Pike Road Schools
Think. Innovate. Create. The Pike Road Way 4.28.16
The Mission of Pike Road Schools
To create a culture of intellectual curiosity where all students have
ownership of their learning and are inspired to think, innovate and create.
Think
Innovate
Create
PRS Spring Football
If you are a current C6, C7 or C8 student and are interested in participating in Spring Football, please complete this form and return to Coach Klinger by April 29.
Football Spring Practice
May 9th – 20th (Monday - Friday)
After School until 6:00 PM
May 12 at 6:30 - Football Parent Meeting for Communities 6-8
Be a Sponsor for the Fifth Annual Crawfish Boil!
In the past, we have been very blessed by having both business and personal sponsorships to help put on this event and provide an avenue for our community to give back to PRS and its students. This year will be no exception. Our sponsors play a critical role in our success. We would love for you or your business to consider giving to this great cause.
Sponsorship packages include:
$250 which includes a T shirt, 2 tickets, and gift bag
$500 which includes 2 T shirts, 4 tickets, and gift bag
$1000 which includes 4 T shirts, 8 tickets, gift bag, and parking passes
$2000 and up multiple T shirts, tickets, gift bags, parking passes, and other perks
All business and personal sponsorships will have name recognition at the event and businesses can have their logos on printed material, signage, etc.
For more information or to sponsor this great event, please contact the Fundraising Director, Traci Kelley at 334-201-8671 orTraci.kelley34@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Pike Road Patriot Fund
Yearbook Deadline Extended to May 2
Orchards Speed Limit
P.O.P.P.I.E.
Community K
Learners reading to our class chickens
Preparing a Three Little Pigs puppet show
Learners creating a video presentation in the art center
Making Cinnamon Sugar Bread
Strawberry Clay Creation
Persuasive Writing
Community 1
Finishing the giant octopus for the aquarium
C7 Patriots assisting with our Ocean in a Bottle project
Making items for our Market Day
Earth Day!
Community 2
Learners leading learners for morning meeting
Learners in Mrs. Davis’ class met with Lois Weismann, owner of H2O
Cafe at The Waters for their study on restaurants and economics.
Community 3
These learners performed for the PTSA General Meeting.
Community 4
C4 Showcase: Through pantomime and movement quality, learners worked together
to demonstrate how different organisms can live harmoniously in a pond.
Sixty more friends arrived in C4! These caterpillars will soon be
beautiful butterflies that will be released in our butterfly garden.
Community 5
Learners used fortune tellers to understand main ideas.
Learners finalized a list of survival items for a scavenger hunt.
Learners used their hands to make trees to celebrate earth day.
Community 6
Community 7
Patriots participated in the annual YMCA Youth in Government Day. Learners were able to engage with Mayor Stone, Town Council Members, City Planner and School Board President.
Community 8
Learners are constructing artifacts for their World's Fair Exhibition, which we be held Thursday, May 5. The artifacts represent various countries they have researched.
Learners in Physical Science are studying sound waves. They constructed record players (most had no idea what a record was). They were surprised when they heard music playing!
Health and Wellness
Patriots Leading the Pledge of Allegiance
Coke Fund Raiser for Pike Road Athletics
The Coke Fundraiser starts on April 25th and ends on May 12th. Each athlete we will be asked to sell at least five cases. Pick up will be on Thursday, May 19th by the cafeteria. Athletes will assist with distribution. More details will be coming soon!
Looking for Ways to Engage Your Learner Over the Summer?
There are FREE ways to keep students engaged and excited about learning:
• The Lexile-based “Find a Book, Alabama” tool (Lexile.com/fab/Alabama) offers students over 160,000 books from which to choose. This book-search tool enables individuals to build custom reading lists based on their Lexile range and personal interests and checks the availability of books at the local library.
• Children, parents and educators can also pledge to read using the "Find a Book, Alabama" tool starting May 1st.
• The Alabama Summer Learning Challenge also includes a FREE email-based math skills program for children children who have just completed grades 1-7. Parents and other summer care-givers can begin registering for the program today.
Starting Monday, June 20, parents will begin receiving daily emails with fun activities and resources to help their children retain math skills acquired during the previous school year. After the program ends on Friday, July 29, parents can print an award certificate to celebrate their child's summer accomplishment!
