Principal's Corner

Where Principal Raven Coit posts notes and updates.

Welcome!

Dear Peninsula Families,

This is just a mid-month check in to share some important information with you.

1. Long Memorial Day Weekend: This Friday, May 23rd AND Monday May 26th there will be no school. Four day weekend!

2. Family Night Next Wednesday! On May 28th, from 4 to 7 p.m. we are having a Party for Peninsula!! This is our last Family Night of the year, and we are gathering to show our little school some love. Bring your work gloves, tools, and skills to come help us with campus improvements, and then stay for the free dinner and celebration of our middle school's photo art show! There will be raffle prizes and cake!

3. Graduation/Promotion:

On Friday June 6th we will celebrate our kindergarteners moving up to first grade at 10 a.m., and our eighth graders moving up to high school at 10:30 a.m. After the ceremonies, we will have a fun last day full of activities, and school will end at 1:40 p.m.

4. Camp Opportunities:

I wanted to share some camp options with you all. Attached you will find information about a swim camp, and. . .

Here is a link to Eureka's camps--there is financial assistance available.

https://www.eurekaca.gov/249/Summer-Day-Camps

Here is a link to Arcata's camps--there is financial assistance there, too!

https://www.cityofarcata.org/370/Camps

As always, thank you for being a valuable part of our school community.

Gratefully,

Raven Coit

Dear Peninsula Families, May 2025

Happy Spring! We have just 4 and a half weeks of school remaining this school year!

This month, our equity theme is perseverance and our social studies unit is on the contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in our world. Later this month, check in with your student about what they are learning and what they will present at our monthly equity assembly.

This year May 5th-9th is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are celebrating all staff this week. We want to take this opportunity to share our gratitude for the hard working teachers and staff of Peninsula School. Our faculty and staff care deeply about our students, and we appreciate their effort and skill. This would be a great week to help your child write a thank you note, draw a picture, or otherwise show their appreciation for their teachers and staff.

Last Family Night is Wednesday May 28nd!

This will be our last Family Night of the year, and our theme will be Party for Peninsula. Join us with your work gloves for a campus beautification party including a free barbecue dinner, photo show premiere celebrations, and more! We will have lots of fun opportunities for you and your students to help paint, garden, and otherwise show our campus some love. Join us starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 7 p.m. on Wednesday 5/28.

Please note, we will be closed to students on the following days this month:

No School in honor of Memorial Day, Friday 5/23 & Monday 5/26

Our last day of school is on June 6th, 2025. On that day we will be celebrating our graduating 8th graders, and all of our students for persevering, and growing so much this school year. More information about graduation will go out to 8th grade families soon.

Unfortunately, we will not be running a summer camp program this summer.

The camps have been wonderfully fun and enriching for students who attend, and I want to extend my appreciation to the staff who made the magic happen for the student campers. We are planning a few significant construction projects over the summer, and we have found relatively low attendance over our last two summers, so we have decided to take a break on summer camp this summer.

Thank you for all you do to help our students and our school be successful.

Sincerely,

Principal Raven Coit

Peninsula Union School

707 443 2731

rcoit@peninsulasd.org

P.S. Attention Fourth Graders!! Fourth graders can get into 19 state parks for FREE. A California State Park Adventure Pass helps them do just that. Parents of fourth grade students can sign up for the pass on behalf of their student. For more information, please visit www.parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass.

Parenting Classes:

Parents in Training:

Love and Logic - directed for parents of all age children

Contact Information - 707-443-1401

https://parentsintraining.org/

Humboldt County Office of Education:

Parent Project - directed for parents of adoloscent children

(Typically offered in the Spring)

Contact Person - Gillian Wadsworth

(707) 445-7098

GWadsworth@hcoe.org

Arcata Police Department, Diversion Program: