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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

January 12, 2026

Important Dates

This Week

Jan 12-16

Inclusive Schools Week

Jan 14| Wednesday

1.30 - 2.30 PM EEC Meeting

Jan 14| Wednesday

6.30 PM EdFund Meeting

Jan 16| Friday

Staff Appreciation Day | Donate Food

Jan 16| Friday

🔔 Last day to submit Yearbook Ads See Flyer | Order Now

Weeks Ahead

Jan 19| Monday

🚫 No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Jan 21| Wednesday

6.30 PM PTA Meeting

Jan 23| Friday

Students of the Month

Jan 29| Friday

6 -7 PM Rising 9th Grade Parent Night.

From the PTA President

Grading & Assessment Reform Information

We Need Your Feedback!

Dear Families,

Here’s the link with all the information and presentation on the Grading and Assessment Reform. Please review it, as these changes will impact our students.

We need your feedback! Please complete this feedback form. Your input matters —the reform committee reads every response carefully.

Thank you for your time and support.

-Anna Zakharyeva

Pine Valley PTA President 2025-26

Holiday Toy Drive Success

Thanks to our community, our Holiday Toy Drive was a success.

We appreciate all your support!

Events & Meetings

📣 Join our next PTA meeting!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

🕔 6:30 PM 📍 PVMS Library

Everyone is welcome

EEC Meeting

Wednesday, January 14

When students with IEPs and 504s receive an exceptional education, all students benefit. Meaningful inclusion gives all students improved social skills, problem-solving skills, improved self esteem, and respect for others based on who they are and not what they can do.

Join our EEC Meeting

📅 Wednesday, January 14

🕔 1:30 - 2.30 PM

📍 PV Conference Room

Staff Appreciation Day - New Year's Teacher Luncheon

Friday, January 16

Let's celebrate the New Year and our awesome Pine Valley Teachers and Staff with an International Feast on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Food Drop-Off:

📅 Friday, January 16 by 9 AM

📍 Front Office

Note: If this time doesn’t work, please email us.

Dishes will be ready for pick up after 2pm.

Portraits, Yearbook & Dedication Ads

8th Grade Ads

Yearbook ads are accepted on a space-available basis. Deadline to submit Ads: 1/16/2026. Enter code "7897" to place an order.

Submit Ads

Order Your Yearbook Today!

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Enter code "7897" to place an order.

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School Portraits

Love that adorable smile

Order your child's school portrait today!

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Support PV Education Fund

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

🕔 6:30 PM 📍 PVMS Library

_{Does Your Employer Have a Matching Gift Program?}

Many employers will match your donation to our school that means your contribution can go twice as far — helping funds programs that directly benefit our students. It’s a simple way to make a bigger difference without giving more.

Visit our website for more information. Check to see if your employer will match your donation!

Check for a Match

Questions?

Contact Marnie Noel pinevalley.edfundmatching@srvef.org

Pine Valley Education Fund Tax ID 20-0030511.

✈️ Spectacular Sardinia - Art Tour ✈️

April 4 - 13, 2026

Tricia Grame, art teacher at Pine Valley Middle School, is offering a creative, fun, safe and educational tour led by an authentic Italian artist, photographer, and educator from Sardinia.

Open to students and adults, this is Tricia's 9th Tour with Jet Vacations. Parents interested in joining or learning more can contact Tricia at: 📞 925-786-0631 | ✉️ tmontair@comcast.net.

📥 See Brochure for itinerary and reservation form.

Note: This trip is not sponsored or sanctioned by Pine Valley Middle School or by SRVUSD.

Support Our School

_{Support PV Teachers’ Projects / Classrooms}

Your support helps our teachers create engaging projects that directly benefit Pine Valley students. Consider donating today and help our classrooms thrive!

Select a project / classroom you want to support and donate through DonorsChoose platform.

Pick a Project & Donate

Shop Uniforms & Spirit Wear

Need More PE Uniforms?

Order now to stay ready for class all year long!

Buy Uniforms

Gear Up with Puma Pride!

Show your puma pride with fresh gear available to purchase online.

Buy Spirit Wear

Resources

New SRVUSD volunteer requirements - Be a Mentor

🌟 Get Cleared to Volunteer! 🌟

New and returning volunteers: Fingerprinting and online certifications are quick, but approval can take up to 4 weeks. Get cleared early to join school events and field trips!

How to get cleared to volunteer:

1. Take the 15 minutes Livescan fingerprint background check.

👉 Visit your nearest Livescan location like Postal Annex to get started.

2. Take the Mandated Reporter & *Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.

👉 Watch the traiining videos.

* Already completed Sexual Harassment Prevention Training through your employer? You don't need to retake it! Just upload your completion certificate - see an example

Go to beamentor.org and login for more information

Get Cleared to Volunteer

Red Card for Immigrant Families

Everyone in the U.S. has constitutional rights, no matter your immigration status. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) created Red Cards to help families know and assert their rights if approached by ICE.

Download and print your own at home: 👉 www.ilrc.org/red-cards