Pine Log Elementary School

As if the Cartersville Christmas Parade wasn't exciting enough, the Bartow County School System will be giving away free books to children (for ages birth through high school). The parade will be held in downtown Cartersville on Thursday, December 2 from 3:30-5:30 at Friendship Plaza.

We are so thankful for our Pine Log Partners including Kaylor's Septic for their support for the 2021-2022 school year. Kaylor's Septic Servicing, LLC has over 17 years of experience in the septic business including pumping, inspecting and servicing tanks, repairing field lines, and installing risers. Kaylor’s Septic serves commercial and residential facilities in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, and Pickens Counties. Call for a quote at (770) 597-3241 or learn more about this Pine Log Partner at: https://kaylorseptic.com/ If you would like to know more about becoming a Pine Log Partner, please see the flyer attached or contact our principal, Tracey Alford at tracey.alford@bartow.k12.ga.us

Hello Family, Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! Order by: 12/1/2021 Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload! If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online or at 888.332.3294x1. Thank you for supporting our school! Pamela Johns Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator Pine Log Elementary square1art.com/shop

WE HAVE A WINNER: The Bartow County School System Teacher of the Year is Michael Kobito, Woodland High School teacher and band director! Congratulations to our runners-up, Natalie McPherson and Katie Hamilton! What wonderful representations of the BCSS!

Point of Pride Student: Colby Hoover, son of Daniel and Bonnie Hoover, was selected as the Point of Pride student for Pine Log Elementary because he displays a high level of integrity. Colby is courteous and tender-hearted. He truly cares about his family, is respectful to his teachers, and is also a good friend to his classmates. Colby has a strong work ethic and is willing to make sacrifices to accomplish his goals. This was evidenced by how hard he has had to work – twice – to catch up after being out for health reasons. Not only did he catch up by working at home and coming in early to work during office hours, but he has also excelled in all his subjects so far this year. We appreciate Colby's optimism and perseverance in our school.

Gracelynn Angel, daughter of Amanda Peppel, Justin Angel, and Cody Thomas, was selected as the Point of Pride student for Pine Log Elementary because she displays a high level of integrity. Gracelynn is a hard worker. Not only does she work hard to reach her academic goals, but she takes time to help her teachers and fellow students when needed. She always keeps a positive attitude which is uplifting to those around her. Gracelynn is very friendly and kind. She is easy to get along with, and she also notices when students are left out and sits by them. No wonder she has a lot of friends! We appreciate Gracelynn's positivity in our school.

Point of Pride Student: Travis Greene, son of Trent and Faith McMurtrey, was selected as the Point of Pride student for Pine Log Elementary because he displays a high level of integrity. Travis is a hard worker who is not afraid to be wrong and therefore takes academic risks which help him to learn more than he would otherwise. He is easy-going and has lots of friends. Travis thinks about others and has even bought ice cream for the whole class on multiple occasions. He is also very humble and someone you can count on whether you are his teacher or his friend. We appreciate Travis's pluck and generosity in our school.

Pine Log Elementary School earned the title of District STEM Certified. PLES achieved this distinction in three STEM walks by meeting the expectations of STEM Committee who were checking indicators such as: culture, learning outcomes, collaboration and professional learning, and community engagement. PLES will now work towards state STEM certification.

Congratulations to Mrs. Stephanie Belcher! Belcher received recognition from the Exceptional Education department for exhibiting the 4 C's - collaboration, consistency, compassion, and commitment as she supports our students with special needs. Thank you Mrs. Belcher for all you do for our students!

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!!!!!! Many of you asked when we would sell more of the "Slice the Price Domino Pizza Cards", It starts today!!!! For $10 you get unlimited usage of "Buy one Large Pizza, get one Free" until June 30, 2022 (I used my last one all the time and it paid for itself the first time, but you can use it every day if you want until June 30th). ALL PROFITS GO TO UPGRADE THE PLAYGROUND!!!!!!!! We will also give a pizza party to the class that sells the most. Our goal is to sell 500 cards as a school, this will give us the funds for the playground upgrade. This is a very popular fundraiser because it involves pizza!!!!! Thanks, in advance, for your support. We try to find something that is reasonably priced and can be useful. Out of town family members can also buy online. This link tells you where all the card is valid at (every county around here but Gordon County for some reason and in many other states it also can be used). https://slicethepricecard.com/map Here is a video also explaining how it works. https://slicethepricecard.com/day1

Please join us for Title I Spooky STEM Night on Thursday, October 28, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Families are welcome to visit every grade level to participate in fun STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities. It will be a Spook-tacular good time!

Book Character Day will be held on Friday, October 29 at Pine Log Elementary School. There will be a parade at 9:00 a.m. in the car rider lanes in the front of the school. Prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges to students in each grade level with the best costume. Although students will be encouraged to wear a costume to school, they may not bring weapons (real or fake). If you need help connecting a costume that you already have to a book, please email me at beverly.hughes@bartow.k12.ga.us

The PLES media center will host the Fall Book Fair Monday, September 27 through Friday, October 1.

A Big Red thank you to Mr. Thomas from the Bartow County Library for reading a story to several classes and sharing information about free library cards, the Sora app, and Bixby's 3rd birthday party.

Mark your calendars: Grandparent’s Day is September 10th. Pine Log Elementary School is thrilled to welcome back Grandparent's Day where grandparents are welcome to have lunch with their grandchildren. Each grandparent is subject to a temperature check at the front desk. Grandparent’s are allowed to bring lunch with them to eat or to share with their grandchild. They can also enjoy a prepared meal from the lunchroom and pay with cash or check. Lunch times will run as close to normal as possible. Are you ready for the most exciting part? The Photo Booth will be here for grandparents and their PLES grandchildren to have a picture made together for just $5. The entire $5 goes directly to PLES to help meet our needs (safety/school improvement, instruction, recreation, teacher appreciation).

We are so thankful for our Pine Log Partners including All Around Roofing for their support for the 2021-2022 school year. All Around Roofing has over 20 years of experience in the roofing business and they offer military discounts. Call for a free estimate at (770) 382-3588 or learn more about this Pine Log Partner at: https://www.allaroundroofingandgutters.com/ If you would like to know more about becoming a Pine Log Partner, please see the flyer attached or contact our principal, Tracey Alford at tracey.alford@bartow.k12.ga.us

Do you know what the most popular items is it for our fundraiser? A donation! Your supporters can donate to our fundraiser even if they do not want order anything from the catalogs. Please encourage your friends, family, and coworkers to support our fundraiser by donation or ordering items. There is plenty to choose from from the catalogs or online such as kitchen utensils and cookware, cookie dough and baked items, as well as wrapping paper. Items ordered from the catalog or online at www.shopfund.com can be directly shipped to supporter's home. With three days and 12 hours remaining in this fundraiser, we need your help. Please share your registration code from www.shopfund.com with your friends, family, and coworkers. Thank you for your support!

Just a reminder that tonight is our Title I Back to School Night is 4:30 to 6:30 tonight. We look forward to seeing your faces walk through these doors for this event. Parents can visit their child's classroom, see a Title I presentation, and visit the Mr. Softee ice cream truck.

We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night at Pine Log Elementary School on Thursday, August 26 from 4:30-6:30.

Which of the amazing items from the Cherrydale fundraiser catalogs did you choose? There is still time to register, share, and shop for the PLES fundraiser through September 2. PLES students can collect their first Kung Fu Coop's Chicken by returning the coupon in the lower left corner of the white page in the informational packet. We are so thankful for your participation in the fundraiser to help PLES meet the goal of purchasing new playground equipment.