Happy Friday! Anthony is a very talented designer who always brings his best to our STEM challenges. Anthony built this cardboard chicken coop to celebrate the Pine Log Chicks!
over 1 year ago, Beverly Hughes
A person stands inside a school media center or library holding a small handmade model of a chicken coop mounted on a green base. The chicken coop is painted white with black spots and has a red circular letter “P” on the front, along with a small chicken figure visible inside the opening. The student wears a patterned sweater with Marvel superhero graphics and stands in front of bookshelves, tables, and red chairs arranged throughout the room.
Update from the Hen Den: Meet Fluffy! Luke West donated money to support the Hen Den for a month and named one of our new Cinnamon Queens (CQs). Luke learned about the financial needs of maintaining the Hen Den when his second-grade class recently studied economics. We are hopeful that the CQs will start laying soon to supply fresh eggs for our weekly egg raffle. The Hen Den’s focus is to give students at Pine Log a living, on-campus example of life cycles. Thank you, Luke! Fluffy is being shown by: Branson, head chicken wrangler
almost 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Two students pose with a chicken in front of a small, white chicken coop outdoors.
PLES is sending a thank you to Tidwell Plumbing for removing the top layer of grass from the Killdeer sanctuary site on Thursday, January 30. We believe that moving the dirt, then adding landscape fabric will reduce the weeds growing through the sanctuary materials: mulch, sand, sawdust, and slag. Thank you Tidwell Plumbing for the donation of time and labor to help our Killdeer PBL.
almost 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
man in construction equipment moving earth
Four children observe a yellow backhoe in a dirt area, with trees and a fence in the background. A large yellow excavator is positioned on a grassy outdoor area near a chain‑link fence. The excavator’s bucket is lowered to the ground and filled with soil, with disturbed earth visible beneath it. A person sits inside the enclosed cab operating the machine. Trees and open land are visible in the background under a clear sky.
A large yellow excavator is positioned on a grassy outdoor area near a chain‑link fence. The excavator’s bucket is lowered to the ground and filled with soil, with undisturbed earth visible beneath it. A person sits inside the enclosed cab operating the machine. Trees and open land are visible in the background under a clear sky.
We are so thankful for our newest community partners: Gerdau and Tyler Franklin Landscaping. When we expressed a need for bird sanctuary materials, Phillip Sutton, a proud Pine Log community member, recommended slag. Located in Cartersville, Georgia, Gerdau's steel mill creates slag as an off product of the steel-making process. Sutton stated that the Killdeer love the slag and nest in the lava-like rocks on the Gerdau campus. Sutton advocated for PLES by asking for a donation of slag to add to our Killdeer sanctuary. Tyler Franklin, a local landscaper, donated his time by picking up the slag in his landscaping truck from Gerdau and delivering the load to the Killdeer sanctuary on the Pine Log campus. Franklin stated that he was happy to help our school and be a part of our sanctuary build. Our goal is to complete the Killdeer sanctuary no later than Friday, February 14, 2025, to increase the chances that the Killdeer will choose the sanctuary for a nesting site this season instead of our playgrounds. The success of Pine Log students in S.T.E.M is improved with community partners. We are so thankful for Phillip Sutton and Tyler Franklin for representing Gerdau and Tyler Franklin Landscaping to support our Killdeer sanctuary. If you would like to be a S.T.E.M. Community Partner or a Pine Log Partner, please contact an administrator at 770-606-5864.
almost 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A thank‑you graphic with a gray background and two photos outlined in red. Across the top, large text reads, “Thank you and Tyler Franklin Landscaping,” with the Gerdau logo displayed on the right and the Pine Log Elementary STEM logo on the left. On the left side, text reads: “We are sending thanks to Phillip Sutton and Gerdau of Cartersville for the donation of a load of slag to our Killdeer sanctuary!” Below this text is a photo showing two adults standing outdoors beside a large pile of dark gravel in an open grassy area. On the right side, text reads: “We are also thankful for Tyler Franklin who picked up and delivered the slag to the Killdeer sanctuary site.” Below this text is a photo of a dump trailer raised at an angle, unloading a load of dark gravel onto a grassy field, with a pickup truck and a person nearby. Trees and overcast sky are visible in the background of both photos.
