November/December 2019

Peasley 2019 Field Hockey The team has had a GREAT season! They entered the playoffs in second place. The Pride only allowed 2 goals to be scored

during the entire regular season. Unfortunately they lost in the playoffs but finished with an overall 7 - 3 record.

Way to go PEASLEY PRIDE!

In photo back row L to R: Coach McFerrin, Kaylee Hall, Hannah Symmonds, Mallory

Trammell– Till, Bailey Wilson, Natalie Scouten,

Lilly Roman, Madison Roady, Hannah Ridings, Adyson Jeffrey, Coach Jeffrey, Coach Harvey.

Middle row: Madison Walters, Mackenzie Reece,

Rylie Jeffrey, Hailee Johnston, Kendal Lands, Aby

Junker, Natalie Gillott, Caroline Klink, Angel

Guerrero.

Front row: Maddie Kadel, Chloe West, Peyton Sutton

Peasley Families: Please Mark your Calendars for these upcoming events.

November

No School November 5 No School November 11 Picture Retakes November 13 Honor Roll Assemblies November 22 6th grade - 1:20 7th grade - 11:20 8th grade - 10:00 No School November 27 - 29

December PTA Holly Jolly Paint Night December 6

Chorus/Guitar Concert December 12

Activity Night December 13

PTA Spirit Night Chic-fil A December 17

Band Holiday Concert December 19

Winter Break No School Dec 23-Jan 5 Future:

No School January 20

The PEASLEY PRESS is brought to you by the Peasley Department of

Community Engagement

Inform, Involve, Engage

CLUB NEWS After School Guitar Group Meet after school on Thursdays; talk to Mr. Otto if interested.

Book Club Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday

after school until 4:30 in room 303. Permission forms

in the office or room 303.

Chess Club Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday

of the month, after school until 4:00 in room 113.

Future Business Leaders of America Meets the first Tuesday of every month until 4:15. Please see Mrs. Adams if interested. (room 508) Music Theater Workshop Rehearsals every Tues and Thurs after school until 4:30 starting Nov 19. Must turn in permission form before Nov 14. See Mr. Otto with questions.

SAVE Promise Club Next meeting will be Nov. 7th. See Mrs. Driver in room 505 if interested in joining. Future meeting dates are 11/7, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/10, 4/2, and 5/5.

Student Council Association All students are invited encouraged to attend SCA meetings. SCA meets the 2nd Thursday of the month in room 505 after school.

Robotics Meetings will start in November. A STEM Academy is planned, dates to be announced -try-out applications are available in room 509. Students do not need to be in technology participate. See Mrs. Newsome in room 509 for details, meeting dates and with any questions.

Congratulations

to your new SCA Officers for the 2019-2020 School

Year:

President: Lauren King

Vice President: Charlie Somervell (standing)

Treasurer: Emma Layton

Secretary: Merisa Shoener (sitting L-R)

The FBLA and the SCA are teaming up for the November canned food drive. The grade level that donates the most canned/boxed food items

will win a prize.

In addition to the “regular” donations, the following items are needed to create “breakfast bags” for the Helping the Homeless organization: snack crackers, Instant coffee & creamers, little tea bags, oatmeal packs, granola bars, fruit cups, Jell-o cups, pop tarts, bagged cereal, bananas, oranges, and Cuties.

Donations gratefully accepted through November 22.

The Community Connection section is presented by Gloucester Community Engagement and Public Information through the community schools initiative. Gloucester County Public Schools neither sponsors/endorses organizations listed in Community Connections &

information included is solely from the organizations. Gloucester County Public Schools shall not be liable for any loss/damage as a result of information included in the Community Connection section.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Christmas and Holiday Parade

Saturday, December 7, 2019

3:00 p.m. on Main Street

Are You Ready for Election Day on

November 5th

The Ballot – Know before you go and remember your Photo ID – have it out and ready and state your name and address for the Election Officer.

Know the Proposed Constitutional Amendments so you can avoid reading the long amendments and causing the line to back up. Your Vote does count!

All this, and more, may be found at www.gloucesterva.info/Registrar

The Salvation Army Needs

YOU!

Bell Ringers Needed

Red Kettle Bell Ringing

November 29 – December 23, 2019

Walmart

(Pharmacy & Grocery Entrance)

Food Lion

(Courthouse & Gloucester Point)

Gloucester Pharmacy

Tractor Supply

Kroger

ABC Stores

Peebles

A great volunteer opportunity for

individuals, families, groups and

business!

To sign up please call 804-642-3960

or email:

antonia.post@uss.salvationarmy.org

2019

Pocahontas Festival

Saturday, November 16

On Main Street

Sunday, November 17

At TC Walker Education Center

On the 25th anniversary of the first Pocahontas Festival in Gloucester, come join in an educational and fun event to learn more about Pocahontas and Virginia Indian history. Free shuttle bus along Main Street to ride between multiple attractions.

The event is part of the Pocahontas Descendant’s Initiative sponsored by the County and the Gloucester Historical Society.

For more information or to volunteer contact the Parks, Recreation Tourism Department at 693-2355.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Prevent Suicide.

Walk for a New Day

Saturday, November 9, 2019

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Main Street Center, Gloucester

To register: go to www.chvc.online

or call: 1-888-PREV-550 - 804-642-5402

Registration is encouraged, but not required.

