Plantation Park Elementary School

🎉🏅 PPE 2nd 9 Weeks Awards Assemblies 🏅🎉We loved celebrating our students’ achievements alongside families last Friday!Thank you for partnering with us to support their success! Congratulations ponies! Click this link for more pictures: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15c66yqqiXd3QoWq4YXyN5kKWo9FVPEyJ

💜💚 PPE First Grade Mardi Gras Parade! 💛💜💚Parents, we are so excited to announce our annual First Grade Mardi Gras Parade on 📅 Tuesday, February 17 ⏰ 1:00–1:30 PM 🎉 Donations Needed! We are asking for donations of items to throw during the parade. Examples include: • Bags of candy • Packs of Little Debbie snacks • Ramen noodles 📦 Please send donations to the office by Friday, February 13. Thank you for helping make this a fun and festive celebration for our students! First grade parents are welcomed to attend! 💜💚💛 **(Information on k-3 Mardi Gras dance and 4-5 ball coming tomorrow!)

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, PPE family! Today is a day to reflect on kindness, respect, and helping others. Reminder:📌 No school today, Monday, January 19th.

🌟 Calling Our Community Leaders & Changemakers! 🌟Plantation Park Elementary School is excited to host Celebrating Black History Month in Our Community on February 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM in our school gymnasium. We are seeking local entrepreneurs, professionals, influencers, trailblazers, and community builders who are willing to share their experiences, stories, and inspiration with our students. This is a meaningful opportunity to uplift student voices, celebrate history and culture, and show our children the many paths to success within their own community. 📍 Where: Plantation Park Elementary School Gym 📅 When: February 27, 2026 | 12:00 PM 📍 Address: 2410 Plantation Drive, Bossier City, LA 👉 Interested in participating? Spots are limited!!! Please sign up using the link below: 🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJxbyADoTXS6gph9SbR7TSwj0cpnmkRKQjc6fd67UH1bCK7Q/viewform Thank you for helping us inspire and empower our students. We would love to partner with YOU! 💚💛

PPE reminder: last day to pay for comfy clothes/movie day tomorrow!! (Kev shuts tonight at 11pm) PPE PBIS FUNDRAISER!!! 🎬🍿 PBIS Movie Day Fundraiser! Friday, January 16th🍿🎬 Join us for a cozy and fun PBIS Movie Day! For $5, students will get to: ✨ Watch a movie 🍿 Enjoy popcorn 👕 Wear comfy clothes (Students may also bring a blanket, stuffed animal, or pillow.) 📌 Important Information: • Students with any major referrals for the month of January will not be able to attend. • Students with 3 or more unexcused absences and/or tardies for the month of January will not be able to attend. • No refunds will be given. Thank you for supporting our PBIS program! SCan the QR code on the flier, or click this link to pay. https://bossierparish.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/19385/338/False/True

🎉🎂 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Stroud! 🎂🎉 Today we celebrate our incredible principal, Mrs. Stroud's bday a day early! 💙🐴Thank you for leading PPE with heart, dedication, and a genuine love for our students, staff, and families. Your leadership makes Plantation Park Elementary a place where Ponies thrive every day! Join us in wishing her the happiest of birthdays! 🎈🎉

PPE Candy SALES!! 1/16 and 1/30 on the way to class in the morning. All funds raised will go towards our hospitality account.

🎉 Welcome back, Ponies! We’re excited to begin a new semester filled with learning, growth, and success. Let’s finish strong together! Reminder: students must be in the building before 8:05 for breakfast, and before 8:10 so that they are not marked tardy. 💙❤️🐴

📅 January at PPE! 📅 A new month, a fresh start, and lots to look forward to! 🎉 Check out our January calendar for important dates and events. Remember—every day at school counts, and great attendance helps our Ponies shine! ✨ Let’s make January a great one! 💙 #PPEProud #EveryDayCounts #JanuaryAtPPE 🐴✨

