PES Pirate Weekly News

HELP!!!

Providence parents,

Your assistance is needed during our arrival and dismissal procedures. Procedures are set in place to keep everyone (students, faculty, staff and community) safe. We have designated drop off/pick up areas, flow of traffic, and drop off/pick-up procedures to ensure smooth and safe traffic flow during arrival and dismissal.

1. Arrival starts at 7:30 am; Dismissal starts at 2:30pm

2. Follow the flow of traffic - Do NOT pass cars or speed through carline.

3. Have your carline tag with your child's name on your dashboard (please ask for additional tags if needed)

4. School personnel will look at tag and call out your child's name to go to the dismissal area on the back side of gym.

5. Your child will be waiting for you under the covered breezeway until your vehicle has pulled up and stopped.

TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!

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 January is Perseverance:

Perseverance: working hard and not giving up despite how difficult it is to get the job done.

Why is perseverance important:

You’re doing school work and it’s your hardest subject. Maybe it’s a difficult math problem, or a long essay, or maybe you have to stand up in front of the class and present. Whatever it is for you, it’s tough. You’re struggling. You’re not sure you can do it. Maybe you even want to give up. You think about taking the easy way out and just doing the least you have to, even though you know it won’t be right.
But you know the work needs to get done and you know you have to do your best work. So you try harder. You stick with it and after some frustration and focus, you do it! You got it done and did it to the best of your ability.

Perseverance is that drive that helps you keep working even when you want to quit!