Sept 26: Buddy a Thon Stuffing Event

Sept 30: Terrific Lions Assembly

Oct 10: End of First Grading Period

Oct 16: Conference Night

Oct 17: Picture Day

Oct 20-24: Book Fair

REMINDER- EARLY DISMISSAL EVERY MONDAY at 12:55PM

Dear Pride Families,

We had an incredible week celebrating Start with Hello Week! Our students participated in fun and meaningful activities designed to help them get to know one another and practice kindness in our school community. It was heartwarming to see so many smiles and new connections being made!

Friday was a swashbuckling good time as we kicked off our first Raise the Flag Friday in honor of the Buccaneers' first home game. Students and staff dressed like pirates to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and the energy was electric as we hoisted the flag together!

We also celebrated a major achievement—we met our fundraising goal for Buddy-a-Thon! Thank you to everyone who contributed and supported this effort. Your generosity helps us continue to provide enriching experiences for our students. Check out the grade-level winners below to see who led the charge in fundraising!

We’re looking forward to another fantastic week of learning, growing, and connecting. Thank you for being such an important part of our school community!

Yo-ho-ho and onward we go!
Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Moncrief

Pride families, thank you for helping us start each day strong! Here’s an important reminder about morning arrival:

• The warning bell rings at 7:35 AM.

• Instruction begins promptly at 7:40 AM.

• Students should be in their seats and ready to learn by 7:40 AM—not just arriving at the gate or getting out of the car.

We know our carline can be busy, and we’re actively working to improve procedures to help things move more efficiently. That said, we need your support to ensure students arrive with enough time to exit the car and walk to class before the bell rings.

To help with this:

• The back gate will close at 7:35 AM, as it takes about 5 minutes for cars already in line to unload.

• After 7:35 AM, Officer Nieves will direct all cars to the front office.

• Please follow his instructions respectfully and do not attempt to go around him or through the closing gate—this is for everyone’s safety and ensures our staff can get to their classrooms on time to welcome students.

Students who enter through the front office before 7:40 AM will not be marked tardy and will be allowed to walk to class. However, students arriving after the 7:40 AM bell will be marked tardy.

Thank you for partnering with us to make sure every student starts their day on time, safe, and ready to learn!

Thank you to everyone who helped up reach our goal!

We are excited to announce that we surpassed our goal and raised

$54, 562.30!

A little friendly competition at the end helped us reach the finish line and had the classes below enjoying a sweet, cool treat Friday afternoon. Congratulations

KG: Toliver

1st: Green

2nd: Feito/Thattil

3rd: Phillips

4th: Camerino

5th: Wilinsky

We need volunteers to help in the cafeteria during lunch on a daily basis between 10:00 and 1:30. Ideally, we would like to have recurring volunteers, but any time you can help would be greatly appreciated! The role involves monitoring student behavior, assisting students with opening food items, escorting students to the bathroom or health clinic, helping with spills, etc... Please click on the link below to sign up!

LUNCHROOM HELPER

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About Us

Email: Pride.Elementary@hcps.net
Website: hillsboroughschools.org/pride
Location: 10310 Lion's Den Drive, Tampa, FL, USA
Phone: 813-558-5400
Facebook: facebook.com/PrideElem