👖 Jeans for Candy! 🍬 This Thursday, October 9, students may wear blue jeans in exchange for bringing a bag of candy! Your sweet donation will help make our October celebrations extra fun for everyone! 🎉
Please remember:
🔸 No nuts or peanut butter — we are a nut-free school.
✅ Jeans must be school appropriate
❌ No rips, tears, or holes
Thank you for your support — we can’t wait for a fun-filled fall! 🎃🍂
Please remember:
🔸 No nuts or peanut butter — we are a nut-free school.
✅ Jeans must be school appropriate
❌ No rips, tears, or holes
Thank you for your support — we can’t wait for a fun-filled fall! 🎃🍂
4H is celebrating 4H week. All Students may wear a green shirt and green socks to support 4H on Thursday, October 9.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, will be the high school Homecoming parade. Due to the parade in the afternoon, 21st Century after-school tutoring at PBES will be cancelled on that afternoon. Thanks for your understanding — enjoy the festivities! 🎉🎈
Take a learning approach to sports
Athletics teach kids lots of lessons, from sportsmanship to determination. To help your child benefit from sports, look for one your student will enjoy. Often, this means a sport that friends are playing. If it's a team sport, make it clear that teammates will count on your child to show up and work hard. At games, remember to leave the coaching to the coach. Help your child see that it's fun to be fit and that winning is just an extra bonus.
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Athletics teach kids lots of lessons, from sportsmanship to determination. To help your child benefit from sports, look for one your student will enjoy. Often, this means a sport that friends are playing. If it's a team sport, make it clear that teammates will count on your child to show up and work hard. At games, remember to leave the coaching to the coach. Help your child see that it's fun to be fit and that winning is just an extra bonus.
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🌿♻️ 4-H Week – Day 2: Recycling for a Better Tomorrow! ♻️🌿
It’s Day 2 of National 4-H Week, and today we’re celebrating one of the key values of 4-H: caring for our environment! 🌎💚Members brought in recyclable items from home.
🍀Members also received their 4H project books today, this will help them learn more about 4H throughout the school year. 🍀
🎉 Port Barre Elementary Parent Action Team Kickoff! 🎉
We had our very first Parent Action Team meeting today, and what a success it was! 🙌💫
Thank you to our amazing parents, teachers, and students who took time to share ideas to help make PBE the best it can be! ❤️ Together, we’re building stronger connections between home and school to support every Lil’ Red Hot! 🔥🍎
#TeamPBE #LilRedHots #ParentActionTeam #BetterTogether #FamilyEngagement
Keep an eye on your child's schoolwork
Children get more out of schoolwork when their families monitor their efforts. Each day, take some time to review assignments and any classwork your child brings home. Is it neat? Complete? Ask your child to explain anything you don't understand. This will reinforce the material in your student's mind and help you both know if your child understands it. Together, double-check the assignment to make sure your child has completed everything.
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Children get more out of schoolwork when their families monitor their efforts. Each day, take some time to review assignments and any classwork your child brings home. Is it neat? Complete? Ask your child to explain anything you don't understand. This will reinforce the material in your student's mind and help you both know if your child understands it. Together, double-check the assignment to make sure your child has completed everything.
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📣 Reminder: The end of the nine weeks is Wednesday, October 8! Make sure all assignments are completed and turned in. Let’s finish strong! 💪📚
This week marks the beginning of our week long celebration and involvement in 4-H activities!
Students kicked things off with enthusiasm by decorating the school in 4-H spirit. Hallways, classrooms, and common areas are now filled with green, clovers, and positive messages that reflect the 4-H values of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.
It’s been a great start, and we’re looking forward to seeing students continue to show leadership, creativity, and community pride in the weeks to come!
💙 Port Barre Elementary Stands Together Against Bullying! 💙 Part 2️⃣ #WorldDayOfBullyingPrevention #BlueUp #BeKind #PBEProud
💙 Port Barre Elementary Stands Together Against Bullying! 💙
Today, our students and staff proudly wore blue in support of World Day of Bullying Prevention. 💪
We are committed to creating a school where every student feels safe, respected, and valued. Together, we can make kindness go viral! 💫
#WorldDayOfBullyingPrevention #BlueUp #BeKind #PBEProud
Port Barre Elementary will have a popcorn sale on Friday, October 10, 2025 for $1.00 a bag. Please send money with your child in the morning.
