Friday, November 21, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish each of you a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!  I also want to thank you for welcoming me in at Pike Lib and being so supportive.  It has really made a difference for me.  Hope each of you have a wonderful week.  Be safe.  Look forward to seeing the students back on December 1.
Mrs. Baggett

Thursday, November 20, 2014

DATES TO REMEMBER

November 20, 2014

Parents,
These are some dates and activities that are coming up.  I am also sending this home with your child today.  There may be additions to this.

Mrs. Baggett

Friday, November 21
School dismissed at 12:00 noon.  Pike will be hosting the AISA championship games at Troy University.

November 24-28
Thanksgiving Holidays
I hope each of you have a wonderful week and a blessed Thanksgiving!

Monday, December 1
Gift cards for the 2nd grade basket to be auctioned off at the Patriot Marketplace are due.

Thursday and Fricay, December 4-5
Patriot Marketplace from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both days.

Tuesday, December 9
Band concert @6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 10
Polar Express Day

Thursday and Friday, December 11-12
PTO Santa Store

Thursday, December 18
2nd and 3rd grade Christmas Play
School will be dismissed at 12:00 noon.
Retirement celebration for Mrs. Tommie Lynn Hinson

Friday, December 19
School dismissed @ 12:00 noon.
Beginning of Christmas Holidays.

We will have our class Christmas party sometime during all of this busyness.  We are considering Tuesday or Wednesday, December 16 or 17.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Lunch for Thursday, November 20th

Parents,
The menu for lunch on Thursday, November 20th, is the traditional Thanksgiving meal.  There won't be choices like there usually is every day.  Miss Joni just wanted us to make sure you were aware of this.
Mrs. Baggett

November 17-21, 2014

Good morning!
Hope each of you had a great weekend!

Announcements
The field trip to see "A Christmas Carol" at the Shakespeare Festival in  Montgomery is tomorrow.  Your child needs to dress nicely.  They do not need to wear t-shirts or jeans.  We will be leaving at 8:30 a.m..  The parents that are driving need to be at school by 8:15 a.m..  I have e-mailed those who are driving.

Please return your lunch order for Thursday if you plan to come.  The orders were due today.  I sent home the order form on Friday.  This is for the Traditional Thanksgiving Meal.

Pictures were sent home Friday.  Please return your orders by Wednesday, November 19.

The Patriot Marketplace will be December 4 and 5 from 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. each day.  There will be themed gift baskets as part of a silent auction.  Each grade level will have a basket.  Each second grader needs to bring a gift card (no matter how large or small) to add to our grade level basket.  These gift cards need to be brought in by Monday, December 1.

School will be dismissed at 12:00 noon on Friday, November 21.

We are out next week for Thanksgiving.

Tests for the Week
Wednesday - Math Test 12
Thursday - Social Studies Test on Harriet Tubman (study sheet sent home last Thursday)
Thursday - Practice Spelling Test
Friday - Reading Selection Test

See the sheet attached to the Homework Calendar for the things we will be doing in Reading, Language, and Spelling.
In Math, the new concepts are the 12 addition family, carrying to 10's, 100's, and 1000's, liquid measures, and calendar time.  We will have Test 12 on Wednesday.
We are beginning Chapter 6 in Science.  We will be reading and talking about Rocks and Minerals.
We will finish talking about Harriet Tubman this week in Social Studies.  The test will be on Thursday.

Hope you have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving next week!
Mrs. Baggett




Monday, November 10, 2014

November 10-14, 2014

Good Morning!!
Hope each of you had a great weekend!!!

Announcements
SGA Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection-I sent home an information sheet last week that had this on it.  I also put it on the blog last week.  If I get further information, I will post it on the blog and send it home with your child.

No school on Tuesday, November 11.  We are out for Veteran's Day.

Donuts with Dad will be this Friday, November 14th.

