Collier Elementary School

Elsie Collier Elementary School families, We just kicked off the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge! Get ready to change and save lives! Sign up today and earn your child a wristband! Through Finn’s Mission, students will learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today and be one of the first to complete your mission: • Sign up here (https://shorturl.at/8ZdJO)or download the free “AHA Schools” app for iPhone or Android. • Raise funds to help kids with special hearts and start earning thank-you gifts. • Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets! Now is the time to join our team! We need your help to reach our goal! If 50% of our families sign up, our school will earn a $500 gift certificate for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health of our school community. Complete Finn's Mission to earn your green cape and Victor keychain! Any student who raises $150 gets to PIE a PE Teacher with a Doggy Poo Pie! Any student who raises $1,000 gets to PIE Ms. Meghan from the American Heart Association with a Doggy Poo Pie! Any student who raises $67 or more will go into a drawing to win the 67 Pup! The Top 3 classes that donate the most will win their teacher an Amazon Gift Card! We can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year!

Parents, MCPSS has been monitoring the weather all weekend and has been in discussion with Mobile County emergency officials regarding the forecast for Monday. Based on the most recent updates, we will have school on Monday, January 26, on our normal schedule. Students are expected to wear their uniforms, but to stay warm, they will have the option of layering either under or over their uniforms. We will continue to monitor the weather and the roads. We look forward to seeing each of our students tomorrow. Chresal D. Threadgill Superintendent Mobile County Public Schools

We will be out of school to observe Winter Break December 22nd through January 5th. Students will return to start 3rd quarter on Tuesday, January 6th.

We will not have Ice Cream Day on Wednesday this week due to class parties. Ice cream will be sold on Thursday, December 18th. Students can bring in $1 to purchase ice cream for snack on that day.

REMINDER- Join us in our Holiday Cheer Days in December! December 15th - Students can wear holiday accessories with their uniform. December 16th - Students can wear holiday socks with their uniform. December 17th - Students can wear school appropriate pajamas with school shoes. December 18th - Students can wear Grinch, red, and/or green shirts with uniform bottoms. December 19th - Students can wear a holiday shirt with uniform bottoms.

🎉 Jeans Day Earned! 🎉 We’re excited to share that our school earned a jeans day on Friday, December 12th after successfully collecting over 200 toys for children in need through the Stuff the Bus campaign! Thank you to all the students and staff who donated and helped make a difference this holiday season!🎄🚌🎁

Tomorrow is the LAST day for Stuff the Bus! If our school can collect 200 new, unwrapped toys by TOMORROW, December 10th, students will earn a jean day on Friday, December 12th. All donated toys go towards children in need - thank you for helping us spread holiday cheer!

Don’t forget about Stuff the Bus! The last day to turn in a new, unwrapped toy is this Wednesday, December 10th.

We will be out of school to observe Thanksgiving break November 24th through November 29th.

Here are the Thanksgiving lunch schedules for Wednesday, November 19th and Thursday, November 20th. All guests will enter through the front door entrance to sign in. Guests will then meet students in their classroom to walk down to the cafeteria. Don’t forget to RSVP using the paper that was sent home with students. NO OUTSIDE FOOD CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE CAFETERIA. We can’t wait to celebrate with family and friends! Wednesday, Nov. 19th 10:15-10:45 Everett 10:20-10:50 Cate & Ross 10:25-10:55 Tabatt & Rives 10:30-11:00 Addison 10:35-11:05 Constantine 10:40-11:10 Speke 10:45-11:15 Oliver 10:50-11:20 Key 10:55-11:25 Long 11:20-11:50 Woodruff 11:25-11:55 Bowler 11:30-12:00 Flores 11:35-12:05 Martin 11:40-12:10 Hendry 11:45-12:15 Powell 12:05-12:35 Ivey 12:10-12:40 Loewen 12:15-12:45 Shapiro 12:20-12:50 Bosarge Thursday, Nov. 20th 10:25-10:55 Nichols 10:30-11:00 Waller 10:35-11:05 Trattles 10:40-11:10 Reynolds 10:45-11:15 Pitts 10:50-11:20 Odom 10:55-11:25 Hensarling 11:20-11:50 Smith 11:25-11:55 Cox 11:30-12:00 Callen 11:35-12:05 Morvant 11:40-12:10 Shropshire 11:45-12:15 Nobles 12:05-12:35 Minton 12:10-12:40 Maddox 12:15-12:45 Russell 12:20-12:50 Poiroux #BeeTheImpact #PerseverancePropelsProgress #LearningLeading

We will be out of school to observe Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11th.