Have your child visualize writing on a mental message board
When your child has to memorize something, explain how to create a mental image. Have your child imagine a message board, and "write" the facts to remember on it. Later, when it's time to recall the facts, your child can close eyes and visualize the message board with the facts written down.
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When your child has to memorize something, explain how to create a mental image. Have your child imagine a message board, and "write" the facts to remember on it. Later, when it's time to recall the facts, your child can close eyes and visualize the message board with the facts written down.
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Have your child visualize writing on a mental message board
When your child has to memorize something, explain how to create a mental image. Have your child imagine a message board, and "write" the facts to remember on it. Later, when it's time to recall the facts, your child can close eyes and visualize the message board with the facts written down.
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When your child has to memorize something, explain how to create a mental image. Have your child imagine a message board, and "write" the facts to remember on it. Later, when it's time to recall the facts, your child can close eyes and visualize the message board with the facts written down.
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💫 Happy Custodian Appreciation! 💫
Last week we celebrated the incredible custodians who keep Port Barre Elementary SPARKLING every single day! 🌟
From early mornings to late afternoons, they work tirelessly to make sure our school is clean, safe, and welcoming for all of our Lil Red Hots. ❤️
We truly would be a mess without you — thank you for all that you do! 🙌
#PBES #LilRedHots #CustodianAppreciationDay #WeAppreciateYou
Please check out this week's newsletter for important information.
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Read more about:
- Monday, Oct. 6 - Wear a blue shirt in support of bullying prevention.
- Wednesday, Oct. 8 - End of the 1st nine weeks
- Thursday, Oct. 9 - Wear a Green Shirt and Green Socks to support 4H week
- Thursday, Oct. 9 - Jean Day for a bag of candy
- October 13 - 15 - Fall Break - no school
- We did NOT make our weekly attendance goal. We need your help to ensure your child arrives on time and is present every day for the entire school day. Consistent attendance is essential for their academic success.
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Read more about:
- Monday, Oct. 6 - Wear a blue shirt in support of bullying prevention.
- Wednesday, Oct. 8 - End of the 1st nine weeks
- Thursday, Oct. 9 - Wear a Green Shirt and Green Socks to support 4H week
- Thursday, Oct. 9 - Jean Day for a bag of candy
- October 13 - 15 - Fall Break - no school
- We did NOT make our weekly attendance goal. We need your help to ensure your child arrives on time and is present every day for the entire school day. Consistent attendance is essential for their academic success.
Help your child write a vocabulary word story
Does your child have difficulty learning vocabulary words? Help your student turn a vocabulary word list into a piece of creative writing. Each week, make up two characters and an opening sentence. "A child and a chicken strolled to the store… ." Have your child write the rest of the story using words from the list. Creating the story will help your student put the words into context and remember them.
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Does your child have difficulty learning vocabulary words? Help your student turn a vocabulary word list into a piece of creative writing. Each week, make up two characters and an opening sentence. "A child and a chicken strolled to the store… ." Have your child write the rest of the story using words from the list. Creating the story will help your student put the words into context and remember them.
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👀✨ Mrs. Hadley's students built models of the eye to show their understanding of how different animals see in different amounts of light. 🌞🌙
They explored how eye structure helps animals survive in their environments — from those that thrive in daylight to creatures that see clearly in the dark. 🦉🦌🐱
So proud of their creativity and science skills! 🔬💡
👀✨ Mrs. Hadley's students built models of the eye to show their understanding of how different animals see in different amounts of light. 🌞🌙
They explored how eye structure helps animals survive in their environments — from those that thrive in daylight to creatures that see clearly in the dark. 🦉🦌🐱
So proud of their creativity and science skills! 🔬💡
Practice two math skills measure by measure
Measuring things around the house can be a fun way to teach your child two important math skills: calculating exact amounts and estimating. Get out a teaspoon, for example, and ask your child to estimate how many teaspoons of water would fill one cup, then check. Or, have your student measure the length of the teaspoon, then estimate how many spoons wide the door is. What would that be in inches?
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Measuring things around the house can be a fun way to teach your child two important math skills: calculating exact amounts and estimating. Get out a teaspoon, for example, and ask your child to estimate how many teaspoons of water would fill one cup, then check. Or, have your student measure the length of the teaspoon, then estimate how many spoons wide the door is. What would that be in inches?
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