4.21.23 PLES Newsletter

April 21, 2023

Hello PLES!

Thank you Mr. Chance, Mr. Stanley, and Mr. Inagaki for being our Watch D.O.G.S. today!

Our PLES students did a fantastic job today with our fire drill! Thank you to the West Grove Fire Company who was onsite to support!

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.

The Avon Grove Education Foundation (AGEF) is seeking nominations from our community to recognize our teachers within the Avon Grove School District. The nomination window will close on Friday, April 28. Click on the image above or this link to nominate a teacher SPARK NOMINATION LINK.

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

Our kindergarten classes have spoken and set our next bucket bucks goal at 10,000 bucket bucks! Once we reach that goal, all classes will work to complete a spring craft to decorate the school!

• 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!

• 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!