Weekly Family Email
February 26th, 2021
Week 28
We had a great week at PWA–even the weather cooperated to get us back on track and down to business! We caught up on what we missed last week and moved right along. We also got lots of great pictures this week!
Students are finishing up their Black History projects in many classes, and our art teacher, Stephanie Cox, has created an amazing gallery of students’ artwork from this month, some of it honoring Black American artists, pictured above.
We celebrate Read Across America next week (March 1-5), with a variety of fun activities, lots of reading, and themed days. Please see below for more information.
Next Tuesday, March 2nd, most of our teachers and staff members will receive their second dose of the COVID vaccine. Their appointments are staggered throughout the day, and so we will be open for regular hours and have substitutes in classrooms as needed.
Have a wonderful weekend, PWA families!
Next week is Read Across America Week!! We’ll celebrate with fun themes and activities.
Read Across America Week 2021
Monday, March 1: Oh! The Places You’ll Go! (Theme book: Oh! The Places You’ll Go, by Dr. Suess)
Wear a shirt from a place you’ve visited, or a place you’d like to visit.
Tuesday, March 2: A Bad Case of Stripes! (Theme book: A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon)
Wear stripes from head to toe
Wednesday, March 3: Elementary: My favorite book
Dress as a character from one of your favorite books or series.
Preschool 2s: Moo, Baa, La la la
Enjoy Sandra Boynton books in class. Bring your favorite!
Preschool 3s and 4s: Rockin’ in My School Shoes
Enjoy Pete the Cat stories in class. Bring your favorite!
Thursday, March 4: Hair-tastic! (Theme books: My Hair is a Garden, by Cozbi A. Cabrera for elementary students; I Love My Hair, by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley for preschoolers)
Wear it fancy, wear it wild, let it free, wear it styled! Celebrate your hair and all the things you can do with it!
Friday, March 5: Cozy up with a good book!
Bring your favorite bedtime story, and wear your pajamas to school!
Our current lunch menu and lunch packets can always be found in the buttons at the end of each weekly email. The lunch menu is also directly below.
If you send your child to school with lunch, please remember that we are an entirely nut-free school.
Spotted at school this week…lots of learning and playing in Ms. Letisha’s preschool class!…cuteness in the toddler room…helping to decorate Ms. Tay’s door for St. Patty’s day…preschool project…little engineer…buddies…Ms. Howard’s Principal’s Scholar!…teamwork…loving life in Ms. Heather’s Jr K!…and doing math!…art and language arts in Ms. Monika’s K class…playground fun…Ms. Becca’s Prinicpal’s Scholar!…learning about the oceans in Ms. Becca’s K class…physics and astronomy in Ms. Ajeroh’s 1st-grade class…Mrs. Saissi’s cuties…playground fun…Mrs. Saissi’s Principal’s Scholar…projects for Black History Month…Presidents presentation, with young Honest Abe…presentations and great projects in Mrs. Starr’s second grade…and in Dr. Plesa’s third grade…4th and 5th graders hard at work in Mrs. Lewis…inspiration!
And finally, we say farewell to our teacher assistant, Taylor Savoy, who is headed off to finish school and take on a new position elsewhere. We will all miss her, and wish her all the best!
