PES Pirate Weekly News

October 23, 2023

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Federal Impact Aid Survey is OPEN through October 26, 2023

Huntsville City Schools is asking eligible families to complete the Federal Impact Aid Survey Form electronically during this period. Spanish versions of the form are available at each school. Impact Aid provides school districts with additional federal dollars to help support resources in classrooms.

Who is Eligible to Complete the Impact Aid Form?

Parents/Guardians who work/live on Redstone Arsenal or other federal properties.
Parents/Guardians on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Parents/Guardians who live in federal/public housing communities.

Steps to Complete the Impact Aid Form Electronically:

Login to the Parent Portal in the PowerSchool app or through the PowerSchool website
Click on Forms, then click on Huntsville City Impact Aid.
A form should be completed for each student attending Huntsville City Schools.
A Spanish version of the form is available at each school.

For more information and how to set up account in Powerschool view: Impact Aid Survey story.

Message from the Reading Coach

Recently, your student's reading abilities were assessed for Providence's beginning of the year benchmark data. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade who demonstrated reading deficiencies in two or more of the following areas: letter naming fluency, letter sound fluency, nonsense word fluency, sight words, oral reading accuracy and fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension will receive a Student Reading Improvement Plan (SRIP). You will be notified of your child's specific reading deficits via a notification letter and should soon be contacted to be involved in creating a plan to help your child improve his/her reading skills.

Alabama Literacy Act

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PES Fall Book Fair

Dates: Monday, October 30 through Friday, November 3

Hours: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM and 11:45 AM – 2:30 PM

Special Family Night in conjunction with International Festival on Thursday, November 2 from 2:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Most items cost from $5 to $20

Discounted books cost $2

Free mini-poster with any purchase of $10 or more

Important Dates and Information

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October

October

Oct.18-20 No pre-k classes

Oct. 23-27 Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 27 Wear PINK to Support Breast Cancer

Oct. 31 Dress as your favorite character (no mask), class celebrations 12:30-2:00

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Donations Needed

HELP support our school by donating:

Kleenex

paper towels

band-aides

hand sanitizer

Lysol spray

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Stay connected with PES and your Teacher

ClassDojo is an educational technology company. It connects primary school teachers, students and families through communication features, such as a feed for photos and videos from the school day, and messaging that can be translated into more than 35 languages. Make sure you have connected to Class Dojo to have continuous communication with your child's teacher.

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Counselors Corner

Character word of the month is:

· RESPECT!!!

* Respect is earned, not given.

You earn respect from others by showing them respect. The more respect you show, the more respect you will earn.

“I will treat you with respect so you will know how to treat me”. Respect starts with all of us. Respect yourself by making good and healthy choices, and respect others by showing them kindness, friendship and understanding.

*National Bullying Prevention Month.

It takes everyone working and standing together to stop bullying. One or two people will never stop bullying but if we stand together, we can prevent bullying in our school and in our community.

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Message from the Nurse

If your child has a health condition that the school nurse should be specifically aware of and/or needs medication to be kept in the school clinic (either daily during school hours, as needed, or emergency medications), please contact Nurse Cathy at 256-428-7125 to set up a time to develop a health plan and drop-off medications. No student should be carrying medications with them unless a plan is in place with the nurse.

PES Pirate Weekly News

October 23, 2023