Ernie Pyle Elementary School

Don't forget that there's no tutoring or running club after school today!

Tomorrow is Spring picture day. If you would like to have your student's picture taken, please send the order form. Yearbook orders are also due tomorrow!

For Dr. Seuss week, Wednesday, we'll wear red or blue!

Just a reminder, there is no running club or 2nd/3rd grade tutoring after school tomorrow at Ernie Pyle.

Today is the last day for 2nd and 3rd grade tutoring after school at Ernie Pyle. It had already been cancelled for March 1 (due to professional development) and the week of March 6-8 (because of iRead testing). Sometime after spring break, 4th and 5th grade tutoring will begin. Information will be sent home soon.

We are offering commemorative Ernie Pyle t-shirts and sweatshirts for order on our webstore. A t-shirt will be purchased for each student currently attending Ernie Pyle. All current families, former students, and staff are welcome to purchase. The webstore can be found at https://erniepyle2023.itemorder.com/

On Tuesday, wear animal print for Dr. Seuss week!

There will be NO 2nd/3rd grade tutoring after school on Wednesday, March 1st at Ernie Pyle.

🍋THIS JUST IN!!! We are extending the due date for the Superintendent's STEM Challenge to allow families another weekend to design and build! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN THE SCHOOLS BY MONDAY, FEB. 27th! 🍋If you have any questions about this optional (no grades attached!) at-home STEM project, email Melanie Beaver, Curriculum Director at [email protected]

🍋THIS JUST IN!!! We are extending the due date for the Superintendent's STEM Challenge to allow families another weekend to design and build! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN THE SCHOOLS BY MONDAY, FEB. 27th! 🍋If you have any questions about this optional (no grades attached!) at-home STEM project, email Melanie Beaver, Curriculum Director at [email protected]

Oops, we made a mistake! The Ernie Pyle running club (grades 3, 4 & 5) will not start until Wednesday, MARCH 8th after school. It was originally published that it would start on March 1st but due to professional development, it will begin on March 8th!

Next week we will celebrate Dr. Seuss at Ernie Pyle. We even have a special lunch menu. Check out the fun dress-up theme for each day. Students are also bringing home this menu.

Just a friendly reminder that there are NO activities after school today! Students will go home the way they "normally" do.

Don't forget that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow (Friday, February 17th), or Monday, February 20th. Have a great long weekend!

Today is National School Resource Officer (SRO) Appreciation Day! We are so thankful for our SROs who keep us safe each and every day at Ernie Pyle.

🍋Students in grades K-5 are invited to participate in the Superintendent's (first-ever) STEM Challenge in partnership with our STEMonade Stand Family Night on March 2nd! 🍋If you have any questions about this optional (no grades attached!) at-home STEM project, email Melanie Beaver, Curriculum Director at [email protected].

Reminder for 5th grade parents! All 6th grade students are required to have 2 additional vaccinations prior to starting their 6th grade year. The required vaccinations are a Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) booster and their first MCV4 (meningitis vaccination). Is your child already over 11 years old? They can go ahead and get these vaccinations in preparation for 6th grade. Please start making plans to be up-to-date by August 2023!

🍋📖Our One School One Book project is underway in our 3 elementary schools this month. All students and staff are reading The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. A summary from bookrags.com states, "This fictional novel addresses the complex relationship between brothers and sisters, as well as how arguments can spiral out of control when people quit communicating with each other. In the end, the siblings realize that working together is better than working against each other." 🍋📚Our students are learning the basics of economics, entrepreneurial skills, marketing, competition, and even forgiveness while reading this book at home with their families (or by listening to the chapter recordings via Canvas). Stay tuned for next week, students and families, because Superintendent Chapman provided the recording for chapter 8! 🍋📗Thank you to this year's sponsors: Clinton Optimists Club, Tri Kappa, Crown Hill Dentistry, Local Coordinating Council (LCC) of Vermillion County, ELANCO, and Vermillion County Community Foundation.

This week we have celebrated National School Counseling Week. We are very thankful for our school counselor, Mrs. Allen, every day of every week.

🗓K-5 Families: SAVE THE DATE!🗓 Stay tuned for an email so you can RSVP for this special event! 🍋📖🍕