Principal's Corner

Where Principal Raven Coit posts notes and updates.

Welcome!

Dear Families of Peninsula Union School, November 2026

We hope you all had fun during our Halloween carnival and celebrations last week! Thank you so much for helping to make the Halloween Family Night so much fun!

Our theme this month is Accountability. Ask your students what they’re learning about being accountable with their words and actions.

Important Dates:

No School NEXT WEDNESDAY November 11 in honor of Veterans’ Day
Parent Support Presentation on 11/18, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free Childcare. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Autumn Break is 11/23-11/27

We are excited to announce that we will be running an Autumn Break Day Camp for current Peninsula Union students!

WHEN: Monday 11/23 and Tuesday 11/24 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: Full days 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 30 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: 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.

Sincerely,

Superintendent & Principal Raven Coit

Peninsula Union School

707 443 2731

rcoit@peninsulasd.org

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:

There is typically construction equipment & vehicles with limited visibility
Unfortunately some folks drive too fast, even past our school
The roads are damp most mornings making them slippery or they have debris
We see how fast the kids get going down the hills…it wouldn’t take much for them to fly off their bike.

A few stats from the Dept of Transportation:

Each year almost 400,000 children ages 14 and under are treated in emergency rooms

for bicycle-related injuries.

Universal bicycle helmet use by children ages 4 to 15 would prevent 39,000 to 45,000 head injuries, and 18,000 to 55,000 scalp and face injuries annually.
Bicycle helmets are 85-88 percent effective in mitigating head and brain injuries, making the use of helmets the single most effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities resulting from bicycle crashes.
It is the law: “In California, if you are under the age of 18, you are required to wear an approved, properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.”

Here are ways we would like to support:

If we see (or are told) that a child uses their helmet, they will receive one of our Golden Tickets for EVERY day that they use the helmet on their way to and from school.
If you are in need of a helmet, we can support getting your child/children one! Just reach out to our office.
If you can think of additional ways we can support helmet use, please tell us.

To receive text announcements and reminders, please

Text: @mscoit26

To: 81010

And follow the directions to sign up. Downloading the app is free!

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. Please call us if you have any questions about the after school program.

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: