No School - President's Day
2024-02-19 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York)

PRM Foundation Meeting
2024-02-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Community Happens Here, 6238 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45213
The Pleasant Ridge School Foundation (the “Foundation”) is the nonprofit arm of PRM, which allows PRM to fundraise and to accept tax-deductible donations. The Foundation is made up of parents/guardians, staff and community volunteers who develop large scale initiatives to benefit the school, the students and the staff.

The Foundation meets in person on the third Wednesday of the month at Community Happens Here at 6:30pm. All are welcome! Questions? Contact prsfpres@gmail.com.

Parent Social 1/2 Hour at Coffee Cup
2024-02-22 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-02-29 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-03-07 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-03-14 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-03-21 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-03-28 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-04 07:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-11 07:30 - 08:00
Have a chance to chat with Eva Borho, PTO President, at Coffee Cup!

Please read more about Coffee Cup below! Come see us and consider a donation for this wonderful program.

What do we teach at Coffee Cup and “why?”Easy answers are “Entrepreneurship,” “Hospitality,” “Business.”Yet in reality, our aims are far more subtle and significant.We teach that life is a series of acquired skills – and that mastery is achievable, exciting, and fun.

Much of school, by necessity, is a head down and pencil up to learn facts. In Coffee Cup, our heads are up, and we teach students to look adults in the eye, requesting and receiving information, processing it accurately and efficiently, and completing tasks in a team with others. Of course, we discuss concepts like “types of businesses,” “expenses” and “net profit.” But then we translate those concepts into actions.

After each Thursday morning cafe closes, students are able to count how many cups of coffee, tea and hot chocolate we’ve “sold” (remember, all of our beverages are given to school staff for free), how much we’ve received from sales to the public, and how much we brought in through donations.Yet even those numbers are important only in context.Before any sale is made, students have learned how to take an order and fulfill it. And this is no small feat.

Think about it: We ask 4th graders to walk through their school, find adult staff members, ask them if they would like a beverage, and take an accurate order from them (which includes writing the adult’s name, room number, and how much sugar, cream, etc. they’d like on an order form). Then, this student must return to the cafe area and wait patiently while the order is filled by other classmates, who use the information that’s been collected to make the beverage correctly. Once the order is completed, the student must retrace their path back to that same adult, and deliver the order with a smile and a thank you.This happens 60 – 90 times within an hour on Thursday mornings!

Older 5th and 6th grade students, who have gradually gained confidence and skills, fill tea and hot chocolate orders with many specific requests – one adult would like green tea with honey, another has chosen English Breakfast tea with sugar, while another wants hot chocolate, sometimes requiring whipped cream.There’s so much to keep track of.

Coffees can be regular or dark. It can come with or without milk. Students field a myriad of requests, which boosts their critical thinking capabilities.And, of course, they love the thrill of using the cash register and fulfilling multi-faceted requests.

It’s a lot of work! And yet we keep offering this experience year after year.

Why?

There is an enormous joy witnessing how acquiring skills makes a person stand straighter, look teammates and customers directly in the eye, speak up more and more, and walk with a determined and confident step.

It’s not a competition, there are no grades.There is only personal growth, as each student can achieve it. There is a chance to try new things, in a “real world” context. We really do have a successful business!

Please support the work of Coffee Cup with a donation to the PRM Foundation. All students are offered this experience at no cost. Please note “Coffee Cup” with your donation. https://prmrocks.networkforgood.com/

Conference Day and Staff Appreciation Lunch!
2024-02-22 16:00 - 19:00
Talk to your student’s teacher for details!

Help out for Staff Appreciation Lunch!