A $5.00 donation per person will benefit our

Suicide Prevention Awareness Initiatives.

Donations will be accepted at the event.

Sponsored by the MPNN CSB Prevention Health &

Wellness Division in Partnership with the Coalition for

Healthy Virginia Communities’ Regional Suicide

Prevention Task Force Funded by the Virginia

Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services

Recycle Your Tree

Gloucester County residents are encouraged to bring their decoration-free live-cut Christmas trees to any of the five Gloucester County convenience centers

and place it in the appropriate bin for recycling. The holiday collection period will extend from December 26 through February 2. It is important that ALL decorations, including tinsel and garland, are removed from the trees BEFORE placing them in the bin.

Waste Management will mulch these trees and use them for cost-saving landfill cover. If you have questions about the tree recycling project, please contact Waste Management at 804-693-5109.

For questions about recycling other waste in Gloucester, you may consult the Clean Community office’s website: https://www.gloucesterva.info/204/Clean-Community or call the Clean Community Coordinator Elisabeth Wilkins at 804-693-5370.

The Community Connection section is presented by Gloucester Community Engagement and Public Information through the community schools initiative. Gloucester County Public Schools neither sponsors/endorses organizations listed in Community Connections &

information included is solely from the organizations. Gloucester County Public Schools shall not be liable for any loss/damage as a result of information included in the Community Connection section.

The goal of the 2020 Census is to

count everyone in the United States

of America’s diverse and growing

population and to paint a full picture

of our nation, from our largest cities to

our smallest towns and rural

communities.

Governor Northam recognizes the

importance of the 2020 Census and

having a complete and accurate

count. He established the Virginia

Complete Count Commission to

serve as a trusted voice and resource

to educate, empower, and engage all

Virginians. The Commission is made

up of members from all corners of the

Commonwealth of Virginia to ensure

that all communities are counted and

every person who lives in Virginia has

equal access to opportunities,

resources, and representation.

WEBSITE

commonwealth.virginia.gov/completecount

PHONE

(804) 786-2211

Gloucester County Public Library

November—December Programs for Middle School Students (and their families!)

We’re always open online……. www.gloucesterva.info/publiclibrary Check us out on Facebook and Twitter too!

Questions/comments email: smise@gloucesterva.info

Our School web address has changed—

please update your bookmarks! See the

Peasley Webpage for current calendars,

announcements, teacher websites, school

information and more.

https://peasley.gc.k12.va.us/

And follow Peasley Middle School on

Facebook for updates and school

messages.

Elf on the Shelf Main Library and Point Branch

December 9—December 20

Can you find the elf? Every day a new location!

Come back and visit again—get a Candy Cane if you find the elf!

Gloucester’s Grand Winter Expedition

Main Library Saturday, December 7

10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Start in the Courthouse and finish at the Library.

Family Event! Call 804-693-2998 for more information.

Holiday Open House Main Library

Sunday, December 8 1-4pm

Make and take crafts, Family-Fun Selfie Stations and refreshments.

Family Event! Call 804-693-2998 for more information.

Holiday Lock-In: Winter Wonderland Main Library

Friday, December 20

(Registration opens December 6)

5:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.

Movie, winter games, snacks and activities.

Grades 6-12. Call 804-693-2998 to register.

Yearbooks on Sale Now - DON’T wait until it’s too late!

Purchase one today!

Only $20 until Jan 1

Price goes up to $26 after.

I would like to take this time to introduce myself as the new school nurse here at Peasley Middle School. My name is Anne Patullo and I began my nursing career 31 years ago when I graduated from Vanderbilt University with my Bachelors. I have spent most of my career in hospital settings in a variety of roles. During that time I received my Masters in Nursing from George Mason University. My husband and I moved to Gloucester nearly a year ago and love the area and the people. We have two boys at Petsworth Elementary and believe that GCPS is an excellent school system.

I am honored and excited to be given this opportunity and to be a part of such a wonderful and caring community. It is my goal here at Peasley to keep our children healthy, safe, in school and ready to learn.

I believe that communication is key, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns. I would like to thank you all for welcoming me into your community and allowing me to take care of your children.

Please remember to get your Flu shots!

A note from

your school

nurse

Friends of the Library December Book Special

Buy One get One FREE

(of equal or lesser value)

We all shop right?! Why not help Peasley PTA while you are at it!

Two of the EASIEST ways are with the Box Top app and Amazon

Smile!! Anyone can do this! NOT just Peasley families -tell all your

out of the area friends and families too!

The BOX Top APP: One of the easiest way to earn for

your school! Just use the Box Tops mobile app to

scan your store receipt. It automatically finds

participating products and instantly

adds Box Tops to your school's

earnings online. No clipping required!

IMPORTANT- For Amazon Smile you MUST go through the

Amazon Smile link, choose Peasley Middle School PTA.

You can then save the site to your home page and use the

link for your purchases.

Mark your Calendars for the upcoming

Holly Jolly Paint Night!

Friday, December 6 6:30 - 8:30

Open to all Peasley families

Watch Facebook for details!

Like and

follow the

Peasley

Middle School PTA Facebook

page for current PTA

information!

EVERY DAY COUNTS

If you want your child to be successful at school, then

YES, attendance

does matter!