What a fun night to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!! We didn't let the cold stop us! Thank you to all our PDS families and First Presbyterian Church families for coming out and being a part of our Live Nativity. We hope you made some great memories, and we hope you will join us again next year!
Always something fun going on in first grade!! On the last week of school they had gingerbread day and polar express day. On gingerbread day they made their own cookie dough and cut out cookies to bake and decorate. So much FUN!!
Way to go Junior K!! We are so proud of you for all your hard work in preparing for your play. Thank you for reminding us all about the birth of Jesus and focusing our hearts on the true meaning of Christmas.
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11
The theme this year in the first grade class is kindness. As a way to celebrate the Christmas season, they wanted to extend their kindness to the community. They chose to participate in Clarksdale Junior Auxiliary Christmas Tree Angel program. They selected three angels, donated their own money, and took a class field trip to Walmart to purchase items for their angels. Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but what we give. By hand picking these gifts and giving them to these deserving children, our children are filled with Christ love and the joy that comes from making someone else happy. We are so proud of our first graders - their light is shining bright!
Friday was one of our favorite days of the year....PAJAMA DAY!! We started the day with a pajama parade and ended with "Dancing in our Jammies - Christmas Musical Dance Off." We have so much FUN at PDS!!!
We have so much fun in Junior Kindergarten!! Every week they are learning a new letter and each letter brings special activities. This week they are learning about the letter S. S stands for slippers!!! They got to wear slippers to school!!! And even had a slipper parade through the big school. We had fun modeling our slipper and talking about which were our favorites!
Sr. K presented their play this morning to their parents, friends, and the student body. Thank you for telling us the story of the first Thanksgiving and reminding us how much we have to be thankful for! You did a great job Sr. K!!
Congratulations to Miss Bailey Grace Jenkins! She was the top seller in her class during our Charleston Wrap fundraiser, and she won the prize of being Principal for the day!! Great job Bailey Grace!
Third grade students recently completed a book review. Each student read a book, wrote a review, decorated a bag, and filled it with items to tell about their book. They then had to present to the class and tell about their book. Great job third graders!!
First grade students recently held their own election after reading the book, "Duck for President." The two candidates were the Duck and the Farmer. First graders registered to vote, got a voter registration card, and cast their vote in the voting booth. Way to go first grade!
The PDS spelling bee was held on Monday, October 31st. 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students participated and these were our winners. The 1st place winner from each class will advance to the district competition on November 9th in Drew, Mississippi.
4th grade: 1st place Delilah Jenkins, 2nd place Owen Dixon; 5th grade: 1st place Paxton Burton, 2nd place Brad Jennings; 6th grade: 1st place Carley Wood, 2nd place Jackson Avery
Thank you to all of our student and parents for working so hard selling wrapping paper. Because of you, we were able to sell over $34,000 in products. We get to keep HALF of that. This money will go directly into the operating budget to keep tuition cost down. YAY!!!
The top seller for the whole school was Anderson Flowers. Way to go, Anderson!!
Top sellers in each class were:
We are so proud of our READERS!! These students read over 35,000 pages this summer. They will be rewarded with a special trip later in the year.
PDS has the BEST Grandparents!! We loved showing them our many talents, gifting them with some special crafts, and introducing them to our teachers & friends. Thank you, Grandparents, for all you do for us!!!
"A Grandparent is one who strengthens you with prayer, blesses you with love, and encourages you with hope."
