The 2024 Student Investment Plan is $19.465 million with no proposed tax increase. It focuses on safety, security, Ag, and activities. For more information, visit: https://www.purcellps.org/page/bond
Mrs. Sweeney's and Mrs. Piazza's homeroom classes have become PUBLISHED AUTHORS in their own class books!!! How awesome. Way to go 4th grade!
What better way to start teacher appreciation week than with the most delicious food to eat. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, once again, to our PTO and any parents who helped make today so DELICIOUSLY amazing!!!!!
Y'all know the way to a teachers heart.... FOOD! ❤️🥰
Today we would like to recognize, celebrate🎉 , and say thank you to Mrs. Swayze for her dedication and leadership as our ⭐️AMAZING PRINCIPAL! Thank you for guiding ALL of us to success and setting the tone for our entire school! 🐉 📚✏️🚌😊
Bring $1 and wear your PJ's tomorrow! Please bring tennis shoes if you have PE!
We are so proud of our third graders for all their hard work and to Mrs. Donaldson for making the program come to life! Great job Dragons!🐉❤️✨
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT..... because super amazing, multi tasking, life saving, miracle worker isn't an official job title!
These ladies do so, so much for everyone, everyday! We can not thank them enough. ❤️ WE LOVE THESE LADIES!
Congratulations to our Final Four Winners of the Purcell Intermediate Faculty Spring Step Challenge: Kasey Jones, Dawn Perigo, Crystal Sheehy, and Rebecca Stell! As a staff, we walked 1,331,080 steps in less than 2 weeks! Our goal was to get moving as a community, and our teachers and staff surpassed all expectations! Thank you to the businesses who donated prizes-Pastime Engraving, Crafty Creations, The Ranch, Pride Popcorn, The Flat Armadillo, Fired-Up Nutrition and Johnnice Steele with Park Lane Jewelry! #springstepchallenge #hsok #ignite #dragonpride
Mrs. Knowles met with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, other PE teachers, and health professionals to present lessons designed to meet our newly adopted health standards on Wednesday. She is excited to share these skills with her students and other teachers across the state!
STATE TESTING NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD!!!!
THANK YOU to Ms. Sheehy and KKids for the signs to encourage our 3rd graders, Mrs. Cook for the signs out front to start our morning out right, our sweet kinder friends for the kind words and Megan Sheehy for the balloon arch to brighten things up!
Our March Madness Step👟Challenge winners 🏆watched the first game of the Heart of Oklahoma ⚾️Baseball Tournament! Mrs. Williams' 3rd graders, Mrs. Piazzas 4th graders, and Mrs. Arnold's 5th graders each received a bag of popcorn🍿, ice cream🍦, and a drink🥤as a reward for all their hard work 🏃🏼♀️ in PE! THANK YOU to the All Sports Dragon in🐉🔥Fire Booster Club for sponsoring this event and allowing our intermediate students the opportunity to watch a high school baseball game! We all had a wonderful time!
The Purcell Intermediate faculty kicked off their Spring🌼Step👟Challenge today! Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday is a competition day, and they will submit their steps to Coach K! Businesses in Purcell such as The Flat Armadillo, 🛍️Savvy Park, Pride Popcorn 🍿, 🤠The Ranch🌵, Parklane Jewelry💍, and Crafty Creations👕have donated incentive prizes to motivate our participants! However, our main goal is to boost physical wellness and mental health through walking🚶and running🏃♂️! Our students are excited to see their teachers and other staff members working hard to get as many steps as they can! 👟🏃🏽🏃🏼♀️🐉❤️ #springstepchallenge #dragonpride #wellnesswednesday
Solar Eclipse 2024 was such a fun experience for our students and staff! ☀️🕶️🌖
Our annual 5th Grade Spring Fling was an amazing success! Student Council chose a beach bash🏖️as their theme this year! We had so many activities to choose from such as volleyball 🏐, 9 square in the air, cornhole, gaga ball, bowling 🎳, and 4 square volleyball. We had a Photo Booth 📸, Tatoos, and 🍧Snowcones! Thank you to Candace Bell for the adorable Beach Bash sign, Gayle Wilson for the snow cones, Pollard Dozer Service for providing pizza 🍕, Matt Moral for helping set up the big games, and all the others who donated their time and/or 💴 to make this event one our fifth graders will ALWAYS remember! 🌊🏄♀️🏝️☀️🌺
Paraprofessional: The heartfelt hero. Using their talents to help student discover their own. Dedicating their time and energy each day to the students in their care, and doing it all while meeting the individual needs of many!
