Dear 4th & 5th Grade Parents,

It’s hard to believe I am sending you a schedule for our last week of school. It seems like yesterday I was preparing for the beginning of the school year. Below are the logistical matters for the last week of school.

Monday:

Regular school day

Tuesday:

Regular school day

Wednesday:

Class parties

Thursday:
Boys arrive at 8:30 a.m. (Early room starts at the normal time for Thursday and Friday)
Class Day begins at 9:00 a.m. (Regular PDS dress code)
Dismissal will be at 11:30 a.m. (Regular carpool)
* There will be NO AFTER-CARE.

Friday:
Boys arrive at 8:30 a.m. (Dressed in navy blazer, white shirt, tie and khaki pants)
Graduation lasts from 9:00–10:15 a.m.
* There will be NO AFTER-CARE.

*All parents are more than welcome to attend graduation and see their sons sing. If you are not attending, please have a designated place to pick up your son. Graduation day is considered a regular school day. Attendance will be taken and noted.  We need all 4th & 5th grade boys in attendance in the choir loft as we honor our 2013 graduating class. If for some reason your son will not be able to attend, please contact his homeroom teacher.

I hope everyone has a restful and exciting summer!

Thanks,

Mark

Dear Rising 5th and 6th Grade Parents,

I hope this letter finds you doing well after a very busy year. For those of you who are interested, in addition to our intramural season, we will offer a 5th Grade and a 6th Grade Crusader team. As always, our PDS coaches will be coaching these teams with Mark Fruitt heading up the 5th Grade team and Dwight Creasman heading up the 6th Grade team.

Meeting for 5th Grade
There will be a brief parents meeting for 5th Grade only (current 4th Graders) on Monday, May 20th at 8:15am in Room E111. Please make every effort to have at least one parent in attendance. We anticipate that the meeting will be over by 8:45am.

Practice
We will begin practice Thursday, August 8th. The practice schedule is as follows: weekdays August 8th-13th from 9:00-11:00am. Practice times after the 13th are TBA. Boys will be in shorts, t-shirts, and helmets on the first two days of practice. The rest of the week the boys will be in full pads.

Each player needs to provide his own shoulder pads, football pants, cleats, and white helmet for practice. The school will provide the game uniform and helmet.

There are no tryouts; however, these teams may not be for everyone and playing time is not guaranteed. Crusader football players must also play in the PDS intramural football league. The Crusaders are competitive level teams and are for boys that want more games and practices in addition to the intramural league.

Cost
The cost for playing Crusader football is $175.00 and is due the first week of practice.

If you have any other questions, please contact Coach Fruitt 842-4610 or Coach Creasman 842-4625. You will be receiving more information on the first day of practice. As always, thank you for your support and here’s to a great upcoming season.

Dennis Smith
Director of Athletics and Operations

Sign-Up Form

As in prior years, PDS will order your son’s school supplies allowing us to take advantage of bulk pricing and to ensure conformity. The costs of these supplies were estimated on your enrollment contract to be from $35-$150 depending on the grade level, but will not be finalized until this summer at which time your son’s account will be billed.

Your son’s supplies will be ready for him on his first day of school in August!

Enjoy your summer!

Jill Kauffman
Chief Financial Officer