December 2023
Important Dates
Monday, December 4 - Thursday, December 7 - Book Fair (PTA will publish public shopping hours)
Tuesday, December 5 - PTA Star Gazing/Book Fair Night 5:00 - 7:00
Monday, December 11 - ELAC Meeting 3:15 - 4:15
(Video call link: https://meet.google.com/adi-jqdm-yzv Or dial: (US) +1 650-667-3169 PIN: 549 737 923#)
Monday, December 18 - 5th Grade Band Concert 2:00 - 2:50
Tuesday, December 19 - SSC Meeting 3:15 - 4:15
Friday, December 22 - TK - 8th Grade Minimum Day
TK/K: 8:20- 12:10
1st - 5th grades: 8:20 - 12:15
December 25 - January 8 - Winter Break: No School
Tuesday, January 9 - Elementary students return to school (Middle and High students return on January 10)
Please keep your child home if they are not feeling well. Please do NOT send your child to school if:
They have had Vomiting or Diarrhea within the last 24 hours
They are exhibiting cold symptoms. Please keep home during period of productive cough and yellow or green nasal discharge
They have a fever over 100 degrees. They must be fever free for 24 hours (without the aid of Tylenol or Advil)
If they have red, swollen, crusting or draining eyes
They have untreated, draining ears or earache
A severe sore throat
As the weather continues to get colder and the rainy season begins, we anticipate more students wearing coats and bringing umbrellas to school. Please remember to LABEL all items sent to school with your child's name. Students can look for their lost items by the front office before and after school.
Please collect all lost and found items by December 15th. All items remaining after dismissal on December 15th will be collected and donated to charity.
Hours:
December 4: 2:00 - 4:40
December 5: 5:00 - 7:00
December 6: 1:00 - 4:00
December 7: 2:00 - 4:00
Check out our campus improvements
Repainting of lines and numbers on the blacktop
Entryway beautification, river rock, planting, and weed block
Asphalt repairs
Tree trimming
The PUSD District Family Network is Expanding
Strong partnerships with our families is a critical part of our success. That said, we are pleased to announce the upcoming expansion of our District Family Networks. The PUSD District Family Network currently entails a high level engagement of our African-American Families. Beginning in January of 2024, we will be planning our First Spanish Speaking District Family Network, followed by a South East Asian District Family Network.
Our efforts are in alignment and are in support of PUSD Organizational Work Goal #5, which entails providing service to the community that includes multi-directional communication and efforts to promote authentic engagement and effective partnerships (PUSD Organizational Work Plan).
As we embark upon the expansion of PUSD District Family Networks, we would like to invite our Spanish Speaking and South East Asian communities to participate in the following surveys below. Your participation (Spanish/South East Asian families) in these surveys will help us identify how to best meet the needs of our Spanish Speaking and South East Asian Communities in an effort to achieve positive academic outcomes and long-term success for our students. Most importantly, our ongoing partnership and engagement will help our students become a resourceful, resilient, responsible and engaged world citizen (PUSD Vision).
Click this link to participate in the Spanish Speaking Family Engagement Survey: LINK
Click this link to participate in the South East Asian Family Engagement Survey: LINK
We look forward to the future participation of our Spanish Speaking and South East Asian families. Please be on the lookout for updated information and flyers regarding the date, time and location of our first District Family Network Event for our Spanish Speaking and South East Asian Families.
PUSD Is Hiring - Apply Now!
We are excited to announce that new classified and certificated job opportunities have been posted on EdJoin. We encourage all interested individuals to regularly check EdJoin for these employment opportunities.
To apply, please visit our website on EdJoin at the following link: EdJoin Pleasanton for the most up-to-date administrative, certificated, and classified job postings. If you have not already completed an EdJoin application, please be sure to register before submitting your application.
When applying, it is essential to ensure that all the necessary documents are attached and that your application is fully completed.
PUSD updated its elementary and middle school boundaries last Spring and the Board of Trustees committed to evaluating and adjusting boundaries for high schools for the 2024-25 school year.
District staff and a Stakeholder Committee developed options for the new high school boundaries for consideration. These options were shared with the community at two meetings on December 4 and 6, 2023. Click here to access the presentation and website information. The District continues to seek input from the community through an online survey (link on website or in the presentation) that is open through December 21, 2023. Staff will present the new high school boundary options to the Board on January 11, 2024 and seek approval at the January 25, 2024 School Board Meeting.