Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Come join Freckles and Friends. A Early Steps to School Success Kindergarten Readiness Groups • Free early childhood education services to children 3 through 5 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. Tuesday Calhoun Family Resource Network 4:30-6:30 Fridays Arnoldsburg Elementary School 1 to 3 This month's theme is Gingerbread.

Bus 23 will not run tomorrow November 29th. Bus 29 will pick up those students who ride bus 23. Students who live on Munday Road will need to be at the end of the road by 7:00am.

Attention parents and/or caregivers, please see the upcoming scheduled Love and Logic sessions. This is an excellent opportunity to gain some extra skills, strategies, and resources.

Save the date and hope to see you all there!

PHE Afterschool Students will be going to the CMHS for Wild Wednesday tomorrow, November 29th.

Our Early Learning Empowerment Group is having another parent workshop session this Wednesday evening at the Calhoun FRN starting at 4:30. Everyone with children ages 3 to 5 are encouraged to take advantage of this workshop.

Dear Parents/Guardians: This letter is to inform you of an increased number of students reporting gastrointestinal illness at Pleasant Hill Elementary. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), typical presentations of a gastrointestinal illness include vomiting and diarrhea and can be transmitted easily by: • Having direct contact with an infected person • Sharing food or eating utensils with an infected person • Consuming contaminated food or water • Touching contaminated surfaces then putting unwashed hands in your mouth In a collective effort to stop the spread of illness, we are requesting that you: • Know the signs of gastrointestinal illness: Look for any symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, fever (over 100.4º F), or stomach cramps. • Keep sick children at home: Students should stay home for at least 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhea without medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), or Imodium. Consider seeking medical care if your child’s illness is not improving on its own. • Properly report your child’s absence to the school: When reporting the absence, be sure to advise what your child’s symptoms are so the school can keep track of the potential spread of the illness. • Cleaning: Use bleach when cleaning. Bleach is the best chemical to kill these germs. Consider cleaning high traffic areas such as countertops, doorknobs, and tables. When mixing a bleach solution for cleaning it should be diluted, 1-part bleach to 10 parts water. Apply the diluted bleach mixture and allow the bleach to dry for four minutes. Clothes soiled with vomit or diarrhea should also be cleaned with bleach or color safe bleach. • Teach your child to wash their hands thoroughly: Hand washing with soap and water is the best way to clean hands. Encourage your child to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. (Tip: Sing the Happy Birthday Song TWICE.) Our school works closely with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology to monitor and stop outbreaks of illness. Contact the school nurse with any questions. We will notify you with any changes in our school’s plan to prevent illnesses. Any questions please contact Nurse Trudi at 304-354-6148 ext 219 or email t.m.anderson@k12.wv.us. Sincerely, Ashley Cunningham Principal, Pleasant Hill Elementary

Afterschool Update! Wild Wednesday at the Calhoun Middle High School is canceled for this evening. Pleasant Hill after school students will remain at Pleasant Hill this evening.

As we go into the winter months and cold/flu season, we want to send a reminder about the availability of MHHS School Based Health. Our providers are available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at PHE. They can also see students at are brought to CMHS by parents on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please send a note, call the school or email calhounsbh@mhhs.healthcare to have your student seen by our provider.

Reminder for this Thursday. See flier for times for each grade level. We hope to see you there!

Come join our Kindergarten Readiness Group at the following time and locations. Tuesday from 4:30-6:30 at Calhoun Family Support Center Friday at Arnoldsburg Elementary School from 1 to 3 p.m. This month's theme is Food and Nutrition. Tell your friends and bring them along with you.

Students have invited their Veteran family members, but we want to extend the invitation in case we missed anyone! For more information please contact us at 304-354-6022.

Come join us Tuesday evening from 4:30-6:30 at Calhoun Family Support Center This month's theme is Food and Nutrition. Tell your friends and bring them along with you.

Please, be sure to mark your calendars for our annual Pancakes and Pajamas event, scheduled for Dec. 19th at CMHS. All students and families are invited to attend.

Reminder for all PHE PreK families for tomorrow at 1:30. Hope to see you there!

Join our Kindergarten Readiness Group for a SpOoKtAcUlAr Halloween Party. Where: Calhoun FRN When 10/31/23 Time: 4:30 to 6:30 For all kids under 5.

Good afternoon, we wanted to remind everyone that Friday October 27 is homecoming. All students will be transported to the homecoming parade on Friday October 27th. The parade will start at 2:30. After the parade we will dismiss from Grantsville. Parents/Guardians please be at the bus stops a little earlier on Friday. Students who live on Phillips Run will ride bus 9 Friday after the parade. The homecoming game is at 7:00, homecoming activities will be at halftime.

You are invited to our annual Pleasant Hill Elementary Fall Festival! This Friday, October 27th from 9:30 to 11:00. Come join us for some fall fun and activities. We hope to see you there!

📣 YOUTH CREATIVE CONTEST📣 Theme: Be kind to your mind…live drug free!!!!! Rules ‼️ 1. Must be under 18 2. Agree to have your entry placed on social media and in our window 3. Entries must be at FRN no later than Oct. 31st at 2 pm The entry can be: anything creative (picture, craft, poem, essay… anything) Can have more than 1 entry Winners ‼️ Tickets to the paint party 🎉 ( @everyone see paint party in comments)

There will be no Afterschool program for this week due to parent teacher conferences at the schools. No afterschool for the week of October 23rd to October 27th.