Don’t miss the Pop & Popcorn Concert tonight, 7:00 pm, in the HS Gym! (Please note the earlier time!)
There will be popcorn, pop, homemade goodies at the Pops concert tonight for a free will donation. Blizzards and water will be for sale for $4 as well as Powerade for $1.50 In support of the Music Boosters. See you all there!!!
The Platte-Geddes School District is in need of help in the kitchen from 8am-2pm (there is flexibility within this timeframe) on the following days: May 5th, 9th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th
If you're interested in helping the district out, please contact Joel Bailey or Ember King at 605-337-3391.
Thank You!
Dear Parent or Guardian:
During the week of April 25-29, 2022, students in grades 3-5 will take the state assessment in (a) English Language Arts and (b) Mathematics. Students in grade 5 will take the state assessment in (c) Science. The purpose of this letter is to help in your understanding of the assessment, as well as providing a few ideas for improving your child’s preparedness.
The assessments measure student achievement of our state’s standards in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In addition, score reports will provide information on student performance in the following areas:
o English: Reading, writing, listening, & research
o Math: Concepts and procedures; problem-solving and modeling/data analysis; & communicating reasoning
o Science: physical science, life science, and earth & space science
The assessments are given through an online computer application and are unique in the way they adapt to a student’s question responses. This is important as it provides questions that are appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude towards testing. These assessments are not timed; however, we provide the following times as estimates of assessment duration: (a) English – 3.5 hours, (b) Math – 3 hours and (c) Science – 1.5 hours.
Student grades will not be impacted by their performance on this assessment, however the assessment does serve as a way for the school to analyze how well we are helping students meet the standards. Shortly after the testing period is complete, you will receive a report showing your child’s scores.
There is no need to study in preparation for the assessments. We do, however, ask that students try their best and get plenty of rest the night before testing. It is important for students to come to school on test days. Assessment are required, therefore making up a missed assessment leads to less instructional time and a loss of important learning opportunities.
This testing is very important for your child and for Platte-Geddes Elementary. Thank you for supporting your child and our school during this assessment period. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Knecht
Elementary Principal
F is for FUN with a Flashlight!!
Kindergarteners reading with a Flashlight....
F is for "Flashlight"......
F is for "Reading with a Flashlight".....
F is for "Flashlight"! We LOVE reading with our flashlights!
The 4-6 grade Pandemonium Children's Concert Choir will be performing next Thursday, April 28 @ 7:00 pm at the High School Pops Concert. The students will need to be at the high school music room by 6:45. The concert attire for student performers will be blue jeans and the t-shirt they purchased for the group. Thank you.
~Halie Kirwan
Due to a water main break, the track meet in Corsica scheduled for today has been canceled.
Results of the Platte-Geddes School Board Election:
Final Vote Tally:
Dennis DeBoer - 216
Roxanne Summerville - 216
Tom Olsen - 179
Heather VanDerWerff - 162
Dennis, Roxanne, and Tom are the elected school board members from this election
# of registered voters in the school district = 2315
# of registered voters of the school district who voted in the election = 302
percentage of registered voters who voted in the election = 13%
The second graders made a special trip to Geddes yesterday. They presented their community service/PBL project to the Geddes City Council for approval. Three students spoke at the meeting and presented their park project to the council. The Geddes City Council approved the project and thanked our second graders for their work at the Geddes City Park. The students will install garbage can holders at the park with flowers, and plant vegetables in Platte and Geddes.. They will also clean the Geddes City Park and maintain the former park projects. Our second graders are learning about levels of government and how decisions are made in communities, cities, states, and in our country. Thank you second graders for the work in our communities!
School Board Election:
The polls are open for the school board election. You can vote at the Platte Community Building or Geddes Legion until 7 pm. Thank You!
The South Central Conference Track Meet that was rescheduled for Friday, April 8 has now been canceled.
Today is National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank You to all of our Paraprofessionals who put their hearts and souls into our kiddos everyday!
The SCC Track Meet that was postponed today in Kimball because of weather conditions will now be held in Kimball on Friday, April 8th with field events starting at 11:00 AM and running events starting at 1:00 PM. This is the same schedule that would have been followed today.
Joel Bailey is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Platte-Geddes School Board April Board Meeting
Time: Apr 11, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Elementary 4th-6th Choir practice will begin tomorrow night from 6-7 p.m. at the Elementary Music Room. The Elementary Choir is for all kids grades 4th-6th that turned in a form to be part of the choir. There will be food/drinks, team games, and we will be going through our songs. Thanks!
~Mrs. Halie Kirwan
We have been enjoying Music In Our Schools Week.... This week we had surprise appearances from......Blake Shelton, The Beach Boys, Garth Brooks, Snoop Dog, and JoJo Siwa. Kelsea Ballerini was here with the guy from "Old Town Road", Toby Mac, and Cody Johnson. There were a couple of Lauren Daigle sightings..... And of course the Koo Koo Kanga Roo Band. We ARE CREATIVE!!
This week we held our annual Kindergarten Screening and Roundup. We screened 36 incoming Kindergarteners for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. It is safe to say, the kiddos are in great hands! Thank you to Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Millar, Mrs. DeVries, Mrs. Allen, and Mrs. Holleman for screening our incoming kiddos!
