Panther Post

• 9/3 - Spirit Night at Dairy Queen, 5-9pm

• 9/4 - Spirit Wear Sale Ends at midnight

• 9/16 - Lockdown Drill

• 9/16 - First PTCO Meeting, 6:30pm (Pattie's Library)

• 9/18 - FIELD DAY (9/19 RAIN DATE)

• 9/23 - No School (Rosh Hashanah)

• 9/25 - Back To School Night:
  PK - 2nd grade 5:30pm - 6:30pm
  3rd - 5th grade 6:30pm - 7:30pm

• 10/2 - No School (Yom Kippur)

• 10/3 - PTCO Outdoor Movie Night, 7:00pm

• 10/8 - Walk and Roll to School Day

Last week all students were introduced to some of the details of PWCS' Code of Behavior, along with Pattie's expectations for student behavior. PWCS' Code of Behavior can be found using the link below. Particular items to read include: "Acts for which students may be disciplined" and "Disciplinary Penalties"

The expectations for riding a school bus are very simple - sit in your seat and talk at a reasonable volume to the student(s) in your seat; however, school buses continue to be a place where students behave very differently than they do in the classroom.

Riding a school bus is a privilege that can be revoked at any time. PWCS' regulation clearly states that upon a third offense/bus referral, a student may be suspended from the bus for the remainder of the school year, so Pattie is following this regulation closely.

The first referral/offense = parent call & warning

The second referral/offense = 2-week suspension from riding the bus

The third referral/offense = suspension from riding the bus for the remainder of the school year

Here at Pattie, all staff and students are divided into one of four teams that compete all year to earn points. Our teams are based on the 4 Elements - Earth, Fire, Air and Water - and only one can win the coveted trophy at the end of the year! All students receive new Element t-shirts each year. New students to Pattie, including Kindergarteners, have gotten their t-shirts, and all other students will get theirs in the coming weeks. Wednesdays are Element Wednesdays, so make sure that they wear their t-shirt every week!

In an effort to help students develop conflict resolution skills, Pattie is starting a program called Panthers for Peace. In addition to students in all grade levels being taught how to handle conflict and being held accountable for resolving their own conflicts with other students, select 4th and 5th grade students will also be trained to be peer mediators. Your student may be asked on a regular basis to work through minor conflicts with peers without prior notification to families; however, should your student work with a peer mediator, families will be notified.

Each school is required to have a representative and an alternate for the Superintendent's Advisory Council on Instruction. The link below provides the dates and times of the meetings throughout the year. Our representative will also report information from these meetings back to Pattie's Principal Advisory Council. If you are interested in being Pattie's representative for the school year, please email Mr. Lucciotti at lucciorj@pwcs.edu

Families are welcome to visit their child/student for lunch beginning in October. Our students and cafeteria staff need some time to learn the routines and procedures before we can begin to welcome families.

Because of our limited space, we have a sign-up for families who wish to come in for lunch. Please use the link below to sign up for days/times.

We kindly ask that you do not send food or candy in for your student's birthday. You are welcome to send in small toys, birthday pencils, stickers, etc... in celebration of your student.

PWCS has updated its attendance regulation. One major change is that principals no longer have the authority to approve absences for family trips. All absences due to family trips will now be unexcused, and it will be the student's responsibility to make up all missed work during this absence. Please see the revised regulation below.

Click the attachment below for a copy of Pattie's Parent Playbook, which contains helpful information for families.

Welcome to PE with Mrs. Braxton and Mr. Gilbert! Your child will be active when they are with us this year, so it is important that they are dressed correctly on PE days. Each student should wear sneakers and clothing that they can be active in. Crocs, sandals, boots, and flip flops are not appropriate shoes for pe. Classroom teachers post the encore schedule daily, so please take note of the days your child has physical education so they are prepared! At home, it is recommended for all children to be active a minimum of 60 minutes a day. The mental and physical benefits of playing outside are incredible!

The best part of the school year is coming next month! Field Day this year is September 18th(rain date of the 19th). We need volunteers to make Field Day possible. Without your assistance, we cannot make this amazing day happen. If you would like to volunteer, please click the link below. Once the sign-up genius is full, we will have a waiting list in case anyone cancels.

We have two sessions: Volunteering for Kinder-2nd is from 9am-12pm and volunteering for 3rd-5th and Autism is from 11:45am-3pm. If you have students in both sessions, please feel free to volunteer for both.

Another note: when you volunteer for field day, you are assigned to a station not a class. As your student rotates around the stations, you will see them then!

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far and to those who will volunteer!! If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Braxton (braxtoam@pwcs.edu) or Mr. Gilbert (gilberde@pwcs.edu).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0548ACA62DAAFF2-57891700-pattie#/

ALL Pattie Artists started the first day of Art with PAINTING! Kindergarten, First, and Second grade artists are enjoying the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds;looking at historical and contemporary artists that use dots to make art; and exploring their own creativity. Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade artists are LOVING using the Freeform app to add digital artwork over their paintings. Ask them to show you all the cool things they can do!

