover’s Class
A Note from our School Librarian, Mrs. Ruge…
Our school now has unlimited access to TumbleBookLibrary through
the St. Charles City-County Library! TumbleBookLibrary is an online
collection of animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter
books, graphic novels, non-fiction stories, educator resources, and
MORE.
Access TumbleBookLibrary online, anytime, anywhere - from home,
school, and the library - by logging in to:
www.tumblebooklibrary.com
Username: stcharlesccl
Password: fzschools
Lunch Charges
Please make sure your child has money in
his or her lunch account to cover charges
through Thursday, May 19.
All negative account balances
must be paid by
May 19th.
Remember, money left in the account will
be carried into the next school year. This
includes students who will be attending
Middle School.
Fifth grade students will not be able to
register for sixth grade until their
account is paid in full.
From the Clinic...
All Medications, EXCEPT
INHALERS, must be picked up by a
parent no later than NOON on
Wednesday May 18, 2016. Because our
Field Day is on the last day of school,
inhalers will be sent home on the bus
on May 19, 2016. Any
remaining medications will be
destroyed after that time. If you need
to make special arrangements to pick
up the medications, please call Nurse
Kelly during school hours at
636-272-0701.
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Please wash and return any clothing
items that were borrowed this year.
Donations of girls’ clothing size 8-12
would be greatly appreciated. Elastic
waistband would be great, but any kind
will do. Boy’s clothing is also needed.
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Plastic containers with
handles are always
needed.
LOST AND FOUND
As we approach the end of another
school year, our Lost and Found is
overflowing with many items. Please
remind your child to check the Lost
and Found for any missing items.
The Lost and Found area is located
by the back recess doors. Any
unclaimed items will be donated to
charity after the end of the school
year.
Dress Appearance Reminder Parents have the basic responsibility for the appropriate dress and
grooming of their children. Dress or grooming on the part of the student should not be detrimental to safety and health or distracting or disruptive to the learning environment. Whenever possible, students who dress in a
manner inappropriate will be offered the option of borrowing a t-shirt from the clinic before calling parents.
Some examples of inappropriate dress are: halter tops, midriffs, spaghetti straps, backless or racer back apparel, sagging pants, short shorts above
mid thigh. (Undergarments cannot be exposed)
Thank you for your cooperation.
Fourth Quarter Report Cards for Grades 1-5
These report cards will be emailed to you. Please make sure
that the office has your most current email address. Emailing is how we will be sending all report cards and progress reports in the future for 1st
through 5th grades.
WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS
National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an
executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering.
The week of April 10-16, 2016 was all about thanking one of America’s most
valuable assets—our volunteers—and calling the public’s attention to all that
they do to improve our communities. We honored our volunteers on April 14th at
our Volunteer Breakfast.
To each and every one of you, thank you so much for all you do to make our school the wonderful place that it is!
STUDENT REGISTRATION
Pheasant Point Elementary School is
currently registering students for the
2016-2017 school year. If you have a
child that will be entering school in the
fall, have a neighbor with a child eligible
for school, or you have a child entering
kindergarten, you may register your child
anytime during school hours through
May 19, 2016.
Please bring an official copy of your
child’s birth certificate, your child’s most
current immunization records and proof
of residency. You may register your child
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday
through Thursday during the summer.
The office will be closed on Fridays
starting May 31 thru August 4, 2016.
Please call the school office to ensure a
staff member is available to enroll your
child/children or answer your questions.
We would appreciate your help in having
your child registered by the end of June.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The school office will be open from
7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, beginning May 31 thru
August 4. You may contact us by
phone or leave a message at
636-272-0701.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
AUGUST 16, 2016 Please come meet your child’s
teacher for the 2016-2017 school
year on Wednesday evening,
August 10th
from 5-7 PM.
Important information for the
2016-2017 school year
2016-2017
Early Release Days for Teacher Professional
Development
Students will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. on the following days:
Thursday, September 15
Thursday, October 13
Thursday, November 3
Thursday, December 1
Thursday, January 12
Thursday, February 9
Thursday, March 2
Thursday, April 6
Thursday, May 4
“Who is going to be
my new teacher?”
Teacher assignments for the 2016-2017
school year will be E-MAILED out the
first week in August.
The YMCA School
Age Child Care
Program is offering
child care on Early
Release Days. A
fee is charged for
this program.
Please contact the
YMCA at 636-928-
1928 for more
information.
District Calendar 2016-2017
August 10 PPE Meet the Teacher 5-7:00 pm
August 11 Kindergarten Orientation 9-10:30 am
August 16 First Day of Class
September 5 Labor Day - No School
October 14 Elementary Records Day - No School
October 25 Parent/Teacher Conferences /PM
October 26 Parent/Teacher ConferencesAM/PM (No School)
October 26-28 No School/Fall Break
November 8 Professional Development Day - No School
Nov 23-25 Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
December 22- January 4 Winter Break
January 5 Classes Resume
January 16 Martin Luther King Day - No School
February 20 President’s Day - No School
March 13-17 Spring Break/Easter
May 23 Last Day of Class
Next year’s calendar will again follow an A,B,C,D,E schedule. We will
also include approximately one early release day a month for the teach-
ers continued professional development. Official FZ district calendars
can be viewed on the district website, now .
Bus Routes 2016-2017
Bus routes for the 2016-2017 school
year will be e-mailed to the home of
each bus rider in August. Bus changes
do not carry over from one year to the
next. Transportation at the start of the
school year is set up to and from home.
If you are moving within the district
during the summer or will need to
have your child picked up and
returned to a babysitter or daycare
location next year, please call the
Director of Transportation at
(636) 240-3138 so your child can be
assigned to the correct bus. The office
is open throughout the summer,
Monday through Thursday,
7:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
The Fort Zumwalt School District is now hiring in the following areas qualified applicants for the 2016-2017
school year:
Bus Drivers
Clerical (Clerks)
Custodians
Student Nutrition Services (Cooks and Cook Helpers)
Many of these positions are full-time and part-time, nine-month positions. Which means you’re at work while
your kids are in school, and off when they are off. Full-time positions include benefits packages. To learn more
about the job descriptions or to apply, click here:
http://www.fz.k12.mo.us/pages/FortZumwaltSD/Work_For_FZ