
Do you have a student that will be in grades 1-5 next year? Sign up for our 9-day summer school by completing the form below. Free breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be available. Summer school dates are 5/28 to 6/7 from 7:45-11:30. https://forms.gle/9bLrzQ3S8Yt4Dj8U7


Visit Our Next Montessori Open House at the Early Learning Center on May 14 from 4-6 pm.
Enrollment is limited in our PreK and K-6 Montessori programs! Register for the 2024-2025 school year here: https://msdsc.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=3344664


MSDSC is on a two hour delay this morning due to fog. Be safe!!

Last week, the elementary administrative team collaborated together at a workshop to support teachers and students in literacy. #AlwaysLearningAlwaysGrowing




Ryan Park is hosting field day on May 16th. We are looking for volunteers to help run stations on that day. The field day will run from 8:30 to 2. If you would like to volunteer please use the link below to sign up. Time slots are set up in two hour sessions so you can help the whole day or part of the day depending on your availability. Thank you for all you do to support our Ryan Park students!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FACA92DA4FECF8-49259711-ryan

MSD of Steuben County's Nationally Accredited Montessori Early Learning Center is enrolling for the 2024-2025 school year. Don't miss our Open House today from 4-6 PM! Children 2.5 through 5 years old are eligible to enroll. Approximately 50% of children enrolled at the ELC receive full tuition assistance for the entire school year. For inquiries, questions, or tours please email jhubbard@msdsc.us
To begin the registration process, complete the form at the link below. https://msdsc.powerschool.com/public/formbuilder/form.html?formid=3344664


US News released its school rankings for 2024, Angola rates highest in Steuben County. Check all of the information out at https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/indiana/districts/m-s-d-steuben-county/angola-high-school-7422.


MSD students, parents & educators, don’t miss out on the opportunity to share your views on technology in K-12 education! Since 2003, Speak Up has collected and shared the views of more than 5.4 million students, teachers, and parents/guardians from across the country. By participating in Speak Up, you are expressing your views to a wider audience of local, state, and national policy makers —and contributing to the national dialogue about how best to prepare students for the future.
Your input is crucial in shaping the future of technology in education at our school. Thank you for helping us make a difference!
To take the survey, visit https://projecttomorrow.questionpro.com/MSD-Steuben To learn more about Speak Up, visit https://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/


Register for Free Public Montessori Education at Pleasant Lake Elementary for Grades K-6
Current MSD Students: https://tinyurl.com/MSDMontessori
Enroll Students New to MSD: https://tinyurl.com/NEWMontessori
Enroll by May 15 to guarantee your spot. Registration is limited.


The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 22. There will NOT be a 1-hour delay on the last day. Summer is coming quickly!


First grade started the day with some yoga, and had lots of fun doing various exercises for E (exercise) day!




Do you have a child from 0-5 & want FREE books sent to your home? Watch the video and explore the links below to learn more!
Video:
app.screencastify.com/v3/watch/t5iNZVhEQFgNYw5biEbL
Registration:
imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/
INLearning Lab:
inlearninglab.com/


We are excited to announce that MSDSC is participating in the 23-24 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning, a national initiative of Project Tomorrow. Since fall 2003, Speak Up has helped education leaders include the voices of students, faculty, parents, and the community in annual and long-term planning. We have partnered with Project Tomorrow to offer surveys which will ask about technology usage in our schools.
To take the survey, visit https://projecttomorrow.questionpro.com/MSD-Steuben
To learn more about Speak Up, visit https://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/


Wednesday night, the American Legion recognized several local fourth grade students for their performance in the annual Flag Test. Amongst those recognized were Zayne Yeakle, Harmony Hubbell, Xander Prater, Sophia McGlothan, Liam Goudenseune and Reagan Hardley. Well done Rhinos!





First Grade celebrated B-Day with Bubbles! They learned about how bubbles are made and used pipe cleaners as wands so they could experiment with different shapes and sizes.





Trine University Innovation One and The Makerspace Innovation Learning Lab
(MILL) would like to invite any student and parent to join us in a fun evening in the MILL to learn about the equipment we have and participate in a couple of hands-on activities.Wednesday, May 1st, 4-7 pm. Stop in any time during the event. See Flyers for more information.
To REGISTER use QR on flyer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pcw2_9dOCyWLcNZRJu9uboT6ElVx392E/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HD97xzvUDjxtu2OGj6JIQudymD5XztyY/view?usp=sharing

Last night, the Board of the Metropolitan School District of Steuben County voted to convert Pleasant Lake Elementary to a K-6 Montessori school. We are excited to introduce the ONLY area Montessori programs for preschool at the Early Learning Center at Carlin Park AND K-6 students at Pleasant Lake Montessori. Don't miss our Open House today, April 17, where parents can learn more at Trine University's Center for Montessori Education in Shambaugh Hall from 6:00-7:00 PM. Click the link to learn more and transfer your students now.
https://bit.ly/PLEMontessori

First grade students are learning about money, wants, and needs through our Junior Achievement (JA) program.



Below is a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document compiled from questions asked during the School Board's Public Work sessions regarding Pleasant Lake Elementary. We want to be sure that questions are answered before the next School Board meeting which is April 16.
FAQ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EVKyGsMCOrB7l7U0OU5svwZ7xNLvQpY2/view?usp=sharing


Today is a Virtual Live Learning Day. Live instruction will start at 9am please see included schedule.
Eclipse Timing - Starts 1:54, Maximum Point 3:11, Ends 4:25
Enjoy And Stay Safe - Wear your glasses!!
