Hello Vestal community! Today is officially the last day of school...wow, what a strange school year for sure!

I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you for jumping in and co-teaching with us in ways you likely were not expecting! There is no way we could have done any of the distance learning without the on-going support of you!

Here is the last story for the school year...it is called Schools Around the World. I include a short message to the kids about their courage during these times, too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtpU6j5P9ts

Also, I found a song I really love...it was written during this time at home by a band called OK-Go (they have some really fun and creative songs on line). I shared it with our staff at our last staff meeting and wanted to share it with you,too. It talks about being all alone but together in this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5j50F4rlzA

I wanted to say a thank you for bearing with my many, many emails during this time of so much change in both how school works, but also how the world works.

I am hopeful going forward...and I'll be in touch!

Vestal Peace, Sabrina Flamoe

Hello Vestal Families and Community...happy wet and rainy Tuesday.

Last night we hosted our fist ever 5th grade Promotion Parade! It was really wonderful to see so many 5th graders and their families as they drove through! We wish all of our 5th graders well as they transition to middle school!

Yesterday afternoon, many of us chose to join a Black Lives Matter rally on 82nd and Stark. It was wonderful to see so many Vestal families there taking a stand FOR Racial Justice. It can be overwhelming to know quite what to do, but standing together in peaceful solidarity FOR change and justice is a great way to be in community.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is our last day of school for this strange year...please encourage your child to show up virtually for one last classroom time together before summer!

Today's read aloud is a good reminder to wash your hands a lot...it is called, "The Day I Forgot to Wash My Hands" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIRwynENxOU&t=3s

Thank you to everyone for the support of our students during this time at home!

Vestal Peace, Sabrina Flamoe

Today's read aloud...https://studio.youtube.com/video/x38DCAfbrBM/edit

And the countdown...2 days of school left in this very strange year!!!

I am honored and excited to bring you...

5th grade promotion on VIDEO! We made it! Congratulations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLCs4cFwFrE&t=17s

5th graders...please watch and then join us tonight at 7pm for the Promotion Parade!

Dear PPS Families,

We hope you are enjoying a safe and healthy summer break. Thank you for sharing your feedback on the re-entry survey we recently sent to you. While there are still numerous details to finalize, we wanted to update you on where we are with our efforts to ensure healthy beginnings for the 2020-21 school year. 

Dear PPS Families,

We want to make sure you are aware of a change in meal distribution. For this week only, sacks of breakfast and lunch will be available Monday through Wednesday instead of the usual Monday through Thursday. Sacks of breakfast and lunch will be distributed outside 14 of our schools, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dear PPS Community,

We wanted to remind you about opportunities to provide feedback on the 2020 School Bond Renewal, including one that is now open. The 2020 School Bond Renewal Survey is now available. The survey, which will allow you to share your input on priorities and approaches to funding, will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3: