PES Pirate Weekly News

On Thursday, November 9, 2023, we held our grade level competition. The following spellers will be competing on Jan. 4 in our School Spelling Bee. Congratulations! Providence Pirates are Competitive Spellers!

1st Grade: Lamar Williams, champion, and Levi Tully, reserve champion

2nd Grade: Steven Dunn, champion; Carter Brown, reserve champion

3rd Grade: Madelyn Taylor, champion; Josiah Hogue, reserve champion

4th Grade: Jacob Thang, champion; Aryss Pennington, reserve champion

5th Grade: Ja'Kayla Lowe, champion; Arrian Collins, reserve champion

** A million thanks to Mrs. Campbell and all our volunteers!

Hello, parents! If your child has a Student Reading Improvement Plan (SRIP), you should have received an update by November 3rd on the progress your student is making towards their reading goal. Teachers are diligently working with your student to achieve the goals set for them. If you have any questions about the SRIP goals, progress your student has made, or ways you can help at home, please reach out to your child's teacher.

I am Mrs. Jessica Zavala and will be serving as the Providence Elementary School's Math Instructional Coach for the 2023-2024 school year. This is my 14th year in education. I am excited to work with your students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade, partnering with AMSTI and the Office of Mathematics Improvement for the ALSDE. So far, I have had fun introducing new math centers, activities, and number sense routines into the classrooms! I am also looking to provide parents with opportunities for math workshops throughout the year. We have already hosted our first math take-home games during the International Festival. Thank you to those of you who stopped by and picked up a game! We will have another math workshop during the spring!

The Character word for the month of November is Cleanliness.

The dictionary defines cleanliness as “the state or quality of being clean or being kept clean”. This definition suggests that being clean means bathing regularly, brushing your teeth, using deodorant and wearing clean clothes. However, another way to interpret the definition of cleanliness is how we think, act when no one is looking, and how we treat other people. Making positive and healthy choices can help us keep a clean mind, stay focused and have a healthy mindset. It is important to feel good about our choices because the higher our self-esteem the better we will feel about ourselves and our abilities. This may increase our confidence in ourselves and guide us to make good choices and try new things.

November 6th-10th is S.A.I.L week: As you may know this is our anti-bullying campaign.

It takes all of us to put a end to bullying. If you see something say something!!!