✨🎉 Happy New Year, PPE Family! 🎉✨ As we welcome 2026, we are so thankful for our incredible students, families, and staff who make Plantation Park Elementary such a special place. Your support, dedication, and partnership mean everything to us. A new year brings fresh starts, big goals, and new opportunities to learn, grow, and shine. Let’s continue to show the Power of Presence. Every day at school matters, and every Pony matters! 🐴💙 Here’s to strong attendance, joyful learning, and finishing the school year stronger than ever. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things our Ponies accomplish in 2026!💙❤️

🇺🇸✨ American Heritage Poetry Contest at PPE! ✨🇺🇸 Plantation Park Elementary students are invited to participate in our American Heritage Poetry Contest, a fun opportunity for students to shine through poetry, patriotism, and confidence! 📝 Important Dates • Permission slips due Friday, January 9 • Classroom contest: Friday, January 16 • Grade level contest: Friday, January 23 | 9:30–10:30 AM (Gym) 🏆 What’s Next? All grade-level winners will represent PPE at the district competition on 📍 Thursday, February 12 at Airline High School ⏰ 6:00 PM 📖 Contest Details • Students will recite a patriotic poem • Poems must follow grade-level line requirements • Students are judged on memorization, pronunciation, expression, and confidence • Costumes are encouraged (just for fun!) • No props allowed 📱 Scan the QR code on the flyer, or click the link below for the rubric and approved poems. We can’t wait to see our Ponies stand tall, speak proudly, and show their love for our country! 🇺🇸🐎 Rubric/approved poems: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1zj2wVBZpuwRWh80eucF2BKJDbUNuXvYb1L3rU8j0AVU/mobilebasic

🎉 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Powers! 🎉 Our amazing Instructional Coach and Data Queen 👑📊! Help us wish her happy birthday! Hope you have a great day! 💙🎂

PPE PROUD! 🎉🐎We’ve been celebrating our Popping Ponies and the Power of Presence! 👏 191 PreK–5th grade students earned perfect attendance for the month of November and got to celebrate with a GLOW DANCE PARTY! Way to go, students and parents!!! Your commitment shows! Let’s keep the momentum going and aim for 250 students with perfect attendance in January! 💪📚 #PPEProud #PoppingPonies #PowerOfPresence #AttendanceMatters

Pink Bus 220 will be running this a.m. but she will be about 10 minutes late. 💗

PPE PBIS FUNDRAISER!!! 🎬🍿 PBIS Movie Day Fundraiser! Friday, January 16th🍿🎬
Join us for a cozy and fun PBIS Movie Day!
For $5, students will get to:
✨ Watch a movie
🍿 Enjoy popcorn
👕 Wear comfy clothes (Students may also bring a blanket, stuffed animal, or pillow.)

📌 Important Information:
• Students with any major referrals for the month of January will not be able to attend.
• Students with 3 or more unexcused absences and/or tardies for the month of January will not be able to attend.
• No refunds will be given.

Thank you for supporting our PBIS program! SCan the QR code on the flier, or click this link to pay. https://bossierparish.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/19385/338/False/True

PPE reminders: -Tuesday 12/16 students may wear a holiday shirt with uniform bottoms. (Classroom Christmas parties) -Wednesday 12/17 students may wear school appropriate pajamas with tennis shoes. Polar express day fun!! -Winter break begins on Thursday, 12/18. Students return on Wednesday 1/7.

PPE snack sales on the way to class tomorrow!!!

Tomorrow at 1pm is our PPE parade!! Some things to know ahead of time: -parade rolls at 1pm. Please do not park and block Eurlene street. The parade rolls out of the back parking lot of PPE. -it is going to be very cold! Please make sure your child wears a coat to school. They may wear Christmas hats/headbands. They can also wear gloves/warm accessories outside during the parade. -no backpacks, you may send a paper or plastic bag for throws with your child tomorrow. -if you plan to attend, please be there by 12:45 -if you are checking your child out after the parade, you will look for the grade level sign posted on the doors facing plantation drive. Each grade level will be sending you the room #. You must have your ID and must be on their OnCourse checkout list(Please know these are not excused)