Good evening PR Family!
There is NO SCHOOL November 27th through November 29th for Thanksgiving Break. We hope that you all have a wonderful break and get to enjoy time with your families and friends!
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA-
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Breakfast With Santa event which will take place on Saturday, December 7th from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. All 1st grade classes will be performing at the breakfast. Check the schedule below to see what times each performance will be! Breakfast with Santa
9:15 – Lopez
9:30 – Blaydes
9:45 – Wass
10:00 – Aebersold
10:15 – Emly
10:30 – Edmiston
10:45 – Scott
BUILD A BED
In partnership with the United Way Build a Bed Program, we are currently taking applications for this year’s Build A Bed Program. If your child is in need of a bed, please email jspear@gccschools.com with your child’s name and teacher and an application will be sent home with your student. Applications must be received by December 20th! Please note that beds will not be ready for pickup until after February 8th.
PTO NEWS
PTO Meeting- Our next PTO meeting will be Wednesday, December 11th at 6pm in the PR cafeteria. We will be collecting feedback on the Fall Festival, discussing holiday shop and assembling gifts.
Holiday Shop- Our annual Holiday Shop will be held December 16th-20th. Students will have the opportunity to shop for up to 8 people (and pets!) during their art special area. Friday will be a make up day for anyone who was absent earlier in the week. We will have items for men, women, kids, and pets. More information will be sent home after Thanksgiving break.
Holiday Shop Volunteers-We can’t have a successful holiday shop without volunteers! Here is the link to sign up. Please remember you must have a background check on file. These can be completed in the office between 9am – 3pm. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ADAC22A3F8C43-53471416-2024
Spirit Wear Store- We will be swapping out designs in the PR Spirit Wear Store very soon, so please get any last minute orders in for the current designs asap! https://www.andreatheshirtlady.com/prspiritwear
CITY OF CHARLESTOWN HOLIDAY EVENTS
Check out the links below for information about the different Holiday Events the City of Charlestown will be sponsoring!
CHILD SAFETY LESSONS
This week all of our students in grade k-2 will be receiving lessons from their classroom teachers about the importance of being safe. Please click on the link provided for more information about the lessons that will be taught to your students. Child Education Parent Letter
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 Inclement 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.-