Friday Update

• Oct 12, NHS Meeting, 8:10AM
• Oct 13, 3rd grade Storm Chaser Guest Speaker, 12:45-1:30PM | HS Learning Lab
• Oct 14, K-8 Learning Lab, 9:00 AM | HS Connections Ice Cream Party, 2:30- 3:00PM
• Oct 15, K-5 Social Studies Sharing Day, 9:00-10AM | K-5 SOARS Assembly, 3:30-4PM | HS Learning Lab
• Oct 16, End of 1st Quarter | K-12 NO School

• Building Map: To help your child know where to go at drop-off, here is a map that shows the main entrance and crosswalk. All students will enter through the main entrance and proceed to the gym for breakfast or to their classrooms.

• Pick-up & Drop-off: Review this document before dropping off or picking up your child. Our school day ends at 4:00pm and you should arrive to pick up your student no later than 4:15pm. If an unusual circumstance arises that may delay your pick-up, please call the school at 970.488.4600 to give us notice. Our staff do finish their workday at 4:15pm, so timely pick-up is appreciated.

• Absences: Absences can be submitted in ParentVue, or you may call our attendance line at 970.488.4601 to let us know!

• Timely Student Pick-ups: Please be ready to pick up your student(s) at 4:00pm each day. Our staff are only on contract until 4:15pm, so your timely arrival to pick up students is very appreciated by our staff and allows them to return home to their families on time.
• Field Trip Forms: Log into your ParentVUE Portal account on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Select the applicable student if you have multiple children enrolled. Click on the PSD Forms and Applications or Forms button on the main menu. Locate the specific field trip permission slip or waiver, review the details, and electronically sign/submit the form.
• Free Vaccine Resource:

This confidential survey is designed to help our school connect families with available resources and support related to basic needs, holiday assistance, and housing.

One form per family by October 14th (Click here to complete the form).

Mrs. Martine's class is taking part in Wrapper Rescue, a program that keeps wrappers that can’t go in curbside recycling (think granola bars, chip bags, and more) out of the landfill by recycling them through Ridwell. Every family that orders a Ridwell Mail-in starter kit through her classroom's link can rescue their own wrappers (and lots more) at home—and earns our class another wrapper recycling bag. The more of us who join in, the more we can rescue together. Learn more and order your kit: classroom.ridwell.com

Students are back at school making new memories! Be sure to order the one book that captures the activities, spirit, and unique qualities of your child’s school. Visit www.jostensyearbooks.com to order the 2026 - 2027 Yearbook by October 30th for the BEST PRICE!

Vote for our Yearbook Front Cover !!

Please complete the form below or click the link here to vote.

We hope to announce the winner on Monday, October 12.

Check out our Pioneers in Action! Use the link to discover all the incredible things happening with PGA students.

Tip of the week:

Home Teacher Coffee Notes- Poudre River Library Resources

🖨️Free Printing! You can print from home and then pick the job up from a library… 200 free prints a month.

🪟Study Rooms Do you need a change of scene or want to work with a small group? You can reserve meeting rooms and study rooms.

📱Mango Languages: Using your library card number, you can have access to a free language app to download on your phone!

💡Curiosity Pass: Reserve a Curiosity Pass and start planning your day out exploring area museums, galleries, and cultural attractions.

📚Ebooks- You can check out ebooks and audio books to have on your phone or devices. Over 2 million titles are available!

🧵Creativebug- Have a skill you want to learn. Creativebug can teach you!

🗞️Newspaper Access: You can read the Coloradoan and other newspapers for free using your library card number

Opportunities to Partner:

🍁🍂 Fall Festival 🍁🍂

PGA/ October 29 | 4:00-5:30

Come enjoy an evening filled with face painting, games, sweet treats, and fun for the whole family! We’ll wrap up the festivities with a staff-hosted Trunk-or-Treat. 🚗🍬

🎟️ Tickets: You can preorder your tickets using the Venmo QR code on the flyer below. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door on the day of the event.

🙋 Want to Help? We’d love your support! If you’d like to decorate a trunk, run a game or activity station, donate candy, or help with cleanup, please sign up using our SignUpGenius.

🎉HELP NEEDED! 🎉

We’re looking for ideas and connections for our November Friday Fun Club!

📅 Date: November 13th
⏰ Time: 1:00–3:00 PM

We’re hoping to find a fun FREE activity or experience for students and families to enjoy. If you have an idea, know of an organization or individual who may be willing to host an activity, or have a great lead, we’d love to hear from you!

Please reach out to Kalli at kgladu@psdschools.org, and she can help coordinate the details.

Thank you for helping us create a fun and memorable Friday Fun Club! 💙

💻Learning Lab💻

Wednesdays | 9:00–11:00 AM |
A weekly space for students and Learning Coaches to work and learn together. Enjoy a quiet place to focus, get in-the-moment support from teaching staff, and collaborate with other families.

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PGA Counselors:

K-12 Mental Health Specialist = Beth Shefcyk

• Boettcher Scholarship application is open. Application deadline is 11/1/26

• Click here for information regarding this highly competitive scholarship

• Daniels Scholarship open until 10/15/26

• Click here for information regarding this highly competitive scholarship

• High School 4-Year Career and Academic Guide

• PSD Post High School Planning Guide

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1. Colorado Youth Outdoors CORE: want to get your child off their screens and engaged in outdoor activities with you? CYO teaches fishing, survival/orientation skills, fly tying, shooting sports, and archery while fostering healthy relationships with their adult. 12 week sessions are 1 night per week from 5:30-7:30. Scholarships available.

2. Free Therapy for Colorado Youth: iMatter provides up to six free therapy sessions for any Colorado youth 18 and younger, or 21 and younger who are receiving special education services. This Mental Health Awareness Month, support mental health wellness for youth, and visit IMatterColorado.org to sign up for in-person or telehealth services in English, or YoImportoColorado.org for services in Spanish. Youth 12 and older can sign up for services without parent or guardian consent. Youth 11 and younger can have their parent/guardian sign them up.

3. Community Resource Packet: comprehensive list of local resources for families.

Storytime at the Garbage Garage-Larimer County Landfill and recycling center

If you have little ones who are looking for fun at the Garbage Garage, Storytime is the class for you. At the beginning of each month, we gather to read a different sustainability story accompanied by crafts and activities that fit each monthly theme!

September will go back to the basics of reusing with What to do with a Box. We’ll use our imaginations to think of all the ways we can use our boxes before recycling them, and then make a boxy craft to take home!

In October we’ll get down in the dirt as we learn about decomposers in the story Pumpkin Jack. We’ll meet some creepy crawly friends and make a seasonal craft all about composting!

We’ll learn about being thankful for our resources in November’s Storytime as we read The Earth Gives More, accompanied by a lesson and craft all about giving back to our Earth.

Register Here

If you have any questions about our fall Storytime Sessions, please email solidwasteeducation@larimer.org. We can’t wait to have you join us for a fall of fun!