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Perryville
PIRATE PRIDE
Perry County School District 32 Patron Newsletter November 2013
We’ve got grateful hearts at District 32
Across campus, our staff and students
are feeling grateful for the many ways that
our community shows its support of public
education and District 32 schools.
We’re not just counting our blessings —
we’re also sharing them. In the following
pages, you’ll read about
the many service projects
our children are leading to
help make Perry County a
better place for all of us to
call home.
During this season of
Thanksgiving, I’d also like
to highlight a few of our
Scott community business partIreland ners who are committed
Superintendent to helping children get the
very best start in life:
• Procter & Gamble
donated 140 computers and 45 laptops
to the computer maintenance program at
our career center. Students have upgraded
the operating systems in the machines,
and they are being put into use all over
campus. This donation is valued at over
$42,000.
• Meyer Bus Line donated a bus to the
district, which will primarily be used by
our career center to safely transport health
occupations students to their clinical
practices each day. This donation is valued
at $4,000 and will also save the district
the cost of contracting for bus and driver
services each day.
• TG Missouri donated $3,000 to our
schools during their annual giving campaign this summer. District 32 has benefitted from TG Missouri grants for many
years, and those funds have supported our
programs in years when state and federal
funding has decreased.
• Frank Robinson and Robinson
Construction Company recently donated
$10,000 to Perryville Area Career Center
to purchase new welding equipment. Director Steve King and instructor Bill Johns
will be able to use matching grant funding
to “grow” that gift into over $30,000 in
training equipment and supplies.
• Therapy Solutions donated $3,000
and The Bank of Missouri donated $1,500
to sponsor our 2013-14 Calendar and Directory, which sent important information
about all of our schools to the patrons of
District 32. If you didn’t receive a copy, you
can stop by any District 32 school office for
a free calendar.
• Ozarc Gas donated a new welder to
the school for a fundraiser which raised
over $1,400 to help send career center students to the National SkillsUSA competition in June. Keller Motors Inc. and Ochs
Auto Sales/Hertz Rentals each provided a
van to get the team to Kansas City, where
they took 12th place in the nation.
• Bening Ford of Perryville hosted the
Drive 4 Ur School event which raised over
$3,000 for the high school volleyball team.
• Rehagen Sawmill has donated an
entire trailer truckload of wood chips for
the elementary playgrounds, making them
more attractive and safer for students.
• Mayor Debbie Gahan, Miller Family
Funeral Home, Therapy Solutions and
Ponderosa Steakhouse provided a luncheon to staff members who were receiving safety and curriculum training.
• For the second year in a row, Barnes
Mart of Perryville has conducted a Pennies Per Gallon promotion to benefit local
schools. This year, Barnes Mart donated
$859.03.
• Stonie’s Sausage Shop sent a “Taste of
Perry County” with student Tessa Holland
to share with her fellow Spirit of America
Conferees in Valley Forge, Penn. We’re
sure that once they taste Stonie’s Snack
Stix, those young people will want to
sample more of what Perry County, Missouri has to offer!
Each and every day, generous people
donate supplies, time and money to our
district. Those donations allow us to pro-
Meyer Bus Line recently donated a bus to the
district. On hand for the presentation are (from
left) Steve King, director of Perryville Area
Career and Technology Center; Brad Moll,
president of Meyer Bus Line Inc.; Scott Ireland,
superintendent of District 32; and Russell Leek,
assistant superintendent of District 32
Barnes Mart presented a check for $859.03 to
District 32 after its October Pennies Per Gallon
fundraiser.
vide educational experiences that our students would otherwise do without, giving
us tools to build a better school system to
better serve our students and community.
It would be impossible to list every person who has dropped off school supplies
for students, bought classroom materials
for our teachers, or offered words of encouragement to staff as they prepared for
the new school year.
So allow me to simply say that we appreciate each of you and the kindness you
have shown to our schools. You have made
and will continue to make a difference in
the lives of our children.
For all you do, we are grateful to, and
for, you!
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Collaboration will help us move
struggling students forward
PCTA to host Funds for Food, Spirit Days
Public schools and communities benefit from strong
partnerships, and Perry County
School District 32 is celebrating those partnerships during
American Education Week,
Nov. 18-22.
In recognition of American Education Week 2013, the
Perry County Teachers Association is once again reaching
out to support its community
by hosting Funds For Food.
“We are encouraging every
student throughout the district
to bring in $1 during this week
to be divided among four local organizations to purchase
needed items to fill their food
pantries,” said PCTA President
Glenda Gremaud.
