Placer Academy Crew News
APRIL 22, 2019
BUILDING OUR FUTURE
BIOME PLAYS:
First grade students performed their annual Biome Play in front of a packed house! The Biome unit is a Core Knowledge science unit. Updates Ahead
PRIMARY ACADEMY TOWN HALL:
Our Primary Academy Town Hall meeting will be held Thursday, April 25th from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. There will be a brief presentation about upcoming changes for next year as well as interactive sessions to seek input from the parent community. If you have a current student in grades K - 5th, we encourage you to attend. 
UPPER ACADEMY UPDATES:
Payment for Sierra Nevada Journeys overnight field trip is past due. If you haven't turned in your permission slips and/or payments, please do so now! 
SPRING PLAY:
The drama club students have been hard at work, rehearsing for our production of “Munckin Mediation”. Both the Upper Academy as well as students from the primary campus are looking forward to a wonderful audience at the one matinee show on Saturday, May 11th at 3:00 p.m. There is no admission charge! Please plan to attend! Destiny Community Center: http://center.loveourcity.com
Minds Under Construction
PIGEON POINT:
Fifth grade students had a blast on their overnight field trip to Pigeon Point!
CONSTITUTION STUDY:
We concluded our unit on the Constitution, and today we got to celebrate by having them do the Constitution Breakout Room. I hope you got the pictures! They had a blast! Who knew the Constitution could be fun!
ENCYCLOPEDIA PROJECT:
Upper Academy students are taking the book set from 1954 and trying to find inaccurate/incorrect information that needs to be updated for a present-day encyclopedia. They are finding quite a few scientific, geographical, and social entries that are no longer up-to-date!!!
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Blueprint Of The Weeks AheadApr 22 - Spring Break, No School
Apr 23 - School Day Jurassic Journey (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Drama (3-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Creative Writing (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm Apr 24 - School Day Choir (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Student Council (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm Apr 25 - School Day Food Science (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Drama (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm Town Hall (K-5) - 6:00 pm Apr 26 - Early Dismissal Apr 29 - School Day Engineering with ZOME (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Rock Band (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm Apr 30 - School Day Jurassic Journey (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Drama (3-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Creative Writing (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm May 1 - School Day Choir (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Student Council (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm May 2 - School Day Food Science (K-5) - 3:00-4:00pm Drama (6-8) - 3:15-4:15pm May 3 - Early Dismissal SCHOOL START TIME: Primary Academy K-5: 8:10 am Upper Academy 6-8: 8:25 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 
PTO Work ZoneThe 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.
PTO ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PTO is looking for a few good people to join our team next year! We have several positions available and if you have any questions please feel free to let us know or email your questions to pto@placeracademy.org. CONTACT YOUR PTO:
Interested in volunteering for a committee, helping with a fundraiser, or assisting in multiple ways? Email us at pto@placeracademy.org. Follow UsFollow the hashtags: #pacproud, #paclions, and #lionpac for pictures and updates!
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Article of the Week
HOW SOCIAL STUDIES CAN HELP YOUNG KIDS MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD:
This story about social studies instruction is part of a series about innovative practices in the core subjects in the early grades. Read about math, science and reading. It was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — One of the longtime goals of public education is to produce young people capable of participating in the democratic process. Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Yet, as teachers scramble to meet math and reading standards, social studies lessons have been pushed far back on the list of academic priorities, especially in the early grades. “Without social studies, we lose the civic mission of public schools,” said Stephanie Serriere, a former early-grade teacher who is now an associate professor of social studies education at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. “Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don't expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.” Click HERE to read the complete article. 
PBIS IN ACTION:
Upper Academy is well on their way to earning their reward! |
