Purcell Elementary School

Thank you PTO for being such BIG supporters of our teachers and staff! You make our planning days & PLC time so much better! ❤️🐲 Your support means so much!! We are ready to finish STRONG! 🐲🎉

PES March Students of the Month!🐲❤️🐲 Pre-K: Aylin Martinez & Eli Driskill Kindergarten: Mia Ramirez & Bo Blakley 1st Grade: Avery Albert & Thomas Montgomery 2nd Grade: Faith Gillen & Brody Powell Students are chosen based on their dedication to excellent Dragon CARES. Way to go! #DragonCARES

Today we are thankful for our exceptional Paraprofessionals and Reading Assistants at Purcell Elementary. Your dedication and tireless efforts in supporting our students is much appreciated! Thank you for all you do to nurture and inspire young minds every day! ❤️🐲❤️

PES 2023-2024 3rd 9 weeks Perfect Attendance: Attendance is very important and we would like to recognize students who had Perfect Attendance cumulatively from the beginning of school up to the end of the 3rd nine weeks. Thank you Dragon Parents for making being present at school daily an important part of your routine! We couldn’t have done it without you! Way to go Dragons! 🐲❤️ PreK Students: Charlotte Brown, Arabella Franco, & Liam Jaquez Ramos. Kindergarten Students: Kian Baxter, Ozzie Gentry, & Olin Sweeney. 1st Grade Student: Allison Martinez 2nd Grade Students: Caleb Baxter, Cru Browning, Joseph Franco, Makiah McAnally, & Nate Scrivner. 🐲❤️🎉

Last call for yearbook order! All order must be in by Friday March 29. You can go to Ybpay.com and enter code 12171924, or you can send cash or check to the school tomorrow. Yearbooks are $25 if you want to upgrade to it is $30.

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will come across the United States, allowing our students to witness a rare solar event. With such a monumental event occurring during the school day, Purcell Public Schools will be conducting a viewing of the event for students, faculty, and staff members who wish to participate in grades 2nd through 12th grade. Safety is our top priority, and we would like you and your child to be aware of the precautionary steps we are putting in place for the event. Homemade or ordinary sunglasses are not sufficient ways to view an eclipse, as the reflectivity and polarization are not high enough for viewing the eclipse in a safe manner. To ensure that each participant is safe, Purcell Public Schools will be supplying those who wish to participate with a pair of glasses specifically designed for eclipse viewing. These glasses conform to the transmission requirements of ISO 12312-2, which are filters specifically designed for direct observation of the sun. We will be viewing a partial solar eclipse (at its greatest point will look like a fingernail/crescent shape.) It will be at maximum coverage at 1:44 p.m. That means glasses must be worn at all times during the viewing. Students should never look at the sun without special eye protection, and removing glasses, even temporarily, may have serious effects on your eyes. Outdoor activities will be restricted from 12:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. on the day of the eclipse. Precautions will be taken to cover windows where necessary to prevent accidental viewing of the eclipse. Because of these safety concerns, a parent or guardian signature is required for students to participate in the event using the provided eclipse glasses. Students who do not complete this form and return to the school by April 4, 2024, will not be able to participate. For more information relating to overall safety viewing during an eclipse, https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/ Sincerely, Sheli McAdoo, Ph.D. Superintendent

Come join our team! We are in search of a Early Childhood or Elementary Certified teachers for the 24-25 school year. Interested candidates can email Cindy Stone at stonec@purcellps.org and apply at purcellps.org. It's a great day to be a Dragon! 🐲❤️

Today marked a special day as it was our first Kindergarten graduation photos! Thank you so much to our PTO for helping us with pictures! We couldn't have done it without you! Kindergarten Graduation will be here before we know it! #DragonCARES ❤️🐲❤️ #kindergarten🎓

It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Let's show our gratitude to our AMAZING school bus drivers who safely transport our Little Dragons to and from school every day! Thank you for your dedication and care! ❤️🐲❤️🚌We love our school bus drivers! #DragonCARES

Dear Parent or Guardian, Purcell Public Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools to provide your student with unlimited access to additional learning tools through the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform through June 2028. Varsity Tutors for Schools is the most comprehensive suite of live, online tutoring resources. Your student will be able to engage with resources to help support them through their learning journey. Tutoring is available in both English and Spanish. The following resources are available through access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform: 24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring On-Demand Essay Review Live Enrichment Classes SAT and ACT Test Prep Classes Celebrity-Led StarCourse Classes Self-Study Resources College & Career Readiness Resources Adaptive Assessments & Personalized Learning Plans Recorded Enrichment Classes Students can access Varsity Tutors from their district-issued device through their Purcell Clever account. Students and parents can also access Clever at purcellps.org by selecting the Student Learning page from the menu. Students log into Clever using their Purcell Google account. If you have a PK-2nd student, you can contact their teacher for a Clever Badge to log in. We are excited to offer these free services for your student this school year! You can learn more about the tools available to your student here. Sincerely, Sheli McAdoo, Ph.D. Superintendent Purcell Public Schools

Our AMAZING PTO has struck again! They always know how to pump us up and recharge our batteries when it's a big week! Thank you for filling our buckets with love and care! #DragonCARES

Book Fair started today! It will be open Tuesday 8-6:30, Wednesday 8-3, and Thursday 8-6:30. You can buy gift cards for students to use at efairs.literati.com you will have to search for our school Purcell Elementary and scroll to find gift cards. Cash and cards are also accepted. Tax does have to be added to purchases. See you at the book fair!

