Pocatello Community Charter School

It's time for our annual celebration in music; PCCS Music Festival 2025! The students and staff have worked hard preparing an entertaining evening showcasing our great school. Our theme this year is "Do You Believe in Magic?". Come listen as we celebrate the magic of life through music! Every grade level will perform, as well as our choirs and the staff. Admission is $3 per person at the door. (PCCS students do not have to pay admission, they're the performers!) This $3 charge simply helps to cover some of the cost of using this amazing facility. It is such a wonderful experience for the students to perform in this top notch performing arts center. Thank you for your continued support in helping us cover the cost! The festival is Thursday April 17th at 6:30 pm, at the Stephen's Performing Arts Center. (The original school calendar for this year had the date as Wednesday, April 16th, however, we were unable to reserve the SPAC for that date. Fortunately, they had the very next day available, hence the change in date.) Students should arrive by 6:15 to find their seats. They should also be in dress uniform. This means navy blue logo shirts tucked into khaki pants, skirts, or skorts. Belts should be worn on bottoms with belt loops. Tights, if worn, should be in a solid uniform color. See you there!

Save the Date! It's almost time for our annual celebration in music; PCCS Music Festival 2025! The students and staff are working hard preparing an entertaining evening showcasing our great school. Our theme this year is "Do You Believe in Magic?". Come listen as we celebrate the magic of life through music! Every grade level will perform, as well as our choirs and the staff. Admission is $3 per person (PCCS students do not have to pay admission, they're the performers!) This $3 charge simply helps to cover some of the cost of using this amazing facility. It is such a wonderful experience for the students to perform in this top notch performing arts center. Thank you for your continued support in helping us cover the cost! The festival is Thursday April 17th at 6:30 pm, at the Stephen's Performing Arts Center. (The original school calendar for this year had the date as Wednesday, April 16th, however, we were unable to reserve the SPAC for that date. Fortunately, they had the very next day available, hence the change in date.)

March Lunch Menu Remember to order lunches for the next week by Friday at 10 AM. Consider ordering before spring break so you don't forget!

PCCS Adventures ahead for the week of March 17-21

March lunch menu! Better late than never?

This is just a reminder that the deadline for our lottery is tomorrow, Friday, February 28th!! You can apply by Google form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv9VY2OURXdWTBQFB_fbZ1fzn88FW-Eh4dRM_rkRl4dicGOQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Or, you can print a paper copy to bring in to the office here: https://5il.co/2gkmk All applications need to be in by this day to be included in the lottery draw. This is a hard deadline. If you have children already enrolled and have a student entering Kindergarten in the fall, this includes you. If you applied last year and a spot was not open for your student, you will need to apply again for this coming year (2025-2026). If you are unsure that you filled out an application, please email Hailey at secretary@pccs.k12.id.us and she can double check that the application was received.

Every year the Marshall Public Library holds a Winner's Circle for all students who earned 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention, and the overall winners from our Speech Festival. This year's Winner's Circle will be at Marshall Public Library at 7:00 P.M. this Tuesday, February 25th (tomorrow). These students are invited to present their speeches one more time. Unlike the Speech Festival, students are not required to wear uniforms for the Winner's Circle. We hope everyone can join. Thanks!

Because of the Snow Day on our original Speech Festival Day, we have rescheduled! We will hold a two round Speech Festival this Wednesday, February 19th. The schedule is below. We need your help, however, as we will still need volunteers. We definitely understand that some people who planned on judging Friday may not be able to make Wednesday work. Hailey will be reaching out to all of the scheduled judges to see if they are still available. If you weren't scheduled before and you can judge this Wednesday, please let Hailey know at secretary@pccs.k12.id.us. Judges Breakfast/training will still begin at 8:00 am Round 1 8:45-10 (like our scheduled Round 1) Break 10-10:15 Round 2 10:20-11:20 (like our scheduled Round 3 with siblings together) Awards 12-12:20 Thank you, Michael Mendive

Adventures ahead this week at PCCS! SPEECH FESTIVAL!

The PTO will be holding their monthly meeting next Monday, February 3 · 6:30 – 7:30pm Join us online or in the school library Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wrc-asuq-ojo Or dial: ‪(US) +1 929-287-3626‬ PIN: ‪927 586 958‬# Hope to see you there! Thank you! PTO@pccs.k12.id.us

Lunch Menu for January. Remember, each week, the cutoff to order for the next week, is by Friday at 10 AM.

