Mr. Lewis treated the staff to Grill 'Em All for lunch today! 🤤🍔😋🌯
Student Council "chalked the walk" for Staff Appreciation Week.
Today's Secret Spirit Week theme was: Anything But a Cup 🥤
It's Secret Spirit Week for our staff. The kids have to guess what each day's theme is. Today was BEACH DAY! 🏖️
Free Summer Meals for students 18 and under - with USDA and Sun Meals To-Go!
Hello Raiders!
💯 Attendance Challenge: For each week students are in school every day, they earn a jibbitz for their bracelet. Students who have 100% attendance over the next three weeks will earn an additional reward!
🍪 This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. If you’d like to donate any treats, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FA4AF29A3F4CE9-56665829-teacher
💻 NWEA Spring Testing continues this week for some students. We’re almost done!
⏰ Wednesday, May 7th is an early dismissal day at 10:30 a.m. Students must have rides arranged, as staff have meetings immediately following dismissal.
👕 8th graders: Your t-shirt money is due by the morning of Friday, May 9th. No late orders will be accepted. The cost is $10 per shirt.
🏈 6th-12th grade girls are encouraged to sign up for the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football Clinic in Bloomington on May 10th: https://forms.gle/fw5Cz8eEkcKXBWEDA
🎊 The district’s Multicultural Fair is Saturday, May 10th from noon to 3:00 p.m. at Peoria Riverfront Museum. See attached flyer.
💞 Sunday, May 11th is Mothers’ Day. Don’t forget to send some love to the mothers in your life!
📅 Please see the attached graphic for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
Congrats to Eli on winning Grand Champion for Informative Speaking at the Speech Tournament last weekend! 🥇
The 6th graders made posters explaining what they'd learned about wildfires 🔥
8th grade Horizons visited the FUSE exhibits at the Peoria Riverfront last week. 🔬🎮
This free overnight camp is open to rising 6th–9th graders. Register now at https://www.bit.ly/ckcamp2025 for an unforgettable summer experience!
7th grade participated in a SLIME LAB recently! 🧪🧫
Save the Date! Come learn about different cultures from our international teachers and enjoy the day at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. #PeoriaPublicSchools
Hello Raiders! 💯 Attendance Challenge: For each week students are in school every day, they earn a jibbitz for their bracelet. Our students with three weeks of 100% attendance will earn their reward this week! 💻 NWEA Spring Testing begins this week for 5th-7th graders. We understand the students have been testing a lot recently; however, it is important for them to continue to take these tests seriously. Getting a good night’s sleep, eating breakfast, and arriving to school on time each day will help them be successful! 🧠 7th graders will be going to the Hult Center on Monday, April 28th. 🌞 Tuesday, April 29th is the district’s Parent University from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Woodruff. See attached flyer for more information. 🏫 Summer Intercession registration is open through Wednesday, April 30th: https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/intercession-programs 🎮 On Thursday, the 6th & 7th grade Horizons students will be going on a field trip to CAT. Permission slips will be sent home and must be returned to attend. ⚽ Our soccer teams are in the quarterfinals on Thursday! Congrats, Raiders! 📚 Friday, May 2nd is College Colors Day. Students can wear a shirt representing a college of their choice with uniform bottoms. Progress Reports will also be going home by Friday. 📚 Friday, May 2nd is College Colors Day. Students can wear a shirt representing a college of their choice with uniform bottoms. Progress Reports will also be going home by Friday. 🏈 6th-12th grade girls are encouraged to sign up for the Chicago Bears Monsters Flag Football Clinic in Bloomington on May 10th: https://forms.gle/fw5Cz8eEkcKXBWEDA 📅 Please see the attached graphic for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
⚽️ Attention soccer players, regarding games tomorrow morning (4/26):
Girls play at 9 am; arrive by 8:30 on field 1.
Boys play at 11 am; arrive by 10:30 on field 1.
Also a heads up for Monday 4/28: Boys have a makeup game at 3:45 pm vs. Mark Bills.
8th graders are learning about the axis of symmetry in math.
We'd be lost without you, Mrs. Netters!
Congratulations to Mr. Lewis on earning Kiwanis of Peoria's Teacher of the Year Award!
We've started a new Attendance Challenge!
Hello Raiders!
🐰 As a reminder we have no school on Monday, April 21st for Easter Break.
💯 Attendance Challenge: For each week students are in school every day, they earn a jibbitz for their bracelet. The students have been loving them so far, and some are close to earning an extra special reward for three weeks of 100% attendance! Keep it up!
⚽ Our soccer teams are quite busy this week, with three games each.
💻 The district is hosting a virtual Town Hall regarding Standards-Based Grading in Middle School on Thursday, April 24th at 5:00 p.m. More info here: https://www.peoriapublicschools.org/page/sbg-parent-info
🎮 On Friday, the 8th grade Horizons students will be going on a field trip to FUSE at the Riverfront Museum. Permission slips will be sent home and must be returned to attend.
🌞 Next Tuesday, April 29th is the district’s Parent University from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Woodruff. See attached flyer for more information.
🏫 Summer Intercession registration is open through Wednesday, April 30th. See attached flyer for more information.
📅 Please see the attached schedule for a full breakdown of this week's events, sports, and activities.
Our 8th graders visited Woodruff Career & Technical Center this week to see what opportunities await them in high school!
