Port Barre Elementary School

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

📚 The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming! 🎉 SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars for March 10 - 14 and get ready to empower your reader with the gift of choice! 📖✨ Start exploring the exciting selection together: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/portbarreelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs #EmpowerReaders #ReadingAdventure

Help your child make the most of strengths and talents What helps children succeed in and out of school? Families who help them develop their talents to the fullest. Instead of pushing your child to be the best, look for achievable ways to help your student improve. Encourage practice by making it enjoyable. Show interest in your child's talents by learning the skills yourself and spending time doing them together. And always, let your child know that your love and support is unconditional. https://tpitip.com/?15cF17376

Please check out this week's newsletter for important information. https://secure.smore.com/n/eb54z Read more about: - Staff and students return to school tomorrow, Thursday, March 6. - 7 Kids Ice Cream Truck will be on campus tomorrow, March 6. - No 21st Century or Real Tutoring tomorrow, March 6. - Scholastic Book fair is coming next week - look for more information coming home with students. -Shoutout to 2nd and 4th grade for reaching our attendance goal the week of Feb. 24-28. Our school attendance goal is to maintain a 95% attendance rate. Please help us reach our goal by ensuring your child attends school daily.

Give back talk the silent treatment It can be very irritating when a child has to have the last word in every argument, or mumbles negatively. But instead of getting angry, experts suggest that you ignore your child's last words. Back talk won't get your elementary schooler anywhere if you've ended the conversation, stopped listening and begun to walk away. Then, discuss provocative situations at another time when neither of you is angry or upset. https://tpitip.com/?15cE17376

Support your child when trauma strikes When children are dealing with a traumatic event in their lives, it can affect their emotions, health and schoolwork. Whether it is a death, a family problem or even worries about events in the news, be alert for signs of distress in your child. Calmly explain the situation as best you can. Help your child put feelings into words, then say that you will cope with things together. Offer a sense of control by providing chances for your child to make small decisions about things like meals or clothes. https://tpitip.com/?15cD17376

School Choice applications for the 2025-2026 school year are now open. Here is the link to the application and letter: https://5il.co/1q30x

Cooking makes math and reading tasty fun Cooking with you helps your child practice valuable skills such as reading, following directions and planning ahead. Have your child read each step in a recipe aloud. Then, ask questions like, "Which do I put in first, milk or flour?" You can also challenge your student to do the math of doubling a recipe, or to look up cooking terms in the dictionary: "What does mince mean?" Working with you to feed the family can also make your child feel useful and needed. https://tpitip.com/?15cC17376

https://www.cocacolaunitedd2c.com/PortBarreElementaryCoca-ColaFundraiser 🥤COKE FUNDRAISER 🧃Today is the last day. Get your orders in before it is too late. (DEADLINE to sell is March 2) As of Friday, 2nd grade was in the lead of selling the most cases. Please support our school by helping your child fundraise. It’s easy! 🥳 ⭐️COPY the link & this sample message, and send it to family in the family group chat, coworkers, and friends. ______ is selling Coke products as a fundraiser for school. Your support is greatly appreciated! The deadline is March 2. 🙂 Pick up is March 11 at Port Barre Elementary from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Students in grade 3 and 4 participated in an Black History essay contest. Students selected one quote and explained what the quote means to them. Thank you to all students that participated in the contest. Congratulations to our winners!

Give your child room to mature into adolescence As children grow into adolescents, their craving for independence grows, too. This can lead to conflict with the adults around them. To keep it to a minimum, allow your child appropriate independence and polite assertiveness. But also continue to set limits and explain why they are important. The safe, loving and respectful home environment you provide gives your child a strong foundation for success. https://tpitip.com/?15cB17376

Ask questions to help your child decode unfamiliar words When your child is reading and gets stuck on an unfamiliar word, ask questions to help your student sound it out: "What sound does the first letter make?…What sound does the last letter make?...Are there any letter combinations you recognize in the word? What sounds do they make?" Have your child point to each letter in order and slowly say the sound it makes, then blend them together faster. https://tpitip.com/?15cA17376

Test your child's nerves with this science experiment To help your child learn how nerves work, fill three large bowls with water: one with cold, one hot (not scalding), and one room temperature. Have your child put one hand in the hot bowl and one in the cold bowl for one minute. Next, put your child's hot hand in the room temperature bowl. Ask, "Is it hot or cold?" Do the same with the cold hand. Your child's hot hand will feel cold, and the cold hand will feel hot, even though both are in the same water. That's because nerves sense temperature changes relative to what they are used to. https://tpitip.com/?15bb17376

🎉🎭 Port Barre Elementary students are invited to wear a Mardi Gras (purple, gold, or green) or Black History (red or black) shirt this Friday, February 28, 2025, for FREE! Let's come together and celebrate both the spirit of Mardi Gras and honor the rich history of Black History Month. 🎭🎉

🎉Port Barre Elementary will celebrate Black History Month with a Black History Program on Friday, February 28, 2025, in the cafeteria starting at 1:00 pm. for Pre-K to 2nd grade and starting at 1:55 pm for 3rd and 4th grade students.