Elementary Principal’s Report November 10 th, 2014

Mission Statement The mission of the Pender Public School District is to provide quality educational opportunities in a safe, positive learning environment that motivates and challenges all students to become productive and responsible citizens.

Workshops/Meetings Attended Past Meetings/Trainings October 15 ~ TeamMates Board Meeting October 15 ~ PTO Organizational Meeting October 17 ~ ELA Standards ESU #1 October 20 ~ PTECFF Meeting November 7 ~ ECERS ESU #1 Future Meetings/Trainings Nov 20 & 21 ~ BYOC Training at ESU #1

Beyond the Bell Pendragon After School Program Afterschool Program is going very well. 3:30-5:00 Monday through Thursday 1:00-4:00 on 1:00 p.m. dismissal Fridays Have had some neat extension activities November Schedule Monday Guest Presenters/Activities Nov. 3 – UNL Extension Office Nov. 10 – Basketball Skills Nov. 17 – Super Science Nov. 24 – Being Thankful Tuesday Elementary Honor Choir Wednesday Sign Language Thursday Elementary Honor Choi Friday No After School Program on Fridays EXCEPT For 1:00 pm dismissal days

Winter Benchmark Testing Winter Benchmark period begins soon. Dec. 8 th -19 th is MAPs testing Jan. 13 th - 14 th is Aims Web Jan. 29 th NAEP testing in elementary

Regional coordinator Sue Kennedy is in Pender tonight for a second Mentor training. Nine mentors have been trained to date - more tonight! Those mentors will be matched as soon as possible. We have 30 students waiting for mentors. Please consider donating an hour a week and becoming a mentor.

Pendragon Pride Our first quarter Pendragon Pride assembly was a huge success! Pride Assembly Agenda School Song Welcome Recognition of PRIDE shirt winners Kindergarten Classroom Awards 1 st Grade Classroom Awards Recognition of Honor Roll Students 2 nd Grade Classroom Awards 3 rd Grade Classroom Awards Recognition of 1 st Quarter Birthdays 4 th Grade Classroom Awards 5 th Grade Classroom Awards 6 th Grade Classroom Awards Classroom Competition

Parent Teacher Conference Attendance Made a last-minute decision to schedule PT-Conferences Found a nice online program/scheduler Worked very well Preschool - 47/47 Kindergarten - 34/34 1st Grade - 18/19 2nd Grade - 26/26 3rd Grade - 18/19 4th Grade - 31/32 5th Grade - 16/19 6th Grade - 20/22 Total - 210/218 ~ 96%

Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) Held an organizational meeting Monday, Sept. 22 nd Board of Directors was established Co-Chairs - Bev Schuster and Kellen Conroy Vice Chair - Connie Felber Secretary - Sadie Eichelberger Treasurer - Shane Schuster Fundraising - Sonya Kelly and Melissa Hansen School Liaison - Shauna Kinning/Tara English PTO board meeting Wed. Oct. 15 th 7:30 p.m. First PTO general meeting Wed. Oct. 29 th – Well attended – Lots of great ideas Next meeting Wed. Nov. 19 7:00 p.m.

Elementary PRIDE

Upcoming Events Nov. 11 th – Veteran’s Day Program 2:00 Nov. 11 th – FFA Fall Banquet 7:00 Nov. 12 th – NHS Blood Drive Nov. 24 th – One Act School Performance Nov. 26 th – 1:00 p.m. dismissal Nov. 27 th & 28 th – Thanksgiving Vacation Dec. 5 th – 1:00 p.m. dismissal