Magnolia School’s PTA would like to thank parents and staff for their dedication and effort with the Fall Festival! Thanks to all the families who came out on Saturday to have fun and to support their school.

In Mrs. Norwood’s Pre-K class, they are getting ready to carve pumpkins on Friday. They have been learning how to use computers and the electric piano. They have also been learning about rhyme, patterns, days of the week, months of the year, and the alphabet. The kids love stations, puzzles, drawing and building blocks.

In Mrs. Christopher’s kindergarten class, they are doing many Halloween projects. They are putting together a Halloween number book. They are learning about all of the bones in the body. They put together a The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin book.

They are estimating how many seeds are in their pumpkin, how much it weighs, and then they are decorating it.

This week, Mrs. Schepker’s class has been working on a landform poster for science. They love using technology on Compass Learning and taking AR test. In math, they are learning their times tables and subtracting with zeros. Their favorite thing about Mrs. Schepker is how nice she is.

Mrs. Mullin’s fourth grade class is working on a president sheet where they look up and find the answers online. Their reading story is “So you Think you can be President.”

They are also making pumpkins made out of paper. In math they are learning how to do algebra with numbers and letters. For language, they’re learning how to use abbreviations. They are doing a project in Alabama History where they are learning about people, battles, events, Civil War and Revolutionary War.

Mrs. McDuffie’s class went on a field trip to see the new “Lion King” in 3D. In reading, they are reading about Paul Revere. In math, they are learning about word problems and multiplication. In science they have been learning about rocks and minerals. They frequently use laptops in the classroom, go to the computer lab, and use a Smartboard. They love how Mrs. McDuffie gives them fun things to do with computers.

This week Mrs. Williams’ class said that their AR party was a blast! They participated in a day of “Tailgating” fun. The tailgate included flag football, cheerleading, food, and fun! In science, they are learning about temperate deciduous forests. Their favorite thing about her is how kind she is.  

In library second-graders watched a movie about how pumpkins grow and see a pumpkin being carved. Sixth-graders have been reading Cinderella tales from all over the world and filling out a Cinderella character chart.

This week was “Cinderella Skeleton.” Firstgraders have also been reading Halloween books, such as “Are you my Mummy?” Library is special because people enjoy reading and checking out books. They use the projector and listen to books on CDs. The students are working to be “Champion Readers” for their favorite team — Alabama or Auburn.