Conner Street Elementary School

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly update. Boxed Lunches: February 13th – Uncrustable, Vanilla Pudding, Apple, Scooby Snacks, Carrots w/ Ranch February 16th – No Lunchables. Cook’s Choice - Cheese Breadsticks, Corn, Create Your Own Chef’s Salad, Chips Items are subject to availability. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo School Dress code must still be followed, including no hats. Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. No School for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Kindergarten Registration will be open at Conner Street on Thursday, March 21st. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packets. These packets need to be completed prior to your appointment on March 21st. Current Conner Street Pre-K students MUST still register for Kindergarten. Any student wishing to attend out of zone, will need to register at their home school and then complete an out of zone transfer request. The requests will not be processed until we have final enrollment numbers in August. Finally, Putnam County Schools has partnered with Rank One Computing (ROC.ai), a United States-based company and world leader in biometric face recognition and computer vision solutions, to introduce a Safer Schools Initiative, ROC Watch. The added layer of school safety and security at each of our schools in Putnam County will provide enhanced security via real-time monitoring of visitors entering schools. You will receive a secure link via text message on your mobile phone in the next 48 hours to enroll in the visitor management system. The visitor management system allows Putnam County Schools to deter building access of all unauthorized individuals, including the ability to revoke access for legally restricted persons, former staff, expelled students, and child sex offenders. We have a link on our page if you wish to learn more about ROC Watch and detailed steps outlining the enrollment process. It is a simple three-step process. https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1595/PCS/3868764/ROC.pdf Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly update. It is a day early, because there is NO School for students tomorrow. Boxed Lunches: February 6th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchable, Fruit and Salad Bar February 9th – Pepperoni, Cheese Stick, Crackers, Fruit and Carrots w/ Ranch Items are subject to availability Menu Change – February 7th – Chili, Grilled Cheese, Vegetable Sticks w/ Ranch, Fruit Cocktail, Crackers, Milk Smencil Sales will be running from February 5th – 9th. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. No School for staff or students on Monday, February 19th. Kindergarten Registration will be open at Conner Street on Thursday, March 21st. Packets will be available for early pick-up starting AFTER Monday, February 5th. Please call Ms. Lisa or Ms. Kathy to set up an appointment for March 21st, and to schedule a time to pick up the packets. These packets need to be completed prior to your appointment on March 21st. Current Conner Street Pre-K students MUST still register for Kindergarten. Any student wishing to attend out of zone, will need to register at their home school and then complete an out of zone transfer request. The requests will not be processed until we have final enrollment numbers in August. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. There are no boxed lunches this coming week; however, the menu for Tuesday has changed. It is now School Made Pepperoni Rolls, Caesar Salad, Steamed Corn, Fruit and Milk. There is no school for students on Friday, February 2nd. Smencil Sales will be running from February 5th – 9th. We will be celebrating Kindness Week February 12th – 16th. Monday – Dreaming of a Kind World – Wear Pajamas Tuesday – Shine Bright w/ Kindness – Wear Bright/Neon Colors Wednesday – A Heart Full of Kindness – Wear Red or Pink Thursday – Wild About Kindness – Wear Animal Print Friday – Hunting for Kindness – Wear Camo The agriculture bus will also be coming this week. Valentine’s Parties are February 14th, but these are only for teachers and students. Kindergarten Registration is coming up, as soon as I have a date, I will notify all of you. Friday, February 16th is a 3 hour early out. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting is Monday at 7:00. Movie nights for K-1 and 2-3 are this coming Thursday and Friday, information will come home at the beginning of the week. Reminder - money and permission slips are due the day BEFORE the event. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 23rd – Pre-made Pepperoni Roll, Fruit cup, Cheese crackers, and Celery w/ ranch January 26th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchables, Fruit and Salad Bar As always, items are subject to availability. Menu change for January 30th – It will now be school made pepperoni rolls, instead of scrambled eggs and breakfast items. Due to the recent school closures, report cards are now slated to come home on Tuesday. If that changes, I will update with another call. 5th Grade Parents – The first payment for our 5th grade trip is now due. You may pay the $55 payment, or the full cost of $110 at this time. Reminder – the final balance MUST be paid by May 3rd. Just a reminder, parents should be going around the block and entering our lot from the far end, not coming from the Virginia Avenue side. Parents waiting for pick-up, please make sure not to block intersections and driveways. PreK Registration for Putnam County is now open. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. There is no school for students on Monday, January 15th or Tuesday, January 16th. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting date has changed, it will now be MONDAY, January 22nd. 5th Grade Parents – The first payment for our 5th grade trip is due January 19th, if you are planning on making payments. You may pay the $55 payment, or the full cost of $110 at that time. Reminder – the final balance MUST be paid by May 3rd. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 19th – Turkey and Cheese Lunchable, Fruit Cup, Salad bar. As always, items are subject to availability. PreK Registration for Putnam County opens on January 17th. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Ms. Lisa has also posted the link and information on our Facebook page. Thank you to those of you that listened to the call out last evening and followed directions at drop off. It was much smoother and quicker this morning. If you missed the call, please make sure that you are circling the block to pull in to Conner Street from the correct end. Have a great weekend!

