For more than 100 years, Pacific Union College Elementary School has provided quality, Christian education to children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Our diverse curriculum features a strong focus on core subjects, integrated with art, music, sports, culture, and Christian values.


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Announcements

Class Pictures on Monday

We are planning to take our class group pictures this coming Monday, March 18. Please remember to send your child picture-ready!

After-School Strings Concert on Monday

On Monday, March 18, the after-school strings groups will be presenting a St. Patrick's Day-themed concert at 6:30 PM in the PUCE gym. 

All participants should wear concert black & white with green accents.

Arrival times: 
Andante: 6:15 PM
Crescendo & Vivace: 6:00 PM
String Ensemble: Watch for a text.

We would like to sell cookies after the concert to raise funds for the Southern California/Disneyland trip. If your child is in 6th-8th grade, please bring cookies to sell. You may bring the cookies to the program or drop them off at school earlier in the day.

Next Year - Update

Due to the expected number of students enrolling for next year, our board has voted to have four full-time teachers. We wanted to let our school family know what our expected teacher-grade arrangement will be next year:

K-2 Kathy Jefferson
3-4 Tania Duncan
5-6 Kristy Kyle
7-8 Maleah Mungandi

Although our teachers will all be taking on multiple grades, they will have teacher's aides to assist as much as needed.

We are so thankful to Mr. Jeske for coming back to teach our 3rd and 4th graders this year. We have really enjoyed having him back with us for an extra year!

Ice Skating - New Date

Due to the ski trip date change, we've rescheduled our all-school ice skating trip to April 24. We will leave PUCE around 10:45 AM and be back by pickup time at 3:15 PM. The cost will be $10 per skater, which includes ice skating and a pizza lunch. Students may wish to bring extra spending money for the Warm Puppy Café or vending machines. Please remember to send warm coats, hats, gloves, and especially long socks. Helmets are highly recommended.

Watch for permission slips to be sent home after Spring Break.

Share Your Photos!

If you have photos of school events and activities, we would love to have them for our yearbook! To share your photos, follow these steps: 

  1. Click here: https://web.treering.com/validate and enter the PUCE school passcode, which is 1016300065921278

  2. Follow the steps to set up your account.

  3. The website may prompt you to purchase a yearbook. DO NOT PURCHASE. Your child's yearbook is included in tuition.

  4. Scroll down to where it says "Share School Photos" and click "Upload School Photos."

  5. Click the appropriate folder for your picture and click "Add Photos" to start sharing! (If you're not sure which folder to put your pictures in, just click "Add Photos" instead of selecting a folder.)

Please try to upload photos before spring break if possible (we realize some events are not happening until after break). Let us know if you run into any issues.
Thank you for helping us create a yearbook full of this year's wonderful memories!

Ski Trip - New Date

The new date for our ski trip is Thursday, April 4! We hope all participants are still able to go. If you are no longer able to go on the new date, please let us know. We can issue a refund for any payments you have made. If you were not able to go on the previous date, but would now like to participate, please let us know that as well.

Ski Gear Swap

We still have a table in our school lobby for you to drop off old ski clothing that no longer fits your child, or to take what you need from the table as items arrive. Gloves, coats, pants, hats are all welcome and appreciated. We will leave the table out for swapping items until Spring Break.

Don't Forget to Re-Enroll!

If you have not yet completed your child's re-enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, please take a few moments to do so as soon as possible! 

Let us know if you did not receive an email last week with instructions, or simply login to the FACTS Family Portal and complete the process. If you don't remember your username or password for the FACTS Family Portal, please contact the office for assistance.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

The application process is now open for NCC and Pacific Union Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year. It can be accessed here:
https://nccsda.com/education/scholarships/ The deadline for these scholarships is April 29.

We are now accepting tuition assistance applications for aid from PUCE and the PUC Church. The form can be printed from the PUCE website here: 
https://www.pucelementary.org/financial-information (scroll to the bottom of the page), or you can pick up a paper copy in the office.

If you are applying for or renewing BASIC Fund, the deadline is March 29.

Please let us know if you have any questions or need assistance.

Strings Camp

Mark your calendar for this year's Strings Camp, which will be held at PUCE the week of June 10-14, 2024! Students can practice their strings skills while learning fun new music in a camp-like environment.

There will be two sections of the camp:
•    Next year's 2nd-5th graders from 9 AM - noon.
•    Next year's 6th graders and up from 1 PM - 4 PM.

There will be a concert on Friday, June 14 at 4:00 PM so that students can play the music they learned for their family and friends. Stay tuned for fee and registration information.

PacificQuest

PacificQuest programs are for students in grades 6-12. Each program is a week-long summer intensive held on the PUC campus for students who are inquisitive, motivated, want to be challenged academically, and get a head start with college early.

PQSeek is a STEM program open to grades 6-8. Students will participate in daily academic programming focused on engineering, zoology, and creative writing classes taught by PUC professors. Applicants should be academically high achieving, earn high grades and/or test scores, and excel in STEM subjects. Students who complete the program earn 1 unit of college credit.

PQTune is a strings program open to grades 8-12. Students will have an immersive and fun music enrichment experience working alongside other musicians during a week-long orchestral intensive. Students who complete the program earn 1 unit of college credit.

For more information about PacificQuest programs, click here: https://www.puc.edu/life-at-puc/high-school-programs/pacificquest


Lunch Menu

Week of March 18-21

Monday: Burritos

Tuesday: Pizza

Wednesday: Brunch

Thursday: Lasagna