Author: Margaret Podesta

Dear PVES Families, I hope you are enjoying the three-day weekend, and we are thinking of all of you who are celebrating Yom Kippur.  At PVES, we are all celebrating a very successful month of September, and we are taking all measures to continue our wonderful teaching and learning in a healthy and happy school.  Thank…

Dear PVES Families, Happy Saturday! As we continue to settle into this unique school year, I am amazed at the resilience and positivity of our students.  Together, they have adjusted to major changes in their learning environment, and they are working cooperatively with our wonderful faculty to make every day a productive and safe day of…

Dear PVES Families, We had a wonderful opening week at PVES, with many smiles and wonderful reunions.  I can’t tell you how terrific it was to see your amazing children enter our school building, with so much excitement in the air.  Thank you to our incredible staff who worked so hard to make everything run so…

Dear PVES Families, And the school year begins!  It has taken an incredible amount of planning and teamwork (and hope!), but we are finally ready to open schools for our PVES students!  This is so exciting, and our staff can’t wait to welcome both our in-school learners and our distance/remote learners to their learning communities this…

Dear PVES Families, As the weeks of summer begin to wind down, I hope that you are enjoying your time together and staying healthy!  We at PVES have been extremely busy getting ready for the new school year, and we look forward to welcoming both our in-school students and our remote learning students to their new…

Dear PVES Families, This is just a quick reminder to please fill out the District Survey that was emailed again this past weekend regarding the choice you are making about your child’s learning this year.  Even though the elementary school is offering 100% in-school learning, parents still have the choice to have their children learn remotely…

Dear PVES Families, I hope that this note finds you healthy and enjoying the summer days.  These are challenging times, but relaxing summer moments with your families can make even these tough days so special, joyous, and memorable. Last week, Dr. Luft sent out the PVCSD Reentry Plan for September.  I hope that you have now had…