Any 7th or 8th grader interested in playing JH softball needs to text Coach Schwartz by this Friday please. Practice starts next Monday! 217-242-6140

 There will be a parent meeting on July 29^th at 6:30pm at the baseball field for all parent and players that are interested in playing JH Baseball starting next month.

MISC INFO

School Hours:  JH/HS 8:00am-2:55pm, GS 8:05am-3:05pm
Every Wednesday is early dismissal for PLCs:  HS @1:55 & GS @2:05, including the first day of school.

Elementary Newsletter
3/3/2022

Please click on link for the the elementary teacher Remind Apps.

At this time the USDA is still allowing free meals to be served to all students through the Seamless Summer Option.
If you wish to apply for an Instructional Fee Waiver Form you will still need to fill out a Free/Reduced Lunch Application.

2/6/2022 TRO letter

8/17/2021  Masking Requirements
8/13/2021 Modified School Opening Plan approved at 8/16/21 special board meeting
8/2/2021  Return to School Plan
7/16/2021  Opening Plan 
7/7/2021 parent letter regarding mask mandate

PLC parent letter

2021-22 Calendar 
2021-22 School Fees
2021-22 Elementary school supply list
2021-22  JH/HS school supply list

ATHLETICS  INFO
IHSA/IESA physical form
All athletes must have a QMG consent form on file.

QMG will offer free sport physicals on June 16 and July 27 from 5:30–8:30 p.m. Call (217) 222-6550, ext. 3282, for an appt.  Follow link for form and more info.

ISBE teams up with partners and sponsors to offer free meals to children each summer across Illinois. Participants can call (800) 359-2163, text “FoodIL” to 877-877, or visit SummerMealsIllinois.org to find the closest meal sites. ISBE’s partners, No Kid Hungry and the Illinois Hunger Coalition, staff the hotline and texting numbers, referring families to feeding sites during the summer months

Summer meal sites

Summer meal flyer

The Scholastic Book Fair is back!  While the fair will be exclusively online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids.  Please follow link to order books.

Spring Book Fair

Congratulations to our yearbook staff on being awarded the SISPA GOLDEN DOZEN!  It has been recognized as one of the top 12 among schools in the Southern IL School Press Association's annual critique contest. Being recognized among the best books in the area is a huge accomplishment any year. Receiving the honor for the 2020 book--created under such unique circumstances--is a testament to the hard work and diligence of all those who made it possible.

March 22-26

Monday-Lullaby Day--Wear your pajamas

Tuesday-Country Music Day--Wear your country attire

Wednesday-YMCA--Wear your athletic clothes

Thursday-Favorite Band/Musician Day--Dress like your favorite band or musician

Friday-Blues Day--Wear blue clothes

The Payson FFA Chapter will be holding it's 3rd Annual Labor Auction from March 25-27.

Please follow link for more info.

Kindergarten Round-Up for students entering Kindergarten in August of 2021 will be held Friday, April 16, 2021. This year’s round-up will look slightly different, due to current restrictions.   However, we still want to meet the students, introduce them to our classrooms, and complete a short academic screening with each child in order to prepare for next year’s classes.  At this time no extra visitors/parents are allowed in the school and your child MUST wear a mask.  We ask that you please bring your child to the back of the school, on the East side of the building. You may park along the street.  When we are ready for the next set of students we will open our outside doors, marked 227 and 229, to welcome your child.   While your child is being screened, we ask that you remain outside of the gate, (recess may be in progress). After the screening there will be a short time to meet the teachers and information will be provided for further contact/questions that may arise.

Please bring a copy of your child’s certified birth certificate.  This is the copy from the health department, not the paper that the hospital gives you.  (If your child is currently enrolled in our PreK program, we already have one.)  We will have someone available to make copies.

A packet of information to be completed before the screening will be sent home with current eligible Pre-K students and be available for pickup by others beginning on March 18th.   This packet will contain a letter to the parent(s), a physical, dental, and eye exam form and a registration sheet.  Mrs. Zehnle, our school nurse, Mrs. Cromie, our district transportation coordinator, and Ms. Phelan, our principal, are available by phone if you have any questions.