Elementary School Newsletter 1.17.2024
Dear Elementary Families:
As we dive into the new year, I am excited to spotlight another one of our key graduate aims: being academically skilled. At PCS, we prioritize providing a standards-aligned curriculum coupled with high expectations to ensure our students' success. Our commitment to academic excellence prepares them for the challenges of high school, equipping them with mastery in core content areas, outstanding literacy skills, profound math proficiency, and the essential habits for continuous learning and growth.
Additionally, we'd like to note the important role that student attendance plays in academic performance. Regular attendance is crucial, and we’d like to discuss our 90/90 attendance goal – 90% of our student body in attendance 90% of the time. Your support in reinforcing the importance of consistent attendance will undoubtedly contribute to our collective pursuit of academic achievement. Please check backpacks for a flyer explaining out 90/90 attendance goal that will be sent home with report cards this week.
In this week’s newsletter we are highlighting our ELL Specialists:
Lost and Found:
Lost and found items from August-December have been moved to the front of the building and will be up there until Friday 1/19. Please come in and look through it before it gets donated at the end of the week.
If there is anything that goes missing in the meantime, items will be placed in the normal lost and found area by the cafeteria so that it doesn't get donated with all of 1st semester lost items.
Report Cards:
Quarter 2 ended on January 5th and report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, January 17th. With report cards you will find your child’s iReady winter diagnostic data report and an attendance flyer explaining our 90/90 attendance goal. If you have any questions and want to speak to your child’s teacher feel free to reach out and make an appointment.
Enrollment for NEW students for 2024-2025 school year:
If you have another student that would like to attend PCS next school year, or family member or friend with a child looking to join the PCS family, our lottery application is now open. The lottery for next year will be on Thursday February 1, 2024.
Apply here today (Only for new students for 2024-2025 school year)
**For Currently enrolled students, the re-enrollment process will begin on January 5th when we return from Winter Break. Please look for an email by January 5th.
Erin O'Brien
Admissions Officer
eobrien@premiercharterschool.org
Field Day T-Shirt Order:
This year we are going to do field day t-shirts again. Each building will have a different color like we did last year. We are attaching a link to order and payment will be accepted in Cash, Check or on the parent portal. All payments and orders are due by Feb. 1st. Shirts will not be ordered until payment is submitted. Please check your sizes appropriately because we will not have extras to exchange out.
Thank you so much for your cooperation with this. Please make sure you fill out a form before you make a parent portal payment. To make a payment on your parent portal go to the school store and shop under the field day shirt products. You will add the appropriate size for each selected child to the cart. Then you will proceed to your cart to check out.
Upcoming dates:
January 25- Intruder Drill
January 26- No School
February 15- Tornado Drill
February 15- Board Meeting
February 16 & 17- No School
March 6- End of 3rd Quarter
March 13 & 14- Conferences
March 15-22-No School
We hope you have a warm week!
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Jessica Smyth
Elementary Principal in Residence
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