4.14.23 PLES Newsletter

April 14, 2023

Hello PLES!

Thank you Mr. Horn and Mr. Mendola for being our Watch D.O.G.S. today!

Take Your Child to Work Day is 4/27/23. Please review the following attendance information from the elementary student handbook.

• If a student is on mandatory doctor excuse status prior to Take Your Child to Work Day, then this day will not be an excused absence.

• If a student brings a written note requesting prior approval for absence on this day because he or she will be going to spend the day with a parent in the workplace, the day will be counted as a regular school day and not as an absence.

• If a student takes part in Take Your Child to Work Day, but does not bring in a note until after the date of the event, the student will be marked as having an unexcused absence on that day.

As part of the district’s grade level realignment, first and second grade students will be transitioning to AGIS next year. Starting in the 23-24 school year, Penn London will serve students in kindergarten and first grade. AGIS will serve students in grades 2-5 and the middle school will serve grades 6-8.

To help with the transition to AGIS, first and second grade students will have opportunities during the rest of this school year to go to AGIS, meet the principals, and tour the school. There will also be an information session for parents and caregivers. Please see the flyer below.

Interested in touring the new high school? See the flyer below for more information.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Harrison, Principal

Mrs. Hall, Assistant Principal

With warmer weather here, now is the perfect time to review the playground matrix with your student. Please take some time this weekend to review how we take care of ourselves, each other, and our school on the playground.

• IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT from the PLES & AGIS PTA Officers, please read on:

• We are excited to share that we are formally proposing a new, combined entity, PTA organizational model, e.g. that both PLES and AGIS will be supported by 1 strategically aligned PTA. Over the past few years, we have been evaluating the effectiveness of our operating model against our current environment, particularly in consideration of the upcoming grade level transitions for grades 2 and 6. With PLES transitioning to Kindergarten and 1st grade, and 2nd grade moving into AGIS, we felt compelled to design a model that is sustainable long-term across both schools, that simultaneously encourages consistency and stronger growth within our organization.

• Please see the attachment for additional information, including important dates and an FAQ!

• PLE PTA No Cook Night - Twelves Grill & Cafe

• Wednesday April 19, 2023 - Eat in, takeout or delivery.

• A portion of all sales will be donated back to the Penn London PTA.

• Lunch 11:30-3:00pm and dinner from 5:00-9:00pm.

• Thank you for supporting Twelves and the PLES PTA.

• Any questions contact Kim Mickler tickets@plepta.org

• Back by popular demand, we have partnered again with 1st Day School Supplies to provide a quick and easy way to get all required school supplies for the next school year! It is a super convenient way to get all the top and trusted branded school supplies without needing to shop around in the summer. The supplies are shipped to your home prior to the start of school and a portion of the sales is returned to the Penn London PTA to help fund programs for our students!

• This service is also available to students attending Avon Grove Intermediate School in the fall! Follow the link below to order.

• https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=91539

• PLES Lost and Found - Check out the items that are currently in the lost and found in the cafeteria.

• If your student has been sent home in borrowed clothes from the nurse, please wash and return them as soon as possible.
• Thank you for your donations to the clothes supply in the nurse's office! We appreciate your generosity!