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Volume 1 Issue 3
USD 398 District Newsletter
Warrior Times
Peabody-Burns Board
of Education
Bruce Burke
Shayla Clark
Terry Eberhard
Julia Ensminger
Travis Foth
Glendon Parks
Tony Zappone
Bus Awareness 2
PBES Happenings 2
Test Fest 3
Principally Speaking 4
From the Desk of Ray
Savage
5
Eat Smart Plan Hard 6-9
Bus Rules and Safety Tips 10
October Menu 11
Body Venture 12
MS Hygiene Bags 12
Counselorrsquos Corner 13
EZ Messaging 14
Inside this issue
What a difference a year makes
One year and two months
after arriving in Peabody I
find myself feeling ―at
home with a staff and
community where I am
still learning so much and
driven to make the most
informed decisions for the
present while planning for
the future of this district
and community
Planning and preparation for the future
has been going on long before I arrived
But for now it is my job to continue this
task with the BOE and the community
Abraham Lincoln was quoted ―Give me
six hours to chop down a tree and I will
spend the first four sharpening the axe
I have always respected this manrsquos pa-
tience planning visionhis leadership
This quote emphasizes his resolve for
proper planning and preparation in eve-
rything he did With this in mind it is
more important than ever for us to care-
fully plan our future for the education of
our children
With this planning comes some con-
cerns I urge everyone to care-
fully follow whatrsquos going on with the
statersquos political
direction as it af-
fects education
What you will see
is an orchestrated
effort to weaken
public education
in this state by
disapportionment
of taxation
Already the data
shows Kansas
dropping in the ranks as compared
throughout the nation Currently Kansas
is 4 on the list of states making the larg-
est cuts to public education A state proud
of itrsquos educational system looks to ―slip to
a level below what we are accustomed to
in national comparison This will continue
to happen slowly if the current course is
followed and several years form now we
will be trying to reverse the damage done
by political decisions today made without
any concern for our youth Upcoming deci-
sions concerning education are crucial
This in turn is crucial for the children of
Burns amp Peabody Stay informed and
support this generationrsquos youth Thank
you for supporting our kidsour future
From the Superintendenthellip
October 2013
Calendar Updates
October 8th HS volleyball at Centre has been re-scheduled to start at 5 pm
instead of 4 pm as listed on the calendar
October 16th On Test Fest Day No Seniors attend for testing and 9-11 students
are dismissed 1230 pm when testing is done
October 21st The HS JV FB game with Rosalia-Flinthills has been cancelled due
to lack of players on their side Efforts are being made at this time to schedule a
game with Goessel If successful the game time will still be at 600 at home
October 26th The volleyball sub-state and regional cross country sites (both on
Saturday) have not as of yet been published
PBES and PBMSHS Individual Picture Retake Day has been changed from
Friday November 1st to Thursday November 7th
ldquoGive me six hours to chop
down a tree and I will spend
the first four sharpening the
axerdquo
― Abraham Lincoln
The PBES PTO will be sponsoring a family fun night on Saturday Oc-tober 19th It will be a great evening of fun food and games A free hamburger and hotdog bbq will be served from 600pm ndash 700pm in the multipurpose room The carni-val will be held from 630pm ndash 730pm in the halls and classrooms of PBES This event is partially paid for with a Family Fun Food and Fitness grant from the Kansas State Department of Education I hope to see you for a great night of food and fun for your entire family There will be no school on October 21st Teachers will be learning about incorporating Character Edu-cation into their classroom and get-ting the final touches put on the first 9 weeks‟ grades This means the year is one-fourth over already The Peabody-Burns Elementary School Site Council will be having our first meeting on Wednesday October 23rd at 630pm in the PBES Library The site council acts as an advisory council to the board of
What a busy month September has been at PBES and now October looks to be even more so On Wednesday September 20th we had over 100 guests for our Annual Grandparent‟s Day Dinner at PBES All Grandparents and other commu-nity patrons were served a lunch by our freshman waiters from PBHS After lunch each bdquograndparent‟ par-ticipated in an activity or art project with their bdquograndchild‟ We would like to say a special thank you to those who were able to attend Al-so a special thanks to the faculty staff and our waiters from PBHS for making this such a special day for our students
The state of Kansas has designated October 7 ndash 12 2013 as Anti-Bullying Awareness Week in Kan-sas as a symbol of our commitment to ensuring safe and nurturing school environments Our school district has a bullying prevention policy and our faculty and staff work hard to insure that your chil-dren have the best education possi-ble
education on issues affecting PBES and our students The public is in-vited to attend this meeting ParentTeacher Conferences will be held from 500pm ndash 830pm on Monday October 28th and Tuesday October 29th We will be sending notes home in regards to your spe-cific times Please try to attend the-se conferences Grade cards will be given to parents at this time Com-munication between the parent and the teacher is key to your child‟s success Our annual Halloween Parade and classroom parties will be held on Thursday October 31st At 230 the students will march around the halls of PBES to show off their cos-tumes The parade will be followed by our annual Halloween classroom parties Also just an early reminder that picture retakes at PBES will be on Friday November 1st
PBES Happenings Written by Mr Parry
PAGE 2 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
When backing out of a driveway or leaving a gar-age watch out for children walking or bicycling to school
When driving in neigh-borhoods with school zones watch out for young people who may be thinking about getting to school but may not be thinking of getting there safely
Slow down Watch for children walking in the street espe-cially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood
Be alert Children arriving late for the bus may dart into the streetroad with out looking for traffic
Know and obey the Kansas school bus laws Learn the flashing signal light system that school bus driv-ers use to alert motorists of pending actions
Yellow flashing lights indicate that the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children Mo-torists should slow down and prepare to stop their vehicles
Red flashing lights and ex-tended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped and that children are getting on or off
Motorists must stop their cars and wait until the red lights stop flashing and the extended stop sign is
withdrawn before they can start driving again
Failure yield will result in a traffic violation fine
Be Aware of Our Children Going To School and The Laws Governing
PAGE 3 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 I SSUE 3
