Pinnacles Newsletter: March 2021

A Note from Jill

Happy March, everyone. Spring is right around the corner!

We made it through our inaugural lottery which occurred on February 20th and are working our way through the registration process of making it official for our founding families! The lottery allowed us to invite 65 sixth-grade students and 60 seventh-grade students to become part of the Pinnacles Prep family. Our waitlist currently has 14 students for grade six. If families decline their seats or fail to return their registrations by March 10th, we will contact families on the waitlist.

Still interested in enrolling with Pinnacles Prep? You can still fill out an application to be added to our waitlist. Attrition is natural and we expect that more seats will become available.

The Vernal Equinox is upon us and changes abound for our valley. It is the perfect time to explore our purpose! In that spirit, we invite aspiring and founding families and students to join us for our March workshops on Purpose, led by nXu Education. These opportunities exemplify Pinnacles approach to purpose development and social-emotional learning.

Additionally, we invite founding sixth graders and seventh graders to join a meet and greet so they can officially meet their classmates! Details are below!

We have so much gratitude for everyone who has helped move Pinnacles Prep from an idea to a reality. Thanks to everyone who has been supportive, provided helpful feedback, cheered us on, and made donations. All the positive energy is keeping us marching forward.

Onward!
Jill

Upcoming Events

Parent Workshop, March 6
Cultivate and (Re)Claim Your Purpose: nXu’s Experiential Online Workshop

We would like to invite Founding Parents to attend this workshop which exemplifies our commitment to purpose development with students.

In this workshop, you will learn about the purpose, why it’s important, and do your own work exploring and clarifying your own purpose. Whether this is your first time doing this work or you’ve been doing it for years, we welcome you to be a part of this shared experience! In this 2 hour interactive workshop, you will:

Learn about the research-backed benefits of purpose development for youth and adults.
Engage in conversation, discussion, independent reflection, and collaborative activities that promote purpose development.
Develop and articulate your own personal purpose statement.

March 10: Registration Forms Due

If you have been offered a seat at Pinnacles Prep, you have until March 10th to complete your online registration and submit documentation in order to save your seat.

Families who are not registered by March 10th will give up their seat to the next student on the waitlist. Thanks for your understanding. You can contact israel@pinnaclesprep.org for more information.

Additionally, we have mailed a welcome packet with the rest of the enrollment forms and process to everyone last week. Families should receive those the week of March 1st.

March 14: Pi Day, 1-3 PM

Interested participants can celebrate this Math holiday by coming to take part in a cookie poll. We will hand out man shaped sugar cookies, and capture data about which part of the cookie kids take their first bite from. We’ll work on a roll out from the Pinnacles Prep parking lot that afternoon. Location: 504 S Chelan Ave, Wenatchee, WA.

Student Purpose Workshop, March 20
Who am I? Where am I headed? Learn about your purpose!

This an opportunity for students interested in cultivating their purpose! We are excited to offer this exclusive workshop in partnership with nXu Education and Link Public Schools- This workshop is a micro version of our purpose curriculum that will be offered to all Pinnacles Prep students during our advisory time. We will be offering this workshop 1/month from now until June- We encourage all students interested in Pinnacles prep to attend one. Follow the link on the flyer to sign up for the March opportunity!

Upcoming New Student Meetups!

This is an activity via zoom that we are doing so that students can meet their classmates and have a good time. Jill, Sean, and Israel want to meet all the rising students and allow them to meet each other as well! See your dates and times below….

6th-grade students
March 24 from 3:30-4:30 pm
(Zoom Link)