Pleasant Hill Elementary School

On Wednesday, January 25th, AES & PHE Afterschool students will travel to CMHS directly after school and meet up with a “mentor” (ASPIRE afterschool student from CMHS) and participate in class rotations based on the theme of RELAXATION & DE-STRESS TECHNIQUES… Rotations will include: Yoga with Miss Dolly, building Charcuterie snack boards, a Read-Aloud story, and of course, Homework Help! The activity busses will depart from CMHS at 6pm and will run their regular afterschool routes. Parent Pick-Up will be at CMHS that evening.

Early Steps to School Success Kindergarten Readiness Groups • Free early childhood education services to children three through five years of age and support for their parents or caregivers • Assist children with early language, literacy, math, social, and emotional development • The result will be a strong foundation of learning for the child which will prepare him/her for success in school! • Help introduce your child to peers. • Fun parent-child activities! • Support and connections to community resources • Parent/child groups and story book hours Come join us at one of our weekly groups at the following locations and a times. Calhoun FRN (Grantsville) Tuesday 11-12 Upper West Fork Park Wednesday 1-2 Pleasant Hill Elementary 4:30-5:30 Arnoldsburg Elementary 2-3

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A reminder that there is no after school program for students this week. January 4th through January 6th.

PHE Communities in Schools students were excited to get gifts from CIS.

Another fun activity for this week.

Please be aware that Bus 14 is running about 20 late due to a mechanical issue with the bus.

Good Evening. Pleasant Hill Elementary would like to invite you to our holiday program this Friday, December 16th. There will be two showings and all students will participate in both showings. One showing for parents of students in grades preschool through first grade at 9:00 and a second showing for parents of students in grades second through fourth grade at 1:00. We are asking that you do not sign students out after the first show as they will be need for the second showing. We hope to see you all there!

Good Evening. Pleasant Hill Elementary would like to invite you to our holiday program this Friday, December 16th. There will be two showings and all students will participate in both showings. One showing for parents of students in grades preschool through first grade at 9:00 and a second showing for parents of students in grades second through fourth grade at 1:00. We are asking that you do not sign students out after the first show as they will be need for the second showing. We hope to see you all there!

Our Kindergarten Readiness Groups have been busy the last couple of months learning about fun ways they can turn everyday chores into fun games they can play at home to help with letter recognition and math skills. If you haven't attended a group and would like to attend one they will be held this week at the following locations and times. Calhoun FRN Tuesday 11-12 Upper West Fork Park Wednesday 1-2 Pleasant Hill Elementary Thursday 4:30-5:50 Arnoldsburg Elementary Friday 2-3

Attendance is importance is many ways. If a student is absent or tardy they miss out on instructional time, which cause them to get behind.

Attendance is very important in many aspects! If students are not at school or are tardy they miss out on instruction.

Sesame Street with the Kindergarten classes! “K” is for kind

Reminder for Cookies with Kinders. Friday, December 9th at 1:30. All Kindergarten parents invited in for cookies, milk, song by the kinders and information share from Title I, STC Early Steps and Communities in Schools.

Dear Parents and Caregivers, Save the Children has an opportunity for children and families in Calhoun County! We offer weekly Parent Child Groups at Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Arnoldsburg Elementary School and 2 other sites throughout the county. The focus of these groups will be Kindergarten Readiness Skills for children 3 to 5 years old, but all younger siblings are also welcomed to attend. Snacks will also be provided! One lucky parent/caregiver will win a small door prize. During the weekly Parent Child Groups, we will be exploring the following Language, Literacy and Math Kindergarten Readiness skill areas: Knowing about the alphabet, books and print; talking and listening; understanding words and sounds; numbers, counting, patterns, sorting and classification; comparison, measurement and geometry. These are all critical skills that your child needs in order to be prepared for Preschool and Kindergarten. I look forward to meeting you and helping prepare your child for school success! Groups held this week will be at: Calhoun FRN on 12/6/22 from 11 to 12 Upper West Fork Park on 12/7/22 from 1 to 2 If you have any questions, please contact Debra Smith at Pleasant Hill Elementary School at 304-354-6022 or Arnoldsburg Elementary School 304-655-8616, or email d.smith@k12.wv.us.

Fourth Grade Families. Popcorn orders will be ready for pick up at Pleasant Hill tomorrow, Tuesday 11/29 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. You will get the order form back and any popcorn your child sold at this time. If this pickup time does not work, please contact Mrs. Hardway to arrange another time. Please note that orders will not be ready to pick up until 3:30. Thank you for helping make this fundraiser a success!

Early Steps to School Success Kindergarten Readiness Groups • Free early childhood education services to children three through five years of age and support for their parents or caregivers • Assist children with early language, literacy, math, social, and emotional development • The result will be a strong foundation of learning for the child which will prepare him/her for success in school! • Help introduce your child to peers. • Fun parent-child activities! • Support and connections to community resources • Parent/child groups and story book hours Groups will be held this week at the following locations: Tuesday 11/29 at Calhoun FRN 11a.m.-12p.m. Thursday 1/1 at Pleasant Hill 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Our PHE t-shirts are here and being sent home with students this afternoon. A big thank you to our PHE PTO for purchasing these for all students and staff! Please make sure to save these for students to wear on future field trips this school year!

Early Steps to School Success Kindergarten Readiness Program  Free early childhood education services to children three through five years of age and support for their parents or caregivers  Assist children with early language, literacy, math, social, and emotional development  The result will be a strong foundation of learning for the child which will prepare him/her for success in school! Weekly In-person groups are held at: • Parent Child Group 11-12 Calhoun FRN Tuesday • Parent-Child Group 4:30-5:30p.m PHES Wednesday • Parent-Child Group 10-11a.m. AES Friday To enroll or to find out more information contact: Debra Smith, Kindergarten Readiness Ambassador at P.H.E (304) 354-6022 or A.E.S (304) 655-8616