Weekly Updates

Placer Academy WEEKLY UPDATES

WEEK OF OCTOBER 21, 2019

REFRAMING LEARNING

HOT LUNCH:

November's menu has been loaded into My School Bucks. Remember all lunch orders are due on Monday at 8 pm for the following week. Click HERE to see the November menu. Click HERE to order from My School Bucks.

FALL FESTIVAL IS COMING Y'ALL!

Just a few more days until Fall Festival! Here are some important updates:

In the past we have handed out wrist bands, WE WILL NOT BE HAVING WRISTBANDS THIS YEAR. Just pay the family entrance fee and come enjoy the fun!

Also, if you haven't turned in your money yet, there is still time! PLUS you can always pay at the door on the night of the event.

Lastly, WE STILL NEED PLENTY OF CANDY AND VOLUNTEERS! An event like this doesn't happen without your support, so thank you for helping! Remember that we welcome the help of middle and high school students. Sign up HERE.

See you Friday, October 25th 4-6pm!

LOST AND FOUND:

Help! We are drowning in jackets.

Our cold mornings with warmer afternoons are causing the lost and found to grow daily. We need your help in getting the kids to check regularly for jackets and water bottles before they enter the building.

HEALTH NEWS:

It's that time again - cold and flu season has arrived! Please keep the following in mind, especially for the next few months:

Students with fevers should stay home until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours, without medication. Students that feel too ill to participate in the classroom activities should rest at home.
Hand washing is the best defense against illness. Please remind your child to wash their hands frequently.
If your child has been absent from school and has seen the doctor, please bring a doctor's note to the office to excuse the absence.

We have had a few students with strep throat so please keep the following information in mind if your child is ill.

Weekly PE Newsletter

PE NEWSLETTER:

Want to find out all the cool things that are happening in PE on the primary campus? Check out the informative weekly newsletter. Thank you to all that donated to my Go Fund Me project! It was fully funded and we will be getting new speakers for PE.

PENNY WARS:

Penny Wars are in full force! Remember amounts will fluctuate wildly each week depending on donations. The top three classes this week are:

Ms. Stokes - 5,600
Mrs. Wilson - 5,526
Mrs. McClain - 4,485

PICTURE RETAKES:

If your student was absent or you didn't like the pictures, PAC will have a retake day on November 21st at both campuses.

Enroll Today

We have limited space available. If you are interested in enrolling your students for the 2019-2020 school year, you can access the enrollment form HERE.

Email us or call us at (916) 259-1688 if you are interested in scheduling a tour to see our fantastic school!

Quick links

2019-2020 School Calendar

October Lunch Menu

November Lunch Menu

After School Enrichment

Upcoming Board Agenda

Parent/Student Handbook

Parent Notifications

Aeries Parent Portal

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Oct 21 - School Day
Oct 22 - School Day
Board Meeting, 6 pm (Primary Campus)
Oct 23 - School Day
Oct 24 - School Day
Oct 25 - Early Release Day
Fall Festival, 4 pm - 6 pm (Primary Campus)

Oct 28 - School Day
Oct 29 - School Day
Oct 30 - School Day
Oct 31 - School Day
Nov 1 - No School, Teacher Work Day

SCHOOL START TIME:
Primary Academy
K-5: 8:10 am
Upper Academy
6-8: 8:20 am

SCHOOL DISMISSAL TIME:
Primary Academy
K-5: Monday - Thursday, 3:00 pm
K-5: Friday, 12:00 pm
Upper Academy
6-8: Monday - Thursday, 3:15 pm
6-8: Friday, 12:15 pm

Placer academy pto

PTO Website

The Placer Academy PTO is made of parent volunteers that work hard to make our little school a better place. They provide student and teacher resources, plan community events, and conduct fundraisers that support our school community.

Current PTO Agenda

BOX TOPS:

Final submission is the end of October, so keep those Box Tops coming!

CONTACT YOUR PTO:

Interested in volunteering for a committee, helping with a fundraiser, or assisting in multiple ways? Email us at pto@placeracademy.org.

PTO ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Please join us for our first PTO meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 13 at 3:15 pm. We will meet in the art room on the primary campus. Free child care will be provided on the playground.

Article of the Week

WHY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE IS CRUCIAL TO EFFECTIVE CRITICAL THINKING:
Critical thinking is all the rage in education. Schools brag that they teach it on their websites and in open houses to impress parents. Some argue that critical thinking should be the primary purpose of education and one of the most important skills to have in the 21st century, with advanced machines and algorithms replacing manual and repetitive labor.
But a fascinating review of the scientific research on how to teach critical thinking concludes that teaching generic critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning, might be a big waste of time. Critical thinking exercises and games haven’t produced long-lasting improvements for students. And the research literature shows that it’s very difficult for students to apply critical thinking skills learned in one subject to another, even between different fields of science.

Click HERE to read the rest of this article.

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gallery of student work

BOOK CLUB ELECTIVE:

Our book club elective celebrated the end of our book set in ancient China with some mouth watering Chinese food! Now on to our new book set in India!

LEARNING CENTER:

Several students are working on a Genius Hour project in the Learning Center.

Lunch Bunch is up and running at the Learning Center. It's definitely a student favorite!

GUIDED READING:

Mrs. Stokes always wears her crown during guided reading time. This signals to the class that she is working with a group.

HEALTH EDUCATION:

If you have a kindergarten or first grade student, you may have heard the exciting news - the Tooth Fairy came to visit! Thank you to Rocklin Pediatric Dentistry (our neighbors!) for providing a fun oral health presentation along with dental kits for our students. Students in 2nd-5th grade will have an oral health presentation and receive complimentary dental kits next week.