Principal's Corner

Where Principal Raven Coit posts notes and updates. 

Welcome!

Dear Families, November 2024

As we enter November, I want to tell you how grateful we are for our Peninsula community!  

Our equity theme this month is Accountability, and our social studies area of study is native sovereignty. Ask your students what they’re studying in class this month!


Family Night: Wednesday 11/20/24 from 4-6

Come learn from our guest speaker and stay after the talk for dinner! Free dinner, free childcare.

Peninsula Union School has a few days off coming up! 

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

Thursday & Friday, Nov. 8th & 11th, 2022 Veterans’ Day

Monday-Friday November 25-29, 2022 for Autumn Break


We are excited to announce that we will be running an Autumn Break Day Camp for current Peninsula Union students! Sign-up deadline is Monday 11/18/24

WHEN: Monday 11/25 and Tuesday 11/26 from 8:30am-5:30pm

WHERE: Peninsula Union School. Check-in will be in the cafeteria from 8:30-8:45am. For check-out, we will either be in the cafeteria or on the play yard out back. Find a staff member and they will direct you to who has the sign-out sheet.

WHAT: A full day of fun indoor and outdoor activities (weather dependent) run by our Peninsula Union staff. We will also provide breakfast, lunch and afternoon "supper". 

HOW TO SIGN UP: We will be able to take the first 20 students who sign up. You need to enroll for both days. To enroll follow this link and sign up. If you can’t sign up online, please call the school office at 707.443.2731.

ADDITIONAL INFO: Day Camp rules are the same as for school: 

BEE KIND. BEE SAFE. BEE RESPECTFUL. BEE RESPONSIBLE. 

We will make every attempt to work with your child, however, students who cannot remain safe or consistently follow the rules will be asked to return home. Please send your child in clothes appropriate for outdoor play. Know that their clothes may get dirty/stained depending on the fun activities we have planned. If that is an issue, let our staff know and we can support using some of the donated clothes we have.



After School Program

Our after school program is totally free and open to students TK through 8th grade. We serve supper and a snack for all students attending the program, and we are open until 6:00 p.m. Please pick up your students before 6:00 p.m. and be sure to sign them out on the clipboard in the cafeteria. Please call us if you have any questions about the after school program.


Biking Safety at Peninsula

We LOVE it when students bike to and from school and we need them to be safe. Specifically we need them to wear helmets. The ride to and from the apartments isn’t far…but it is dangerous for bicyclists:


A few stats from the Dept of Transportation:

for bicycle-related injuries.


Here are ways we would like to support:



Attendance:

We want to remind you how important it is for your child to attend school every day (unless they are sick). When a student misses 2 days a month, they miss 20 days per year–an entire school month. That adds up to missing a full year of school by graduation! Reach out to us if you have any barriers to attendance that we can help you overcome.


Thank you for being a part of our Peninsula School community. 

Gratefully,

*Raven Coit



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: 

Parent Project - directed for parents of adoloscent children

Loving Solutions - directed for parents of 5-10 y.o. children

Contact Person - Crystal Perez, Cperez@arcatapd.org

 

Parenting Resources:

 

Changing Tides Family Services: 

Parent Cafes - Receive parenting tips and resources and share with other parents

Contact Person - Amanda Steinebach, 707-298-8358

https://www.changingtidesfs.org/community-resources/parent-resources

 

Manila Community Resource Center:

Contact Person:  Esther Hutton, 707-441-9771

https://www.hnfrc.org/