Registration

Registration is finally over and I want to thank every parent who came in and registered their child on time. You are a tremendous help to us. Each year, we have nearly 100 students and their parents show up on the first day of school to register. This slows everything down for us on the first day of school.

We have a pile of things to do to get ready for you this year but we are very excited to have your child with us.

D. Jones

We have a need:

We have a need for filing cabinets. Specifically: good, locking, 4 drawer, letter-sized cabinets. We need about 10. If any of you would like to donate a cabinet, please let me know and we'll make arrangements to pick it up.

D. Jones

Registration Yesterday

Thanks to you! We had 276 students come register yesterday. We expect 730 this year so the rest of you need to get moving. Please come by this morning by 12:00 and register. We will close registration today and not re-open until the first day of school.

Registration on the first day of school will be from 9:30 to 11:30 and from 12:30 to 2:30. Student who register after school starts will not stay at school on the day they register. They will start the next day.

D. Jones

Hawks After Care

Many of you have asked about our Hawks After Care program. We will begin on the first day of school. The cost is $25 per week. We will be opened from 3:30 to 6:00. Students get snack time, play time, homework time, and computer time. If you have to work late, this is a great place for your kids to hang out where you know they are safe and cared for.

There will be a sign-up at registration. Please be prepared to pay the $25.00 deposit and the first week's $25.00 fee.

D. Jones

Registration

We are working hard to make registration run smoothly. Remember to have all of your documents in hand when you arrive at registration tomorrow so we can get you in and out of here quickly.

Now go and enjoy the rest of your summer!

D. Jones

One Last Vacation

We've had a busy summer and no time for any out of town stuff this year until this last weekend. We went to a cabin outside of Blue Ridge, Georgia. The mountains were beautiful. The nights were cool. We had a blast.

One place we went was Amicalola Falls. This Georgia state park is a great place for kids and families. Every time you get a chance, do something nice like this for your family. I promise the return will be great. Most Georgia state parks are very inexpensive. Many have playgrounds. Almost all have hiking trials and other fun things.

Please remember that registration is this Thursday and Friday. Be here and on time. People who register after school starts may have long waiting times and will have to miss school on the day they register.

D. Jones,
Principal

Whew!

We moved a ton of boxes, trash, and furniture today. This is always an exciting time for me. I can't wait to meet our new students and greet our old ones. We have some new teachers here that you should meet:

Amanda Norris: 2nd Grade
Sarah Robinson: 3rd Grade
Haley Meeks: 4th Grade
Whitney Hayes: 5th Grade
Heather Vanderboom: 5th Grade
Terri Brewer: Reading Specialist/Coach
Wesley Taff: PE

Mrs. Annah Mitchell has moved from 2nd grade to 1st grade.
Mrs. Lasean Spencer has moved from 1st grade to 2nd grade.
Mrs. Laketra Duchesne has moved from 4th grade to math specialist.
Mrs. Andrea Humber has moved from 5th grade to math specialist.

I have great confidence in these people. They will do a great job for you and your children. Please welcome them to our family.

D. Jones

Field Trip T-Shirt

Don't forget to bring $7.00 to registration for your field trip T-Shirt. If you already have a field trip shirt and it fits, it will do fine. Remember - you cannot go on a field trip from PCES without your field trip shirt. This is a security measure and is important.

D. Jones

National Infantry Museum

Wow! Columbus, Georgia is now home to the new National Infantry Museum. Check this out:

National Infantry Museum

Please take some time to take your family to this free museum. I promise you a wonderful time.

D. Jones

We have less than two weeks to go before registration and we are getting excited. The school is clean and freshly painted. The grass is cut. The teachers are setting up classrooms. We have a million things to copy but we are ahead of schedule. We look forward to having you come and register for another year. The biggest problem with registration is that some people just don't come. Last year, we had nearly 100 returning students and their parents show up during the first two days of school to register. That just slows us down.

Registration is 23 July from noon to 5:00 and 24 July from 7:30 to noon. Please come register during those times so we can have a smooth start to the school year!

I can't tell you how excited we are to have your children come learn with us. We have added so many great things to the school and we are planning a 9 classroom addition - complete with a computer lab. Many thanks to our school board for their support.

D. Jones