WAY TO GO PIRATES! You all raised $10,353 dollars to support the Jump Rope for Heart Organization!!
To celebrate this exciting news we are going to have dress up days this upcoming week!
Monday- Game Day- Wear your favorite team’s gear or blue
Tuesday- School Spirit Day- show your school pride
Wednesday- Quacky Day- Mix-Match Day
Thursday- Dress up Or Dress Down Day- fancy or comfy clothes you decide
Friday- Superhero Day- Wear your Finn’s Mission cape, dress like your favorite superhero, or wear red
Pleasant Ridge Art Club
The PR Art club for 2nd graders featuring a ceramic tic tac toe game will meet for our Winter/Spring 6-week session each Thursday from 3:30-4:30 pm on the following dates:
Feb. 6, 13,20,27; Mar 6,13
A reminder notice has gone out to those students participating in this session.
McPirate Night: Our next McPirate Night will be Tuesday, February 11th from 4pm – 7pm at the Charlestown McDonalds. Come out and support Pleasant Ridge Elementary and the PTO! We will also have a fun Valentine’s craft for the kids to do while you wait on your order.
PTO Meeting: Our next PTO meeting will be Wednesday, February 12th at 6pm in the PR cafeteria. Everyone is welcome! We will have Valentine’s treats and activities for the kids.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Attendance, Birthday Recognition Guidelines, Immunizations, Transportation, and Dress Code Information are just a few examples of the topics in the handbook. (ADD LINK)
INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN-
Click on the link to review the 2024/25 Weather Plan (ADD LINK)
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.
RED RIBBON WEEK –Join in on our Red Ribbon Week fun! This week we will have dress up days to promote Red Ribbon Week and the importance of being drug free. Extra information regarding Red Ribbon Week can be found HERE.
Monday, October 28th: “Our Future is bright without drugs”- Dress for your future career
Tuesday, October 29th:”Drugs are OLD news” Dress like an elderly person
Wednesday, October 30th: “Be a good character.” Dress like your favorite book or movie character
Thursday, October 31st: “Say BOO to Drugs”Wear your Costume today!
Due to safety concerns and to lessen the amount of disruptions to the learning environment, students are not to have any accessories, weapons, masks, or face paint with their costumes.
Friday, November 1st: “Leaf/Leave drugs at the Door.” Wear Fall Colors
BOOK FAIR INFORMATION- The Scholastic Book Fair will run from October 28-November 1. Check out the PRES Book Fair online for all the details.
Volunteers are still needed! All volunteers must have a background check already on file with the school office.
Remember to activate your student’s eWallet account by 8 a.m. on their library shopping day. eWallet is the most secure and preferred payment method, but cash is also accepted. Any remaining eWallet funds at the end of the Book Fair can be redeemed at Scholastic online or at a future Scholastic Book Fair. Contact Mrs. Corder at mcorder@gccschools.com if you have any questions. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/pleasantridgeelementarysch
PTO is still having their pumpkin contest! You are welcome to email PTO a picture of your masterpiece or bring it to the festival. The Cornucopia Farm coupon expires on 10/27/24 so if you have not used yours make plans for a trip to Cornucopia soon!
PTO MEETING- The next PTO Meeting will be November 13th at 6pm. There will be a caramel apple bar for attendees as plans are made to finalize the Holiday Shop!
In preparation for the upcoming eLearning days, we want to make sure parents are able to help their students get on Google Classroom. Our math coach, Mrs. Hubbard has created the video below below for parents who are unfamiliar with Google Classroom. Thank you to Mrs. Hubbard for creating this video!
Registration opened on April 4th. For kindergarten, students must be 5 by August 1, 2022. If your child is a returning student and you need your child’s Snapcode, please email codle@gccschools.com with your name and child’s name.
How do I apply for textbook assistance and free/reduced lunch?
Applications for the 2022-2023 school year are not able to be filled out until July 1st, or they will be processed for the previous school year.
Only qualifying students will receive Free/Reduced breakfast and lunch this school year. We encourage all families to apply for Free/Reduced breakfast and lunch by applying online or picking up a paper application in the school office. Families receiving Free/Reduced meals will also receive Textbook Fee assistance as well.
Students that will be a permanent or regular car rider (at least once a week) will need to be assigned a Car Rider Tag.
Car Rider Tags are only assigned to custodial parents, although they can be given to other family members or friends to be able to pick up your child in the car rider line. Car Rider Tags are not needed to drop off students in the AM. The first Car Rider Tag is free and each additional tag is $1. Car Rider Tags are changed each school year. A Family Car Rider Tag will be assigned to students who are brothers or sisters in the same household with the same custodial parents with no exceptions.
If you need your child to have a different PM transportation than their normal routine, please call the office at 812-256-7286 before 2:30 PM. Hand written notes or other forms of communication to the teacher are not accepted and all changes must be made through the main office.
Students who need to be a car rider who do not have a car rider tag will be assigned a temporary, one day pass. The adult picking up the child must have their ID in the car rider line and it must match the name of the adult given during the phone call made to change your child’s transportation.
What time does school start/end?
The school day begins at 8:55 AM and ends at 3:35 PM.
Doors open for school at 8:35 AM.
Tardy warning bell rings at 8:55 AM and the car rider line door closes. Students who arrive after 8:55 AM must enter through the main office.
Students are tardy if they arrive after 9:00 AM and must be signed in by an adult.
Leaving school prior to 3:35 PM will result in a tardy, or half day absence if more than half of the school day is missed.
Students may be picked up through the office until 3:15 PM. After that time, parents will be asked to pick their student up in the car rider line or follow their normal PM dismissal procedure.
Is there a before and after school program?
Our Extended Day Learning partner for before and after school childcare is Youthlink. Information about the program and registration may be found here: https://youthlinksi.org/extended-day-learning/.
What do I do if my child needs to be absent?
Please call the school at 812-256-7286 prior to 10:00am the day of absence. There is a voicemail for messages if a student should get sick through the night and you want to call after school hours the day before the absence.
The first 5 absences will be marked as excused, if contact is made prior to 10:00am. After 5 absences, a doctor statement or funeral statement is required for the absence to be marked excused.
Most teacher’s email addresses are their first initial, last name @gccschools.com. You may call the office to get a specific email, (812)256-7286. It is also on our school website at http://pleasantridgee.wpenginepowered.com/home/about/staff/
How do I keep up with the latest news about Pleasant Ridge?
A weekly message titled the PR Happenings will be sent each Sunday night at 6 PM to your email through School Messenger and will be posted to our social media and website. Please bookmark our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @PRESCharlestown as well as our YouTube channel through the links below.
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!
For the time period of August through November, PR received $727.77 dollars from 109 households! Thank you to everyone who has signed up!
