PATRIOT PRESS
Here's what's inside this week:
- Late start Wednesdays April 30th
- Late start Wednesdays May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
- National Principal Appreciation Day May 1st
- School Lunch Hero Day - Friday, May 2 (celebrate our kitchen staff)
- National Teacher Appreciation week May 5th - 9th
- National School Nurse Appreciation Day May 7th
- Special announcement - aerosols/fragrances at school & parking lot safety
- Thank you for voting!
- ASB Color Walk/Run registration deadline May 2nd, run/walk event May 23rd
- K-8 Lego Summer Academy registration deadline April 30th!
- Survey of BGPS students, families
- Smarter Balanced testing dates
- Boundary exceptions for 2025-26 school year - online now
- New FirstView bus app launching in May
- 8th Grade Celebration donation request
- Yearbook pre-orders now open, $20
Community Education summer camps expand to five days a week
Prairie football boosters K-8 Youth Football Camp
Looking for something to do? Community Events page
BGPS board selects Shelly Whitten as next superintendent
- Track & field practice info. and meet schedule
- Notes from the Nurse
- Counselor's Corner
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) information
- Online accessibility
- Enroll now for kindergarten next fall
- Enrollment open for many of BGPS's alternative learning experience programs
- Student resources - district webpage
- Report incidents anonymously with Vector Solutions reporting system
- PTA - information and Red Robin fundraiser
- Family Resource Center information
- Calendars, meal info., BGPS information links, contact info, hours, handbooks etc.
May 17th Hazel Dell Parade of Bands
May 2nd Color Run registration deadline
May 13th & 15th SBA testing ELA first 2.5 hours of the day
May 16th Tradeswomen Career Fair field trip
May 20th & 22nd SBA math testing first 2.5 hours of the day
May 23rd ASB Color Run check in 5pm start time 5:30pm
May 27th WCAS testing (5th & 8th grade only) 8:10 - 10:40 am
May 27th PTA volunteer appreciation dinner and general meeting, dinner at 6pm meeting at 7pm
May 31st PV PTA Carnival 11-3
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up May 5-9 and we're asking YOU to help us celebrate! Tell us about your or your child's favorite teacher(s) by filling out a short Google Form before Wednesday, April 30. You can also include a photo of your child and their teacher (please be aware, photos may be used on district websites and social media).
Thank you to all of our amazing teachers and our community for helping to recognize the hard work they do each and every year.
We want to thank everyone who voted during the April 22nd special election. Every vote is important, and we appreciate you being engaged in the levy voting process. We would also like to thank all of the volunteers who spent so many hours getting information out to the community about levy facts and ballot drop off due dates. It is important to us that everyone has the resources needed to answer their questions regarding the replacement levy and what levy funds support.
We are taking payment for yearbook pre-orders. Yearbooks will be $20 this year and we can accept cash or checks at the office (exact change appreciated, we do not have a change box). As we have a limited number available to purchase, be sure to get your payment in as soon as possible to ensure you get one.
The Battle Ground Public Schools board of directors voted to appoint Shelly Whitten to be the next superintendent of the district. Whitten, the district’s current deputy superintendent, will begin her new role on July 1, 2025. She will replace current Superintendent Denny Waters, who is retiring.
”It is an honor to serve the community I grew up in and love,” said Whitten, “There’s no place I’d rather invest my passion and energy.”
WA immunization requirements
Life threatening health condition/allergy
If your student has a life threatening medical condition/allergy, we must have updated health information each year as well as medication at school forms for any rescue medications that need to be kept at the nurse's office at school. Parents and nurses work together to create an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for what to do for your child in the case of a medical emergency. Please contact our nurses if your student has a life threatening medical condition/allergy and you have not already alerted the school and had an EAP created. Students and parents will need to meet with nurses before a student may self-carry any rescue medications.
