Plessy News

November 2019

October was a great month at Plessy!

It started with the fun filled Plessy Fest 3 where we honored Trombone Shorty and played our hearts out! Then we had a whole school celebration for Spanish Heritage month with food, performances, and piñatas! And ended the month with all the fun and spookiness that is Halloween on the the 31st.

November will continue to be packed with awesome highlights!

with 3rd & 4th Grade leading our next morning meeting, girls volleyball games, after school showcase, and a break to relax and rest with our families over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Check out information on these things below, and if you do not see something here make sure to check out your student's grade level, specials, or after school newsletters for more information!

• November Menus

• Here Comes the Bus - A school bus tracking app for parents. Gives scheduled and actual arrival times at home and school for bus routes. Provides push and email notifications when the bus is near.
  • Sign Up Instructions For Parents:
    1. Download Here Comes the Bus app or visit herecomesthebus.com
    2. Click the "Sign Up" button
    3. Enter school code 29180 and click "Next" followed by "Confirm
    4. Complete the “User Profile" box
    5. Under "My Students," click "Add." Enter your child's last name and student ID number
    6. Once you confirm your information, you're ready to begin

• Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday, November 3rd - Make sure to adjust those clocks and be aware of this change for Monday morning!

• PFSP Meeting - Tuesday, November 5th 5:30pm in the Cafetorium.

• 2019/20 Cheerleading Tryouts - Open to 6th - 8th grade students, Thursday, November 7th from 4 - 5:30.
  • Your Ride Must be at Plessy to pick you up at 5:30.
  • Wear comfortable workout clothing. Please do not wear any jeans or open toed shoes for tryouts.
  • For questions, reach out to: Ms. Morgan, Ms. Tiffany, Ms. Kenya or Ms. Rebecca

• High School Fair for the 8th graders with a sneak peak for 7th grade. Happening November 20th from 2:00-3:00pm with schools coming from International High School, Morris Jeff, Living School, New Harmony, NOCCA, Collegiate Academies, and St. Augustine.

• On Friday, November 22nd our students will celebrate Plessy School's 2nd Annual International Dessert Feast! Please help support this event by bringing your family's favorite dessert. Whether it be an old family recipe, or your favorite ethnic delight, try to think globally when pouring the sugar!

• November Field Trips!
  • Tuesday, November 5th - 1st & 2nd Grades, Mrs Heather's Pumpkin Patch
  • Friday, November 8th - 1st Grade, Glassworks & Printmaking Studio
  • Tuesday, November 12th - 5th Grade, Broad Theater
  • Wednesday November 13th - 3rd Grade, Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Office
  • Tuesday, November 19th - 6th Grade, WWII Museum
  • Wednesday, November 20th - 4th Grade, New Orleans Jazz Museum

• No School November 25th - 29th, Thanksgiving Break!

Ms. Josette & Ms. Berlyn - Kindergarten - Literacy

Standard: W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative / explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.

Ms. Simms - 3rd Grade - Math

Standard: 3.NBT.A.1

Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.

The menu prices needed to be rounded to the nearest dollar and you must add combinations to be sure a customer can never go over $50.00.

Ms. Keith - 6th Grade - Science

Standard: 6.MS.PS4.2 - Represent a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave and how the frequency and wavelength change the expression of the wave.

Student created ‘self portrait’ waves based on the sound waves of them saying their first and last names.