Reminder that this week is Student-Led Conferences on Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30-7:00. Your child will be leading the conference. We hope for this to be a special time for your child to show you all that they have learned! If you need to schedule a seperate conferece time to meet with your child’s teacher, please reach out to the teacher and let them know. The Book Fair will be open during confereces and we will have PTO Bake Sale & Kona Ice available!

We are PROUD to announce Purcell Elementary's Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Barbara Allen! She is a wonderful pre-k teacher who has taught at PES for 24 years. She goes above and beyond to love and care for students each and every day. Mrs. Allen has lived in the Purcell and surrounding area for over forty years. She loved that her girls were able to grow up here in Purcell and attend such a wonderful school district. Having her oldest follow in her footsteps has been an added bonus to teaching here. She grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, graduating from Norman High and later attended USAO for her Bachelors degree and then from ECU later, obtaining her Masters degree. Mrs. Allen’s biggest pride and joy are her grandkids, Deaken and Keeley Dobbins. She loves them beyond measure!❤️ And she’s very proud that both are Dragons! 🐲❤️ She’s been working with children since she was a teenager, so teaching was definitely her calling. When asked what she enjoys most about teaching, this was her response, “Every day there is something to smile about. Seeing student’s eager faces ready to learn fills her cup. I could write a book about the many funny stories that have occurred throughout my career. I'm so very blessed to be working here at Purcell Elementary as a Pre-k Teacher and to have been so fortunate to have the best team ever!” Congratulations Mrs. Allen on a job well done and such a well deserved honor!❤️🐲❤️🍎🎉

PES February Staff & Teacher of the Month: Office/Lunch Secretary Robin Sheehy and 2nd grade teacher Theda Engert. Read what their colleagues had to say about them: Robin Sheehy Robin wears many hats in the office and is always willing to help. I know I can always depend on Robin! Her hard work and dedication to teachers and students does not go unnoticed. Robin is a wonderful coworker. She is one of the first faces our parents see and always greets them with a smile. She works her magic with the students with a bag of ice, a bandaid, and loving heart. She's our copier guru! Her presence is missed when she is not at work. Robin wears so many hats! She has an unlimited stash of bandaids and always is willing to help out where she is needed. I know she has office work to do each day, but stops everything at any moment to help a student or teacher out when in need! Theda Engert Mrs. Engert goes above and beyond to help her students and team. She really is the definition of a team player. For her classroom she looks for ways to help her students grow daily. She's always willing to ask questions and learn. As a part of her team she is the one who lifts you up when you're down and checks on you daily no matter what she's got going on. This also translates into her own classroom where she has created wonderful relationships with her students. We're thankful to have her here at PES. She is a great colleague and always willing to help! She is supportive, encouraging, and always giving of her time! She loves giving words of affirmation and she thinks of others by showing empathy. Mrs. Engert is someone you can count on. She loves teaching and loves her students. She will strive to make sure that her students succeed. She is always willing to lend a helping hand. She supports me and helps me through the tough days. Very deserving ladies. We're thankful to have them on our team! #DragonCARES

Book Fair starts Monday of next week! You may shop or buy gift cards online @ efairs.literati.com We will be open Monday through Thursday during school hours, then Tuesday and Thursday night during conferences. Come and check out our Literati Book Fair!

Today is Hat Day! Wear your favorite hat and bring a $1 to support Dragons in need. #DragonCARES 🐲❤️🧢👒🪖⛑🎩

PES February Students of the Month PreK: Rayla Chase & Michael Salcido Kindergarten: Kenzleigh Goucher & Chandler Mahan 1st Grade: Aurora Velazquez & Henry Pruitt 2nd Grade: Reagan Taylor & Liam Ramirez Students are chosen based on their dedication to excellent Dragon CARES. Way to go! #DragonCARES

We love Fridays when our Dragon teams come to greet our students! Today the Dragon baseball team and Dragon cheerleaders joined us for a wonderful start to our Friday!

It's that time of year when we need to see who all of the interested PreK students are for next year as well as any new children who need to begin Kindergarten. Pre-K Registration Application as well as Kindergarten Round-up for 2024-2025 are finally here! Pre-K Registration Application Form - By filling out the PreK Registration Form, you are letting us know you intend to enroll your child in PES PreK in the Fall for 2024-2025 school year. We also have a Kindergarten Round-Up for students who did NOT attend our Pre-K Program this year. If your child is a current PreK student you don't need to fill out anything, you will automatically be added to the Kindergarten list. You will see forms on our website at purcellps.org, select Purcell Elementary, click on the menu at the top, and scroll down to find the enrollment forms. https://www.purcellps.org/o/pes Students who need a transfer can still put their name on the list, fill out a transfer form, and turn it in to the office - transfers will be processed in late July/early August after in-district student enrollment. Please read the forms. Many of your questions can be answered there. If you have other questions, please reach out to our office at 405-442-0099 or stonec@purellps.org. Thank you!