PBHS TEST FEST October 16th
Wednesday October 16h Peabody-Burns High School will participate in its 1st Annual ldquoTest Festrdquo
On this day Freshmen Sophomores and Juniors will par-ticipate in important assessments as part of ACT‟s Edu-cational Planning and Assessment System There will be no school for seniors on this day A small break-fast consisting of rolls and juice will be provided be-ginning at 815 am and testing will begin around 900 am
Freshmen will be taking the EXPLORE test EXPLORE assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition this test is designed to help ninth-grade students explore the world of possibilities open to them make the most of their op-portunities in high school and beyond and guide them as they start thinking about future educational and career
planning Freshmen will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230 The PLAN test will be given to sophomores This test assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition PLAN results assist students and parents in making well-informed choices about courses to be taken in the remaining years of high school The PLAN program provides counselors with the quality and variety of information needed to effectively guide individual students in course selection and postsec-ondary planning at a time when guidance can have a significant impact Sophomores will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
Juniors will be taking the ldquoPractice ACTrdquo This assessment will allow us to gauge the academic progress of our students in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition it will serve as an excellent practice for those students who intend to take the ACT test again to improve their score at a later time Scores earned on this ldquopractice assessmentrdquo do not count as an actual ACT score Students who intend to use their ACT score for college entrance or scholarship purposes should plan to take the regular ACT at a later date Juniors will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
The data we gain from these assessment scores helps us to gauge our progress as a school and as a district In addi-tion the data will provide both students and parents with valuable information that can be used in future planning With this in mind we want our students to perform their very best on these tests A key component to a child‟s per-formance is a good night‟s sleep Please assist us in this area These tests are mandatory It is crucial that your child be at school on this date If a student must be absent a make up will be required The mandatory make-up date is Monday October 21st (we have no school that day but testing will be required) If your child is absent on October 16th you will be contacted at a later time about the specifics of the make-up
For your information the district will be providing each child with the required breakfast and a mid-morning snack Lunch will be a ldquopicnicrdquo on the south lawn of the school (This will count as school lunch Students that bring their lunch will need to bring it as normal)
Middle school students will be out of the building during the morning on the 16th doing Community Service Pro-jects around the town They will be in school in the afternoon (NOT DISMISSED EARLY)
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the building administration at (620) 983-2196 or contact the high school office
Principally Speakinghelliphelliphellip Mr Robertson
In Shakespearersquos Romeo and Juliet there is a line that goes something like ―A rose by any
other name would smell as sweet I realize that this is an odd way to begin a short blurb in
the newsletter but I use it to illustrate our current 6th 7th and 8th graderrsquos educational envi-
ronment Mr Traxson alluded to questions by some stakeholders in a recent newspaper arti-
cle about our use of the word middle school now as opposed to junior high school Irsquod like to
add my thoughts on this subject as well
More than anything else the difference between ―junior high and ―middle school is a philos-
ophy of doing what is needed to BEST meet the needs of students in this age group Itrsquos not
that we havenrsquot always tried to meet the needs of these students but with the addition of 6th
grade to the building a couple of years ago we had the perfect opportunity to seriously ad-
dress the unique needs of pre-adolescent children (I call them ―tweeners ndash too old for ele-
mentary school and not quite ready for high school)
With the size of our staff we will never be able to have a fully conventional middle school set-
ting but we have taken the research based strategies that we are able to do and incorporated
them into ―our middle school philosophy One of the key tenets of middle schools is the con-
cept of teaming This means that students have the same teachers for all of their core class
work ndash math science language arts and social studies) Each team of teachers meets during
common planning time to discuss the needs of individual students or groups of students
They also discuss how they might be able to collaborate and teach classes from an interdisci-
plinary aspect This year we have fully implemented this concept into our schedule We
have also organized our middle grade students into advisory groups this year This is a take-
off on the old ―home room concept Each middle level teacher has a small group of students
that they can keep track of for all of their classes make interventions when necessary and
provide a common point of connection between the school and home
The transition from elementary school to middle school is a hard one We try very hard to
allow all our middle level students to develop a sense of identity and ownership in their
school ndash middle school as opposed to being a miniature version of high school We also work
to help prepare our eighth grade students for their transition to high school an equally
daunting concept for many of them
So while the sign on the building on the building reads Jr ndash Sr High School we are develop-
ing to the best of our abilities the philosophy of two separate
schools in the same building Peabody-Burns Middle School and
Peabody-Burns High School Each one doing what we feel is
best to meet the educational emotional and social needs of every
student Please feel free to contact me if you have questions
about the middle school philosophy of educating our students
BE 212
PAGE 4 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
My newsletter space this
month will be allocated to ad-
dress two issues that come up
every year concerning activi-
ties The first issue involves
the attendance of school and
activities that night USD 398
usually uses the guideline of ―if
you eat lunch with us and
spend half the day in school
attending classes you may
practice or play that evening
As usual there are exceptions
to every rule A doctors or den-
tist appointment a funeral a
family--heaven forbidmdashtragedy
will always be taken into ac-
count when applying this
guideline Please keep this in
mind when calling the school
to excuse your son or daughter
from school When we ask the
reason for the absence we are
not trying to be intrusive We
are simply trying to apply the
rule above No we will not
send a list every day after
school telling a coach or spon-
sor who has been absent from
school and therefore cannot
participate in an activity that
eveningmdashunless it becomes
necessary USD 398 hopes
that this particular issue can
be monitored by the person in
the activity and the parent or
guardian If you have ques-
tions or need clarification
please call the school andor
me
A second issue involves the
transportation of students in-
volved in the activities before
and after the activity As a
general rule
USD 398
would like
the student
participant to
ride the
transporta-
tion to and
from the
event provid-
ed by the dis-
trict A coach or sponsor can
learn a great deal about their
squads by how they act and
react to an activity Again as
usual there are exceptions to
this general guideline If it
would benefit the participant
in some way a parent
guardian can always take their
son or daughter home AFTER
an event They simply have to
sign their son or daughter out
through the coach or sponsor
A different guideline is em-
ployed for two other circum-
stances If a parentguardian
family member or family
friend would like to take a par-
ticipant TO an activity for a
various reason a note written
by the parentguardian stating
such and the reason for it must
be sent with the participant to
the school
with a phone
number that
can be reached
to verify the
note The
same proce-
dure is used if
a person other
than the par-
ent or legal
guardian is
needed to take a participant
home AFTER the activity
Although this may seem cum-
bersome this policy is in place
for the safety of our student
participants
As always if you have ques-
tions please call the school or
my cell phone and thanks for
understanding
From the Desk of Ray Savage
Peabody-Burns PTO Meeting
October 16th 2013
PBES Library 530pm
PAGE 5 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
A General Rule of Thumb
ldquowe travel as a team
to and fromrdquo
Itrsquos a TEAM thing
PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
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PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
The PBES PTO will be sponsoring a family fun night on Saturday Oc-tober 19th It will be a great evening of fun food and games A free hamburger and hotdog bbq will be served from 600pm ndash 700pm in the multipurpose room The carni-val will be held from 630pm ndash 730pm in the halls and classrooms of PBES This event is partially paid for with a Family Fun Food and Fitness grant from the Kansas State Department of Education I hope to see you for a great night of food and fun for your entire family There will be no school on October 21st Teachers will be learning about incorporating Character Edu-cation into their classroom and get-ting the final touches put on the first 9 weeks‟ grades This means the year is one-fourth over already The Peabody-Burns Elementary School Site Council will be having our first meeting on Wednesday October 23rd at 630pm in the PBES Library The site council acts as an advisory council to the board of
What a busy month September has been at PBES and now October looks to be even more so On Wednesday September 20th we had over 100 guests for our Annual Grandparent‟s Day Dinner at PBES All Grandparents and other commu-nity patrons were served a lunch by our freshman waiters from PBHS After lunch each bdquograndparent‟ par-ticipated in an activity or art project with their bdquograndchild‟ We would like to say a special thank you to those who were able to attend Al-so a special thanks to the faculty staff and our waiters from PBHS for making this such a special day for our students
The state of Kansas has designated October 7 ndash 12 2013 as Anti-Bullying Awareness Week in Kan-sas as a symbol of our commitment to ensuring safe and nurturing school environments Our school district has a bullying prevention policy and our faculty and staff work hard to insure that your chil-dren have the best education possi-ble
education on issues affecting PBES and our students The public is in-vited to attend this meeting ParentTeacher Conferences will be held from 500pm ndash 830pm on Monday October 28th and Tuesday October 29th We will be sending notes home in regards to your spe-cific times Please try to attend the-se conferences Grade cards will be given to parents at this time Com-munication between the parent and the teacher is key to your child‟s success Our annual Halloween Parade and classroom parties will be held on Thursday October 31st At 230 the students will march around the halls of PBES to show off their cos-tumes The parade will be followed by our annual Halloween classroom parties Also just an early reminder that picture retakes at PBES will be on Friday November 1st
PBES Happenings Written by Mr Parry
PAGE 2 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
When backing out of a driveway or leaving a gar-age watch out for children walking or bicycling to school
When driving in neigh-borhoods with school zones watch out for young people who may be thinking about getting to school but may not be thinking of getting there safely
Slow down Watch for children walking in the street espe-cially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood
Be alert Children arriving late for the bus may dart into the streetroad with out looking for traffic
Know and obey the Kansas school bus laws Learn the flashing signal light system that school bus driv-ers use to alert motorists of pending actions
Yellow flashing lights indicate that the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children Mo-torists should slow down and prepare to stop their vehicles
Red flashing lights and ex-tended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped and that children are getting on or off
Motorists must stop their cars and wait until the red lights stop flashing and the extended stop sign is
withdrawn before they can start driving again
Failure yield will result in a traffic violation fine
Be Aware of Our Children Going To School and The Laws Governing
PAGE 3 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 I SSUE 3
PBHS TEST FEST October 16th
Wednesday October 16h Peabody-Burns High School will participate in its 1st Annual ldquoTest Festrdquo
On this day Freshmen Sophomores and Juniors will par-ticipate in important assessments as part of ACT‟s Edu-cational Planning and Assessment System There will be no school for seniors on this day A small break-fast consisting of rolls and juice will be provided be-ginning at 815 am and testing will begin around 900 am
Freshmen will be taking the EXPLORE test EXPLORE assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition this test is designed to help ninth-grade students explore the world of possibilities open to them make the most of their op-portunities in high school and beyond and guide them as they start thinking about future educational and career
planning Freshmen will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230 The PLAN test will be given to sophomores This test assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition PLAN results assist students and parents in making well-informed choices about courses to be taken in the remaining years of high school The PLAN program provides counselors with the quality and variety of information needed to effectively guide individual students in course selection and postsec-ondary planning at a time when guidance can have a significant impact Sophomores will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