“With over 2,300 students
in our district, this would be a
substantial amount of money
collected to support our community.”
In addition, the PCTA has
planned the following spirit
days for students and staff, and
is inviting local businesses to
join in the fun and show their
support of pubic education by
participating.
•Monday, Nov. 18 - American Education Keeps You in the
Game (Wear your favorite team
apparel)
•Tuesday, Nov. 19 - American Education Will Sock It to
You (Wear crazy/mismatched
socks)
•Wednesday, Nov. 20 -
American Education Makes Us
Feel Warm & Fuzzy (Wear sock
caps, scarves, gloves/mittens)
•Thursday, Nov. 21 - Accomplishing Our Mission with
American Education (Wear
camouflage)
•Friday, Nov. 22 - Kick-Up
Your Heels for American Education (Wear any kind of boots)
Perryville ElemenLearning Communitary School is in its
ties. The strategies
second year of Colthat work best for relaborative
Schools
teaching are identified
training. Our middle
and validated through
and high schools have
test results.
started training this
The
common
year.
thread here is teachThe collaborative Jennifer ers working together,
schools initiative is Streiler talking about specific
designed to track stuteaching
strategies
Principal,
dent progress in key
and
success
or failure
Perryville
learning areas and Elementary with students. When
ensure that we move
school is cancelled or
as many students as we can dismissed early for “teachers’
from Below Basic or Basic meetings,” this is the imporproficiencies to Proficient or tant work we are doing.
Advanced.
The bottom line is, we
Assessments are given, want to ensure that every
and reteaching is provided student learns what they
for students scoring basic need to know to be successor below. They are retested ful this year and into the next.
and the data is studied during grade-level Professional
Reading intervention program paying off at PCMS
Three teachers at Perry County Middle School are prehension. The three sensory-cognitive functions
spearheading a program that helps poor readers be- required to be proficient and show automaticity in
come great readers.
reading and understanding are phoneThe team of Crystal Koenig,
mic awareness, symbol imagery and
Donna Zoellner and Natalie
concept imagery.
Fritsche-Kasten instruct chil“When a student is able to auditorily
dren in grades 5-8. Koenig
distinguish characteristics, place, and
and Zoellner have recently
order of sounds in words, they are
become certified Lindamood
phonemically aware,” Koenig explained.
Bell instructors. LMB reading
“Have you ever seen a child struggle
processes are research-based
with decoding words? Or they mistake
and help children, including
words like pot for plot? Those students
those with learning disabilities,
are struggling with phonemic awareto quickly and effectively gain
ness.
reading skills.
“When a student can create a mental
Rylan Carlson, a seventh
“We teach reading interven- grader at PCMS, is developing image of the sounds and letters within
tion, which can be described as strong concept imagery using words, they possess correct symbol
inspiring our youth to build their
imagery.”
the Lindamood Bell program.
concept imagery quickly and efCorrecting reading deficiencies allows
fectively,” Koenig explained.
students to succeed in all subjects.
“At PCMS, we specifically
“Reading, comprehending and
engage students who are two
analyzing the world around us while
grade levels behind in word deapplying our knowledge and experience
Crystal
Donna
Natalie
coding and comprehension. We
is vital achieving our goals and desires,”
Koenig
Zoellner Fritschethen target their specific goals
Koenig said.
Kasten
to maximize their progress and
success.”
For much more about this program,
According to the Lindamood-Bell program, there
visit www.perryville.k12.mo.us.
are three basic components to language and com-
The Season of Giving
D
uring the Thanksgiving holidays, our thoughts often turn
toward helping neighbors in need. That’s certainly true at Perry
County School District 32, where offering a helping hand is a way
of life for students and staff.
Recent community service projects have sent aid to local organizations that serve the people — and critters — who call Perry
County home.
Seventh graders at Perry County Middle School are currently
working to provide food and care for the animals at Rough Road
Rescue.
“We kicked off the event with an assembly on Oct. 21,” explained teacher Carrie Buchheit. “Steve and Linda Svehla of
Rough Road Rescue visited with the students and told them how
the rescue operates and how they could help the dogs and cats
who come to the rescue.”
Since then, the students have coordinated fundraisers that have
included a “Hats For Cats” day during which students could wear
a hat to school in return for a $1 donation to Rough Road Rescue,
and selling “Puppy Chow for Puppies.”
