Parents and students…

Reading Week is fast approaching…

We are celebrating the week of Monday, March 9th through Friday, March 13th.

Our theme this year is “Saddle Up and READ” and we are planning a week filled with activities centered around all things Rodeo, specifically a “READING RODEO”.

We will kick off the week on Monday wearing Western or Pioneer wear and crowning our royal court for the week.

The Reno Rodeo outreach program will be visiting with our 1^st Graders and the current HS Rodeo Queen, Jessica Betz, will teach our students how to rope a good book.

On Tuesday morning storyteller Jim Cogan will be here to entertain everyone with his wonderful tales, and in the afternoon our 2^nd and 4^th Graders will perform the musicals “Ei Ei Ooops” and “Go West”.

Wednesday is once again PV Chautauqua Day. Mrs. Mullen’s class will introduce us to some folks from the “old days” including some famous outlaws.

On Thursday Deputy Dorkface, aka Author Kevin Janison, will be calling for law and order at PVS. He will be selling his popular books at a bargain price of $10.00 a copy. Order forms will be coming home with your student prior to his visit.

Western Night at the public library is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 12^th, from 6:00 – 7:00pm. Come dressed in western wear and enjoy a story and refreshments.

Friday morning the Bruka theater will bring us “Nevada 150ish” and in the afternoon we will be line dancing to the song “Git Up”, before we conclude the week with the teachers’ challenge. Come dressed in Western wear again.

Our Reading Rodeo Challenge is 75,000 minutes for this year and if our students reach this goal our teachers will have to meet this challenge. Reading tickets will be coming home daily. Please have your student record the minutes read and tickets should be signed by a guardian before being returned the following day.

Happy reading!

PVS Reading Week Committee

Dear Pleasant Valley School Community,

March is here and as many of you know we have had an ongoing partnership with Mbogo School on the Soysambu Nature preserve west of Nairobi, Kenya. More info at http://soysambuconservancy.org click on Conservation >Community>Education to see pictures of Mbogo students.

Our Penny drive will kick off this week and run through March 13^th (the end of Reading Week). Collection jars have been placed in every classroom and we invite students to bring in any spare change they are willing to donate. Participation is entirely optional. The class collecting the most money (one upper and one lower grade) will receive a special treat.

Every penny donated goes directly to the students and allows the headmaster/principal to provide a very basic meal at lunch time as well as basic school supplies throughout the year. This commitment started with a former Pleasant Valley student during an internship on Soysambu. Recognizing the poor conditions under which students had to learn she wanted to do something about it and the Mbogo Penny Drive was born. Thanks to the continuing commitment of our students, parents and staff we have been able to send a total of $11,300.00 over the past 8 years.

You may ask why not concentrate our efforts closer to home, but providing a global view for students gives a better understanding of the world we live in and issues they may have to address in their future.

Thank you (kuwashukuru) for all your support of our global outreach.