Office Phone: 360-885-5500
salisbury.janel@battlegroundps.org
davis.diane@battlegroundps.org
Health and safety resources
See health and safety resources from the Washington state Dept. of Health.
Updating contact and health information
Parents/guardians please make sure you are updating the School Health Form in Skyward each year so that we have correct and current information regarding your child/ren (complete the "Update" in Skyward Family Access. Update opens August 1st each year to update school forms.). Skyward does not pull information forward each school year. There are many School Health Forms that have not been updated for 2-4 years. We need current information and this is how we most often know if your child has a Life threatening health condition. We want to keep your child/ren safe while at school and we can't do our job if we do not have correct and updated information.
Thank you for your time in this important matter.
From your School Nurse Janel Salisbury, BSN, RN & Building Nurse Diane Davis, LPN
Staying healthy
Clark County Public Health recommends that people take the following actions to prevent colds, flu and other respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.
- Stay home if running a fever or experiencing other symptoms of illness. See our guidelines for keeping children home from school for more information.
- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
- Cover coughs and sneezes. Use a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash your hands.
- Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.
If you need to email our nurses:
salisbury.janel@battlegroundps.org
davis.diane@battlegroundps.org
School office 360-885-5500
Additional information:
Care Solace: Your link to mental health support
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Battle Ground Public Schools has partnered with Care Solace, a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help students and/or their immediate family members quickly find mental health or substance use treatment options matched to their needs, regardless of insurance or circumstance. If you would like to use Care Solace to help you find a provider:
Call 888-515-0595 (available 24/7/365 in any language).
Visit www.caresolace.com/battlegroundps and either search on your own or select “Book appointment” for assistance by video chat, email or phone.
Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish translation and interpretation services
Услуги по устному и письменному переводу на русский и украинский языки 360-885-5433
Servicios de Traducción e Interpretación en Español 360-885-5431
Report, don’t repost
If you see or hear of a possible threat, please report it to law enforcement directly and/or to school staff. This is the best and most helpful action because it begins an investigation and helps to limit the potential for misinformation to spread.
Reposting or sharing a threat on social media in an attempt to warn others spreads the threat farther from its original source and may cause unnecessary alarm and fear.
You can report bullying, intimidation, harassment, threats and safety concerns using our anonymous reporting system. Emergencies should always be reported to 911.
Pleasant Valley PTA supports students and teachers at Pleasant Valley by providing programs, activities, and events that help them grow socially and academically. We work closely with school administrators and teachers to determine the needs of our schools and advocate for our students.
We all care about our students. Some of us just don’t know how we can make a difference or don’t have the time to volunteer because of other obligations. Pleasant Valley PTA and Washington State PTA can be your voice and can help make a difference in the lives of ALL our students. As a large organized body we can impact decisions at the National and State levels that affect our students at Pleasant Valley.
By joining Pleasant Valley PTA and exercising your right to vote, you have a voice in your students education. Become a member and stay connected with important issues and information about our school.
What Membership is:
Support for students & staff
Our legislative voice! (Membership count affects our number of votes at Convention & Legislative Assembly)
Funding for student programs & activties
What Membership is NOT:
A commitment to volunteer. The PTA will never require your participation in fundraising or volunteering.
What your Membership includes:
Access to resources
Discounts from State and National PTA
- NEW PTA WEBSITE: PleasantValleyPTA.org,
- Sign up here to receive info on upcoming events and volunteer opportunities: https://pleasantvalleypta.org/volunteer
PLEASANT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Office: 360-885-5500
Fax: 360-885-5510
Absence reporting: 360-885-5512
District office switchboard: 360-885-5300
Principal: Austin Brothers
Asst. Principal: Erin Thompson
Mailing address:
PO Box 200
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Email: info.pvm@battlegroundps.org
Website: https://pvm.battlegroundps.org/
Location: 14320 NE 50th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98686 Mail to: Pleasant Valley Middle, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone: 360-885-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PVMiddle/