Juniors will be taking the ldquoPractice ACTrdquo This assessment will allow us to gauge the academic progress of our students in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition it will serve as an excellent practice for those students who intend to take the ACT test again to improve their score at a later time Scores earned on this ldquopractice assessmentrdquo do not count as an actual ACT score Students who intend to use their ACT score for college entrance or scholarship purposes should plan to take the regular ACT at a later date Juniors will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
The data we gain from these assessment scores helps us to gauge our progress as a school and as a district In addi-tion the data will provide both students and parents with valuable information that can be used in future planning With this in mind we want our students to perform their very best on these tests A key component to a child‟s per-formance is a good night‟s sleep Please assist us in this area These tests are mandatory It is crucial that your child be at school on this date If a student must be absent a make up will be required The mandatory make-up date is Monday October 21st (we have no school that day but testing will be required) If your child is absent on October 16th you will be contacted at a later time about the specifics of the make-up
For your information the district will be providing each child with the required breakfast and a mid-morning snack Lunch will be a ldquopicnicrdquo on the south lawn of the school (This will count as school lunch Students that bring their lunch will need to bring it as normal)
Middle school students will be out of the building during the morning on the 16th doing Community Service Pro-jects around the town They will be in school in the afternoon (NOT DISMISSED EARLY)
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the building administration at (620) 983-2196 or contact the high school office
Principally Speakinghelliphelliphellip Mr Robertson
In Shakespearersquos Romeo and Juliet there is a line that goes something like ―A rose by any
other name would smell as sweet I realize that this is an odd way to begin a short blurb in
the newsletter but I use it to illustrate our current 6th 7th and 8th graderrsquos educational envi-
ronment Mr Traxson alluded to questions by some stakeholders in a recent newspaper arti-
cle about our use of the word middle school now as opposed to junior high school Irsquod like to
add my thoughts on this subject as well
More than anything else the difference between ―junior high and ―middle school is a philos-
ophy of doing what is needed to BEST meet the needs of students in this age group Itrsquos not
that we havenrsquot always tried to meet the needs of these students but with the addition of 6th
grade to the building a couple of years ago we had the perfect opportunity to seriously ad-
dress the unique needs of pre-adolescent children (I call them ―tweeners ndash too old for ele-
mentary school and not quite ready for high school)
With the size of our staff we will never be able to have a fully conventional middle school set-
ting but we have taken the research based strategies that we are able to do and incorporated
them into ―our middle school philosophy One of the key tenets of middle schools is the con-
cept of teaming This means that students have the same teachers for all of their core class
work ndash math science language arts and social studies) Each team of teachers meets during
common planning time to discuss the needs of individual students or groups of students
They also discuss how they might be able to collaborate and teach classes from an interdisci-
plinary aspect This year we have fully implemented this concept into our schedule We
have also organized our middle grade students into advisory groups this year This is a take-
off on the old ―home room concept Each middle level teacher has a small group of students
that they can keep track of for all of their classes make interventions when necessary and
provide a common point of connection between the school and home
The transition from elementary school to middle school is a hard one We try very hard to
allow all our middle level students to develop a sense of identity and ownership in their
school ndash middle school as opposed to being a miniature version of high school We also work
to help prepare our eighth grade students for their transition to high school an equally
daunting concept for many of them
So while the sign on the building on the building reads Jr ndash Sr High School we are develop-
ing to the best of our abilities the philosophy of two separate
schools in the same building Peabody-Burns Middle School and
Peabody-Burns High School Each one doing what we feel is
best to meet the educational emotional and social needs of every
student Please feel free to contact me if you have questions
about the middle school philosophy of educating our students
BE 212
PAGE 4 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
My newsletter space this
month will be allocated to ad-
dress two issues that come up
every year concerning activi-
ties The first issue involves
the attendance of school and
activities that night USD 398
usually uses the guideline of ―if
you eat lunch with us and
spend half the day in school
attending classes you may
practice or play that evening
As usual there are exceptions
to every rule A doctors or den-
tist appointment a funeral a
family--heaven forbidmdashtragedy
will always be taken into ac-
count when applying this
guideline Please keep this in
mind when calling the school
to excuse your son or daughter
from school When we ask the
reason for the absence we are
not trying to be intrusive We
are simply trying to apply the
rule above No we will not
send a list every day after
school telling a coach or spon-
sor who has been absent from
school and therefore cannot
participate in an activity that
eveningmdashunless it becomes
necessary USD 398 hopes
that this particular issue can
be monitored by the person in
the activity and the parent or
guardian If you have ques-
tions or need clarification
please call the school andor
me
A second issue involves the
transportation of students in-
volved in the activities before
and after the activity As a
general rule
USD 398
would like
the student
participant to
ride the
transporta-
tion to and
from the
event provid-
ed by the dis-
trict A coach or sponsor can
learn a great deal about their
squads by how they act and
react to an activity Again as
usual there are exceptions to
this general guideline If it
would benefit the participant
in some way a parent
guardian can always take their
son or daughter home AFTER
an event They simply have to
sign their son or daughter out
through the coach or sponsor
A different guideline is em-
ployed for two other circum-
stances If a parentguardian
family member or family
friend would like to take a par-
ticipant TO an activity for a
various reason a note written
by the parentguardian stating
such and the reason for it must
be sent with the participant to
the school
with a phone
number that
can be reached
to verify the
note The
same proce-
dure is used if
a person other
than the par-
ent or legal
guardian is
needed to take a participant
home AFTER the activity
Although this may seem cum-
bersome this policy is in place
for the safety of our student
participants
As always if you have ques-
tions please call the school or
my cell phone and thanks for
understanding
From the Desk of Ray Savage
Peabody-Burns PTO Meeting
October 16th 2013
PBES Library 530pm
PAGE 5 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
A General Rule of Thumb
ldquowe travel as a team
to and fromrdquo
Itrsquos a TEAM thing
PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 3 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 I SSUE 3
PBHS TEST FEST October 16th
Wednesday October 16h Peabody-Burns High School will participate in its 1st Annual ldquoTest Festrdquo
On this day Freshmen Sophomores and Juniors will par-ticipate in important assessments as part of ACT‟s Edu-cational Planning and Assessment System There will be no school for seniors on this day A small break-fast consisting of rolls and juice will be provided be-ginning at 815 am and testing will begin around 900 am
Freshmen will be taking the EXPLORE test EXPLORE assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition this test is designed to help ninth-grade students explore the world of possibilities open to them make the most of their op-portunities in high school and beyond and guide them as they start thinking about future educational and career
planning Freshmen will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230 The PLAN test will be given to sophomores This test assesses academic progress in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition PLAN results assist students and parents in making well-informed choices about courses to be taken in the remaining years of high school The PLAN program provides counselors with the quality and variety of information needed to effectively guide individual students in course selection and postsec-ondary planning at a time when guidance can have a significant impact Sophomores will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
Juniors will be taking the ldquoPractice ACTrdquo This assessment will allow us to gauge the academic progress of our students in English mathematics reading and science reasoning In addition it will serve as an excellent practice for those students who intend to take the ACT test again to improve their score at a later time Scores earned on this ldquopractice assessmentrdquo do not count as an actual ACT score Students who intend to use their ACT score for college entrance or scholarship purposes should plan to take the regular ACT at a later date Juniors will complete their testing and be dismissed at approximately 1230
The data we gain from these assessment scores helps us to gauge our progress as a school and as a district In addi-tion the data will provide both students and parents with valuable information that can be used in future planning With this in mind we want our students to perform their very best on these tests A key component to a child‟s per-formance is a good night‟s sleep Please assist us in this area These tests are mandatory It is crucial that your child be at school on this date If a student must be absent a make up will be required The mandatory make-up date is Monday October 21st (we have no school that day but testing will be required) If your child is absent on October 16th you will be contacted at a later time about the specifics of the make-up
For your information the district will be providing each child with the required breakfast and a mid-morning snack Lunch will be a ldquopicnicrdquo on the south lawn of the school (This will count as school lunch Students that bring their lunch will need to bring it as normal)
Middle school students will be out of the building during the morning on the 16th doing Community Service Pro-jects around the town They will be in school in the afternoon (NOT DISMISSED EARLY)
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the building administration at (620) 983-2196 or contact the high school office
Principally Speakinghelliphelliphellip Mr Robertson
In Shakespearersquos Romeo and Juliet there is a line that goes something like ―A rose by any
other name would smell as sweet I realize that this is an odd way to begin a short blurb in
the newsletter but I use it to illustrate our current 6th 7th and 8th graderrsquos educational envi-
ronment Mr Traxson alluded to questions by some stakeholders in a recent newspaper arti-
cle about our use of the word middle school now as opposed to junior high school Irsquod like to
add my thoughts on this subject as well
More than anything else the difference between ―junior high and ―middle school is a philos-
ophy of doing what is needed to BEST meet the needs of students in this age group Itrsquos not
that we havenrsquot always tried to meet the needs of these students but with the addition of 6th
grade to the building a couple of years ago we had the perfect opportunity to seriously ad-
dress the unique needs of pre-adolescent children (I call them ―tweeners ndash too old for ele-
mentary school and not quite ready for high school)
With the size of our staff we will never be able to have a fully conventional middle school set-
ting but we have taken the research based strategies that we are able to do and incorporated
them into ―our middle school philosophy One of the key tenets of middle schools is the con-
cept of teaming This means that students have the same teachers for all of their core class
work ndash math science language arts and social studies) Each team of teachers meets during
common planning time to discuss the needs of individual students or groups of students
They also discuss how they might be able to collaborate and teach classes from an interdisci-
plinary aspect This year we have fully implemented this concept into our schedule We
have also organized our middle grade students into advisory groups this year This is a take-
off on the old ―home room concept Each middle level teacher has a small group of students
that they can keep track of for all of their classes make interventions when necessary and
provide a common point of connection between the school and home
The transition from elementary school to middle school is a hard one We try very hard to
allow all our middle level students to develop a sense of identity and ownership in their
school ndash middle school as opposed to being a miniature version of high school We also work
to help prepare our eighth grade students for their transition to high school an equally
daunting concept for many of them
So while the sign on the building on the building reads Jr ndash Sr High School we are develop-
ing to the best of our abilities the philosophy of two separate
schools in the same building Peabody-Burns Middle School and
Peabody-Burns High School Each one doing what we feel is
