Week 10: Art, Pacem gear and more!
Week 9!
New Pacem Gear Webpage!
We have some exciting news!
Our new merchandise web page is live and ready for sales! If you have been thinking of picking up a Pacem shirt, hoodie, hat or something else, take a look at our new site: https://silverscreendesign.chipply.com/pacemschool/?action=viewall
All items have been priced at cost and there are 4 different logos to choose (three of them are student designs!). We want to make it easy for you to get some Pacem gear and wear it with pride!
Seems like a good holiday gift idea to me........
Thanks to all the folks who posted about Pacem on your local forums last week! I am all out of water bottles but I still have stickers left to give if you help spread the word and send me the posting.
This week we have 2 students coming in to visit the school (one MS, one HS) and learn more about how Pacem might be a community where they will feel at home. They will be visiting Monday and Wednesday morning.
In this week's Pacem Pages:
- School Happenings and volunteer needs.
- Scenes from last Week
- Important Dates and Reminders
- Classroom snapshot by Rebecca
- Conference recap
- Family and Teen Resources
Building Community!
- School Happenings:
- Website Photographer visit November 9 - Today we will have a photographer and our web designer visiting the school to take pictures for our new website. He will be taking photos of students and our spaces from 1-3pm.
- Family Game Night! THIS WEEK Thursday, 11/12 6-8:00pm- Join us for a Pacem family game night this Thursday. Bring snacks to share and if anyone wants to order pizza we can do that too. This is a casual evening of snacks and building community around games. Anomia, Ticket to Ride, Uno and so much more! Bring your own games or play one that we have here.
- Thursday workshops:
- Intro to Fan Fiction with Aaron Starmer — Someone once said: "Good artists copy. Great artists steal." In this workshop, we'll be stealing characters, settings and plot points from our favorite writers/media and using them to craft our own stories. It's the perfect way to introduce creative writing to new authors, and a great way for seasoned authors to experiment with form and plot. Be prepared to talk about your inspirations (books, movies, comics, videos, games, whatever) and be prepared to write...and steal! Thursday, 11/12, 1-3pm. Included in full-time tuition, $25 for part-time enrolled students, $35 for students not currently enrolled.
- Nail Art with Alex Yahm-Halberg — More than just nail polish… this nail art workshop will allow each student to make a creative press on nail set in whatever style they’d like, with various gem, charm and glitter options. If they have time, students will also have the opportunity to paint their natural nails with regular polish. Please wear clothes that you don’t care too much about and be ready to make some fabulous nails!! Thursday, 11/19, 1-3pm. Materials fee of $5-10 (sliding scale) for full-time students, $25 for part-time enrolled students, $35 for students not currently enrolled.
- Makerspace series with Paul Wallich — Make Your Own Fidgets (12/3), Holiday Gifts and More (12/10 & 12/17) - more info coming soon
- Volunteer needs:
- Caregiver Circle Support! - Parent Circle is an important part of our learning community. Can you help coordinate this circle? This can be as simple as an email and a cup of coffee. I can put you in contact with our parent circle representative, Liva Coe!
- Website design support - We have started the process of redesigning our website and will need a couple people to help look over some designs and tinker with it once we get a little further along. Let me know if you might like to help.
- Pacem Wish List (6 items purchased so far, whoo hoo! Thank you!): Our wishlist for school items makes it easy to donate - https://giftlist.com/l/CV4qKywqZZ
- 20th Anniversary planning- Please contact Ryan if interested!
- Organization Master! - Our storage room needs a serious overhaul. Any organizers out there that want to dig in?
- Marketing Team support! - Contact Ryan for details on how to be involved - ryan@pacemschool.org
Art teacher Bonnie Hooper is amazing!!
Can you jump high enough to touch that branch?
I got to witness a hilarious challenge between Sophia and Margo during lunch this week where each of them were fully committed to touching a branch way above their heads. I am happy to say that they both successfully reached their goal. I think the abundant sunshine and warmth this week was good for everyone's spirits.
Project class game creation
Events, field trips and this month and next
Here are some important dates. These include field trips, class visitors, community events and more:
November 9 - Website photographer visit
November 11 - Family Game Night 6-8pm
November 23-27 - Thanksgiving break - NO SCHOOL
Intermediate Spanish
The entertaining sounds from Jessica’s Intermediate Spanish class have been drawing quite a bit of attention recently. The class has been learning vocabulary and practicing understanding spoken Spanish through watching the show Nadie Nos Va a Extranar (No One Will Miss Us). This is a teen drama set in Mexico in the 90s that students say seems real and overlaps with their own experience. They watch the show in Spanish with Spanish subtitles and Jessica teaches vocabulary from each episode. She says they are understanding most of it. What a fun way to improve your Spanish vocabulary and comprehension!
Caregiver conferences are a time to connect
By now you should have had the opportunity to meet with one of your child's teachers to learn more about their experience at school. We really value these meetings as a time to connect and both share insights into how things are going for your student and also to learn from you how school is going from your perspective. If your kids are anything like mine, those conferences might be the only time you ever hear anything at all about school! Remember that you can always reach out to your child's teachers to schedule a meeting to connect and better understand your child's school experience. Send us an email, schedule a phone call or a time to come in and say hi. Education works best when we are all communicating with each other and we welcome the chance to chat with you about your fabulous young person. Have a great week everybody!
Thanks for being amazing!
Ryan
You can pay for workshop fees or donate with Venmo, cash or check.
You can click this link, scan the code or find us in Venmo under @pacem1
Buy some Pacem gear for yourself, your child, your best friend or maybe even your dog (who may also be your best friend)
There is a great selection of logos and styles. Sweatshirts, hats, t-shirts (long sleeve hooded and short sleeve) and more!