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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, April 3, 2019 C-9 SCHOOL Submit school news: Email: schoolnews@pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday Otwell Miller Academy Winslow Elementary SCHOOL NEWS? Email: schoolnews@pressdispatch.net DO YOU HAVE Above and left: Sheriff Kent Johnson presents a DARE lesson to the fifth graders. The DARE pro- gram is taught each year to educate the students on drug and alcohol abuse. Ms. Jenny Cherry holds the certificate of com- pletion for the Classroom Kindness Challenge sponsored by Ch. 14 News and Donut Bank. The students completed a variety of kindness chal- lenges such as saying hello to someone new, help- ing someone before they ask and giving a class- mate a compliment. They will be entered to win a "Donut Be a Bully" party for their classroom. Pictured are, front row: Maddie McCandless, Ro- lon Bruce, Grant James, Ryleigh Gard, Brooklyn Phillips, Carter Moss, Brendan Travis, Ford Car- rico and Beth Brawdy. Back row: Wyatt Knight, Abi Popp, Rayvin Sinka, Reese Powers, Gage Wil- lis, Emily Hornby, Jaxyn Barrett, Sophia Branum and Jenny Cherry. Above: Kara Woolsey talks to Mrs. Shedd's students about her trip to Africa. She had many items and pictures to show. Right: Maddie McCandless colors a hedgehog paper with the help of her hedgehog friend during library class. Mrs. Hartke's second grade class made lepre- chaun traps to try and catch the classroom lep- rechaun, Trickster. Pictured are: Wyatt Wolfe, Gavin Smith, Kaydan Hill, Liam Fleming, Brae- lyn Turner, Avery Lyons, Peyton Taylor, Trenton Stone, Canton Capehart and Wyatt Nolan. Above: Third grader Hope Readle passes her 0- 12 multiplication facts. Left: Ryder Troutman and Jace Fields work on snap circuits during inside recess. Right: Amber Leighty with Tractors for Trenton visits OMA to talk about water and swim safety. Third grade students treated to a donut break- fast before IREAD-3 testing. MENU Thursday, April 4: Coun- try fried steakosaurus, smashed potatoes and gra- vy, buttered tyranno corn and diced T-Rex pears. Friday, April 5: Diplodo- cus mac and cheese, baked reptile eggs, buttered sau- ropod carrots and Jurassic banana. Monday, April 8: Chicken quesadilla, tater tots, but- tered peas and furit. Tuesday, April 9: Chicken Alfredo, garden salad, baby carrots, steamed broccoli, breadstick and fruit. Wednesday, April 10 : Hot dog on bun, crispy seasoned fries, broccoli with cheese sauce, fruit and jello. CALENDER April 1 - 4 – "Dino-Mite" Book Fair, Stomp, Chomp, Read! April 4 – Book Fair Fam- ily Night, 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. April 4 – Spring Music Program, Kind, 6:30 p.m.; Second Grade 7:00 p.m.; Fourth Grade 7:30 p.m.; Pro- gram for students, 9 a.m. April 4, 11, 18 and 25 – DARE, Fifth Grade April 4, 11 and 18 – J.A.M. Club, Third and Fourth Grades April 5 – Student Council Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Comput- er Lab. April 8 - 12 – Holly's House, Kindergarten and Second grade. April 12 – J.A.M. Club Jamboree, Pike Central Au- ditorium, 6 p.m. April 17 – Mid-term re- ports to parents if necessary April 18 – P TO Meeting, 5:30 p.m., group room April 19 – No School – Good Friday April 22 – No School – Snow Day April 23 - May 17 – ILEARN testing, Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades. April 26 – P TO Popcorn Friday April 26 – Student Council dress-up, wear favorite char- acter shirt. Petersburg Elementary MENU Thursday, April 4: Coun- try fried steak, mashed po- tatoes and gravy, buttered corn and fruit. Friday, April 5: Macaro- ni and cheese, baked rep- tile eggs, buttered sauropod carrots and Jurassic banana. Monday, April 8: Chicken quesadilla, tater tots, but- tered peas and fruit. Tuesday, April 9: Chicken Alfredo, garden salad, baby carrots, steamed broccoli, breadstick and fruit. Wednesday, April 10 : Hot dog on bun, crispy seasoned fries, broccoli with cheese sauce, fruit and jello. CALENDER Second graders will be participating in a nutrition program call My Plate. It will be presented by mem- bers of our local co-op, April 4, 11 and 18 Early Release Dates: 3, 10, 17 and 24 April 1 – First Day back af- ter Spring Break An informational meet- ing will be held in the Pike Central band room at 7 p.m. for parents and students to receive specific informa- tion as to how the band pro- gram runs, what your stu- dents schedule will be like, and information on how to acquire an instrument for your student April 4 – There will be Kindergarten Round-up screening for Petersburg and 5 students that will be 5 years old on or before Au- gust 1. Please call ASAP to schedule a time for your child's screening if you have – not done so. Current Pre- K students still need to sign up! April 5 – Monthly perfect attendance for March April 8 -12 – Kindness Week Monday- Spread Kind- ness throughout the nation, wear red, white, and blue, STAFF wear Kindness T- Shirt Tuesday- Crazy for Kind- ness-wear crazy, mis- matched clothing and socks Wednesday- Dream of Kindness-wear pajamas Thursday- PES kids are KIND kids-wear your BE shirts Friday- Score points by showing kindness-wear your favorite sports team, STAFF wear Prevent Abuse T-Shirt Assembly on Friday at 9:00 April 9 – Fourth grade Sci- ence Fair. The fourth grade students will set up their – projects in the morning un- til 8:45 a.m. The gym will be closed for the day due to judging and fourth grade presentations. April 10 – Fourth grade Science Fair. The gym will be open for PES students to visit. There will be an awards program in the gym at 1:45 p.m. Parents and stu- dents are welcome. April 12 – Pre-school screening. Any child that will be 4 on or before – Au- gust 1, 2019 is eligible to be tested for pre-school. Please call the office to make an ap- pointment. Testing is not a guarantee of acceptance. NO PRE-SCHOOL TODAY JAM Club Jamboree at 6:00pm at Pike Central High School, Cafeteria and Audi- torium April 19 – Snow Day, No School April 22 – Snow Day, No School April 23- May 17 – ILEARN testing for grades 3-5. Parents please help us out by making sure your child is well-rested and has a good breakfast. April 26 – .50 ¢ Snack Want to share your news with others? The Press-Dispatch can help deliver it to Pike and the surrounding counties. NEWS! 812-354-8500