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Pleasantdale School District Friday Update
October 14, 2016
A Message from Mr. Vandercar - Principal of PES
"Your children were the best behaved students I have ever worked with."
-Mrs. Sullivan, bus driver for First Student who helped us with our bus drills
"I wish I could give all the students and teachers an A+ for the lockdown drill today."
-Willow Springs Police Officer assisting with drill
October is a super exciting time of year at Pleasantdale Elementary School. Besides students and staff gearing up for the Halloween Hop and the annual Halloween parade in the front of the building, we also complete our mandatory safety drills for the fall.
We welcome family and friends to our annual Veterans Day Assembly held in the APR on Friday, November 11th at 2:00 pm. This is an opportunity for students to learn about Veterans and honor them with special presentations. All veterans are welcome to attend and participate.
Author Coming to PES
Pleasantdale is lucky enough to have another author visit! Bruce Coville, the author of
Cursed and Hatched will be visiting the 3rd and 4th graders at Pleasantdale Elementary School on Thursday, October 20th at 9:15. Please use the attached form to order your copy today! All orders received by Oct. 20th will be personalized and autographed.
A Message from Mr. Glimco - Principal of PMS
October is....
Each month seems to have a theme, or multiple themes associated with it. Sometimes they can get lost in the shuffle of holidays and multiple celebrations, yet there are some pretty important items to focus on this month, as well as throughout the year! Let's highlight a few....
A Message from Mrs. Knapik - Assistant Principal of PMS
Becoming Future Ready
"The future depends on what we do in the present."
-Mahatma Gandhi
For several years now, educational technology has been a focal point of many schools and educators around the globe. Cutting edge teachers and school districts used to highlight how they were teaching their students "
21st-century skills"...until recently when some wise person pointed out that the 21st century actually began well over a decade ago.
Student Council is sponsoring the annual "Pink Out" on October 18. Our girls basketball teams will be playing Highlands Middle School starting at 3:30 pm and students are encouraged to pack the stands wearing pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Don't forget to wear the special "Pink Out" shirt sold for the event! T-shirts are on sale during lunch hours for $8.00 each until they're sold out.
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Halloween Hop
Friday, October 21st
7-8:30pm
Elementary School
Enjoy a hauntingly good time
with all your friends!
DJ Woltman
Pumpkin decorating
Cake Walk
Costume Contest
CALLING ALL BAKERS!
We need baked goods for our Cake Walk. Please contact Jennifer Gehrisch at
[email protected] if you can help!
Don't forget the Book Fair will also be
going on in the library!
Credit Card and Check only.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer at the Book Fair please contact Amanda Davis at
[email protected].
Important Dates
10/14: ~PTA Write Stuff @ Elementary
10/17: ~Girls Basketball vs. Gurrie
~Cross Country @ LTHS South
10/18: ~Girls Basketball vs. Highlands ("Pink Out")
