Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Couple of Calhoun’s finest out and about placing items for the kiddos in the new “Gettin Piggy with it in 304, LLC” restaurant. Now families can enjoy a yummy smoked meat meal while playing some tic tac toe with their children or coloring and writing on placemats. Suzanne Allen and Debra Dawson-Smith gifted placemats, crayons, tic tac toe game boards, Lysol wipes and soap in Arnoldsburg today for families and children to use while dinning in at Arnoldsburg’s newest restaurant. Suzanne and Deb work with children and families in Calhoun through a grant with our awesome partner, Save the Children. Be sure to contact one of them to see how you and your kiddos, up to age 5, can take part in the opportunities they offer. Thank you Jason Miles Bennett for quickly becoming a partner in education supporting children and families here in Calhoun. Pictured: Suzanne Allen, Debra Dawson-Smith, and Jess Hall.

Dear Parents and Caregivers, Save the Children has an opportunity for children and families in Calhoun County! We offer weekly Parent Child Groups 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! Group location and dates for the month of March: Calhoun FRN on Tuesdays from 11-12 Upper West Fork Park on Wednesday from 1-2 Pleasant Hill Elementary on Thursday from 4:30-5:30 Arnoldsburg Elementary on Fridays from 2-3 Here’s a tip card to use with your littles. Use Your Words: Does your child get upset and start to cry or whine? Gently remind them to use their words to say what is bothering them or what they want. If they’re too upset to talk, try to guess what they want to say until they let you know you got it. Brainy Background: Helping your child learn to use words to share upset feelings is one of the best tools you can give them. This helps your child managing these feelings and express them in ways that others can understand and responded to. Ages 2 years - 3 years #152 If you have any questions, I can be reached at Pleasant Hill Elementary School at 304-354-6022 or Arnoldsburg Elementary School 304-655-8616, or email d.smith@k12.wv.us. Come and join the fun! Debra Smith, KRA

Last call for yearbook orders due by 2/28/2023! Yearbooks are $25 each. You can order with the flier sent home with students or you can order online. Orders will not be accepted after the deadline. Link to order https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09888587

Reminder: We have a Kindergarten Readiness Group tomorrow from 4:30-5:30. These groups help get your littles ones(3 to 5 year olds) ready for school and will help them become familiar with the school environment.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22nd and again on Monday, February 27th, ASPIRE afterschool will be held at CMHS. Students who participate in the afterschool program will ride the bus from Pleasant Hill to the CMHS. Buses will depart from CMHS to return students home and parent pick will also be at CMHS as well.

Next week we celebrate Read Across America week. Students are invited to participate in dressing for the daily themes. We are celebrating literacy and Dr. Seuss with a week of fun and reading!

Join us Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 for our weekly Parent-Child Group (3- to 5-year-olds).

Reminder that Yearbook Orders are due by February 28th. Yearbooks are $25 each. You can order with the flier sent home with students or you can order online. Link to order https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09888587

Calhoun County Schools provides homeschool or private school student in Calhoun County an opportunity to participate in our 3rd grade through 8th grade and 11th grade General Summative Assessment. If interested please click on the link and fill out the form. The window to sign up open now until February 12th at 11:59PM. If you have questions please contact Bonnie Sands at 304.354.7011 ext 317. https://forms.office.com/r/Kp8Y688qcx

Calhoun County Schools will be on a 3 Hour Delay today. All Calhoun County Schools will be on a 3 hour delay.

Join our Early Steps to Kindergarten Readiness group Thursday at 4:30 for a fun lesson. We hope to see you lots of familiar and new faces.

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

$25 each. Link to order https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09888587

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!