Ho, Ho, Ho from Santa and his Helper



Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from
Green Valley Elementary!



Saying Goodbye

The students surprised Miss Carol with homemade cards for her
retirement.  She has a special way with the students and they will
truly miss her.  The adults will miss her too!

Green Valley Spelling Bee



Congratulations to our winner and runner-up! They will represent
Green Valley in the Hoover competition in January.

 

Congratulations also to our fourth and fifth grade homeroom winners
and runners-up!  It was an exciting bee!



Winter Wonderland



We have some wonderful first grade artists!



This may be as close as we'll get to seeing the real "white stuff"!



Mrs. Morgan does an excellent job helping grow our future artists!



Toys for Tots

A United States Marine stopped by to pick up the toys you
donated for Toys for Tots.  Some lucky children will have a wonderful
Christmas due to your generosity.  Thank you!

A Christmas Surprise

The Hoover High School Choral Group surprised Green Valley
students today.

Ten Bucs Worth

Students gathered in the lobby to hear their favorite Christmas songs.
What a nice treat!

Giving Back With Ronald McDonald

Ronald McDonald talked to our K-2 students about how they can
share their time, talent and gifts with each other and their community. 

Teachers of the Year at Green Valley

Tracy Morgan, Art teacher, was chose to represent GV for Alabama's
Teacher of the Year.  Erika Russ, Kindergarten teacher, was chosen to
represent GV for the Jacksonville State Teacher Hall of Fame!
Congratulations!

Green Valley in the News

5th Grade Turkeys in Disguise

Michelle Nelson-Schmidt Author Visit

1st Graders Reach Out to Jimmie Hale Mission

Ms. Reaves' Class Creative Pumpkins

A Mummy

A Shark

A Princess

Follow Your Dreams - Say No to Drugs

PJ Day - Mr. Singer and Mrs. Paiml

Mrs. Hines visits Mrs. Watts' class.

Mrs. Lacy's class relaxing and reading on their Nooks.

Which student doesn't belong in Ms. Gaiter's class?

Tech Night

Tech Night was a success!  Parents joined us to learn about Nooks, Edmodo and Twitter!  If we realized that it was the Simmons vs. Bumpus football game, we would have chosen a different night! But, if you missed last night, we'll have another in the Spring!

The winners of the Barnes & Noble $15 gift cards were....Renee Baker (Kyle and Zach's mom), Beth Garrard (Zack Lebeau's mom), Ami Robinson (Haley's mom), and Yolanda King (Breanna and Kalyn's mom).  Congratulations and thank you to Barnes & Noble for your donation!

E-Learning Day

Watch this announcement as Mr. Singer explains Hoover City Schools' e-Learning Day.  If you have additional questions or just want to become more tech-informed, be sure to join us on Thursday, October 25 for our Parent Tech Night!  The evening begins at 6:30 in the gym and breakout sessions on Edmodo, Twitter and Nooks follow.  We hope to see you there!

Fall Festival

What a wonderful day for a Fall Festival!  If you weren't able to make it, you missed a day of fun! Here's a glimpse of our day.





Face Painting



Games

 

Cake Walk





Getting ready to be dunked!



The students' favorite attraction - the dunk tank!









The parents' favorite attraction - the live auction - Iron Bowl tickets!!!



...and special carpool privileges!

Special Olympians at GV

Our Olympians were treated to a proper send-off as they made their way to the Special Olympic games at Hewitt-Trussville High School. Their classmates cheered them on to victory! 

Don't Forget!!!

Sunday, October 7 is our annual Fall Festival from 1:00 to 5:00.  We hope to see you there!  Invite your extended family, neighbors, friends.  All are welcome!

Glimpses of Open House



They grow up, but they love to come back!