Elise Ford Allen Academy

The Rider Nation News

Information for the Week of February 3-7, 2025
news events

Happy School Counselor Week to Mrs. Hightower & Ms. Chapman!

Monday, February 3:

  • 7 Mindsets- we will be wrapping up our unit 100% Accountable

  • Final home game- EFA vs Von @ 4:00

  • Happy Birthday to Mrs. Schuler

Tuesday, February 4:

  • 7 Mindsets- we will be wrapping up our unit 100% Accountable

  • Boys basketball practice

  • Ready, Set, Go afterschool

Wednesday, February 5:

  • Speech Practice afterschool for 5th-8th Grade

  • 7 Mindsets- we will be wrapping up our unit 100% Accountable

  • 5th-8th Grade Students attending the Science Invention Convention 8:30-12:30 @ Von Steuben and lunch at the admin building

  • School Council selling Crush Grams at Lunches

  • Look! It's My Book here for K-4

  • Boys @ Lincoln 4:00

  • Ready, Set, Go afterschool

Thursday, February 6:

  • Horizons 6th-8th grade during lunches

  • 7 Mindsets- we will be wrapping up our unit 100% Accountable

  • School Council selling Crush Grams at Lunches

  • Ready, Set, Go afterschool

  • Girls volleyball open gym 2:45-4:00

Friday, February 7:

  • College Colors Day

  • Progress Report Grading Period #3 Ends

  • Speech Practice during lunch for 5th-8th Grade

  • 7 Mindsets- we will be wrapping up our unit 100% Accountable

  • School Council selling Crush Grams at Lunches

  • K-4 Sweetheart Dance 6:00-7:30

Saturday, February 8:

  • Boys Basketball at AJG 9:00 am

Other dates looking ahead:

Feb 10 & 11- Girls Volleyball tryouts! 2:45-4

Feb 12- Progress reports go home; Dolla Holla

Feb 14- Jibbitz Jam; Wear pink, purples, reds for Valentine's Day

Feb 17- No school- President's day

Feb 19- 2nd grade goes to Hult Center

Feb 21- Hoops for Heart

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

Feb 28- Popcorn Friday

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FEBRUARY SWEETHEARTS!

BDAY

FEBRUARY BREAKFAST & LUNCH MENU

BREAKFAST
LUNCH

Standards Based Grading

SBG

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.