We will have a scheduled Virtual/Distance Learning Day on Monday, November 10th. No in-person school on this day. Students will receive paper assignments to complete at home. This work will need to be returned on Wednesday, November 12th.

Students may wear a red, white, and/or blue shirt this Friday, November 7th, in honor of our Veterans Day Parade! Please remember that uniform bottoms must still be worn.

This week we’ll begin Practice ACAP State Testing for 2nd–5th grades. Our main testing days are November 4th–6th — please make sure students are present and on time! Small group testing will continue throughout November, and teachers will notify parents/guardians if this applies to their child. Let’s show what we know!

Join us for our annual Veterans Day parade on November 7th! If you have a relative who has served or is currently serving in the military we would love for them to come participate in our parade and be honored. We will start lining parade participants up at 8:45 AM on the carpool side of the building after carpool ends. The parade will start at 9:00 AM. Please RSVP by scanning the QR code (or visit the link below) by Tuesday, November 4th. We can't wait to celebrate our veterans! Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/VWx2y

Pink Out for Breast Cancer Awareness will be this Friday, October 24th. Students can wear a pink shirt with uniform bottoms.

Red Ribbon week will be October 27th through October 31st. During Red Ribbon Week, staff and students will participate in themed dress up days to focus on making positively healthy choices and saying no to drugs. Monday will be "Rally in Red," so students can wear a red shirt with uniform bottoms. Tuesday will be "Say 'Peace Out' to Drugs," so students can wear neon or tie-dyed shirts with uniform bottoms. Wednesday will be "Team Up Against Drugs," so students can wear their favorite team colors or jersey with uniform bottoms. Thursday will be "Life is Your Journey. Travel Drug-Free," so students can wear a tacky tourist top and accessories with uniform bottoms. Friday will be "Say Book to Drugs," so students can wear their favorite Halloween colored shirt (orange, purple, or black) with uniform bottoms. Students must wear uniform bottoms everyday.

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Collier is hosting a Health Hero Flu Vaccine Clinic for students at no cost to the students. The vaccine clinic will be on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Parents/guardians must complete and return the form linked here, https://aptg.co/-Q5jKD, by October 6, 2025.

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The Collier Fall Festival is Thursday, October 9th. Join PTO for a fun-filled day at Collier for our annual Fall Festival. This year we will have many fun games and prizes, visits with Trail Maids, popcorn and Capri Sun for every child, options to ride the train, dunk a teacher, & more! Entry fee options (please only pay for students who reside with you): - 1 child: $10 - 2 children: $18 for both - 3+ children: $25 for all Add-ons: - Train ride tickets: $2 each - Dunkin' booth ticket: 5 throws for $4 Concession Prices: - Pizza: $2 per slice - Gatorade: $2 - Candy: $2 - Pickle: $2 - Cotton Candy: $3 - Water: $1 Donations Requested: - Pre-k & SPED: Small & medium pumpkins - Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd: Bags of candy for prizes - 3rd, 4th, & 5th: Individually wrapped little snack cakes for the mini cake walk Fall Festival Schedule: - 4th & 5th grades: 8:45-9:55 - Pre-k & SPED: 10:05-11:15 - Kindergarten & 1st: 11:25-12:35 - 2nd & 3rd: 12:55-2:05 PTO will collect Fall Festival money and donations until Monday, October 6th. Please put money in an envelope with your child's name and teacher name on it. Label it Fall Festival. If you're paying for multiple students, please send entire payment in one envelope to your oldest child's teacher.