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PTA Programs The October PTA meeting will be held on 10/10/2016 from 6-7:30 in the cafeteria. Dinner will be provided from Subway. After dinner, adults will participate in our program: “Get Connected: A How-to Guide for Navigating PCES.” During that time, students will go to the gym for a Mad Science presentation. Deadline to RSVP for dinner is Thursday, October 6. If you miss the deadline, please feel free to join us at 6:25 for the programs. A link to the flyer you will need to RSVP is on the main page of the PTA website or search "RSVP" on the same site. If you have questions, contact Krystal Fisher, PTA Programs Chair, at [email protected]. PTA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2016 Pearson’s Corner Elementary School PAW POWER!! Cultivating Young Minds Upcoming Parent Educa2on Workshops The following upcoming parent education workshops are offered through Hanover Community Services Board. Please be on the lookout for an econnect regarding more information 1-2 weeks prior to the workshop. Hope you can attend! October 27th: Perfectionism December 1st: Entitlement vs. Gratitude There is also an Internet and Electronic Game Safety and Awareness Parent Workshop hosted by Pearson's Corner, Cool Spring, and Washington Henry on November 17th from 6:30-7:30 at Cool Spring Elementary — [email protected] Fall has arrived! As we enter into this comfortable weather pa7ern, we enjoy the Pumpkin Spiced everything, leaves changing colors and cooler temperatures. This season also signals the annual partnership of our PTA and School Community with the Fall FesCval. I am so thankful for the many donaCons of Cme and resources to make this community event possible. So oEen, we have alumni Panthers return solely for this event, solidifying the tradiCon of family within our school community. Throughout the school day, our teachers have been gathering data to determine the most appropriate instrucCon for your children. In reading and wriCng, we seek to provide opportuniCes for challenging authenCc text and wriCng samples, to connect their learning to real world experiences. In math, we have begun the use of Dreambox to serve as addiConal appropriately leveled pracCce for our students. Please allow your child to “struggle” as they work through the programs on their own, so that they can build those learning connecCons at their own pace. Our teachers embrace the “struggle” and scaffold instrucCon to help build their foundaConal math skills. In the end, we wish to meet students at their level and provide the appropriate resources to maximize their potenCal. As we have completed the first month of school, I would also encourage you to ask your students about the Panther C.O.R.E. RecogniCon Program! We start each day at Pearson’s Corner with a C.O.R.E. trait of the day, in addiCon to the PCES Mo7o. It is our hope that by guiding the students to focus on one specific trait for improvement each day, our students will slowly develop their toolbox for academic and social success. Each day, when your student demonstrates the trait of the day, they could be nominated for that behavior. Once nominated, their picture will be added to a weekly presentaCon that highlights students who reflect the C.O.R.E. traits. This presentaCon is shown during lunch Cme in the cafeteria. In addiCon, we share some of these students’ stories on the morning announcements daily. It is our hope that by frequently recognizing the posiCve behaviors we seek in our students, we will create a be7er learning environment, provide Cmely reinforcement and promote the traits that will enable our students to become responsible members of our society. Ask your students to tell you about this quarter’s C.O.R.E. traits of cooperaCon, organizaCon, respect and eagerness (to learn). We also hope to build more students’ self-esteem and validate the intrinsic moCvaCon earned by demonstraCng these traits. As always, I would love to meet with you and answer any quesCons you may encounter as we move through the school year. Please feel free to call, email or set up an appointment to discuss ways to improve our service to the students of Pearson’s Corner Elementary. Principal’s Post
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PTA Programs
The October PTA meeting will
be held on 10/10/2016 from 6-7:30 in the cafeteria. Dinner will be provided from Subway.