Adventures ahead this week at PCCS! Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evening, the three high schools are each hosting an electives fair. This is a great way to get to know the high school your 8th grader will be headed to this fall! Thursday night is E.E. Night! One of our favorite events each year as students showcase their learning through high quality expedition projects. Invite friends and family and come check out all the work in each classroom! Open house style, 6-8 pm. Thursday, the Voyager crew will travel to EBR-1. And don't forget! No School on Friday!

I SPY SEVEN EXPEDITIONS! Can you find a symbol of each one? (List at the bottom of this post) E.E. Night is almost here! "E.E." is short for Expedition Exhibition (because THAT'S a mouthful!). Expedition Exhibition is an open-house celebration of learning event where you can see all of the high quality work that has been produced by PCCS students. Please invite family and friends to come check out all their hard work! There will be displays in every classroom for you to see. All PCCS Students should come dressed in Dress Uniform, dressed to impress! It will beheld Thursday, January 30th from 6-8 pm, open house style. We look forward to having you come! Expeditions represented in the I SPY photo: 1. Birds! 2. Potatoes-The Magical Tuber of Idaho 3. Simple Machines-Work Smarter, Not Harder 4. Colonies to Country 5. People Who Changed The World 6. Energy For Keeps 7. Math Rocks!

Come work with us! We have an immediate opening for an Educational Assistant, 19 hours a week. This position is to provide support for a classroom teacher in one of our upper elementary crews. Visit the documents tab on our website for more application details. www.pccs.k12.id.us PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: *Preparing and clearing up the classroom **Helping students who need extra support, individually or in small groups. *Helping crew leaders with planning learning activities and completing records *Supporting teachers to manage behavior in the classroom *Supervision of group activities *Helping with special events and adventure *Administrative tasks *Working alongside teachers to support learning activities *Other duties as assigned

Lunch Menu for January. Remember, each week, the cutoff to order for the next week, is by Friday at 10 AM.

Our Annual Speech Festival will be held this year on Friday, February 14th. Students will recite their speech 3 times throughout the day in three separate rounds. Parents are invited to come and watch. If you have multiple students, siblings will be in the same room on the third round. Speech Festival is one of the events at PCCS that we need lots of help to keep running smoothly. Anyone is welcome to volunteer! This includes family, friends, and anyone else in the community who would like to join. Please feel free to share the following link and sign up. Volunteer Sign Up - Click Here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4FABAF22A1FF2-54384462-speech#/ Volunteers will need to be available from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. for training on the scoring of speeches, and for all 3 rounds. Lunch will be provided by PTO for all volunteers. Round 1: 8:45-10 Round 2: 10:25-11:30 Round 3: 1:05-2:05 siblings will be in same room for this round

The PTO will be holding their monthly meeting next Monday, January 13th · 6:30 – 7:30pm Join us online or in the school library Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wrc-asuq-ojo Or dial: ‪(US) +1 929-287-3626‬ PIN: ‪927 586 958‬# Hope to see you there! Thank you! PTO@pccs.k12.id.us

After a nice winter break, I am so excited to get our after school choir up and running again! This choir is for all interested students 3rd grade and up. Now is a great time to join choir as we begin new songs for the spring! We meet Monday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 in the multi-purpose room. We will meet every Monday that there is school. The choir will perform twice in the spring, for Music Festival and a spring concert. It is possible that other performances might pop up. Students who wish to participate should come to our first rehearsal for on Monday, January 13th. All students who attend choir will be expected to be on their best behavior. All students who are in the multipurpose room after school will be expected to sing with the choir. Choir ends at 4:30, all students must be picked up no later than 4:45. I’m looking forward to making great music with your kiddos! Please register your child for choir by filling out the google form found here: https://forms.gle/y21Bd3kyS8rJ5chA6 Thank you! ~Mrs. Heather Barlow

Adventures Ahead at PCCS this week! If you are interested in helping with our Secret Santa gifts, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRNzryI_VyHfKQTTidqi6-kEyRqMfLnwlbhhdKAKZ1mfuzPQ/viewform

TOMORROW NIGHT! Come listen to our After School and Middle School Choirs at their Winter Concert. The show starts at 7 pm in the gym!