PC #535 has a vacancy for Paraprofessional at PCES - contact Mrs. Susan McNelis at mcneliss@pcschools535.org for more info or to apply!
PC #535: A friendly reminder that today is the first Wednesday of the month, so all PC schools dismiss at 2:00 PM (afternoon PreK dismisses at 2:15 PM).
Students in Mrs. Ibarra's English class had to solve a mystery today in class about who destroyed some art. They had to interview each other and draw conclusions based on their evidence to see if they could find the culprit.



Mrs. Miller's math class had a contest to design and build a pumpkin stand that would hold a pumpkin on top for 10 seconds.



The entire 5th grade class assembled this morning for their Vocabulary Bowl!


Check out theses amazing Math Fact Masters! They were able to quickly tell me the answers to all of our special math facts. Of course we celebrated with a hallway Yee-haw! Way to go kiddos!

VIP pumpkins are in the media center at PCJH to celebrate the season.

This morning's Friday Welcome to School was by Mrs. Lenkaitis and her VIP. They gave each student and staff a message that it was, " Sweet you are her today!" They had dancing, signs , and the song Thriller playing as they were thrilled to see everyone.

Students in Ms. Herrmann's room utilizing the Learning Corner to work on Math in a comfortable way in their flexible seating.

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Students in Mrs. Goddard's 8th Grade English class present their fictional stories they wrote. During the writing process, they peer edited each others stories and had feedback from Mrs. Goddard.


Tomorrow is the last day of 2C’s (Mrs. Bush) special someone lunch week. We enjoyed seeing all of our special visitors during lunch and recess. All classrooms will have a special someone lunch week. October 31st -November 4th is 2A’s (Mrs.Bell) special someone lunch week.




Mrs. Edens’s classes enjoyed some parachute fun today. They tossed a pumpkin and took turns running under the parachute as well!




PCJH staff and students were welcomed to school this morning by Student Council and Ms. Erickson with treats and messages about living a healthy life for Red Ribbon Week.

The 40th Annual Grange Halloween Party and Parade sponsored by PCHS Interact and PC Rotary was a success! We had approximately 40 participants aged 0-12 years old. We had 11 PCHS Interact members help out with the Halloween Party and Parade. Great job, Panthers!


PC #535: Dark Blue bus is 15 to 20 minutes delayed this morning.
An incredible message today about choices and making the most of life. Thank you for the inspiration, Marc Mero!




Angie Serafini, Putnam County Primary, was awarded a $700.00 grant from the The Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation (IRTAF)! This request is to help create a Play-Based Learning environment for Kindergarten students. Two of her favorite teachers, Adriane Shore (far left) and Jackie Sapienza (far right) presented her grant.

Check out these amazing Math Fact Masters! They knew all of their math facts quickly and easily. Of course we celebrated with a hallway Yee-haw.

We celebrated our fall senior student-athletes tonight at PCHS! Varsity volleyball topped it off with a win against Henry!



