Robert Down Principal's Update
January 15, 2026
Did you know that you can report your child's absence with your ParentVUE app? Simply log into your ParentVUE account to send the office a message about why your child is absent.
* Ways to report a student absent *
a) ParentVUE app (click the bell icon next to your child's name)
b) 24 Hour Absence Line (831) 646-6663
If you plan on being a VOLUNTEER on campus or a CHAPERONE for a field trip, please be sure you are fingerprint cleared with our district. To make an appointment at the District Office please contact Bree Nehring by calling 607-8892 or emailing bnehring@pgusd.org
Before coming to campus to volunteer, please check with your child's teacher to schedule a time that works best for them.
Pre-registration for the 2026-2027 school year is OPEN for new to the district TK and Kindergarten age children. If you have a child turning 4 or 5 years old by September 1, 2026, please submit a NEW STUDENT PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Turn 4 years old on or before 9/1/26 = Transitional Kindergarten (TK)
Turn 5 years old on or before 9/1/26 = Kindergarten
If your child is a current student at Robert Down you do not need to submit a pre-registration form. This form is only for new to the district children.
This notice is to tell you about our voluntary program designed to build the RHD library and foster your child’s love of reading.
Here is how it works: To join the Robert H. Down Birthday Book Club fill out the information below (scroll way down to the bottom of this message to print the Birthday Book forms) and deposit it in the Drop Box at school along with a check for $20.00 (please make the check payable to the P.G.U.S.D. and write R.H.D. Birthday Book on the memo line).
When your child’s birthday month comes around Ms. Scanlon will present a new book in honor of your child’s birthday. Your child will be the first one to check out and read the book that has been donated to the library to celebrate their birthday. A bookplate with your child’s name will be affixed to the inside cover for all future readers to appreciate.
Robert Down Elementary School
Website: https://robertdown.pgusd.org/
Location: 485 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Phone: (831) 646-6540
Email: RHDOffice@pgusd.org