Panda Pulse
May 25, 2018
Important Dates to Remember
- Friday, May 25th- Thursday, May 31st- EOG Testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades
- Monday, May 28th- No School due to the Memorial Day Holiday
- Last day of Kidz Art is Tuesday, May 29th
This Week at a Glance
- Congratulations Mrs. Koch!
- EOG Testing information and lunch schedule changes
- Field Day (June 6th and 7th)
- 5th Grade Families- Save the Date (June 7th and 8th)
- "Thank You" from our spring carnival chairpersons
- Order your school supplies
- Books and Beyond "Thank You"
Congratulations Mrs. Koch!
After receiving more than 800 nominations for the Teacher Appreciation Week contest, the Wake County Schools “Thank You Squad” selected Mrs. Koch to receive a surprise visit at school, where they delivered balloons and gifts!
Thank you Mrs. Koch for going above and beyond to invest in our children. The exposure to the arts you provide, including music, drama and technical production, provides PRE children with opportunities they may have never received. We appreciate you and are so lucky to have you as a Panda.
EOG Testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders
End Of Grade (EOG) testing has begun! It is extremely important that students are present and on time the days that their EOGs will be administered. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, May 29th- 3rd Grade ELA and 5th Grade Math
Wednesday, May 30th- 4th Grade Math, 5th Grade ELA
Thursday, May 31st- 4th Grade ELA, 5th Grade Science
June 4th- 3rd Grade RTA test for select 3rd grade students
Please e-mail Lisa Grove, lgrove@wcpss.net, if you have any questions.
Lunch Schedules Subject to Changes for All Grades
Attention 5th Grade Families- Save the date for graduation events!
Thursday, June 7th- Annual 5th Grade Parade at 9:20 am (Parents are welcome to attend)
Friday, June 8th- 9:30 am Graduation celebration for Ms. Schutrum and Mrs. Leroy's classes. Reception to follow in the Creative Commons hosted by the PTA.
Friday June 8th- 10:45 am Graduation celebration for Mrs. Kozemko and Ms. Neeb's classes. Reception to follow in the Creative Commons hosted by the PTA.
Please direct any questions to your child's homeroom teacher.
Field Day is Coming!
Wednesday, June 6th- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Kindergarten and First Grades
Thursday, June 7th- 9:45 am to 11:45 am 2nd and 3rd Grades
Thursday, June 7th- 12:45 pm to 2:45 pm 4th and 5th Grades
We need many volunteers for this event! Click on this link to sign up!
https://www.konstella.com/app/school/57ab92fbe4b0bb1262a8ddda/signups/5afd553ee4b07bdd88f67f36
Any questions, please email Amy Toland (tolandfam@gmail.com)
Penny's Beach Blast was a HUGE success!
Thank you to everyone who came out to support PRE's annual Spring Carnival. Penny's Beach Blast was a whole lot of fun and a huge success. It raised over $26,000 for the school! We would like to say a special thank you to the Carnival Team: Amy Toland, Barbara Wright, Kimberly Hartmere, Laurie Cockman, Lindsay Tremelling, Lisa Brandon, Monica McBride, & Sherri Stecher. They put in so many long hours to organize this great event. Also, we'd like to thank the volunteers that helped the week of carnival; your time and creativity helped make this year's carnival a huge hit. And last but certainly not least, we greatly appreciate all the PRE families that came out to support Penny's Beach Blast!
Thank you,
Jennifer Greco & Denise Rose
Order your school supplies for the coming school year!
https://www.1stdayschoolsupplies.com/list.php?school_zip=27518
Books and Beyond Wrap Up!
Way to go Kindergartners & First Graders! You read a total of 45,810 books during the Books & Beyond program this year! We are so proud of you!!! And, thank you parents for all of your support encouraging your children to read and turn in their sheets.
We would like to recognize Andrea Finucane, our Books & Beyond chair, who organized this great education program for PRE's young students, and her dedicated team: Misty Doroh, Tish Hitchcock, Sabrina Lewandowski, Sharon Shrader, & Danielle Speight. Thank you for making Books & Beyond a big success and fun for the students.