Festival of Trees

Thank you to all the teachers, students, and parents who helped decorate the beautiful "World of Celebration" tree at the Festival of Trees at the Center for Cultural Arts. Once again we have represented Mitchell Elementary well!

December School Events

Dec. 1 4th & 5th Grade Christmas Lunch Reservations Due
Dec. 4 Progress Reports Sent Home
ThinkLink Assessment
Dec. 5 Christmas Lunch
ThinkLink Assessment
Dec.10 5th Grade Field Trip
Dec. 11 Spelling Bee
Dec. 12 4th Grade Field Trip
Dec. 15 - 17 DIBELS
Dec. 18 Christmas Parties 1:30
Dec. 19 End of 3rd Six Weeks
Dec. 22 - Jan. 7 Christmas Holidays

November School Events

November 4 Christmas Pictures
November 5 EARLY DISMISSAL 1:00
Veteran's Parade 1:45
November 6 Recort Cards sent home
November 7 Thanksgiving Lunch for 2nd & 3rd Grade Students & Guests
November 11 NO SCHOOL
Veteran's Day
November 14-20 Book Fair
November 24-28 NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Holidays

October School Events

October 1 Vision Research Eye Screening(K-2,4th grades)
October 2 Hat Day $1 to wear a hat; Money benefits Breast Cancer Research
October 3 Critters Show 1 p.m. $3
Kindergarten Field Trip
October 8 Lions Club Vision Screening - Grades 3 & 5
October 10 GCHS Homecoming - Early Dismissal 11:30
October 15 5th Grade Field Trip
October 16 Progress Reports
1st Grade Field Trip
October 17 Fall Festival 12 - 2 p.m.
October 20 NO SCHOOL
October 31 End of 2nd Six Weeks
4th Grade Field Trip - Water Festival

September School Events

September 1 Labor Day
September 2 3rd Grade Field Trip to Courthouse
September 4 Mid-Term Reports Sent Home
ThinkLink Assessment Grade 3 - 5
September 5 ThinkLink Assessment Grade 3 - 5
Coupon Book Sales Due
September 8 Computers for Education
September 12 Innisbrook Fundraiser
September 25 Report Cards Sent Home
September 29 Innisbrook Sales Due
3rd Grade Field Trip to American Village

Back to School Dates to Remember

Welcome Back!

Parent - Teacher Grade Level Meetings
Kindergarten - First Grade
Monday, August 18th, 6 pm

Second - Third Grade
Tuesday, August 19th, 6 pm

Fourth - Fifth Grade
Thursday, August 21st, 6 pm

DIBELS Assessment
August 20 - 22

School Pictures
Wednesday, August 27th

Labor Day Holiday
Monday, September 1st

School Events Calendar May 2008

May 1 5th grade trip to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in Birmingham
Chick-fil-A Night
May 2 TechBlitz
May 6 National Teacher's Day
May 8 Honors Choral Concert 6 p.m. at GCHS
Beta Club Recycling Aluminum Cans
3rd Grade Fun Day
May 9 Teacher In-Service (NO SCHOOL)
May 12 Weather Day (NO SCHOOL)
May 13 Strings Concert 6:30 p.m. at GCHS
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE
May 14 Kindergarten Experience 8:30 - 10:00
1st Grade Field Trip
EDGE Field Trip
ALL textbooks collected
May 15 Kindergarten Field Trip
May 16 Field Day
May 19 2nd Grade Field Trip
May 20 2008 - 2009 1st - 3rd grade students Grade Level Meeting 6 p.m.
May 22 2008 - 2009 4th - 5th grade students Grade Level Meeting 6 p.m.
4th Grade Field Trip
May 23 Award and Honors Day
K-2 8:30 a.m.
3-5 10:30 a.m.
May 26 Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
May 27 5th Grade Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at Jack's
May 28 5th Grade Graduation at 9 a.m. in the gym
May 29 Last day for students

** AUGUST 11 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS**

School Events Calendar April 2008

March31 - April 7 SAT/ARMT Testing
April 2 Spring Picture orders due
April 3 Mitchell's Chick-fil-A night
April 4 End of the 5th six weeks
April 10 Report cards go home
4th grade trip to Montgomery,AL
April 14 - 18 Spring Break
April 22 5th Grade Science Assessment
Earth Day - Donate used cell phones April 1st - May 2nd
April 24 Kindergarten Registration 8:30 - 2:00
Mitchell TechBlitz
5th Grade orientation at Emma Sansom Middle
April 28 - 30 Camp Cosby
April 29 School Night at the Apple Store, The Summit, 7 pm
All Mitchell parents and students invited

Testing Begins Soon!

SAT/ARMT Testing March 31 - April 7

Test Taking Tips

• Make sure your child gets plenty of rest the night before tests.

• Make sure your child doesn’t go to bed or come to school angry or upset.

• Have your child present and on time for school. Don’t get up late and have your child rushed and flustered when arriving at school.

• See that your child has a well-rounded diet. A healthy body leads to a healthy, active mind. The week of the test, be sure your child eats a healthy breakfast.

• Have your child dress in something that makes him/her feel good and is comfortable.

• Try not to be overly anxious about test scores. Too much emphasis on test scores can be upsetting to children.

• Give your child encouragement. Praise him/her for the things he/she does well.

• Encourage your child to pay attention, listen carefully and follow directions during the test.

• Read each question carefully.

• Read all answer choices carefully.

• Read the questions, then the passage.

• If you don’t know the answer, eliminate answers that are obviously wrong.

• If you guess, stick with your first choice.

• Pace yourself. Do not spend too much time on any one question.

• Do not leave any answers blank.

• Use scratch paper and check your answers.

• Bubble correctly. Make horizontal marks across the center. Then circle the outer edges of the bubble making sure it is completely blackened.

• Mark the answer sheet correctly. Make sure the number of the question you are on and the number on the answer sheet match.

March School Events Calendar

March 3 -7 Read Across America
March 3 5th Grade Space Camp
AR Store
March 4 GCS Board Meeting at Walnut Park – Teacher of the Year Recognized
March 6 1st Grade Field Trip
Enrichment Field Trip
March 7 AESOP 1 p.m.
Dr. Suess Dress Up Day
March 10 PTO Fundraiser ends
March 11 Beta Club Induction 9:30 a.m. in gym
March 13 Spring Pictures – Class & Individual
March 14 Easter Lunch- 2nd &3rd Gr. Guests Invited
March 18 Mid-term Reports Go Home
March 21 Weather Day
March 23 Weather Day
March 26 -27 4th Grade Science Fair

Principal's Art Awards

Alexx Watts - Kindergarten
Ajani Lavender - Second Grade 

McCayla Williams - Second Grade
Karli Smith - Fourth Grade
Ben Johnson - Fifth Grade
Autumn Thrower - Fifth Grade


Congratulations students!