PGES Pride Press Dec 2023-Jan 2024

MAC will be open on December 15th after our abbreviated dismissal day. Please bring a lunch if you plan to attend and sign up in the office. Applications for Winter Break MAC are available and sign ups are also in the elementary office.

During the Holiday Break MAC will be held at Johnson Elementary 6:00 AM -6:00 PM.

Dec.18th - 21st MAC OPEN

Dec. 22nd - 26th MAC is CLOSED

Dec. 27th & 28th MAC is OPEN

Dec. 29th & Jan.1st MAC is CLOSED

Jan 2nd - 4th MAC is OPEN

Jan. 5th students return to school - MAC is open after school at PGES until 6:00 PM.

Jan.15th NO School - MAC is CLOSED

The clinic often gets a little busier during the holiday season with fevers, stomach concerns, headaches, sore throats... If your child is not feeling well, please refer to the FSSD Illness Guidelines to determine if your student can attend school. If you have any questions about the illness guidelines, please feel free to contact Nurse B at 615-472-3906 or email boyntonmar@fssd.org.

If you keep your student home from school, please remember to send a note or email the attendance secretary at brownkri@fssd.org or school nurse letting us know why your student is not at school. If you take your student to a medical practitioner, please provide the return to school documentation from the practitioner so your student's attendance is correctly documented.

It is hard to believe that winter and the Holidays are almost here. For December, our character word is KINDNESS. In Guidance, students will be learning about what it means to be kind in all aspects of life. This will include discussing KINDNESS at school, with friends, and with family. We will also focus on respect, problem solving and making good choices.

Personal boundaries are limits and rules that someone sets for themselves in relationships. Someone with healthy personal boundaries is comfortable saying "no", when they feel their personal boundary is being broken. Our students will learn the importance of saying "no" when they feel unsafe and when to tell an adult about a boundary being broken.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season!

As the holidays approach, many of our households will experience changes to routine including sleep disruptions, social demands, and heightened expectations for holiday events. Following these celebrations, our homes will experience transition again as we adjust back into normal sleep and school routines in January. These transitions can create big feelings in all of us, but especially for our children that are still developing the ability to understand and regulate their emotions. We encourage you to read the handout included at the back of your pride press for tips on how to help your child cope with their big feelings. Please also reach out to your school counselor or Mercy team if you have additional concerns about your child's needs.

The window for our mid-year benchmarking assessments is December 4-January 19. Your child’s teacher will share the exact day they will be taking the assessment.

You can help by making sure students are well rested, have a calm morning, and a good breakfast. Look for their results to be shared by teachers afterwards and if you need help understanding the report or have any questions about their learning progress, don’t hesitate to reach out. We use these mid year benchmark assessments to guide our next instructional steps so it is very important we get the most accurate results possible during the assessment window.

Stay in the know on school closing or late starts by making sure your contact information is updated in our front office. You can also get up to date information by following us on Twitter @fssdPGES or by liking us on FACEBOOK.

Now through December 8th. All orders are guaranteed delivery by December 23rd!

The Poplar Grove Holiday Sale is live! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments that are delivered to your home! You'll save 20% off the entire site, including all new designs and product lines! Shop HERE

Spirit wear makes great holiday gifts for the entire family, so we've added 6 new customizable family designs. Each design allows you to choose from the following options: Mom, Dad, Parent, Grandma, Grandpa, Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Brother, Sister, Alumni, Teacher and Coach. You can find these designs by clicking HERE

Come support our students as they perform at The Factory on Saturday, December 9th at 11:00.

Monday, December 11th 6:00 p.m.

FSSD Performing Arts Center

Free Admission

All are welcome to attend. Come and hear our 4th Grade Music Club Members sing, act, and play instruments to celebrate the season!

Monday, December 11 to Friday, December 15

Monday - Don’t sweat the last week before break! Wear your sweats or comfy pants.

Tuesday - Wear your Grinchy Green or dress like you’re from Whoville

Wednesday - Get ready for a long winter’s nap. It’s PJ Day!

Thursday - Get in the spirit of the season! Wear your holiday festive wear.

Friday - Holiday Headgear! Wear your hats & scarves

Pride Time will be held on Friday, December 15th at 7:30 in the morning in the green gym. Winter Parties will begin at 8:30 and then we will begin dismissal at 9:30.

Look for your child’s report card to come home on, January 5. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions. Please remember to return the envelope as we use the same one throughout the school year.

The 7th Annual Father-Daughter Dance will be Friday, January 19th from 6-8pm in the Blue Gym. The dance is open to PGS girls in grades PreK through 8th grade. Save the date now! More information will come home after Winter Break.

Starting in January, Music Club will be open to both 3rd and 4th Grade students. Because there are two grade levels involved, acceptance into Music Club is on a first come, first serve basis. To be accepted into the club, students must love to sing, love to play instruments, and be willing to stay after school on Mondays from January through the month of April (no rehearsals on holidays). Participation during rehearsals is necessary for our club to be at its very best.

WHO: 3rd & 4th Grade Students (signed permission form required)

WHERE: Music Room

WHEN: Mondays beginning January 22nd

TIME: After school (2:45pm) until 4:00 p.m.

Contact Mr. Gilley with questions at gilleykay@fssd.org