After dinner, adults will participate in our program: “Get Connected: A How-to
Guide for Navigating PCES.” During that time, students will go to the gym for a Mad
Science presentation. Deadline to
RSVP for dinner is Thursday,
October 6. If you miss the deadline, please feel free to join us at 6:25 for the
programs. A link to the flyer you will need to RSVP is on the main page of the PTA
website or search "RSVP" on the same site. If you have
questions, contact Krystal
Fisher, PTA Programs Chair, at
PTA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2016
Pearson’s Corner Elementary School PAW
POWER!! Cultivating
Young Minds
UpcomingParentEduca2onWorkshops
The following upcoming parent education workshops are offered through Hanover Community Services Board. Please be on the lookout for an econnect regarding more information 1-2 weeks prior to the workshop. Hope
you can attend!October 27th: Perfectionism
December 1st: Entitlement vs. GratitudeThere is also an Internet and Electronic Game Safety and Awareness Parent Workshop hosted by Pearson's
Corner, Cool Spring, and Washington Henry on November 17th from 6:30-7:30 at Cool Spring Elementary — [email protected]
Fallhasarrived!Asweenterintothiscomfortableweatherpa7ern,weenjoythePumpkinSpicedeverything,leaveschangingcolorsandcoolertemperatures.ThisseasonalsosignalstheannualpartnershipofourPTAandSchoolCommunitywiththeFallFesCval.IamsothankfulforthemanydonaConsofCmeandresourcestomakethis
communityeventpossible.SooEen,wehavealumniPanthersreturnsolelyforthisevent,solidifyingthetradiConoffamilywithinourschoolcommunity.
Throughouttheschoolday,ourteachershavebeengatheringdatatodeterminethemostappropriateinstrucConforyourchildren.InreadingandwriCng,weseektoprovideopportuniCesforchallengingauthenCctextandwriCngsamples,toconnecttheirlearningtorealworldexperiences.Inmath,wehavebeguntheuseofDreamboxtoserveasaddiConalappropriatelyleveledpracCceforourstudents.Pleaseallowyourchildto“struggle”astheyworkthroughtheprogramsontheirown,sothattheycanbuildthoselearningconnecConsattheirownpace.Ourteachersembracethe“struggle”andscaffoldinstrucContohelpbuildtheirfoundaConalmathskills.Intheend,wewishtomeetstudentsattheirlevelandprovidetheappropriateresourcestomaximizetheirpotenCal.
Aswehavecompletedthefirstmonthofschool,IwouldalsoencourageyoutoaskyourstudentsaboutthePantherC.O.R.E.RecogniConProgram!WestarteachdayatPearson’sCornerwithaC.O.R.E.traitoftheday,inaddiContothePCESMo7o.Itisourhopethatbyguidingthestudentstofocusononespecifictraitforimprovementeachday,ourstudentswillslowlydeveloptheirtoolboxforacademicandsocialsuccess.Eachday,whenyourstudentdemonstratesthetraitoftheday,theycouldbenominatedforthatbehavior.Oncenominated,theirpicturewillbeaddedtoaweeklypresentaConthathighlightsstudentswhoreflecttheC.O.R.E.traits.ThispresentaConisshownduringlunchCmeinthecafeteria.InaddiCon,wesharesomeofthesestudents’storiesonthemorningannouncementsdaily.ItisourhopethatbyfrequentlyrecognizingtheposiCvebehaviorsweseekinourstudents,wewillcreateabe7erlearningenvironment,provideCmelyreinforcementandpromotethetraitsthatwillenableourstudentstobecomeresponsiblemembersofoursociety.Askyourstudentstotellyouaboutthisquarter’sC.O.R.E.traitsofcooperaCon,organizaCon,respectandeagerness(tolearn).Wealsohopetobuildmorestudents’self-esteemandvalidatetheintrinsicmoCvaConearnedbydemonstraCngthesetraits.Asalways,IwouldlovetomeetwithyouandansweranyquesConsyoumayencounteraswemovethroughtheschoolyear.Pleasefeelfreetocall,emailorsetupanappointmenttodiscusswaystoimproveourservicetothestudentsofPearson’sCornerElementary.
