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Help us meet our 1 million minutes community reading goal
Reading leads to lifelong success
Our goal is having 100% of 3rd grade students reading proficiently by 2026.
And we need YOU to reach this goal.
To reach our vision, we need our families and community as partners.
The Peninsula School District is spearheading a community-wide effort to promote literacy development in young children. We want community members of any age to be a part of this plan.
The Peninsula School District and our partners will host a series of community activities to promote reading and literacy across the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula communities. Events will include:
- Special guest readers at our schools;
- Community activities at our local businesses and public spaces;
- Special support from our local businesses and libraries;
- School Reading Nights, and more!
let's meet our 1 million minutes community reading goal
Peninsula School District invites everyone in the community to join us in reaching our goal to read 1 million minutes by the last day of school, June 21, 2023.
Pen Light and the Peninsula School District have collaborated to launch a ‘minutes read’ collection webpage as part of Peninsula Reads. Peninsula Reads is a community-wide effort to promote literacy development in young children by engaging community members of all ages in activities that support the importance of early literacy. When you’ve completed your reading activity, simply sign in and record how many minutes you read!
Use this tool to log your reading minutes.
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We want to give a big THANK YOU to all the community members who celebrated American Education Week with PSD at our schools.
Many of you joined Artondale, Pioneer, Swift Water, and Evergreen elementary school students and educators to learn about day-to-day activities, and see our newly constructed buildings. The students enjoyed showing off their classrooms, and visitors enjoyed exploring flex spaces, seeing student art, and witnessing learning in action.
Read more to see all the photos from this week.
#InspiredAndEmpoweredPSD
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Calling all readers! You can support our youngest learners by reading in our elementary schools!
Now until Friday, Dec. 16, we are inviting guest readers to share their favorite book, or read a book provided to them, to help all children recognize the importance of literacy.
Read more to hear a personal invitation from Superintendent Krestin Bahr.
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The Peninsula School District (PSD) Board of Directors unanimously approved a Replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy and a Safety, Security and Technology Levy at its November 9 Regular Business Meeting. Both levies will be put to voters on the February 14, 2023 ballot.
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Don’t forget! There is no school on Friday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.
Enjoy a three day weekend, and we’ll see you on Monday!
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November is Native American Heritage Month, and we want to honor our students and families with Native American Heritage.
Did you know?
- There are 574 different Native American Tribes in the United States, and 29 of those tribes reside in Washington State?
- The closest Native American Tribe is the Puyallup Tribe of Indians?
- There are over 200 students at the Peninsula School District with Native American Heritage?
This month we want to honor their heritage and continue to learn about our local tribe's history and culture. Learn about PSD's Native American Education Program at this link - https://bit.ly/NativeAmericanEducationPSD.
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #InspiredAndEmpoweredPSD
Educational Service Center
14015 62nd Avenue NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
P: (253) 530-1000
Lisa Reaugh
Executive Director, Student Services
(253) 530-1080
reaughl@psd401.net
Aimee Gordon
Director of Communications
(253) 530-1095
gordona@psd401.net