Our GCS app keeps getting better and better! Parents/
guardians who have already created a Rooms account can
now access new app features like chat and class streams via
web and in the app.
Download for Android https://bit.ly/2Ulop9j
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Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
PES will be having a gingerbread house decorating contest for any student in grades
PreK-6 that would like to participate.
Contest Rules and Information:
1. The theme for the gingerbread house is “A Setting from my Favorite Book.” You may pick a setting from any book you have read.
2. There may be only one entry per student. The information card included in this packet must be completed and attached to the project. Do not put the student’s name on the front!!
3. The gingerbread house needs to be on a sturdy base such as styrofoam, cardboard, plywood, cookie sheet, etc. The base cannot be larger than 2ft x 2ft.
4. All entries are due in the cafeteria on Monday, December 4, 2023 and may be dropped off from 7:15-8:30am. You may park in the side parking lot and enter through the gym doors. Do not enter the front of the building. No early or late entries will be accepted!
5. Houses will be displayed from December 4-8.
6. All houses must be picked up on Friday, December 8. Any remaining houses will be thrown away.
7. Participation is voluntary and can be done by the student alone or as a family project. Students choosing to participate must provide their own gingerbread house and decorating materials.
8. 1st-3rd place will be chosen from each grade based on visual neatness, originality/creativity, craftsmanship and display of the book setting. Other awards include: best of show, I did it myself, and most creative. Judges will be from outside of the school.
9. Each child who participates in the contest will be entered into a big drawing at the end of the year. Those who participated in the Pumpkin Contest will also be entered into the drawing. The name will be entered for each completed project, so if you complete two projects, you will have two chances to win. There will be a grand drawing for K-2 students and one for 3-6 students. Some possible prizes are: Beats headphones, Kindle Fire, art kit, scooter
Some tips for creating the gingerbread house:
1. Use a sturdy base so the project doesn’t fall apart.
2. Use a box as the base of the house. Attach the gingerbread or graham crackers to the box.
3. Make sure your icing has time to dry before adding decorations.
Scariest Pumpkin: Oogey Boogey by Kaisyn
Sentman in 4th grade
Prettiest Pumpkin: Little Bull on Cow Hill by Kenzie
Haslacker in 3rd Grade
Most Realistic: Corduroy by Kayson Smith in 4th
Grade
Most Unique Shape: Dogman Unleashed by Joseph
Hanlin
Cutest Little Pumpkin: The Lorax by Rylee Crites in
2nd Grade
Biggest Pumpkin: Fancy Nancy by Nova Judy in
Kindergarten
I did it myself!: Ten Timid Ghost by Gabe Reynolds
in 1st Grade
Most Original: Hedwig by Kaitlyn Kimble in 6th
Grade
Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest 2023
Number of Pumpkins Entered: 125
PreK
3rd Place: Ninja Turtle by Rameses David Soto
2nd Place: Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons by
Ember Zirk
1st Place: Pout Pout Fish by Ryker Parrish
Kindergarten
3rd Place: If you ever meet a Unicorn by Rylee Walls
2nd Place: Nibbles by Abby Porter
1st Place: If you Give a Mouse a Cookie by Adlee
Kuykendall
1st Grade:
3rd Place: Raccoon on his Own by Kolbe Ours
2nd Place: Pete the Cat and the 5 Little Pumpkins by
Grason Hall
1st Place: Crankenstein by Luke Neptune
2nd Grade:
3rd Place: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Wade
Goldizen
2nd Place: Thelma the Unicorn by Makenna Sites
1st Place: If you give a Mouse a Cookie by Addaleigh
Rohrbaugh
3rd Grade:
3rd Place: Pete the Cat Rocking in my school Shoes
by Isaac Lyon
2nd Place: Cookie Monster by Hadleigh Wright
1st Place: The Ugly Pumpkin by Ryker Harvey
4th Grade:
3rd Place: Thelma the Unicorn by Sophie Vance
2nd Place: The Loopy Coop Hens by Jaelyn Rumer
1st Place: Wings of Fire by Brayden Bergeron
5th Grade:
3rd Place: Coraline by Noel Shreve
2nd Place: Pikachu by McKinley Stump
1st Place: Olaf by Angelina Whetzel
6th Grade:
3rd Place: Anne of Green Gables by Kenzi Hartman
2nd Place: Wild Thing by Amelia Turner
1st Place: Fly Girl by Kaylee Wolford
Red Ribbon Week
Mr. Hedrick's Newsletter October 2023
Halloween Dance
PTO meeting is Monday August 28 at 6:00, avoid picking your child up from 2:30-245 if possible due to the busyness of dismissal and PreK parents please park along the curb in the mornings while dropping off your child.
More pictures of the Back to School Picnic 2023
PES Back to School Celebration is Thursday from 5:00 - 6:30
Fall sports begin on August 7th for middle school student athletes, with the exception of volleyball which begins on August 14th.
Teacher class lists will be posted for grades 1-6 starting on Monday July 31st. Kindergarten lists will be finished by the end of the week. Please stop by the front foyer to find the lists.
New student registration will be held at PES on July 19, 2023 from 9am to 3pm.
2023-2024 Grant County Schools Calendar
Dance!
The Petersburg Elementary School 2023 Yearbook is available for sale. This year's yearbook is a Signature Series Hardcover bound and available for delivery after8/1//2023.
http://link.entourageyearbooks.com/YBStore/YearbookStoreMain.asp?yearbook_id=38665
Hawse Health is conducting their annual review of services!
We would love to have your input regarding behavioral health services. This is the second year we have completed these surveys electronically. Everyone is welcome to complete a survey. It might be beneficial for them to be aware that this is only for behavioral health, not medical services. These surveys help to provide us with feedback regarding what we could do to improve services for the upcoming years, as well as what the teachers and staff find most beneficial from our services. The surveys should only take approximately two minutes. This year all of the schools are attached to the same survey, so when you click on the link, you will be asked to identify the school, and I believe you will be asked the relation (teacher, parent, administrator) and I am under the impression that you can pick more than one (in case you are a parent of a student who benefits from services, teacher, and/or administrator). Please feel free to forward this email to all teachers, support staff and other individuals.
Here is the link to the Grant County survey:
https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8ptj6tS8QwyNGt0
Thank you for distributing the survey to your staff. Anyone is able to take the survey and everyone is encouraged to do so. We greatly appreciate you taking your time to give us some feedback.
~Rebecca King MSW LICSW
We are so proud of our State Social Studies Fair winners!
Division II, 2nd Place winners: Madelyn Cook and Mia Shriver
Division I, 3rd Place winner: Cady Mitchell
Our 4th grade students completed their book report projects in March. They are on display in the hallway.
These students won 2nd place in the Regional Social Studies Fair. We are so proud of their accomplishments. Congratulations Raelyn Davis, Norah Jackson, Gracie Brill, Nadia Cleaver, Gabby Goldizen, Connor Borror, Jakob Rohrbaugh, Madisyn Ertel, and Addison Miley.