Principal’s Post
PEARSON’S CORNER PTA NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2016
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Fall Festival The PCES Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The festival features games, a photo booth, inflatables, a bake sale, vendors, a used book sale, delicious food, and a silent auction. Check Thursday folders on October 7th for information on pre-ordering tickets for food and games. Pre-sale of tickets will be from October 10th through the 14th from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. You also may purchase tickets on those dates on the PTA website: www.pces.pta.org .
PCES would like to thank its sponsors who have committed to our Fall Festival thus far: Ferber's Tire and Auto, Giovanni’s, and HHhunt.
Thank you in advance to those families who will donate baked goods, drinks, items for class gift baskets, and their time working a shift on the day of the festival. We look forward to seeing everyone at PCES for some fall family fun on Saturday, October 22nd. If you have any questions, please email Kelly Pace at [email protected]
Upcoming Events October 7 – Interims Issued
October 10 - PTA Meeting
October 11 — Book Collection for Fall Festival - 2:30-3:30
October 17-21 - School Bus Safety Week
October 27 - Early Release
November 4 - Early Release
November 21 - Puritan Cleaners - Coat Drive
SHOP AT AMAZON SMILE AND SUPPORT OUR PTA!
Did you know? When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates back to Pearson's Corner. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-1117625
GIVE BACK TO PCES USING YOUR KROGER
PLUS CARD Are you looking for an easy way to give back to PCES without a great impact on your time? Register your Kroger Plus card online every year through Community rewards and our school will benefit from those PERKS! Sign in online and use the community drop down from the menu to register your card for this year: krogercommunityrewards.com
GOOD NEWS! Mrs. Christin White, kindergarten teacher at Pearson's Corner ES, was the recipient of a $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support youth literacy! The funds will be used to purchase additional books for the growing book room. Congratulations, Mrs. White!
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THE YEARBOOK NEEDS YOUR PHOTOS!
We are looking for pictures of the first day of school, Fall Festival, field trips,
class parties, school events, and day to day life at PCES. There is a link on the
PCES PTA website, pcespta.org/yearbook-photo-submission, where
photos can be submitted throughout the year.
If you have any questions or would like to help with the yearbook, please
contact April Gore at [email protected]
WHAT IS YOUR STORY? HappyFallPearson’sFamilies!
Thankyoutoeveryonewhoa7endedandvolunteeredatBacktoSchoolnight,ourfirstPTAmeeCngoftheschoolyear.YourparCcipaConmadeitahugesuccess.IhopethatyouwereabletolearnmoreaboutprogramsavailableforyourchildrenatPCESaswellasopportuniCesavailabletoyoutogetinvolvedwithinthePTA.
Iamexcitedtosaythatweareveryclosetoourgoalofreaching100%PTAmemberships.Weonlyneed20morepeopletojoin.JoiningthePTAdoesnotrequireanythingofyourCme.Youcangivethisifyouareable,butyourmembershiphelpssupportourchildrenattheschoollevelandalsoprovidesyouwithaforumandtoolstoinfluencedecisionsthataffectourchildrenatastateandnaConallevel.So,pleaseconsiderjoiningifyouhavenotyetdoneso.
AutumnisanexciCngseasonatPearsonCornerbecauseitbringswithitacommunityfavorite,thePearson’sCorner’sFallFesCval.ThisisthePTA’sprimaryfundraiserandalwaysgreatfunfortheenCrefamily.Therewillbeinflatables,facepainCng,fungames(suchasthealwayspopularcakewalkandtakeachance),vendorsfromthecommunityandasilentaucConfilledwithincredibleitemsthatyouwon’twanttomiss.BesuretomarkyourcalendarsforthisexciCngevent,October22from10:00-3:00.TheFallFesCvalrunsonvolunteerpowersothankyoutoeveryonewhohassigneduptoworktheeventaswellasbringassigneditems.TherearesCllopportuniCestohelpifyouareavailable.
