Important Bus Route Information:
Bus 27 in the Luray area is delayed. Students will be arriving home on different busses to their locations. we apologize for the inconvenience. Please share.
Here is a sneak peak of some of the fun that's about to come at the Fall Carnival! These are just a few of the class auction pumpkins and hallway decorations. We are looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!
Please take a moment to read this letter from Divsion Superintendent, Dr. Antonia Fox.
https://5il.co/1j7e5
Thank you
smiles Mobile Dentist will be at Springfield Elementary School on Monday, October 24th. Please be sure to return all the forms or sign up online at www.MySchoolDentist.com. For more information, you can contact the nurse, Mrs. Foster.
PARENT SAFETY NIGHT
PCPS invites all parents and guardians to an informational safety night on Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Page County Technical Center. The following free services are offered to parents and guardians: Dinner, childcare and transportation. Presentations include Hidden in Plain Sight, School Safety, REVIVE! Narcan Training, and Internet Safety. Dinner starts at 5:30pm and the presentations begin at 6:00pm. More information can be found on the division homepage. We look forward to seeing you there!
We would like to thank all of our partnering businesses for making Farm to School Week 2022 a success! We also would like to send a huge thank you to Jenny Jeffries and the Nutritional Services staff for doing such a wonderful job, not just this past week, but for the job they do every day in serving our students.
Friday's lunches offered students a side of roasted sweet potatoes grown at Survivor Farm (Luray, Page County).
At Friday's lunch we will be offering roasted sweet potatoes grown at Survivor Farm (Luray, Page County) as one of our daily vegetable options.
Today, we enjoyed quarter pound Burner's Beef (Luray, Page County) burgers. Elementary students had them topped with cheddar cheese made in Dayton (Rockingham County) at Shenandoah Valley Family Farms. Middle and High students enjoyed customizing their burgers on our burger bar (options included local cheddar cheese and local greens). Tossed salads today were made with greens from Stony Run Greenhouse (Shenandoah, Page County).
Mark your calendars for Springfield's Fall Carnival! We will be holding the carnival on Saturday, October 15th, from 3pm-6pm.
From 3pm-5pm there will be games and prizes, a kid friendly "Haunted House" tour, face painting, a cake walk, a cotton candy station, monster mash dancing in the gym, a silent class pumpkin auction, and more.
A child costume parade will take place from 5:00pm-5:15pm and then we'll go right into trunk-or-treating until 6pm. Plus, you and your child will get to vote on which teacher you think had the best costume!
Entry is only $2 per person! This will be so much fun that it'll be SCARY!
Letter to PCPS Faculty, Staff, and Community Regarding the Process for the Naming of an Interim School Board Member https://5il.co/1iz04
School Board Vacancy Notificaiton https://5il.co/1iz05
We started our day off right today with Blueberry Overnight Oats using Purple Mountain Organics (Maryland) traditional rolled oats.
Thursday we will be serving quarter pound Burner's Beef (Luray, Page County) Burgers with cheddar cheese made in Dayton (Rockingham County). Elementary students will be offered the cheddar cheeseburger. Middle/High students can customize their burger to their liking on our Burger Bar.
Thursday is also the annual Crunch Heard 'Round the Commonwealth. All students and staff will be given an apple grown at Thornton River Orchards (Sperryville, Rappahannock County) to take a crunch and make some noise for Farm to School week. Keep a lookout for pictures from this event. #VACrunch #FarmtoSchool
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5. 2022, is National Do Something Nice Day. What will you do? Spread the word! #pcpskind
PARENT SAFETY NIGHT
PCPS invites all parents and guardians to an informational safety night on
Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Page County Technical Center. The following free services are offered to parents and guardians: Dinner, childcare and transportation. Presentations include Hidden in Plain Sight, School Safety, REVIVE! Narcan Training, and Internet Safety. Dinner starts at 5:30pm and the presentations begin at 6:00pm. More information can be found on the division homepage. We look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday morning we will be featuring Blueberry Overnight Oats made with oats grown in Maryland at Purple Mountain Organics.
Here's a look at some of the chef salads made today with Stony Run Greenhouse (Shenandoah, Page County) greens. Bonus farm to school entree today from one of the middle schools -- our manager topped pizza with Gore Meat's sausage!
Tuesday's menu highlights salad greens grown at Stony Run Greenhouse in Shenandoah (Page County). These greens will be part of the salad entree choice at all schools. Students at the middle and high schools can customize their salads in our made-to-order line.
Here's a look at our Asian entrée choices from today, including pork fried rice using Gore's Meat (Shenandoah County via Willow Grove Farm Market, Luray) pork and Blue Mountain Organics (Maryland) brown rice.
We're excited to serve Pork Fried Rice tomorrow (Monday) as part of our Asian inspired entrée choice. The pork is from Gore's Meats (Shenandoah County) and the Brown Rice was grown in Maryland by Purple Mountain Organics. Hope to see you at lunch!
Tuesday, October 4th is National "Do Something Kind" day. To help celebrate and spread kindness, you can wear a "Be Kind" or "Kindness" shirt. If you don't have a kindness shirt, you can still participate by wearing blue which is the World Kindness Day color. Take the time to do something nice for someone!
October 3-7, 2022, is Farm to School week. We are excited to partner with the following businesses. Check back for daily posts regarding the menu items featuring these products!
This is a Final Reminder that if you have not yet completed the ONE Question Student Internet Access Survey, we ask that you do so by TOMORROW, Friday, September 30, 2022. The survey can be found in the Parent Portal ( https://pagecounty.powerschool.com/public/home.html ) under Forms, then Technology, then Complete Survey. Thank you to everyone who has already completed the survey. Your participation is important.
Please take a moment to provide us with feedback related to the development of the 2023-2024 school calendar. Click this link for more information - https://5il.co/1ipr9
