Raymore Elementary School

You should have received printed information about this, but if you didn’t, here is information about how to order pictures online. Online ordering is only available for a short time! Avoid the late fee...ORDER TODAY!!! Visit our website www.pearcephoto.com ● Click on your Order Pictures ● Click on your school district ● Click on “22 Fall” with your school’s name ● Enter your email address ● Click LOGIN ● Take a look at the menu of school portrait items available ● Click on what you want to order ● Scroll down and click “Add to cart” ● Follow the prompts to see additional items ● Click on “Go to Shopping Cart” ● Follow instructions to order and pay for your selections (You will be asked for student information at checkout.) Thank you!

Calling all Raymore Elementary Parents and Guardians!! Please sign up using the link below if you would like to be a room parent for classroom celebrations. Because the PTA provides all snacks and activities, your only responsibility is to facilitate the celebration event. The fact that you can spend the day with your child is an added bonus! The dates for the school celebrations are October 21st, December 22nd [2022], and March 17th [2023]. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOIx0nCw3kNJAqrF9UnGalEuXwlwBGKr5tzgSzvaVW8XTmAQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Chalk walk is Sunday August 21st!! We would love to see families and friends come out Sunday afternoon to decorate the sidewalks outside of Raymore elementary! Be as creative as you want and write inspirational messages to students for their first day back to school! The PTA will have the chalk outside the front and north side doors Sunday August 21st in the afternoon as well as the side door from 1PM until 7PM for anyone that wants to come decorate the sidewalks!

Thank you to the Diesel family for donating a range of PE equipment to the school's Check-In/Check-Out PE Equipment program, which allows students to check out equipment to use at home to perfect their skills. Then, students return the equipment to the school so that another student can check it out. Many thanks!!

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Missouri sales tax holiday is Aug. 5-7! Missouri's 2022 tax-free weekend started this morning (Aug. 5) and continues through midnight Sunday, Aug. 7. Certain back-to-school purchases such as clothing, school supplies, computers, and other items, are exempt from state sales tax and local tax in participating communities. Note: City sales tax in Peculiar will still be collected on the sale of qualifying items.

In-person registration THIS Thursday morning..........In-person registration is available for families who don't have computer access, who would like assistance in completing the forms, who need documents notarized, or who have special circumstances. In-person registration will be available from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Ray-Pec High School, 20801 S School Rd, Peculiar, MO 64078; Phone: 816-892-1400

If you are in need of school supplies, Ray-Pec Cares can help. You can click the link below to fill out the form. The deadline is August 5th. You can follow Ray-Pec Cares on Facebook for additional ways they support our school community. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10pWr0KVgGdtYqRGRiASeAIl67jG__xD02WTDxTuM2MM/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses

The Ray-Pec CAN program is looking for a weekly volunteer to pick up the CAN buckets from Raymore Elementary and deliver them to the district's CAN Pantry, located at the Academy building. This is typically done on Mondays during Raymore Elementary's office hours. If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact Kristi Patterson at kristipatterson123@gmail.com.

SUBMIT A BILL FOR RESIDENCY VERIFICATION: When you register student(s), you must provide one document to verify residency. Acceptable proofs of residency include utility bills (water, electric or gas), in the resident's name, showing the service address. (Instructions were included in the July 11 email.) To verify residency send an email to residency@raypec.org and include the following information in the email message: ~Name(s) of your student(s), grade level(s) and the school(s) they will attend. ~Your address. ~A phone number where you can be reached. Attach a PDF copy of your electric, gas, or water bill (may be scanned) to the email. ~The bill must be in the name of a parent or legal guardian in the primary resident household for the student. ~The bill must show the service address (not just mailing address). ~The bill must have been issued within the last 30 days. ~A final notice or disconnect notice is not an acceptable proof of residency Send your residency information to residency@raypec.org. For questions about residency verification, contact: Becky Coster at 892-1341 or rebecca.coster@raypec.org or Debbie Johnson at 892-1347 or debbie.johnson@raypec.org.

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In case you missed this, enrollment for the Panther Pride School Age Child Care Program begins on Wednesday, July 6. Panther Pride offers care at each elementary school for children in grades K-5 before and after school and during the day on certain non-school days. More information and to enroll click on this link: https://raypecsdmo.sites.thrillshare.com/page/panther-pride-child-care

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Through a grant from the Ray-Pec Public School Foundation, Kathleen Johnston and Kristy Warren purchased items for student sensory needs. The purchases included a Radioflyer "cyclone" that requires students to use their arms to propel the "bike" while seated; a resistance tunnel; and storage boxes for sensory items such as beans, water beads and sand.

THANK YOU!!! Thank you for supporting our school!! Throughout the year, many parents, teachers, and community members go above ​ and beyond to bring positive change to our school. We’d like to publicly thank you for your selfless contributions that help make our school the amazing place that it is. A note of special thanks go to our PTA. They contribute in so many ways. Your contributions do not go unnoticed.

School supply list for 2022-23 will be posted soon!