Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds!

Start here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pearidgeelementaryschool


If you have previous unspent funds from a previous fair at Pea Ridge, you can use those funds to create a new ewallet for your child.

Check out this video for more information https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/hub/videos/book-fair-ewallet.html

📚 International Literacy Day – September 8 📚

Today we celebrate the power of reading, writing, and learning! ❤️📖

International Literacy Day is a wonderful reminder that literacy opens doors, builds confidence, sparks imagination, and helps students become lifelong learners.

We encourage our Chief families to celebrate by spending a little extra time reading together today! 📚✨

🧇💙 Waffles with Mrs. Wood! 💙🧇

Pea Ridge families, you’re invited to join us for a special morning of waffles, conversation, and connection!

Come meet Mrs. Wood, enjoy some delicious waffles, and learn more about ways you can get involved at Pea Ridge during our annual Volunteer Orientation Training. Whether you already volunteer with us or are simply interested in learning more, we would love to have you!

📅 September 18
⏰ 8:00–9:00 AM
📍 Pea Ridge Cafeteria

There’s always room for more helping hands in our Chiefs family! 💙🩵

If you plan to join this event, use the registration link below to pre-register so we have enough waffles for everyone. 🙂

Here is the link: https://www.kidaccount.net/santarosa/events/eventregistration
Passcode is PREwaffles

The deadline for pre-registration is September 17th at 12:00pm.

#PeaRidgeChiefs #WafflesWithMrsWood #ChiefsCommunity #GetInvolved #VolunteerAtPeaRidge

⭐ Chiefs Mission Briefing | September 7–11 ⭐

Our Chiefs have another important week ahead! 💙 Remember, there will be no school Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. Later in the week, our 4th and 5th Grade Chiefs will continue PM1 testing. 🎯

Check out this week’s Chiefs Mission Briefing to stay up-to-date on what’s happening around Pea Ridge!

Be Ready. Be Involved. Be a Chief. ⭐

Labor Day – No School

Just a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.

We hope all of our Chief families enjoy a safe and relaxing long weekend! ❤️🤍💙

We’ll see everyone back at school on Tuesday, September 8th!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!

SAVE THE DATE for September 14-18th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books!

Start exploring together: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/pearidgeelementaryschool

📬 September Principal’s Newsletter

A paper copy of the September Principal’s Newsletter is coming home with your student today! Be sure to check their backpack for important school updates, upcoming events, and reminders. 😊

You can also access the newsletter anytime on our school website.

Thank you for staying connected and informed about all the great things happening at Pea Ridge! ❤️

🧇💙 Waffles with Mrs. Wood! 💙🧇

Pea Ridge families, you’re invited to join us for a special morning of waffles, conversation, and connection!

Come meet Mrs. Wood, enjoy some delicious waffles, and learn more about ways you can get involved at Pea Ridge during our annual Volunteer Orientation Training. Whether you already volunteer with us or are simply interested in learning more, we would love to have you!

📅 September 18
⏰ 8:00–9:00 AM
📍 Pea Ridge Cafeteria

There’s always room for more helping hands in our Chiefs family! 💙🩵

If you plan to join this event, use the registration link below to pre-register so we have enough waffles for everyone. 🙂

Here is the link: https://www.kidaccount.net/santarosa/events/eventregistration
Passcode is PREwaffles

The deadline for pre-registration is September 17th at 12:00pm.

#PeaRidgeChiefs #WafflesWithMrsWood #ChiefsCommunity #GetInvolved #VolunteerAtPeaRidge

📣 Parents, we’d love for you to join us!

Our first School Support Team meeting of the year is happening this Friday at 8:30 AM in the cafeteria! ❤️💛

The School Support Team is a wonderful way for parents to get involved, stay connected, and help support our students, staff, and school community. We would love to have as many parents as possible join us!

📅 Friday
⏰ 8:30 AM
📍 School Cafeteria

Come learn more about how you can be involved and help make a difference at Pea Ridge. We hope to see you there! 🙂

⭐ Chiefs Mission Briefing | August 31–September 4 ⭐

A new week means a new mission! 🎯 This week, our Kindergarten and 3rd Grade Chiefs will be completing PM1 testing. Help them come to school well-rested, on time, and ready to show what they know!

Check out this week’s Chiefs Mission Briefing for all the important dates and details. 💙🩵

Be Ready. Be Involved. Be a Chief. ⭐

📣 Partner with Pea Ridge Elementary! 💙🩵

We are excited to invite local businesses to become part of our 2026–2027 Partners in Education Program!

By partnering with Pea Ridge Elementary, your business can help support our students, staff, and school community while also receiving valuable recognition and exposure throughout the school year.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at the Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels, with a variety of benefits for our community partners.

We are so thankful for the businesses and organizations that choose to invest in our Chiefs! 💙

📩 Interested in becoming a partner? Contact Ashleigh Bowers at Bowersa@santarosa.k12.fl.us or call (850) 995-3680 ext. 4851 for more information.

#PeaRidgeElementary #PeaRidgeChiefs #PartnersInEducation #CommunityPartners #SupportOurSchools

📸 Picture Day is This Friday! 📸 Chief families, get those smiles ready! 😁✨ Picture Day is this Friday, so be sure your student comes ready to shine for the camera. These photos will capture a special memory from the school year, and we can’t wait to see all of our Chiefs looking their best! 💙🩵 📷 Don’t forget your best smile!

We would love your help at the Book Fair!

Sign up to help set up the book fair, help students shop during the fair, and help with break down. You must have a volunteer form on file.

Use the QR code or link to sign up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA8AC2AA0F4C16-65238846-volunteers

Introducing our new Chiefs Mission Briefing! ⭐

Each week, we’ll share a quick look at upcoming events, important dates, reminders, and everything our Pea Ridge families need to know for the week ahead. Our mission is simple: keep our Chiefs informed, prepared, and connected! 💙

Be sure to check in each week so you’re ready for the mission ahead. Mission Possible!

Thank you to our school board member, Ms. Sanborn, for visiting PRE and for the DUO Dollars contribution to help support our Chiefs!

Pea Ridge is excited to continue using Beanstack, a fun, gamified reading platform that helps students build strong reading habits while celebrating their progress along the way!

With Beanstack, students can:
📖 Log their reading and build daily reading streaks
🏅 Earn badges and celebrate achievements
🏆 Participate in reading challenges and climb the leaderboards
👫 Connect with friends and see what they’re reading

Families can access Beanstack through Rapid Identity on the web or download the Beanstack app on a mobile device.
Check out the graphics below for step-by-step directions for getting started, and encourage your Chief to start logging those reading minutes! ❤️📚

Happy reading, Chiefs!

🚀 MISSION UPDATE: MEET THE TEACHER! 🚀 Our Mission Possible is officially launching! We are so excited to welcome our PRE families for Meet the Teacher as we blast off into a brand-new school year! 📅 August 6th, 2026 ⏰10:00 AM–12:00 PM 🚪 MISSION ENTRY Families may use any main entrance to enter the building. If you have not received your postcard in the mail yet, no worries! We will have a Mission Member at each entrance with a list of all classroom assignments. Lists will be organized by grade level and alphabetically to help families find their classroom assignment quickly and easily. 🎒 MISSION SUPPLIES: SCHOOL SUPPLIES & BACKPACKS! 🚀 Need a little extra support getting ready for the new school year? We’ve got you covered! If any families need assistance with school supplies or backpacks, these items will be available in the Guidance Hallway during Meet the Teacher. 🍧 CAFETERIA – TRIBE ICE! Our School Support Team will be selling Tribe Ice cups for $20! Cups are available while supplies last, so don't miss out! Your purchase includes: ✨ A 2026-2027 color-changing cup 🍧 Tribe Ice for the entire school year! 🚌🚗 CAFETERIA INFORMATION TABLES Stop by the cafeteria for information about: • Transportation • Bus Information • Car Rider Tags • Free & Reduced Lunch Applications ⭐ OUT FRONT – AFTER-SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES Be sure to visit the booths from: 🧭 Boy Scouts 🥋 White Tiger Taekwondo Both organizations will be there to share information about some amazing after-school opportunities for our students! 👕 SCHOOL SPIRIT BOOTH Outside the cafeteria, we'll have prior year's PRE T-shirts (Adult sizes Small–XXL) and PRE cups available for purchase. • Shirts: $10 • PRE color-changing cups: $5 💵 **PLEASE NOTE:** We kindly ask that you bring cash and exact change, as we will not have change available. All proceeds from our school spirit items will go directly toward supporting our School PBIS Feather Store! 🚀 We are READY TO BLAST OFF into a new year!🚀 We can't wait to see everyone's smiling faces and begin another amazing mission together! 🌟 MISSION POSSIBLE: TOGETHER, WE LAUNCH SUCCESS! 🌟

5th Grade Families: We discovered that the QR code on the **5th Grade student placement postcard** was not working. We apologize for the inconvenience! Please use the updated link below to access your child's teacher information:

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3cc82vvb

Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to seeing everyone soon!