Good evening, Conner Street Families, we know this is not our normal night for a call out, but we do have an issue we need to address. Thank you to all of you who have been circling the block and pulling into our drop off zone from the correct side. Those of you that are coming from the Virginia Ave end of Conner Street, please go back to circling the block as you did in the past. Since Christmas break, we have noticed a huge increase of parents coming from Virginia Avenue and it is blocking the exit to our drop off zone. We cannot pull more vehicles into the drop off area, if those that are in the area cannot pull out. If you have questions, please give us a call.

Hello, Conner Street Families. As a reminder, school begins at 7:30. Please help set your student up for success by being on time. There is no school for students on Monday, January 15th or Tuesday, January 16th. Our next PTB/LSIC Meeting date has changed, it will now be MONDAY, January 22nd. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 9th – Pepperoni w/ crackers, cheese stick, Doritos, Carrots w/ ranch, Fruit Cup January 12th – Uncrustable, Cucumbers w/ ranch, SunChips, Fruit Cup As always, items are subject to availability. The last day of the semester is January 12th, if your child has missing assignments, please make sure that it is all in before that date. PreK Registration for Putnam County opens on January 17th. You must go to the Putnam County Schools website and complete the form to register. You do not register with the school. Ms. Lisa has also posted the link and information on our Facebook page. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We hope that you all had a wonderful, restful break. We return to school on Tuesday, January 2nd. As a reminder, school begins at 7:30. Please help set your student up for success by being on time. As mentioned in the previous call, Conner Street has now qualified for free breakfast and lunch for all students. Students will still go through the line and check in at the computer system, so that we have an accurate count. Students will still need to bring $0.35 if they want an extra milk. Boxed Lunches for next week are: January 2nd – Ham Roll-up, Sun Chips, Fruit, Pudding Cup, Cheese Stick January 5th – Cheese Filled Breadsticks, Chips, Carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit As always, items are subject to availability. The January Menu is now posted on the Facebook page, Schoology, and the school website. The last day of the semester is January 12th, if your child has missing assignments, please make sure that it is all in before that date. Enjoy the rest of break and have a great New Year!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a ton of information today, so please be patient. Just a reminder, tomorrow is a 3-hour early out. We will dismiss at 11:30. If your child is using different transportation than they normally do, please send a note with your child on Thursday morning. Also, due to the 3-hour early out, there is NO preschool, tutoring or YMCA tomorrow. School will be closed for break from December 22nd to January 1st. Students return on January 2nd. Boxed Lunches for the week we return are: January 2nd – Ham Roll-up, Sun Chips, Fruit, Pudding Cup, Cheese Stick January 5th – Cheese Filled Breadsticks, Chips, Carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit As always, items are subject to availability. Conner Street has recently qualified for Free Meals for all students, this starts the day we return from break. If you have a current bill, that still needs to be paid; however, from this point forward there will be no charges the rest of the year. The only exception is students wanting to purchase an extra milk, and that is $0.35 cash. Have a good evening!

Just a reminder there is a statewide internet outage planned for tomorrow. This will effect school email, as well as Schoology. If you send a message to a staff member, it is possible that they will not see it for 24 hours or may not receive it at all. We hope that our phone lines will be working, but if not, please use our emergency number of 304-562-3635. Again, this is for emergencies ONLY and only for tomorrow, December 19th.

