NOVEMBER

• 11/20:
• PMES Habit Shirt Day for scholars and educators
  
• No After School Program Today
• 11/25: Family Conferences / Scholastic Book Fair / COL Watch Party (see below)
• 11/27: No School for Scholars or Staff - Wellness Day
• 11/28: No School - Fall Break
• 11/29: No School - Fall Break

DECEMBER

• 12/4:
• PMES Habit Shirt Day for scholars and educators
• ELA CDT Testing Grades 3-5
• 12/5: Writing Benchmark Assessment Grades K-5
• 12/6: LEGENDARY LUNCH (Habit Shirts and uniform bottoms)
• 12/9: Lifetouch Picture Retake Day
• 12/10: Math CDT Testing Grades 3-5
• 12/11:
• PMES Habit Shirt Day for scholars and educators
• Science CDT Testing Grades 3-5
• 12/13: Mid-Trimester 1
• 12/23: No school for scholars - Wellness Day for staff
• 12/24-12/31: School Closed - Winter Break

JANUARY

• 1/1: School Closed - Winter Break

Visual Art

Second Graders are taking a deep dive into sunflowers. Learning about artists who pained sunflowers, reading about the cycle of sunflowers, observing sunflowers and painting them too! Our goal is to greet you at family conferences with a beautiful mural!

Fifth graders are exploring stop motion photography and, using Keith Haring as an inspiration have been practicing basic animation techniques.

First graders are exploring the elements of art! If you don't know what the elements of art are, be sure to ask your scholar! Video

Music

This month scholars have been working hard in music class to put together their COL (celebration of learning) video. This trimester the COL video will showcase multiple cup routines, a Mexican folk dance, a song sung in Spanish, the cutest fall song, and creative stop motion videos from art class! Scholars are eager to share their video during parent/teacher conferences.

Creative Arts

In all gym classes we have been completing fitness assessments! This will include push up count, sit up count, agility run and 40 yard dash to see how your scholar is stacking up! We will award prizes to the scholars that are in the top of these categories! Certificates will be sent home for you to see!

Please see the information below on how to access our online Sarris Candies Fundraiser. All orders need to be placed by 11:59 PM on December 15th. All orders are done online. Thank you for supporting PMES!

LIFETOUCH School Picture Re-take Day is scheduled for December 9, 2024. It is an expectation across Propel Schools this school year that all scholars wear uniform top and bottoms for the photo session.

Our doors open at 8:00 AM and scholars are dismissed at 3:30 PM. All scholars that arrive after 8:30 AM will be marked tardy.

• Scholars arriving late must proceed to the front office to sign in using the tardy kiosk prior to entering class.

PIKMYKID Information:

• We will continue to utilize the PIKMYKID app to support student dismissals. Please see the link for useful information on how to register for the app and how to add siblings if needed. PIKMYKID PARENT INFO LINKS

Early Dismissals must be prior to 2:45 PM and you must notify the office of your early dismissal prior to noon of the same day. There will be no early dismissals after 2:45 pm for the safety of scholars and staff as we ready scholars for busing/dismissal.

• If you move or have any changes (ex. phone number, emergency contact, email, address) you must notify the main office right away. Change in contact information is very important in the event we need to reach you in regard to your child. Changes in residency need to be recorded at the office and could affect transportation.

If you need to schedule a meeting with our building principal/assistant principals those meetings will need to be scheduled through the front office and must be requested 24 hours in advance. If you have an urgent issue please reach out to me directly so that I can facilitate a callback from a administrator as soon as possible.

• Anyone wishing to enter our buildings is required to provide state-issued photo identification and to proceed through metal detectors to assist with maintaining a safe and secure environment for our scholars and staff.

If you have any general questions, I am the person to reach out to and you can reach me at:

Ms. Dani Mitchell

Administrative Assistant

412-539-0100 EXT 1004

412-539-0109 FAX

danimitchell@propelschools.org

When you selected Propel Schools as your partner in education, you did so with a clear understanding that scholars will follow a uniform dress code and that you will support your scholar by ensuring that their attire meets uniform expectations.

• Propel Schools holds the expectation that scholars will arrive at school dressed in their school uniforms.

• Uniform checks will be conducted regularly.

• If scholar attire does not meet uniform expectations, a parent/guardian will be contacted to bring appropriate attire to their scholar so that the scholar can begin or return to their learning as soon as possible.

The Propel Schools Uniform Dress Codes for scholars in grades K-8 and for high school scholars can be found on our website HERE.

• Propel Schools School Visitation Policy - It is the expectation that parents/guardians will not enter Propel buildings without a previously scheduled appointment. This includes ‘drop-in’ visits to bring forgotten scholar items, notes, lunches, etc. In cases of forgotten scholar items, please call the school to make drop-off arrangements.

• Propel Schools Wellness Policy

• Healthy Food and Beverage List For Scholar Classroom Celebrations
  

Propel Schools Uses Connect 5 To Share Important Information! This letter will provide you with important information about our official source of Propel Schools information.

All lost and found items are located in the lobby of the building so scholars have an organized way to find any items they may be missing! We will have all lost and found items in the MPR on both Parent Teacher Conference days. Please take any of your scholar's lost items at that time. Anything remaining after conferences will be donated as we do not have the space to hold all of these items. Thank you for your assistance!