“The kids are having a great time raising money to help animals,” she said. “They recognized immediately that they could
make a real difference and be a voice for abused and abandoned
animals. Our students are always so happy to help someone in
need.”
During the week of Dec. 9-13, students are collecting items
from the Rough Road Rescue Wish List. Community members
are invited to join the fun by dropping off an approved item in the
PCMS lobby, which is open between 8 am and 3 pm on school
days.“We’ll conclude our service project on Dec. 13 when we
present the money we’ve raised and the donated items to Steve and
Linda,” Buchheit said.
To view the RRR Wish List and learn more about the ways
District 32 students and staff are helping others, visit our Website
at www.perryville.k12.mo.us.
William Gaulding (left) and Jacob Boos play with Tucker, a German
shepherd rescued by Steve and Linda Svehla of Rough Road Rescue,
during the Oct. 21 assembly. Seventh graders are collecting food and
supplies for the rescue and hosting fundraisers to help the animals.
Club preparing care packages for troops
Each year, the Friends of Education club at PHS participates in Operation Homefront’s “Operation Shoebox.” Students donate shoeboxes filled with supplies
for Missouri troops serving overseas. The care packStuCo invites senior citizens to dinner! ages contain items like toothpaste, batteries and snacks
The Perryville High School Student Council will host its annual Senior
and include a message from the students. If you’d like
Citizen Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Perryville High School cafeteria.
to donate a box, please bring it to the Perryville High
The meal is free. The menu includes turkey,
School office by noon on Friday, Dec. 6. For a list of
mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans,
items needed, visit our Website. For more information,
cranberries, dinner roll and dessert. Doors
open at 4:30 pm and dinner will be served
contact Kim Schultz at [email protected] or
at 5 pm. Entertainment and door prizes will
573-547-7500, Ext. 8575.
be provided. Reservations are required because space is limited. To make your dinner
reservation, call Brent Broeking at PHS at
Senior Citizen Dinner 573-547-7500 Ext. 8490 or email [email protected].
We’re giving in so many ways! Please visit our
Website at www.perryville.k12.mo to read much,
more more about our community service projects.
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Superintendent Scott Ireland
Perry County School District 32
326 College St.
Perryville, MO 63775
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Pirates United to end hunger
Last December, Perry County School District 32 formed a special committee to serve children in new ways. In partnership with
the United Way of Southeast Missouri, the district developed the
Perry County Children’s Fund.
District staff supports the Perry County Children’s Fund by
participating in Pirates United Tee & Jean Days, employee payroll
deduction and by pledging to give up one soda or snack per week
and donate that dollar to the fund. To date, the staff at District 32
has donated or pledged over $6,000 to the fund, and we’re committed to ending childhood hunger in our community.
Unfortunately, childhood hunger is a growing concern at
schools all across the country. At District 32, where 52 percent of
students qualify for a free or reduced lunch (although all families
who qualify don’t participate), counselors have identified more
than 100 children who suffer from chronic hunger.
The Pirates United Committee is proud to announce that
District 32 is now working with
the Southeast Missouri Food Bank
and Feeding America to help those
children. Beginning in January, the
BackPacks For Friday program will
help the district reduce childhood
hunger by providing eligible children with a backpack of food every
Friday during the school year.
Mrs. Denita Schilli’s class recently
Each backpack contains enough
raised $122 to sponsor a child for food to feed a family of 4 for the
4 months for the BackPacks For week. SEMO Food Bank provides
Fridays program!
the food and backpacks at a cost of
just $9 per week per family, or $320
per year per family. For details log onto www.perryville.k12.mo.us.
The Pirates United Committee is asking local families and
businesses to consider sponsoring one of these families for the
Backpacks For Friday program in the coming year. For more information, contact Kate Martin at [email protected]
or 573-547-7500, ext. 8559.
A Pirates United Project
in conjunction with
Southeast Missouri Food Bank
Feeding America &
United Way of Southeast Missouri
Join the fight to end
childhood hunger!
For every $36 you give, we can feed one
hungry student’s family for a month!
It’s simple to help. Send this form and your donation to Perry County Children’s Fund at Perry County School District 32, 326 College St., Perryville, MO
63775. The entire donation will be used to provide
food for a hungry family living in Perry County!
My donation:
q $9 to feed a child & family for 1 week
q $36 to feed a child & family for 1 month
q $160 to feed a child & family for 1 semester
q $320 to feed a child & family for 1 school year
Your name ______________________________
Address_________________________________
________________________________________
Thank you!