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Inside the Pride Lower School News - Volume 169

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Keeping you plugged into the exciting things happening at the Lower School

Published April 2, 2023

Volume 169

 

Sherry Randolph - Early Learning & Lower School Principal

 

The Principal’s Piece: A Note From Mrs. Randolph

What an exciting end to our Lower School Sight Word challenge! As we crossed the finish line, we had an outstanding 98% participation from our students and celebrated goals met each and every week through our celebrity red carpet walk and lunchroom shout outs! These first through third grade students have certainly worked hard to polish up their reading skills! In celebration, we’d like  to once again commend our students for all their diligence, hard work and determination!

Total Participation 98%!!

100% Participation Classes!!!

1st Grade – Ms. George, Ms. Kuehl, Mrs. Teat, Mrs. Varela 

2nd Grade – Mrs. Barnhill, Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. Holloway, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Smeal

3rd Grade –  Mrs. Akey, Mrs. Burnett, Mrs. Jaroszewski, Mrs. Lackey

A Special Shout Out To Our Students For Their Achievement in the Following Levels:

Platinum Stars - 20 Completed Lists:

  • Anora Anthony

  • Myles Ball                    

  • Grisham Boone

  • Ruby Bunder

  • Emily Caldwell

  • Cameron Camper

  • Lucas Danyluk

  • Brady Dillon

  • Hazel Dobbs

  • Maggie Fields

  • Aiden Gaddy

  • John Paul Gaylor

  • Jesse Glenn

  • Layla Hall

  • Scottlynn Hall

  • Evelyn Harris

  • Stone Holsenback

  • Malachi Hornsby

  • Coralie Huddleston

  • Lillian Ingold

  • Olivia Ingold

  • Mia Isidore

  • Daniel Jackson

  • Evan Jaroszewski

  • Macie Jeffords

  • Brody Johnston

  • Finley Joyner

  • Addison Judd

  • Cooper Lowery

  • Jaxson Malone

  • Chloe McNamer

  • Sebastian Mindas

  • Adelaide Moss

  • Anna Nix

  • Alex Nunally

  • James Oh

  • Cole Pappas

  • Dru Pendley

  • Gunnar Pruitt

  • Jase Rainwater

  • Evan Rasperger

  • Simon Reichenbach

  • Avery Smelley

Gold Stars - 15 Completed Lists:

  • Sloane Anderson

  • Amelia Chambless

  • Abby Contreras

  • Madox Couey

  • Noah Danyluk

  • Reed Davis

  • Cambrie Dixie

  • Reese Durand

  • Adalyn Emory

  • Fiona Essig

  • Hayley Hall

  • Will Head

  • Jase Hearn

  • Sam Heilman

  • Emma Higgins

  • Will Hopper

  • Conner Hurd

  • Tenley Johnson

  • Marshall Jones

  • Kay Kanja

  • Abby King

  • Sara McEwen

  • Isaiah Olaniyi

  • Charlotte Poelman

  • Graeme Ridlehoover

  • Jackson Shanko

  • Annabel Solvason

  • Morgan Steele

  • Caitlyn Stockman

  • James Thompson

  • Will Wallace

  • Grace Williams

  • Colt Witcher

Silver Stars - 10 Completed Lists

  • Hollace Almand

  • Sloan Archibald

  • Sebbi Arnett

  • Hayden Baker

  • Paislee Balaze

  • Chase Baldwin

  • Reagan Bartlett

  • Keaton Benz

  • Lillian Blackwood

  • Christiana Blumberg

  • Ella Bonde

  • Luke Burgess

  • Jocelyn Caruthers

  • Allie Christmas

  • Brooklyn Cobb

  • Addison Conway

  • Teagan Croft

  • Preston Davis

  • Charlize de Beer

  • Aria DeCenzo

  • Olivia Dorminey

  • Lydia Faulk

  • Emma Fellows

  • Ellis Gable

  • Hadley Gumm

  • McKenzie Haff

  • Fox Harro

  • Eli Heiling

  • Kate Herdic

  • Lincoln Hollaway

  • Olivia Kim

  • Char Koenig

  • Tomasso Lawson

  • Lola Lopez

  • Kaleb Lorow

  • Gabby Mauney

  • Hazel McNeely

  • Norah Mott

  • Grady Paschal

  • Ellie Poelman

  • Carson Rock

  • Matthew Rogers

  • Emersyn Ruttenberg

  • Stephen Schopbach

  • Charlotte Shaver

  • Caroline Smith

  • Matthew Stockman

  • Liam Taylor

  • Heidi Thomas

  • Abram Vinson

  • Addie Wadsworth

  • Benjamin Wallace

  • Libby Claire Watts

  • Stella Weaver

  • Claire Willis

  • Caroline Wood

  • CJ Wood

Upcoming Dates

April

  • 3rd-7th - Spring Break

  • 14th -  Kindergarten Field Trip to Puppetry Arts

  • 19th -  House Dress Down Day (1st-3rd)

  • 19th - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Iron P Homestead

  • 26th - 1st Grade Field Trip to Atlanta Zoo

  • 27th - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Legacy Theater

May

  • 4th-5th - Benchmark Testing

  • 11th-12th - IOWA Testing (1st-3rd grades only)

  • 15th - 1st-3rd grade End of Year Programs and Awards

  • 17th -  House Dress Down Day (1st-3rd)

  • 18th - Third Grade Field Trip to Junction Lanes

  • 22nd - Preschool End of Year Programs and Awards 

  • 22nd - Kindergarten Graduation at 6:45pm. 

  • 25th - Last Day of School

Last Week in Chapel

Last week Pastor Kami finished off our chapel series on Psalm 23.  Our dear friends Riley & Kevin helped lead us in worship to the song, “Goodness of God." We saw the similarities between the story of King David and Mephibosheth and our own story of how God cares for us and invites us to join Him at His table and in His home in heaven. We learned the final verse of this beautiful psalm in which David wrote, “Surely Your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” We were reminded that God shows His goodness and love to us every day (even on the bad days) and that His goodness and love NEVER run out!

House System Competition 

Check out who is leading the competition at www.tcshouses.weebly.com.

Elementary Clubs

Our students love to participate in our elementary clubs. These clubs are designed for 1st-5th grade students and meet after school dismisses.

Staying Informed and Up-to-date with

Classroom Happenings

To stay informed of what’s happening in your child’s classroom, please login into Blackbaud weekly. You will be able to see information such as weekly classroom announcements, upcoming events, weekly academic focus, grades, attendance, etc. This is the key to staying informed and replaces hardcopy newsletters. I encourage you to login each week. Information will be updated each Sunday at 5pm.

Accessing your child's class information weekly:

  • Login to your Blackbaud account and select your child's name under "Children". 

  • Find your child's homeroom class under the "Progress" tab by scrolling down to where classes are listed.

  • After selecting the homeroom class, you will see the teacher's main class page where you will locate upcoming dates, class reminders and news. 

  • Select the "Topics" tab to see specific information for each individual subject. Within each subject folder, you will see a plan for the week and upcoming projects and test information.

  • The "Topics" pages update each Sunday evening at 5pm and will remain current until the following Sunday evening.

Administrative Contacts

Please take note of the following administrative contacts. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are happy to help!