5th Grade Awards

Ceremony at Pine Ridge

High School in the

Auditorium

Tuesday, May 29th, at 6PM

MAY PRIDE PRESS

Order your yearbooks NOW while they last!!!! Yearbooks are $25. You

can pay by check to Pride Elementary or exact cash. Order forms are located

in the front office. ~Mrs. Hockenberry

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Pride Elementary collects “Box Tops for

Education” coupons. Just fill up the

sheet (must have 10 box tops) and send

it in with your child. They can turn in a

completed sheet, to the office, for a

special treat! Don’t want to fill the

sheet….we also take the Box Tops in

baggies or envelopes!

Pride is looking for volunteers to help weed the garden and harvest food. We will be

working the garden all summer since we have summer school.

Please contact Marg Sack, Manager Pride School Way Cafe Ext 45699

Proud to be @Pride

Extended day still has 4

summer camp spots left 😊

Please contact Evie

Melendez

407-268-9207 ext.45630

SAC TEAM

Our last SAC/PTO meeting this

year is scheduled for Tuesday,

May 22nd at 2:30pm. Elections

for SAC membership will be held

in the front office May 14th-18th

.

If you have any questions please

contact Tracy Madison at 407-

268-9207 ext. 45608.

May 11th & May 25th

Hello from the Physical Education (PE) department.

Upcoming P.E. activities will include field day(s), battleship, 4 way agility

ball and much more.

The final Pride Skate Night for this school year will be held Thursday,

May 3rd. If you haven’t had an opportunity to make it to a skate night,

you are missing a really good time. We hope to see you there.

Field Day 2018: Field day is coming, field day is coming, field day is

coming…now that I have your attention, FIELD DAY IS COMING!!!

Field day(s) will be:

Tuesday, May 15h

for 5th

grade, 4th

grade and Pre-K

Thursday, May 17th

for Kindergarten and 1st grade

Friday, May 18th

for 3rd

grade and 2nd

grade

Field day will include a few water stations, so students should bring a

change of dry clothes including their school polo to change into after their

field day is over.

***Attention boys and girls…..for your own comfort and

safety, remember to wear sneakers to PE.

Proud 2B@ Pride

Coach Taylor and Coach Rice

CLINIC NEWS: Wow, this year went by fast! It is time to pick up your child’s medication from the clinic. I will be destroying all medications that are not picked up by the end of the school day on May 30th. Please remember an adult must pick up the medication, as we cannot send them home with a student.

We are still accepting donations of clothing and coats. What our students don’t use will be donated to the community. If your student has borrowed a school shirt from the clinic (it would have clinic written inside) please return it so it will be here when another student needs it.

Wishing you all a safe and happy summer!

Ms. Carla

Pride Clinic

Pet Alliance needs our help!

We need your used towels, sheets and blankets!

Both our Sanford and Orlando shelters are in need of CLEAN towels and blankets to use

around our shelter.

If you have any old ones laying around, please consider donating them to us so we can use

them for the doggies and kitties instead of throwing them away.

Mrs. Colón (Pre-K Teacher) will be collecting them at our school or you could drop them

off at one of their locations:

Orlando

2727 Conroy Road

Orlando, FL 32839

Sanford

2800 County Home Road

Sanford, FL. 32773

THANK YOU to everyone that donates!

Art Room Adventures Artists have been working hard preparing artwork to display at our Night of the Arts

on May 17th!

Every Pride student who attends art class regularly will have a piece in the show. Artwork

will be displayed throughout the school; including grade level hallways, the atrium, and the

art room.

After marvelous musical performances with Mrs. Deputy, please take a “gallery walk”

around the school to view our artists’ amazing work. They have worked hard all year long,

and I am so proud of them!

Make sure to stop by the art room to partake in our collaborative “Sumi Ink Club” and view

3D work- most students had the opportunity to work with real kiln-fired clay this semester.

3D art works can be taken home with your child from the Night of the Arts.

If you are unable to attend, they will be sent home with your child in the following weeks.

All 2D artworks on display will be sent home over the last weeks of school.

This school year flew by- I cannot believe it’s already coming to a close! I am so proud to

be at Pride and look forward to meeting families at the Night of the Arts. Hope to see you

there!

~Ms. Quicksall

Teacher Appreciation week is May 7th-11th. Take a minute to say “Thank You” to our AMAZING

Teachers and Staff for all they do!

Proud2B@Pride!!!!

RONALD MCDONALD POP TAB CONTEST

Thank you for your participation in the “Pull for the Ronald McDonald House” Pop Tabs School Contest! Pride collected a total of 227 pounds for the 2017-2018 school year! The pop tabs YOU collected were recycled and funds raised were donated to Ronald McDonald House charities of Central Florida. The funds help provide lodging, comfort and care to families with seriously ill or injured children. Since 2002, the Pop Tabs program has raised over $263,000 to benefit the children and families staying at the three Ronald McDonald House locations in Orlando. This year 143 schools weighed in a total of 10,236 pounds to benefit the children and families Ronald McDonald House serves!

We encourage you to collect pop tabs throughout the year. We can all do a little to make a big difference in our community! Thanks for helping Pride “Pull for the Ronald McDonald House”.

Congratulations to the following 5th graders who will represent Pride on May 8th at the Volusia County Science Expo. Maya Heard - What Type of Food Does A Mealworm Prefer?

Christopher Kable - To Dry or Not To Dry That Is the Question

Kiara Roman Cardona - Color Absorption of Heat

Kristian Snow Which Surface?

Open Registration for Kindergarten May 2nd – May 11th 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

**Child must be five years old by Sept. 1, 2018

Please bring the following with you at the time of registration:

Florida Physical Form (DOH Form 3040) (Examination must be within the last 12 months of registration)

Birth Certificate

Florida Department of Health Form 680 (Immunization record)

Two Proofs of Residency: FL driver’s license with correct address, copy of lease or rental agreement with rent receipt, deed, utility bills, homeowner’s insurance, or vehicle registration

Child’s social security number

Music Notes

In music class, we are concluding our studies in expression. We are learning

many ways to express our feelings through music. We’ve experimented with

changing certain elements of a song, such as dynamics or tempo, to see how we

can change a song to show different emotions. This year we have learned that

there is so much more to creating music than just making up words and a melody.

4th and 5th grades are working on some great end of the year projects! 4th

grade is working on writing their own rap, along with mixing up their own track to

accompany their lyrics. Our 5th grade students are working in groups to write

their own commercial for a fictional product, along with background music and a

jingle. Other 5th grade students are learning to play the ukulele. I can’t wait to see

how everyone’s projects turn out at the end of the month!

Finally, we are looking forward to Night of the Arts on May 17th. Each grade

level is preparing something special to perform for our families that evening. Be

sure to check it out!

Mrs. Deputy

Music Specialist ♫♫♫