Pocatello Community Charter School

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!

PCCS Adventures ahead this week! Wish our girls basketball team good luck in their tournament this week! Also, come listen to our After School choir and Middle School elective choir at their Winter Concert this Thursday at 7 pm in the gym!

The PTO will be holding their monthly meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. Come join us in the library or online. PTO Meeting Monday, December 2 · 6:30 – 7:30pm Time zone: America/Denver Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hig-kgok-nem Or dial: ‪(US) +1 650-449-9839‬ PIN: ‪151 541 473‬#

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

PCCS adventures ahead! A handful of basketball games. Good Luck Girls!!!

From Mr. Mendive: "Dear PCCS families, It is with deep sadness that I share some heartbreaking news. Our beloved staff lunch lady, Ms. Mandy, has unexpectedly passed away. Mandy was a cherished part of our school family, known by every student... Mandy has been a stalwart on our PTO for as long as I can remember. She has been a very active parent to one graduate and one current PCCS student. Mandy was also a best friend to many of our faculty. Thus, we have had so many staff request time off to attend the services on Thursday, and we feel very much obliged to honor each request, we will be cancelling school on Thursday, November 7th. I do understand that this creates a significant inconvenience for many of you, but we hope that you will understand the importance for our crew. "

PCCS Week ahead Not a lot of extras happening this week. Middle School students will be gone for the week learning and exploring at Henry's Place in Utah. Coming next week: On Monday, November 11th, we will celebrate Veterans Day at 2:30 PM in the gym. We have loved this ceremony each year as we learn what Veterans Day is all about and honor our very own community members who have served our country. The students are invited to fill out spotlight forms about Veterans they know and love, to be hung in the halls at school. These can be found on the visitor check in desk outside the front office. They can be filled out, colored and turned in any time between now and Veterans Day. (Please turn in to crew leaders, or the front office to be placed in Mrs. Barlow's mail box.) Also, each family is encouraged to invite one Veteran who is close to them (Family member, neighbor, etc....) to attend. We will present them with a token of our appreciation. Parents, please come too! We look forward to seeing you all there!

Lunch Menu for November. Remember, each week, the cutoff to order for the next week, is by Friday at 10 AM. Middle School Parents: remember to NOT order lunches for the week of the Henry's Place Trip. (Nov. 4th-8th)

PCCS adventures ahead this week! 🗓We will have regular school Monday through Wednesday (Wednesday is still a half day). And no school Thursday and Friday to allow time for conferences. 🏫All students (all grades) must be in dress uniform for conferences. Dress uniform is a navy blue polo with the school logo embroidered on it, along with khaki pants/skirts. 🏀Wish our girls basketball teams good luck as they play two games this week. One of them with our cross-town rival, Alpine! 📚Come shop our Book Fair! Open during conferences (for times we have volunteers for..... check to see if there's a time YOU can volunteer! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4EA4A823A0FD0-44591057-pccs#/ ) 🎃Have a great week!

Lots of stuff happening this week! Spirit Week is here. We love an opportunity to celebrate our school spirit! Among other spirit building activities throughout the week, we have themed dress up days as well as a drive for the Critters. Crews are collecting pet supplies as well as pennies to help sponsor adoptions at the animal shelter. Also! Conferences are next week, don't forget to sign up for a time!

Don't forget! Spirit week kicks off tomorrow! Monday's theme is to dress like a celebrity. We can't wait to see!

Adventures ahead this week at PCCS! If you are a parent of a 1st or 2nd grader, you don't want to miss Parent Orientation Wednesday evening at 6:30. The best way to know what will be happening with your child's crew is to be there! Very important info will be covered. Spirit Day is Thursday. Students may wear a school spirit top with their uniform bottoms. Spirit tops would include shirts with PCCS logos screen printed, school sport shirt, run-a-thon shirts, etc.

This is happening tonight! If you're interested in scouting, you want to be there! From Marjanna Hulet: "SCOUT ME IN! The PCCS Scouting groups are holding a recruiting event Thursday, Oct 10 at 7 pm at PCCS. This is for girls and boys ages 11-18 who love the outdoors and adventure! We have trained, experienced scout leaders who love working with kids. At our event we will have information for adults, along with a fun, scout-based scavenger hunt for the kids. (The scavenger hunt will begin at about 7:15 and last about 45 minutes). Come find out more about the scouting opportunities PCCS has to offer. "

Looking for Read-a-thon pledges? Here's some info to use! I am participating in the PCCS PTO Read-a-Thon. Proceeds help fund adventure programs such as M.O.S.S. and Yellowstone, the Teacher Grant program, also our mission to purchase solar panels for the roof as well as other upgrades to our school. You can sponsor me per-minute or with a flat amount. After the event, I will let you know how many minutes I read and collect your contribution. You may pay with Cash, Check (payable to PCCS PTO) or through Venmo at @PCSPTO (four digit code 8110). Please provide the students' full name to ensure they get credit for their efforts! Thank you for your support!!!