February's Family Science Night was a wonderful evening of discovery and exploration. It was a fun community event and was very exciting to see so many families engaged in science. Our presenters included: Lawrence Hall of Science in the MPR with tons of activities and experiments to engage families Nick Williams (PV parent and STEM teacher [...]
The Earth Balloon visited Pleasant Valley recently! You may have heard your child talking about this unique opportunity for PV students to learn about our planet Earth. The Earth Balloon is "one of the largest, most unique, and most accurate globes in the world." It is 20 feet in diameter and in full color. An instructor [...]
Novato Unified has partnered with the national nonprofit, YouthTruth, to help us hear from you about what we are doing well, and how we can improve. From 1/22 – 2/9 the YouthTruth Family Survey will be open and we want to hear from you! Please take the 15-minute online survey here: nusdfamily18.ytsurvey.org Your response is [...]
2018 Winter Session After School Enrichment Registration is now open for enrollment! Please Click Here to download and print out the flyer and registration form. Classes will begin the week of January 22nd (except for Drama Stars which will begin Jan. 18th). Use the link above for the registration form. DON'T DELAY!! REGISTER TODAY! [...]
A new survey will be administered to the entire NUSD community in a few weeks. NUSD has hired YouthTruth, a nonprofit organization whose student survey is nationally recognized and has been used in hundreds of schools and districts across the county, to develop the survey. The survey is completely anonymous, research-based, valid and reliable. It will provide [...]
Under the guidance of our poet in residence, Michelle Rivers, PV's 5th-grade students have been engaged in the ten-week exploration of writing and interpreting poetry. The five fingers are were focused on every day... diet, exercise, newness, creativity and love! Kids have written poems with the topics of, Wacky Whatifs, Forgiveness, Lightness and Darkness, Our [...]
Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten registration began on December 1, 2017. Registration packets ae available online at https://nusd.org/departments/educational-services/registration/ and at neighborhood elementary schools beginning December 1, 2017. Completed registration packets are to be returned to the neighborhood school. Students enrolling in Kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year are required to have their fifth birthday on or before September [...]
Winter Break - December 23rd thru January 7th It's time to snuggle up with the ones you love and enjoy a much deserved break from school to celebrate the winter holidays! Hanukkah, Three Kings Day, Winter Solstice, Kwanza, Christmas, and New Year's Day are just a few of the holidays celebrated by Pleasant Valley families. [...]
Our new outdoor classroom has been installed and the decomposed granite is drying. We are purchasing new tables and benches to put in the garden so that an entire classroom can work there. Thank you to everyone who contributed to last year's Fund a Need and made it possible.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School currently uses Soul Shoppe to support a curriculum of social-emotional development on campus. These workshops are fun and interactive, weaving life skills and tools through stories that look like common "real-life" challenges and experiences. For September, students started learning the balloon tool, which imagines a place inside where feelings build up. [...]
