PLES is so proud of our PreK program! Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Greger, Mrs. King, and Mrs. McGaha provide the foundation for learning that our students will need to be successful. Last week, these classes celebrated PreK week with fun activities. Mr. Smith talked to the PreK students about being a good leader since our Student of the Month focus is on Leadership.
Thank you Sam for agreeing to sell a box of chocolate bars for our school wide fundraiser. On Wednesday, Sam received the first box of our 320-box goal and met the Money Man, who wears an expensive-looking suit.
Congratulations to Josh for being the winner of the Golden Ticket!! Josh found the golden ticket in a box of chocolate that he agreed to sell. Our school wide goal is to sell 320 boxes of chocolate to help fund programs throughout the school year. Thank you to everyone who purchased from our fundraisers for your support of PLES!
We are sending a big thank you to Logan Brown and Amelia Brown for assembling the chicken cottage for our six-week old Cinnamon Queens. We are so thankful for these Adairsville High School BETA Club members for donating their time during fall break to finish the home for our newest Pine Log Chicks. Our volunteers and community partners are vital to support our PBLs and everyday student success. Thank you, Logan and Amelia! Go Tigers!
Pine Log Elementary is excited to grow our STEM program and is seeking community partners to help bring innovative learning experiences to our classrooms. Read the letter below for details on how you can get involved!
We need your help ! Thanks to a very generous donation from the Bartow Farm Bureau office, the chicken caretakers picked up a Producer's Pride Cottage Poultry Hutch yesterday. UPDATE: The cottage was built by Adairsville High School Beta Club members Logan Brown and Amelia Brown. Thank you for donating your time and work ethic to assemble the coop for our Cinnamon Queens. We need your help with assembly of this 6-chicken capacity coop to house the newest members of the Pine Log Chicks. Please contact Beverly Hughes at 770-606-5864 if you can help assemble the coop.
PLES is sending a huge THANK YOU to Kroger #444 in Alpharetta for their amazing generosity! They donated several boxes of goodies to our Dojo Store, where our students can earn fun rewards for their hard work and positive behavior! Our students are beyond excited to shop for their well-earned treats, and your support is making a BIG difference in keeping them motivated and engaged! (M. Allen)
PLES is sending a big THANK YOU to Teamsters Union Local 1129 who donated nearly 300 cardboard tubes.
There are so many great projects in which our students can use these tubes to build and learn STEM lessons.
Mr. Smith and Mr. May tested the cardboard tubes to make sure they were safe for students and are ready to be stored in the PLES STEM-Mart.
We are so thankful for our Pine Log Partners and STEM community partners and donors.
As we continue to earn state STEM certification, we need more STEM partners and donors. If you can donate financially, with supplies, labor, or field expertise, please call Judson Smith at 770-606-5864.
*STEM supplies are used for educational purposes only. No tubes were harmed during the testing phase.
THANK YOU!! PLES would like to thank Mark Hamilton for his donation of wood shavings for our Killdeer sanctuary. Killdeer are a plover bird that nests in open areas on the ground to camouflage the parent birds and eggs. The Killdeer on the PLES campus sometimes choose our playgrounds from February through June to lay their nests which results in students have a disruption to recess and after school care recreation time. Our third, fourth, and fifth-grade students are working on the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to create a bird sanctuary that they designed to encourage the Killdeer to relocate the nests away from the playgrounds. The students chose a spot on the PLES campus and decided to fill the sanctuary with gravel, mulch, and sand in three of the four sanctuary sections. We still need donations of gravel and sand. If you can donate financially, with supplies, labor, or expertise, please contact Judson Smith at 770-606-5864. Our school is continuing to earn STEM state certification through every day interdisciplinary units, PBLs, and community partnerships.
We are so thankful for Tracy Linthicum and Garmon Oates for donating their time and labor to complete the assembly of the second Hen Den.
The second Hen Den that they finished which will house our younger Pine Log Chicks.
We are in need of more community partners. If you can donate financially, with labor, supplies, or STEM expertise, please contact Judson Smith at 770-606-5864.
The Pine Log Chicks are hosting an egg raffle each Friday starting August 9.
Please bring in one dollar to be entered into the raffle.
If your name is pulled from the raffle box, you will win one dozen eggs from the Hen Den.
ALL of the money from the raffle will be used to buy more supplies and food for the chickens, including the new chickens that will arrive this month.
Wow! We are sending a huge shoutout to County Line Fence in Adairsville, Georgia for the donation of a fence and labor to keep the Pine Log Chicks safe while they free-range forage. Mack King and his crew quickly assembled a fence that will allow our chickens to roam the yard to forage in a safe location. The Pine Log Chicks are the focus of the PLES STEM Problem-based Learning (PBL) for students in PreK through second grade. PLES highly recommends that you contact Mack at 404-925-6758 for your next fencing project.
Pine Log friends,
We are so excited to see you at Open House on July 30 and the first day of school on August 1!
Once again, Bartow County received a grant to order school supplies for all students and most supplies that all students will need for the year were covered. These are the supplies that your child will need to bring to PLES on August 1:
Kindergarten: backpack, pencil box, hand sanitizer, two white t-shirts
First grade: backpack, pencil box, hand sanitizer
Second grade: pencil box
Third grade: headphones
Fourth grade: earbuds OR headphones, pencil, eraser caps.
A message from Mrs. Livingston, School Counselor
There is a Youth Health Fair including a school supply drive, mental wellness workshops, FREE Sports Physicals, as well as games & prizes on Saturday, July 20 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. hosted by the West Rome Boys & Girls Club located at 100 Gadson St., Rome, GA 30165.
The meal application helps our school and county receive federal funding such as the Title I grant which provides money for many academic programs at PLES. Even if your child is not going to receive free or discounted meals, please complete the application online.
https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new
graphic from Georgia School Nutrition Program
This message is from Mr. Smith, assistant principal.
Pine Log Open House is July 30th at the following times:
10:30-11:30- Last names A-K
1:30-2:30- Last names L-Z
5:00-6:00- anyone unable to attend earlier session
Please note that we will not unlock the doors until the exact time as we will be busy getting ready to greet you all and doing last minute preparations.
If you have children with different last names, you only have to attend one meeting, just come at the time based on the last name of the oldest child. We have discovered that breaking it into 3 segments alleviates overcrowding and allows more time for you to visit with your new teacher and get bus routes, After School Care paperwork, school lunch information, etc.
See you on the 30th my little Sunshines!!
Graphic by Megann Allen, first-grade teacher.
Dear Bartow County Families,
We are excited to announce that the Free & Reduced Lunch Application for this year is now open!
Important Change: This year, applications can ONLY be submitted online. No paper applications will be accepted. Please ensure you complete your application digitally to guarantee your student’s meal benefits.
Access the application here: [Free & Reduced Lunch Application](https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new)
To assist you, we will have assistance opportunities available at school open houses. Please feel free to visit us for any help you may need with the application process.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
2024 - 2025 school year calendar!
Happy last day of school! We are wrapping up the 2023-2024 school year today. We hope that you all have a fun and safe summer break. Keep reading!
Some great PLES parents took time on Tuesday to help first-grade students create personalized towels. Each student was given a white towel, masking tape to spell their name, and tie dye paint to spray and create a fun and useful keepsake. Our Pine Log families and community sponsors make such a difference for student growth and we are so thankful for the support.
