K-12 News & Updates

School News & Updates

• Noodle Night 
• Skunk Train
• K-8 Harvest Festival
• Day of the Dead
• High School Field Study
• 4-5 Land Acknowledgement
• FREE Bicycles for Kids: Respond by Monday!
• Mark Your Calendar

In October the TK-3 classes went on a trip to the Historic Skunk Train out of Willits. Students learned about the history of the train line from Willits to Fort Bragg. A musician entertained everyone on board with train songs. The train went to Crowely, an old logging stop, where students got to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Thanks to all the chaperones who could attend and the Redwood Coast Education Foundation for supporting the trip with a grant!

Join us at the Point Arena Lighthouse for a special celebration of Day of the Dead. Honor your loved ones with offerings and a photo for the community altar, enjoy live music, student art, food, traditional beverages and more. This event is one of the most magical and meaningful on the Coast, and it’s also a rare chance to tour the Lighthouse at night. Please join us!

• Date: November 1^st, 2024
• Time: 5 PM – 7:30 PM
• Location: Point Arena Lighthouse, 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Point Arena CA 95468
• Admission: FREE
• Food provided by: Mexican Food Truck
• Beverages and Candies provided by PCCS: Jamaica, Horchata, Champurrado
• Special Artist Exhibit: Alex Theron
• Live Music: Fide Mata, David Verno Jr., and many more!
• Silent Auction: Many amazing items from local businesses
• Limited Edition Commemorative Items: Will be for sale featuring local artist Angelina Wilson’s one-of-a-kind design

Día De Los Muertos: Una Noche de Recuerdo

Ven a visitarnos en el Faro de Punto Arena para una celebración especial del Día de Muertos. Honra a tus seres queridos con una foto para el altar comunitario, disfruta de música en vivo, arte estudiantil, comida y más. Este evento es uno de los más mágicos y significativos de la costa, y también es una oportunidad única para visitar el faro de noche. Por favor vengan a visitarnos!

• Fecha: 1 de Noviembre de 2024
• Hora: 5 PM – 7:30 PM
• Lugar: Faro de Punto Arena, 45500 Lighthouse Rd., Punto Arena CA 95468
• Admisión: GRATIS
• Comida: Mexicano Camión de Comida
• Bebidas y Dulces de PCCS: Jamaica, Horchata, Champurrado
• Exposición especial de artista: Alex Theron
• Música en vivo: Fide Mata, David Verno Jr., y muchos mas!
• Subasta silencio: Muchos artículos excelentes de negocios locales
• Artículos Conmemorativos de Edición Limitada: Estarán a la venta con el diseño único de la artista local Angelina Wilson

Join us for our 3rd annual Noodle Night & Sauce Contest! This is a fun evening to enjoy a meal together and raise funds for our TK-12 Field Studies Program.

• Date: Sunday, October 20
• Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
• Location: Redwood Coast Manchester Fire Station
• Cost: $10 children, $20 adults

Sauce Contest Details & Entry Form

• Homemade sauce only
• Vegetarian or meat sauce (your choice!)
• Tomato-based, creamy, pesto (again, your choice!)
• Make a minimum of a half-galloon
• Bring the sauce on the night-of in a warming pot
• Complete a Sauce Entry Form (below) by Friday, October 18 if you plan to bring a sauce
• Email Jen at jketring@pacificcharterschool.org with questions

School News & Updates

• All School Campout
• 24.25 Governance Council
• High School Field Study
• Coastal Cleanup
• Orange Shirt Day
• CalKIDS Student Savings Program
• Action Network First Five Survey
• In Memoriam: Howard Cole
• Mark Your Calendar

Our All School Campout was so much fun! TK-8 students started the day at Big River where they had time to explore the beach, meet with an educator from the Noyo Center for Marine Science, build sand castles, and run about. Chaperones gathered together to learn more about our RULER social-emotional learning curriculum and share ideas. The high school crew stopped at Navarro Beach for skim boarding and rock collecting before heading up to the Albion Field Station where everyone convened. 

School News & Updates

• All School Campout: Join Us!
• Family Handbook
• Open Governance Council Seat
• High School Building Update
• Farm to School Grant Award
• Ms. Isabel’s 6-8 Website Launched
• Mark Your Calendar

High School students are starting the year strong with their community service volunteer hours! Several of our students helped with our arts table at the Fish Fest on Sunday. Festival goers stopped by for painting individual marine sea creatures to take home and contributed to the collaborative seascape painting that we started during a summer ELO session. Thanks to the family volunteers who also helped staff our booth…remember to log your volunteer hours.

School News & Updates

• Welcome New Staff!
• K8 Back-to-School Updates
• High School: First Day Schedule
• Open Governance Council Seats
• Registration Packets
• Mark Your Calendar

Welcome back from our staff! Brittney, K8 Aide; Jen, Executive Director; Lacey, Office Manager; Jim, HS/K8 Teacher; Nathan, 2-3 Teacher; Tresla, ELO Lead Educator; Frank, Acting HS Director; Lili, TK-1 Teacher; Nevaeh, K8 Aide; Charlene, HS Teacher; Todd, K8 Director; Jennifer, Interim 4-5 Teacher. Not pictured: Victoria, Administrative Assistant, K8 Aide; Isabel, 6-8 Teacher; Miles, Meals Program Manager.

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The following positions are open for the 2024-25 school year.

• K8 Intervention Specialist
• 4th-5th Grade Classroom Teacher
• High School Program Director