Hello PUE Families,

We hope everyone has enjoyed the nice fall weather that we've had this past week. As students start wearing more coats, please remember to check-in with your child each day to ensure they are keeping track of their jackets. We often have huge amounts of winter wear that ends up in the lost and found and is never collected.

 

A reminder for tracks 1 and 3 that their Fall Picture Day is on Wednesday, Oct. 8th.

 

We’re so excited—Panther Dash registration is officially open, and we’re off to a strong start! Make sure to register your student so they can receive a lollipop and Panther Dash bracelet on Kickoff Day.

This year’s fundraiser is extra special because it’s run entirely by PUE PTA parent volunteers—100% of the proceeds stay right here at Pleasant Union! No third-party vendors, just Panther pride supporting our school.

Important Dates for Tracks 1, 2, and 3:

• Thursday, October 9 – Kickoff Day + Spirit Theme: Favorite Book Character Day

• Friday, October 10 – Spirit Theme: Pajama Day

Let’s make it a fun way to wrap up the week while raising important funds for our school! Register today at PantherDash.com

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Panther Dash Info
• Kidz Art Info
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

Happy track-out day for track 4. This marks the official end to the first quarter of the 25-26 school year. We will see track 4 again on Monday, 10/20. Track 1, we are happy to have you return to us on Monday, 9/29.

 

KidzArt drawing classes Session 2 will start on Oct 30 (Track 3 starts Nov 18). Every week is a new project and returning students are welcome, as art projects do not repeat. Classes meet on Thursdays at 4-5 pm in the Art Room for K-5th grades students. Your child will bring home a finished artwork that he/she will be proud of each week! For more info contact Chen the owner at cjiang@kidzart.com. To register please visit www.northraleigh.kidzart.com.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• New KidzArt Session
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

A reminder that next Friday is a track-out day for Tr. 4. We hope you have a great break and we will see you back at school on Monday, 10/20. We look forward to having Tr. 1 return to school on Monday, 9/29.

 

For our 5th grade parents, a reminder that next Wednesday, 9/24 at 5pm is our Chaperone Meeting for the DC Field Trip chaperones. All parents are welcome to attend, but much of the information will be regarding chaperone duties. You can attend in-person or virtually; the link is here.

 

Starting Monday, September 15, 2025, Pleasant Union is launching a centralized absence/attendance email address. ALL parents are to email their child’s absence reason to: Attendance531@wcpss.net. The student’s first and last name, child’s track, and teacher must be included in the email. For a medical-related appointment during school hours, the dated doctor or appt note is necessary to be counted as an excused tardy. A doctor’s note is also necessary for 3 consecutive days of absences due to illness. Absences will only be excused when proper documentation is received by the attendance office within 48 hours of the student's return to school. For more info on attendance, read School Board Policy 4400: Attendance.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Chorus Information
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate our wonderful IAs for Instructional Appreciation Day! We are so appreciative of all they do to make PUE a special place to work and learn.

 

Starting Monday, September 15, 2025, Pleasant Union is launching a centralized absence/attendance email address. ALL parents are to email their child’s absence reason to: Attendance531@wcpss.net. The student’s first and last name, child’s track, and teacher must be included in the email. For a medical-related appointment during school hours, the dated doctor or appt note is necessary to be counted as an excused tardy. A doctor’s note is also necessary for 3 consecutive days of absences due to illness. Absences will only be excused when proper documentation is received by the attendance office within 48 hours of the student's return to school. For more info on attendance, read School Board Policy 4400: Attendance.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Chorus Information
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

Happy track-in day for our Tr. 2 families! We hope you had a great return to school today. Enjoy your well-deserved track-out Tr. 1. We will see you back at school on 9/29.

 

Don't forget that next Friday, 9/12 is Instructional Assistant Appreciation Day. Please join us in celebrating our wonderful IAs and all they do to support our school. We genuinely could not do it without them!

 

For those who missed it, the WCPSS board of education officially approved the motion to transition PUE to a track-4 only school calendar in the school year 2027-2028 (2 years from now). While this does not have immediate impacts, we want to ensure that all families have plenty of notice prior to the change. More information will be distributed as we get closer to the transition.

 

Finally, please join us this Sunday, 9/7 from 1pm-2pm, as our PTA hosts a play date and general membership meeting. Kona Ice will be present and we will have yard games and sidewalk chalk out for our families. The PTA meeting will be very quick, but crucial as we approve the budget for the 25-26 school year.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Chorus Information
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

It's hard to believe that we have already made it to the end of August! A reminder that Monday, 9/1 is the Labor Day holiday, so there is no school for staff or students. We hope everyone is able to enjoy the 3-day weekend!