Fifth-grade students visited the Learning Log this week from their technology class to work on flying drones. Shout out to Collins for being a top pilot!
almost 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A young girl in a green sweater and blue jeans stands in a workroom with cabinets, holding a black remote control and smiling.
Third-grade students worked on making grids on a state of Georgia map. They will eventually create one for our campus that we will use to track Killdeer nesting data.
almost 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Two young girls in a classroom with a bookshelf. They hold up papers with a map grid and letters.
Two children seated at a table hold a clear plastic overlay of a map, with one holding a pen.
Four girls at a table working on a school assignment, one using a ruler.
A young boy wearing glasses works on a map laid out on a table in a classroom.
Fifth-grade students stopped by the Learning Log today during Tier 2 time to build a plant or animal cell from LEGOs.
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A girl wearing glasses holds an open book and a colorful LEGO creation. She stands in a classroom with red cabinets and educational posters in the background.
Child holds a green Lego book with a pink pig design, a book titled Animal Cells is open next to it.
A young boy in a green hoodie displays a green Lego structure and a notebook titled "Plant Cells".
A girl holds a green Lego plate and a small booklet with a drawing of a plant cell.
A smiling child holds a colorful Lego project and a labeled diagram in a classroom with red cabinets.
A young boy in a green checkered jacket holds a card and a Lego creation in a classroom.
A young girl holds a colorful Lego creation in a classroom. She has blonde hair and wears a white shirt.
Boy in a red and gray jacket, smiling, holds a colorful Lego structure labeled "Plant cells" and an open book.
Girl in a library with a bright smile, holding a book and a green Lego structure.
A young girl holds a green board covered with colorful Lego pieces in a classroom.
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!
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Two young people smile at the camera. The boy has blond hair and a gray shirt, while the girl has braids and a green shirt.
The new chicken coop, a small white wooden house with a blue door, an open entrance, and a small window on a brick wall background.
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.
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A flyer shows a coop with an open door and a grassy background. It thanks the Bartow Farm Bureau for a donation. It requests help assembling 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)
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Thank you is typed repeatedly on top of a Pine Log Elementary logo with the Pine Log P and two feathers.
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.
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Two men in a storage area, one pushing a dolly pose in front of tall boxes. They are each holding a long cardboard tube and pretending to have a lightsaber battle.
Two men standing next to each other, one with a moving dolly and the other with his hand on his hip.
A man in a red shirt and gray pants carries a large cardboard box on his head. Background includes trees and a parking lot with cars.
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.
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Large pile of brown sawdust in a grassy field, surrounded by trees and a fence in the distance.
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.
about 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Collage of people assembling a chicken coop. Text reads "Thank you! to Tracy Linthicum and Garmon Oates for completing the second Hen Den."
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.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A green informational flyer titled “Pine Log Chicks Egg Raffle” with two dollar‑labeled egg graphics showing “$1” on each side of the title. The flyer includes multiple photos of chickens and a school chicken enclosure. Below the title, bold text reads: “The Pine Log Chicks are hosting an egg raffle each Friday starting August 9.” Smaller text underneath reads: “Students who bring in one dollar to their homeroom teacher will be entered into the egg raffle. If the student’s name is pulled from the raffle box, they will win one dozen eggs from the Hen Den.” On the left side, a block of text reads: “All of the money from the raffle will be used to buy more food and supplies for the Pine Log chickens, including the new chickens that will arrive this month.” On the right side, an egg graphic contains the words “Support our chickens.” Beneath it, text reads: “contact beverly.hughes@bartow.k12.ga.us for more information.” The top corners include photos of individual chickens standing on grass. The center photo shows several chickens walking in a fenced outdoor area beside a brick school building with a red chicken coop visible. The bottom photo shows a group of adults standing together inside a fenced chicken enclosure near a brick school building. Beneath this photo, text reads: “Chicken caretakers, Martin, McGaha, Jerauld, and Brown with Pine Log Chick founder, Valerie Prior.” Additional smaller photos near the bottom include labeled images reading “Sarah & Sapphire” and “Felicia & Karen,” each showing pairs of chickens.
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.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A group of people stand behind a fence and chain-link, smiling for a photo. A shovel is held by one man.
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.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A young girl with blond hair and an adult with curly hair work on the ground outside of our school building. They are making a tie dye t-shirt with tape and lots of pastel colors..
A child kneels outdoors near a building, painting with watercolors. He wears a red jacket and blue sneakers. He is making a tie-dye towel with his name in tape, pastel colors, and a spray bottle of water to spread the colors.
Children kneel next to towels to complete a tie dye project. The name of the child is in tape, and they used pastel colors and a spray water bottle to spread the paint. One child holds a paintbrush.
Three tie-dye towels on a concrete surface with the words "Braeleigh"," "Benson," and "Kadelynn" in white text.
Thank you to Adairsville Coffee Company for filling a 5-gallon bucket with coffee grounds that Kindergarten added to our compost bin. The soil that is created in the compost bin will be added to the raised garden bed and greenhouse for Kindergarten to study as part of their life cycles standards. We can always use more STEM partners! Please call Mr. Smith at 770-606-5864 or email him at judson.smith@bartow.k12.ga.us Adairsville Coffee Company adairsvillecoffeeco.com 6365 Joe Frank Harris, Parkway Adairsville, GA 30103 (770) 769-4755
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
An advertisement thanking Adairsville Coffee Company for contributing coffee grounds to a kindergarten compost bin. A tan thank you flyer featuring multiple photos and centered text recognizing Adairsville Coffee Company. Near the top center is a photo of a small storefront building labeled “Coffee,” with outdoor seating visible. To the right of the storefront image is a close‑up photo of a paper cup printed with the words “Adairsville Coffee.” To the left of the storefront image is a photo showing a person standing outdoors holding a large white bucket. Large centered text reads: “Thank you to the Adairsville Coffee Company for filling a 5‑gallon bucket with coffee grounds that Kindergarten added to our compost bin.” Below that, additional text reads: “The soil that is created in the compost bin will be added to the raised garden bed and greenhouse for Kindergarten to study as part of their standards on life cycles.” Along the left side of the flyer is a vertical strip of three photos showing Kindergarten students interacting with a compost bin and soil materials, including students holding containers and placing items into the compost bin. A highlighted text box near the bottom center reads: “We can always use more STEM partners! Please call Mr. Smith at 770‑606‑5864 or email him at judson.smith@bartow.k12.ga.us.” The bottom section of the flyer lists business information reading: “Adairsville Coffee Company, adairsvillecoffeeco.com, 6365 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Adairsville, GA 30103, (770) 769‑4755.” Decorative graphics include a chicken logo in the bottom left corner and a textured image in the bottom right corner with the words “thank you.”
Second-grade students participated in a field trip to the Bartow County Recycling Center and the Bartow County Landfill. At one point, the classes were standing on 100 feet of compounded trash. Students were able to see common household items including plastic cutlery and lunch trays like the ones that are used at PLES. This field trip was part of the year-long focus on recycling.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Several children gather in a large indoor space, facing a large pile of waste. Bright lights illuminate the area.
A group of students stand in a group in a warehouse; a man in red speaks to them from a platform as he points to large mounds of trash.
A student stands indoors at a landfill facility with arms raised beside stacked bales of compressed recyclable materials wrapped in wire. The bales are made up of tightly packed mixed packaging and containers. The student wears a short‑sleeve shirt, shorts, and sneakers, and stands on a concrete floor with industrial materials visible in the background.
Mrs. Jensen's second-grade class visited the Learning Log today to read books with friends and make a model of the solar eclipse using LEGOs.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
Two girls sit at a table, assembling LEGO pieces. They focus on a green base with colorful blocks. The background is a school library.
A boy wearing a gray jacket builds with Legos on a green mat at a desk. Another boy in a blue shirt sits nearby. They sit at a table, assembling LEGO pieces. They focus on a green base with colorful blocks. The background is a school library.
Two boys hold a green LEGO project in a classroom. One wears glasses and a black sweater, the other wears a blue shirt. They focus on a green base with colorful blocks. The background is a school library.
Children in a room with bright lighting, engaged in a building activity with colorful blocks.
Children sit at a table in a library, engaged in reading books. One child holds a book open on the table.
Two children reading a book. One child wears a yellow shirt with "I get my attitude from" and ripped jeans.
The Killdeer are back! We need your help getting supplies for our bird sanctuary. Please help save this protected species and our playground by donating supplies to create a bird sanctuary.
over 2 years ago, Beverly Hughes
A blue flag stuck in the ground, near a gravel surface, and behind a metal chain-link fence. There are two speckled eggs in a killdeer nest.