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Monday, October 24, 2022 2:30 pm- 4:00 pm Rainbow Garden Club
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 3:30 pm Movie Night
Friday, October 28, 2022 6:00 pm Dia de los Muertos Alter
Friday, October 28, 2022 thru Thursday, November 3, 2022 Halloween Parade
Monday, October 31, 2022 No School (Camp available)
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Davenport
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 5:20 pm - 7:00 pm Conference Week
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 thru Friday, November 4, 2022 Garden Work Day
Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Vision and Hearing Screening
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Parents Club Meeting
Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 5:30 pm
School Closed- Camp Available!
Let us know if you'd like to join in the fun
Tuesday, November 1st
Day camp is available November 1, November 21-23, and December 19-22. (Day camp will also be available March 17 and April 3-7, but more on that later.) Day camp is from 8:15-3:00 each day, and after-camp rec is available for TK-6th graders from 3:00-5:15. All preschoolers not enrolled in TK should be picked up by 2:45. Food will not be provided. Families should provide healthy snacks and lunch for their students.
If you are interested in having your student attend camp during November or December 2022, please complete this form. This is VERY HELPFUL to us, as we need to know how to staff our programs. If you have siblings who will attend the same hours and days, you can complete one form for all siblings. Otherwise, please complete separate forms for each student.
Day camp and after-camp rec are free for all students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch, who qualify as homeless or migrant, who are classified as English Language Learners, or who are foster youth. For all other students, day camp costs $45 per day and after-camp rec costs $12 per day. Invoices will be included in the monthly rec billing.
Pizza and Movie Night at the School, Friday, October 28th
6pm Pizza 7pm Movie starts
We will be showing Coco outside. Bring blankets, coats, flashlights, chairs and enjoy a movie out with friends. Bring money for pizza, popcorn, and baked goodies. Uncie Ro’s Pizza will be at the school selling pizza prior to the movie to support the school.
Dia de Muertos at Pacific School-
Photos welcomed, invited, and encouraged!
Pacific is making a Día de Muertos Altar! The altar will be on display in the office entryway from Oct 28th-Nov.3rd. Please remind your families (starting Wednesday Oct. 26th) that they are welcome/ invited and encouraged to bring in items and or photos (copies, not originals) of their loved ones. Pets count too!.
If you want your items back be sure they are labeled.
We are also having Día de Muertos After School activities. On Wednesday Oct. 26th (minimum day) we will have 3 stations which will need at least 2 parent volunteers/ helpers to lead the activities. Children will be making/creating/decorating tissue paper flowers, banners and Paper Sugar Skulls. They will learn about the symbolic meanings behind the objects/decorations. Please contact Rosie if you can help out.
Halloween Parade, Monday, October 31
Please arrive in costume (adults too). No weapons (even fake ones), gore, or scary costumes. Bring a change if the costume is uncomfortable.
No School: Teacher Work Day, Tuesday, November 1
Camp Available
Visitors from Inside Education had this to say about their visit: Many thanks to Supt/Principal Eric Gross and Kitchen Manager Emelia MIguel,
both for the candid and informative school overview, but also the outstanding meal!
Thank you to our amazing Pacific School students for sharing their skills!
CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
Pacific School students are finalists in the MY HERO International Film Festival...
Congratulations to these students whose original visual poems were selected as finalists in the Elementary Poetic Category:
Congratulations to last year 6th graders for their videos being finalists and in the Made by Kids for Kids Public ballot.
Quinn, Shyon, Moses, Logan & Kealia
Congratulations to the finalist student videos in the Elementary Environmental Category:
Endangered Species - Quinn, Shyon, Moses & Logan
Fungi to the Rescue - Kealia King & Lily Jarosz
The Last Iceberg - Kealia King
Cast your vote for Pacific school videos by Nov 7th HERE
A group of butterflies is officially called a kaleidoscope. Isn't that fun?!
A kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies visited Pacific School this week.
Bus chaperone and Carpooling opportunities
“Shared commuting is an incredible sanity saver! Not to mention environmentally sound.
