Port Barre Elementary School

Reminder: Coca Cola pick-up date is TODAY, March 11, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Port Barre Elementary. Thank you to everyone who supported PBES with the Coke Fundraiser!

Service projects boost connection and community When your family volunteers in the community together, your child gets quality time with you and learns the joy of helping others. Great projects to do with kids include collecting canned goods for a food pantry, or asking neighbors and friends for gently-used children's books and donating them to a homeless shelter. You and your child might also write letters or make care packages for local people serving in the military. https://tpitip.com/?15cK17376

SLP families, each week, our schools have the chance to showcase their events and achievements, which we then compile into our district publication, "The Good News." You can find the link to the publication below. Let's share the positivity and celebrate our schools! https://5il.co/3a714

📚🎉 We had an amazing first day at the Port Barre Elementary Book Fair! The kids had a blast exploring all the awesome books. 📖✨ The book fair will continue all week long during school hours, so there’s plenty of time to find your next favorite read! 📚 Don’t forget! Join us for Scholastic Family Night this Wednesday, March 12, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. See you there! 😊

Spring pictures will be taken on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Students may dress in their spring best school appropriate attire (no sandals or spaghetti straps). After the students take the picture, they will receive a code that parents can view and order the pictures/packages online. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Reminder: Coca Cola pick-up date is tomorrow, March 11, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Port Barre Elementary. Thank you to everyone who supported PBES with the Coke Fundraiser!

Pi Day is March 14. Students may were a Pi Day shirt for FREE on Friday, March 14.

Important Notice: NO 21st Century or Real Tutoring on Wednesday, March 12, due to math night and Scholastic Book Fair Family night.

Pre-K Registration for the 2025 - 2026 school year. Pick up a packet and schedule an intake appointment in the front office. Intake appointments will take place on March 19, 2025.

Here's an easy formula for helping your child with math You can help your child learn math even if you don't remember any of the math you took in school. For a start, ask questions about your student's math work, such as "How did you arrive at that answer?" or "Look at this page of problems. Do you see a pattern?" Then, make an effort to involve your child often in practical math at home, such as measuring. Making sure your child has a study routine that includes daily math practice will also add up to better math skills. https://tpitip.com/?15cJ17376

Mrs. Stelly's Glue Engineers tested their glue recipes for strength and stickiness by building a picture frame.

Students in Mrs. Hadley & Mrs. Keys’ classes earned a show and tell coupon for completing and passing iReady my path lessons. One student brought a typewriter and was able to show her classmates how it works. The other student brought her original artwork.

Port Barre Elementary celebrated Mardi Gras.

📚 It's Scholastic Book Fair Time! 🎉 💳 Don’t forget to set up your student's eWallet account for a cashless, stress-less shopping experience at the Book Fair! 🙌 Friends and family can even contribute funds to help your reader pick out the perfect books. 📚 Set up your eWallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/portbarreelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs #CashlessShopping #SupportOurSchool

Please check out this week's newsletter for important information. https://secure.smore.com/n/d5n8t Read more about: - Coke order pickup Tuesday, March 11 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at PBES - Spring pictures will be taken on Wednesday, March 12. Flyers went home with students. - Scholastic Book fair starts Monday, March 10 and ends Friday, March 14. - Math night and Book Fair family night on March 12 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm - End of the 3rd Nine weeks is March 12. - Pi Day is Friday, March 14. Students may wear a Pi Day shirt for FREE.

Prepare for a successful move up to middle school If your child will be going to middle school in the fall, you can start now to make the change in schools easier. Read the middle school's website together, and help your child learn about the clubs, classes and school mascot. Talk about the exciting things middle school students learn and do, and discuss your child's hopes and concerns. If possible, arrange to tour the middle school together. Then, help your child prepare by reinforcing study and organization skills. https://tpitip.com/?15cI17376

📚 The Scholastic Book Fair is where your readers get to choose! Plus, every purchase benefits our school. Let's support our young readers while empowering them to pick books they love! 🎉📖💫 Learn more and start exploring: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/portbarreelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs #BeTrueToYourShelves #SupportOurSchool

Build skills and closeness with a bedtime reading ritual When your child was younger, you may have read aloud every night at bedtime. But now that your child can read, should you keep up the habit? You bet. Research shows that, in addition to building literacy skills, the sound of reading aloud can help soothe kids. Make daily bedtime reading with your child a relaxing time together. You'll be building cozy memories and reading skills for a lifetime. https://tpitip.com/?15cH17376

📚 It's Scholastic Book Fair Time! 🎉 From March 10 to March 14, come explore the limitless possibilities with your kids at our Scholastic Book Fair! Every purchase made helps benefit our school and supports our students' love of reading.📖✨ Don't miss out—check out more info on our school's Book Fair homepage: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/portbarreelementaryschool See you there! 📚💫 #ScholasticBookFair #ReadingIsFun #SupportOurSchool

Trade unwanted items for more time with your child Children feel more connected and loved when their parents spend time with them. This stability helps them do better in school. One way to find more time for your child is to get rid of unneeded items at home. The less stuff you have, the less time you spend using, maintaining or looking for it. Then, store commonly used items in designated, easy-to-reach places. For example, teach your child to keep items for school in a box by the door. https://tpitip.com/?15cG17376