Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 9/18/17
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Custodian Appreciation Week
Read-a-Thon Starts for Tracks 2 and 4 on Monday
The Pleasant Union and the PUE PTA is excited to announce that our 1st ever Read-A-Thon at Pleasant Union will start this week for Tracks 2 and 4. The Read-a-Thon fundraiser for Tracks 2 and 4 will run from September 18th - 29th. Tracks 1 and 3 will run from October 2 - 13th. Just 3 donations from each student will help us reach our fundraising goal. Ask your child about the various individual, class and school goals that we are striving to meet. We encourage families and businesses to contribute to this year's primary fund raiser.
How will the PTA put the fundraising to use this year?
PTA will help Pleasant Union continue to build its 21st Century Learning Environments. This includes mobile/flexible furniture, up to date technology, conference costs for our teachers to attend professional development not available at Pleasant Union, miscellaneous in-class supplies specific to your child's classroom, and support for the global learning initiative beginning this year.
Did you know that if we reach our fundraising goal of $55,000 that:
PUE keeps 75%: $41,250
- Students earn 15% to spend in the Read-a-thon Prize Store for their reaching set goals
- Only 7% goes to the Read-a-Thon organization
- 3% goes to online transaction fees
In addition:
- Businesses can sponsor students and the school.
- Our fundraising efforts are immediately realized as the Read-a-Thon Fundraiser collects Donations versus Pledges.
- Read-a-Thon is primarily done online. If, however, you cannot participate online you can write a check directly to the PUE PTA, who, in turn will deposit your check and transfer it to the online fundraiser.
So How Can Our School Have a Successful Read-a-Thon Fundraiser? Here's the facts:
$55,000 may seem like a far reaching goal but let’s break it down
PUE has 610 Students across 31 Classrooms (average of 20 students per class).
So we need to raise an average of $1775 per class.
Which is an average of $90 per student.
The KEY is to increase the total number of sponsors
According to Read-a-thon website on average $29 is raised per sponsor.
So to reach our goal of $55K we need 1897 sponsors!!
Which is an average of 60 sponsors per class
Which is an average of only 3 sponsors per student
- More sponsors or a higher average sponsorship enhances our chances to reach our school goal. We also encourage businesses to participate in the event.
Additional questions about Read-a-Thon please contact:
- Heather Wilson at heatherandmckenna@yahoo.com
Rachael Paden at rachaelpaden@hotmail.com
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Global Collaboration Day, Thursday, September 21
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Announcements for the week of September 18-September 22, 2017
The September PTA Meeting is Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 8:15. Please send your team rep.
We've been able to arrange a staff "field trip" to the recently renovated Green Elementary School on Monday afternoon, September 25. Click here for directions. Principal Lisa Brown will take us on a tour to see the flexible furniture in use at the school and to answer questions. Please plan to send at least on grade level rep to Green to begin our tour at 4:30.
A Signup Genius will be coming out soon for the September Barnes and Noble Family Fun Night. Please sign up to read your favorite book and to show your support for our school.
ASSEMBLIES: PTA, and Peggy Freer have done a great job finding cultural arts assemblies that tie in with our global theme. The PTA and our Media Center sponsors is sponsoring several author visits. We also have assemblies for fund-raisers and holidays. Sometimes we throw in an Eclipse, just to keep it interesting.
The cultural Arts performances are as follows: (KEEP IN MIND THESE EVENTS CHANGE AND WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH WHEN AND WHERE EVENTS ARE HELD as they often have last minute changes) (i.e. Pete the Cat visit issues.)
9/18/17-9/22/17 Howard Kraft, Writer and Poet- He will work with students in the classroom in tracks 2 and 3 4th grade only.
9/25/17 Debbie Kitts, Author- there will be two assemblies for tracks 2, and 4 for all grades (9:30-10:15 3-5 and 10:15-11:00 K-2 TBD) in the GYM. *** This will not include track 3 as first reported.
10/4/17 Stacy McAnulty- there will be two assemblies for tracks 1 and 3 for all grades (9:30-10:15 K-2 and 10:15-11:00 3-5 TBD) in the GYM. http://www.stacymcanulty.com/ *** This will not include tracks 2 and 4 as first reported.
10/23/17-10/27/17 Howard Kraft, Writer and Poet- he will work with students in the classroom in tracks 1 and 4 4th grade only.
