GRRR Gazette

Upcoming important dates:

October

• All next week!
• Red Ribbon Week 10/23 - 10/27 (Costume parade on Friday)
• 10/25 Book Fair begins! 📚
• 10/25 Chick-fil-A PTO Night (read more below)
• 10/24 - 10/25 Ohio State Testing for 3rd grade
• 10/26 - Picture Retakes
• 10/29 PES Trunk or Treat

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Principal Email: dave_zwiebel@plsd.us | AP Email: chelsea_brown@plsd.us

Counselor: andrew_sells@plsd.us | Secretary: valerie_jackson@plsd.us

Location: 775 Long Road, Pickerington, OH, USA | Phone: 614-548-1400

Pickerington Elementary PTO: @PickElemPTO

PTO email 📨 pickelempto@gmail.com

Nothing can stop us from enjoying our Kona Ice day! What a week we had and even more exciting things coming next week. We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week this upcoming week with fun themed days all week that leads to our Red Ribbon Week Costume Parade on Friday, along with our Golden Stripe Ceremony! Holy Cow, what a busy week. Not to mention our 3rd grade Ohio State Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank you to all our families that continually show support for their students' learning by being an active participant alongside our school!

On Friday, October 27th, we will have a costume parade as part of our final day of Red Ribbon Week. Students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes as we parade around the school to “Say Boo! to drugs”.

Parents are invited to come for the parade which will be held outdoors at 9:45 AM and then for afternoon Kindergarten students only at 1:30PM.

Parents do not need to sign in at the front office, but instead, are invited to stand around the building lining the sidewalk of the school. Please do not stand on the sidewalk, as that is where the students will be walking during the. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will still have the parade but it will be held inside only...if we are able, If this is the case, parents will not be able to watch live, but we will record the parade and send it out for families to view.

Parade Route Below⬇️

• Thursday, October 26th. If your student still needs to take a school picture have them "dress their best" on Thursday. Please don't wear green.

As we prepare for Veteran's Day we want to give our community and families the opportunity to let us know about the special veteran in your lives.

Honoring our Veterans!

Our annual family reading night is scheduled for Thursday November 16h from 6-7:30 pm. All families are invited to attend! We are looking forward to it! Be on the look out for more information coming in November!

Check out the Counseling News to see what your students will be taught during this month of counseling lessons. Ask your student what the learned during that lesson and continue the conversation at home.

We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week the week of October 23-27. Students are able to dress up each one of those days.

Pickerington Elementary is pleased to announce the introduction of Satchel Pulse Skills, a tool to help us monitor and improve the social-emotional learning of all our students.

What is Social-Emotional Learning?

Social-emotional learning (Skills) programs help youth and adults learn and apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enrich their personal and academic lives. Studies have shown that social-emotional learning programs increase academic performance, attendance, behavior, and post-secondary success.

Skills include developing healthy identities, managing emotions, setting and achieving goals, developing empathy for others, establishing and maintaining supportive relationships, collaborating with others, and making responsible and caring decisions.

How does Satchel Pulse work?

Satchel Pulse provides an easy-to-use assessment with 25 simple questions. Students use the assessment to rate their self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship, and responsible decision-making skills.

Student answers help us learn how to best support our students’ ongoing development in these five critical skills.

What happens next?

Once your district roster data is integrated and assessments are sent, students will complete their first Satchel Pulse Skills assessment. Depending on the school’s wishes, students may take the Satchel Pulse Skills assessment at school or home as assessments are designed to be functional across a range of applications including Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones.

When will it start?

November 21st

Where can I find out more information about Skills?

Here are some reliable sources of information:

CASEL

Satchel Pulse

Who can I contact to learn more about the survey or the social-emotional learning program at my child’s school?

Andrew Sells

School Counselor

andrew_sells@plsd.us

Thank you for your continued efforts in our district.

Registration is open for the 2023-2024 school year. At the time of registration, a $25/child registration fee will be charged to complete the registration.

Pickerington Before & After School Programming, 2023-2024 School Year

Phone: 614-425-8178

Email: garverregistrar@ymcacolumbus.org

Parents can register online here.

PTO Virtual Meeting Monday, October 23, 2023 at 7:00pm. Check Facebook or TalkingPoints for the meeting link on Monday

Click here to get involved with PES PTO.

If you need to contact the PTO please feel free to contact us at pickelempto@gmail.com We are excited to be your representatives next year!

Our next restaurant spirit night will be Tuesday, October 24, from 5p-8p at Chick Fil A. Any mobile order placed in the app during that time will have a portion donated back to the PTO. All orders must be placed through the mobile app in order to count.

Has a Pickerington Elementary staff member gone above the call of duty to ensure your child has had an amazing day, week, month or even a year? 😁 Please take a moment to let us know by completing the form below. Pickerington Elementary is very fortunate to have an outstanding staff that loves working with your children. We all need a little “pat on the back” from time to time. We will make certain that this commendation is delivered to the appropriate staff member and that they are properly recognized.

Pickerington Elementary Staff "Shout Out"