Pleasant Valley Family Newsletter
October 16, 2026
Dear Pleasant Valley Families,
There are many exciting events at the buidling and district this month! Please read so you can see all of the opportuniteis.
PV's P.E. Fall Pumpkin Fun Run: October 27-29th
Our P.E. Fall Pumpkin Run is coming soon, on October 27-29th! We need volunteers to help hole-punch and count the students' laps during the pumpkin run in ALL P.E. classes! Please click here for more details and sign up for the slots you can help with.
School Fall Parade: October 30th
We will continue our yearly fall costume parade tradition on October 30th. Weather permitting, students will parade up the sidewalk by the playground (behind the building) to the Arlington Building, then return the same way. We will NOT parade through the neighborhood this year; we will parade only up the walkway and back to the back of the school.
Parents and community members are welcome to attend and join us in celebrating this yearly tradition with our students. Please park in the neighborhood and line the walkway along the route by the playground. Kindergarten will start at approximately 2:10 pm, with the rest of the school joining shortly after. Please note that this event depends on the weather and may be canceled due to inclement conditions.
Students may bring their favorite character costume to school on October 30th. However, please keep in mind the following:
1. Blow-up or inflatable costumes will not be permitted.
2. Students will not be permitted to wear face paint or costume makeup.
3. Simulated weapons are not to be brought to school.
4. Students must be able to put on and take off their costumes independently. Adult assistance will not be available.
5. Students will come to school in their normal attire and will have time before the parade to change.
6. Students will not be permitted to wear masks, hoods, or other face coverings during the parade, as this causes a safety concern.
Fall Benchmarking Student Score Reports
Your child will bring home thier Fall NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth Score Report today. The MAP Growth assessment results were sent home for students in all grades The report we sent home is called the Student Progress Report. There is an attacment below to explain the report. Students took the assessment last month for both reading and math. We use these tests to identify students strengths and weaknesses in reading and math skills to make instructional decisions for your child and to measure growth. These assessments also can "predict" proficiency performance on Ohio State Tests.
- If your child is "on track" for meeting a proficiency score on the Third Grade English Language Arts Ohio State Test, your child will not receive a Reading Improvement Monitoring Plan (RIMP).
- If your child is "not on track" for meeting proficiency a score on the Third Grade English Language Arts (ELA) Ohio State Test (OST), or if your child is in foruth grade and did not perform with a proficient score on last years grade 3 ELA OST.your child will receive a Reading Improvement Monitoring Plan (RIMP) which will be emailed to you next month.
If you have any concerns with your child's performance, progress, or testing results, please contact your child's teacher. We want to work with you and your child to ensure that they are successful with grade level concepts and skills.If your child is not on track to meet the requirements of the Thrid Grade Reading Guarntee. Click here to understand the scores.
PSE Banking
In partnership with PSE we will have banking on Wednesday morning before school in the library. Please click here for more information.
Thank you for your partnership with Pleasant Valley. We truly appreciate all of you! If you have any questions, concerns, or just a great idea you would like to share, please email me at bokas@parmacityschools.org or call the main office at (440) 843-3867 any weekday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. Stephanie Boka
10.16 Grades 2 & 4 ONLY Veterans Day RSVP due today!
10.19- 10.23 PTA Scholastic Fall Book Fair
10.21 Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE!
10.21 PTA Meeting @ 6:30 pm- PV Cafeteria
10.23 PTA Trunk or Treat Event @ 6:00-7:30 pm
10.23 Kindergarten Senior Night @ Byers Field Sign up Link @ 6:15 pm
10.23 Battle of Parma (see flyer below)
10.26 PV Fundraiser Pick up @ 4:00-6:00 pm
10.27 Grade 3 OST ELA Part 1
10.28 Grade 3 OST ELA Part 2
10.27- 10.29 Pumpkin Fun Run during PE Classes
10.30 School Fall Parade @ 2:10 pm- behind school only
11.2 End of the First Quarter- NO School for Studnets
11.3 Election Day. NO School for Studnets
11.12 Report Card available in My Power Hub
11.16-20 Grade 2 CogAT Testing
This sign up is at no cost to families and is a is a win win for our Stars and our classrooms. Students can earn a Book Buddy and teachers can receive supplies for their classrooms for free! A School Store Prize Badge was sent home with your child yesterday.
- Scan the QR Code on the back for step by step instructions.
- Once completed, send the lanyard back to school for your child to receive their Book Buddy!
Please provide a doctor’s notes when your child sees a medical professional for appointments or illness.
If you do not have a doctor’s note, you can also screenshot your child’s MyChart and can send them via email to our Home Liaisons:
Anthony Celashi: celaschia@parmacityschools.org
OR
Jennifer Langtry: langtryj@parmacityschools.org
If you know that your child will be missing an extended amount of school for vacation or out of town obligation, please contact our administrators. Vacation forms are approved or denied by a PV administrator. Per board policy, only five days of vacation are allowed.
If your family will be traveling for 2+ weeks, please reach out to the office as soon as possible so that we are able to discuss long term absence options with you.
If your child is sent home by the school clinic you must still call the office the next day to report their absence.
October has been a busy month at PV! Thank you to everyone who supported the Smencils Fundraiser! We will be selling more at the Trunk-or-Treat next Friday. All proceeds go directly to graduating seniors from our school.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming up next week, October 19th-23rd. If you are sending cash in with your student please have the envelope clearly marked with name, teacher, and the amount included. Please use the wish list sheet that was sent home to help your student shop. We are also in need of a few more volunteers, please click on the link below if you are able to help.
Our annual Trunk-or-Treat will be next Friday, October 23rd. 6:00pm-7:30pm. Sensory friendly time will be at 5:30pm. Wednesday will be the last day to sign up to decorate a trunk. We are still accepting donations of candy and non edible items to pass out! Donations can be sent in with students to drop in our boo buckets.
Thank you for supporting our amazing school and community! Please follow our Facebook page: PTA Parents of Pleasant Valley Elementary, to stay updated and to look for links.
Links below:
Pleasant Valley PTA
We are collecting candy bag donations for our PTA Trunk or Treat evening event. Please send in a bag or two of candy!
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Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Email: bokas@parmacityschools.org
Website: https://www.parmacityschools.org/pleasantvalley
Location: 9906 West Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, OH, USA
Phone: 440-843-3867
Twitter: @PCSDpleasantval