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74th Street Elementary Mrs, Garyn Boyd, Principal 3801 74th Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33709 Phone (727) 893 - 2120 School Hours 8:35 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. (Mon, Tues,Thurs, Fri) 8:35 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. (Wednesday Early Release) Jaguar News!! Regional Battle of the Books Today! A big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to our 4th grade team for winning the 74th Street Battle of the Books Competition. They will now represent our school in today's battle. Our school will be battling at Regional’s today at 10:25 A.M. against Garrison Jones ES, Oakhurst ES, Oldsmar ES, Safety Harbor ES and Sexton ES. Any parents or staff interesting in meeting us there for support is welcomed. The battle will be held at the Largo Public Library. The winners of this battle competition will then battle at the District Battle of the Books at the Administration Building on May 31, 2012. Good luck to our fabulous 2nd Grade Battle of the Books Teams. They will be battling it out at our school on May 25 from 1-2 p.m. Please come support our super readers in the media center. Calendar for the month of May 2012 May 7-11 - Teacher Appreciation Week May 11 - Publix Cake Decorating May 16 - Regional Battle of the Books @ Largo Public Library May 18 - Reading Counts Celebration May 22 - Celebration Station Reading Counts May 24 - 4th & 5th Grade Choral COncert May 25 - 2nd Grade Battle of the Books May 28 - Memorial Day School Closed MAy 29 - Skating Party Astro Skate May 31 - June 3 - Battle of the Grades June 2012 June 5 - Zero check Celebration for P.E. June 6 - 5th Grade Dance June 7 - Last Day of School EARY RELEASE @ 12:50 Congratulations to the Battle Book Winners!!! Click on the link to find out more information about Battle of the Books. Congratulations to the many students who met their Individual Battle Goals. There will be a special celebration at school for all those that qualify. Any students that meet their May Madness Reading Counts goal will be entered in a grade level IPod Shuffle Drawing. May Madness runs from May 1st through May 31st. Winners will be announced on June 4th. Happy Reading and Quizzing!! Reading Counts Motivational Reading Program 2011-2012 (Grades 2, 3, 4, & 5) Reading Counts is an independent reading program that allows children to take short comprehension quizzes based on the books they have read. Students track their goal progress throughout the year. Students who meet their goals are invited to the Reading Counts Celebration. Students have until January 19th to meet their individual Reading Counts Goal. Student goals are based on the scale below: Lexile* Goal 1-99 10 points 100-199 15 Points 200-299 20 Points 300-399 20 Points 400-499 25 Points 500-599 25 Points 600+ 30 Points *Students take the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI-a reading comprehension and leveling assessment). The SRI provides the student with a Lexile (score). Lexiles are used by to match students with books and are also used as a tool to help measure growth in reading. For more information about the Lexile system, please visit http://www.lexile.com/ Copy and paste this link for more PCS Information Resources: https://www.pcsb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1573&Itemid=1282 Brainpop and Brainpopjr can also be found at this link. 74th Streets username (74th ES) and password (bppinellas). Green and Healthy Schools Certification Award **Coming soon** Green Team page will be coming soon to our school website. If there are any businesses that are willing to collect bottles and cans for our participation in the contest this year, please contact our school. Anyone with questions about recycling can e-mail Coach Reynolds at Reynoldst@pcsb.org Our School Mission The Mission of Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary is to attain highest student achievement for all and to foster student responsibility in a safe learning environment by applying best practices and recognizing diversity within a quality culture. Our School Vision Pinellas County School Board At Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary School we believe that we can achieve our vision and mission by operating within our core values, which include: *Communication *Respect *Commitment *Leadership *Flexibility *Positive Attitude *Teaching the Whole Child Take a Virtual Tour of 74th Street Elementary. What's for Lunch? See this months menu here. We are so excited to let you know that students attending 74th St. will receive free breakfast beginning the 1st day of school till the last day of school. As you know, it is the most important meal of the day! If a child has any food allergies, please send your child's teacher a doctor’s note stating what they are allergic to. School Breakfast All student breakfasts include 2 Grain/Breads or 2 Meat/Meat alternate or 1 Grain/Bread & 1 Meat/Meat alternate, 1 Fruit and 1 Milk. All student lunches include 1 Meat/Meat alternate, 2 Fruits or 2 Vegetables or 1 Fruit & 1 Vegetable, 1 Grain/Bread & 1 Milk. Elementary Lunch prices are $1.75 if you pay and if it's Reduced its .40. ApplyforLunch is an easy and convenient way for parents and guardians to submit applications for school meal benefits online. There is no fee for using the ApplyforLunch website to submit your application for benefits. This service is provided to you free of charge by your School District. Apply now at https://www.applyforlunch.com/Application New! School Payment Solutions will replace Meal Pay Plus. The student funds that are currently in Meal Pay Plus will be automatically transferred to School Payment Solutions. Create a new account with School Payment Solutions using the students 10-digit local ID number School Payment Solutions is an online payment portal especially designed to allow parents to make quick and easy online payments to their children’s school meal accounts. Please use the website link below to add funds to your student’s prepaid account, www.schoolpaymentsolutions.com Make sure that you are also using the correct 10 digit student ID number. This number can be found on Portal by clicking the My Child link and then the Child Info link. The number will be labeled as the “Local Student ID” and it will begin with the number 52. View 74th Street 2011 Cafe Inspection Receipt Inspection Receipt