Principal's Corner

Where Principal Raven Coit posts notes and updates.

Welcome!

Dear Families, June 2026

It’s almost summer! We are looking forward to river days and fun with friends and family, not to mention a lot of dreaming and preparing for next school year, which begins on Thursday August 13th, 2026.

This month, our equity theme is gratitude. On behalf of all of the staff here at Peninsula Union School, I want to thank you all for your communication and teamwork as we work together to educate and care for the children. We are a team, and we are grateful you’re on our team and in our school family.

Before we finish out this year, please stop by the coat hooks in the yellow hallway to gather all of your students’ lost and forgotten jackets!

Our last day of school is on June 5th, 2026. Students will be released early that day, at 1:40 p.m., and After School Program will run until 6 p.m., or until everyone has gone home. On that day we will be celebrating our kindergarteners being promoted to first grade at 10 a.m. sharp, our graduating 8th graders at 11:00 a.m., and all of our students for persevering, and growing so much this school year.

Please complete this short survey to let us know if you are planning to attend Peninsula again next year. School begins on Thursday August 13th, 2026.

Next year’s calendar has been board approved: Peninsula 26-27 Calendar

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call us.

Thank you for all you do to help us all succeed.

Sincerely,

Superintendent & Principal Raven Coit

Peninsula Union School

707 443 2731

rcoit@peninsulasd.org

We are excited to announce that we will be running a FREE Summer Day Camp for current Peninsula Union students!

WHEN:

Session 1: June 16-18 (Tues-Thurs, Off Friday in observance of Juneteeth)
Session 2: June 22-26 (Mon-Fri)
Session 3: June 29th- July 2nd (Mon-Thurs)
Session 4: July 6th-10th (Mon-Fri)

Camp will run from 8:30am-5:30pm each day we are open.

WHERE: Peninsula Union School. Check-in/out will be in the cafeteria.

WHAT: Full days of fun indoor and outdoor activities. Some past camp activities included Mentos Explosion Science, tie dye, group games, movies, sports, gardening. We're also planning to do some field trips during the summer. We will also be going to Dream Athletics each week!

HOW TO SIGN UP: We can only guarantee space for the first 20 students who sign up. Registration ends on May 29th, 2026. To enroll follow this link or call the school office and ask to be signed up.

ADDITIONAL INFO: Day Camp rules are the same as for school: BEE KIND. BEE SAFE. BEE RESPECTFUL. BEE RESPONSIBLE. We will make every attempt to work with your child, however, students who cannot remain safe or consistently follow the rules will be asked to return home. Please send your child in clothes appropriate for outdoor play. Know that their clothes may get dirty/stained depending on the fun activities we have planned. If that is an issue, let our staff know and we can support using some of the donated clothes we have.

To receive text announcements and reminders, please

Text: @mscoit25

To: 81010

And follow the directions to sign up. Downloading the app is free!

After School Program

Our after school program is totally free and open to students TK through 8th grade. We serve supper and a snack for all students attending the program, and we are open until 5:30 p.m. Please pick up your students before 5:30 p.m. and be sure to sign them out on the clipboard. Please call us if you have any questions about the after school program.

Biking Safety at Peninsula

We LOVE it when students bike to and from school, and we need them to be safe. Specifically we need them to wear helmets. The ride to and from the apartments isn’t far…but it is dangerous for bicyclists:

There is typically construction equipment & vehicles with limited visibility
Unfortunately some folks drive too fast, even past our school
The roads are damp most mornings making them slippery or they have debris
We see how fast the kids get going down the hills…it wouldn’t take much for them to fly off their bike.

A few stats from the Dept of Transportation:

Each year almost 400,000 children ages 14 and under are treated in emergency rooms

for bicycle-related injuries.

Universal bicycle helmet use by children ages 4 to 15 would prevent 39,000 to 45,000 head injuries, and 18,000 to 55,000 scalp and face injuries annually.
Bicycle helmets are 85-88 percent effective in mitigating head and brain injuries, making the use of helmets the single most effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities resulting from bicycle crashes.
It is the law: “In California, if you are under the age of 18, you are required to wear an approved, properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet.”

Here are ways we would like to support:

If we see (or are told) that a child uses their helmet, they will receive one of our Golden Tickets for EVERY day that they use the helmet on their way to and from school.
If you are in need of a helmet, we can support getting your child/children one! Just reach out to our office.
If you can think of additional ways we can support helmet use, please tell us.

Parenting Classes:

Parents in Training:

Love and Logic - directed for parents of all age children

Contact Information - 707-443-1401

https://parentsintraining.org/

Humboldt County Office of Education:

Parent Project - directed for parents of adoloscent children

(Typically offered in the Spring)

Contact Person - Gillian Wadsworth

(707) 445-7098

GWadsworth@hcoe.org

Arcata Police Department, Diversion Program: