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.
We have scheduled our Awards Day. Please read below for times/dates:
5th Grade: Friday, May 17th, DARE Graduation at 9:00 a.m. 5th Grade will have their Awards Ceremony immediately after DARE Graduation. We plan to be done by 10:45, at the latest that, day.
Pre-K will have their Graduation on Tuesday, May 21st at 9:00
Other Grades will be on Wednesday, May 22nd:
Kindergarten-8:20
1st Grade- 9:30
3rd Grade- 10:15
2nd Grade- 11:30
4th Grade- 12:15
Ahoy! The PLES Chorus is sailing the high seas on a musical adventure. Be sure to see your favorite Pine Log performers on April 19 at 6 p.m. in the PLES cafeteria. It's sure to be a treasure!
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.
We're making progress on our Killdeer sanctuary.
We're sending a special thank you to K. M. Davis Contracting, who removed the top layer of earth for our bird sanctuary near the soccer field.
We are searching for more community partners to donate gravel, sand, and wood chips to complete this sanctuary.
Please email Judson.smith@bartow.k12.ga.us or call Mr. Smith at 770-606-5864 for more information.
Today is our third and final STEM Showcase of the 2023-2024 school year. Our visitors will start the tour in the Learning Log where they will get information about our STEM journey from the STEMbassadors (student representatives). Then, our visitors will tour classrooms to take note of all the great STEM learning that is taking place at PLES.
From Mrs. Alford:
SAVE THE DATE!
PLES Eclipse Plan for April 8th 2024
K-2 will view the eclipse virtually from their classrooms.
3-5 will have a designated area to view the eclipse.
Protective Eyewear will be provided by the school system for students' viewing and for dismissal.
If your student is at school and you would like for him/her not to participate, please complete the opt out form in the front office or click on the link below.
If you choose to check your student out early, there will be no penalty.
Opt Out Link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=noJuhJQ2vkKeh2y7Pidly3c5FXjlwIxHtzjCR-G4nQBUQTRLV041QkI3RUVYOEJJTDBQNTQwWExFOS4u&sharetoken=Rf9f6HlnkVt1Ux9bap5G&wdLOR=cD5115B9E-2D76-401E-9C37-6978F86AF696
Registration for this year's FREE STEM Camp will open on March 18th at 6:00 PM. This summer's Voyager STEM Camp will be held in Cartersville at the Bartow County College and Career Academy June 17-20. By popular demand, this camp will be all day, 8:30-2:30 and include drones, robotics, virtual reality, esports, and more! The camp is available to all students in grades 3-6 in Bartow County Schools.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezmPSbXh-5VS5cXdWoCklMBjz3QP0ExTBECeVQTODguZVGpA/viewform?usp=sf_link
The PLES Spring Book Fair by Scholastic will be hosted in the Learning Log March 15-22. Go ahead and set up your eWallet now and start your wish list.
Congratulations to Jacob Hyde on earning third place in Animation at the Georgia Student Technology Competition hosted by the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium in McDonough.
He represented the school, district, and region very well in a competition that included over 1,000 students from across the state!
Jacob won the regional division in January for his Stop Motion project which qualified him to the statewide competition.
We are so proud of you, Jacob!
From Mrs. Hall,
Reminder: Please have all Pre-K registration forms completed and handed in before 2:00 pm tomorrow!
This awesome student built a rocket and landing pad using magnetic tiles.
After reading Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett, students in Mrs. McGaha's class built rockets from either Keva planks, magnet tiles, or LEGOs.
We love our Pine Log PTCO! They are so supportive of the PLES learning environment. Please mark your calendar to attend Book Bingo on March 7th from 5pm-7pm
order online at: https://ples-ptco.square.site/product/book-bingo/25
We are looking for community partners to help our third through fifth-grade students with their Killdeer project.
We need the following :
1) A partner to rip up a sod area that is 12 x 23 meters.
2) Partner(s) to donate gravel, sand, wood chips, etc. for our quadrants.
The first Killdeer nest was found today, February 26. We need to have the students build this habitat now.
Please reach out to Mr. Smith at judson.smith@bartow.k12.ga.us if you can help. You can also call the school at 770-606-5864.
We appreciate your help!
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.
We kicked off Read Across America Week with a guest appearance from DJ ANT! This student came ready to spin some record-breaking reading goals today.
Today, we are reading our blues away by dressing as a musician or wearing the color blue.
Second-grade students in Mrs. Allen's Computers class continued exploring STEM-building skills in the Learning Log. These students used Keva planks to build a bridge tall enough for a Hess truck to drive under and strong enough for the Hess truck to drive over.
It's National School Counseling Week with a focus on empowering success.
We're sending a big shoutout to Mrs. Francie Livingston, our school counselor, who works daily to empower success for all Pine Log students. Mrs. Livingston has been the counselor at PLES for 20 years and she loves to help all Pine Log stakeholders. In addition to teaching social skills in whole classes, small groups, and individuals, Mrs. Livingston also organizes Back Pack Buddies, Healthy Habits Week, the Thanksgiving Food Drive, the Christmas Assistance Program, Shop with a Hero, the Dojo Store, afternoon car riders, duty-free lunch, and so much more. Mrs. Livingston will help anyone and cares about everyone with the warmest heart in all of Pine Log.
Thank you, Mrs. Livingston, for all you do to make Pine Log the happiest place on Earth!
Traffic jam! Students from Mrs. Gilbert's class worked on coding and robotics during Mrs. Allen's computer class. Each student used a Marty the Robot to move a Hess truck without to touching the truck. Mrs. Allen teaches STEM through coding and robotics in order to help students build 21st-Century skills for a successful future.
