Pittsfield South Elementary School

South School's Walk to School Day was a success! Thank you to Mrs. Marable for organizing the event and for all of the staff, students, parents, grandparents, and community members who joined us this morning!

Mrs Frieden’s class earned a class reward for good behavior this quarter. They got to go on a leaf hunt that had school arrows attached to spend at the trading post and they got 10 extra minutes of playground time!

South School will be getting into the Homecoming spirit next week! Our Little Braves can join in any or all days. We will end the week by walking to the Homecoming parade on Friday! Go Saukees!

What a great night at South Elementary School! Tonight we welcomed roughly 175 families at Meet the Teacher Night. The line stretched to the street for a solid hour! We loved meeting new families and welcoming back returning Little Braves. Thank you for making tonight a memorable one for the South staff!

The Pikeland Board of Education would like to announce the hiring of Dr. Jo Campbell as the interim superintendent for first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. Dr. Campbell has 33 years of experience in education. Since retiring, Dr. Campbell has been an interim superintendent for the following districts: Schuyler-Industry CUSD #5, Canton USD #66, LaHarpe CSD #347 & Dallas ESD #327, Palestine CUSD #3, and Abingdon-Avon CUSD #276. His official start date will be Tuesday, June 25th. The board will continue to work with School Exec Connect, to find a full-time superintendent. We look forward to working with Dr. Campbell and the knowledge and experience he will bring to our district.

Mrs. Smith’s 2nd graders had a table competition spanning over two weeks. Each table chose a staff member to compete for. At the end of the competition, the winning table got to give Mrs. Wessel her surprise! The students loved working for the benefit of others so much, they are doing it again this week.

During library Miss Bonnett's 2nd grade class was able to enjoy the book 'There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Cactus' which was read to them in both English and Spanish by two of their classmates.

Thank you to the Little Braves Boosters for creating the perfect Under the Sea activities for the South School families! A lot of time and effort goes into making the annual Fun Fair a great event and this year did not disappoint.🐠🦀🐙🐬🐳

This is sure to be a fun event!

Tonight's Preschool Family Night was a success! Thank you to the Quincy Children's Museum for providing a variety of materials for the students and their families to interact with.

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In January, Miss Lemons' first grade class started the process of becoming published authors! They brainstormed, researched, wrote rough drafts, revised the drafts, and made illustrations. They sent it back to the company, and the book was published! Miss Lemons was able to raise enough money to purchase a book for every student in the class! A big shout out to all of the boys and girls on their hard work, this book is amazing!

Just a few pictures of some of the super heroes who visited South School on Friday!

South School Penny Wars Thank you to the Little Braves Boosters for organizing the Penny Wars at South School last week! Through this fundraiser the students learned about the value of each type of coin, they learned how to use strategy to know which classes to 'bomb', and they helped raise $3,113.40 for the South School classrooms! Congratulations to Mrs. Wessel's class for earning the Pizza Party with the most pennies at $145.91. Congratulations also to Mrs. McNulty's class for earning the Donut Party with the highest overall total of money with $602.95.

Preschool screenings are being held next week!

South School Penny Wars is coming this week!

South School students celebrated the 100th day of school this week!

Happy 3rd birthday to Pikeland's favorite professional therapy dog, Marti!

South School Music and Art Appreciation Over the past few weeks Mrs. Boren, the South School music teacher, has been introducing the Kindergarten - Second grade students to 'Picture the Music' a music and art themed activity in conjunction with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. The students listened to music and then painted what they thought the music would look like. The PHS Art Club then judged the artwork and chose 2 Kindergarten, 2 First Grade, and 3 Second Grade pieces to send in to the competition. Congratulations to the artists!