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a ton of information today, so please be patient. We will not be having boxed lunches this coming week. We know it is getting close to Christmas, but the start of school time has not changed. Drop off begins at 7:10 for grades K-5, and 7:17 for PreK. The school day starts at 7:30. We have little to no traffic from 7:10 – 7:20, please start arriving early so that your child is on time to school. Our 12 days of Christmas: Monday – Wild About Christmas – Wear Animal Print Tuesday – Grinch Day – Wear Green or Grinch Apparel Wednesday – Ugly Christmas Sweaters Thursday – Pajama Day Our class Christmas parties will take place the afternoon of December 20th. Parties will begin at 1:30, and parents must start departing by 2:00. Please limit two adults per child, and middle/high school students need to remain at their home schools. Reminder – December 21st is a 3 hour Early out, and there is no PreK that day. It is cook’s choice for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast will be poptarts and lunch will be Assorted Pizza Choices w/ corn. Our fundraiser items are enroute. If they have arrived by the end of the day today, we will get them sorted and handed out. If not, it will be Monday. Sorry for the delay, I was told it would be a three week turnaround and it has been almost five weeks. There is NO tutoring next week. Tutoring will resume when we return to school on January 2nd. Finally, as you are aware, based on Mr. Hudson’s message yesterday, there is a statewide internet outage planned for Tuesday, December 19th. We have received an update that this SHOULD NOT affect our local internet, only sites linked to the state department. This means our door buzzer, cameras and phone lines should work. However, if they do not we have a plan in place. If you need to call the school, and the main lines are down please call our emergency phone number (304) 562-3635. Again, this number is for emergencies ONLY. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We are doing our call a day early this week, since there is no school for students tomorrow. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday (12/12) – Cheese Breadsticks w/ Marinara, Carrots w/ Ranch, Apple, Teddy Grahams Friday (12/15) – Uncrustable, Fruit Cup, Cherry Tomatoes w/ Ranch, Doritos These items are all subject to availability. Our 12 days of Christmas: Monday – Mad About Plaid – Plaid/Flannels Tuesday – Ghosts of Christmas Past – Dress like the 80s or 90s Wednesday – Christmas Vacation Day – Tropical Gear Thursday – HoHoHoDown Day – Wear your Western or Cowboy Gear Friday – Tree Topper Day – Wear your festive Head gear Santa Shop will be open next week. We will need volunteers, so please sign-up on the link we have posted on Facebook. The Christmas Concert performed by our 4th graders will be Friday, December 15th. Doors open for parents at 9:20, concert begins at 9:30. Our class Christmas parties will take place the afternoon of December 20th. Parties will begin at 1:30, and parents must start departing by 2:00. Please limit two adults per child, and middle/high school students need to remain at their home schools. Reminder – December 21st is a 3 hour Early out, and there is no PreK that day. It is cook’s choice for breakfast and lunch. Breakfast will be poptarts and lunch will be Assorted Pizza Choices w/ corn. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have another long update this week, so please bear with me. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday (11/28) – Uncrustables, Sun Chips, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch Friday (12/1) – Cheese Breadstick w/ Marinara, Doritos, Fruit Cup, Celery w/ Wow Butter These items all subject to availability. There will be a PTB/LSIC Meeting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 28th. Archery open gym and tryouts begin next week. Information went home before break. Upcoming Movie Nights are November 30th and December 1st early next week flyers will come. Middle of Year i-Ready Benchmark testing will begin November 29th, as well. Starting on December 6th, we will be celebrating our own version of the 12 Days of Christmas with different dress-up themes. They will be reviewed on each call out and the full calendar will be on Schoology and Facebook. Participation is not required, and students need to be prepared to still participate in gym even if they are dressed up. There is no school for students on Friday, December 8th. Finally, my husband will be having surgery on November 30th, so I will be out the remainder of that week and part of the following week. If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Lisa or Mrs. Bird. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have another long update this week, so please bear with me. Boxed Lunch Options for the Week after Break are: Tuesday (11/28) – Uncrustables, Sun Chips, Fruit Cup, Carrots w/ Ranch Friday (12/1) – Cheese Breadstick w/ Marinara, Doritos, Fruit Cup, Celery w/ Wow Butter These items all subject to availability. Thanksgiving Break is next week. Students will return to school on Monday, November 27th. There will be a PTB/LSIC Meeting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 28th. Archery open gym and tryouts will begin after break. Information went home earlier this week. Upcoming Movie Nights are November 30th and December 1st. More information coming after the break. Middle of Year i-Ready Benchmark testing will begin November 29th, as well. Our Lost and Found is overflowing. Please have your students check if they are missing anything. It is in the kindergarten hallway. All items left when we leave for Christmas break will be donated. There is an important calendar update for Putnam County Schools. Some calendars had it correct, but the planner insert was incorrect. December 21st is a 3-hour early out, and due to the early dismissal, there will be NO Pre-K that day. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have another long update this week, so please bear with me. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday – No Boxed Lunches. Friday – Pepperoni Rolls, Marinara, SunChips, Apple, Cucumbers w/ Ranch Tutoring for Tuesday, November 14th is cancelled. There will be tutoring on Thursday, November 16th. If your child has not turned in their Fundraiser Order/Money, please send Monday morning. There is no school tomorrow, November 10th in celebration of Veteran’s Day. Our book fair starts the week of November 12th. All students will go during their library time on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are only for students who have money to purchase items. November 13th is World Kindness Day – Please wear a cardigan in honor of Mr. Rogers. Make-up picture day is November 16th. This is for anyone who was absent the original date, purchased pictures that they are not satisfactory, or new to our school. If replacing pictures, please send the original pictures to school that day. November 17th is Hat Day. Proceeds will again go to Lily’s place. Thanksgiving Break is the week of November 20th. The Food Drive still going on November 1 – 15. Archery open gym and tryouts will begin the week after break. Information to come home later. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a long update this week, please bear with me. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday – Cheese Breadstick w/ Marinara, Cucumbers w/ Ranch, Fruit, Graham Crackers, Pudding Cup Report cards are coming home today. We do have several subs in the building, so if your child does not bring their report card home please wait until Monday and if you don’t receive it then, contact the teacher. Starting on Monday, we will allow our PreK parents to come through the drop-off line, please do not arrive prior to 7:17, that is when our PreK staff comes onto duty. If we have difficulty getting your child out of the car, we will ask you to park and assist us. Our school fundraiser is still running through next Thursday. There are lots of cool prizes for selling items. One new prize addition is that for every 10 items that a student sells, they will receive one entry into a prize giveaway for a new iPad. Next week on November 9th we will be holding our Veteran’s Concert. It will include a selection of songs by our 5th grade students. Doors open for 5th grade parents at 9:20, and the concert starts at 9:30. All Veterans, or active military members, will receive early entry at 9:15. There is no school on Friday, November 10th in celebration of Veteran’s Day. Our book fair starts the week of November 12th. November 17th is Hat Day. Proceeds will again go to Lily’s place. Thanksgiving Break is the week of November 20th. Food Drive - November 1-15, See Schoology or Facebook for information. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We do not normally do a mid-week call, but we have a lot of activities coming up and we want to make sure that everyone has time to prepare. This Thursday and Friday are Movie Nights. These are for K-1 and 4-5. Most flyers were sent home yesterday, but some may be coming home today. Money and permission slips for Thursday are due tomorrow, and Friday’s are due on Thursday. Our school fundraiser is still running through next Thursday. There are lots of cool prizes for selling items. One new prize addition is that for every 10 items that a student sells, they will receive one entry into a prize giveaway for a new iPad. Next week on November 9th we will be holding our Veteran’s Concert. It will include a selection of songs by our 5th grade students. Doors open for 5th grade parents at 9:20, and the concert starts at 9:30. All Veterans, or active military members, will receive early entry at 9:15. There is no school on Friday, November 10th in celebration of Veteran’s Day. Our book fair starts the week of November 12th. November 17th is Hat Day. Proceeds will again go to Lily’s place. Thanksgiving Break is the week of November 20th. Have a good evening.