updates

The Internet at school has been down. I apologize for the blog not being updated. I am doing this from my phone, so please forgive any typos.

Fall Festival Oct. 29
6:00-6:15- Pam Benton and Michelle Tyson
6:15-6:30- Sharon Lee and Amy Price
6:30-6:45- Karla Renfroe and Penny Peacock
6:45-7:00- Laura Renfroe and Cornelia Sanders
7:00-7:15- Traci Leverett and Lavenia Tompkins
7:15-7:30- Kim Edwards
7:30-7:45-
7:45-8:00
8:00-8:15- Kathy Brunson

As you see we have a couple spots still open. I have some daddies down to work I'm the hallway. I didn't list you here. Please come as early as you can and stay as long as you can.

Halloween Party Oct. 31 around 1:30-2:00. We had money left over from Halloween so you do not need to send anything for the party. If you want to send anything extra, please do. We have 16 in our class. This will also be my last day at school.

Report Cards

Report cards are coming home today. You will notice there is not a science grade on the report card.  We will begin taking a grade on science next nine weeks.  Also, there are two other papers in with the report card.  One paper is about the Fall Festival.  Please fill this one out and return as soon as possible. The other paper is information about a PTO fundraiser.

Softball Fundraiser

The PLAS Softball program is selling 4/6pk 24 oz Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, and Sunkist for $20 to raise money for equipment, field maintenance supplies, and upgrades. Orders are due Nov. 11 and pick up will be Nov. 15 from 3:00-5:00 in the gym.  If you would like to purchase see Coach Park or a softball player.

Operation Christmas Child

We will be participating in Operation Christmas Child this year.  Please send an item for a girl age 5-9 by October 29.  Everyone also needs to send $0.50 to cover the cost of shipping the box.
Acceptable items are:
Small Toys: stuffed animals, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small etch-a-sketch, light up toys with batteries.
School Supplies: pens, pencils, notepads, crayons or markers, stamp pads, calculators, coloring books.
Hygiene Items: toothbrush, toothpaste, mild soap bar in a bag, wash clothes, brushes or combs.
Other: hard candy, suckers, mints, gum, t-shirts, socks, sunglasses, hair bows, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights.

No chocolate is allowed.  All candy must be double bagged in plastic bags.  No toy guns, military men, knives, liquids, lotions, medications, vitamins, glass items, or aerosol cans. 

Thank you for your participation.
 

Field Trip Money

Money for the Landmark Park trip and the first payment for the Atlanta trip will be due on October 25.

Landmark Park- $12
Atlanta- child only $ 40, child and parent- $84

Please send 2 checks for these payments.  Label one Landmark Park and the other Atlanta.

Pep Rally

The theme for tomorrow's pep rally is "Haunt Hooper." Your child may wear their Halloween costume to school.  Please no masks or accessories.

Short Week

We will not have any tests this week.  We will also not start on a new spelling list or language lesson.  We will be reading the Readers' Theater story and will start a new story on Monday.

Also, we will have a popcorn party tomorrow to celebrate everyone making their AR goal.  I told the students they could bring or buy a soda if they want.

Pep Rally Tomorrow

There will be a pep rally tomorrow.  Students are asked to dress in their "Footloose" 1980's attire.

Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is on October 29.  Our class is in charge of the Haunted Hallway.  This is a big job! We will need lots of volunteers.  If you would like to volunteer to come help decorate or work inside the hallway send me an email.  I will also need some volunteers to help take up tickets and work at the exit door.  A note will come home later with time slots for those things.

Grades

The grades posted on Achieve are not the final grades.  All tests from this week and any missing grades will be filled in to get the final grade.

Blankets

The Booster Club will be selling Pike knit blankets.  They are 63" x 63".  The cost is $45. You can contact Donna Brown-ddbrown@troy.edu, Billy Brown-bddsbrown@yahoo.com, Debra Stell-deb_stell@troycable.net, or Mrs. Trecy in the office for more information.  

Holiday

Remember there will be no school on Monday, October 7.

PTO Discount Cards

Please check your child's folder today for a PTO Discount Card order form.

Chance to be a Cheerleader

Four girls will be chosen from grades K-4 through 6th Grade to be Cheerleaders for a Quarter at the game Friday night, one girl per quarter.  They will all be recognized at half-time.  It will cost $1 for a chance to be chosen and the drawing to select the Cheerleaders for a Quarter will take place at the pep rally on Friday.

