Palmetto Elementary School

Reminders: Flu and COVID vaccinations will be given to students on December 9, 2022. Forms were sent home earlier this week. If you would like for your child to take one or both of these vaccinations, we need to have permission slips returned by tomorrow. There are two permission slips that need to be signed, one for Flu and one from COVID. These vaccinations are only for students who were not previously vaccinated. Tomorrow is free jean day (shirts and jeans) for a bag of candy!

Reminders: Mrs. Kristy Hutchins' bus will not be running tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. The Christmas Elf Store opens tomorrow.! Friday is jean day for a bag of candy!

WEATHER UPDATE: All warnings have expired at this time and we are resuming normal operations.

WEATHER UPDATE: We are aware that there is a tornado warning until 12:45 pm in the Palmetto area. Students have been evacuated from all portable buildings and are safe in the cafeteria. We will continue to be on a soft "lock down" until it is safe to return to normal operations.

This week's newsletter! https://www.smore.com/d63k27 Reminders: - The Elf Store will open on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Prices range from $1.00 to $5.00. Students can purchase gifts and will come home with them wrapped ready to be put under the Christmas tree. - On Friday, December 2, 2022, students can wear jeans for a bag of candy. - Glow-in-the-dark bike ride on Saturday, December 3, 2022! Ride leaves at 5:30 PM from Town Hall. Sponsored by Palmetto Elementary 4-H Club and The Village of Palmetto. - Mobile Market will be at Palmetto Elementary on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

Chris Cane L599 will not be running for the next few days. We will keep everyone updated as we get more information.

Tomorrow is free dress day for a bag of candy! Also, Mrs. Amy Barker and Mrs. Kristy Hutchins buses will not be running tomorrow afternoon. The children that ride these buses will need to be picked up at school in the car rider line. Since we are dismissing for the holiday break no one will be on campus tomorrow after 3:30. Students who do not have a ride home and cannot come to school will not be counted absent.

Congrats to our Washington Area winners, and a big Thank you to Steamboat Warehouse in Washington for making this run a success! Families received decadently filled movie and Christmas cookie themed baskets!Celebrate Parent & Family Engagement Month!

This week's newsletter! https://www.smore.com/d63k27 Reminders: - The Second Nine Weeks Progress Reports will go home on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 with students. - Please be sure to check out Palmetto Elementary School on KATC Channel 3 on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 "Cool Schools" between 6:30 am. and 6:40 am. - Friday, November 18, 2022 students can wear jeans for a bag of candy. - School will be closed for Thanksgiving break Monday, November 21, 2022 through Friday, November 25, 2022. Students return to school on Monday, November 28, 2022.

On tomorrow, Monday, November 14, 2022, students can wear a RED shirt with jeans for $2.00 to support Americans with diabetes.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Thanksgiving lunch today! Remember to stop by the book fair on your way out. We accept ewallet, credit/debit cards, and cash. Tonight's PTO meeting has been cancelled. We will reschedule at a later date.

Reminders: - Thanksgiving lunch invitations are going home today. If you paid for lunches, please check your students' folder for the invitation. Please adhere to the time on the invitation because you have a reservation at that lunch shift. Also, please check in with your whole party. - We are looking for parent volunteers to help watch classes for the staff's Thanksgiving lunch on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 11:30 to 12:30. If you are available, please contact the office.

This week's newsletter! https://www.smore.com/d63k27 Reminders: Thanksgiving Lunch will be Thursday, November 10, 2022. Please contact the office if you still want to attend to check on the lunch availability. No Learning Beyond the Bell on today, Monday November 7, 2022. No school on tomorrow, November 8, 2022 for Election Day. In observance of Veterans Day on Friday, November 11, 2022, students can wear red, white, or blue shirt with jeans. On Monday, November 14, 2022, students can wear a red shirt for $2.00 to support Americans with diabetes.

Congrats to Grand Prairie Elementary stakeholders on helping to shape GPE into a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School! Ceremony was held in Washington, D.C. @NatlBlueRibbon Pictured: Principal, R. Suire; Administrative Assistant, B. Bertrand; Superintendent P. Jenkins #slpproud

Please check out this month's District Newsletter - Helping Children Learn. https://www.parent-institute-online.com/download.php?pCode=HCLHMKE&subscription=hcl(es)nov22

Reminders: - Our Annual Thanksgiving Lunch will be on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The form and money are due to the school no later than Friday, November 4, 2022. - The Parent School Climate Survey that went home with student is due no later than Friday, November 4, 2022. - Mrs. Faye Thierry's bus will not be running on November 2 (Wednesday), 3 (Thursday), or 4 (Friday), 2022. However, another bus will be transporting her students to and from school. - Mrs. Sanders' bus will not be running on the afternoon of Friday, November 4, 2022. Please make arrangements to pick up your children from school. - Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 6, 2022. Remember to adjust your clocks to "fall back" one hour. - No Beyond the Bell after school tutoring on Monday, November 7, 2022 - Covid testing will be on Monday, November 7, 2022. - No School on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for Election Day. - Our school is still collecting Community Coffee labels and Coke tops. Please continue to help our school by collecting and sending them to the office! - We are also participating in BoxTops (please download the BoxTops app, scan your grocery receipt, and earn cash for our school). Please continue to help our school!

Announcement: Coach Cane's bus will not be running this week. Those students who ride his bus will need a ride to school each day this week. We will put them on a different bus to get them home.

November is Parent & Family Engagement Month. Each week in November, families will receive a clue, leading to a participating local business. The first 5 families to correctly identify the business will receive a prize (at business) and the clue to next week's location.

November is Parent & Family Engagement Month. Each week in November, families will receive a clue, leading to a participating local business. The first 5 families to correctly identify the business will receive a prize (at business) and the clue to next week's location.

This week's newsletter! https://www.smore.com/d63k27 Reminders: Mobile Market will be at Palmetto on tomorrow, November 1, 2022, from 9:30 to 11:30. Parent surveys went home with students last week. Your opinion matters to us. Please complete and return the forms by Friday, November 4, 2022. Thanksgiving Lunch will be Thursday, November 10, 2022. The forms went home with students last week. Please send back the form and money to the school no later than Friday, November 4, 2022. No Learning Beyond the Bell on Monday, November 7 or Tuesday, November 8. School closed on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 for Election Day.