{"id":5906,"date":"2019-02-08T15:29:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?p=5906"},"modified":"2019-02-08T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:29:26","slug":"february-8-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/es\/es-letter\/february-8-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"February 8, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear PVES,<\/p>\n<p>After a long and emotional week in Putnam Valley, I want you to know that our students are walking into school ready to learn every day, with many engaging activities taking place in all classrooms.\u00a0 We have been so saddened by the passing of both a precious PVHS senior, Elias Knapp, and a retired, most beloved PVES teacher, Mrs. Sue Berger.\u00a0 Together, as a school district and a community, we care for each other during these most difficult times.\u00a0 Thank you all for your support.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our Kindergarten classes who participated in Alphabet Parade in our school today!\u00a0 Our youngest learners celebrated their wonderful learning of letters and sounds, both with song and art creations!\u00a0 Thank you to our Kindergarten team for supporting these amazing children with their love for literacy.\u00a0 The parade was absolutely adorable, and it brought smiles to the faces of many students and staff!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you also to our fourth-grade classes who participated in an authentic and informative Colonial Day today!\u00a0 Our students, dressed in full colonial attire, presented their well-researched reports to both students and family visitors.\u00a0 It is wonderful to see history come to life with our students, and the research, writing, and communication skills are to be celebrated! Thank you also to the parents who helped out with treats and costumes!<\/p>\n<p>Our third grade classes were visited by the wonderful children\u2019s author, Roni Schotter, this week!\u00a0 Thank you to our PTA Arts in Education for making these enriching learning opportunities possible for our students.\u00a0 Ms. Schotter encouraged the art of writing with our young learners, and she certainly has many books to share!<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead in February, please be reminded that schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, February 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup>, for the Presidents\u2019 Day Holiday.\u00a0 Schools will reopen on Wednesday, February 20<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Just another reminder that we are taking names of students who will be registering for Kindergarten at PVES for September.\u00a0 These students must be 5 years of age by December 1, 2019.\u00a0 Please call the office at 845-528-8092 to sign up for registration.<\/p>\n<p>Please check the Weekly Notices for any new announcements that may pertain to your child!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the weekend ahead, and Happy Valentine\u2019s Day!\u00a0 All students are invited to wear red on Thursday, February 14<sup>th<\/sup>!\u00a0 It will be another day filled with sweetness all around!<\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<br \/>\nMs. Podesta<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear PVES, After a long and emotional week in Putnam Valley, I want you to know that our students are walking into school ready to learn every day, with many engaging activities taking place in all classrooms.\u00a0 We have been so saddened by the passing of both a precious PVHS senior, Elias Knapp, and a&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/es\/es-letter\/february-8-2019\/\">Continue Reading<span> February 8, 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-es-letter","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5907,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5906\/revisions\/5907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}