The school year is moving along and we have been keeping busy at Pierrepont School! We had a wonderful time celebrating Read Across America Day on March 3. Once again, community members and school administrators visited classrooms and shared their favorite books with our students. The Books and Beyond program is moving forward with great success. Students in grades four and five are reminded to continue recording their minutes. Students have until the end of the month to complete their minutes. Mark your calendars for the graduation breakfast that will be held on Thursday, April … [Read more...] about PRINCIPAL’S PARENT HOTLINE
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PRINCIPAL’S PARENT HOTLINE
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break and the New Year is off to a good start. Thank you to all of the students, parents, and staff who donated so generously to Silver Bells. A special thank you goes out to the Student Council, Mr. Breheney, Mr. Helphingstine, Mrs. Frattarola, and Mrs. Augustefer for their efforts to make this year’s Silver Bells a success. This is a good time to review with your children what you expect them to do if an emergency closing is called after the start of the school day. In the event of an emergency closing, students will be dismissed at 12:20 p.m. After … [Read more...] about PRINCIPAL’S PARENT HOTLINE
EMERGENCY DIMISSAL PROCEDURES
Should a one-session day be called because of inclement weather, students in Grades 4 – 8 will be dismissed at 12:20 P.M. It is imperative that your children know the procedures you expect them to follow upon leaving school. The “Connect 5” system will notify parents by contacting phone numbers and/or email addresses currently on school records. Each Pierrepont Family received an “Connect 5” call earlier this year during our test run. If a phone or email contact has changed and the school has not been notified, the system will not be able to alert you to an emergency closing. Please keep … [Read more...] about EMERGENCY DIMISSAL PROCEDURES
American Education Week – Parent Visitation
American Education Week will be celebrated from November 18th - 22nd. A special highlight of this week is to have you visit your child’s classroom for a portion of the school day. Pierrepont School’s Visitation Day will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2012. Visitation schedule is as follows: Grades 4-5 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Grades6-8 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. In order to make our visitation day a pleasant one, please adhere to the above time schedule and share the allotted time with other parents where seating in the rear of the classroom is limited. To … [Read more...] about American Education Week – Parent Visitation