12/1/17 Antonio Rocha- there will be two assemblies for tracks 1, 3, and 4 for all grades (times TBD, K-2 and 3-5 TBD) in the GYM. Brazil-Africa focus. More information is needed.
2/15/18-2/16/18 Senora Lynch, Artist- She will work with students in the ART ROOM in tracks 1, 3, and 4 5th grade only. Native American focus.
3/9/18 Living Rhythms, Dancers- there will be two assemblies for tracks 2, 3 and 4 for all grades (times TBD, K-2 and 3-5 TBD). West Africa focus.
4/19/18 Bacchanal Steel Band- there will be two assemblies for tracks 1, 2, and 4 for all grades (times TBD, K-2 and 3-5 TBD). Caribbean focus.
9/29/17 Early Release Schedule:
Special Schedule
Assemblies:
There will be two global kick-off assemblies in the GYM for Tracks 2, 3, and 4. Assemblies will start at 9:30 AM and 10:20 AM.
9:30 AM-10:15 AM- 3rd, 4th and 5th grades tracks 2, 3, and 4.
- Arrival Times: 3rd- 9:25 AM, 4th- 9:27 AM, 5th- 9:30 AM
10:20 AM-11:00 AM- K, 1st, and 2nd grades tracks 2, 3 and 4.
- Arrival Times: K- 10:15, 1st – 10:17, 2nd – 10:20
Specials:
There will be NO SPECIALS on 9/29/17 due to specialist involvement and coverage.
Lunches:
Students eat lunch IN THE ROOM on early release days.
Lunch times will remain the same except for the following changes:
· Gosnell gets lunch at 12:40 PM
Recess:
NEW RECESS TIMES…Recess will take place as follows:
- 10:15 AM-10:45 AM- 3rd grade (ON 4/5 PLAYGROUND)
- 10:45 AM-11:15 AM- 5th grade, 1st grade
- 11:30 AM-12:00 PM- Kindergarten
- 12:00 PM-12:30 PM- 2nd grade
- 12:30 PM-1:00 PM- 4th grade
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Mark Your Calendars
Monday, September 18
- 5:30 Board Advisory Committee Meeting at West Millbrook Middle School (Discussion Theme: Student Assignment 2018-19).
Tuesday, September 19
- 8:15 PTA Meeting in Media Center--Please send your team rep.
Friday, September 22
- Football Friday-Wear your favorite jersey and bring a tailgate snack to share.
Thursday, September 28
- 5-8 Barnes & Noble Night-Come see staff read and our chorus sing.
Friday, September 29
- Student Global Kickoff K-2, T 2-4
- Early Release. Students dismissed at 1:15.
- Staff Appreciation Luncheon/Professional Development
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Duties for the Week of September 18-22, 2017
AM Hallway: Shipley (Help greet parents/students, check with Ms. Person to see what is needed at the visitor sign-in tables or the carpool tag/ transportation table.)
AM Carpool: Lavin (Help Safety Patrol, call for more help if needed, monitor carpool lane)
AM Breakfast: Renfrow (Work with students regarding lunch numbers, encourage students to eat and get directly to class.)
AM Bus: Office (Write down arrival times of buses. Work with Fricke to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
Lunch Duty: Fitzgerald, Lavin, Crum, Newman, Renfrow, Bednar, Narvaez
(Work with one another to use the "warning" behavior system, train students to pick up trash/sweep, and inform teachers of issues. Update the seating charts in the notebook as needed.) Others may be called to assist Lavin/others for coverage as needed. The office will contact you if necessary. Let the office staff know if help is needed, as well.
PM Hallway: Barber (Check all students for tags in the bus line. If a student does not have a tag, inform Fricke and Ms. Britt ASAP. )
PM Carpool: Cooper, Garrett (outside), Perry, Crum (inside) Roberts (Specialists or Perry fill in- contact office is there is a change and to let us know who is covering) (Call carpool numbers. If a parent doesn't have a carpool tag, Personnel can change around who is inside/outside if needed, but please communicate the changes to Biles/Fricke/Perry and cover all areas.
PM Bus: Boose (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. CHECK FOR BUS TAGS ON EACH CHILD'S BOOKBAG. Work with Britt and Barber to trouble-shoot, solve issues.)
**If someone is not available, staff members that are available may be called to assist.*
Please notify the administration of any issues/concerns with the duty schedule ASAP.