Elise Ford Allen Academy

The Rider Nation News

Information for the Week of February 17-21, 2025
news events

Good luck to our Boys Varsity!

Monday, Feb 17-

  • No School- President's Day!

  • Happy Birthday to Mrs. Thom!

Tuesday, Feb 18-

  • 7 Minsdsets- Attitude of Gratitude!

  • Volleyball practice 2:45-4:00

  • RSG 2:30-5:00

Wednesday, Feb 19-

  • 7 Minsdsets- Attitude of Gratitude!

  • Hult Center Field Trip for 2nd graders

  • Horizon Club at lunches

  • Varsity Boys play for 3rd place 4:00 @ WCTC

  • Volleyball 2:45-4:00

  • RSG 2:30-5:00

  • Speech practice afterschool 2:30-4:00

Thursday, Feb 20-

  • 7 Minsdsets- Attitude of Gratitude!

  • RSG 2:30-4:00

  • Volleyball 2:45-4:00

Friday, Feb 21-

  • 7 Minsdsets- Attitude of Gratitude!

  • Speech practice at lunches

  • 8th grade field trip to Hult

  • Hoops for Heart- $3.00- Out of uniform, game & popcorn 1:30 in gym- Intersquad boys game

Saturday, Feb 22-

Volleyball at Manual- see schedule for details

Feb 25- 3rd-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; last day to register for Spring Intercession

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

Spring Intercession Registration due Feb 28

USE THE LINK BELOW TO SEE PROVIDERS & REGISTER!

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Shout outs & questions to ask your students

Shout out to:

  • Students who are working with Ms. HInes and their teachers on The Motown Movement!

  • Shout out to all our families who made coming to school this week a priority! A little snow never hurt anyone!

  • Shout out to our students on another awesome attenDANCE celebration with the culminating attendance Jibbit celebration on Friday at the Jibbit Jam!

  • Thank you to all who are adhering to our no pick up early rule...thank you for continuing to call the office if your pick up is prior to 1:45.

  • Shout out to our newly appointed girls volleyball team! Good luck on your season!

  • Shout out to students who went out of their way to make our Valentine's Day week so much sweeter with kind notes and appreciative gestures!

Questions to ask your students:

  • 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!

BDAY

FEBRUARY BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENU

BREAKFAST
LUNCH

Save the Date for our Black History Month Presentation!

Motown
hoops

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

tee minds work
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.