Evening conferences are coming up and it makes for a long day for the staff at PRM. Maybe you’ve been wanting to try a new pasta recipe or you have an award winning pasta dish? Please consider signing up to feed the staff throughout the day and evening on February 22! We’re going to provide a PASTA smorgasbord–ALL things pasta. I personally love this opportunity to volunteer and show my appreciation to the PRM staff, because my work schedule does not allow me to be present during the school day or evening events. Doubling a dinner recipe one night is an easy way for me to get involved…I can just send half the food in a crock pot the next day! If time is tight in the evening, you can also pick something up at the store to share with the staff, or sign up to set-up, refill or clean up. Check-out the Sign Up Genius and see how you can contribute!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4AA9AA2DA6F85-47664696-prmstaff

Thank You!

Dress as your favorite African American!
2024-02-29 00:00 - 23:59
All students are welcomed to dress up as their favorite African American!

No School - Staff Professional Development Day
2024-03-04 00:00 - 23:59

Scholastic Book Fair
2024-03-04 00:00 - 2024-03-08 23:59
Details to come! Get READY to Read! And the read-a-thon!

Free Swim Lessons Meeting
2024-03-05 15:30 - 16:30

Read-a-thon 2024!
2024-03-07 00:00 - 2024-03-13 23:59
Get Ready to Read for our 6th Annual Read-a-thon! More details to come!

LSDMC Meeting
2024-03-13 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-10 15:00 - 16:30
LSDMC – Local School Decision Making Committee

Representatives of Staff, Administration, PRM Community and surrounding communities meet to make big decisions about PRM!

December, January and February are virtual! https://meet.google.com/kjw-ekop-iit

Family Literacy Night
2024-03-13 18:00 - 20:00
PRM Family Literacy Night!

and the closing of the Scholastic Book Fair 6-8pm!

A Family Literacy Event for the entire family to enjoy. Come on out on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:30 pm. The PTO meeting will kick off all of the festivities. There will be a book give-a-way, arts and crafts, a baking demonstration, raffles, refreshments and the Final Day of the Book Fair!

Details on the book fair: The PRM Book Fair has been extended through March 13th. 8am-2pm And March 13th from 6-8pm!

PTO and Equity Meeting
2024-03-13 18:30 - 20:00
We have a new format for our meeting! PTO and Equity Group have combined our efforts into one evening! From 6:30 to 7pm, we will hear PTO updates from Principal Simpson, Community Learning Center (CLC) and parent volunteers. After 7pm, we will have an ice breaker, a Equity Group speaker and group discussions. We look forward to hearing from you as we build community during our fascinating group discussions!

Family Literacy Night! For more info: https://prmrocks.org/event/family-literacy-night/

Free Childcare for meeting participants!Snacks and drinks provided. See you there!

School Musical! Beauty and the Beast
2024-03-15 00:00 - 2024-03-16 23:59
Performance at 6pm!

Consider donating to support the PRM musicals! Go to: https://prmrocks.networkforgood.com/events/68450-prm-music-department-presents-disney-s-beauty-and-the-beast-jr

ILT Meeting
2024-03-18 14:45 - 16:00, 2024-04-01 14:45 - 16:00, 2024-04-15 14:45 - 16:00
Instructional Leadership team is made up of Administration, Teachers, Staff and Parent Representatives that make decisions on the school instructional day.

2024 Spring Flower Sale
2024-03-20 00:00 - 2024-04-17 23:59
For Details, go to prmrocks.org/flowers!

No School - Spring Break
2024-03-25 08:00 - 2024-03-29 17:00

6th Graders to Camp Kern
2024-04-10 00:00 - 2024-04-12 23:59
Contact your student’s teacher for details!

PTO and Equity Meeting
2024-04-10 18:30 - 20:00
We have a new format for our meeting! PTO and Equity Group have combined our efforts into one evening! From 6:30 to 7pm, we will hear PTO updates from Principal Simpson, Community Learning Center (CLC) and parent volunteers. After 7pm, we will have an ice breaker, a Equity Group speaker and group discussions.

We look forward to hearing from you as we build community during our fascinating group discussions!

Free Childcare for meeting participants!Snacks and drinks provided. See you there!
