Friday Message

Hello PUE Families,

What a great second week at PUE! We were excited to welcome all of our new Kindergarteners this week. We appreciate everyone's patience with carpool as we continue to help our new families adjust to the process.

Next Tuesday, 7/23 is our Open House for Tracks 1, 2, and 3 from 5pm-6:30pm. Come out to meet your child's teacher and checkout their classroom. This is a floating open house, so you can attend anytime between 5pm and 6:30pm. Our PTA will be present selling PUE swag as well.

A reminder for morning carpool. Please make sure that you have practiced with you child how to get out of their seatbelt unassisted in the mornings to help speed up carpool. Our Safety Patrol members cannot go into cars to unbuckle students. If your child needs additional time/help getting out of the car, please pull up to a vacant parking pace.

Volunteer registration is now open for the 24-25 school year. You must complete this process every school year. I highly recommend that all parents complete this registration ASAP before traditional schools come back due to the time it takes to complete. Once you have completed it, no news is good news. Click here for more information.

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Info on RTA Sessions
• Volunteer Information
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

-Mr. Tunstall

Tennis Time

Tennis Time is back for the Fall season. Students can participate in their program after-school, beginning 9/3/24. Checkout their flyer here for more information, or go to their website for registration details.

KidzArt Returns

KidzArt will be offering after school drawing lessons for 24/25 school year. Session 1 begins on Aug 8 (Track 3 students start on Aug 22). Classes meet on Thursdays at 4-5 pm in the Art Room for K-5th grades students. Every week is a new project and returning students are welcome! Your child will bring home a finished artwork that he/she will be proud of each week! For more info contact Chen the owner at cjiang@kidzart.com or checkout the flyer. To register please visit www.northraleigh.kidzart.com.

We look forward to another great year with your students!

Carpool Lane Reminders

As a reminder, during morning carpool, do not cut through the parking lot. We have many staff, as well as students walking through the parking lot at various times and do not want an accident to happen. Also, carpool lane remains 2 lanes until you get close to the carpool circle. This helps us prevent the carpool line from stretching onto the road for too long.

Additional Carpool Tag

If your family needs a third carpool tag, it can be purchased here. The memberhub website will allow you to select any quantity, but there is only one tag available for each family. Anyone without a carpool tag will be asked to pack and pick up their child from the front office. Families that carpool - the adult will need the carpool tag of each student - not just the number. Contact Ms. McNeill with any questions or concerns.

PUE Backpack Buddies Program (Food Assistance)

Pleasant Union has a food assistant program called Backpack BUddies. Students in this program will receive a bag of non-perishable food every Friday while they are tracked in. If you would like your child to receive food, please complete this form: PUE Backpack Buddies Program

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Mrs. Bratt, K-2 School Counselor at cbratt@wcpss.net or 919-870-4230 ext 20417.

RTA Info Sessions

Want to learn more about 3rd Grade Read to Achieve? Come to our info sessions so you can understand the requirements for 3rd grade:

Track 4

Read to Achieve Parent Information Session

Thursday, August 1 · 9:30 – 10:15am

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jsm-nhwg-irk

Front Office Reminder

Please remember that per WCPSS policy, any visitor to a school must sign-in at the front office with a photo ID. Please make sure to have a government-issued ID when planning on visiting the school.

Volunteer Registration Open

Volunteer registration is open for the 2024-2025 school year. All volunteers must apply through the new volunteer management system for 2023-24, regardless of any previous volunteer status. Registration can be done on or off school campuses through any mobile device or computer. Individuals will be notified by the MyVolunteer system if they are approved to volunteer.

https://www.wcpss.net/Page/55232

School Meal Accounts

Parents can place money directly onto their child's school meal account through http://www.myschoolbucks.com/. Parents can also place limits on student spending and extra items that students can purchase.

Buses

Bus information can be found here. If you have not already downloaded it, get the Here Comes the Bus App for live GPS tracking. Also, if you plan on using the bus, please join our Remind group for PUE Buses. You will need the code- @7ak6kgh to join. We will use that to communicate when routes are cancelled. Please note that PUE has no control of bus routes or the HCTB app. Please communicate your concerns over bus delays, route cancellations, or GPS tracking directly to the transportation department at 919-805-3030.

Spirit Event

July 30- Salsa Fresh (9650 Strickland Road), all day.

Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids- Fundraiser

Update your hairdo and support PUE! Now through August 31, when a child or adult gets a haircut at Sharkey’s North Raleigh location (8835 Six Forks Rd.), Sharkey’s will give a $2 token for the PUE donation bin. Help support our school simply by getting a haircut!

Spirit Rock

Rent the PUE Spirit Rock. Share birthday messages, congratulations, and celebrations in a fun way while supporting passive fundraising for our school. Rental is $35 for one week. Please make sure you follow the instructions carefully.

1) Check to see if your date is available on Sign-Ups here.

2) Make your payment within 24 hours and make sure you read the fine print instructions here.

Teacher Appreciation and Support

We are continuing the teacher lounge support this year. The PUE teachers and staff work hard to create the amazing community and learning environment for our students. To show our gratitude, the PTA has created a wishlist of items to stock our teacher's lounge. Click here if you would like to donate. Thank you to all of the families who have already donated! We appreciate your contributions!

Membership

If you would like to get involved with the PTA, you can join us here ($10 individual, $20 family membership).

Donation Links

Harris Teeter-link your VIC card online with PUE

Lowes- link your Lowes Food Fresh Rewards card with PUE

Giveback in MemberHub gives amazing deals that donate back to PUE

Social Media

Like and follow us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

PUE PTA Website

7/23- Open House- Tr. 1,2,3- 5:00pm-6:30pm

7/29- Beginning of 2024-2025 School Year for Tr. 4

8/13- Open House- Tr. 4- 5:00pm-6:30pm