OurnextPTAmeeCngwillbeMondayOctober10at6pm.WewillprovidedinnerforeveryoneandhaveaspecialMadScienceprogramforthekids.Theprogramforadultsisonethatmanyparentshaveaskedustobringback;“GetConnected:AHowtoGuideforNavigaCngPCES”.YouwillbeintroducedtoimportanttoolsusedthroughouttheyearatPCESsuchaspowerschool,blackboard,myschoolbucks,andnutraslice,tonameafew.IthinkyouwillfindtheeveningextremelyinformaCveandwillbegladyoucame.
Ihopeeveryonehasawonderfulmonth.IlookforwardtoseeingyouatFallFesCval!
Ashley Owen, PTA President - [email protected]
PTA President’s Post
You can find the latest PCES PTA news and up-to-
date information at our new and
improved website
www.pcespta.org
[email protected] 804-439-0569
Reflections Arts Program REFLECT on theme.
CREATE art. BE RECOGNIZED
Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 students are encouraged to submit
original works of art in one or more of the following
categories: Dance Choreography
Literature Photography
Film Production Musical Composition
Visual Art
Entries Due NOVEMBER 4TH, 2016
PLEASE BRING ENTRIES WITH COMPLETED
“STUDENT ENTRY FORM” WITH PARENT SIGNATURE
TO THE PEARSON’S CORNER FRON OFFICE.
EVERY ENTRY FORM MUST INCLUDE A PARENT
SIGNATURE.ENTRY FORMS CAN BE FOUND AT THE PEARSON’S CORNER
FRONT OFFICE
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AND
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2016 AT THE PEARSON’S CORNER PTA MEETING AT 6:30 PM.
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Hesitant to Join the PTA? Your Questions Answered!
CONGRATULATIONS PCES! During lunch on Thursday, October 6th, the students were treated to music by Bill Holliday. Mr. Holliday is a retired Hanover County elementary art teacher and now DJ's for events. This was a reward for Pearson's Corner meeting our goal of a 10% increase in enrollment for the Pamunkey Regional Library Summer Reading Program. PCES had 147 students participate in the program this summer. A huge thank you to the students who participated and made this event possible!
Watch D.O.G.S. Volunteers Needed
ATTENTION DADS! THANK YOU! A big thank
you for everyone who came out to Back to School night to sign up for Watch D.O.G.S! If you did not get a chance to sign up yet for the year please contact us to fill one of the open slots. For those dads who did signup and are interested in signing up for an additional day, we will open the sign ups for a second day after the Christmas break. Please watch the newsletter for that notice. If you’re not familiar with the Watch DOGS program check out our Watch DOGS page on the PCES PTA web site: http://pcespta.org/volunteer/watch-d-o-g-s/
Please contact us at [email protected] to learn how to sign-up!
Tyler Owen & Matt Parker Watch D.O.G.S. Program Coordinator [email protected]
At PCES, our membership goal is always 100%. How do we reach that goal? We need the number of memberships to match the number of enrolled students for the school year. Currently, we have 571 enrolled students, and 550 memberships, putting us at 96%- THIS close to our goal. We still need your help! Parents, grandparents, alumni, community members alike can all join and help support our school.
In talking with many of you at Back to School Night, it became evident that there were a few specific questions many of you have that may be holding you back from joining. So I wanted to take the time to address those questions here. 1. What is the difference between an individual and a family membership? A- An individual membership is $6 and counts as one membership towards our goal. A family membership is $11 and counts as two memberships towards our goal. Family memberships offer a reduced rate for any two adult members of the same household who would like to join the PTA. Any membership is appreciated; the family membership simply provides more representation and financial support for our school.
2. What do I have to do (asked with deer in headlights look)? A-Many people I spoke with seemed concerned about the commitment the PTA requires, as they are already spread thin between work, sports, and other obligations. Good news! Joining the PTA does not require anything of you besides paying your dues when you join. Of course, we would love to have you attend our monthly meetings and look for volunteer opportunities throughout the year, but that is absolutely not required of you as a PTA member.
So, if not knowing the answer to either of those two questions has been keeping you on the fence, I hope you will reconsider and take the time to join and help us reach our goal! Joining is easy! You can go to www.pcespta.org and sign up from the comfort of your home, or you can leave a check with one of the PTA membership envelopes in the main office.
