Port Barre Elementary School

Bedtime reading ends the day a special way

Finding time to read with your child can sometimes be a challenge. But with a little planning, bedtime reading can be one of the best parts of your day. Visit the library and choose seven books for the week. Set them near your child's bed. Each day, say, "We'll read this book tonight. Tomorrow, we'll get to read another." This lets your child know that reading is an important part of your day, too. At breakfast, talk together about the book you read the night before.

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🎉 We're celebrating positive behavior with our Positive Office Referrals! We're flipping the script to make a trip to the office a HUGE moment of recognition. Our teachers are catching students being awesome—showing kindness, working hard, and demonstrating respect—and sending them down to be celebrated! 🤩

Set up a study routine to foster positive habits

To help your child develop positive study habits, establish a regular study time at home. Turn off digital devices and minimize background distractions. At the start, make sure your child reads and understands assignment directions. To foster time management skills, have your child estimate how long each assignment will take and then time how long it really takes. Show support by doing your own work quietly nearby.

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Please check out this week's newsletter for important information.
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Read more about:
- Monday, September 29 - Century 21 tutoring for 2nd and 3rd grade students begins. Sessions will be held Monday through Thursday, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please note, we have a limited number of spots, and all are currently filled. However, we do maintain a waiting list in case spots become available.
- Thursday, October 2 - Jean Day for a bag of candy

🎉 We made our attendance goal of 95% or higher last week (Sept. 22 - 26)! 🎉To celebrate, students can wear SPIRIT SHIRTS EVERY DAY this week! Show your school pride! 🎽✨

Here’s how we did each day (late arrivals and early check-outs count against our attendance goal):
📅 Monday, Sept. 22 – 96.08% 🎯
📅 Tuesday, Sept. 23 – 96.32% 🎯
📅 Wednesday, Sept. 24 – 96.44% 🎯
📅 Thursday, Sept. 25 – 96.2% 🎯
📅 Friday, Sept. 26 – 92.16%
Weekly Average: 95.44% — We made it overall! 🎯

Let’s try to improve our Friday attendance next week and reach our goal of 95% or above every day! Let’s all aim to be on time and stay the entire day! 💪

Thank you, families, for your continued support. Every minute of every day counts! Let’s keep pushing! 💙

IMPORTANT BUS NOTICE: Bus L206 (Mrs. Kim/Allison) will NOT run on the AFTERNOON of Monday, September 29. Please make the necessary arrangements to pick up your child through the car rider line. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Choice and charts help children take responsibility for chores

Chores teach kids about responsibility. To get your kids to pitch in, write weekly chores on slips of paper. If a job has to be done daily, write it on six slips. Put the slips in a jar. Then, make a chart with each child's name down the side and the days of the week across the top. Have your kids take turns drawing jobs. Let them choose what day to do them and put their chores on the chart. One day a week, don't assign chores. Just write, "See what you can do to help."

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Take time out for family

How can you help your family find more time for togetherness in a fast-paced world? Call a family "time out." Stop and talk about what you'd like to do as a family and how to achieve it. Set specific goals, such as eating dinner together four times a week. Post goals where you will all see them. Childhood doesn't last forever, so make family time a priority now. You'll have time for other activities later on.

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PBES students enjoyed KONA Ice today🍧🍧

Help your child make deposits in a 'word bank'

Young writers often have trouble thinking of words to write. Making a word bank helps your child think of words in advance. Say a common word and ask your child to write a list of words with similar meanings. For "said," for example, your child might write words like "whined," "shouted," "whispered," "yelled," etc. Your child can also make lists of words about a particular topic. Collect the lists in a "word bank" binder. When writing, your child can check the bank to find just the right word.

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The Kona Ice Truck will be on campus Friday, September 26, 2025. Find those refillable cups and put them in your student's bookbag. Prices range from $3 - $7. Please send money with your child in the morning. We do not allow students to use the office phone to call home for money. We appreciate your understanding.

Teach your child to tell time the 'old-fashioned' way

It's the digital age. But some kids get so used to digital clocks that they don't learn how to tell time the standard way. To ensure that your child does, keep at least one "old-fashioned" (analog) clock in your house. Practice reading the time on it together often. Make sure your child understands the concepts of a.m. and p.m. Then, play a game: Ask how many more minutes or hours it will be until a certain time.

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🎉 Thursday, September 25, students may wear blue jeans in exchange for bringing a bag of candy. 🍬🍭 All candy donations will help make our October celebrations extra sweet and fun for everyone! 🎃👻

Please remember:
✅ Blue Jeans must be school-appropriate
❌ No rips, tears, or holes

Thank you for your support — we can’t wait for a fun-filled fall! 🎃

Click on the link below to view information regarding our annual PBES Trunk or Treat. https://forms.gle/4EtfEMXbMr8AKv1q8

Do you know the ABCs of helping your child in school?

There are lots of things that you can do to help your child succeed in school this year. To start, just remember your ABCs. A: Ask your child about school each day. B: Bedtime is an important part of getting enough sleep. C: Choose activities your child will like. For D through Z, click on the link.

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Spelling skills are the prize in this homemade game

Here's a game to make learning to spell vocabulary words fun! Create a game board that has a path of connecting squares. Write the letters S or R on most of the squares. On a few, write directions like, "Go ahead 2 squares.” Next, have your child write vocabulary words on index cards. To play, each player rolls a die and moves that number of squares. If the square has an S, the player must spell the word on the top card. If it has an R, the player must read the word.

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Please check out this week's newsletter for important information.
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Read more about:
- Thursday, September 25 - Jean Day for a bag of candy
- Friday, September 26 - Kona Ice - Prices range from $3 - $ 7 - bring those refillable cups

Encourage curiosity and nonfiction reading

Children ask a lot of questions. Reading nonfiction is a great way for them to find the answers. To encourage curiosity and help your child engage with nonfiction, look for books and articles that answer questions about how things work. How does a wheat field end up in your family's pasta? Or, have your child choose a familiar activity and write a how-to manual explaining the process.

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📢 Attendance Update for the Week of Sept. 15–19 📢 We came close, but we DID NOT meet our weekly attendance goal of 95% or higher. Our weekly average was 94%. Let’s work together to improve and hit that target next week!

📊 Here’s how each day looked (including late arrivals and early check-outs):
Monday, Sept. 15 – 94.43%
Tuesday, Sept. 16 – 95.14% ✅
Wednesday, Sept. 17 – 89.57% ❌
Thursday, Sept. 18 – 97.04% ✅
Friday, Sept. 19 – 96.2% ✅
We had some strong days — let’s build on that momentum!

⏰ Remember: Every minute matters! Late check-ins and early check-outs affect our attendance, so please aim to be on time and stay the full day. Together, we can reach our 95% goal and give every student the best chance to succeed! 🙌

2nd-3rd Grade 🌈 Art Students this week learned about Lines and how to create with markers in a brand new way! 🖍️Students colored plastic sheets with washable markers then sprayed water on it before stamping their Line drawings down and creating some colorful designs! 🎨