Panther Updates
NEWS, RESOURCES AND LEARNING FOR PANTHER STAFF, 3/11/18
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Announcements for the Week of March 11, 2019
YEARBOOK PICTURES NEEDED: The PTA Yearbook Committee is wrapping up the yearbook. They really need images for your montage pages to ensure kids from each grade, class and track are included. Pictures of individuals, small groups, full class, playground, etc. are all good. 10 to 20 images from your classes this week would be great. Touch base with your room parent to see what pictures have been turned in already and add to those. Pictures can be emailed but better yet dropped into folder at address below.
You can email them to us: pue-yearbook@outloook.com (label grade, track so we can identify)
Drop them in your class folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_iHPbI1fhEYD4Cq4fcniNeRJ2z0Sfk29
EMERGENCY WEATHER DRILL: Thank you for your efforts with the Emergency Drill last week. The students were excellent. Please remember to close all hallway doors and avoid windows. In general, items should not be put in the hallways due to fire code and emergency situations.
ILLUSTRATOR VISIT: Ms. Fry has arranged for Vanessa Brantley-Newton, a published illustrator, to visit our school on Monday, 3/11/2019.
The schedule is as follows:
LUNCH : No Changes
ASSEMBLIES: Students should be brought to the GYM at the following times for an assembly(and your planning time will be as follows:)
- 9:30-10:30 Kindergarten and 1st Grade (Kindergarten arrive at 9:25, 1st arrive at 9:30.)
- 10:45-11:45 4th and 5th Grades (4th arrive at 10:40, 5th arrive at 10:45.)
- 1:15-2:15 2nd and 3rd Grades (2nd arrive at 1:10, 3rd arrive at 1:15.)
RECESS: This will need to change if the assembly conflicts with established recess times. Please inform the office of any changes BY GRADE and avoid using the playground if another grade is scheduled to be there.
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PIECES OF GOLD- Congratulations to Ms. Freer and the PUE Chorus for an OUTSTANDING performance at the Duke Energy Center on Thursday night. There were many staff members there to cheer them on and we are so proud! Thank you, Ms. Freer, for all of your hard work and the extra time you spend to showcase PUE talent for our Community.
NCTIES- Congratulations to the 5th grade team for an informative presentation at this year's NCTIES conference held at the Downtown Convention Center. Ms. Boose, Ms. Haley, Mr. Schoenebeck, and Ms. Woronka had the crowd eating out of their hands. If you have questions about NCTIES or might want to present next year, let us know!
SPRING PICTURES- Spring Pictures will be taken Friday, March 15th for tracks 2 and 4. Ms. Britt will send out a picture schedule early next week.
FIRST IN FITNESS- Mr. Stern and PUE's First in Fitness Team will compete off campus Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Thank you Mr. Stern and team for your hard work and we wish you luck at the games!
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Spring Fling Getting Closer
The 2nd Annual PUE Spring Fling is only 3 weeks away. The Sunday, March 31st event will run from 2pm-5pm. Go to MORE SPRING FLING DETAILS to find out more about the event.
Did you know that by being a volunteer that you could be in a drawing to win Disney World Park Hopper Tickets. See the Info Flier above for details. Thank you to also to the parents that that have already volunteered to help with making this a successful event. For info on how your child's class can contribute to the auction go to Spring Fling.
Please remember that the auction will go live 1 week before the Spring Fling and run 1 week after the event until Sunday, April 7. This will give Track 2 some more time.
Below are the auction details:
- The Auction will go live Monday, March 25th (instead of March 18)
- Information needs to be submitted via the Google Doc by: March 15 (Tracks 1, 3 and 4) and March 22 (Track 2). It was previously communicated March 8 and March 15th, respectively.
- Items will still only be accepted on Friday, March 29.
Remember that this year classrooms will receive 100% of the proceeds minus transaction fee. Last year classrooms received 50%. PTA will create displays on the lobby bulletin boards for all to see some of the auction items. Once items to be auctioned are determined a detailed list of what’s included and the value. Work with room parents to include at least 1 picture for the auction site. Need donations for tracks 1, 3, 4 by March 15 and Track 2 by March 22. Winners will be notified of specific times to pick time on the auction site as well as in each listing.
Please note that the auction will go live 1 week before the Spring Fling and run 1 week after the event until Sunday, April 7. This will push all the deadlines back by one week which will give Track 2 some more time. Below are the changes/updates:
- The Auction will go live Monday, March 25th (instead of March 18)
- Information needs to be submitted via the Google Doc by: March 15 (Tracks 1, 3 and 4) and March 22 (Track 2). It was previously communicated March 8 and March 15th, respectively.
- Items will still only be accepted on Friday, March 29.
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DUTIES for February March 11-15, 2019 Track 1 OUT
AM Hallway: Blocker (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: Newman BE SURE TO PUT CONES OUT NEAR THE ENTRANCE AND TO MOVE THEM AFTER CARPOOL. Also put two cones at the top of the carpool lane to prevent cars from going around other cars.
AM Breakfast: Brown
AM Bus: Crum (Write down arrival times of buses. Work with others to disembark students, trouble-shoot issues.)
PM Hallway: Schreier/(Barber from carpool if needed) (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: Fitzgerald/Bednar (Outside) Perry/Garrett/Barber/Biles (Inside) MAKE SURE CONES ARE NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO CARPOOL.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TWO PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE AT ALL TIMES. If someone is absent, someone from inside should go outside to make sure things are covered.
Fry/Roberts (Call carpool numbers. Do not call a number if parents do not have a tag. Those parents should park and come into the building OR you can provide a tag. This includes all grade-levels.)
PM Bus: Stepnoski (Call one bus at a time. Write down arrival times. Work with Fricke to trouble-shoot, solve issues.)
**If someone is not available, staff members that are available may be called to assist.*
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Mark Your Calendars
Monday, March 11
- Track 2 Tracks in
- Illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newton visits PUE. See above for schedule.
Tuesday, March 12
- 8:00 Art Club
- 4-6:00 After School/Evening Book Fair Session
Wednesday, March 13
- First in Fitness
Friday, March 15
- Tracks 2 & 4 Spring Pictures
Tuesday, March 19
- Art Club
Thursday, March 21
- 7:45 Staff Meeting
- 5th grade graduation pictures - Tr 2&4
Tuesday, March 26
- 8:00 Art Club
- 5:30 Spotlight on Students at Crossroads I, Cary
Wednesday, March 27
- 7:00 Talent Show
Sunday, March 31
- Spring Fling