A great deal of work has been put in to the logistics of how we can bring students back to our campus safely. While no plan is perfect, administration, classified staff and teachers have joined together at Pleasant Valley to create protocol that takes into account all CDC guidelines, the expectation of parents and the [...]
As we begin returning students back to classrooms it is required for student readmittance that every parent/guardian READ, SIGN and RETURN the signature sheet of the COVID Handbook BEFORE your student's first day back. This handbook, also available in Spanish, contains necessary information for parents to navigate the days ahead as we continue striving to [...]
Principal Letter || Sept 18, 2020 Questions Answered || Our first Principal Coffee of the year took place on Tuesday, Sept 15. Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend! With a possible re-entry date of October 5th in a hybrid model, parents had lots of questions and concerns, and although I [...]
Welcome to the new school year - one like no other before!! This informational document will help answer some of your questions about this unusual school year. Please click HERE to view in Spanish. Please click HERE to view in English.
From Ms. Penny: Several weeks ago I watched local author and speaker, Kelly Corrigan, talk about one way that she deals with overwhelming situations by imagining the best result. Kelly said, “I tell myself the story of what happened as if it’s over and I nailed it.” Her story of what the days of the [...]
Dear Pleasant Valley Families, The last few weeks have left me devastated in spirit and bereft of words. In the United States we have reached the grim statistic of over 107,000 deaths due to corona virus. Our economy is reeling from the effects of unprecedented shelter in place mandates, and millions of people across the [...]
As the school year comes to an end, this is usually a time of big celebrations for our 5th grade students. Our Promotion ceremony provides a time to reminisce and glance back at the campus where most of these students have spent six years of their lives. In these last days teachers, as well as [...]
We are quickly drawing to the end of the year, and teachers will soon begin the process of developing class lists for the 2020-21 school year. This is a very challenging task for teachers, one to which they devote an enormous amount of time, thought, and effort. They take this responsibility very seriously! Teachers have [...]
Dear Pleasant Valley Families, I hope you had a safe, relaxing break. I miss seeing all the little faces, but at least I've been able to join in some Zoom meetings! And it has been inspiring and uplifting to see so many photos of families engaged in creative, community-building activities. These are memorable times... Update [...]
Dear Pleasant Valley Families, Two weeks of remote learning accomplished! I hope it is beginning to seem easier and less stressful, and that you are finding opportunities to enjoy this new way of life. I love that I can hear birdsong so clearly with fewer cars on the road and airplanes in the sky, that [...]
