Learning with Pumpkins in 1st Grade

Today, Mrs. Winebaugh's class learned using pumpkins.  They learned about all the parts of a pumpkin and then completed a pumpkin investigation where they measured their pumpkins, counted the pumpkin's stripes and seeds and did a writing exercise about the best part of the investigation. You can see from the pictures that the students really enjoyed this activity.  For some of them, it was the first time they had ever the pulp and seeds of a pumpkin!

A Very BIG Thank You to Sam's Club!

This morning was an exciting time for the Poplar Grove Staff and Students!  Mrs. Jamie Wheeler and Mrs. Michelle Staver surprised all teachers with a $50 Walmart/Sam's Club gift card and also delivered balloons and special treats to all students and staff members!  This year, each Sam's Club is awarding $50 gift cards to 20 teachers and Poplar Grove Elementary was chosen to receive this award. This was a very special gift for our staff and we are very appreciative of it.  The gift cards will be spent on supplies for each classroom.  Thanks again to Sam's Club for their generosity and to Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Staver for nominating our                             school and delivering everything to us today!

No Early Release Today!

PGE Parents/Guardians,

THERE IS NO EARLY RELEASE TODAY, SEPTEMBER 24th!  We apologize for any inconvenience that the school menu caused.

Thanks!
Kristi Crawford

Progress Reports are Coming Home!

Today, September 19th, progress reports will be coming home to all parents and guardians. Please take a moment to look these over. Focus on the strengths your child is showing and also look at areas where your child could be working a little bit harder.  Take some time to talk with your child about the progress report and set a goal to work on between now and the end of the 1st quarter (October 10th).  If you have any questions about the progress report, please contact your child's teacher.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the 2014-2015 school year!  The staff have been working very hard to prepare for the upcoming year and are excited to see all of the students!

Class lists will be posted on the outside school sign at 4:00 p.m. today (Friday, August 15th).

Open House will be on Monday, August 18th, from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.  Please bring your school supplies, meet your teachers, and tour the building.  The PGE PTO will also be sponsoring an ice cream social during this event.

Our first full day will be Tuesday, August 19th.  We will meet in the multi-purpose room at 8:00 a.m. and be dismissed to classrooms from there.  This is a full day of school, so student walkers will be dismissed at 2:40 p.m. and bus riders and car riders will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.  We look forward to a great year!

One School, One Book

On Monday, February 3rd, our One School, One Book story was revealed!  The story that our whole school is reading is The World According to Humphrey.  To kick off our reading, we had a veterinarian come to school and speak to all students about hamsters.

Each family received a book and a reading schedule to follow.  We are discussing the book each day and we answer trivia questions from each chapter.  We understand how busy our families are, but please make reading this book a priority for your family.  The whole school is very excited to read about Humphrey!

Humphrey has arrived at PGE!

Parking Lot Safety

As we begin the new year, I would like to address a couple of issues so that all students remain safe during arrival and dismissal.  With the cold weather upon us, more students are being driven to school.  We need to remember that parents may not pass other cars in the drop-off lane.  In addition, when exiting onto State Street, ALL VEHICLES must turn right onto State Street when leaving the drop-off/parking area.  Left-hand turns take too long and are holding up the driving lane considerably. 

Parents also have the option to pull into the parking area to drop off students.  However, if this happens, all students must be accompanied by an adult across the parking lot and cross-walk to the front office doors. 

Finally, we also have had many parents calling to change pick-up plans for their children. We are very happy to assist with this, but we need to receive all calls regarding this by 2:00 p.m.  If calls are received after 2:00 p.m., we cannot guarantee that students will receive the information before dismissal.

Thank you for your assistance!