January 12, 2015
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NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Pre K Day
No School for Kindergarten students only
Admissions Open House – 9:30-11:00 am
Parent Association Meeting – 6:30- 8:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE: The next Parent Association meeting is on Thursday, January 29 th.
Christy's Corner - Got a question about PUCS? At Parent Association meetings, our educational director,
Christy Wauzzinski, will answer a few. Submit your questions to [email protected] or drop them at
the office to her attention by Friday, January 23rd. If you are wondering, chances are another parent is as
well. See you at the next PA meeting, Thursday, January 29th. Let's learn together!
GRANDPARENTS DAY- SAVE THE DATE- FEBRUARY 20TH
Save the date Friday, Feb 20th for Grandparent & Older Friends day at PUCS! We will be
sending postcards home with your student in early January so that you can mail an
invitation to those you would like to have the chance to visit your child at school.
It’s time to begin work on the 2014-15 PUCS Yearbook!
The yearbook club will meet after school every Thursday in February
and March (Thursday, February 5 through Thursday, March 26).
The club begins immediately after school and will end promptly at
4:30pm. Transportation home from club needs to be provided by the parents. Middle school students
wanting to participate in the yearbook club should return the attached permission slip to the office by
January 30.
In the meantime, everyone is invited to submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos of
PUCS or PUCS students, we’d love to see them. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a
terrific book!
Here is how you can submit photos online:
 Go to: https://images.memorybooks.com/login
 If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 401983470
 Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
 Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs
additional information.
 Click “Save Details”.
It’s that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is 03/27/2015.
**Just a reminder that you can get monthly reading calendars at http://www.rif.org/us/literacyresources/activities/monthly-activity-calendars.htm.
** This Thursday, January 15, Peter Nevland, a Christian motivational writing coach and performer, will be doing writing
workshops for MS and 4/5 students and teachers.
Friday Parent Volunteer Lunches will begin this week! This is a great
opportunity for parents to help teachers spend time together at lunch. This
year the format has changed a bit and you will be able to select the teacher
and classroom you will volunteer in. Hopefully, you all have received an
email from Signup Genius....actually some of you got two....I found out that
30 emails were missing in the first mailing. Sorry! If you did not get the
email please let me know and I will add your email to the list. Reach me at
[email protected]
Volunteer Clearances – All parent drivers, overnight chaperones (PUCS CAMP),
volunteers or employees for any PUCS event must have an Act 33 Clearance (PA
child abuse history) and an Act 151 clearance (criminal investigation) on file in the
office. These forms will stay valid for as long as your child attends PUCS.
PIZZA FRIDAYS
We need volunteers to help prepare and serve pizza on Fridays from 10:30 to 1:00. The profits support
the end of year Middle School field trips.
Volunteers needed: 2 volunteers every Friday to prepare and serve pizza.
Contact Carol Gagnon at 412-362-8636 or email [email protected] to volunteer.
Please encourage your child to order pepperoni pizza occasionally so we can keep our surplus to a
minimum. Thank you!
2014-2015 PUCS Guide to School Closings or Delays!
For information on PUCS school closings and delays tune into or connect to one of the following websites.
You can also sign up on any of these websites to receive text or email alerts of school closings and delays.
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WTAE: http://www.wtae.com/weather/closings
WPXI: http://www.wpxi.com/school-closings
KDKA http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/school-closings
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Any decision regarding school closings will be posted on these stations by 6:30 am. However,
continue to check periodically for any changes made later in the morning.
PUCS may not close school every time Pittsburgh Public does.
All school delay decisions or closings are made by the school districts and will affect your child’s
transportation. If your school district is delayed, your transportation will be delayed.
PUCS WILL ONLY CALL A DELAY IF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC CALLS A DELAY.
Here are the numbers for the transportation companies:
Penn Hills
AJ Meyers
412-646-2320
Woodland Hills
First Student
412-793-9600
Shaler
First Student
412-821-0320
East End
AJ Meyers
412-646-2320
Highland Park
A1 Van Service
412-781-6170
North Side
W-AKS, Inc. 412-781-1184
South Hills
A1 Van Service
412-781-6170
(Beechview/Hill/Greenfield)
EARLY DISMISSALS
Early dismissal decisions are made by the school districts. If we are notified of an early dismissal by a school district, we will
call you at the numbers listed on your emergency form. If we cannot reach you, we will leave a message and your child
will be sent to their regular drop-off place.
***WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO HAVE A PLAN FOR WHERE YOUR CHILD CAN GO IF THEY ARRIVE HOME AND YOU
ARE NOT THERE.
In any situation, feel free to make a decision to keep your child home or transport them yourself. Please call your child’s
bus company to inform them.