Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!



Mr. Singer, Santa, and Mrs. Paiml hope you had a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!



Holidays Around the World



Mrs. Shaw, music teacher, leading our school in song!




Students dressed in traditional clothing from around the world.



Holiday Choir
Be sure and watch our wonderful program. 
http://www2.hoover.k12.al.us/schools/gves/Pages/default.aspx



GV is Published!



We have 11 students who were recently published in the
Over The Mountain Journal Holiday issue.  Congratulations!



Canned Food Drive



Thanks to all who participated in the Canned Food Drive.
Pictured here:  Gator City (Mrs. Giles' class) had 100% participation!



Christmas Caroling



We were paid a visit by Hoover High School Choir in our lobby AND
throughout our hallways.



GV Spelling Bee Winners



Runner-Up - Jessica, Winner - Jack and
Mrs. Garrard, Spelling Bee Coordinator




Classroom Winners



Classroom Runners-Up



Nutcrackers Come to Life!



Mrs. Morgan's 4th and 5th grade art classes
decorated the halls for the holidays!




Nutcrackers symbolize good luck in German tradition.




WWI played an important role in introducing Americans to the German
way of cracking nuts.



Kindermusik in Mrs. Sikes' Class



Dancing....




Singing....




and rhythm!



Fire Prevention Art Contest Winners



4th Grade Winners were recognized during Broadcast



From Farm to Table



Kindergarten students had been learning about the farm.





They were getting ready for their Old Baker's Farm field trip.




And enjoyed a feast of foods that came from the farm.






Our Teachers of the Year!



Mrs. Linda Brown and her family
Green Valley's Teacher of the Year nominee




Mrs. Teresa Speake and family
Green Valley's Jacksonville State Teacher Hall of Fame nominee




 Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Speake were surprised during our morning broadcast.



Turkeys in Disguise



5th graders disguised their turkeys for Thanksgiving. 




They didn't want to be eaten for dinner.




They had to write a letter of persuasion to get out of being "stuffed"
and eaten for Thanksgiving.



HCS Coat Drive

Hoover City Schools has partnered with ABC 33/40 for the
2011 Neighbors in Need Coat Drive.  The deadline for
bringing in new or gently-used coats to Green Valley is
Friday, November 18.  Drop them off in the box in our lobby.

And the winner is.....Green Valley!



Thanks to Denna Scott, bookkeeper, Green Valley is the proud
winner of the Crayola Dream-Makers Sweepstakes.  We received
3 Dream-Makers student activity centers.  Each center includes
360 cards with standards-based projects integrating visual arts with
Science, Math and Language Arts, a teacher's guide, AND
Crayola products.



Veteran's Day at GV



Mrs. Humphries, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Gilliland
Getting ready to greet our special guests!




Students decorated the entire school to honor our Veterans!





Mr. Singer addressing our honored guests during the program.




The Color Guard




Reception - hosted by our PTO - for our Veterans and their families.





A book about three children who set a special white table
in memory of service members fallen or missing in action.