Friday Surprise Schedule

When it is your week, send the Friday surprises on Thursday so I will know we have enough. Thanks.

Oct. 7-11- Kaylyn Benton

Oct. 21-25- Mallory Chandler

Oct. 28-Nov. 1- Cade Edwards

Nov. 4-8- Layne Galimore

Nov. 11-15- Maggie Hardin

Nov. 18-22- Grace Hughes

Dec. 2-6- Sarah Lee

Dec. 9-13- Ava Leverett

Dec. 16-20- Buster May

Jan. 6-10- Gini Peacock

Jan. 13-17- Emily Price

Jan. 20-24- Addie Renfroe

Jan. 27-31- Braden Renfroe

Feb. 3-7- Charlee Sanders

Feb. 10-14- Emma Sanders

Feb. 17-21- Tanner Tyson

Feb. 24-28- Kaylyn Benton

March 3-7- Mallory Chandler

March 10-14- Cade Edwards

March 17-21- Layne Galimore

March 31-April 4- Maggie Hardin

April 7-11- Grace Hughes

April 14-18- Sarah Lee

April 21-25- Ava Leverett

April 28-May 2- Buster May

May 5-9- Gini Peacock

May 12-16- Emily Price

May 19-23- Addie Renfroe 

Discipline Plan

I am changing up our discipline plan just a little.  First, instead of the yellow card meaning 5 minutes off of snack it will mean "teacher's choice."  This could still be 5 minutes off of snack, silent lunch, etc.  Also, if a student's card has stayed on green all week we will have a Friday surprise.  I will need your help with this.  I am going to assign each of you to a week to do Friday surprises.  Everyone will do 2 weeks. If there are extra weeks, I will bring the Friday surprise for those.  Friday surprises can be anything, a pencil, popsicle, small toy, etc.  Pretty much anything from the Dollar Tree would be fine.  We have 5 boys and 11 girls. Any extras will be placed in our treasure chest. I will do this Friday's surprise.  Thank you for your help with this.    

Signed Papers

Please make sure to look at the Spelling Test in the signed paper folder.  Last week, I did not send the trial test home on Thursday.  If your child did not make a 100 they may retake that test on Monday.

Science

I have had several questions about the Science test.  I took it off of the Homework page, but I did not post here.  We will wait and take the test on Tuesday.  Due to Grandparent's Day practice, we have not been able to go over the chapter as much as I would like before the test.

Grandparent's Day

We will wear our new field trip shirts for Grandparent's Day.  If you did not purchase one, any red Pike shirt will be fine.

PTO BBQ Sale

The PLAS PTO is having a BBQ Fundraiser on October 11th at the school.  They need volunteers to help fix, hand out, and deliver plates that day.  They will need people from 9:30 to 2.  If you, or someone you know, is able to help us that day, please let me or Cornelia Sanders know.  They can work people in shifts or all day, depending on how much time you can commit.

Grandparents' Day

Grandparents' Day will begin at 10:00 in the cafetorium.

BBQ Plate Fundraiser

The PTO is hosting the BBQ plate fundraiser again this year.  All of the money raised will go towards purchasing Mimios and projectors for classrooms.  Each child is asked to sell at least 2 tickets.  If you need more tickets they can be picked up from the office, or send me a note and I can get some for you.  Please return the tickets in the envelope provided no later than Friday, October 4.  BBQ plates can be picked up on Friday, October 11 from 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the school.  

Please help with this fundraiser.We are so excited about the Mimios.  With our new reading series, they will be an invaluable tool.  Thank you so much to the PTO for hosting this fundraiser!

Field Trip

Don't forget field trip money is due TOMORROW. If I don't have yours please send it.  We want to be sure to get good seats, so we have to send it in early.

Grandparents' Day

There are a few sheets coming home today about Grandparents' Day.  One of the sheets says to return the interview sheet by Monday, but I need it by this Friday.  They decided we will begin practice then.  Please fill out both sheets and return them no later than Friday, September 20. I also need to know if your child will be checking out after Grandparents' Day.  Please send me a note if they will be checking out.

Also, your child needs to bring a large flat rock by next Tuesday.  They need one for each grandfather they will have attending. We will be making paper weights with the rocks.  They need to be large enough for your child to decorate.

