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Grizzlies at PDS: Boys, Teachers, Parents and Alums Create Life-Size Grizzlies
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Grizzlies spirit has struck PDS, and it's soon to be (weather permitting) on display for all driving by on Poplar Avenue.
Members of the PDS community have collaborated on the design and creation of a wooden, eight-foot tall set of Grizzlies (the five starters, plus Coach Hollins and Griz). "We want to show our support of the team and love of Memphis," says Headmaster Lee Burns.
Individuals involved in the project include PDS boys Kemp Conrad (2nd grade), Andrew Dobbs (2nd grade), Tre Johnson (5th grade), Robert King (4th grade), Matt Michael (5th grade), Edwin Rawson (5th grade), Thomas Rogers (5th grade), Blake Sexton (5th grade), Russell Williamson (5th grade), and Andrew Xu (2nd grade).
Two PDS alums, Jackson Pacheco and Shea Gabrielleschi, joined the current PDS boys in offering their hard work and artistic skills.
Art teacher Darla Linerode-Henson coordinated the project in her art room. Several of her colleagues on the faculty joined in the fun, including PE teachers Spencer McLean and Garrett Harrison, as well as Learning Coaches Abbie Fowler and Amy Fruitt, 2nd grade teacher Beth Diaz, and substitute teacher Rhonda Test.
Several parents, Olga King and Brian Fowler, joined in the fun.
All in all, it was a team effort, led by our great art teacher, Mrs. Linerode-Henson.
PDS hopes that Grizzlies fans enjoy the art.
Go Grizzlies!
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Skills - Week of April 29
Letter of the WeekZ
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Math SkillTime to the Hour
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DiscoveryMother's Day Tea
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Character TraitHeart Patient
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Bible VersePsalm 97:8 - Zion hears and is glad.
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Nutrition TipBreakfast of Champions! Children need to eat breakfast even more so than adults. Their growing bodies and developing brains rely on a regular intake of food!
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A Few Reminders
Monday, 20 May 2013 -Just a reminder to all JK parents that we will have our end of the year bowling party tomorrow from 10-11 at Cordova Bowling Lanes. Please remember an adult needs to attend with your son!
Also, our last day of school is this Wednesday, May 22! It is a half-day dismissal (10:40 a.m.).
We have had such a wonderful year in JK! We hope that you and your family have a great summer. We have loved getting to know all of the boys this year! We wish them the very best as they transition into SK!!
Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, 10 May 2013 -What a special week in JK! The Mother's Day Tea was wonderful! We hope that you enjoyed your time with your son and hope that you will treasure this special day forever!
Since we are getting very close to the end of the school year, we are reviewing a lot of our skills that we have been learning all year. We have been reviewing letters, letter sounds, math skills and handwriting! We have even introduced color words and challenged the boys to begin writing on lined paper. Next week we will have 5 themed days to celebrate our last full week of school. Monday will be Awesome Artist Day, Tuesday will be Techie Tuesday, Wednesday will be Books and Buddies Day (the boys can bring their favorite book to share), Thursday will be Games Galore, and Friday will be Tidy Friday! Please send in a large, shopping sack with a handle for Tidy Friday. All of the boys' work will be coming home!
We also are looking forward to our JK Bowling Party on Tuesday, May 21 at Cordova Bowling Lanes. The party will be from 10:00-11:00. Our last day will be Wednesday, May 22 and there is a half-day dismissal (10:40 a.m.).
We hope you have a great weekend!
Mrs. Thomas and Miss May's boys talk about God, heaven and other important stuff
Thursday, 09 May 2013 -Week of April 29
Friday, 03 May 2013 -Wow! Where has this year gone? We cannot believe it is already May! This week we began preparing for our Mother’s Day Tea. The boys are looking forward to such a special day! We hope that all of our JK mothers will join us next Friday! It will be a special memory you will never forget!
This week we also learned our last letter of the alphabet, Z! We also continued learning how to tell time to the hour. For the letter Z, we made our zebra letter card and practiced our handwriting. We also read Zanny Zoo and created several zoo animals. We also made a zookeeper and wrote in our journals about our favorite zoo animal. For telling time, we have been playing a lot of games that match the analogue time to the digital time and have practiced writing digital time as well. Next week we will focus on letter review, writing on lined paper, and will introduce color words. We have had another great week in JK!
Please make sure to check our page on the website to download the May calendar!
Looking ahead and Reminders:
- Friday, May 10 is the JK Mother’s Day Tea – Our tea will be at 10:00 a.m. in the EC Commons - attire is “Sunday dress” for the boys
- Tuesday, May 21 from 10-11 a.m. is the JK end of the year party at Cordova Bowling Lanes
- Last day of school is Wednesday, May 23 – It is a half-day dismissal (10:40 a.m.).
Week of April 22
Friday, 26 April 2013 -Wow! What an exciting week! Thank you to all of our parents for coming to EC Family Night! The boys worked so hard the past couple of weeks preparing the Mesozoic Museum tour! We are very proud of them!
This week we finished up our dinosaur unit focusing on paleontology! We went on a virtual paleontology excursion on www.alfmuseum.org. During the excursion, the boys traveled from California to Utah and had to follow all of the steps a real paleontologist would follow while looking for dinosaur fossils. The steps included the beginning of an excavation all the way to submitting the information and fossils to a museum. Two favorite activities this week were excavating a chocolate chip cookie and the dino dig! Using a toothpick, the boys had to excavate chocolate chips from a cookie, just as a paleontologist removes fossils from hard rock and dirt. For the dino dig, the boys followed big dinosaur footprints to the rock playground near the elementary building. The boys had fun searching for bones in the rocks ! After finding the bones, they used all of their tools to investigate, measure the bones, and brush away dirt from the bones. We concluded our week with a very special treat! We Skyped with a real paleontologist in Argentina! He was able to tell us about dinosaurs that used to live in Argentina, such as the Argentinosaurus, the biggest dinosaur in the world! The boys loved being able to share what they have learned!
We also have started learning to tell time to the hour in JK! We introduced the analogue clock to the boys and discussed the short hand and the long hand. After watching a BrainPop Jr. video clip, we also learned how to write time to the hour and how time may appear on a digital clock. We are looking forward to another fun week of learning to tell time!
Thanks to all of our parents for supporting the Fun Run this week as well! We appreciate you taking the time to help get pledges! They had a fun filled day of running and super heroes!
Looking ahead and reminders:
- Friday, May 10 is JK Mother’s Day Tea
- Tuesday, May 21 will be the JK end of the year party at Cordova Bowling Lanes
- Last Day of School is Wednesday, May 22 (Half Day Dismissal)
