A budget survey was sent out last week. The deadline to complete the survey has been extended until tomorrow, Monday, May 23rd at 3:00. The link follows the newsletter for those of you who haven't already participated.

Just four more weeks of school and many grade levels/classrooms are planning their end of the year activities. Reading the class posts from your child’s/children’s teacher(s) on ParentSquare is the best way to find out how you can help and stay informed.

Happy Mother’s Day! A special thank you to all of the PVES women who support, nurture, and care for our students.

Great News!! The Read-a-Thon has been extended until the end of this week!! There are class prizes for participation and all the proceed go toward much needed new computers in the computer lab. All the details are on ParentSquare. Just put Read-a-Thon in Search Posts for all the information. Everyone at PVES appreciates your support!

Thank you for coming to Open House to see the classrooms, talk with the teachers face to face, mingle with parents, enjoy the school grounds, and participate in the Book Fair. It was a night that reminded us all of how school is supposed to be and that our school community is strong.

This is a busy week here at PVES! On Monday the Book Fair opens for before and after school visits. Monday night I’ll be reading some of my favorite picture books to help kick off our Read-A-Thon.

Diversity and inclusiveness, two of our strengths at PVES, are highlighted in the newsletter with the announcement of two special meetings. One meeting is for the English Language Advisory Committee or ELAC and the other is for the Black Student Achievement Plan or BSAP.

Get ready to mark your calendars! April 6th is Open House! This will be the first Open House at PVES in two years. We are excited to invite you to visit classrooms and see the accomplishments your child/children have made this year.

We are awaiting the update on LAUSD’s indoor mask policy. Here is the message sent out by our new Superintend and a link to a conversation between LAUSD’s medical director and our health partners.

In our TK through second grade our classrooms teachers use the program Second Step to teach social/emotional skills. The curriculum covers skills for learning, empathy, emotion management and more. Secondstep.org explains the program in detail. You may review the curriculum for each grade level.