March 3-7 - Pet Supply Drive (see flyer below)

March 5 - Parent Education Night (5:30 p.m.) (see flyer below)

March 7 - Cancelled - Mother/Son Dodgeball Tournament

March 13 - Family Spirit Night at QDOBA (5:00-7:00)

March 17-20 - Spring Break (No School)

April 3 - Around the World Festival (more info coming soon)

April 11 - PTA Spring Festival

April 15 - Purple Up Day

April 18 - No School for Students

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

Dear Families,

THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped make our PBIS Yard Games Day such a big success! This is a favorite event for our students each year, and we are grateful for the time and effort put in by our amazing school community. Special thanks to our dedicated school counselors, Mrs. Stouffer and Mrs. Goff, for coordinating this fun-filled day!

Please make plans to join us for our PARENT RESOURCE NIGHT on Wednesday, March 5th. USF Professor, Dr. Lauren Evanovich, will be with us to discuss behavior resources to support family life.

Be sure to check out the information below about this month's mindset focus: "Live to Give!"

Looking forward to another fantastic month ahead!

Warm regards,

Mrs. English, Principal

Mrs. Moncrief, Assistant Principal

The Live to Give Mindset teaches the importance of serving others while maximizing our own potential. It tells us that abundance in life is a cycle; in order to receive love, respect, and financial security, we must first learn to give those things to others. This mindset also teaches us that the greatest gift we can ever give is to find and leverage our unique genius to maximize our positive impact on the world, knowing that good things will be returned to us in kind. In the lessons for this mindset, we guide students to think about the impact they want to make and the legacy they want to leave.

Click on the link below to read about how parents can encourage this mindset.

• For the safety of students and families, please DO NOT use cell phones in the car line!
• When picking up in the carline, please have your QR pick-up code ready to be scanned and keep your numbered car tag hanging on your rear-view mirror until your child is in your car. Please stay in the center of the drop off/pick up lane near the cafeteria, far to the left of the yellow line and AWAY from the orange safety cones. DO NOT PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB UNTIL THE SAFETY PATROL HAS CLOSED THE DOOR AND STEPPED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE and do not pull around cars in the line that are still loading.
• Review safe walker/pedestrian and bike rider laws/rules/procedures with your children.
• Bike riders are required to wear helmets.
• Follow all traffic laws/rules and drive cautiously through school zones and in the neighborhood.
• Please do not drop students off in surrounding streets or park/drop students off in surrounding neighborhoods such as Stone Creek Townhomes.
• Student supervision is not provided at Cross Creek Park. Students should be met at the park by an adult or should walk/ride bikes directly home while crossing guards are present.
• HOST students should not be picked up until 2:30 or later (after car line pickup is finished).
• You may reference our Quick Reference Guide for Parents (included in first day folders and on our website) for important information including detailed drop off and pick up procedures. Quick Reference Guide for Parents 2024.2025.pdf (hillsboroughschools.org)

CONGRATULATIONS to Pride Lion, EVELYN HILL, Hillsborough Regional Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Fair 4th Grade BEST IN FAIR winner for her project, “Debrivator!” The competition was held at Tampa Convention Center. District administrators visited Pride Elementary to congratulate Evelyn, deliver the coveted trophy and award her with a $200 prize!

4th Grade - 1st Place- Syna Siva, 2nd Place-Arna Lakhena, 3rd Place-Taylor Bessye

5th Grade - 1st Place- Matilda Hitt, 2nd Place-Ryan Albert, 3rd Place-Srimathi Raghunath

Our 1st Place winners will be representing Pride Elementary at the district competition soon!

Congratulations to Navyaa Mangalaganesh, a 5th-grade student in Ms. Sorondo's homeroom! With over 50 outstanding entries submitted, the selection process was incredibly challenging for our judges. Photos of the other designs selected as finalists are posted below Navyaa's winning submission.

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)

Please click on the attachment below to see a list of our teachers who are working on additional certifications and currently teaching subjects out of field.

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