Pleasant Valley Primary News
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Announcements & Upcoming Events For The Weeks of April 8th - April 19th
General Announcements
- Late Start - April 10th & 17th
- Open House - May 16th from 5:00 - 6:30 (PTA Book Fair will be open during this time)
- Kindergarten Open House - May 23rd from 5:30 - 7:00 (incoming kindergarten students and families encouraged to attend)
- Family Math Activity Night - Please see information below
- Materials & Supplies - Please send your child to school with a rain coat and hood as recess times are still wet at times with our unpredictable Spring weather
Pop Up Math Play and Hot Dogs
Battle Ground Public Schools along with ESD 112 Math is on a mission to engage young kids and their grownups with open-ended games to promote math and thinking and interaction. Please join us for a night of fun family math activities where you and your children can learn how to incorporate math into your family routines in fun and engaging ways!!
Date: April 17th
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Tukes Valley Primary
Math Night Flier in...
Below are some pictures of this event from the Pleasant Valley Primary night on Monday, March 18th where over 70 people attended!
2019 Cardboard Challenge (AKA Night of the Arts)
Come to Pleasant Valley Primary on April 25th from 5-7 pm to take part in a creative and fun opportunity for your child and the whole family! Bring your creativity to this fun event to see what you can create! Mrs. Holterman, our art teacher is leading this event and is excited to work with everyone who attends!
Kindergarten Graduation
Kindergarten graduation will take place on Thursday, June 13th. Our kindergarten team is in need of parent support which may come in a variety of ways.
How You Can Help...
We are looking for parents of current kindergarten students, former kindergarten students, or community members to help with any of the following items or opportunities. We would like to remind you this is something that is not required nor expected, however we have had many families ask how they can support PVP and our students and we wanted to offer up this opportunity.
- Help set up the gym and classrooms on the day of the graduation
- Donated graduation supplies and decorations
- Food, snacks, cakes, drinks, etc
- Possibly volunteer in the classroom on days leading up to the graduation to help prepare students for the graduation ceremony or work on culminating projects, etc (this is something you would need to check with your child's teacher as some teachers may need this support while others may not)
If you are interested in supporting our kindergarten team in any way, please contact your child's kindergarten teacher or contact Melissa Kennedy who is our Kindergarten team representative via email kennedy.melissa@battlegroundps.org
State Testing (SBA) For 3rd and 4th Grade Students
State testing for 3rd and 4th grade students is quickly approaching. Teachers have been working hard all year long to provide their students with amazing lessons, activities, and instruction that is aligned with the 3rd and 4th grade learning standards. The curriculum and instruction teachers have provided not only helps their students be prepared for next year, it also helps prepare their students for the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) which students take in the Spring.
Pleasant Valley Primary (3rd and 4th grade students only) will be taking these tests on the following days...
April 22, 23, 26 - ELA Tests (Reading and Writing)
May 6, 7, 9 - Math Tests
May 10 - test make up day for those absent or not complete with the math testing
May 13-17, 20-24, 28-31 - additional make up test dates for individual students who need additional time
How You Can Help
- Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep leading up to the test days
- Make sure your child eats healthy and nutritious meals leading up to test days
- Make sure your child eats healthy and nutritious breakfast the morning of test days
- Talk with your child about providing their best effort on their work during these assessments
Jump Rope For Heart
Mrs. Allinger is again lead the Pleasant Valley Primary Jump Rope for Heart awareness and fundraising event. Mrs. Allinger did an amazing job with this event and worked hard at building student knowledge and awareness of heart health, heart disease and overall whole body wellness.
Jump for heart raised $10,100 for the American Heart Association. Thanks to all donors, Parent Volunteers, and snack providers! PVP staff and students were amazing! Emma Russel was the winner of the top donation collector at $1,600!! Mehta k was our second highest! Emma will be rewarded with PE teacher of the day! Thanks to our amazing community for your support in this annual event!
Please learn more about this by visiting Pleasant Valley Primary's Jump Rope for Heart website. This website provides additional information as well as allows you to make donations. The fundraising efforts end on March 29th when we will have our school wide assembly.
Woooo Hoooo ...Classrooms Filled Their Beaver Bravo Jar!!!
Every time a student is recognized for displaying positive behaviors that meet one of our school wide expectations, they receive a Beaver Bravo. They then put this Bravo into their classroom jar and with every individual positive behavior that is recognized, classroom jars soon fill up. Once full, the class dumps their jar into our school wide jar located in the main office which results in a spirit day celebration as soon as our school jar is full. What happens as a result of all of these collective positive behaviors? They ALL help shape Pleasant Valley Primary into the amazing community that we all have the privilege of being part of every single day!
Beaver Bravo Jar Filled!
Great Job Mrs. Anderson's class for filling your classroom Beaver Bravo Jar!
Beaver Bravo Jar Filled!
Great Job Mrs. Taylor's class for filling your classroom Beaver Bravo Jar!
Beaver Bravo Jar Filled!
Great Job Mrs. Cacak's class for filling your classroom Beaver Bravo Jar!
Beaver Bravo Jar Filled!
Great Job Mrs. Smith's class for filling your classroom Beaver Bravo Jar!
Celebrations From The Last Two Weeks of School!!!
April Fools Day
Mrs. Boll's class plays an April Fool's Day prank on our wonderful secretaries! The kids read a poem about a bear and then surprises the secretaries that it is really about bunnies!
Bald Eagle Visitor
If you look up at the right time, odds are you will see one or more bald eagles flying around the PVP campus as they make their home the large trees near Salmon Creek.
Native American Homes
Mrs. Bickley's third graders made replicas of the homes that different Native American Tribes in the Pacific Northwest lived in and presented them to the rest of their third grade peers!
Writing Publishing Party!
Mrs. Brown second graders and Ms. Kennedy’s kindergarteners celebrated their opinion writing with a publishing party! Students were asked who’s side of the story they believed, the three little pigs or the wolf.
Staff Circle
Some of our staff have started meeting at the end of the day after buses leave to share one positive experience from the day! Many shared are about student successes, staff successes, and other great things.
Friendship Tree
Our Second Step Tree has a Springtime theme to support students with friendship and problem solving skills. "Friendships help us bloom. Solutions are sprouting."