2nd grade has been learning about butterflies/caterpillars since about the start of the school year. We were able to get caterpillars from a young age and watch them grow. They very much so enjoyed watching the Life cycle in real time. One Thursday they actively watched one of the caterpillars forms its chrysalis! We thought we had until this Thursday for them to emerge out as Beautiful Butterflies! Boy was I wrong. The two butterflies joined us over the weekend. At the end of the day we were able to let them go and watch them fly away! The butterfly life cycle will always be one of my/ our favorite science units!
Dear Pleasant Hill Elementary School Families,
Book Blast kicked off today.
Tonight, we're asking for just a few minutes to help your student build their home library.
https://app.booksarefun.com/PleasantHillES61605
How it works:
Register your student(s) by clicking or scanning the link above.
Invite at least 10 friends or family to support your student(s). (Info is secure and only used for this program.)
Your student earns books and prizes!
Need help? Watch this short video: Family Explainer Video
Why we love this program:
Every student gets new, age-appropriate books.
100% of contributions go to books.
NO financial requirement to participate.
Teachers earn classroom shopping sprees for student participation.
Helps build reading habits at home. Check out the attached book list—it's amazing!
A chance to win a Disney trip.
More books at home = more reading! We're aiming for 100% participation. Thank you for supporting your student.
See Book Blast in action at Fulton Elementary: Fulton Elementary News Clip
We're excited to partner with Books Are Fun and the Book Blast program to grow our students' home libraries and encourage more reading over screen time!
Pleasant Hill School District is looking for great people to join our Panther team!
🍎 Food Service Manager
🧡 Paraprofessional
If you are passionate about supporting students and being part of a positive school community, we’d love to hear from you!
👉 Check out the openings on Indeed and apply today! Come be part of the Panther family! 🐾💙
🍎 Food Service Manager
🧡 Paraprofessional
If you are passionate about supporting students and being part of a positive school community, we’d love to hear from you!
👉 Check out the openings on Indeed and apply today! Come be part of the Panther family! 🐾💙
Reminders ~ Half day today SIP day.
11:30 DISMISSAL and No school Monday, 9/7/26 for Labor Day!
Have a great 3 day weekend Panthers! 🐾
Step right up! 🎡 Our Book Blast has a carnival theme this year and rolls into town on Tuesday, 9/8. Get ready for a fun-filled adventure as we work together to build our students' home libraries.
Your student will bring home a Treasure Map with simple steps to earn exciting books, fun prizes, and more along the way. The Book Blast is about to begin!!
🎉 Party on the Playground! 🎉
A huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing families & staff who came out to join us for Party on the Playground! 💛🖤 Even though we had to move the fun into the gym, it didn’t stop us from making great memories together!
We loved seeing our Panther families laughing, playing, and enjoying time together. Thank you for being part of our school community! 🐾💛
Help us BEAT THE HEAT as we move the play INDOORS -- 4:30-6pm TONIGHT, Tues 9/1 !
🐾 The September Panther Post is here! 🧱💙
We’re excited to share our September edition of the Panther Post with our Pleasant Hill families and community!
Inside, you’ll find important updates, upcoming events, celebrations, reminders, and highlights from around our school. September is already shaping up to be a great month, and we’re excited to continue building our future, brick by brick! 🧱
Be sure to take a few minutes to check it out and stay connected with all things Pleasant Hill Panthers! 🐾
https://app.smore.com/n/5ntc6
We’re excited to share our September edition of the Panther Post with our Pleasant Hill families and community!
Inside, you’ll find important updates, upcoming events, celebrations, reminders, and highlights from around our school. September is already shaping up to be a great month, and we’re excited to continue building our future, brick by brick! 🧱
Be sure to take a few minutes to check it out and stay connected with all things Pleasant Hill Panthers! 🐾
https://app.smore.com/n/5ntc6
Don't forget to come our TUESDAY from 4:30-6pm -- we will have Travelin' Toms and Kona Ice available for purchase, as well as Ms. Cameron from GSA!
SAFE & SOUND SERIES- Panther Playbook (POST #1)
We know waiting for updates during an emergency, like last week’s "Lockdown," is incredibly hard. In those critical moments, our TOP priority is securing our students and staff. As a mom myself, hearing from social media there is an emergency can be unnerving, and the waiting for more information feels like HOURS when it is my babies, just like when it is yours. And with having police scanners sharing instantaneously online, it is difficult to know what they are sharing while also staying actively aware of the building needs in the moment (which is the absolute #1 priority for our Panthers).
One thing I share to our students at the beginning of each school year is how they will be treated with the same high level of care, safety, love and respect as my own children. This is because I truly believe ALL children deserve to feel that in their lives, regardless of their background or experiences, and situations like an emergency are a perfect example of where this comes into action. Your children are also mine in the Panther family.
During any emergency. our team secures their safety 1st, then coordinates with first responders to ensure you are provided with accurate, verified, timely information. I would rather make sure it is accurate the 1st time you hear from our team than cause any undue stress or heartache. And we all know how the social media rumor mill and speculation & keyboard warriors can be. Please rest assured that we give all the information we are allowed as soon as we can, which also might mean that the scanner listeners will make some posts first.
Thank you for your patience and trust as we keep our school safe, and providing us the space and time needed to ensure a smooth process in the event something like this occurs at P. Hill.
