Shenandoah Elementary School

Wednesday, April 27,2022, is Administrative Professionals Day, but we are celebrating our unsung heroes all week long. Ms. Tiffany Kite--Administrative Professional --Shenandoah Elementary School. Ms. Kite has been with Page County Public Schools for the past 27 years. She has served all of those years with Shenandoah Elementary School, with the exception of the 2009-2010 school year, when she was located at Grove Hill. When asked what motivates her to work hard, she responded, "service to others." She says she enjoys working behind the scenes to serve the faculty/staff, students, parents, and Shenandoah community. Ms. Kite said that recently that a bus driver brought her the cutest little bouquet in a baby bottle; the store did not have a vase, so she improvised. She said she wanted her to have the flowers "right then and there rather than the next day," so she chose the next best thing for a vase! "I loved her creativity, it really touched my heart. The bottle vase means more to me than a glass or crystal vase; it serves as a great reminder to humble ourselves and to be kind to others. Acts of kindness do not have to be huge or extravagant. It's the little things in life that pull at the heartstrings!! I will treasure her heartfelt token of friendship & kindness, the "vase" and the memory for years to come!!" Thank you, Ms. Kite, for all of your years of service to Page County Public Schools. You are appreciated.

Important Bus Route Information- Notice to Parents in the Shenandoah Area-- Bus changes for the Morning of Friday, 4/29/22 Bus 29 will approximately 10 minutes EARLIER than usual Bus 11- 340 stops on the way to PCHS/PCMS will be on time and picked up by Bus 67 Bus 11- regular route will be picked up by Bus 29 and will be approxmately 10-15 minutes later than usual. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please share.

Important Bus Route Information: Notice to Parents in the Shenandoah Area-- Late Bus-- Students living on Loop Road will be approximately 15 minutes late arriving home this afternoon. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

April is Autism Acceptance Month: April is Autism Acceptance Month! Autism Acceptance Month aims to foster acceptance and to ignite change through improved support and opportunities for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This month is a good time to investigate Autism Acceptance Month resources and access the Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for Excellence resources. The most recent information from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network shows that 1 in 44 eight-year-old children have an ASD. What can you do to Learn the Signs and Act Early? . Resources: https://ttaconline.org/Event/29xsixzmjHrGc2R_rlJuZg/Event-autism-acceptance-month-april-2022-national-today--autism-society-of-central-virginia VCU Autism Center for Excellence: http://www.vcuautismcenter.org/ CDC's Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/ss/ss7011a1.htm?s_cid=ss7011a1_w Learn the signs and act early: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, April 28, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/2opdrmxscV1bWHgN6 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

Important Bus Route Info: Notice to Parents in the Shenandoah Area Late Bus Students living on Loop Road will be approximately 15 minutes late this afternoon. Thank you for patience and understanding. Please share.

Happy Administrative Professional's Day. To all of our Administrative Professionals with PCPS, we say, Thank You for all you do each and every day. You are a vital part of our school system, and we wouldn't be able to do our jobs without you! You are appreciated!!

Important Bus Route Information Notice to parents in the Shenandoah Area-- Late Bus 29 and Bus 5 will be combined this afternoon. Please expect delays in some areas. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Please share.

Notice to parents in the Shenandoah area Bus changes for Thursday afternoon Bus 29 will be approximately 20 minutes late this afternoon. Bus 58 and Bus 29 will be doubling on Bus 58. Bus 5 in the Loop Road area will be arriving 10 minutes earlier than usual this afternoon. Bus 48 will be arriving 10-15 minutes earlier this afternoon.

Important Bus Route Information: Bus 58, second round, will be approximately 30 minutes late this afternoon. Bus 58 and Bus 29 will be doubling on Bus 29. Thank you for your understanding, Please share.

Notice to parents in the Shenandoah area Late Bus Bus 58 will be approximately 10 minutes late this morning.

The regularly scheduled school board meeting for this evening WILL take place. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in the central office board room. If you are unable to attend, please remember that the meeting can be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Thank you, and please share.

Due to weather conditions, all evening activities have been canceled. The school board meeting that is to be held this evening is still to be determined. We will update ASAP.

Don't forget, this event is tomorrow evening at Luray High School. We hope to see you there.

It's School Library Month and we are celebrating. Ms. Cindy Bush --Shenandoah Elementary School As an only child in the wilderness, my summers were spent with trees, wildflowers, critters, and books. In elementary, middle, and high school I spent my free time helping the librarians. It was always something I knew I'd love to be. My undergrad degree came from JMU in English, and I became a third grade teacher for 20 years, and my favorite part of teaching was reading aloud to children. While teaching, I got my masters degree in library science from Longwood and became the librarian at Grove Hill the year before it closed. I then went to teaching third grade at Shenandoah, and waited for the perfect librarian job to open for me! I've been the librarian here for the past two years. I absolutely love it. I am blessed. Thank you, Ms. Bush, for instilling your love of reading in children. You are appreciated.

This is a reminder that the school board meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, April 14th, will be held this evening, Monday, April 18, 2022. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/7p7ue4NQ43vV9p786 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live Thank you, and please share.

This is a reminder that school will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Thank you, and please share.

Important Message from Page County Public Schools: Tonight's regularly scheduled School Board Meeting has been POSTPONED. The meeting will now occur on Monday, April, 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Office Board Room. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you, and please share.

This is a reminder that tonight, Thursday, April 14, 2022, is the regularly scheduled school board meeting. The meeting will be held at the Central Office Board Room at 6:30 p.m. and may be viewed LIVE on our YouTube Channel. Comments are due by 4 p.m. Thank you. Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcss/Board.nsf/Public Comments: https://forms.gle/7p7ue4NQ43vV9p786 View LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PageCountySchools/live

This is a reminder that there is No School for students, Tomorrow, Friday, April 15th, or Monday, April 18th. Monday, April 18, 2022, will be a regularly scheduled professional development day for staff. Thank you, and enjoy. Photo Credits to the National Park Service (Wildflowers in Shenandoah National Park)