

Pleasant Valley Family Newsletter
February 28, 2025

This Month's Panther Focus: "Respect"
Happy Friday!
We've wrapped up our first week of March, and it brought me so much joy to read to all our classes in celebration of Read Across America this week.
Important Information:
- No school for students on Tuesday, March 11th.
- Early Release Wednesdays begin on March 12th, 2025.
- Parent-Teacher Conferences – If you haven't signed up yet, please do so as soon as possible using the link your child’s teacher emailed to you.
- Kindergarten Registration – A reminder for parents with children starting kindergarten in August 2025 to complete the registration process using this link. If you know friends or family with an incoming kindergarten student, please share this information with them.
Please take a moment to read the newsletter in its entirety. Thank you for your continued partnership!
Read Across America
5th Grade Poetry Reading - Mrs. Kardos' Class
4th Grade Writing Workship - Mrs. Didden's Class
Wednesday, March 12th
1:15 p.m Early Release
1:30 p.m. Art Ventures & Mad Science After School Programs
Kindly take a moment to review our upcoming events and important links below. Your participation and volunteer efforts with the PTO are highly encouraged as they play a vital role in ensuring a smooth transition into the school year and in fostering a strong community connection. The links provided include essential information about arrival and dismissal procedures, FAQs, PTO details, and a link to our school website.
Student Council Fundraiser for the American Red Cross
Yardgoats Game - June 14, 2025
Spring Session of ART-ventures & Mad Science
Bike Week Volunteers
Do you love to ride bikes? Are you willing to help 4th graders learn to ride? We would love to have your help. Dates for Bike week are April 23, 22, 24, & 25. If you are interested, please complete the Volunteer Registration form above and email Kristin Carmon to let us know you are interested.
Spring Sports
Attendance
If your child is going to be absent, please log in to your Parent Portal and fill out the Attendance Monitor prior to the start of the school day. It is very important that the office be aware of your child's absence. Attendance Monitor Instructions can be found under Important Links, above.
If you would like to pick your child up early, please email both Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Strom or call the office at 860-610-0291.
Volunteer Registration
Throughout the school year, there are many volunteer opportunities for parents/guardians (for example - chaperoning a field trip, helping at a PTO event, etc.) If you would like to volunteer, you must complete a Volunteer Registration form-