best to meet the educational emotional and social needs of every
student Please feel free to contact me if you have questions
about the middle school philosophy of educating our students
BE 212
PAGE 4 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
My newsletter space this
month will be allocated to ad-
dress two issues that come up
every year concerning activi-
ties The first issue involves
the attendance of school and
activities that night USD 398
usually uses the guideline of ―if
you eat lunch with us and
spend half the day in school
attending classes you may
practice or play that evening
As usual there are exceptions
to every rule A doctors or den-
tist appointment a funeral a
family--heaven forbidmdashtragedy
will always be taken into ac-
count when applying this
guideline Please keep this in
mind when calling the school
to excuse your son or daughter
from school When we ask the
reason for the absence we are
not trying to be intrusive We
are simply trying to apply the
rule above No we will not
send a list every day after
school telling a coach or spon-
sor who has been absent from
school and therefore cannot
participate in an activity that
eveningmdashunless it becomes
necessary USD 398 hopes
that this particular issue can
be monitored by the person in
the activity and the parent or
guardian If you have ques-
tions or need clarification
please call the school andor
me
A second issue involves the
transportation of students in-
volved in the activities before
and after the activity As a
general rule
USD 398
would like
the student
participant to
ride the
transporta-
tion to and
from the
event provid-
ed by the dis-
trict A coach or sponsor can
learn a great deal about their
squads by how they act and
react to an activity Again as
usual there are exceptions to
this general guideline If it
would benefit the participant
in some way a parent
guardian can always take their
son or daughter home AFTER
an event They simply have to
sign their son or daughter out
through the coach or sponsor
A different guideline is em-
ployed for two other circum-
stances If a parentguardian
family member or family
friend would like to take a par-
ticipant TO an activity for a
various reason a note written
by the parentguardian stating
such and the reason for it must
be sent with the participant to
the school
with a phone
number that
can be reached
to verify the
note The
same proce-
dure is used if
a person other
than the par-
ent or legal
guardian is
needed to take a participant
home AFTER the activity
Although this may seem cum-
bersome this policy is in place
for the safety of our student
participants
As always if you have ques-
tions please call the school or
my cell phone and thanks for
understanding
From the Desk of Ray Savage
Peabody-Burns PTO Meeting
October 16th 2013
PBES Library 530pm
PAGE 5 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
A General Rule of Thumb
ldquowe travel as a team
to and fromrdquo
Itrsquos a TEAM thing
PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
Principally Speakinghelliphelliphellip Mr Robertson
In Shakespearersquos Romeo and Juliet there is a line that goes something like ―A rose by any
other name would smell as sweet I realize that this is an odd way to begin a short blurb in
the newsletter but I use it to illustrate our current 6th 7th and 8th graderrsquos educational envi-
ronment Mr Traxson alluded to questions by some stakeholders in a recent newspaper arti-
cle about our use of the word middle school now as opposed to junior high school Irsquod like to
add my thoughts on this subject as well
More than anything else the difference between ―junior high and ―middle school is a philos-
ophy of doing what is needed to BEST meet the needs of students in this age group Itrsquos not
that we havenrsquot always tried to meet the needs of these students but with the addition of 6th
grade to the building a couple of years ago we had the perfect opportunity to seriously ad-
dress the unique needs of pre-adolescent children (I call them ―tweeners ndash too old for ele-
mentary school and not quite ready for high school)
With the size of our staff we will never be able to have a fully conventional middle school set-
ting but we have taken the research based strategies that we are able to do and incorporated
them into ―our middle school philosophy One of the key tenets of middle schools is the con-
cept of teaming This means that students have the same teachers for all of their core class
work ndash math science language arts and social studies) Each team of teachers meets during
common planning time to discuss the needs of individual students or groups of students
They also discuss how they might be able to collaborate and teach classes from an interdisci-
plinary aspect This year we have fully implemented this concept into our schedule We
have also organized our middle grade students into advisory groups this year This is a take-
off on the old ―home room concept Each middle level teacher has a small group of students
that they can keep track of for all of their classes make interventions when necessary and
provide a common point of connection between the school and home
The transition from elementary school to middle school is a hard one We try very hard to
allow all our middle level students to develop a sense of identity and ownership in their
school ndash middle school as opposed to being a miniature version of high school We also work
to help prepare our eighth grade students for their transition to high school an equally
daunting concept for many of them
So while the sign on the building on the building reads Jr ndash Sr High School we are develop-
ing to the best of our abilities the philosophy of two separate
schools in the same building Peabody-Burns Middle School and
Peabody-Burns High School Each one doing what we feel is
best to meet the educational emotional and social needs of every
student Please feel free to contact me if you have questions
about the middle school philosophy of educating our students
BE 212
PAGE 4 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
My newsletter space this
month will be allocated to ad-
dress two issues that come up
every year concerning activi-
ties The first issue involves
the attendance of school and
activities that night USD 398
usually uses the guideline of ―if
you eat lunch with us and
spend half the day in school
attending classes you may
practice or play that evening
As usual there are exceptions
to every rule A doctors or den-
tist appointment a funeral a
family--heaven forbidmdashtragedy
will always be taken into ac-
count when applying this
guideline Please keep this in
mind when calling the school
to excuse your son or daughter
from school When we ask the
reason for the absence we are
not trying to be intrusive We
are simply trying to apply the
rule above No we will not
send a list every day after
school telling a coach or spon-
sor who has been absent from
school and therefore cannot
participate in an activity that
eveningmdashunless it becomes
necessary USD 398 hopes
that this particular issue can
be monitored by the person in
the activity and the parent or
guardian If you have ques-
tions or need clarification
please call the school andor
me
A second issue involves the
