Good evening PR Family!
We hope you have had a great winter break! Tomorrow, Monday, January 6th students will be following an Asynchronous eLearning schedule for our first day back from winter break! Please make sure to check emails/apps that your student’s teacher uses for daily communication so you will be aware of assignments and will be able to complete attendance forms.
We are excited to announce that our school is participating in the Kids Heart Challenge, kicking off on Tuesday, Jan.7th! It’s time for you to sign up your student to become an official Heart Hero.
Sign up today by downloading the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android and click on “Register Now” then scroll down to join your school’s team OR click on the link provided and choose “Sign Up” to get started. https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?fr_id=11261&pg=company&company_id=492402
2ND GRADE DRAMA TEAM NEWS
Get ready for some drama at PRES this semester! Second graders are eligible to join the Drama Team sponsored by Mrs. Corder, our librarian.
Registration for the 2nd Grade Drama Team will take place January 8-10. Registration forms will go home on January 8. Spots will go to the first 40 students who return their registration forms. The Drama Team will meet after school until 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays from January 30-March 13. There will be a school-day performance for the student audience and an evening performance for families on Thursday, March 13. Contact Mrs. Corder at mcorder@gccschools.com if you have any questions.
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE
GCCS elementary schools will hold a Kindergarten Open House for 2025-2026 kindergarten students on Tuesday, January 23rd. Incoming Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before August 1st, 2025.
Families are invited to come and meet our staff and tour our building during the Open House. To spread our visitors across the two hours more evenly, we ask that students with the last names of A-M come between 5:00-6:00 PM and students with the last names N-Z come between 6:00-7:00 PM. Visitors do not need to be there at the beginning of each time frame or for the entire hour. Please use your scheduled hour as a window of time to visit our Open House.
2ND GRADE MLK PROGRAM
Mark your calendars for the “I Have a Dream” Celebration of Martin Luther King that will be taking place on Jan. 22nd at 7:00pm at Charlestown High School! Students who are participating in the program be on the lookout for more information about rehearsals as the date gets closer.
PTO NEWS
PTO Meeting – The next PTO meeting will be Wednesday January 15th at 6pm in the PR cafeteria. We will be reporting back on the holiday shop and discussing ideas for a winter family night activity.
McPirate Night – The next McPirate Night will be Tuesday, January 14th from 4pm – 7pm. Come out to Charlestown McDonalds and support the PTO.
ESS ART CONTEST
Calling all artistic K-12 students: Are you ready to let your imagination run wild? ESS is thrilled to invite you to participate in the 2025 ESS Art Contest. To enter, fill out the web form at artcontest.ess.com and submit an original drawing, painting, or digital piece based on the topic: “Imagine going to school in a zoo—what would your day be like?“
Winning students from four grade groups will receive a $500 American Express gift card, plus $500 for their school!
Submissions must be received by Sunday, February 23rd at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. An ESS panel of judges will score each piece based on the following criteria: Artistic skills, Creativity and originality, Relation to contest theme, A unique and novel approach to the artwork and title, Technical skill by grade level, and Adherence to the contest rules and requirements
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Attendance, Birthday Recognition Guidelines, Immunizations, Transportation, and Dress Code Information are just a few examples of the topics in the handbook. GCCS Handbook
INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN-
Click on the link to review the 2024/25 Weather Plan GCCS Weather Plan
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Click on the attached link to read about important attendance law updates for the 2024-2025 school year and what the GCCS procedures will be. Indiana Attendance Laws Information
KROGER REWARDS
We have recently opened a Kroger Rewards Account for Pleasant Ridge and we need your help! Register your Kroger/Jay-C card by going to www.krogercommunityrewards.com and enter the code KM126.
This is a FREE service and Kroger/Jay-C contributes cash back to PR when you make a purchase. This can be shared with friends and family as well. Thank you very much for your support!
GCCS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PRICES
Breakfast $1.25 – Reduced $.30
Elementary Lunch $3.00 – Reduced $.40
We encourage all parents to fill out a free/reduced meal application to see if their child is eligible to participate in this program.
You may complete the application here https://www.nlappscloud.com/
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENUS
Please click HERE for the latest breakfast and lunch menu.
STAFF CONTACTS
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IMPORTANT DATES
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