

Ponderosa Weekly
Friday January 17, 2025
JANUARY 20 - MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY - NO SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 12 - PTA MEETING
FEBRUARY 17 - PRESIDENTS DAY - NO SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 18 - STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY - NO SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 24 - CLASS PICTURES
MARCH 1 - PONDEROSA CARNIVAL
MARCH 3 - MILEAGE CLUB STARTS FOR SPRING
MARCH 6 - PARENT TEACHER CONFRENCES - NO SCHOOL
MARCH 7 - TEACHER EXCHANGE DAY - NO SCHOOL
MARCH 12 - PTA MEETING
MARCH 17 - MARCH 21 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
MARCH 25 - SPRING MUSIC PROGRAM
👇 Link to District 2024-2025 School Year Calendar 👇
👇 Link to District 2025-2026 School Year Calendar 👇
Mad About Hoops is BACK!
Come join Mad About Hula Hoops every Tuesday for waist hoop mastery, exciting games and innovative hoop tricks for our beginner class. Our Thursday class is reserved for our advanced hula hoopers who have taken MAH before or are in grades 3rd-5th! All students will be invited to perform for a CU Basketball Halftime Show on February 22nd for our beginner kids and February 26th for our advanced. Come join our FREE TRIAL class Tuesday January 21st from 3:15-4:15 in the gym with Coach Dani!
See our flyer for details and click the link below to register!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVmYJN0oNfyCEseIBD0QOchYZ7k6irn7d1fqFckNu62zLTQw/viewform
For more information, head over to www.madabouthoops.com!
Ponderosa Night at Chipotle January 22nd!
Chess Club
Attention 3rd, 4th, 5th graders!
Do you play chess? Do you want to learn how to play? Beginners and experts, you are invited to join us for our PES Chess Club! We will meet 6 times on Wednesdays, after school, starting on 1/29. Pick up time is 4pm.
For more information, please check out these links to 2 permission forms. Both need to be printed, completed and returned to Ms. Davies by 1/22. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. These permission forms are also available at the front office.
Spelling Bee News
This month, PES will have four students attend the TSD Oral Spelling Bee on Saturday, 1/25, in the morning. This is exciting news! Congratulations to Izzie, Thea, Teddy and Annabelle on scoring high enough on the December written test to be invited to compete at the district level. These students are studying hundreds of words to prepare and we wish these hard working Pandas the best of luck! We are so proud of you all!
You Are Invited to Join the Special Education Advisory Committee
The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meets virtually on the 2nd Wednesday every month during the school year. During the meetings, the SEAC receives updates from the district, provides updates to members, and reviews proposals that require consensus/votes. The SEAC may also host presentations and trainings. See HERE for more details.
Kindergarten Registration is Now OPEN!
Kindergarten registration for the 2025/2026 school year is now open! You can begin registration at: https://www.tsd.org/enrollment/registration/student-registration
Yearbooks are Available for Purchase
Yearbooks are now available for purchase! They are currently available $30 each. Go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ and use code 14930925 to purchase a yearbook for the 2024/2025 school year. We will have a very limited number available for purchase in the office at the end of the year but those numbers are limited and the price will increase. Yearbooks will be delivered the last week of the school year.
New Nutrition Services Program
As many of you have noticed, our new nutritional services program has menus that have a lot more detail, but are not user friendly. You can view the online menu here. Just be sure to change the school to "Ponderosa" and that you are on the "lunch" option, NOT the "ECD lunch"
What I need to know:
- 8:00 am - 3:10 pm - M, T, Th, F
- 9:00 am - 3:10 - Wednesdays
Breakfast:
- 7:40 am - 8:00 am - M, T, Th, F
- 8:40 am - 9:00 am - Wednesdays
Please note - students may not be on school grounds before 7:40 am (8:40 am on Wednesdays) unless they are participating in a school sponsored activity. There is no adult supervision before that time.
Before and After School Care
Ponderosa PTA
Next PTA meeting:
Wednesday February 12, 2025
To Contact PTA:
Email us at info.pespta@gmail.com
Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PonderosaPTA/
See more PTA information at https://www.thompsonschools.org/domain/256
Fundraising that helps without spending additional money!
American Furniture Warehouse is Giving Back
American Furniture Warehouse is giving back up to 4% of your purchase to Ponderosa. Just mention PESTSD or Ponderosa Elementary at check out!
King Soopers Community Rewards Program
Enroll your King Soopers loyalty card at http://kingsoopers.com, log in and search for Ponderosa Elementary either by name or ED507, and click "Enroll".
Box Tops for Education
Don't forget to scan your receipts! Every scan helps Ponderosa!
Ponderosa Elementary
Attendance Line: (970) 679-9590
Additional information can be found at the Thompson Schools
Email: nicole.jackson@tsd.org
Website: https://pes.tsd.org/
Location: 4550 Florence Dr., Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 679-9500
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ponderosapandas
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