Margaret Elementary School Volume 1, Issue 2 December 17, 2014 Margaret Elementary School Volume 1, Issue 2 December 17, 2014

Mustang Messenger

All I Want For Christmas...

Written by: Kylie Bowker and Cole Rodddam

All these students want for Christmas is their two front teeth! When kids are between ages 5-8 years old, they start losing their teeth. Kids will lose 20 baby teeth in all. Kids have 28

permanent teeth. Did you know that your teeth are not just for chewing your food? They also help you talk. Make sure you brush your teeth after you eat or at least twice a day. We hope these students at Margaret get their two front teeth for Christmas!

Katie Lynn Glenn, Cody Middleton, Alanah Williams, Emily Ingram, Eli Pickard, and

Jackson Hill

Welcome to Margaret Written by: Alexis Patterson & Autumn Lee When you enter the doors at Margaret Elementary, the first smiling face you see is Mrs. Robinson, our school receptionist. She has worked at Margaret for 5 years. Mrs. Robinson loves her job because she gets to work with children. She went to Jeff State Jr. College. In her spare time, she likes to read. Her favorite author is John Grisham. Her favorite football team is Alabama. If you ever see her, do not forget to say, “Roll Tide”! Mrs. Robinson loves hot pink and cats. Her favorite movie is A Streetcar Named Desire. We appreciate all the hard work Mrs. Robinson does to keep our school going.

Inside Reading Wonderland 2

Fall Festival 2

Thanksgiving 3

Leader of the Month 3

Veterans Day 3

Miss Day 3

Choir 4

Spelling Bee 4

Pottery 4

Upcoming Events 4

Fa La La

Written by: Camryn Norman On November 13th, Margaret Elementary Choir held their first choir performance of the year. The Mustang Choir members were split up into two different groups this year. The K-2 choir sang “The Sounds of Fall”. The 3-5 choir sang about veterans and how much we appreciate their hard work. The 3-5 choir went to the Veterans Hospital in Pell City earlier this year. They sang for all the veterans at the hospital. The choir performances were a huge success! The Mustang Choir is now getting ready for their spring performance.

K-2 Mustang Choir

To Spell or Not To Spell

Upcoming Events

January:

7th: Students Return

16th: Honors Assembly

19th: NO SCHOOL– MLK day

Written by: Cayden Keenum A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a selected word. The words get harder as the spelling bee goes. The students who won their classroom bee competed in the school bee on Tuesday, December 16th. There were 35 contestants from grades 2-5. The school winner will represent Margaret at the county spelling bee in January. Good Luck Bentley!

3-5 Mustang Choir

Pottery Painting

Written by: Austin

Tucker

Every year Ms. McClendon has a pottery fundraiser to help buy supplies for the art room. On Saturday, November, 8th, students came to school with their families to paint their pottery.

Winner: Bentley Willmon and Runner-Up: Chase McGill

Meaghan Tucker

Margaret Elementary School Volume 1, Issue 2 December 17, 2014 Margaret Elementary School Volume 1, Issue 2 December 17, 2014

Written by: Camryn Norman Every year during December, Margaret Elementary has an event called Reading Wonderland. Each classroom picks a book and decorates a tree based on that book. The night of Reading Wonderland is a festive time at school and gives families time to see their child’s work. Cookies and hot chocolate were served in the lunchroom. Families were able to listen to Christmas music as they walked the halls. This year Santa flew in on a helicopter and landed on the field to greet the children. Reading Wonderland is always a favorite for families at Margaret.

Reading Wonderland

Friends, Food, and Fun Written by: Sarah Self The fall festival was nothing but excitement and thrilling activities. There were candy booths, games, jumpies, and hay rides. Oh, and don’t forget about the deep fried Oreos! It was such a fun event to attend. Fall Festival is always in October, but this year it was on Halloween. It started off as a rainy morning but then the sun came out to make it a nice day. There was also a balloon man, face painting, food booths, hair painting, and cake walks. It seemed that all students and adults enjoyed themselves.

Veterans Day

Written by: Cole Roddam

Veterans Day is when we honor the men and women who have served in our military. Veterans Day is always observed on November 11th. Students and teachers helped create a mural in the front hallway to honor veterans in our community. Grades K-2 had a poster contest. Miss Lambert’s class was the winner and Mrs. Mayfield’s class was the runner up. The 3rd-5th grade choir had a Veterans Day program. Veterans came to our school during the week of November 10th to talk to students about their service. We are thankful to all the men and women who have served in our military.

Leader of the Month Written by: Kylie Bowker Sarah Self was selected as leader of the month. She is in Mrs. Crowe’s 5th grade class. Sarah earned leader of the month for showing leadership qualities. Sarah’s favorite subject is social studies. Her hobby outside of school is riding horses.

All About Miss Day

Written by: Cayden Keenum and Cason Ragsdale

The teacher we interviewed was Miss Day. Miss Day teaches 1st grade. This is her second year teaching at Margaret. She went to school at Jacksonville State University. Miss Day helps with choir and she is a cheerleading coach at Margaret. Her favorite book

is The Lemonade Club by Patricia Polacco. Her favorite superhero is Batman and she likes Alabama football. In her free time she likes to read, spend time with family and friends, and play with her dog, Maverick.

Count Your Blessings

Written by: Cason Ragsdale The lunchroom served a delicious Thanksgiving meal that included turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole, and other traditional favorites. Family members were invited to attend lunch with their children. Students wore festive attire like Native American headdresses and Pilgrim hats to celebrate and remember the first Thanksgiving. Mrs. Mandy and the lunchroom staff did a fantastic job with our school’s Thanksgiving lunch!