Science Test

We will take our science test on Thursday instead of Wednesday.

Muffins with Mom

Muffins with Mom will be Friday morning in the cafetorium.

Rock and Roll

Homecoming 2013

Rock and Roll Day 

Homecoming Updates

Thursday
We will meet in our classroom at 5:00.  Parents need to be in parked and in place by 5:15.  We will walk down together.  The parade will begin behind the hospital at 5:30.
5:30-6:30 BBQ will be sold in front of the gym.
6:30- Bonfire
7:00- Black-Out Pep Rally

Friday
11:00- Pep Rally
12:00- Dismissal (no afterschool)
6:40- Dance Team will perform

Homecoming

Chances to kiss a football player or cheerleader are being sold this week for $.25.  If your child would like to buy one, please send in a bag labeled for this.

We will take all of our normal tests this week except science.

Dress up for tomorrow  is Rock and Roll.

Reading

We have switched to our new reading series.  We are still waiting on our workbooks and teacher's editions to come in.  This week's tests will be teacher made.  They will be similar to the tests we have been taking all year.  There will be a vocabulary test and comprehension test on Wednesday.  The comprehension test will be on the story in the big book, "Help! A Story of Friendship."  There is also a smaller book to accompany this series called the Reading/Writing Workshop.  When the rest of our books come in, I will know more information.

Homecoming Dress Change

On Thursday, we will wear Homecoming t-shirts.  On Friday, we will wear red, white, and blue. Rock and Roll costume will be worn Thursday night to the parade.

Shakespeare Money

Money for the Shakespeare Festival trip is due September 20.  The sooner we send in our money, the better seats we will get.  Student tickets are $16 and parent tickets are $18.  You can send cash or a check made out to PLAS. 

Drivers for this trip are: Kelly Sanders, Amy Price, Cornelia Sanders, and Traci Leverett.  

Homecoming Week

Please send $3 by Friday to cover the cost of supplies for our wagon.

Dress up days:
Monday- Disco
Tuesday- Rock and Roll
Wednesday- Country
Thursday- Wagon dress (Rock and Roll)
Friday- Homecoming shirt

School Pictures

2nd grade will take pictures first thing Wednesday morning.  We were not called today before our PE time, so we decided to take them tomorrow instead.

Ice Cream Prices

Pints- $3.27 ( I do not let them buy this.)
Cookie Sandwich- $3.55
Screwballs- $1.09
Ice Cream Sandwich- $1.09
Push-Ups- $1.09
Fudge Bar- $1.09
Strawberry Shortcake Bar- $1.09
Orange Creamsicle-$1.09
Banana Bar- $1.09
Snickers Ice Cream- $2.73
Twix Ice Cream- $2.71

Spirit Day

Tomorrow is our first football game.  Please show your spirit by wearing your red, white, and blue! Badges and tattoos will be on sale in the morning for $1.00.  We will not have a pep rally.

September Dates

Please check for additions.  Updates will be made as I find out new dates.

Monday, September 2- Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 3- Picture Day
Thursday, September 12- Homecoming Parade 5:30 followed by Glow in the Dark Pep Rally
Friday, September 13- Homecoming 12:00 dismissal
Monday, September 23-Friday, September 27- Book Fair
Friday, September 27- Grandparents' Day

Pictures

School pictures will be Tuesday, September 3.

Homecoming Parade

The Homecoming parade is Thursday, September 12 at 5:30.  Children will need to be lined up behind the hospital by 5:15.  I need to know if your child plans on participating.  Please send me an email letting me know if your child will participate so we can make plans.  Thanks!

Monday

Remember Monday is a school holiday.

Lunch Cards

You can now load money onto your child's lunch card with Paypal by going to www.pepifoods.com

I need to know how much money you load on your child's card.  It is a lot easier for me to know if they have money or not.  Several have tried to use the card to buy ice cream, but cannot if there is no money loaded on.  We have only had a couple students ordering each week, so, I did not pass out lunch forms last Friday. To save paper, if your child will be ordering, please write it on a slip of paper and send in a ziploc bag.  This includes ice cream purchase.  You can still send cash if you do not want to load on the card.

Science

We will take our first science test tomorrow.  Your child will be bringing home their science notebook tonight to study.

AR!

