Intent to Return Forms
Dear Parents/Guradians,
The 2023-2024 school year is moving quickly! We are excited and planning for the 2024-2025 school year. Therefore, it is very important that we know if your scholar will be returning next school year so we can plan accordingly.
Intent to return forms have been sent home this week with your scholar. Please complete and return the form by next Friday, December 15th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Enrollment Coordinator, Ms. Quarles, at aquarles@phalenacademies.org.
Holiday School Spirit
For the last three days of school, we are going to celebrate with some Holiday Spirit. See the schedule below, for your scholars to participate in, if you wish.
If your do not wish for your scholar to participate, please have them wear their normal uniforms.
Monday- Holiday Head to Toe- Wear your Christmas Hats and Christmas Socks with school uniform
Tuesay- Polar Express Day- Wear your Holiday Pajamas/Sweats
Wednesday- Wacky Sweatshirt Day- Wear your ugly/whacky holiday sweatshirts
Sponsored by the Fight For Life Foundation
Times are as follows:
Monday, December 18th from 8AM-12PM or from 4PM-7PM
Tuesday, December 19th from 8AM-12PM or from 4PM-7PM
Do you need some help, this year, with Christmas Gifts for your children? Join us for the 17th Annual Handsful of Hope Toy Giveaway. This toy drive is focused for children in grades K-3, and your family has already been registered to participate. You are NOT obligated to attend.
The event details are as follows:
When- December 16th, 10AM-Noon
Where- James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy
4352 N. Mitthoefer Rd.
Each family will be able to pick out one big toy and one little toy. Please bring identification. This is a private event, for PLA@PromisePrep scholars only. Please do NOT bring other children to the event, for the toys will be limited. There will also be activities for the children to participate in while you are shopping. We ask that you bring another adult with you to help supervise your children while you are shopping.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please email handfulsofhope@yahoo.com, and a response will follow.
It is that time of year for colds, flus, and sickness. How do you determine whether or not to send your scholar to school? Below are the some points to consider when sending your scholar to school.
1. If your scholar has a fever, vomitting, or diarehha, please keep them at home.
2. Any scholar with the above symptoms cannot return until they are symptom free for 24 hours.
3. Any scholar taking medication to reduce a fever, needs to stay home until they are fever free, without medication, for 24 hours.
4. In the event that your scholar gets sick at school or breaks a fever, parents will be called immediately and the scholar will need to be picked up from school. If they are bus riders, they will not be able to ride the bus home.
Some frequently asked questions:
1. If my scholar's only symptom is a cough, can they come to school? Yes
2. Can I send my scholar to school with cough medicine or cough drops? Yes, but they must be turned into the front office for safe keeping and distribution. A form will need to be filled out in the office.
3. If my scholar's only symptom is a runny nose, can they come to school? Yes.
4. If my scholar complains of an upset stomach, but they have not had any vomitting, can they come to school? Yes
This week I share point three from the article, "The Five Things Most Teacher Really Want Parents to Know," written by Amanda Hohnson of www.study.com.
The third thing teachers would like parent to know is regarding communication. Communication between parents and teachers is a great tool for scholar success. In the past, if a parent wanted the teacher to know something, they would write a note and hope the scholar remembered to give it to the teacher. The teacher would respond by writing a note and hope that the scholar would give it to the parents. This process was lucky to happen in the same day.
In today's world, we want things done quickly. Parents can email, call, or text a teacher. What used to take a day, at least, now could take just minutes. Because communication is so rapid, and we are now used to getting responses within minutes, if a teacher does not respond immediately, it appears that the teacher is not paying attention to the scholar. I am here to say that this is simply not true.
Parents need to understand that the teacher is dealing with a group of scholars. You can bet if you are sending a text or email, there are probably 10 or more parents doing the same. Please give the teachers time to respond to your communication. The teachers are so busy teaching, that immediate responses are not ideal because they take time away from the scholars.
In the fast world of communication, be patient. That is easier said then done. If a teacher does not respond right away, that is okay. Give them 24-48 hours to respond to your email. If they do not respond within that time frame, send them a reminder. If your email or text message is time sensitive, for example, your child needs to ride the bus home, instead of being a car rider, then take a moment to call the school. If it is not time sensitive, then please be patient, as our teachers are busy from the time the scholars walk into the building, until they walk out of the building.
On a final note, on behalf of the entire PLA@PromisePrep staff, we wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season. This will be the last weekly note until our return to school on January 9th. Please take this time off to enjoy with your families. We look forward to seeing you all on January 9th.
Happy Holidays!!
Alec Mayer, Principal
PLA@PromisePrep
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.
Check out our Instagram and Twitter feeds for pictures from the Ice Cream Social and the First Day of School!!
Click the Link below to the PLA@PromisePrep website.
School Uniforms
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:
Youth Sizes 4-20 $13.99.
Adult S-XL $15.99
2x & up $17.99
NEW ADDITIONS:
Sweatshirts- $21.99
Pants- $15.99-$26.99 depending on size
If you are in need of uniform assistace, contact your local trustrees office for a unifrom voucher.