And thank you to all who have joined and helped us quickly get so close to our goal. As a thank you, three member names will be drawn for fabulous prizes. Winners will be emailed and announced on our Facebook page in early October.
Questions? Email Valerie Noel at [email protected]
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From the Assistant Principal
School Bus Safety Week/Bus Driver Appreciation Week October 17-21, 2016, is National School Bus Safety Week and Bus Driver Appreciation Week. This year’s theme is: “Bully Free Zone!” Everyone has a job in school bus safety: administrators, teachers, students, drivers, and parents. Because of the role that everyone has played in emphasizing bus safety, we have had a phenomenal first month of school! Thank you for stressing the importance of bus safety with your children. Please continue to make this an ongoing discussion with your child and remind him/her of the following rules throughout the school year: 1) Cross in front of the bus. 2) Look at the bus driver and wait for his/her signal before crossing the road. 3) Remain seated while the bus is in motion. 4) Keep all objects and themselves inside the bus. 5) Use “inside voices” when talking to the buddy seated beside them. Thank you so much for your patience as we underwent some adjustments with transportation, but in spite of those minor setbacks, we still had a GREAT first month!
Please remember that, new this year, red luggage tags have been provided to every student in KG-2nd grade to wear on his/her back pack. This luggage tag is to stay on the back pack until the end of second grade. Drivers have been instructed to not release a student in grades KG-2 with a red luggage tag without a parent/responsible adult at the assigned bus stop. As always, we appreciate your understanding of our efforts to promote safety.
In honor of Bus Driver Appreciation Week October 17-21, please let your child’s bus driver know how much you appreciate him/her by having your son/daughter illustrate a picture, write a poem or letter, or show their appreciation with a small token (i.e. a flower). Driving a bus is not an easy job; we count on them to get our children to and from school safely each day, and Pearson’s Corner, by far, has the best drivers on this side of the county!!
Volunteering Numerous volunteer opportunities await you if you are interested! Please consider reaching out to our PTA if you are interested in volunteering some of your time this school year. Remember, you must sign-in in the office first and have an approved Volunteer Application on file a few days prior to your volunteer activity. It’s that easy! We look forward to seeing you around.
SOL TESTING The SOL window for students in grades 3-5 is noted below. A more specific test calendar will be included in a future newsletter. We will continue to update you on the assessment schedule as the year progresses.
SAVE THE DATES!!! SAVE THE DATES!!!
Spring 2017 SOL Non-Writing: May 15 – June 9, 2017
VERONICA PITTS - [email protected]
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PCES PTA would like to thank the company Yard Works for their generous donation of 5 cubic
yards of Top Soil/Compost Mix for the Children's Garden. Yard Works is a land solutions
improvement company with a location in Hanover less than 5 miles from our school. Their donation was enough soil to fill the six new tiered planters
and six existing planters in the garden. These planters are used by students in kindergarten
through 2nd grade participating in the Roots and Shoots program - an educational program in which children learn by hands on participation in the student nurtured garden. Thank you Yard Works!
We appreciate you supporting our school!
Looking for the lunch menu? Interested in volunteering? Updating your family calendar? Want to submit information for the newsletter? Or looking for the volunteer form?
Check out pcespta.org!
The newly revised PCES PTA website is updated with all the details, forms, calendar and more. The PTA has been putting a lot of effort in making sure that parents and the community have the information they need to be involved!
Box Tops App!? Say What?!
Did you know there is another easy way to earn money through Box Tops for our school? Box Tops has released a "Box Tops for Education" app! It's free for Apple and Android, & you can double the $$$ that goes to PCES.
Get the app, create a profile, select the available offers that you purchased, and scan your receipt for credit.
We will start our first Box Tops In School Challenge in November! Keep clipping those Box Tops & saving them in a baggie to submit to your child's class November 4, 11, 18 & December 2. The class who collects the most Box Tops for the month wins a prize!
