Quitman Elementary

QISD takes first place!

MORE ARTISTS!

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN was featured at Paint With Mom for first grade students Monday night. Sponsored by Librarian Michael Pettiette, it was the 2nd paint night at QES. Art teacher Jenny Howle guided the artists.

Wonderful message this time of year...

LUNCH TIMES FOR TODAY: PreK lunch 10:30-11 Kindergarten and First 10:50-11:40 Second and Third 11:45-12:15 Fourth and Fifth 12:20-12:50 We will do the best we can to stay on time...be patient, it will be very busy today.

THANKS TO THE FLORA LODGE for pizza for fifth graders today. The lunch signaled the end of the annual drug prevention program. THANKS MASONS!!!

AFTER THE Lowe’s renovation - THANKS FOR THE HELP! Fabulous!

LOWE’S HEROES spent the day designing a fabulous Science Garden for Quitman Elementary School on Friday. Over $2,500 in plants plus helpers worked all day to beautify the space. THANKS to Lowe’s of Lindale for the fabulous makeover!

TURKEY TROTTERS came to join their students running for hot chocolate and prizes for top runners! This is the third annual Turkey Trot at QES.

GREAT READER!!!! And he said “I love to read!”

REGION 7 presented an Autism workshop on Tuesday to QES teachers. An increasing number of children are identified with Autism each year.

FORMER NAVY AIR CREWMAN Gabe Martin from the Navy talked with the Fifth Graders about his service to our country. He was a rescue swimmer, gunner and air crewman on helicopters. This was in observance of Veterans Day.

Next Friday join the fun of the TURKEY TROT with your students during PE. Everyone will do laps around the field for the event! Plan now to attend. PE times: 4 - 7:50; 5 - 8:45; K - 9:40; 3 - 10:35; 2 - 12:30; 1 - 1:25 and PreK - 2:30.

WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS

LITERACY FAIR TOP 3 WINNERS and participants pose for a photo. Winners got gift certificates.

QES IS GRATEFUL FOR TWINS! Pictures are all the twins from this campus...so cute!

LT COL JAMES ATTAWAY taught second grade students at QES about the honor and gratitude that we owe to veterans of our country for their service. Lt Col Attaway fielded questions about heroes in our neighborhood. Veterans are our neighbors, friends and many times our family members.

GRAND FRIENDS DAY is Wednesday, Nov. 20. Grandparents and/or friends are invited to come and eat Turkey and all the fixings with their favorite students. Lunch times are PreK 10:30-11; K-1 10:50-11:40; 2-3 11:45-12:15; and 4-5 12:20-12:50. Everyone is invited. We will send home reservation sheets with students closer to the date.

BEST SELF BEST WORK BEST WORLD was the Fourth Grade Program Tuesday night. Students sang to their families about dreams, friends and family!

KONA ice day was a hit! Glad we pushed it back a few days because the weather was awesome!!