Pleasant View Pronghorns Post

Learner Power: Problem Solver

3 National Counselors Week

• PVE Food Drive Begins

5 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

• PTA Meeting in the PVE Cafeteria 4:15 pm

7 4th Grade Program (Parent Performance @ 9:30 in the gym)

• Art Submissions Due!
• PVE Steelheads Hockey Night!
• Superbowl Spirit Day--Wear your team colors or jersey

12 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

14 SRO Appreciation Day

• End of Canned Food Drive

17 No School (President's Day)

19 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

• STEAM NIGHT 5:30-7:30 pm

25 Wagon's Ho 4th Grade Activity Day

26 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

Learner Power: Inquisitive

5 No School--Professional Learning Day for Staff

6 Class Picture and Spring Portraits

12 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

13 Kindergarten Registrations (By Appt Only)

14 End of 3rd Quarter

• 3rd Grade Program (Parent Performance @ 9:30 in the gym)
• SRO Appreciation Day

• End of Canned Food Drive

17-21 SPRING BREAK

26 Late Start (No students before 9:05)

Looking for events happening in the community? Please check the West Ada School District Community Bulletin Board for postings.

Thank a Teacher, Spread the Love this Valentine's Day!

Teaching is a work of heart, and our incredible teachers across West Ada School District give their all to inspire, nurture, and empower our students every day!

This Valentine's Day, show your appreciation by making a donation to the West Ada School District Education Foundation. Every dollar goes directly into the classroom, providing new resources and enriching experiences for your child and their peers!

Let’s make a difference together! https://www.westada.org/page/thank-a-teacher?fbclid=IwY2xjawH2F-VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXR3CvAkjjlLOk9D7QzAG8kj779v6wB3hbpLBfGhuFLhof-DjC1Owzc8MQ_aem_Xj_MDFUWx-K4UJWnmig9yg

Congratulations to this group of students who received recognition for being a great example of what it means to be a PVE Pronghorn. These students were caught modeling a school-wide expectation. Way to be #PronghornStrong!

It is time for the annual District Art Show artwork projects to begin. The District Art Show is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Submissions for this competition are due to the front office by February 7, 2025.

This year, the theme for elementary will be “Celebrate Idaho.”

*Please note: PVE may only send ONE piece to the district office for the art show, so we will narrow down the submission and have staff and student voting to help chose our winning piece to represent PVE.

**Please make sure you follow the district guidelines for the submission and do not place student name on the front of the piece. Use buttons below for all information.

It's time for our annual Canned Food Drive! This year, we’re excited to recognize the top class in the entire school with a pizza party!

In addition, there will be a grade-level competition, with the winning class in each grade earning game time with Mrs. Senethavilay.

We know our community is incredibly generous, and we deeply appreciate the efforts of our students and families. Your contributions make a meaningful impact, and we are grateful for your support in helping our Student Council with this outstanding project.

Thank you for partnering with us to make a difference!

It's time to begin the Roaring Readers Reading Program! You may have noticed a pink reading chart in your child's folder. Please keep this!

Your child has a reading chart to complete to earn one free day pass for Roaring Springs Waterpark. They are encouraged to read for 600 minutes (or 800 minutes for 5th graders). Next, they must fill out the reading chart, (kindergarteners and first graders might need a little assistance with this task), and return to school no later than Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Directions and extra copies are attached. I will also have copies in a folder on the bulletin board outside of the library and in my mailbox for teachers to disperse. Or you are welcome to use any lined paper and attach with the pink reading chart. This chart sounds like a daunting task, but we have run the numbers together and if they are already reading 20 minutes/evening, they could finish this reading chart in 6/8 weeks!

Let's make this a successful program and encourage recreational reading at home/outside of school! Students do not have to participate in this program, but it definitely is a great way to encourage reading! Thanks for your partnership! If you have any questions, please email kaler.jen@westada.org.

Please be sure to send your child to school ready for the elements. If the temperatures are above 20 degrees, including wind chill, we are outside for recess. Unless there is a doctor's note for reasons a student cannot be outside, ALL students are expected to go out. Snow does not stop our play time, nor does a little sprinkle of rain.