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Here is your weekly update. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday – Uncrustable, Kiwi, Carrots w/ Ranch, Yogurt Friday – Pepperoni, Cheese Cubes, Sunchips, Oranges, Cherry Tomatoes w/ Ranch Thursday, November 2nd is Move night for grades K-1, and Friday is Movie night for grades 4-5. Information will be coming home next week. Reminder, all forms and money are due the day BEFORE the movie, unless the student has been absent. Also on Friday, November 3rd, we will be having a Pink Out to honor several of our staff members who have family members battling breast cancer. Our fall fundraiser is still running through November 9th. It is a catalog sale, and all money will be due when orders are turned in November 9th. Students may turn in tickets for collectible figures once they have completed tasks. See the catalog for more information. Online orders are accepted, you may create an online account by going to www.shopfund.com Trick or Treat is Tuesday Night, you may certainly send a couple of pieces of candy with your child for lunch/snack. Please DO NOT send an entire bag of candy to school. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a ton of information on today’s call out, so please be patient. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday – Pepperoni, Tortilla Chips w/ Cheese Dip, Cucumbers w/ Ranch, grapes Friday – Ham and Cheese Slider, Cool Ranch Doritos, Carrots w/ Ranch, Applesauce Trunk or Treat is Saturday, October 21st. Admission is $5. Grades PreK – 2 5:00 – 6:45, 3rd – 5th 7:00 – 8:45. Concessions will be available for purchase. We are starting another fundraiser at Conner Street Elementary. The fundraiser will run from October 20th – November 9th. It is a catalog sale, and all money will be due when orders are turned in November 9th. Turnaround time is approximately three weeks, so items will be here in time for Christmas. Proceeds go toward classroom materials/activities. Online orders are accepted, you may create an online account by going to www.shopfund.com Red Ribbon Week is October 23rd – 27th, and the dress-up days are as follows. Monday – “Red”y to Live Drug Free – Wear Red Tuesday – Team Up Against Drugs – Wear Your Favorite Team Apparel Wednesday – Our Dreams are too Big for Drugs – Wear your PJs Thursday – One School, One Goal: Bully & Drug Free – Wear your CSE apparel, red or blue. Friday – Drugs are Scary – Wear your Halloween Costume, No Weapons, or Extreme Gore. Masks during Parade, ONLY. Our Halloween parties will be Friday, October 27th. Doors will open at 1:00, parade starts at 1:15, and parents must begin departing by 2:00 pm. Please limit 2 adults per child, younger siblings are welcome if there is an issue with childcare; however, middle/high school students need to remain at their home schools. Lately we have had an issue with students bringing cough drops to school, while this is an over-the-counter medication, a doctor’s order is still required to have these at school. Please do not send cough drops with your child. Finally, all students grades 3 and below MUST have a parent at the bus stop. If there is not an approved adult, or older sibling, at the stop the child may be returned to school. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a ton of information on today’s call out, so please be patient. No School tomorrow, it is a professional learning day for staff. Boxed Lunch Options for Next Week are: Tuesday – Pepperoni/Cheese Stick, Carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit Cup, Cheese Its Friday – Uncrustable (Peanut Free), Apple, Popcorn, Celery Sticks PTB Meeting Tuesday, October17th at 7:00 pm. Tutoring for Thursday, October 19th is cancelled due to teacher training. Our 2nd monthly hat day will be on Friday, October 20th. Bring $1 to wear a hat. Proceeds this month will go to Lily’s Place in Huntington. Trunk or Treat is Saturday, October 21st. Admission is $5. Grades PreK – 2 5:00 – 6:45, 3rd – 5th 7:00 – 8:45. Concessions will be available for purchase. Red Ribbon Week is October 23rd – 27th, and the dress-up days are as follows. Monday – “Red”y to Live Drug Free – Wear Red Tuesday – Team Up Against Drugs – Wear Your Favorite Team Apparel Wednesday – Our Dreams are too Big for Drugs – Wear your PJs Thursday – One School, One Goal: Bully & Drug Free – Wear your CSE apparel, red or blue. Friday – Drugs are Scary – Wear your Halloween Costume, No Weapons, or Extreme Gore. Masks during Parade, ONLY. Our Halloween parties will be Friday, October 27th. Doors will open at 1:00, parade starts at 1:15, and parents must begin departing by 2:00 pm. Please limit 2 adults per child, younger siblings are welcome if there is an issue with childcare; however, middle/high school students need to remain at their home schools. Have a great weekend!