To have a more complete matrix of options, please fill out this Google spreadsheet!! Bodhi’s mom will do her best to compile the info and send out an email to all who replied with some suggestions for you to consider. No obligations at this point! We’re also still looking for Morning Bus chaperones. If at all available to take a turn, Fill in your info on the same Interest Form
Thank you to all who participated in Drive for Schools!
We had 91 students participate this year with a total of 2206 tickets sold, and we raised an amazing $9,416.19!
Our two Embroidered Pacific School hat winners were
Morgan of 4th grade and Jackson of Kindergarten!
A special thank you to the students that sold over 100 tickets!
Asa, Jackson, Anastasia, Wiley, and Jackson!
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Thanks to everyone that came out for our school fundraiser
at Pizza My Heart on October 12th.
Together we were able to raise $797.21 for the school!
Sick? Stay Home
Symptomatic students still need to stay home from school. Please review the Student COVID Flowchart or the County Office of Education's current COVID rules for schools.
With this week's notable spike in cases (6 Covid-19 positive results in one day), staying home when sick, washing hands, and testing are as important as ever. A winter surge has been projected, and this may be the start.
Protocol Update
We have fortunately moved out of the recent Covid-18 surge. That said, Covid is still circulating in our community, and we will continue to follow the 2022-2023 COVID-19 School Guidelines
The Pacific School Foundation needs help
for the 2022-2023 school year!
Next PSF Parents Meeting: Tuesday, November 8th at 5:30pm via Zoom.
The Pacific School Foundation / Parents Club Events and Fundraisers
PSF Calendar:
Friday, October 28th @ 6pm - Movie Night at School.
6pm to 7pm - Pizza for Sale from Uncie Ro’s Pizza.
Movie starts at 7pm. The movie will be Coco!
Popcorn and Bake Sale during the movie.
Friday, November 4th @ 5:30pm to 7:30pm - Potato Night at School.
5:30pm to 6:30pm - Baked Potato Bar. Suggested donation $5 per person.
6:30pm to 7:00pm - Potato Arts and Crafts
7:00pm to 7:30pm - Potato Dance Party
Saturday, November 5th @ 10am to 6pm - Home/Work fundraiser
15% of your order will be donated towards school programs in store or online when you mention before checkout. www.shophomework.com
The Pacific School Foundation Parents Club needs your help to support the Lifelab, the Library, Music, Theater and Visual Arts as well as teacher grants rely on fundraising that we do each year. If we do not make our goal, these special programs will not be able to be funded. At this point in the school year, we need to raise $131.25 per student to cover our budget. This is about $19 per month. Look ahead at the school year and see how you can help support the school.
Donation help needed!
We need donations of artwork, wine, and more for our two big fundraisers for silent auction Bid and Sip (formerly Art and Wine) on February 3, 2023 (Artwork will be displayed at the school in the office during the month of January) and donations for our big Bingo Night Raffle on April 21, 2023 are needed before we print off our raffle tickets in March. We have a donation letter if you know of a business that you would think make a great donation for our fundraising events. If you can donate towards either of these events, please email president@pacificschoolfoundation.org.
For the latest information on how you can support Pacific School with other parents, visit pacificschoolfoundation.org.
Thanks so much for your support.
The 2021-22 Parents’ Club Welcome Letter and donation form can be found here.
Free Mental Health Referral Service
Pacific School has partnered with Care Solace to provide assistance connecting families and staff to mental health services and navigating the insurance system. More information in English or Spanish.
Head down to the London Nelson Community Center at 301 Center Street for a traditional Halloween Festival on Saturday afternoon, including FREE mask-making, the Thrill the World dance and a FREE child-friendly Haunted House. At 6PM, $5 scares will be available for 13 years and older!
Mask Making from 12-4pm (FREE, all ages)
Family-friendly Haunted House from 12-3 pm (FREE, all ages)
Thrill the World Dance: 3 - 3:15pm (FREE, all ages)
Extra Scary Version of the Haunted House 6-8pm ($5 admission, not recommended for children under 12 years old)
