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Dear Providencia Families,

Thank you Providencia for hosting and/or supporting our Trunk 'n Treat last Friday! Thank you to Kelly Watson and Becky Mullins for coordinating the event and Ebenly Alvarado for bringing all the awesome food vendors! We even sold out of the smoothies from Juice It Up! to help with our upcoming Science Fair! What an amazing event for our children and it truly brought our community together!

DID YOU KNOW?

Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don’t; yet, only a quarter of teens report having these conversations. Red Ribbon Week® (October 23-31), the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, is your opportunity to get the ongoing conversation started. This year’s theme is Life Is A Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.™ Visit www.redribbon.org to learn more about Red Ribbon Week® and get tips for talking to your kids about drugs. You can start by downloading and discussing the pledges below. The life you save may be that of your own child or a dear friend.

Adult Pledge

Click here to download the Adult Pledge

Youth Pledge

Click here to download the Youth Pledge

Respectfully,

Principal Celeste

There is a tab for each month at the bottom of each sheet.
Please know that the calendar is subject to change and more events will be added throughout the year.
Make sure you select "fit to page" to print the calendar.

2025-2026 Providencia School Parent Calendar

Your child will be learning about Ruby Bridges in a few weeks in preparation for our Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day event on Fri. 11/14. At only six years old, Ruby's bravery helped pave the way for Civil Rights action and her story continues to inspire the next generation to end racism together one step at a time.

On Nov. 14th, we encourage students and their families to celebrate the benefits of walking, bicycling or rolling to school as well as pay tribute to Ruby Bridges. At the start of school, all teachers, staff and students will walk outside the perimeter of our campus. Parents must complete an electronic Walking Field Trip Form by Nov. 7th in order for your child to participate.

Walking Field Trip Form

Please complete this form no later than Fri., Nov. 7 in order for your child to participate in walking fields trips for 2025-2026 school year.

We invite you to participate in our virtual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meeting tomorrow at 3:15 pm! Our DEI committee consists of parents and staff who are committed to addressing ways to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment at Providencia where all students, especially students of color and/or those who have been historically marginalized, are respected and valued. If you are interested in learning more about fostering a school culture of inclusion, celebrating our diversity, and ensuring that students have equitable access to educational resources they need to succeed to thrive and be successful, please join us by clicking here or on the GoogleMeet link below!

10.20.25 DEIB Committee Virtual Meeting Link

The students will be parading around twice. During the parade we kindly ask that you take candid photos; please do not ask your child to stop and pose so the parade can flow smoothly. Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

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Our Halloween Parade will be on Fri., Oct. 31st at 8:45 am on the playground blacktop.
Please bring your child(ren) to school on Halloween. Maintaining their attendance is important and we do not want them to miss important academic instruction. If your child is unable to participate in Halloween activities due to religious/cultural reasons, please let your child’s teacher know and we will arrange alternate activities for them.
Students may come to school in costume and they may choose to stay in costume or change out of their costume.
NO guns, knives, swords, weapons, baseball bats and excessive blood are allowed.
Masks can only be used during parade. It must be put away during the rest of the instructional day.
NO CANDY OR GUM are allowed to be passed out and/or consumed. Candy will be confiscated by staff members.
Parent/guardians, we kindly ask that you refrain from wearing masks or costumes that will keep us from being able to identify you as a parent/guardian. Thank you!
We prioritize classroom instructional minutes therefore we do not allow Halloween, Winter or birthday parties. We only have 1 classroom celebration 1x/year which is held on or near Valentines Day.

We will be collaborating with Lowe's Heroes Program for our bi-annual Beautification Day on Sat., Nov. 1st! Bring your family and your neighbors to help give Providencia a much needed facelift! We need help painting more sight words words in our hallways, sweeping and picking up trash around campus, sprucing up the teachers' patio and TK/K yard and building raised planters. Beautification Day is a great way to teach our children about community service and caring for the environment. Bring your family for an hour or stay the whole time! Please RSVP by clicking on this link or below.

Please RSVP here for Nov. 1st Beautification Day

At Providencia we are committed to addressing ways to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment where all students, especially students of color and/or those who have been historically marginalized, are respected and valued. With our diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts, we foster a school culture of inclusion, we celebrate our diversity, and students see themselves reflected in our curriculum.

DEIB provides us an opportunity to learn and recognize the contributions and accomplishments of historically marginalized groups. Throughout the month we’ll feature websites and book recommendations, local celebrations and resources.

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging Displays

We are working on DEIB displays in our office and student hallway with artifacts and pictures of historical figures. If you would like to display an artifact (i.e. art, clothing, accessories, books) to represent any of the observances below, please label it with your child's name and bring it to school. We will return it at the end of our October observances. Thank you!