• This summer, Stride is FREE to all students in the state from May 1 to July 29. Prevent “Summer Slide” with a cool blend of online math, reading, and science skills practice, spectacular video games and peer competitions to pass the lazy summer days. Students may access the Stride learning platform online anytime, 24-7, on tablets, PCs and Macs.
LTS Education Systems offers the Stride game-based learning program used in many Alabama school districts during and after school hours for fun and personalized learning.
Register and login at www.AlabamaSummerStride.com. LTS will provide a dedicated Parent Support Line for the Summer Learning Challenge. Parents can call in to 1-844-855-4023 for help with Stride.
May 2 at 8:00 A.M. - PTSA Board Meeting
May 2 at 6:00 p.m. - School Board Meeting
May 5 - C8 World Fair
May 2-6 - Lead Learner Appreciation Week
PTSA would like to invite you to participate in Teacher Appreciation Week on May 2 - 6. There will be special activities each day. PTSA is seeking your help to provide a popcorn bar on Monday and host a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, May 5. To volunteer, please use this link to access the Sign Up Genius. Additionally, PTSA would like to shower our teachers with items from their wish lists. Lead Learners' wish lists can be accessed through this link, choose the tab at the bottom of the document to view your Lead Learners' list. PTSA would like for you to provide these items on the Friday of Teacher Appreciation week.
The activity for each day is as follows:
Monday
We LOVE our PRS staff! Learners wear red to show their love for Lead Learners.
PTSA will provide a popcorn bar with all the fixings from 9-11.
Tuesday
It's a "special" day for the "special" ists! This is your chance to show the specialists how special they are! The Leaders in this category include: lunchroom staff, custodians, office administration, nurse, counselors, media specialist, and ESL lead learner. We are asking Communities 2 and 5 to provide a special treat to the lunchroom and custodial staff; communities K, 3, 7 and 8 will provide a special treat for our office staff, nurse, and communities 1, 4, 6, ESL, counselors, and media specialist.
Wednesday
Dedicate a book! Learners will bring a community level appropriate book to donate to their communities. Let's share the love of reading!
Thursday
Words from the heart! Learners will write a letter or draw a picture telling their Lead Learner and aides just how much they appreciate them or have been inspired by them!
Hospitality Committee will provide a luncheon and small token of appreciation for all PRS staff!
Friday
Bring your Lead Learner school supplies! Bring your Lead Learner something they can use in the community or buy something from your Lead Learner’s wish list!
May 5 at 6:00 p.m. - Patriot Sports Banquet
May 6 - Patriot Games for Communities Seven and Eight
May 12 - Last Day for Coke Fund Raiser
May 12 at 6:30 - Football Parent Meeting for Communities 6-8
May 13 at 7:15 - Pike Road Papas Recognize Lead Learners in Communities 5-8
May 13 at 12:00 - POP Volunteer Luncheon
May 16 at 6:00 High School Parent Information Meeting
May 17 at 5:30 P.M. - C6 - Invention Convention
May 19 - Pick Up for Coke Fund Raiser
May 19 at 7:00 - Spring Band Concert
High School The Pike Road Way
Our mission is to create a culture of intellectual curiosity where all students have ownership over their learning and are inspired to think, innovate, and create.
Our Community Eight learners will soon become our Community Nine learners. Click here to read about our plans for High School The Pike Road Way.
May 23-24 - C8 parents and learners meet with counselor/administrators to develop High School Learning Plan (An appointment signup sheet will be available at the May 16 Parent Meeting.)
May 26 - Last Day of School for Learners . . . But learning never ends!
e-School Payments
We have received several emails and phone calls from parents who are having trouble using eSchool Payments. The challenge seems to be downloading Silverlight, which is a required component for eSchool payments to run correctly. eSchool Payments is PC/Windows based; therefore, the best internet browser to use is the latest version of Internet Explorer.
If you are using a Mac, download Silverlight and use Firefox to access eSchool Payments. Chrome has not worked for many parents and Sarari is not always reliable.
See https://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx for more information
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Community Websites
May Lunch Menu
Pike Road Schools
Email: info@pikeroadschools.org
Website: pikeroadschools.org
Location: 500 Avenue of Learning, Pike Road, AL, United States
Phone: 334-420-5310