Collier Elementary School

REMINDER: Order your yearbook today! Reserve your copy for $40. You can order by visiting yearbookordercenter.com & using our school code 29342 or by sending in the order form with CASH payment. Orders close on FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH. Yearbook dedication ads are also available to purchase for an additional $20. These dedication ads will be in the back of our yearbook and are a great way to celebrate your child's first year, send a farewell for your 5th grader, or honor your child's job well done. SPACE IS LIMITED. If ordering a dedication ad, you must pay in advance AND send a picture with wording (100 words or less) to shamilton@mcpss.com by THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH. If ordering your book online, the dedication ad must be paid for separately with CASH. Order forms should have come home with students. You can also access the order forms on our school's website. The PDF of the English version can be found here https://aptg.co/VXS6_X and the Spanish version can be found here https://aptg.co/_qK9vj. Don't miss out on the memories - be sure to order your school yearbook before it's too late!

South Coast Church is hosting another after school outreach program for 3rd through 5th grade students. It will be every Tuesday from 3:10-3:40 PM starting on February 24th and go through April 7th. For more information and to sign up use this link: https://shorturl.at/lGaSx

We will be out of school to observe Mardi Gras break February 16th - February 20th. Students return on Monday, February 23rd to continue 3rd quarter.

Order your yearbook today! Reserve your copy for $40. You can order by visiting yearbookordercenter.com & using our school code 29342 or by sending in the order form with CASH payment. Orders close on FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH.

Yearbook dedication ads are also available to purchase for an additional $20. These dedication ads will be in the back of our yearbook and are a great way to celebrate your child's first year, send a farewell for your 5th grader, or honor your child's job well done. SPACE IS LIMITED. If ordering a dedication ad, you must pay in advance and send a picture with wording (100 words or less) to shamilton@mcpss.com by FEBRUARY 27TH. If ordering your book online, the dedication ad must be paid for separately with CASH.

Order forms should have come home with students today. You can also access the order forms on our school's website. The PDF of the English version can be found here https://aptg.co/VXS6_X and the Spanish version can be found here https://aptg.co/_qK9vj.

Don't miss out on the memories - be sure to order your school yearbook before it's too late!

Elsie Collier Elementary School families, We just kicked off the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge! Get ready to change and save lives! Sign up today and earn your child a wristband! Through Finn’s Mission, students will learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today and be one of the first to complete your mission: • Sign up here (https://shorturl.at/8ZdJO)or download the free “AHA Schools” app for iPhone or Android. • Raise funds to help kids with special hearts and start earning thank-you gifts. • Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets! Now is the time to join our team! We need your help to reach our goal! If 50% of our families sign up, our school will earn a $500 gift certificate for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health of our school community. Complete Finn's Mission to earn your green cape and Victor keychain! Any student who raises $150 gets to PIE a PE Teacher with a Doggy Poo Pie! Any student who raises $1,000 gets to PIE Ms. Meghan from the American Heart Association with a Doggy Poo Pie! Any student who raises $67 or more will go into a drawing to win the 67 Pup! The Top 3 classes that donate the most will win their teacher an Amazon Gift Card! We can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year!

Parents, MCPSS has been monitoring the weather all weekend and has been in discussion with Mobile County emergency officials regarding the forecast for Monday. Based on the most recent updates, we will have school on Monday, January 26, on our normal schedule. Students are expected to wear their uniforms, but to stay warm, they will have the option of layering either under or over their uniforms. We will continue to monitor the weather and the roads. We look forward to seeing each of our students tomorrow. Chresal D. Threadgill Superintendent Mobile County Public Schools

We will be out of school to observe Winter Break December 22nd through January 5th. Students will return to start 3rd quarter on Tuesday, January 6th.

We will not have Ice Cream Day on Wednesday this week due to class parties. Ice cream will be sold on Thursday, December 18th. Students can bring in $1 to purchase ice cream for snack on that day.

REMINDER- Join us in our Holiday Cheer Days in December! December 15th - Students can wear holiday accessories with their uniform. December 16th - Students can wear holiday socks with their uniform. December 17th - Students can wear school appropriate pajamas with school shoes. December 18th - Students can wear Grinch, red, and/or green shirts with uniform bottoms. December 19th - Students can wear a holiday shirt with uniform bottoms.

🎉 Jeans Day Earned! 🎉 We’re excited to share that our school earned a jeans day on Friday, December 12th after successfully collecting over 200 toys for children in need through the Stuff the Bus campaign! Thank you to all the students and staff who donated and helped make a difference this holiday season!🎄🚌🎁

Tomorrow is the LAST day for Stuff the Bus! If our school can collect 200 new, unwrapped toys by TOMORROW, December 10th, students will earn a jean day on Friday, December 12th. All donated toys go towards children in need - thank you for helping us spread holiday cheer!

Don’t forget about Stuff the Bus! The last day to turn in a new, unwrapped toy is this Wednesday, December 10th.

We will be out of school to observe Thanksgiving break November 24th through November 29th.

Here are the Thanksgiving lunch schedules for Wednesday, November 19th and Thursday, November 20th. All guests will enter through the front door entrance to sign in. Guests will then meet students in their classroom to walk down to the cafeteria. Don’t forget to RSVP using the paper that was sent home with students. NO OUTSIDE FOOD CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE CAFETERIA. We can’t wait to celebrate with family and friends! Wednesday, Nov. 19th 10:15-10:45 Everett 10:20-10:50 Cate & Ross 10:25-10:55 Tabatt & Rives 10:30-11:00 Addison 10:35-11:05 Constantine 10:40-11:10 Speke 10:45-11:15 Oliver 10:50-11:20 Key 10:55-11:25 Long 11:20-11:50 Woodruff 11:25-11:55 Bowler 11:30-12:00 Flores 11:35-12:05 Martin 11:40-12:10 Hendry 11:45-12:15 Powell 12:05-12:35 Ivey 12:10-12:40 Loewen 12:15-12:45 Shapiro 12:20-12:50 Bosarge Thursday, Nov. 20th 10:25-10:55 Nichols 10:30-11:00 Waller 10:35-11:05 Trattles 10:40-11:10 Reynolds 10:45-11:15 Pitts 10:50-11:20 Odom 10:55-11:25 Hensarling 11:20-11:50 Smith 11:25-11:55 Cox 11:30-12:00 Callen 11:35-12:05 Morvant 11:40-12:10 Shropshire 11:45-12:15 Nobles 12:05-12:35 Minton 12:10-12:40 Maddox 12:15-12:45 Russell 12:20-12:50 Poiroux #BeeTheImpact #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading

We will be out of school to observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11th.

We will have a scheduled Virtual/Distance Learning Day on Monday, November 10th. No in-person school on this day. Students will receive paper assignments to complete at home. This work will need to be returned on Wednesday, November 12th.

Students may wear a red, white, and/or blue shirt this Friday, November 7th, in honor of our Veterans Day Parade! Please remember that uniform bottoms must still be worn.

This week we’ll begin Practice ACAP State Testing for 2nd–5th grades. Our main testing days are November 4th–6th — please make sure students are present and on time! Small group testing will continue throughout November, and teachers will notify parents/guardians if this applies to their child. Let’s show what we know!

Join us for our annual Veterans Day parade on November 7th! If you have a relative who has served or is currently serving in the military we would love for them to come participate in our parade and be honored. We will start lining parade participants up at 8:45 AM on the carpool side of the building after carpool ends. The parade will start at 9:00 AM. Please RSVP by scanning the QR code (or visit the link below) by Tuesday, November 4th. We can't wait to celebrate our veterans! Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/VWx2y