Lion's Roar

Oct. 31- Nov. 6 - Collection for Hurricane Relief - Pumpkin Contest (see flyer below)

November 1-8 - Candy Drive (see flyer below)

November 4-15 Gratitude Grams Sale (see information below)

November 7 - National Walk/Bike to School Day (see flyer below)

November 8 - Veterans Day Ceremony - Wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE!

November 11 - Veterans Day - No School for Students

November 12 - School Picture Retakes and Makeups

November 13 - Report Cards Available for Review (online via ParentVUE)

November 13 - Family Night at Red Robin (see flyer below)

November 19 - Great American Teach-In (Tuesday) SEE REGISTRATION FLYER BELOW

November 25-29 - Fall/Thanksgiving Break

December 5 - Winter Music Concert - 6:30 p.m.

December 6 - Buccaneers Raise the Flags Friday - Wear Bucs colors or attire

December 6 - Clubs and Special Groups Photos

December 18 - School Spelling Bee - 6:00 p.m.

Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 - Winter Holidays

January 6 - Students Return to School

THERE ARE NO EARLY RELEASE MONDAYS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER!

THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS UPDATED STUDENT CALENDAR IS ATTACHED BELOW (with changes due to school closures for Hurricanes Helene and Milton).

Dear Pride Families,

Thank you for joining us for our Trunk or Treat and Fall Festival last Friday evening! It was wonderful to see so many of our families enjoying the festivities together, and we extend a big thank you to our incredible PTA for organizing this memorable event.

This week, our school is proud to participate in a fundraising initiative to support the Hillsborough Education Foundation. The funds raised will aid teachers in Hillsborough County who lost valuable classroom materials, books, and supplies due to recent hurricane-related flooding. Our talented teachers have decorated pumpkins to represent characters from some of our students' favorite book series. These creative pumpkins are currently on display in the cafeteria. Students are encouraged to vote for their favorites by dropping cash donations into the containers next to the pumpkins of their choice. This fun activity will continue until November 6, with all proceeds going toward helping impacted teachers restock their classrooms.

Thank you for your support and generosity. Together, we’re making a difference!

Stronger together,

Paulette English, Principal

Heather Moncrief, Assistant Principal

Pride Elementary's 5th Grade Celebration Committee is conducting a Gratitude Gram fundraiser. Send a Gram with an attached turkey lollipop to a student/friend, teacher, or faculty member with a personalized note. Grams are $2 each. Please fill out your Gram and return with cash or check payable to Pride Elementary PTA no later than 11/15/2024. Gratitude Grams will be delivered the week of 11/18/2024. (See the attachment below to print an order form. Order forms are also being send home with students.)

If you, a family member, or a neighbor is a United States military veteran, we invite you to a special ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2024. Please arrive by 8:15 a.m. for the event, which will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.

Click the link below to register. Let’s honor and celebrate our heroes!

Veteran's Day at Pride Elementary

Please join us and share your career, hobby, or interest with our students!

The Great American Teach-In inspires our students and leads them to

discover career opportunities for their future.

WE NEED YOU!

Click below to sign up.

(Teach-in participants will be contacted with more details closer to the event.)

https://forms.office.com/r/Y3CKiTwyZB

ONLINE QUALIFYING TEST NOVEMBER 11-15

REGISTER: https://online-test.spellingbee.com

VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR REGISTRATION: https://online-test.spellingbee.com

The top 30 students will qualify for the Pride Elementary Spelling Bee which will take place on December 18th at 6:00 p.m.

For more information email Heather.Moncrief@hcps.net

Please visit Givebacks to order spirit shirts, purchase yearbooks, purchase birthday marquee messages, make donations, and join our PTA.

We need volunteers to help in the cafeteria during lunch on a daily basis between 10:00 and 1:30. Ideally, we would like to have recurring volunteers, but any time you can help would be greatly appreciated! The role involves monitoring student behavior, assisting students with opening food items, escorting students to the bathroom or health clinic, helping with spills, etc.. Parents must have an approved volunteer application on file in order to volunteer. Please click on the link below to sign up!

Pride Elementary: Lunchroom Support Volunteers (signupgenius.com)

#InvestingInStudents

LEARN MORE BY VISITING:

HillsboroughSchools.org/Millage

Vote Nov. 5th

Proposed Millage for HCPS

A special shout out to our hard working, fun loving custodial team! We appreciate all that you do!

Every day matters when it comes to attendance! There is a strong link between regular attendance and academic success. Research indicates that missing 10% of the school year, which is 2 days a month, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. Compared to students who are chronically absent, students who attend school regularly have greater success in all grade levels. Elementary school students who regularly attend class are 1.7 times more likely to achieve grade-level scores in English Language Arts and 2 times more likely to achieve grade-level scores in Math. Chronic absenteeism (10% or more of school days) leads to students struggling to read proficiently. Please note that absences for vacations and family visits are considered unexcused absences. Whenever possible, please try to schedule these activities for when school is not in session. Teachers are happy to provide students with suggestions for making up missed assignments but cannot replicate all of the learning that takes place in the classroom.

Email: Pride.Elementary@hcps.net
Website: hillsboroughschools.org/pride
Location: 10310 Lion's Den Drive, Tampa, FL, USA
Phone: 813-558-5400
Facebook: facebook.com/PrideElem