By Christine Erntson, director of communication and community engagement
September 14, 2023 | 10 a.m.
BACK-to-SCHOOL BASH!
September 15 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Central Park
We’ll end our first week of school with a big party at the park! All families are invited to Central Park, where there will be inflatables, trampoline bungee, a Spikeball tournament, archery tag, carnival games, prizes, food trucks, school merch, and more! The PACT Panthers PTO and the Panthers Booster Club sponsor this event. Wristbands are needed for the games and inflatables and can be purchased online for $8 in advance or $10 cash at the door. All proceeds benefit PACT activities.
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COFFEE with the EDs
April 28 | 8:20-8:50 a.m. | Elementary Library Media Center
Parents/guardians are invited to have coffee with our Executive Directors! You’ll have a chance to get to know them, ask a few questions, hear about future plans, and find ways to be involved.
OCTOBER BREAKFAST and LUNCH ORDERS
Deadline: 11 p.m. on September 20
All students qualify for one breakfast and one lunch daily at no charge. Each meal comes with one milk. PACT pre-orders catered meals that are delivered daily to our school. The meals must be ordered in advance to get accurate numbers and ensure your student has their desired meal. Questions? Contact Ms. Fiest (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
PACT Charter School - Nutrition | Wellness
BUS to ELEMENTARY in AFTERNOONS
You will be able to pick up your middle school and high school students at the Elementary Campus. If you have students in both buildings, you can now pick them up in one location. Students can now ride the bus from the high school to the elementary school for a single pick-up location. If you wish to use this option, please park in the Elementary parking lot and reserve the pick-up lane for families with only Elementary students. If you haven’t already done so, please fill out this form so we know your secondary student is riding to the elementary campus for pick-up.
SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS
Next week we will begin some safety drills so our students and staff can practice what to do in an emergency. We plan to do a fire drill and a bus safety/bus evacuation drill next week. We will be conducting lockdown drills later in the month, and we will conduct a tornado drill in the Spring. In our partnership with parents, we encourage you to talk with your child about these drills to the extent you feel is best for their age and understanding.
WOULD YOU LIKE to DRIVE a BUS?
American Transportation is hiring bus drivers! If you want to drive for PACT, visit their site and let them know you want to drive a PACT route! PACT routes are the BEST routes!
https://www.american-trans.com/employment
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SILENT DISMISSAL
Starting September 18, students will be dismissed from ‘door 4’ rather than ‘door 3’. This doesn’t change how students are dismissed from their classrooms. It just means that students will walk past the cars in the pick-up lane before they reach the flagpole. This should help ensure that students can find their rides more quickly and safely. See Map for Door Locations
Please do not use the Silent Dismissal App to dismiss your students. Dismissing students using the app can cause confusion because your place in the dismissal queue will not match your space in the pick-up lane. Please have our staff enter your Silent Dismissal number manually when you arrive at our school.
PANTHER FLAG FOOTBALL
Registration Deadline is September 14
The Panther Flag Football League is open to grades 3-5. We will practice once a week and compete in games on Saturdays at Enloe and Central Park. NEW this year, we will be playing games with ARAA. This program is designed to teach basic football skill techniques along with ensuring all participants enjoy each session. Players will receive a flag football belt to use during these sessions and a football jersey to keep. Questions? Contact the AD or Assistant AD at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions about this program. This program is great for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced!
Learn more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f7x63NZ69YYd1sSIg_1E1nvwGcqGuFqUbO3kdHBimwo/edit?usp=sharing
Register online: https://pactcharter-oar.rschooltoday.com/
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SECONDARY PARENT PREVIEW NIGHT
Meet, greet, and find your student’s seat!
September 18 | 6-8:30 p.m. | Secondary Campus
A night just for Secondary parents/guardians (no students)! Come out and walk your student’s schedule and hear from teachers about what they will learn this year. Teachers will tell you their class expectations, tips for success, and discuss the syllabus. Check-in and social time from 6-6:30 p.m. We will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome message and announcements in the cafeteria, followed by the schedule-walk. Questions? Contact Ms. Hamernick (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).