Friday Message
Friday, January 13th
Principal Updates
Hello PUE Families,
I hope all have had a great week. As a reminder, students on Track 1,2, and 3 should have brought report cards home by today. Please make sure to review the information and reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Don't forget that Monday, January 16th is Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, so there is no school. However, we will have our PTA is sponsoring our second PUE Cleanup Day of the year on Monday, 1/16 from 9am-11am. We would appreciate any amount of time you could donate on that Monday to assist with campus cleanup and mulch spreading. If you have any landscaping equipment (wheelbarrow, shovel, rakes, etc.) please bring it.
Finally, Track 3 has their track-out day on Wednesday 1/18, and Track 4 tracks-in on Thursday, 1/19. We look forward to seeing Track 4 again, and wish Track 3 a very happy track-out!
A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:
- PUE Cleanup Day information
- Deadlines for after-school tennis
- PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
- Important upcoming dates.
Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Everybody have a great weekend!
-Mr. Tunstall
Announcements
Girls on the Run Coach Needed
Calling all Parents! We are in need of coaches for Girls on the Run this spring! In order to have a team at our school, we need coaches. Mrs. Gallagher can't commit to coaching again with a baby at home but is happy to help get a team set up if there is interest from parents with coaching.
Coaches choose 2 days a week to meet after school for an hour. It begins the week of February 27th and runs for 10 weeks ending with a 5k on May 20th. You DO NOT need to be a runner to coach GOTR! Dads can also coach too! More information can be found here, or you can email Mrs. Gallagher at rrgallagher@wcpss.net if you are interested in coaching: https://www.gotrtriangle.org/coach
Current 5th Graders
Is Pine Hollow Middle School your base or calendar option? Interested in a tour and info session? PHMS counseling department offers regular tours: please sign-up using https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4ea9a62da13-phms#/.
Science Fair Coming
PUE Parents will be once again hosting our annual Science Fair. Participation is optional and open for all students at PUE in Grades 2-5. The fair will begin with a training session for students (parents welcome to join) starting in February 2023. Please see this flyer for information, and to sign-up.
After-school Tennis Opportunity
Beginning 1/24/23, we will have an after-school tennis camp. Please checkout the flyer, or go to www.TennisTimePleasantUnion.com for more information.
Bus Riders for 2022-2023
Please make sure to download the Here Comes the Bus App if you have not done so already to keep track of where the bus is on the route for the most up to date information.
Parents should also consider reaching out to the front office to be added to our Remind App list. When buses are extremely late or are cancelled completely, we will send messages out through that program which can be setup on your phone to be a text or push notification.
What to do when your child is sick...
Please keep sick children at home and do a Covid test (either PCR or at-home test) before returning to school. Send forward test results to rbritt@wcpss.net
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS include: Fever or chills | Cough | Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing | Fatigue | Muscle or body aches | Headache | New loss of taste or smell | Sore throat | Congestion or runny nose | Nausea or vomiting | Diarrhea
WCPSS When to Return Guidelines
For the latest information regarding guidelines for students with a symptom of illness, students who tested positive for COVID-19, or students who have been exposed to COVID-19, please visit the WCPSS When To Return Website. The link is available below.
PUE PTA Information
Day of Service
January 16-PTA will be hosting another landscape clean-up day from 9-11am. We will need volunteers to powerwash the rug at the main entrance, spread mulch, remove debris, cut hedges and refresh the lines on our blacktops. Bring your tools and talents, and sign- up here.
Save the Date
February 20- PTA is excited to bring back the Valentine's Dance at PUE. Be on the lookout for more information this week on how to purchase tickets, pizza, and more!
February 27 to March 10-Scholastics Book Fair. We will be reaching out for volunteers soon. Stay tuned!
5th grade photos (Track 1 and 3)-volunteer opportunity
February 22-Our fifth graders for tracks 1 and 3 will be taking photos. We need just a few volunteers to assist lining them up and making sure they smile. Please sign-up here if you are available.
PUE Media Center Volunteers Opportunities<-NEW
We have two sign-ups. Please make sure you have done your background check before signing up.
1) Help shelve books before/after school. Sign Up Here.
2) Help assist kindergarteners in selecting and checking out books. Sign Up Here.
Sponsor of the Week
Thank you to Raleigh Orthodontics for being a 2022-2023 PUE Platinum Sponsor! We appreciate your generosity and support!
Join PTA membership
Help us get to 300 members! Thank you for supporting students, teachers and families! Join online here.
Donation Links
· Amazon-shop through Amazon Smile and 0.5% of the purchases will be donated to PUE
· Box Tops-just scan your receipt and proceeds will be sent to PUE
· Harris Teeter-link your VIC card online with PUE (returning families-add PUE again for this school year)
· Lowes- link your Lowes Food Fresh Rewards card with PUE
· Giveback in MemberHub gives amazing deals that donate back to PUE
Social Media
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PUE PTA Website
Mark Your Calendar
Jan. 16
9am-11am- PUE Cleanup Day
MLK Holiday- No School for Students or Staff
Jan. 18
Track 3 Track-out Day
Jan. 19
Track 4 Track-in Day
Jan. 26
Report cards come home for Tr. 4
Feb 10.
6pm-8pm Valentines Dance