Tests for the Week
Math test will be on Wednesday, November 12.  Study sheets will go home today.
Science test will be on Thursday, November 13.  A study sheet went home last Thursday.
Practice Spelling test will be on Thursday, November 13.
Reading test will be on Friday, November 14.

We will be reading and talking about how Earth's forces affect us this week in Reading.  The grammar skills are action words and abbreviations.  Please look at the blue sheet attached to the homework calendar.  It has everything on it that we will cover in Language Arts this week.

In Math, we will have Test 11 on Wednesay.  Study sheets will go home today.  We will be learning to tell time to 5 minutes and carrying to the thousands place on Thursday and Friday.

In Science, we will finish up with Chapter 5 and have the test on Thursday.  A study guide went home last Thursday.  We will begin on Chapter 6 on Friday.

In Social Studies, we have just finished reading and talking about George Washington.  We will read and talk about Harriet Tubman this week.

Our field trip to the Shakespeare Festival to see "A Christmas Carol" is next Tuesday, November 18.
School will be dismissed on Friday, November 21, at 12:00 noon.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Announcements

November 6, 2014

Good Morning!
These are upcoming events that I wanted to let you know about.  I am also sending this home with your child today.

Mrs. Baggett

Blow Bessemer Away
Please bring or send bubbles and helium balloons to the spirit line on Friday at 12:50 p.m..  The spirit line will form from the back of the cafeteria to the back of the gym.  Please join in the fun and help send the team off to victory!  GO PIKE!!!!

Operation Christmas Child
The SGA has started their Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection.  We encourage all families to pack a shoebox and turn them in by November 15.  You may use an empty shoebox or a plastic box from Dollar Tree.  Decide if you want your box to be for a girl or a boy and choose an age 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14.  Label the top of the box.  Fill the box with small toys, extra batteries for those requiring batteries, crayons, pencils, pens, calculators, coloring books, picture books, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap(bar in a plastic bag), comb, brush, washcloth, puppets, hard candy, t-shirts, socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, or flashlights.  You may also include a personal note.  The following things are not allowed:  chocolate candy, toy guns, military men, knives, liquids, medication, vitamins, breakable items, glass containers, or aerosol cans.  Please enclose $7 for the shipping cost.

Play-Off Championships

On November 21, Pike will host the Play-Off Championships at Troy University.  We hope that the Patriots will participate in it.  Many faculty and staff will have to help with this event, therefore, school will be dismissed at 12:00 noon on that day.

Monday, November 3, 2014

November 3-7, 2014

Good morning!
Hope each of you had a great weekend!  We made it through Homecoming week!!!!!  Second grade's float came in 2nd.  Thanks for all your help!

Announcements
Administration has changed the grading policy for grades 1-3.  Tests/quizes will count 60% of the grade and daily grades will count 40% of the grade for each subject.  I always tell the students if something they are working on will be graded.  Tests are always noted on the homework calendar and the weekly blog.  BE SURE YOU CHECK THE BLOG EACH MONDAY AND AT OTHER TIMES DURING THE WEEK!

SCHOOL WILL BE DISMISSED AT 1:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, DUE TO THE PLAYOFF GAME IN BESSEMER.  GO PIKE!!!!!

Tests
Math Test 10 - Wednesday, November 5
Practice Spelling Test - Thursday, November 6

This is a review week in Reading, Language, and Spelling.  We will be reviewing the stories and skills we learned in Unit 2.  We will be doing some papers for daily grades in Reading, Language, and Spelling.

In Math, we will be working on the 11 addition family, carrying to the hundred's place, temperature and carrying to the ten's and hundred's places in problems.

In Science, we are reading and discussing Chapter 5.  We will be doing some papers for daily grades on the lessons after we have read and discussed the lessons.

In Social Studies, we will be finishing up with George Washington.  We will be doing some papers for daily grades that go with a video we have watched about George Washington.

Hope you have a great week!

Mrs. Baggett