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Good afternoon #PandaFamily!
Reminders in this week's Panda Family News:
READvolution - log your books and minutes!
Pumpkin Book Character - details below!
German, Italian, and Polish American Heritage Month
Battle of the Books - applications are now available!
Young Authors - begin drafting your original story today!
PTA Updates - Volunteering and PTA Website
Dates to place on your Family Calendar:
- Monday, October 14th - Friday, October 18th - Fall Book Fair
- Monday, October 14th - BoJangles Night 5-8PM
- Thursday, October 17th - Science Night @ 5:30 - 7:00PM
- Wednesday, October 23rd - Unity Day - wear Orange
- Thursday, October 24th - All Pro Dads @ 7:10
- Friday, October 25th - End of First 9 Weeks
- Thursday, October 31st - Early Release at 11:30
- Friday, November 1st - No School Teacher Workday
Wishing you well #PandaFamily,
Miss Fisher
Twitter: @kendrafisher82 @PboroElementary
Facebook: @PboroElementary
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Monster Dash
PES Science Night - October 17th
German, Italian, and Polish American Heritage Month
PES Book Character Pumpkin Patch
Choose your favorite character from one of your favorite books and make it a PUMPKIN CHARACTER!
Check out more details at this link
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Jeremiah kjeremiah@chatham.k12.nc.us
READvolution
Pittsboro Elementary is participating in READvolution! Check your child's folder for this information - any questions, please ask your child's teacher or Mrs. Jeremiah in the library. READvolution is a free reading enjoyment program lasting through November 22nd.
Students who document the time spent reading or being read to outside of school (try for 20 minutes daily) will earn two complimentary Carolina Hurricanes tickets when they read 800 minutes. Spend two minutes watching here to see exactly how to log in online to document your time reading.
Battle of The Books
Any 4th grade student is invited to participate! Sign up here Permission forms are due no later than Friday, October 25th 2019 to Mrs. Jeremiah.
Pittsboro Elementary Battle of the Books is beginning and you’re invited to be on a BOB team! BOB team members read similar chapter books then answer questions about those books. The primary purpose of Battle of the Books is to provide voluntary reading enjoyment opportunities for our students.
See the booklist and learn more here: https://www.ncslma.org/ebob All BOB books are available in our library for students and parents, courtesy of the PES PTA. Many thanks, PTA!
Meetings begin in December and take place in the library during library specials.
Young Authors
2019-2020 - Submissions Due to the school library by Friday, January 17th, 2020!
PES is accepting original stories written by students in grades K-4 for the Chatham County Schools Young Authors writing program. Each year all student authors are invited to write, publish and submit their own book. Judges from the school staff will read and reflect on each book. All students who submit a book for Young Authors will be recognized during school wide celebrations in the spring. Three student authors will be invited to a district wide celebration at Fearrington Village with an anticipated date of Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 5:30 pm.
Submission Requirements:
There are no restrictions as to type or length of writing.
The idea and words MUST be the student’s own work.
Help with editing and typing is allowed (please give appropriate credit).
Only one author per book.
Students may enter only one book.
Illustrations are preferred, but not required. Original artwork or photographs by the author - no matter how simple - are the best. While illustrations enhance the enjoyment of the book, the judging is based primarily on the writing.
Each book is required to have the following:
(Books not meeting the criteria will be returned to the student.)
Front cover with the title of the book, the author’s name and an illustration
Back cover
Title page with title, author’s name and date
“About the Author” page
Pages must be numbered.
Stories can be handwritten or typed.
Questions or comments should be directed to Karen Jeremiah, PES school librarian, kjeremiah@chatham.k12.nc.us Feel free to visit the library to see examples of Young Authors books from years past.
PTA Updates
Stay Up To Date with our #PAWSome PTA
Did you know the PTA has a variety of ways to stay up-to-date with all of the activities and events that they have going on throughout the year?
Membership is just $5 Parents, guardians, grandparents, and any other supportive relative or friend can join.
Registration forms available at pittsboropta.org/membership-drive or sign up online at pes.memberhub.storehttps://pes.memberhub.store/.
Our website can be located at pittsboropta.org.
Join MemberHub to get our emails and sign-up forms: https://pes.memberhub.com/join/45w77o
You can also find us on Facebook at facebook.com/pbopta/.
We occasionally Tweet, too! @PittsboroPTA
And finally, our email address is pbopta@gmail.com.
Thrift Store Volunteers!
By volunteering at the Pittsboro PTA Thrift Store, PES students receive funds that give them the opportunities for a variety of experiences, We have work groups from 6pm-8pm and there are opportunities to empty the drop box in front of the school. Please use this link to sign up. Remember, an hour or two can go a long way to help our students! We appreciate you!
Pandas on Social Media!
Website: http://www.chatham.k12.nc.us/Domain/20
Location: Pittsboro, NC, United States
Phone: 919-542-3987
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbopta/timeline
Twitter: @pboroElementary