We will start testing on Monday! Reading ranges and goals are being sent home today.  I am going to give everyone a book from my shelf to read over the weekend.  When your child is ready to test, please initial in the box on the form in their AR folder.  I hope everyone will be ready to test on Monday.

Labor Day Boston Butt Sale

A sheet was sent home Wednesday.  The Sport's Boosters will be selling Boston Butts Labor Day weekend for $25 each. They will be picked up Friday August 30 behind the gym from 2:30-6:00. You must pre-order by Tuesday, August 27th. To reserve your Boston butt pick a ticket up at the office. There will be a limited amount available that day

Math Test

We are going to move our Math test up a day and take it on Wednesday this week.  I will not be here on Thursday, and I want to give them the first test.

Homecoming

We need a wagon to decorate for the Homecoming parade. If anyone has one we can borrow, please let me know.  We need it as soon as possible.

 Homecoming will be a little different this year.  The theme is music genres.  Our wagon theme will be "Rock and Roll."  We will have a parade on Thursday night.  Students will need to be in place by 5:15 that evening.  I will give more information closer to time about dress-up days and how we will dress for the parade.  The Sports Boosters will be selling concessions as well as BBQ sandwich plates.  BBQ plates must be pre-ordered.  A form will be sent home to order sandwiches.    

Back to School Rally

The Back to School Rally is Thursday at 6:00.

Homecoming Shirt

Homecoming shirt order forms are in folders today.  These forms must be turned in by Monday.  Homecoming is September 13.

Reading

We are still waiting for our new Reading series to come in.  We decided to go ahead and start on the first story in our old books (Come Back, Jack!).  We will test on this story on Wednesday.  Hopefully, our new books will be in by then.

Field Trips

I have enough drivers for both field trips. Thanks!

Landmark Park: Penny Peacock, Amy Price, Chantal Hughes, and Cathy Brunson

Shakespeare: Kelly Sanders, Amy Price, Cornelia Sanders, and Traci Leverette

Cheerleader Uniform

A parent of 2 1st grade students is looking for 2 Pike cheerleader uniforms.  I do not know what size she needs.  If you have one, or know someone who does, please let Mrs. Hollis know.  Thanks!

Thank you!

Mallory's dad brought in a new refrigerator for our class.  We are so grateful! If you would like to help with the cost, send in a $10 donation. Thanks!

PE

Please make sure your child is wearing tennis shoes to school for PE.

Field Trip #2

We are going to the Shakespeare Festival on January 24 to see Goodnight Moon.  We had to reserve tickets early because they always sale out quickly.  The cost is $16 for students and $18 for parents. We need 4 parent volunteers to go on this trip.  I will take the first 4 I hear from.  I will be asking for the money in the next few weeks, please do not send yet.  The sooner we pay, the better seats we get.  I will post more information about departure time and lunch plans closer to the actual trip.

Field Trip

We are making plans for our first field trip.  It will be November 20.  We are going to Living History Week at Landmark Park in Dothan.  They ask that we do not bring parents.  We will need 4 drivers for our class.  The drivers will drop us off at the park and come back and pick us up.  This could be an excellent opportunity to get some Christmas shopping done.  I know it is a few months away, but I told the kids about it yesterday, so I wanted to go ahead and post.  If you would like to go on this trip you can email me or send a note.  I will take the first 4 drivers I hear from.

Information

*If you have not returned the blue folder with all signed paperwork, it is due by Monday, August 19.
* We will take a spelling and language test this week. Please see the homework tab for more information.  We will not take reading or math tests this week.
* We will complete a sample language test today in class.  I will send it home for you to study.  
* Please send another one subject notebook.  We will be doing science a little different than last year, so that did not get added to the supply list.
*Our refrigerator is leaking! Please put an ice pack in your child's lunchbox until we can get it fixed.
* We should start AR in the next 2 weeks.

Welcome

I am so excited to start the new school year with this great group of kids! I know we are going to have an awesome year! There are a few things I would like to remind you of: *Please return all forms together in the blue folder. *Please send the large lunch card and the keychain sized card back to school. Your child will need a lanyard with an i.d. holder to keep the large card in. I think Dollar Tree has these. I will keep the keychain card in my desk in case the other is misplaced. *Remember to wear tennis shoes to school in the morning. They may change shoes after P.E. *Homework and test schedule will be listed under the homework tab of the blog. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at acampbell@pikelib.com.