💙 Ms. Kimberly Priller, Principal
SAFE & SOUND SERIES- Panther Playbook
This week we will give you a look behind the scenes at our emergency response procedures, in light of our experience last week. We want to continue to say "thank YOU" to all the outreach and support you continue to provide to our Panther family!
👑🏈 LCHS Mini Homecoming King & Queen! 🏈👑
It’s time to celebrate our littlest Panthers & Rockets! 💙 We are excited to invite families to nominate a K–2nd grade student for the LCHS Mini Homecoming King or Queen!
✨ Think your child would be a great Mini Homecoming King or Queen? We’d love to hear from you!
📋 Complete the Google FORM to submit your nomination.
⏰ Nominations are due no later than Friday, September 25.
Let’s make this Homecoming celebration extra special for our youngest Panthers & Rockets! 🐾👑💙
🔥 Safety First at Pleasant Hill! 🐾
Last week, our Panthers participated in a school-wide fire drill with the Limestone Fire Department as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our students and staff safe. These drills provide an important opportunity for everyone to practice emergency procedures, follow directions, and know what to do in the event of an actual emergency.
We are proud of how seriously our students and staff approached the drill and appreciate everyone’s cooperation!
Preparedness is another brick in building a safe and successful future—one brick at a time! 🧱🐾
Last week, our Panthers participated in a school-wide fire drill with the Limestone Fire Department as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our students and staff safe. These drills provide an important opportunity for everyone to practice emergency procedures, follow directions, and know what to do in the event of an actual emergency.
We are proud of how seriously our students and staff approached the drill and appreciate everyone’s cooperation!
Preparedness is another brick in building a safe and successful future—one brick at a time! 🧱🐾
Recess at Pleasant Hill is fun! Inside or out!
🧪🔬 Junior High Science is in FULL SWING! 🔬🧪
Our junior high scientists have been busy getting hands-on, asking questions, making observations, and putting their science skills to work in the lab! 🥼🧫
There’s nothing better than seeing students learning by doing, exploring, and discovering. We’re off to a great start, and there are plenty more experiments and discoveries ahead! 💡🔍
Our junior high scientists have been busy getting hands-on, asking questions, making observations, and putting their science skills to work in the lab! 🥼🧫
There’s nothing better than seeing students learning by doing, exploring, and discovering. We’re off to a great start, and there are plenty more experiments and discoveries ahead! 💡🔍
Dear Families,
I am writing to share a brief update regarding the precautionary lockdown at our school earlier today.
Please be assured that at no point were any of our students or staff in danger. The lockdown was initiated purely out of an abundance of caution and was safely lifted within 10 minutes, thanks to the immediate assistance and quick action of the Peoria County Sheriff's Department.
An "all clear" was promptly issued, and our normal school day and daily routines resumed without further incident. The safety of our school community is always our top priority. Thank you for your continued trust and support.
I am writing to share a brief update regarding the precautionary lockdown at our school earlier today.
Please be assured that at no point were any of our students or staff in danger. The lockdown was initiated purely out of an abundance of caution and was safely lifted within 10 minutes, thanks to the immediate assistance and quick action of the Peoria County Sheriff's Department.
An "all clear" was promptly issued, and our normal school day and daily routines resumed without further incident. The safety of our school community is always our top priority. Thank you for your continued trust and support.
💌 A Little Panther Kindness for Our Senior Citizens! 💌
Our Kindergarten and 5th grade students made cards for the residents at Fondulac Nursing Home in East Peoria to celebrate National Senior Citizens Day! 🥰 It was a simple way for our Panthers to show that a little kindness can go a long way! 🐾💌
Our Kindergarten and 5th grade students made cards for the residents at Fondulac Nursing Home in East Peoria to celebrate National Senior Citizens Day! 🥰 It was a simple way for our Panthers to show that a little kindness can go a long way! 🐾💌
📢 DATE CHANGE! 🎉
Our Party on the Playground event has been rescheduled from August 18 to Tuesday, September 1! 🛝🎈
We can’t wait to see our Panther families for an evening of fun, laughter, and time together on the playground! 💙🐾
📅 New Date: Tuesday, September 1
We’ll see you there! 🎉
Our Party on the Playground event has been rescheduled from August 18 to Tuesday, September 1! 🛝🎈
We can’t wait to see our Panther families for an evening of fun, laughter, and time together on the playground! 💙🐾
📅 New Date: Tuesday, September 1
We’ll see you there! 🎉
Congratulations to the Bright Futures team at Pleasant Hill for receiving a GOLD Circle of Quality from the monitoring process last spring. This is a huge accomplishment and we are so proud of Ms. Bilgri & Mrs. Pennington!
"The Illinois Department of Early Childhood is pleased to recognize the Circle of Quality that the PH Bright Futures Preschool program has achieved in ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development programs. ExceleRate unifies all the state’s early learning programs under a common set of standards across multiple settings to provide families with important information about quality early learning programs in their community."
"The Illinois Department of Early Childhood is pleased to recognize the Circle of Quality that the PH Bright Futures Preschool program has achieved in ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s quality recognition and improvement system for early learning and development programs. ExceleRate unifies all the state’s early learning programs under a common set of standards across multiple settings to provide families with important information about quality early learning programs in their community."
Join the fun TODAY at City on a Hill Church between 11 and 2!