Also, if you worry about your child's clothes potentially getting wet, please send them with a backup outfit, as the school does not have enough clothing for those who tend to enjoy playing in the snow.

Just a reminder to all families that any items used for transportation to school by students must be walked on campus, this includes motorized scooters we are seeing. "Riding skateboards, bikes, roller skates, scooters, shoes with wheels, and roller blades on school property is prohibited." Please refer to the Elementary Student Handbook under Items Inappropriate for School.

With cold and flu season upon us, here are some quick reminders for when students should remain home:

• Fever greater than 100.0 degrees: A fever lets us know that our body is fighting an infection. We are contagious during this time and need rest. Students should be fever free for at least 24 hours, without fever reducing medication, before returning to school.

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea: Students should stay home for 24 hours without vomiting diarrhea before returning to school to make sure they can keep food/liquids down.

• Sore throat with a fever greater than 100.0 degrees: Students should stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication. If they are diagnosed with Strep throat, then they should stay home until they have been on the prescribed antibiotics and are fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication.

• Students should stay home if they have a new onset persistent cough in which they are coughing so much it keeps them from participating in class or disrupts their classmates. Student may return when their cough is no longer disruptive to the educational environment and/or the student is cleared to return to school by their health care provider.

*There may be exceptions. Please contact your school nurse with any questions.

For a complete overview of the Health Services Department, click on the link. This is a great start to answer any questions that you may have. There is also a very detailed section for Parent Resouces that may be helpful.

Students are invited to participate in the upcoming Idaho Junior Duck Stamp art competition!

Participating K-12 students can hone their artistic skills, explore the natural world, and possibly have their original artwork featured on a stamp! Ribbons will be awarded for 25 artists in each age category (Kindergarten-3 grade, 4-6 grade, 7-9 grade, and 10-12 grade).

Entries are due March 1, 2024. Basic guidelines are listed below, or you may check out the complete contest rules.

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Basic contest guidelines:

• Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible.
• Home school and independent entries are welcome.
• Entries must be original, hand-drawn creations and may not be traced or copied from photographs or other artists’ works.
• Must be a live portrayal of a native North American waterfowl – species are listed in the annual brochure.
• Art must be 9x12 inches, horizontal, no border around image, and less than 1/4” thick.
• May be multi-color, black and white, or a single color; rendered in ink, paint, pastel, crayon, or pencil. Techniques may include scratching board, airbrush, linoleum printing, paper collage, dry brush, crosshatch, pointillism, etc.
• No lettering, words, signatures, or initials on the design.
• No photography or computer-generated art.
• Entries should not be matted or framed.
• Tape or glue your signed, completed entry form (English/Spanish) to the back of your entry before mailing.
• All entries in grades 7-12 must include a reference form (English/Spanish).
• Submit entries by mail or drop off using the instructions below.
• Mail entries:

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Attn: Susan Kain

13751 Upper Embankment Rd

Nampa, ID 83686

• Drop off entries:
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge: 13751 Upper Embankment Rd, Nampa, ID 83686

Welcome! Please check out the welcome newsletter filled with important details about PVE!

Do you have a general question about Pleasant View that you think would benefit others or a suggestion for information to be included in the Pronghorns Post? Click HERE, and we might include your question/idea in future editions of the Pronghorns Post.

Have a safety or peer concern that needs to be addressed? Please click HERE.

If you have a time-sensitive specific question, don’t hesitate to call the office at 208-350-4490.

New this year, we have an automated system for calls! Don't worry, we are still answering calls as the first option; we know talking to someone right away is important. However, after business hours our phone to immediately change to an automated system. During business hours, the automated voicemail system will pick up after 4 rings, indicating that the front office staff is either on the phone or helping someone in the office.

You will have the option of the following when the automated system answers:

Press 1 for Office

Press 2 for Attendance

Press 3 for Health Office

Press 4 for Transportation

If you are simply calling to report your child's attendance, you may call 208-350-4498.

Website: https://www.westada.org/domain/9837
Location: 4600 W Gondola Dr, Meridian, ID, USA
Phone: (208) 350-4490