Phillips Elementary School

Next week is Red Ribbon Week! Say no to drugs by dressing up each day!

Tuesday will be the last chance to sign up for the Harvest Queen Pageant taking place next Friday (Oct. 28th) at 6 p.m. in the Attie Fleming Building. Pageant is for girls age 1-13. They do not have to go to school at Phillips. We will have practice on Tuesday night from 5-7 p.m. Girls may sign up at the practice. Age groups may be adjusted based on the number of participants. If you need a form, please notify the elementary office at 205-486-5062. Forms can be picked up or sent home with a child. Thank you!

Mr. Gary McCarley, Mrs. Nancy Hallman, Dr. Kim Davis, and Mr. Josh Weatherly did a wonderful job presenting their Continuous Improvement Plans at today’s board meeting. We are proud of the progress of each of their schools.

🎸Marion County Schools are getting ready to ROCK Flu shots! Consent forms are being sent home this week or can be picked up from your school nurse. Flu shots will be given on October 24th by Health Heros. Consent forms must be turned into your school nurse.🎸

Mrs. Harris’s 4th graders enjoyed a Mystery Science lesson about spiders native to North America. 🕷

PES will be hosting a Harvest Queen Pageant on Friday, Oct. 28th @ 6:00 p.m. Please see the flyer below for more information. Flyers will be coming home with PES students today. To receive a flyer by email, please put your email in the comments.

Parents, please be sure that you are not letting your children out at school before 7:30 am. This applies to both the front and back door. Students are not allowed to enter the building until 7:30; therefore, the doors will not be opened until this time. Thank you for your understanding!

Student Digital Equity & Learning Preferences — Internet Survey The collection of this information is required by the Federal Government to obtain data about where in the USA broadband internet expansion needs to be funded. Please complete a separate entry for each of your students that attend a Marion County Alabama School. Thank you for your assistance in collecting this data. Please use the link below: https://forms.gle/o9Ez4szQk24UCjJm9

Fall pictures will be made this Friday, Oct. 7th. These are the pictures used for the yearbook.

Wear red tomorrow for dyslexia awareness!

Parents, a form will be coming home with your children today giving them permission to attend the homecoming parade on Friday. Students must have this form returned in order to attend the parade with their teachers. They must also return this form in order to ride in the parade, even if you will be checking them out to do so. Any student that does not return the form will not be allowed to attend the parade or ride in the parade. Please return this form tomorrow. Thank you!

Parents.. Below is a link to a slideshow presentation for our Annual Meeting of Title I Parents for PES. Please click the link below and go through the presentation that will share all of the information with you that you may need. **Please click the "like" button when you have reviewed the presentation. Also, a letter will be coming home with your child today. Please return the letter signed to show that you have viewed the presentation. You may also choose to receive this same information in person at the PES library on Wed. Sept 28th, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SPSZax8A9YFyzMi3Ip3pu27YkyqSroN6/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101341546586491419045&rtpof=true&sd=true

Next week is Homecoming! 🐻

Super Hero day!

Volleyball game tomorrow at 1:30. Cost is $1.00 to attend.

Reminder.. If you received a letter about the after-school program, it starts today. Only students that received the letter are allowed to attend. Pick up will be at 4:30 in front of the main building. Thank you!

REMINDER: Monday, September 12th, is a Teacher Workday. There is no school for students on that day. Have a wonderful and safe long weekend!

Marion County Schools are proud of our very own Ann West for being named District 7 Superintendent of the Year, and she is a finalist for Alabama Superintendent of the Year. We appreciate the leadership of Mrs. West and how she represents Marion County on the district and state level.

This group of Phillips Elementary students enjoyed the beautiful weather and visit from the fire department.

September is Attendance Awareness Month. Starting September 7th, students who have perfect attendance (no checkouts, tardies, or absences) from 9/7 through 9/30 will be entered into a drawing at each school to win $100!!!