We appreciate these ladies so, so much! There are no words that could thank them enough. ❤️
REMINDER: Tomorrow is picture day for our intermediate students! Individual, spring pictures and class pictures will be taken.
Last call for yearbook orders! All orders must be in by Friday March 29.
You can go to Ybpay.com and enter code 12171924, or you can send cash or check to the school tomorrow. Yearbooks are $25 if you want to upgrade to a hardcover it is $30.
Enjoy a little sneak peak at this years yearbook!!!! 😬
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will come across the United States, allowing our students to witness a rare solar event. With such a monumental event occurring during the school day, Purcell Public Schools will be conducting a viewing of the event for students, faculty, and staff members who wish to participate in grades 2nd through 12th grade. Safety is our top priority, and we would like you and your child to be aware of the precautionary steps we are putting in place for the event.
Homemade or ordinary sunglasses are not sufficient ways to view an eclipse, as the reflectivity and polarization are not high enough for viewing the eclipse in a safe manner. To ensure that each participant is safe, Purcell Public Schools will be supplying those who wish to participate with a pair of glasses specifically designed for eclipse viewing. These glasses conform to the transmission requirements of ISO 12312-2, which are filters specifically designed for direct observation of the sun. We will be viewing a partial solar eclipse (at its greatest point will look like a fingernail/crescent shape.) It will be at maximum coverage at 1:44 p.m. That means glasses must be worn at all times during the viewing. Students should never look at the sun without special eye protection, and removing glasses, even temporarily, may have serious effects on your eyes. Outdoor activities will be restricted from 12:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. on the day of the eclipse. Precautions will be taken to cover windows where necessary to prevent accidental viewing of the eclipse.
Because of these safety concerns, a parent or guardian signature is required for students to participate in the event using the provided eclipse glasses. Students who do not complete this form and return to the school by April 4, 2024, will not be able to participate. For more information relating to overall safety viewing during an eclipse, https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/
Sincerely,
Sheli McAdoo, Ph.D.
Superintendent
March 14th was School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We would like to show our gratitude to our AMAZING school bus drivers who safely transport our Dragons to and from school every day! Thank you for your dedication! ❤️🐲❤️🚌We love our school bus drivers! #dragonpride
Dear Parent or Guardian,
Purcell Public Schools has partnered with Varsity Tutors for Schools to provide your student with unlimited access to additional learning tools through the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform through June 2028.
Varsity Tutors for Schools is the most comprehensive suite of live, online tutoring resources.
Your student will be able to engage with resources to help support them through their learning journey. Tutoring is available in both English and Spanish.
The following resources are available through access to the Varsity Tutors for Schools platform:
24/7 On-Demand Chat Tutoring
On-Demand Essay Review
Live Enrichment Classes
SAT and ACT Test Prep Classes
Celebrity-Led StarCourse Classes
Self-Study Resources
College & Career Readiness Resources
Adaptive Assessments & Personalized Learning Plans
Recorded Enrichment Classes
Students can access Varsity Tutors from their district-issued device through their Purcell Clever account. Students and parents can also access Clever at purcellps.org by selecting the Student Learning page from the menu. Students log into Clever using their Purcell Google account. If you have a PK-2nd student, you can contact their teacher for a Clever Badge to log in.
We are excited to offer these free services for your student this school year! You can learn more about the tools available to your student here.
Sincerely,
Sheli McAdoo, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Purcell Public Schools
