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PSD leaders interviewed some talented candidates and are happy to announce four candidates have been chosen as the new  deputy principals, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. 

Danielle Fischer has been chosen as the new Deputy Principal for Harbor Heights Elementary. Kim Kinney has been chosen as the new Deputy Principal for Pioneer Elementary. Niccole Griffin has been chosen as the new Deputy Principal for Swift Water Elementary. Kelli Demonte has been chosen as the new Deputy Principal for Voyager Elementary. 

As outlined in our five year strategic plan, the Peninsula School District has committed to creating equitable and inclusive learning environments for every child in our schools. To help us reach this goal, PSD will provide all basic educational school supplies to our K-12 students at no cost to families during the 2023-2024 school year. You can see a full list of school supplies offered at your child’s grade level at our website - https://bit.ly/PSD-School-Supplies.

The Peninsula School District is proud to announce three of its elementary schools have been named 2023 Green Leader Schools by the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). 

Swift Water Elementary, Voyager Elementary, and Evergreen Elementary were awarded the honor for each school's work towards creating an environmentally focused school. 

Mark your calendars for Swift Water's first annual STEM Night on Thursday, April 6 from 5:00 - 7:00. Please join us in discovering the fun of Science, technology, Engineering and Math! Engage in Hands on activities and view student projects. Swift Water's VPO will be hosting a silent auction in the community room. 

Book Fair is set to run March 20-24.

The website is open now to set up eWallets.

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/swiftwaterelemschool

Students can shop after school with a parent or if they have money during their library time.

Sue from the Lions Club stopped by Swift Water today to do a dictionary presentation and give each one of our 3rd grade students a dictionary of their own. Thank you Lions Club and Sue for your continued support!

 

Celebrate Education Support Professionals Recognition Week

 

This week, PSD is celebrating our Education Support Professionals. These incredible people work across the district in schools and departments to support the day-to-day functions and provide necessary support for our educators. 

 

Education Support Professionals include our wonderful paraeducators, human resources, payroll, capital projects, purchasing, and business services staff. 

 

You can join us in the celebration! Say thank you to your school’s Education Support Professionals who work for #EveryChildEveryDay.

Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open! Enroll your student at one of Peninsula School Districts excellent elementary schools today! 

 

Kindergarten is offered in-person, five days a week starting September 8. 

 

In order to enroll your child for kindergarten, they must be 5 years old by August 31, 2023. Register early to learn about summertime school events and to receive initial kindergarten information.

 

Learn more about enrollment requirements, find your school, and register your child online at www.psd401.net/registration. 

 

#InspiredAndEmpoweredPSD #EveryChildEveryDay

 

During the week of Feb. 6 - 10, the Peninsula School District is recognizing the impactful work of our school counselors, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and physical therapists. Each school day these professionals care for our students’ mental, physical, and emotional health. Their amazing work helps students at every stage in their school career find their own success and achieve their goals. 

 

Thank you!

 

#InspiredAndEmpoweredPSD

On Monday, Jan. 30, Swift Water third grade students constructed paper house models and were given two pieces of scotch tape, two paper clips, scrap paper, and a couple of toothpicks to try and construct a house that would not blow away during a major windstorm, simulated by a box fan.

Swift Water's 2nd graders had a Lunar New Year Parade on Friday to celebrate The Year of the Rabbit! They did a beautiful job creating the dragon head for the parade. Great job everyone!

Peninsula School District invites everyone in the community to join us in our reading challenge. Our goal is to collectively read 1 million minutes by the last day of school, June 21, 2023.

Peninsula Light Company and PSD have collaborated to launch a ‘minutes read’ collection webpage as part of Peninsula Reads. When you’ve completed your reading activity, simply sign in and record how many minutes you read! Use this tool to log your reading minutes.

Swift Water's 5th grade took a field trip to JA Biztown. JA Biztown is an interactive simulated town. It encompasses essential elements of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Students operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks and anchor a local television station. Our students were able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world. Thank you to all the parents, teachers and to everyone at Biztown for the awesome experience!

Our 3rd grade students learned computer science this week through Hour of Code. Hour of Code is a program that uses tutorials to show that everyone can learn the basics of computer coding. Our students rocked it! Way to go 3rd grade!

Does creating computer programs sound like an intimidating task? It doesn’t have to be! This past week, students, teachers, and administrators have been teaching and learning how to write code for computer programs as a part of the annual “Hour of Code” event.