Patriot Peek at the Week News

Patriot pride is going strong! I hope by now you have all had the chance to meet Prescott the Patriot Mascot at one of our home athletic events or outside greeting students as they enter Wolf Ridge. Check out below for more information about how Prescott got his name and pictures of him at our 8th Grade Night and volleyball home opener this past week.

Students did a great job first semester and are already back into a great school routine this semester. It takes a village! I would like to thank all of our families for your support, diligence in working with your child at home and ensuring your child is at school each day ready to learn. The temperatures each day have fluctuated quite a bit. Please be sure your child wears layers and comes with a coat to school. If you need any assistance in providing a coat, please contact Ms. Scott, our school nurse, as she has several brand new coats to provide those that may be in need. Again, we are in a partnership with our families to ensure all of our students have the resources and supports needed to succeed.

There will be no school on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend. Take care!

Your Principal,

Ms. Ronen

We hope that Prescott the Patriot Mascot will bring a little extra enthusiasm and pride our events. The idea to get a mascot costume came from some of our 8th grade students. Student ideas are always the best ideas! Our mascot was named after William Prescott. See below for more information about this Patriot.

William Prescott (February 20, 1726 – October 13, 1795) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the patriot forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prescott is known for his order to his soldiers, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes", such that the rebel troops may shoot at the enemy at shorter ranges, and therefore more accurately and lethally, and so conserve their limited stocks of ammunition. It is debated whether Prescott or someone earlier coined this memorable saying.

Prescott the Patriot Mascot has been hiding Patriot Rocks in our school. The class/student that finds it obviously has great Patriot pride and totally rocks! Each Monday, that class will then hide the rock in a new location on "Move-It Monday". Just a little something to encourage Patriot pride at our school. Be on the look out soon for Patriot Pride Rocks out in the community.

-Wear your Hawaiian attire for this assembly and for the volleyball game on this evening.