transportation of students in-
volved in the activities before
and after the activity As a
general rule
USD 398
would like
the student
participant to
ride the
transporta-
tion to and
from the
event provid-
ed by the dis-
trict A coach or sponsor can
learn a great deal about their
squads by how they act and
react to an activity Again as
usual there are exceptions to
this general guideline If it
would benefit the participant
in some way a parent
guardian can always take their
son or daughter home AFTER
an event They simply have to
sign their son or daughter out
through the coach or sponsor
A different guideline is em-
ployed for two other circum-
stances If a parentguardian
family member or family
friend would like to take a par-
ticipant TO an activity for a
various reason a note written
by the parentguardian stating
such and the reason for it must
be sent with the participant to
the school
with a phone
number that
can be reached
to verify the
note The
same proce-
dure is used if
a person other
than the par-
ent or legal
guardian is
needed to take a participant
home AFTER the activity
Although this may seem cum-
bersome this policy is in place
for the safety of our student
participants
As always if you have ques-
tions please call the school or
my cell phone and thanks for
understanding
From the Desk of Ray Savage
Peabody-Burns PTO Meeting
October 16th 2013
PBES Library 530pm
PAGE 5 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
A General Rule of Thumb
ldquowe travel as a team
to and fromrdquo
Itrsquos a TEAM thing
PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
My newsletter space this
month will be allocated to ad-
dress two issues that come up
every year concerning activi-
ties The first issue involves
the attendance of school and
activities that night USD 398
usually uses the guideline of ―if
you eat lunch with us and
spend half the day in school
attending classes you may
practice or play that evening
As usual there are exceptions
to every rule A doctors or den-
tist appointment a funeral a
family--heaven forbidmdashtragedy
will always be taken into ac-
count when applying this
guideline Please keep this in
mind when calling the school
to excuse your son or daughter
from school When we ask the
reason for the absence we are
not trying to be intrusive We
are simply trying to apply the
rule above No we will not
send a list every day after
school telling a coach or spon-
sor who has been absent from
school and therefore cannot
participate in an activity that
eveningmdashunless it becomes
necessary USD 398 hopes
that this particular issue can
be monitored by the person in
the activity and the parent or
guardian If you have ques-
tions or need clarification
please call the school andor
me
A second issue involves the
transportation of students in-
volved in the activities before
and after the activity As a
general rule
USD 398
would like
the student
participant to
ride the
transporta-
tion to and
from the
event provid-
ed by the dis-
trict A coach or sponsor can
learn a great deal about their
squads by how they act and
react to an activity Again as
usual there are exceptions to
this general guideline If it
would benefit the participant
in some way a parent
guardian can always take their
son or daughter home AFTER
an event They simply have to
sign their son or daughter out
through the coach or sponsor
A different guideline is em-
ployed for two other circum-
stances If a parentguardian
family member or family
friend would like to take a par-
ticipant TO an activity for a
various reason a note written
by the parentguardian stating
such and the reason for it must
be sent with the participant to
the school
with a phone
number that
can be reached
to verify the
note The
same proce-
dure is used if
a person other
than the par-
ent or legal
guardian is
needed to take a participant
home AFTER the activity
Although this may seem cum-
bersome this policy is in place
for the safety of our student
participants
As always if you have ques-
tions please call the school or
my cell phone and thanks for
understanding
From the Desk of Ray Savage
Peabody-Burns PTO Meeting
October 16th 2013
PBES Library 530pm
PAGE 5 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
A General Rule of Thumb
ldquowe travel as a team
to and fromrdquo
Itrsquos a TEAM thing
PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
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PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 8 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 9 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 10 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
School Bus Rules and Safety Tips
We Drive with Pride
Students Remember to Ride with Pride
The driver is in charge of the students of the bus Students will obey the driver andor
sponsor promptly
Classroom conduct is to be observed
Stay in your seat Students are not to get on and off the bus or move within the bus
while it is in motion
Riders must be on time The bus cannot wait for those who are tardy
Keep the noise level down
Keep head hands and feet inside the bus
Donrsquot throw things inside the bus or out the windows
No eating or drinking on the bus
Keep the bus clean
Donrsquot be destructive
Be courteous
Profanities and vulgarities will not be tolerated
Glass containers
Stay out of the ―Danger Zonemdashanywhere within 10 feet of the bus
Donrsquot try to pick up anything dropped underneath the busmdashthings can be replaced chil-
dren canrsquot
Always follow the driverrsquos directions about how to cross the street Be alert to traffic
look both ways and always walk in front of the bus
State law states that bus aisles must be kept free from all objects at all times students
are riding
Violations of any of these rules will be reported to the building administrator who may
deny the student riding privileges based on severity of problem or continued failure to
comply
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 11 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Cereal Fruit or Juice
Banana Muffin
Chicken Wrap
Romaine ampTomato Mix Rice
Steamed Carrots
Tropical Fruit
2 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Spaghetti w Meat Sauce
Garden Spinach Salad Fresh Grapes
Seasoned Peas (9-12)
French Garlic Bread (9-12)
3 Flatbread Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Taco Salad
WG Corn Tortilla Chips amp Salsa
Refried Beans
Pineapple Tidbits Cinnamon Puff (6-12)
4 Mini Pancakes
Fruit or Juice
Chicken amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Green Beans
Orange Wedges
Wheat Roll amp Jelly
5
6 7 Egg amp Cheese
Biscuit Fruit or Juice
Chicken Nuggets
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Fresh Broccoli
Strawberries amp Bananas
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
8 Cereal Long John
Fruit or Juice
Hamburger on Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Sweet Potato Fries
Fruit Cocktail
Rice Krispie
9 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Baked Ham
Two Potato Mash Green Beans
Fresh Kiwi
Angel Biscuit amp Jelly
10 Breakfast Pizza
Fruit or Juice
Chili
WG Corn Chips Celery amp Cucumbers
Orange Smiles
Cinnamon Roll
11 French Toast
Sticks Fruit or Juice
Macaroni amp Cheese
