PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue Elementary School

PRIDE Academy staff wishes you a safe and fun summer!

School resumes on Wednesday, August 21st.

Summer Resources
🫶 Resources and Ways to Stay Active: santeesd.net/GetActive
🏕️ ELP Summer Camp Information: santeesd.net/ELPCamps
📝 Board Meeting Schedule and Agendas: santeesd.net/Board

Important Dates
📆 June 14: School offices close for summer at 2 p.m.
📆 August 3: Buddy's Backpacks
📆 August 3: Santee SD Super Saturday Hiring Event
📆 August 10: School Beautification Day
📆 August 19: Class lists shared
📆 August 21: First day of school

All K-8 students dismiss at 12:20 on Wednesday, June 12th.

Parking will be impacted.

Thank you Mr. Stanley, Captain Rollo’s, and the crew of the Dolphin for an amazing day of fishing for our 7th grade students.

The Registration Portal for the '24-'25 School Year is Open!
This is for NEW students only!

Did you know that PRIDE Academy has a Preschool and TK?
* To qualify for Preschool, you must be 3 years old and meet certain eligibility requirements
* To qualify for TK, date of birth is 9/2/2019 to 9/1/2020
* To qualify for Kindergarten, date of birth is 9/2/2018 to 9/1/2019

You can learn more here: https://www.santeesd.net/district/student_registration

Our last Kona Ice of the year will be after school on Monday, June 10th!

PRIDE Academy's annual Lunch on the Lawn is tomorrow, May 24th. Grade level lunches are listed on the flyer. Please allow extra time since local restaurants and our parking lot will be impacted.

Don't forget to join us tonight for our Baskin Robbins PTA fundraiser! Starting at 3:00, you can find teachers and staff scooping your ice cream!

3:00-4:00
Mr. Kemery
Mrs. Nelson
Mrs. Cline
Mrs. Lovell (3:00-3:30)
Ms. Houfek (3:30-4:00)

4:00-5:00
Mrs. Schipke
Mrs. O'Connell
Ms. Larson
Ms. Winn (4:00-4:30)
Mr. Wolf (4:30-5:00)

5:00-6:00
Mrs. Gadd
Ms. Murphy

6:00-7:00
Mrs. McNearney
Mrs. Mauzy

Interested in becoming a school bus driver? Our Transportation Department is hosting a FREE school bus driver certification course open to anyone in California who wants to become a driver. The course runs June 17 through July 2. Renewal courses are also offered for current drivers.

Visit bit.ly/3V0qTqc for more information 🚍

Statewide testing begins at PRIDE today for grades 3-8 and continues through May 23rd.

To help your child get ready for the test you can:
* Make sure your child’s iPad is fully charged
* Talk about the test with your child. Make sure they are not scared or anxious.
* Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and a nutritious breakfast.
* Please avoid taking your child out of school early between 8:00-9:45 AM

We're going to hit this test out of the park!

2024 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive - Saturday, May 11

PRIDE Academy 8th grader, Levi P., was honored at last night’s Santee School District board meeting for his academic achievements and advocacy for Reggie, our canine instructional assistant. Congrats Levi!

Today is the Santee School District Day of the Teacher! Please join us in thanking our dedicated teachers for the crucial difference they make in the lives of our students 👏🫶

Read the Board of Education Resolution ➡ bit.ly/4bu4aIq

Last reminder!

Today we treated our volunteers to a breakfast to thank them for their hard work and dedication to our staff and students at PRIDE. We are so appreciative of our volunteers!