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Dear Parents,

Happy Monday!

The Great American Teach in was this past Wednesday and it was fabulous! Scholars were able to engage in different careers and experiences. Thank you to all those who participated.

On Tuesday, we have our monthly Spirit Night at Chipotle in Largo Mall from 4:00-8:00pm. For dine in or pick up, please notate you are from Ridgecrest so that a portion of the proceeds will be given to our school.

On Wednesday, we welcome families for Thanksgiving Lunch during your child's lunch time. The cost is $7.00 per meal. RSVP by emailing minardbr@pcsb.org by Tuesday, November 19th. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes prior for signing in purposes. All visitors must sign in, in the front office with their State ID.

Siblings in different grade levels may not be taken out of class at a different time.

Please see the lunch schedule below.

PreK- 11:50-12:20

Kindergarten-11:25-11:55

1st Grade-11:35-12:05

2nd Grade-10:50-11:20

3rd Grade-12:40-1:10

4th Grade-10:20-10:50

5th Grade-12:05-12:35

We have finished our One Book - One School reading of, "The One and Only Ivan," we sure hope you enjoyed reading the book and the experience of together as a family. Read, it's fundamental!

The district has finalized the Hurricane Make-Up dates. The makeup days are intended to make up for about 50 hours of lost instruction due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

• January 6, 2025: A previously scheduled non-class day that will be a makeup day
• February 17, 2025: A previously scheduled non-class day that will be a makeup day
• May 29, 2025: The last day of school will be a full day instead of an early release

We are looking forward to seeing you throughout the week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Gardner

Mrs. Nguyen

November:

11/19 - Spirit Night @ Chipotle on Ulmerton - 4-8pm

11/20 - Share Thanksgiving Lunch with your student during their lunchtime.

11/22 - All Pro Dads @ 7:45 am

11/25-11/29 - Thanksgiving Holiday🦃

December:

12/2 - Students return to classes

12/2-12/20- FAST PM3 TESTING for all Grades K-5

12/6 - Raise the Flag for the Bucs! Wear Red!

12/12 - Jet's Pizza Spirit Night 4:00-8:00pm

12/13 - Dress Rehearsal for Choral Concert 9:30am

• Coffee with the Principal - 3:30 - 4:30pm
• CGS Program Review and SAC Meeting
• WINTERFEST 6-8pm - see details below.

12/16-20 - Winter Spirit Week, Details to follow.

12/17 - Choral Concert 6:00pm

12/20 -iMoms 7:45am

• Last day of school for 2024! 🌲Winter Holidays🌲 See you on January 6, 2025

January:

1/6/25 - Hurrican Make-up day All Students in School

1/14 - PTA Meeting 5:30pm

1/21 - Spirit Night @ Texas Roadhouse 3:00pm to Close

1/27 - 1/31 - Literacy Week

• BOOK FAIR - RIDGECREST LIBRARY details to follow soon.

Our second round of statewide FAST Testing begins the week we return from Thanksgiving break. Your child's teacher will share the date in which their grade level is scheduled for testing. Please ensure a good night's rest, on time arrival and appointments to be scheduled around testing dates.

PM2 FAST TESTING WINDOW BEGINS- DECEMBER 2nd- DECEMEBER 20th.

State law requires the school to provide your child's score within 7 days of completing their assessment. In grades K-2, letters will be sent home. Grades 3-5, scores will be posted in Portal. Directions will be listed in our family newsletter when scores become available.

Since the Fall Festival was cancelled earlier this year, due to the hurricanes, PTA has decided to host a WINTERFEST! Please join us in the fun!

Our annual Experience PCS event is coming up on December 7th from 10am-2pm at Clearwater High School. We will be holding a Chess Tournament and invite any interested students to sign up. The tournament will begin at 10:30am. Please see the attached flyer with a QR code below to sign up.

Parents must complete the online application and return 1 teacher recommendation form from a current ELA or math teacher by January 17th. We will review all applications by the end of January and send out acceptance letters and waitlist letters in February. We had a lengthy waitlist last year and we are only taking 75 students for 6th grade next year, so spots will fill up quickly.