Meatballs Seasoned Peas
Fresh Baby Carrots
Apple Half WW Bread amp Jelly (6-
12)
12
13 14 Sausage Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Hot Ham amp Cheese on
Bun Potato Wedges
Fresh Broccoli
Fresh Grapes Chocolate Chip
Cookies ( 9-12)
15 Cereal Coffee Cake
Fruit or Juice
Pizza
Tossed Salad w Romaine Fresh Banana
Garlic Bread Stick w
Marinara Sauce
16 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Italian Pasta Bake
Green Pepper Strips amp Fresh Baby Carrots
Applesauce
WW Bread amp Jelly (9-12)
17Breakfast Burrito
Fruit or Juice
Taco Burger on a Bun
Romaine amp Tomato Refried Beans
Pears
Black Bean amp Corn
Salsa w WG Tortilla
Chips (9-12)
18 Mini BB Waffles
Fruit or Juice
Chicken Pattie
Mashed Potatoes amp Gravy
Green Beans
Orange Wedges Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
19
20 21
NO
SCHOOL
22 Cereal Banana
Muffin Fruit or Juice
BBQ Chicken on a Bun Sweet Potato Puffs
Baked Beans
Orange Smiles Oatmeal Cookie
23 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Bean Burrito Romaine amp Tomato
Corn
Apple Half WG Corn Tortilla Chips
amp Salsa (9-12)
24 Breakfast Pita
Fruit or Juice
Turkey amp Cheese on Goldfish Bread
Tossed Salad w
Romaine Oven Fries
Sliced Peaches
Graham Snacks (9-12)
25 Cereal Bar String
Cheese Fruit or Juice
CS Beef Pattie Mashed Potatoes amp
Gravy
Steamed Broccoli Banana
Wheat Roll amp Jelly (6-
12)
26
27 28 Chicken Biscuit
Fruit or Juice
Taco Soup
WG Corn Tortilla Chips
Fresh Broccoli
Pears Snickerdoodle
29 Cereal BB Muffin
Fruit or Juice
WG Corn Dog
Spinach Salad Seasoned Peas
Apple Half
30 Biscuit amp Gravy
Fruit or Juice
Beef amp Noodles
Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots
Pineapple Tidbits
Blueberry Oat Muffin
31 Breakfast Round
Fruit or Juice
Biscuit amp Gravy
Hash Brown Green Beans
Sausasge Pattie
Applesauce
Home Football Game Reminder
Remember to bring your lawn chair stadium seats or blankets to sit on at the
stadium There are no ―bleachers other than the rock bleacher seating but
therersquos plenty of room to take advantage of at the historic stadium that the
Peabody-Burns ―Warriors call home See you at the games
October 2013
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PBES Students Participate in Body Venture
Learning healthy lifestyles is the primary focus of
Body Venture a traveling exhibit that visits ele-
mentary schools throughout Kansas More than 90
students from Peabody-Burns Elementary in grades
K- 5 had a firsthand look at how to make healthy
choices and remain healthy throughout their lives
―Body Venture is a wonderful way for student to
have fun learning about healthy nutrition and
physical activity said Kathy Preheim district well-
ness chairperson
Body Venture developed by Child Nutrition amp Well-
ness Kansas State Department of Education fea-
tured an eleven-stop tour of the body from brain to
mouth stomach small intestine heart lungs
bones muscles and skin
This exhibit allowed students to actively be involved
in their learning about good nutrition and making
healthy lifestyle choices The Wellness Committee
would like to thank the parents teachers Tabor
College administration and high school students
for helping make this event a success
PAGE 12 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Middle School Students Receive Hygiene Bags
The District Wellness Committee has been busy working on sewing and putting together hygiene kits
for our middle school students The committee is dedicated to help promote proper hygiene among the
students of the district Deodorant toothpaste and toothbrushes have been placed in bags for students
to use at school Teachers in-
formed students about when to
use the deodorant and tooth-
brushes and then handed the
bags out to the students during
advisory time Items were pur-
chased through grants from
the Peabody-Burns Recreation
Commission and the KSDE
Recharging School Wellness
meeting The Wellness Com-
mittee is comprised of Patti
Gaines Nicholas Preheim Bob
Kyle Alice Nellans Cathy Sil-
vers Jennifer Young Ray Sav-
age and Kathy Preheim
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PAGE 13 NEWSLETTER TITLE VOLUME 2 I SSUE 3
Why Is Positive Communication Important Parents who talk positively with their children create a healthy environment that encour-ages emotional development and family security Speaking- Take time to explain yourself fully Do not yell or criticize Speak with respect and kindness Listening- Pay attention to your childrsquos words Let your child know you are truly interested Reacting- Show enthusiasm Be responsive to your child by praising them for a job well done or for good effort
bull Choose words your child will understand bull Be a good listener bull Be direct honest and open bull Be sensitive to the emotional impact of what you say to your child Think before you speak bull Make time each day to have a conversation about anything your child wants to discuss bull Use questions in conversations to show your interest and generate an open response bull Yoursquore 1 bull Great job bull Well done bull You can do it bull Yoursquore the greatest bull Super job bull I support you bull Thanks for being honest bull What would I do without you bull Irsquom so proud of you bull I love you bull You made my day bull Nice work
Parenting Questions Call the Parent Helpline at 1-800-332-6378 Parents Helping Parents Support Group 1-877-530-5275 Self-Help Network 1-800-445-0116 This information was found from httpswwwkcslorgPDFsposfamcommpdf and more useful resources can be found at Kansas Childrens Service League httpswwwkcslorgParentTipCardsaspx
Counselorrsquos Corner
Katie Fooshee kfoosheeusd398com 983-2196
wwwpeabody-burnscounselorinfoweeblycom
Positive Family Communication
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS
PEABODY-BURNS USD 398
506 Elm
Peabody KS 66866
POSTAL PATRON
In order for this program to
be used as successfully as
possible the parentguardian
must notify the school when
changes are made to phone
numbers cell phones or
email addresses This pro-
gram will only work if the
system as the latest correct
information Please notify
the school secretary immedi-
ately of any changes regard-
ing phone numbers and ad-
dresses If you have any
questions please do not hesi-
tate to contact the school of-
fice
EZ School Messaging
By Ken Parry Crisis Team Director
As many of you know our district has been in the process of putting the final touches
on our parent notification system EZ School Messaging This program will send a text
email or a phone call to parents as a reminder of an upcoming event as well as school
cancellation or another emergency situation This system also sends out an automated
message to parents when students are marked absent This program is another step
our district is taking to help ensure the safety of our students
In the last couple of weeks we have been working on learning the program and ensur-
ing that all of the settings are correct when messages are sent It is our intent to send
out reminders by either a text or an email whichever was marked by the parent as a
preferred mode of contact
In the event of a school cancellation or emergency a notification will also be sent via
phone call
Non-Profit Org US POSTAGE
Permit No 5 Peabody KS