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Dear PES Families,

Our newsletter can be accessed here.

We hope everyone is having a great weekend and enjoying this nice Fall weather! We had an amazing week at PES highlighted by an amazing Back to School Night! Please check out our website, blog, and Facebook page for this week's Panther memories! Here are the important announcements for this week.

This week, we shine our PES Educator Spotlight on Ms. Michelle Vinton! Mrs. Vinton is a member of our terrific 2nd-grade team and has been teaching for 19 years! Ms. Vinton has achieved a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education with a minor in exceptionalities Masters in Elementary Education with a concentration in Elementary Reading and Literacy, and is one of our foremost experts in the science of reading with our Early Childhood students! Ms. Vinton is focused on learning new strategies to make learning meaningful and engaging in the classroom. Ms. Vinton is truly one of the very best, and we are so grateful to have her as a member of our PES family! #PESEducators #PESPantherPride

Fall Picture Day is coming up on Monday, 9/30! Please be sure to see the Lifetouch order information fliers sent home with your students, and they can also be found in this newsletter. Pictures can be ordered online with the QR code or via paper form and a check brought to the school with your student on Picture Day.

The Preston Panther PTO is currently conducting a PES Water Bottle Fundraiser. These are customizable, come in two different sizes and colors, and will be delivered in time for the holidays. Please see the newsletter, the information papers sent home, the PES website, or our Facebook page for details.

Please read our newsletter in full for all of the latest PES and CCPS news. This includes information from our school, the larger school district, and some of our community partners offering resources to our families.

Important upcoming events included in this newsletter are:

  1. Fall Picture Day - Monday, 9/30/24

  2. Beginner Band and Orchestra Information Night - Wednesday, 10/2/24 - 6 PM

If you have any questions about what's happening at PES this week, please email me (angeloni.antonio@ccpsstaff.org) or call the school directly.

Here are the contents of this week's newsletter:

  • PES Updates Message from Mr. Angeloni - UPDATED - 9/28/24

  • Fall Picture Day - 9/30/24 - REPOST

  • PES Teacher Spotlight! - Ms. Michelle Vinton - NEW

  • The PES PTO Corner - UPDATED - 9/28/24

  • CCPS 24-25 Calendar - REPOST

  • CCPS Title I Parent Survey - NEW

  • Vision and Hearing Screenings - 9/26/24 - NEW

  • Students Benefits Form - Online Now for all Families! - REPOST

  • Powerschool Information Updates - REPOST

  • CCPS - Universal Breakfast and Lunch - REPOST

  • CCPS Code of Conduct - REPOST

  • Download the CCPS App today! - REPOST

  • Choptank Health - August/September Newsletter - REPOST

  • Cook Center Resources - REPOST

  • Attendance Reminders - REPOST

  • Update on CCPS Lunches - REPOST

  • CCPS Food Backpack Program - NEW for 24-25

  • Promoting a healthy and safe environment for ALL students and staff - REPOST

  • PES School Improvement Plan and Family Engagement Home Compact - UPDATED

  • PES Parent Title I Information - REPOST

We appreciate the patience, kindness, and flexibility our community continues to show our staff!

Sincerely,

A.J. Angeloni