Announcements

Time to Re-enroll!

You should have received an email this week with instructions on re-enrolling your student for next school year. If you did not receive the email in your inbox, check your junk/spam folder to make sure it didn't end up there. If you still don't see it, please contact the office so we can be sure to get it to you. Please let us know if you need help remembering your username or resetting your password.

Applications for new students are available now as well. Please note that returning students should not complete an application, only an enrollment packet.

Read-a-thon and Spirit Week

We're excited to announce PUCE's 3rd Annual Read-a-thon, which will run from March 14 to 21. Students will be given sponsorship forms tomorrow so they can work on getting sponsors before the Read-a-thon officially starts next Friday. Reading logs will be sent home next week. Parents, please be sure to verify each entry your child makes on the reading log before initialing.

For more information, click here: https://www.pucelementary.org/readathon

To make the week even more fun, we'll be having Spirit Week with a different theme each day of the Read-a-thon:
Friday, March 14: Pajama Day!
Monday, March 17: St. Patrick's Day - Wear Green!
Tuesday, March 18: Anything But A Backpack Day - Find creative ways to carry your books and supplies.
Wednesday, March 19: Crazy Hat/Crazy Hair Day 
Thursday, March 20: Career Day
Friday March 21: Book Parade Day - Each classroom will dress like characters from a theme book (teachers will let you know which book).

Photos for the Yearbook

If you have photos of school events and activities, we would love to have them for our yearbook! To share your photos, follow these steps: 

1. Click here: https://web.treering.com/validate and enter the PUCE school passcode, which is 1016300065921278. 

2. Follow the steps to set up your account or login if you already have an account.

3. Click "Explore Yearbooks"

4. The website may prompt you to purchase a yearbook. DO NOT PURCHASE. Your child's yearbook is included in tuition.

5. Scroll down to where it says "Yearbook To-Do's" and click "Upload School Photos."

6. Click the appropriate folder for your picture and click "Add Photos" to start sharing! (If you're not sure which folder to put your pictures in, just click "Add Photos" instead of selecting a folder.)

Please try to upload photos before spring break if possible (we realize some events are not happening until after break). Let us know if you run into any issues.

Thank you for helping us create a yearbook full of this year's wonderful memories!

Snow Gear Swap

If you have snow clothing and gear that your children have outgrown, feel free to bring them to the school lobby so that other children can benefit from them. Snow pants, boots, gloves, hats, scarves, etc. are all welcome. If your child needs snow gear, please feel free to take anything you need! We will leave the items out until spring break.

Tuition Assistance Applications

For those planning to apply for tuition assistance through PUCE and/or the PUC Church for the '25-'26 school year, please complete and turn in an application and a copy of the first page of your tax return by April 4, 2025.

More information and the tuition assistance application can be found at the school office or by clicking here: https://www.pucelementary.org/financial-information 

Conference/Union Scholarships

The conference and union scholarship application process is now open for the 2025-2026 school year. The deadline is April 30, 2025. 

All incoming kindergarteners are eligible to apply for the Next Step Scholarship (see flyer).

Click here to apply: https://nccsda.com/education/scholarships/ 

Spring Break

Spring break is coming soon! There will be no school from March 24 through 31. Please note that we are still out of school on Monday, March 31 and will return on Tuesday, April 1. 

For those whose children attend Boys & Girls Club, please note that Howell Mountain Elementary's spring break does not line up with ours. This means that Boys & Girls Club will be closed during the week of April 7-11, so you will need to make alternate arrangements for child care.

Teen Painting Class

Join the St. Helena Public Library on March 18 at 4 PM for a fun afternoon of painting. This event is for 6th through 12th graders.

Lunch Menu

Week of March 10-13

Monday: Burritos

Tuesday: Pizza

Wednesday: Brunch for Lunch

Thursday: Ravioli