Each week, I will share a caledar of upcoming events. Please make sure you add these to your calendar:

Tuesday- August 15- Ice Cream Social(more info below)

Thursday- August 17- First day of school(full day schedule)

Monday- September 4- Labor Day NO SCHOOL!!

For a complete PLA@PromisePrep calendar, click the link below

Please join us for the Back To School Ice Cream Social, Tuesday, August 15, 5PM-7PM. We invite new families from 5PM-5:30PM, and returning families from 5:30PM-7PM. Come meet the new staff, classroom teachers, and get a tour of the building. Of course, come for the ice cream as well.

Make sure you enter your name in the drawing for a gift certificate to School Zone Uniform company. Winner will be drawn on the evening of the Ice Cream Social.

Click the flyer, below for more information

School starts August 17, 2023

Doors open at 8:50AM. Scholars will receive a breakfast and go to the classroom

Classes start at 9:00AM. Any scholars arriving after 9AM will be considered tardy

Dismissal starts at 3:30PM.

For the next couple of weeks, I will use this forum to introduce you to the new staff members at PLA@PromisePrep. This week we feature Ms. Guisinger.

Welcome Ms. Judith Guisinger. (She likes to go by Miss G.) Ms. G. is the new kindergarten teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. She was raised in Indianapolis and graduated from Western Governors University. This is her first year teaching in her own classroom. She has a dog, a cat, and is an aunt to two thirteen year olds that keep her on her toes. Ms. G cannot wait to meet her scholars and is looking forward to an AWESOME school year. Welcome Ms. G.!!!

If you have been to your local Wal-Mart, Target, or simple grocery store, you are probably noticing aisles and aisles of school supplies. Now it the time to get the deals. Click the link below to order school supplies online or to get the list of school supplies before your next visit to the store.

Follow PLA@PromisePrep on Social Media at any or all of the following:

Instagram- PromisePrepIndy

Twitter- PLAPromisePrep

Facebook- www.facebook.com/PromisePrepIndy

We will use Social Media to show off all the wonderful things we do here at PLA@PromisePrep. We will also use it to keep families informed of upcoming events, school delays and closings, etc. Whenever you see us on Social Media, please give us a like and share with your family and friends.

Click the Link below to the PLA@PromisePrep website.

This year, in an effort to be more like our other PLA schools, PLA@PromisePrep will be changing our uniforms. The following is the uniform requirements:

Shirts- Red or Gray collared Polo shirts(long sleeve or short sleeve)

- PLA Crew neck Sweatshirts

Bottoms- Solid color pants or shorts(no shorts after 11/1 and before 4/1)

- Khaki, Navy, or Black in color

- Jeans, solid in the same colors as pants

- No holes, designs, patches, etc.

Uniform no nos- No hoodie sweatshirts, no leggings, no yoga pants, no sweat pants, no basketball shorts

Scholars will no longer be allowed to wear the Promise Prep shirts from last year.

Uniform good news- We have contracted with a uniform company called SchoolZone. They have all the unform requirements and logoed uniform shirts for purchase. They are located at 5425 N. Keystone Ave, suite 200. Any uniform purchased from School Zone, they will donate 10% of all sales back to PLA@PromisePrep. Click on the link below to reach their website.

Cost of Uniform Shirts are as follows:

Youth Sizes 4-20 $13.99

Adult S-XL $15.99

2x & up $17.99

Families that attend the Ice Cream Social will have a chance to enter a drawing for a gift certificate to School Zone.

If you are in need of uniform assistace, contact your local trustrees office for a unifrom voucher.