The Blue Angel Weekly

We are so excited for the first day of school tomorrow! School starts at 8 AM! Please arrive early! We will begin unloading cars at 7:15 AM.

If you tried to call or email us today, we will return your messages as soon as possible. Our internet and phones were out today as we are finishing up the re-cabling project. Thank you for your patience!

Don't forget to send in the orientation paperwork that was emailed out last week. Here is the link if you need it: https://app.smore.com/n/0b7yd

We still have an URGENT need for Angels After Hours assistants! Please see information below! Please spread the word!

ATTENTION 2ND AND 8TH GRADE FAMILIES - Please see below for important sacrament information!

GUITAR CLUB has extended grade levels to 3rd through 8th grade! See below for sign-up information! Registration is first-come, first-served! Please contact the vendor with any questions!

ATTENTION Middle School girls! BLAZE and Sisters of Strength registration is open! See information below!

Our Spirit Wear Store for the 2026-2027 school year is officially open! Order your spirit wear now until 08-23-26 at 11:59 PM. Approximate Webstore Delivery: 09-09-26.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

- Daniela DosSantos, Principal (ddossantos@pcapvb.org)

We are excited to offer another Wednesday club -- Guitar lessons through George's Music! Here is the information to register!

OPEN NOW FOR GRADES 3-8!

Here is the information about the other Wednesday clubs:

https://app.smore.com/n/4x1zs

August 11

First Day of School - Classes begin @ 8 AM

August 24

Open House for Middle School at 4:30 pm

August 25

Open House for 4th and 5th grade at 4:30 pm

August 26

Open House for 2nd and 3rd grade at 4:30 pm

August 27

Open House for Kindergarten and 1st grade at 4:30 pm

August 31

Open House for Pre-K at 4:30 pm

Information below this line was included in past newsletters!

Our Spirit Wear Store for the 2026-2027 school year is officially open!

Order your spirit wear now until 08-23-26 at 11:59 PM

Approximate Webstore Delivery: 09-09-26

We will have SOME spirit wear available for purchase at Meet & Greets on Friday.

Students may wear spirit wear shirts on Fridays!

An email was sent out last week about some changes to the Volunteer Policy for the coming school year. At Palmer Catholic Academy, we believe that educating children is a partnership between school and family. Parent volunteers are at the heart of that partnership. By sharing your time and talents, you help create memorable experiences for our students, support our teachers, strengthen our Catholic community, and model the value of service for our children. The success of many of our programs, events, and traditions simply would not be possible without the generosity of our volunteers. Every family has something to contribute, and together we help make Palmer Catholic Academy the special place it is.

This year, families are required to complete 25 volunteer points throughout the school year.

For those families choosing to opt-out of the volunteer points, there will be a cost of $2500, due by September 1.

** If you are choosing to opt-out, you must complete this electronic form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0sVOnWupTk23su4_B_-nABccOAUkb_BAihap9Klv14JUMzQxNjYwODRKTDE2VkNGMjFVQjlDWjNGRi4u

*** Note: Families will be charged a fine of $120 per point for any unfulfilled volunteer points at the end of the school year.****

For more information about the volunteer policy please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/hsapalmer/volunteer-opportunities/volunteer-policy

For more information about volunteer roles:

https://sites.google.com/view/hsapalmer/volunteer-opportunities/committees

There are already many volunteer opportunities available:

1. Lunch and recess duties: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/68895554071/false#/invitation

2. Leader, Coordinator, HSA positions: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/84364054058/false#/invitation

3. Interested in being a room parent? https://signup.com/go/YhSTAMS

Here is a break down of points assigned to different volunteer opportunities:

*********IMPORTANT!!***********

All cleared volunteers need to log into their VIRTUS account and identify PCA as their primary location and remove any other locations where they may have been in the past. Additionally, you will need to identify your "role" as "volunteer" and remove any outdated roles. (Note: if you are coaching with us in any capacity, your role should be "coach".)

Click the photo of the calendar to go to the PCA live Google Calendar.

At PCA, the safety and well-being of every child is our priority, and we are committed to fostering a community rooted in respect, kindness, and our Catholic values.

To support this, we have an anonymous bullying reporting form that may be used by students or parents to share concerns. Though not every hurtful word or disagreement is bullying, each moment is a chance for us to guide our children in treating one another with dignity and love.

Our goal is to work together, with understanding and compassion, to help our students learn healthy ways to interact, resolve conflicts, and grow in friendship.

As always, you can always email me directly with any concerns, but if not, this is another way to help us ensure a safe, happy learning environment for all our Blue Angels.

Please see the Code of Conduct for more information about bullying.

Thank you to our school board members for all their support of our school.

Please support these amazing sponsors from our golf tournament last week!