Pleasant Valley Family Newsletter

Hello PV Families,

Our week was filled with many great events! We started with our 5th-grade rocket launch after a presentation by engineers and guest speakers. Thank you, Mrs. Brennan, for organizing this inspiring learning experience for our 5th graders!

During our Kindness focus month, students received yellow kindness hearts, which we’re placing around the school with the goal of surrounding the building in a “gold heart” of kindness. We concluded the month by celebrating our Kindness Students of the Month from each class and special area. We held a mini celebration, presented certificates to our awardees, and officially charged them as the Kindness Ambassadors of PV. A big thank you to Mrs. Trudeau for planning and organizing this event!

Next month, we’ll focus on our next Core Value: RESPECT. PV’s dog, Eli, has extended his weekly time with us, starting his first 30 minutes with our SAILS program (see pictures below). Our Kindness Students of the Month also enjoyed a special treat with Eli.

During class visits this week, we saw our students deeply engaged in class discussions, whole-class and partner reading, grappling with math problems, and working in independent and small group sessions.

A gentle reminder for parents to log in to the Readathon site to help their children claim their prizes—the site closes on Monday, Nov. 4th. Our top three classrooms for highest reading minutes will receive a pizza, popcorn, and donut party, respectively. The top five readers and top five fundraisers will receive Scholastic Bucks to shop for more books!

Our next big event is Bingo Night on Nov. 8th at TEMS—please see the flyer below. We’re looking forward to a night of fun and fundraising for our 5th graders, the Class of 2032! Our next PTO meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 6th, at 7:30.

Happy 3-Day Weekend. And to all who celebrate...Happy Diwali! Happy Halloween!

Sincerely,

Esther and Jenna

Professional Development Day, No School

Early Release - 1:15 p.m. dismissal

MOEMS Math Olympiad Club, 8:00-8:55 am, Library

STEM After School Clubs, 4:15-5:15pm

STEM Night, 6:30-7:45pm

BINGO, Timothy Edwards Middle School

Doors open at 5:30 pm, BINGO begins at 6:00 pm

Picture retakes will be November 12th

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.

Tickets for Bing. Click on the link to sign up.

Here is the link:

https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/3d29fb8b-56a1-4d3d-9f69-4b27f19f723b

This event is an amazing way to support our 5th graders and is a tradition at PV that is in its 51st year! Contact Abby Bernd (Abigailbernd@gmail.com)

Volunteers Needed: The Bingo team is asking for volunteers. You can sign up using the SignUpGenius link here: Bingo Volunteer Sign-Up.

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.

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, below.

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.

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-

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qAMRufE73HU1o6kY-a4M__z9n9tM9DJLUM_VlzbUi-c/viewform?ts=66cdd567&edit_requested=true