School AnnouncementsSchool Photo Make-Up Day
School photo make-up day is Thursday, Oct. 6. Photo order forms are available in the office. 
New Attendance Email!
If your student will be late or absent, please email attendance@pacificesd.org by 9:00 each day. Include:
Rainbow Garden Club
If your child is interested in the Rainbow Garden Club, please reach out to the Life Lab Garden Instructor, Kris, at kkifer@pacificesd.org, to reserve a spot. 
Sick? Stay Home
Symptomatic students still need to stay home from school. Please review the Student COVID Flowchart or the County Office of Education's current COVID rules for schools. Sign Your Student (and Yourself!) Up for Onsite Testing
We are offering free onsite COVID testing to all students whose parents opt in. The more people who participate, the safer our entire school community will be! Once you have signed up, you can choose to have your student test weekly or on an as-needed basis. Results are usually available the next day. (Students who were signed up last year do not need to sign up again.) Good news - Parents can also participate! Sign yourself up as a "Community Member", then be present on campus Monday or Thursday morning 8:30-10:30 to get tested. Students and adults can swab themselves or ask the trained staff to do it for them. NOTE: Although the form asks for insurance information, you do NOT have to provide it. You can just put NA in all the blanks. Thank you for helping to keep the community safe. 
Carpool and Bus Chaperone Information
Tanya Ridino has offered to help coordinate trips to/from Pacific Elementary. With respect to carpooling and bus chaperone schedule, use the “Pacific School carpool/bus chaperone interest form” as an important first step towards saving time and fossil fuels! 
Please Review Our Wellness Guidelines
Pacific School is very committed to nutrition and wellness. Please review these guidelines to become more familiar with our school's philosophy and guidelines. 
Free Mental Health Referral Service
Pacific School has partnered with Care Solace to provide assistance connecting families and staff to mental health services and navigating the insurance system. More information in English or Spanish. 
Free Parenting Workshops Available
All workshops are online for 90 minutes. We're all learning all the time - get professional training on how to be a calmer, happier parent. More Information Even More Information & Spanish |
Parents' Club Info
Please Sell Drive for School Tickets!
Drive for Schools ticket sales are for sale now. It's our biggest fundraiser of the year. 100% of all proceeds go to supporting the school funding gap! In order to meet our goal, we need all the tickets sold and turned in! This year, the grand prize is $25,000 plus many, many more prizes! Link to prize list is here. Drive for school tickets were sent home with tickets on Thursday September 8th. The tickets are valuable to the school. Please treat them like cash. Just asking family and friends if they are interested could result in selling more tickets that you think! If you need extra tickets, there are some available for pickup at school. If you are unable to sell the tickets, please return them to the office. New this year! The Pacific School Foundation/Parents Club is going to be giving away 2 hats to those that participate or bring back their tickets to the school (that they are unable to sell). Bring your tickets back early! We are doing 2 drawings for a Pacific School Hat for anyone that brings in their tickets back. One drawing will be held on Sept. 30 and the second drawing will be held on Oct. 14. If you would like more tickets, please come by the office. Thanks for helping our school! All tickets, filled ticket stubs and money need to be returned to school by Friday, October 14th. Any questions, please email Kristen Heady. In order to maintain our current programs this school year, we need each family to donate $178 per student over the school year. Selling Drive for Schools tickets helps us reach that goal, and as a bonus, everyone has a chance to win $25,000 and other prizes! 100% of the money raised through Drive for Schools goes directly to support our school budget. Other ways to help raise funds for the school:
School Spirit Day is Every Thursday! Purchase your spirit gear before the end of the month!
PSF Upcoming DatesThursday September 22nd - Vote for the best day for a Pizza My Heart Fundraiser.
Friday September 30th - First Drawing for a Pacific School hat to any student that returns tickets to the school (Sold or unsold) Friday, September 30th - September Batch of Spirit Gear purchases end on Sept. 30 at 9pm. Next batch will start on October 12th. https://www.bonfire.com/store/pacific-school-foundation/ Tuesday October 11th - PSF / Parents Meeting online via Zoom Friday, October 14th - ALL Drive for Schools Tickets are due before Friday October 14th. There is a drawing for the Pacific School hat for all students that return tickets to the school (Sold or unsold) by this date Friday October 28th @ 6pm - Movie Night at School. 6pm to 7pm - Pizza for Sale from Uncie Ro’s Pizza. Popcorn and Bake Sale during the movie. Movie starts at 7pm. Still need to decide a movie. Friday November 4th @ 5:30pm - Potato Night Saturday November 5th from 10am to 6pm in store or online - Home/Work fundraiser Shop with our Amazon affiliate link!
Do you shop with Amazon? You can support your school with your purchases. Did you know that if you click on the Amazon link on pacificschoolfoundation.org and 4% of your purchase goes to supporting the school versus AmazonSmile which only gives .5%! 
Last year, we raised $265 through AmazonSmile. If those purchases had been through the Pacific School Foundation link, it would have raised $1,060! If you forget and use AmazonSmile, add PS the Foundation for Our Future as your nonprofit organization.
The links you need:The Pacific School Foundation needs help for this school year, 2022-2023!
Join a completely-parent volunteer group that helps support the school with fundraising and FUN-raising community events! We meet via Zoom typically the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 (Meeting Link). These meetings are held with Principal Gross and several parents and it’s where we make decisions that help support the school. The Pacific School Foundation is a nonprofit run by volunteer parents of current students at Pacific Elementary. All funds raised are to support our unique and special programs including the LifeLab program, Library program, Visual, Music and Theater Arts as well as supporting teachers with teacher grants. The fundraising needed for each student next year is approximately $268, which is about $30 per month per student or approximately $1 a day. Without fundraising, the school would be forced to cut back these special programs! You can set up a monthly donation through our donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G2Y47EU7TKQR6&source=url Join us at our monthly meetings. They are generally the 2nd Tuesday of the month between August through May via Zoom. Our First Meeting is Tuesday August 16th at 5:30pm. Join parents and Mr. Gross for the latest info act what’s happening at the school. Look at the school website for the link. Thanks! Samantha Next Parents' meeting Join with other parents and Principal Gross at our monthly meetings from August until May. They are scheduled on the second Tuesday of each month. Upcoming PSF Parent meeting is Tuesday, October 11 at 5:30pm, online through Zoom. We try to be brief but productive in a one-hour meeting. Thanks so much for your support. Join the Parents' Club Google Group!
Get up-to-date information on events and on how the Parents' Club is fundraising to support all the Pacific School’s programs in music, theater, art, and the food and garden programs. The link to the group is here. 
School Wishlist
Thinking of gifts for the school? Teachers and staff have put together a wishlist on Amazon. Link to wishlists is here. If you would like to support local businesses and purchase items on the wishlist, please email president@pacificschoolfoundation.org and let Samantha know which item to remove from the list. Parents' Club Website
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Stay InformedDo You Use Facebook?
While the Memo is still the best way to get official school announcements, for community announcements and updates consider joining the Pacific School Facebook Group and following the Parents' Club Facebook Page. You may also be interested in the Davenport North Coast Association Facebook Page. Please Read the Weekly Memo
The memo includes a wealth of updates, information, and resources. Please read it. Find it here: Memo Archive Subscribe to the Pacific Elementary mailing list. Calendar Please use 2022-23 School Calendar to plan your vacations during school holidays, so your student can attend all school days. The monthly menu is found here.
COVID Safety Plan Davenport Weather and Air Quality
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