PCSD Weekly Notifications

For: All Teachers

Field Trip Reservations Are Open for STEM Fest!

Spots are limited and filled first come, first served. We are so excited to be back in person for STEM Fest 2022 at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy! Our goals for this event are to celebrate and inspire curiosity, generate an interest and understanding of STEM, strengthen connections between the sciences and the arts (STEAM), and provide opportunities for STEM leaders in our community to engage with students and the public.

STEM Fest is September 27 and 28 with field trips available in 2-hour windows from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Family Night for the public is September 27 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Reserve your field trip now to get hands-on STEM experiences with industry experts.

• Register here

Classroom Grants Now Open

The PreK-12 Classroom and Competition Grants are now open. Classroom Grants are designed to support new approaches to STEM experiences in the classroom that are unique to the needs of the students. Applications are due by September 30th.

• Learn more on the Utah STEM website here

Information provided by Suzy Cox

For: All Employees

All employees are required to complete several safe school trainings each year. You will find your safe school training plan for this year in an email from Safe Schools. Your login is your employee identification number. Please take note that all trainings listed must be completed by September 15 at 5:00 pm.

Information by HR

For: All Employees

Wellness is practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain physical and mental health. So instead of just surviving, you are thriving!

The definition of thriving: grow or develop well or vigorously. That goes well with our Wellness Program. We sure thrived this past couple of years and I want to continue with this growth and development in the upcoming year.

• The 2022-2023 wellness year begins September 1, 2022.

So put your wellness Journey socks on - let’s thrive!

Information provided by: Catherine Miner

For: Elementary Teachers

The elementary Curriculum Notebooks have been updated to include the following:

1. K – 6 pacing guides for Wonders
2. K – 3 Wonders pacing guides with 95% Core
3. 95% Phonics Booster tutorials and information
4. SSO links and instructions for Wonders, Into Math, and Envisions
5. Updated login instructions for Wonders, Into Math, and Envisions
6. ELA Interim Assessment information
7. English Learner/Multi-Language Learner Supports

For: All Teachers

Welcome back, Provo teachers! Innovative Learning is looking forward to supporting all of you in bringing flexible learning opportunities to your students. If you missed the video presentation by Suzy Cox on August 11th, you can watch it below. In it, she shares the vision for technology use in the district.

Information provided by Suzy Cox

For: Elementary Teachers

LETRS Manuals have been sent out to schools. If you did not receive yours, please reach out to me at chriswh@provo.edu so that I can get it sent to you. LEXIA accounts have been activated and teachers should have login information. Please let me know if you do not have that information yet. Our next LETRS PD will be on October 18. Those in the state cohort will do Unit 6 that day. The district cohort will do Unit 2.

Information provided by Christine Whatcott

For: All Teachers

All Teachers know that keeping students organized in class is one thing, but keeping students and parents informed and on track at home is an entirely separate battle. We urge teachers to develop and maintain a low-effort landing page on your school’s website. A WordPress page is a quick and easy solution to making your classwork, class culture, and prolonged efforts visible and accessible for families. A home page offers assurance for parents and students and saves you time organizing kids outside of the classroom. Your landing page could contain a brief welcome message and an autobiographical paragraph about you, or it could be a one-stop page including all of your important links and sites. Let this page be the face that invites students and parents into your class and directs them to Canvas. This quick video tutorial will walk you through the steps of accessing your WordPress page on your school’s website and editing your teacher home page.

Information provided by Shauna Sprunger

For: Teachers & Admin

The Utah State Board of Education is seeking stakeholder feedback about the process of adopting academic standards. Please share your opinions by taking this USBE Qualtrics survey by August 20.

Information by Anne-Marie Harrison

For: New Employees

Did you know that Utah Risk Management offers liability protections to employees in the State of Utah? Refer to the document above if you have any additional questions.

For: All

Nominate a coworker that you feel is exceptional at what they do. Give them the recognition they deserve.