Piñon Unified School District

In accordance to Arizona Executive Order (EO 2021-04), Pinon Unified School District will be returning to full in person instruction for grades Preschool to 12th Grade for SY2021-2022. Pinon USD will be working with Navajo Nation and the Center for Disease Center on safely returning our students back to school.

📆 💻 ✏ LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - MAY 14, 2021 📆 💻 ✏ School year 2020-2021 calendar indicated that May 28 is the last day, which included 10 extra days in case of mud/snow days. We did not use any of those days, therefore May 14 is officially the last day of school. 🥳🥳

PES Onsite Services Good Morning Students and Parents/Guardians, We are offering Onsite Services at PES Monday thru Thursday from 7:30 am to 11:30 am. Please Arrive before 8 am; No students are allowed in the building after 8 am. Drop is at the front loop of PES at 7:30 am, please remain in the vehicle and a staff member will meet you at your vehicle. All students need to have temperature checks done and a waiver must be signed. If you have not completed your enrollment packet or are missing documents those must be turned in prior to being allowed in the PES building. For onsite services students get Chrome Computers to use that day, the internet is connected, hand sanitizing stations are set up, and breakfast/ lunch will be served. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the PES front office at 928-725-2201/2202.

Greetings students and parents, We are excited to share the virtual youth conference on March 3rd from 9 am to 3 pm. You can register for the event by using the following zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82878304004?pwd=SUJFQWxUYTJDWHZLVDBWTm1YT2t2UT09 Upon completion, you will receive the link to use to join the session. For students and families who don't have access to Zoom, you can still watch on the Pinon USD Facebook page. This event is in partnership with Designs for Learning, Chinle SASP, and Pinon DVPI. For more information, you can call (928) 725-2140 Federal Programs Office.

Yá’át’ééh, The Pinon Unified School District No. 4 Johnson O’Malley (JOM) & Diné Studies Programs would appreciate your feedback. If you are a student at PUSD, you can fill out one of the two surveys, the last survey is for the community. The results will be used to complete the JOM proposal for next school year as well as guide the Diné Studies teachers in curriculum and instructions. PES Students Grades 3rd - 5th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS7INv1fk4ov6XuGP8kVFhq2Fkm8v7NQdNJciT0O_4V-ebwg/viewform PAMS & PHS Students Grades 6th-12th https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmmUcjsx5UXmqz7fiUozvuZRxPup5Xq_xGSeITqhcVLlBocQ/viewform Caretakers & Community https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq9h3sKgVj5DekUc_8g3HRK8boUUpM6ddrqYTrNj5u_gXTaQ/viewform Your feedback is important to us. If you already submitted a survey, there is no need to do another. Áádóó ahxé hee’ dóó ádaa’ádooł’yą́.

Ya'ah'teeh Keshmish! Happy Holidays from the PAMS Staff! 3rd Quarter begins January 4, 2021 PAMS Instructional Packets will be mailed out the week of December 21st. PAMS students have a new schedule for quarter 3, please check in your packet. 8th Grade parents were sent a letter in regards to 8th Grade Promotion requirements.

Please join our We R Family activities for Halloween Week!

St. Mary's Food Bank

PUSD #4 will be holding a sale for our used Chromebooks. Please see flyer for times and location. We will also be collecting enrollment packets during the drive through to purchase a Chromebook. Purchase of a Chromebook is NOT required for enrollment or distance learning at PUSD.

SY 19-20 End of the Year Virtual Awards. Use the following link to listen to the Awards at https://youtu.be/4ufOi_Owp2w.

Good Afternoon PES Parents/Guardians, You have the opportunity to pick-up your student(s) belongings at PES. Someone will be available at the elementary school to bring you your students belongings. To promote social distancing, pick-up will be in Alphabetical Order by day. The schedule is as follows: Students with the Last Names A-M: Monday, May 11, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm Students with the Last Names N-Z Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm Any Remaining Students Wednesday, May 13, 2020 from 8:00-10:00am AND 2:00-4:00pm All belongings will have sat untouched for at least three days to self-sanitize before pick-up. On the scheduled days and times, parents will come to the PES Front Entrance and give a PES staff member the name of their student(s). The PES staff member will pick-up the student(s) bag of belongings in the Art room, carry it to the parent/guardian waiting outside the PES main entrance door and hand it to the parent/guardian. Nobody will enter the school. The parent/guardian will be given their student(s) belongings, then leave. This is to promote social distancing.

Good Morning Parents. This is a reminder for Parent & Teacher Conference scheduled for today, Wednesday February 5th. Elementary will start at 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Middle School will be from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. High School will be 5:00pm to 7:00pm. We hope to see you there. 📚✏️🖍📊 There will be no After-School Activities today due to PTC.

There will be no school for Pinon USD on Monday, December 9 due to muddy conditions and more rain expected for this evening. 10-month staff do not report to work. 11 and 12 month staff do report to work but can take leave with supervisor approval. Keep warm and stay dry!

Pinon USD will be on an early release schedule Wednesday, December 4th due to the melting snow and additional rain in the forecast for today. There will be no after school activities. All students should be on the buses when they depart campus at 1:30. Stay warm and say dry!

Please note that Pinon USD will be on Thanksgiving Break starting on November 25-29. District Office and Schools will be close. Thank you.

🦅🦅🏈🏐Homecoming Week Events🦅🦅🏈🏐 October 21-25, 2019 The Parade will be on Friday, Oct 25 @ 9am. **Friday, Oct 25 will be a FULL DAY schedule**

PHS Hoco Fall Dance Hosted By: The Senior Class of 2020 1:30pm-3:30pm @ The small gym Singles $4 Couples $7 At the Door Singles $5 Couples $9 (PHS Students Only)

PUSD#4 2019-2020 Homecoming Parade 10-25-19 Starts @ 9am Float entry: $15 Deadline: October 23, 2019 Float entry after 10/23: $20 (Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] for Pinon High School parade entry form)

Wednesday, October 16 is Report Card Party, taking place in the HS gym from 5-7pm. Please note that Wednesday will also be an Early Release Schedule. Buses will depart campus at 1:45pm.

Reminder: Fall Break is next week.