Dismiss Early - November 7, 2014

Due to the playoff game at Bessemer Academy, school will be dismissed at 1:30.

Tickets for Playoff Game

Tickets are on sale in the main office for the first round of the playoff games.  The Patriots will play Bessemer Academy there November 7.  Adult tickets are $7 and students $5.  All pre-sold ticket proceeds will stay at PLA.

Candy Orders

Chocolate candy orders have arrived and will be going home today.

Reminders for Homecoming

Please have your child at the float by 5:45.  We are going to be dressed in black.  The girls have black veils for tonight. (made by one of our grandmothers)

The parade will be at 6:00
Bonfire - 6:30
Pep Rally - 7:00  Cost is $1 for glow-in-the-dark pep rally

Friday - Dismiss Early at 12:00

Halloween Party

5th Grade will be having a Halloween Party at lunch Thursday.  We are providing pizza, snacks, and drinks with money left over from the float expenses.

Spirit Day at Hardee's

PLAS will host a Spirit Day on Friday from 4am to 11pm!  PLAS will receive 20% of all pre-tax purchases.Cut out the coupons that went home yesterday, and present these when paying for your purchase.

Reminder BBQ Plates

Orders are due today for the BBQ sandwiches.  These will be served after the parade Thursday night.

Homecoming Pep Rally

The Pep Rally Thursday night has an admission fee of $1.  Admission is free for children under school age. The theme is Halloween , so it may be scary to some younger children.  Younger children may want to be accompanied by an adult.

Reminder- Field Trip

Our Field Trip to Renfroe Farm will October 28 (tomorrow).  We will go on the bus.  I know that is decade day for homecoming, but I think it would be better to wear your field trip t shirts and jeans. We plan to leave around 8:15.  Food will not be provided.  Students and parents will need to bring a sack lunch and drink.  We should return to school around 1:30.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling words for the week are: steep, decide, complete, reindeer, feature, freeze, beaver, sleeves, screen, scene, repeat, leader, beneath, appear, needle, peer, degree, previous, reduce, sequence

Spelling Test Thursday (we will do a practice test on Wednesday)

Language- We will be reviewing this week for our next Unit Test.  We moved it to Nov. 4.

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling Test for 6 A&B will be this Wednesday.

We had to move the Unit Language Test to November 4.  We will spend Wednesday and Thursday as practice and review days.

Homecoming Float

I am sending a letter home today with important information about the Fall Festival and Homecoming Float.  Please check with your child about this.

We need items for the fall festival tomorrow.
  Thanks!!!

Reading 5B

We continue to read the novel "Hatchet" in class.  This week we are reading chapters 13- 16.  We are working on the study guide in class.  Vocabulary and comprehension tests on Friday.

Please continue to read AR books.  Goals have been set for the new 9 weeks.

Language/Spelling 6A & 6B

Spelling 6A - artifact, horizon, actually, intersection, laboratory, research, incision, cardiac, mechanical, specifically, bulkhead, fabulous, managers, damsel, testaments, knuckles, cellar, fashion, admitting, clumsy

No Spelling Test this week.  Test will be next week.


Spelling 6B - terror, dishonest, biscuits, coral, stupid, pleaded, imagination, ignore, groaned, satisfaction, stunned, tatters, vaguely, awakened, convince, approached, shiver, fascination, unraveled, driftwood

No Spelling Test this week.  Test will be next week.

Language - We will complete Unit 4 and begin reviewing.

Language/Spelling 5A &5B

Spelling Words - scrape, favor, danger, sleigh, reins, layer, great, hasty, explain, daily, eight, straight, stale, neighbor, praise, sailors, wavy, crazy
Practice Test Thursday
Test Friday  (if needed)


Language - We will complete and begin a  review of Unit 3.  Look for the Unit Test next week.

Country Store Work Schedule (Fall Festival)

6;00 - 6:30 - Allison Sanders

6:30 - 7:00 - John Dorrill

7:00 - 7:30 - Alithia Gunter

7:30 - 8:00 - Cae Allen

THANK YOU!!

Fifth Grade Float

The theme for our float is Frighten the Falcons.  We will be needing parents to help with this activity.  I will have more information on this very soon.

Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00.  The 5th and 6th grade will have the Country Store again this year.  We are still needing items and baked goods.  Please let me know if you have items to donate.  Also, thanks to the parents that signed up to work a shift!

Field Trip

The Field Trip to Renfroe Farm is October 28.  We will be riding the bus.  I need one more chaperone to ride with us on the bus.  Also, 2 students still need to turn in permission slips.

BBQ Orders

An order form for BBQ plates was sent home in folders Monday.  The BBQ will be served after the Homecoming Parade.

New Fundraiser

Information about the new fundraiser was sent home Monday in folders.

Homecoming T- Shirts

Homecoming T- Shirt orders and money due Tuesday, October 21.

Red Ribbon Week -October 20-24

Each day's theme is listed below.

Monday - I'm Too Bright for Drugs! (wear neon or bright colored clothing)

Tuesday- Red Ribbon Day(wear red - ribbons will be provided)

Wednesday- Sock it to Drugs! (wear red, crazy, or mismatched socks)

Thursday- Happy, Happy, Happy to be Drug Free! (wear camouflage)

Friday- "Team Up" Against Drugs!(show your Patriot Pride and wear a PLAS shirt)

Honors Assembly

Honors Assembly for the First Nine Weeks will be Friday, October 17.
The program will begin at 8:30 in the Cafetorium.  Students making A and A/B Honor Roll and those meeting their AR goal will be recognized.

Cheer Clinic

Forms go home today for a Cheer Clinic for girls K4- 6th Grade.  Forms need to be returned by Friday, October 17th.

Reading 5B

We continue to read the novel Hatchet through chapter 10.  Vocabulary and comprehension test on Friday.

Language/Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling Words for the week are - jazz, double, taught, glove, leather, pansy, strict, prompt, bumblebee, taxi, pause, bought, myth, freckle, guilt, minute, pasture, rabbit, jungle, tropical

Test Friday, October 10

Language - We will continue to identify subjects and verbs and diagram sentences.  Also, identify simple and compound sentences and review rules for capitalization and punctuation.

Classroom News

The cheerleaders have declared this Friday as "Ace Autauga Day". They are asking students to dress like "nerds" on Friday.

First Nine Weeks ends this Friday, October 10.

Fall Break will be October 13, 14, and 15.

We have a field trip to the Renfroe Farm on October 28.  It is sponsored by the Alabama Cooperative Extension.  The permission slips went home today.  Please sign and return.

Please let me know if would like to buy individual candy bars.  The price is one dollar.

There will be a Fall Softball Clinic for girls on Nov. 8.  The girls were given a form today.  Please return forms by October 31.

The fall Festival will be October 23.  Fifth and Sixth Grade are responsible for the Country Store.  We need four parents from our class to work 30 minute intervals.  Also, we need items donated such as arts and crafts, baked goods, and other novelty type items.  Please let me know if you will be able to help out.

Homecoming is October 31.
The theme for Homecoming week is "Nightmare on Kervin Drive".
Dress for the week is as follows -
Monday- Tacky Tourist
Tuesday- Decade Day
Wednesday- Halloween Costumes
Thursday- T-Shirt Day
Friday- red/white/blue for elementary grades

As always, please continue to encourage your child to read their AR Books.  

Language/Spelling 6 A & B

We will not have a spelling test this week. Both classes started a novel this week in Reading.  The words will come from the novel for the next few weeks.  The next Spelling Test is planned for Oct. 17.

Words for 6 A will be-  scrawny, assembly, weird, laser, glimpse, scowling, mastodons, evidence, vacant, drool, duplex, fiend, moron, midget, hunkering, earthling, identify, consequences, humanoid, and whack

Words for 6 B will be - temporary, admitted, district, attacked, Caribbean, galleons, binoculars, pontoon, horizon, channel, aviation, refinery, schooners, torpedo, mutiny, massive, constantly, lubricating, murmur, and outrageous

Language - We are learning about direct and indirect quotes and when to use quotation marks.
Plus reviewing capitalization and punctuation rules.

Reminder

Monday, October 6, will be Teacher In-Service.  There will be no school for students.

Reminders

The cheerleaders are asking everyone to wear pink to school on Friday.