 

Next Thursday, 9/4 is a track-out day for Tr. 1 and the end of their first 9 weeks. We hope you have a great track-out and look forward to seeing you return on Monday, 9/29. We look forward to Tr. 2 returning next Friday, 9/5.

 

As a reminder, the Board of Education is considering a calendar change for PUE starting in the 2027-28 school year. The Board of Education will vote on the proposed calendar conversion on Sep. 2, 2025. The meeting will be livestreamed on the WCPSS YouTube channel. We appreciate all who participated in the July virtual information sessions that the county hosted. These sessions provided families with an opportunity to ask questions, learn more about the calendar change process, and provide input. If you were unable to attend, you can now watch a recording (Pleasant Union Info Session – July 29) Recordings and presentation materials are available at: wcpss.net/calendarconversion. Thank you for staying informed and for being part of this important conversation about the future of PUE.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Chorus Information
• After School Activities Available
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

We have had an exciting week at PUE. For those who have not heard, Ms. McNeill, our assistant principal was named a finalist for WCPSS Assistant Principal of the Year! She is one of five APs in the county to be selected for this honor, out of over 400 assistant principals. We are so proud and grateful to have such an amazing support here at PUE!

 

As a reminder, next Monday, 8/25 is the first day of school for traditional calendar schools. This means you will likely notice an increase in traffic, so please plan accordingly. For those who use the bus, please be aware that bus times will likely shift some. Please make sure you have the Here Comes the Bus app downloaded so that you can track where your child's bus is live.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Chorus Information
• After School Activities Available
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

Happy track-out day for track 2! We hope you have an amazing break and we will see you back on Friday, 9/5. We look forward to track 3 returning to school on Monday, 8/18.

 

A reminder that tomorrow, Friday, 8/15 is a teacher workday, so there is no school for students.

 

We are having a PUE Spirit Event at Goodberrys next Wednesday, 8/20 from 2-10pm. Make sure to mention PUE when you make your purchase so that a portion of the sale gets donated to our outstanding PTA.

 

Finally, one last plea before traditional schools begin returning. If you have not done so already, please submit your information for a background check to volunteer. This process must be completed every year, so even if you were approved last year, you need to resubmit. Even if you are unsure if you plan on volunteering, it doesn't hurt to submit now before traditional schools return. Links and information on the process can be found here.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Volunteer Registration
• After School Activities Available
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

What a great week to have all of our kindergarteners for track 4 in the building. It is always amazing to see the great kiddos that our community brings to us and the bright future that they have.

 

A reminder that next Friday, 8/15 is a teacher workday, so there is no school for students. Thursday, 8/14 is a track-out day for track 2. We hope you have a great track-out and we will see you when you return on 9/5. We look forward to track 3 returning on Monday, 8/18.

 

Track 4 families will have Open House on Tuesday, 8/12 from 5pm-6:30pm. Feel free to join at anytime during the Open House to meet your child's teacher. Our wonderful PTA will be present as well selling PUE swag.

 

If you have not done so already, please submit your information for a background check to volunteer. This process must be completed every year, so even if you were approved last year, you need to resubmit. Even if you are unsure if you plan on volunteering, it doesn't hurt to submit now before traditional schools return. Links and information on the process can be found here.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Volunteer Registration
• Read to Achieve Info Session
• After School Activities Available
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall

Hello PUE Families,

We have had a great first week of Track 4 returning for the school year. We look forward to all of our new track 4 kindergarteners starting on Monday, 8/4. We appreciate everyone's patience during carpool as our new students adjust to carpool procedures.

 

If you have not done so already, please submit your information for a background check to volunteer. This process must be completed every year, so even if you were approved last year, you need to resubmit. Even if you are unsure if you plan on volunteering, it doesn't hurt to submit now before traditional schools return. Links and information on the process can be found here.

 

Finally, I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to our PTA and wonderful PUE community for supporting our school with the purchase and installation of whiteboards in every classroom. The last of the boards were installed this week. Our teachers and students are thrilled with the new equipment, and it would not have been possible without the PTA's support.

 

A couple of highlights in this newsletter and the upcoming week:

• Volunteer Registration
• Read to Achieve Info Session
• After School Activities Available
• PTA Updates including how to join the PTA (click here).
• Important upcoming dates.

 

Please make sure to read through for more details and additional items. Have a great weekend!

 

-Mr. Tunstall