Elise Ford Allen Academy

The Rider Nation News

Information for the Week of February 10-14, 2025
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Happy Valentine's Day & Good luck to our Boys Varsity!

Monday, Feb 10-

  • Happy Birthday to Mr. J!

  • Last day of Jibbitz Delivery!

  • EFAA recognized for 1st place in attendance growth at school board meeting 6:30!

  • Volleyball tryouts2:45-4:00

Tuesday, Feb 11-

  • K,1,2 Puppet Show in the gym

  • Student Council Meeting 2:45-3:45 in room 301

  • Volleyball tryouts 2:45-4:00

  • RSG 2:30-5:00

  • Last day to order Crush Gram

Wednesday, Feb 12-

  • Happy Birthday to Mr. Brown!

  • Progress Reports sent home

  • Lincoln's Bday

  • Dolla Holla at lunches

  • Horizon Club at lunches

  • Volleyball 2:45-4:00

  • RSG 2:30-5:00

  • Speech practice afterschool 2:30-4:00

Thursday, Feb 13-

  • Happy Birthday Ms. Enerez!

  • Dental Sealants here

  • RSG 2:30-4:00

  • Volleyball 2:45-4:00

Friday, Feb 14-

  • Speech practice at lunches

  • Dental Sealants here

  • Crush gram delivery

  • Jibbitz Jams in cafeteria students who earned 95% or higher attendance from Jany-Feb 7 (K-2) (3-5) (6-8)

  • Students may wear Valentine's Attire...think reds, pinks, purples!

Saturday, Feb 15- VARSITY BOYS SEMIFINALS @ WCTC 12:45; Happy Birthday to Coach Percy!

Other dates looking ahead:

Feb 17- No school- Presidents' day

Feb 19- 2nd grade goes to Hult Center

Feb 21- Hoops for Heart 1:30- see flyer below

Feb 25- 3-8th grade parent breakfast- Fueling Up for the Test!

Feb 26- Dolla Holla

Feb 27- The Motown Movement: Rhythm, Roots & Revolution @ 1:15 in auditorium- all parents invited!

Feb 28- Popcorn Friday

March 3- Read Across America Week begins! State testing in grades 3rd-8th begins!

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Shout outs & questions to ask your students

Shout out to:

  • Our 5-8th graders on fun, educational and successful trips to the Riverfront Museum!

  • All of our Horseshoe winners for hallway expectations..from Kinders all the way to 8th grade in the last week! Whoo Hoo!

  • Our boys JV team on a fun season & Coach Toya!

  • Our boys Varsity team on their advancement to the postseason as #1 Seed and National League Champs!

  • Students who earn their 5th Jibbit and/or have 95% attendance since January 7th

  • Congrats to Nelly, Damari, Jemier, Brylen & Raje for their awesome projects they designed and showcased at the Invention Convention this week!

  • Our families who assisted in making our Sweetheart Dance a HUGE success! What a great night had by all! (Any pictures not collected on Friday night will be sent home with your student!)

  • Shout out to our families on really doing a great job overall with lowering our chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of the year) We are being recognized by improving our attendance percentage by 10.27% on Monday at the board meeting!

Questions to ask your students:

  • How do students in your class earn Jibbitz?

  • Who do you eat lunch with? What is your favorite food to eat?

  • Who do you play with at recess? What do you do at recess?

  • What is the Dolla Holla?

  • What is your class doing for Black HIstory Month?

  • What is The Motown Movement?

  • What are you learning in PE, art, technology, music?

  • What good question did you ask today?

  • What was the hardest thing you did today?

  • Tell me about what you are reading in class.

  • Tell me about the best part of your day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FEBRUARY SWEETHEARTS!

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FEBRUARY BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENU

BREAKFAST
LUNCH

Save the Date for our Black History Month Presentation!

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TEAM Project Opportunity for Mothers and their Daughters in 6th-8th Grade:

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contact us

Principal, Laura Rodgers

laura.rodgers@psd150.org

Assistant Principal K-4, Kelly Schuler

kelly.schuler@psd150.org

Assistant Principal 5-7, Deanne Tucker White

deanne.tucker@psd150.org

If you have any general academic, attendance, athletic, or other student concerns, please contact the school at 309-672-6574 or at allen@psd150.org.

We are continuing to focus on 95% attendance as our daily goal! Let's make it happen each day!

ATTEND

School Hours:

Student: 7:30-2:30

Staff: 7:15-2:45

Office: 6:30-3:30

DRESS CODE

Pants: navy, black or khaki.No rips,tears, joggers or leggings

Shirts: collared red, blue, white, green, orange, black No teeshirts or prints

Sweatshirts: no hoodies! no coats/jackets

Shoes: must have covered toe and back strap

NO hats, doo-rags, scarves, bandanas, baclava, etc

Phones: IN A YONDR POUCH.