Pecatonica Curriculum Corner

The 2023-24 school year begins for all students in grades K-12 on Monday, August 21. Students will be welcomed back at normal start time, but the day will end with an early dismissal. PES students will be dismissed at 1:35 PM. PCMS and PHS will dismiss students at 1:45 PM.

Mrs. Sneek's Early Childhood classes will not begin until Wednesday, August 23.

We are looking forward to seeing the hallways full again! See you soon!

Pecatonica Elementary School and Pecatonica Community Middle School will hold a Meet the Teacher and Supply drop off night to be held on Thursday, August 17th from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Families are welcome to stop by PES and/or PCMS to do a quick walk through, meet the teachers and staff at PES, and drop off any supplies students will need to begin fresh on Monday, August 21.

We hope to see you there!

Pecatonica CUSD #321 is excited to welcome Mrs. Jessica Love to our staff as our new Director of Student Services. Mrs. Love will oversee all programs relating to special education. Please see the attached letter for Mrs. Love's personal introduction. We are excited to have her aboard!

Freshman Orientation will be held on August 15th at 6:00 pm for all incoming freshmen at PHS. Chrome Books will also be distributed, and parents will need to be in attendance. See you there!

All 5th Grade students must attend one of the following sessions WITH A PARENT to pick up their chromebook for the upcoming school year. Pick up will be at Pecatonica High School in the high school commons.

August 15 @ noon

August 16th @ 6 pm

See you there!

Pecatonica Elementary School will be under new leadership this year with the transition of Kim Hansen from serving the past two years as the district curriculum director to beginning her third year in the district in the position of elementary principal.

Kim is excited to continue her educational journey at Pecatonica Elementary after serving nearly fifteen years in the field. She is looking forward to working with students, family, community, and staff to make the educational experiences at PES the best that they can possibly be. We are very excited for the upcoming school year!

On July 25, Ms. Hansen went on a tour of the Torstenson Center with the help of program director, Mr. Tom Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman shared all of the many ways the Torstenson Center can be utilized for education and beyond. The Torstenson property was donated by the Torstenson family to the Illinois Conservation Foundations in the 90s, and has been utilized to bring nature to groups in need.

The Pecatonica School District currently utilizes the center on a regular basis as an outdoor classroom/education resource. We are happy for our partnership with the Torstenson Center and will continue to utilize it in the future. Thank you again to Tom Hoffman (Program Director) and Mike Polhamus (TYCEC Property Manager) for allowing us to utilize this hidden gem and for doing such a great job keeping the property available to groups like Pec CUSD #321.

For more information about the Torstenson Center, please click here.

August 17 & 18: No Student Attendance; Teacher Institute

August 21: First Day of Student Attendance

1:35 PES/1:45 PCMS & PHS Dismissal

August 28-September 6: MAP Fall Benchmarking @ PES

August 30: 1:35 PES/1:45 PCMS & PHS Dismissal

August 28-September 6: MAP Fall Benchmarking @ PES

September 4: No School -- Labor Day

September 13: 1:35 PES/1:45 PCMS & PHS Dismissal

September 27: 1:35 PES/1:45 PCMS & PHS Dismissal