Friday Message

Hello PUE Families,

Happy Friday and happy track-out day for Track 1! We hope you have a great track out and we will see you next year. We look forward to having track 2 return to us on Monday, 12/9.

We have a few items left for our annual Giving Tree. If you are willing to buy gifts for a family in need, please drop by our front office to pickup the requested items.

We had two great celebrations this past week that I wanted to highlight. Our track 3rd graders from tracks 1 and 3 hosted our annual Veteran's Day Concert to celebrate the veterans connected to our community. They did an amazing job and we were thrilled to host some our local veterans. We also hosted our school spelling bee which was quite the competition. It went for over two hours and 41 rounds. In the end our winner was Harrison F. from 4th grade track 3 who will go forward to represent PUE in the county spelling bee in February. Good luck Harrison!

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

• Food Drive Info
• Spring Tennis Time Opportunity
• 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

Rising 6th Grade Magnet Opportunity

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Spring Tennis Time Sign-up

Sign-up is now open for the spring session of Tennis Time. You can look at their flyer here, or you can checkout their website for sign-up information: www.TennisTimePleasantUnion.com.

Canned Food Drive

As a part of Pleasant Union’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDG), we are focusing on the following goals over the next few months.

• Goal #2: Zero Hunger

• Goal # 3: Health and Wellbeing

*This Month’s theme will be focused on the book Maddie’s Fridge, by Lois Brandt.

**Our Writing Prompt is “If you could only have three items in your fridge, what would you choose? Explain your reasoning for each item.”

Items should be unopened and well ahead of the expiration date.

*Labeled grade level bins will be in the front hallway beginning October 28 and ending November 22.

• Kindergarten: Tuna or Chicken Pouches

• First: Rice or Stuffing or Corn Muffin Mix

• Second: Canned Baked Beans, Potatoes, or Yams

• Third: Peanut Butter or Single Serve Mac and Cheese

• Fourth: Chicken Broth or Gravy

• Fifth: Canned Soup, Vegetables, or Pumpkin

Donations will be shared with Triangle Church of Christ.

Located on Page Road in Durham, this food pantry is doing its part to achieve SDG: Zero Hunger by serving its surrounding community. Their focus is currently on providing Thanksgiving meals, snacks for students in need, and sponsorship of The New Bern House in Raleigh, NC.

Veteran's Day Celebrations

A tradition here at Pleasant Union is to not only host a Veteran's Day Music performance, featuring 3rd graders and our chorus, but also that of sharing bio's and photos of our military heroes!

We post them in our school foyer for everyone to see.

Attached you will find two choices of papers you can use to share.

Feel free to tell us about special family, friends and neighbors who were or are in the military!

Your Veteran can be still alive, or someone who has passed away.

You can use a copy of a photo, or draw a picture, and you can decorate or color your page if you'd like.

All sheets will be returned so be sure to have your name on it!

Please return your papers to Ms. D or to the office.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13q3TUlvNGX_cz09RJXNtBFFciMkrWVHZJrW3snLFhho/edit?usp=sharing

Middle School Information

Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy Information

PUE Holiday Giving Tree - Opportunity To GIVE Holiday Gifts to PUE Student(s)

If you would like to sign up to GIVE gift(s), please stop by the main office beginning November 12th.

We need all gifts wrapped, labeled, and turned in by December 4th. Please attach the gift tag that you receive at the main office on the outside of the appropriate gift.

Please contact the main office if you have any questions: 919-870-4230

Parent Resource Trainings

The Family Resource Center of the South Atlantic is providing various trainings on a variety of topics. Checkout the linked flyers below if interested.

Protecting Your Child Online

Parenting with Clarity: Master Communication Skills

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 park 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.

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.

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.

Upcoming PTA Events

2/7/25-2/21/25-Book Fair

2/23/25-Spirit Event and General Membership meeting at Pro 3:5, 4:00-6:30 pm

Sponsor of the Week

Thank you AlleyCo Homes for being a 2024-2025 PUE Silver Sponsor. We appreciate your support!

Harris Teeter VIC Card

An easy way to support our school is by linking your Harris Teeter VIC card to PUE. Remember, you need to re-link every school year! Link Here.

Join the PTA

It’s just $10 per person, and there’s no time commitment required. Join Here – remember, strength in numbers!

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 teachers' lounge. Click here if you would like to donate. Thank you to all of the families who have already donated! We appreciate your contributions!

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

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PUE PTA Website

12/6- Track 1 Track-out Day

12/9- Track 2 Track-in Day

12/18- 3rd Grade Tr. 2/4 Veterans Day Concert

12/20- Track 4 Track-out Day

12/23-1/3- No School for Students

1/6- Track 1 Track-in Day

1/20- MLK Holiday- No School for Staff or Students

1/24- Track 3 Track-out Day

1/27- Track 4 Track-in Day