Welcome to Music with Mrs. Baughman! Your student will be singing, dancing, playing instruments, and creating music all year long. These first weeks in music, we are establishing routines, playing simple music games, and getting comfortable with our new classmates by adding a steady beat and rhythm to our names.

We also started the year off with a fun echo song called "Boom Chicka Boom". This song gives us an opportunity to explore the many different ways we can change our voices. Ask your student to teach you and see how many fun styles you can discover together.

Mark your calendar for Friday, Sept. 12th. Several 5th grade Pattie Panthers will be joining with nearby schools and the Forest Park Choir to sing the National Anthem at the Forest Park High School football game. We would love to have lots of families to support our current and former students. If you would like to attend the game, consider purchasing your ticket in advance. Click on this link and select options for the football game on SEPT. 12. https://gofan.co/app/school/VA24902 Once a Pattie Panther, always a Pattie Panther!

🎉 Hooray, It's Library Day! Mrs. Motley and Mrs. Smith love seeing the students come through the Library. Here are some FAQs about Library Encore we would like to share:

• We focus on taking responsibility in the Library!

• Here is how many books we allow to be checked out at a time:

• Kinder: 1 book at a time

• 1st: 2 books at a time

• 2nd-5th: 3 books at a time

• 1 book per series at a time

• If you lose or damage one of the Pattie Library books, the expectation is you pay for a replacement

• Please do not attempt to fix any damages at home (We have special supplies in the Library just for this purpose!)

• We try to send reminder texts home the night before each Library session

• On Fridays, our library system (Follett Destiny) automatically emails overdue notices that will come from "Pattie ES Library"

Are you interested in volunteering in the Pattie Library? Click this link to see how you can come in to volunteer AND check out a couple of options for at-home help: https://signup.com/go/xZieCtZ (A separate Signup link will share out in a few weeks as we prepare for our Fall Book Fair 🤩)

We look forward to seeing what books all of our Pattie Panthers explore this year!

Our Back to School Spirit Wear Sale is OPEN! We’re kicking off the year with a fun retro design you won’t want to miss!

Order now through Thursday, September 4th — this design won’t be in our cold weather element gear sale later this fall!

https://pattie25.itemorder.com/shop/home/

We had so much fun at our Back to School events and we hope you did too! Thank you for helping us support our teachers and staff with their Welcome Back Lunch and for coming out to Popsicles on the Playground and Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast. We’d love to have you join us this year as we plan more fun events for the community! The Pattie PTCO is all volunteer run and membership is always free. There are lots of opportunities to get involved, like working a shift at Pattie events, attending meetings and sharing your ideas, scanning your receipts for Box Tops, dressing up as Pattie Panther, joining a committee, helping stock the staff lounge snack cart, and more. Join here and tell us how you would like to help. If you joined in previous years, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 school year.

Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, September 16th, at 6:30 pm in the school library. We will be discussing our plans for the fall and sharing many upcoming volunteer opportunities.

If you are unable to join in person, there is a zoom option available. You will need to have an authenticated account to join which is most easily accessible through your child’s account:

https://pwcs-zm-edu.zoom.us/j/86987817532?pwd=YlRlZm5rTlpNcVl1a2tqWUV1TGsvUT09

Meeting ID: 869 8781 7532
Passcode: 013679

Mark your calendars for October 3rd as we transform Pattie Field into an outdoor movie haven for our Outdoor Family Movie Night!

Get ready to cozy up with your blankets and lawn chairs as we screen a fantastic family-friendly film. It's the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with your loved ones in the crisp autumn air.

The onsite concession stand will open at 6:30 pm offering popcorn, candy and drinks to satisfy your movie night cravings. The movie start time is estimated to be 7:00 pm but may be flexed based on sunset.

Watch for details to come about pizza pre-orders and volunteer sign-ups!

In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled or canceled. Movie start time may change based on sunset. Event details are subject to change.

Join Us for Walk and Roll to School Day! Lace up your sneakers or hop on your bike and walk or roll to school with your friends, family, and classmates! PWC Fire & Rescue will be onsite to encourage safe walking to school. Enjoy the music, capture the moment with photo ops, and more. Access the back of the school from Waterway Drive and start your day off with energy and fun! Bus and car riders will also take a supervised lap around the school before entering the building, so everyone will be able to participate. We’ll also be celebrating what we’ve accomplished together with a quick photo and recognition of our playground improvements with the addition of the new shades!

PTCO Facebook Page - The Pattie PTCO Facebook page is active and a great place to get more information, see reminders and ask questions.

Pattie PTCO Linktree - This link is updated with resources you may need related to the PTCO.

If you have any questions, ideas, or would like to help in any way, please feel free to contact us at any time at PattiePTCO@gmail.com.

If you are interested in checking out Pattie's daily, student produced, morning show, they are uploaded to Pattie's Youtube channel daily. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-odLQZRxQm1vN_zOTSiYw