Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary

🎓Tomorrow is College Shirt Wednesday! 👕Show your school spirit by wearing a shirt from your favorite college or a college that's special to your family. Every dream starts somewhere, and it's never too early to start thinking about the future! We can't wait to see everyone's college pride on campus! 🏫

🍦 Learning is always better when you can eat the results! 🍪Mrs. Haverstrom’s Specialized Programming students put their life skills to work as they learned how to read a recipe, follow sequential steps, and create something delicious! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳This time, they whipped up their own tasty twist on an ice cream sandwich! 🍨😋 What a sweet way to practice important skills! 💙

🎓✨ A HUGE congratulations is in order for Mrs. Duke! ✨🎓We are so proud to celebrate this incredible accomplishment—Mrs. Duke recently earned her doctorate! 🎉📚
Her dedication, perseverance, and commitment to learning are truly inspiring. We also want to thank our amazing social committee for helping us congratulate Dr. Duke on this amazing milestone! 👏💙💚

Our second graders are putting their math thinking into action! 💚💙 Students in Mrs. Jobe’s class are demonstrating how they know whether numbers are even or odd and explaining their mathematical thinking along the way. We love seeing our Mustangs learn, think, and grow!

📸 The countdown is on! Picture order forms are being sent home with students today. Order online in advance at mydorian.com. Search for Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary and click the green order button, OR send the completed picture order packet to school with your student on picture day, Tuesday, August 18th! We can't wait to see our Mustangs shine! 😄✨

📚❤️ Happy National Book Lovers Day! ❤️📚Today is the perfect day to unplug, open a book, and let your imagination take you on an adventure! Whether you're reading a favorite story, discovering a brand-new chapter book, or listening to an audiobook together as a family, every page helps build a lifelong love of learning. We encourage all of our Mustangs to spend a little extra time reading today. You never know where a great book might take you! 🌟📖

🍎 What's on the menu next week? 🌮🍕🥗Take a peek at next week's breakfast and lunch menu to see what's cooking in the cafeteria!

🎉 NEW! Celebrate birthdays at school with a special lunch! 🎂 Make your child's day extra memorable by ordering one of our new Birthday Party Packages. Check out the menu and Birthday Party Package flyer below for all the delicious details. We can't wait to celebrate with your Mustangs! 💙💚

🎤 Making an impact can happen at any age! 🎈We're proud to introduce Paxton, our 2026–2027 Student Council Vice President! On an elementary school campus, giving students leadership opportunities helps build a foundation of confidence, responsibility, and community spirit that can last a lifetime. We can't wait to see the positive impact Paxton will make at Pickett this year! 💙💚

🧡 Orange you glad it's Thursday? 🧡Our kindergarteners sure are! This week's "Color of the Week" was orange, and our kindergartners were bursting with bright smiles and even brighter outfits. From head to toe, our little learners showed off their orange pride and made it an orange-tastic day! We love seeing our kindergarteners learn their colors while having so much fun! 🍊🧡
👉️Next Thursday's color is yellow!