Last AR Trophy Win for 2012

Congratulations Mrs. Lamberth's class for keeping the AR trophy.  Great way to end the year!

December Good Citizens

Congratulations to Blaire M. and Latasia E. They were our December God Citizens. 
Great job girls.

School will dismiss early on Friday, December 21st. Christmas Holidays will be December 24th-January 2nd. Students will return to school on January 3rd. Have a fun and safe holiday!!

AR Trophy Winner

Congratulations to Mrs. Lamberth's Fourth Graders for winning the AR trophy.
 They had the highest comprehension average for the week of Dec. 10-14th.
Great work!!!

Christmas Around the World.......Food Sample

Nigel brought in some custard for us to try.  This is a common food in Germany.
Thanks for sharing Nigel.

P.E. Star Student of the Week

This week’s star student is a true leader. He is great at helping others when they are in need. He does an awesome job at following directions. He works great with others and always treats everyone with kindness. This week’s star student is truly an awesome student! Great job Ethan N. and keep up the great work!
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Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World

Progress Reports

Progress Reports will go home on December 7th.

Penguin Patch Holiday Shop

Penguin Patch Holiday Shop

Penguin Patch Holiday Shop

Scheduled Shopping Times:

MON. 8 – 10 a.m. ( K – 1^st) 1 – 2 p. m. (5^th-6^th)

TUES. 8 – 10 a.m. ( 2^nd – 3rd) 1 – 2 p. m. (4th)

Wednesday = Reordering

THURS. and FRI. (open for additional shopping-any grade)
**Special thanks to Fran Knight and Chris Cole for decorating and organizing the shop. Any parent/grand parent who wishes to assist this week with our little shoppers, please contact the office 256-315-5888. Thanks!

November Good Citizen's

Congratulations to Nigel S. and Emily T. for being the November Good Citizens.

Great job you two.

Penguin Patch

The Penguin Patch Holiday Gift shop will be open from December 3rd-7th.  Make  plans now to do a little Christmas shopping for your family!

PTO Meeting

PTO meeting will be on November 29th at 6:00pm.  The Upper Grade Academy will be performing.

Honor Roll Assembly

Honor Roll assembly will be held on Tuesday, November 27th.
K-2  12:45pm
3-6     1:30pm

Harvest King and Queen

Harvest King and Queen contest begins on November 26th and ends on November 30th.  Good luck to everyone who participates!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Holidays

School will dismiss early on November 21st for Thanksgiving Holidays.  Students will return to school on Monday, November 26th.

Early Dismissal

Thanksgiving Holiday Dismissal Changed

Please note the dismissal time for students has CHANGED from 1:00 to 12:30 p.m.

Bus students will be picked up at 12:30 p.m. and car riders will be dismissed at this time, too.

PLEASE make arrangements for this dismissal time change.

American Education Week

We had a special guest speaker on Friday to  help us celebrate American Education Week. Mr. Earl Wesley (Buddy Wesley) spoke to us about his time playing football for the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama.

American Tea Party

We had the privilege of having Ms. Millie Chastain visit our classes.  She discussed the history of Veteran's Day, flag etiquette, and read us a cool pop-up book entitled,  America.  And, to top things off, we had a "Tea Party" complete with snacks and lemonade.  We enjoyed her visit and learnedalot about respecting our flag, country, leaders of our country, and one another.   

Thank you Ms. Millie for taking time out of your day to speak with us.

 

Alabama Power Guest Speaker

We had a special guest from Alabama Power to visit and teach us all about
"Playing Safe Around Power Lines".  This was a very educational and fun presentation. 
Thank you Alabama Power.

PE Star Student of the Week 11-2-12

PE Star Student of the Week 11-2-12



This week’s star student has a positive attitude that inspires her classmates to do the right things. She is always following directions and leading by example. She has a smile on her face always and is ready to tackle any task that is given to her. She is a hard worker and is always respectful to herself, others, and her environment. Great job Alyssa L. for being this week’s brightest star! Keep up the great work! 

(copied from: rlyoungblogspot.com)

 

Time for Report Cards

Report cards will go home on November 15th.  Please remember to sign and return the report cards.

Priester's Pecans Fundraiser

Make checks payable to R.L.Young Elementary School (for Priester's Pecans Sale)

This is a great fundraiser, just in time for Christmas!
Thanks in advance for your support.

Veteran's Day

NO School on November 12th. 

Use this week-end to research why we celebrate Veteran's Day.

Don't forget our field trip to Fort Toulouse is Wednesday!  Wear an orange t-shirt, jeans, and comfortable shoes.  We will be leaving the school by 8:15am and returning by 2:00pm. 

October Good Citizens

Taylor P. and Malorie B.
Great job girls.  You are
both "Hard Workers".

Santa pictures will be made on November 2nd.

Happy Halloween

Be safe and have fun!

PTO Meeting
Tuesday, October 30th at 6:00pm.

4th Grade performs!
Be at school no later than 5:45pm.

Wear an orange t-shirt.

No Homework?

 

Yes, that is correct.  No homework from me, Mrs. Wilson.  A new homework sheet will be given on November 1.  Between the Fall Festival, PTO performance, and Halloween, I thought we had enough to keep us busy.  I want to see everyone at the Fall Festival and at our performance. Students need to practice their songs and speaking parts.  I will be giving classwork assignments that count as grades as usual, so we will still be working, just no homework will be required.

 

Fall Festival

 

Tomorrow night is our annual Fall Festival from 5:00-8:00pm.  Remember, you can purchase an arm band for only $10 per person.

Parents and volunteers DO NOT have to pay.

Hope to see you all!

Red Ribbon Week: October 22nd- 26th.

Monday: "Stomp out Drugs" Wear mix matched shoes

Tuesday: " Black out Drugs" Wear black

Wednesday: " I Know I Am Red'y to Say No to Drugs"
                             Wear red

Thursday: "Follow Your Dreams" Wear your p.j.'s

Friday: " Stay in the Game. Be Drug Free" Favorite Team Day

Our Fall Festival is scheduled for October 25th from 5pm-8pm.

Progress Reports will go home on October 19th.

October 15-19 Book Fair

National School Lunch Week will be held October 15-19th. 

Art Class at R.L.Young

Art Class at R.L.Young

Honor Roll Assembly
October 10th
1:30 pm for grades 3-6

Frankie the Monster

What a great way to end the week.  Our class won the AR trophy and a visit from
 Frankie the Monster.

Frankie will be our new student for at least one week.  Who knows, he may get to stay longer.  All we have to do is continue reading and making 100's on our AR test.  Keep up the great work guys.  I am very proud of all of you.

Fourth Grade Class Picture

Report Cards

Report Cards will be going home tomorrow,
Thursday,October 4th!

I hope everyone did well.

September Good Citizens

 

Congratulations to Qu'Ron K. and Ethan N. for being the Good Citizens for the month of September.

Congrats Johnny

 Congrats to Johnny G. for winning this week's adorable little monkey.  Johnny had no tardies, no check-outs, and no absences this week.  Way to go Johnny!!

Report Cards will be going home on October 4th.

Congratulations Fourth Grade

Great group of children! I am so proud of all of you.

Importance of Reading

Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
Let's figure it out -- mathematically!

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!

Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins./week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes

Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.

Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.

Student A practices reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.

By the end of 5th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?

Some questions to ponder:

Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
Turn off the TV for 20 minutes a night and read....it's worth it!

The information is from the No Child Left Behind Website: