Principal's Corner

Where Principal Raven Coit posts notes and updates.

Welcome!

Dear Families of Peninsula Union School Students, August 4th, 2026

Key Points:

It is time to get registered for school!
Kindergarten and 7th grade students–get those vaccinations.
The first day of school is Thursday 8/13/25 at 8:35 a.m.
Come to our Welcome Back day on Wednesday 8/12 from 10-4 to get registered, meet the Wellness Center, get free backpacks and school supplies, tour the school, and more!

I am delighted to welcome you and your students to the 2026-2027 school year at Peninsula! We will be working hard as a team with you to create a safe and nurturing school home for all of our students to grow and learn together.

To prepare to come back to school, please make sure each student has a jacket and secure, flat-soled, closed-toe shoes ready for school every day. All school supplies will be provided for your students, for free, so you just need to make sure they come to school with their jacket. Please remember to write your student’s name on all items they might take off during the day, such as backpacks, jackets, and hats.

Welcome Day! Join us Wednesday 8/12 in the Cafeteria anytime between 10 and 4 p.m. Get students registered, get a free donut, free school supplies, questions answered, school tours for our new families, and more!

We value your voice, and invite you to reach out if you’d like to chat. You can email me, or call the office to set up a time that works for us to talk. We can’t wait to get started learning with you and your students this year! We will see you on the first day of school, Thursday, August 13th, at 8:35 a.m.

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: