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DecemberMCPSS Principal
Brenda Hartzog
Vice Principals
Marie Sweeney
Janet Wells
The Pirate’s Spyglass
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR FAMILY IS THANKFUL FOR, PUT
BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. BE THERE FOR
YOUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY.
BE THERE.
Contents
Band News 2
Scholars Bowl 2
PE News 2
Basketball Rosters 3
Grade Level News 4
PPS Partners in
Education
5
Chorus and Drama
News
6
8th Grade Parent
Night out
7
Pirate’s Den 8
Help PPS 9
PTSA info 10
Basketball
Schedule
11
Happy Holidays from PPS
We will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday, December 18th for the
Christmas holidays.
Winter holidays (Dec. 21—Jan. 4)
School resumes January 5
THE SCRIP PROGRAM IS HERE! Parents, faculty, and friends can purchase gift cards from the PPS PTSA which are issued by national and local
retailers where families already shop. SCRIP can be used to purchase food, clothing, and other everyday essentials. With each gift card used, revenue is earned for PPS PTSA. The reason for the effectiveness of
SCRIP is simple: families produce revenue by making purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with SCRIP, and without spending an additional penny help raise
money to enhance the education at PPS. More information will be available soon. Make your list of gift cards now, and help the PPS PTSA.
Spelling Bee
The school-wide bee is
Wednesday, December
9th. The winner of the
school-wide Spelling Bee
will go on to compete in
the Mobile County Spell-
ing Bee. Students can
find study material online
at www.myspellit.com.
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Phillips Preparatory School will be hosting a Scholars Bowl competition on Wednesday, December 2nd (after school until 5:00pm). We will need parents to help with bringing and setting up food and drinks in the library and possibly help with scoring and timing. If any parents are interested in helping, please let Ms. Taylor or Ms. Barnes know. Thanks
Scholars Bowl
PE SWEATS on SALE P.E. sweats are on sale now. They are $24.00 for the set or $12.00 a piece. See your P.E. teacher.
Physical
Education
News
Band News
gym until 4:30 p.m. in prepara-
tion for the Christmas concert.
Thursday, December 10, is the
Christmas Concert. It will be
at Murphy High School at 6:00
p.m. in the auditorium.
Admission is $3 for everyone 12
years old & up. Kids ages 6-11
are $2. Kids 5 & under and band
members are free. Come
support our band students and
Our Krispy Kreme fundraiser
began Monday, November 30 and
ends Thursday, December 10.
On Tuesday, December 1st, the
Intermediate Band will have an
after-school rehearsal in the
gym until 4:30 p.m. in prepara-
tion for the Christmas Concert.
On Thursday, December 3rd,
the Beginning Band will have an
after-school rehearsal in the
hear many familiar festive tunes.
The PPS Band will be bagging
groceries for tips at Winn Dixie
on Government St. and Catherine
St, on Dec. 19th all day. Please
come by and support our
students as they earn money for
their trip to Disney World.
A BIG thank you goes to Charles
Michael and Wade Guess of
Wittichen Supply. These
gentlemen graciously allowed us to
use their forklift, and Mr. Guess
unloaded more than 1,000 cases of
coke, which were sold during the
recent foreign language fundraiser.
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Phillips Preparatory School
Girls 2009-2010 Basketball Team
7th 8th
Catlin O’Malley Jewel Hill
Courtney Tittle Bria Rochelle
Hannah Fromdahl Casey Scuggs
Julianne Patterson Allison McBryde
Ashley Engle Savanna Brewer
Bradi Glover Adrienne Enders
Abbie Reeves Player/managers:
Andrianna Torres,
Lauren Godbold, and
Taylor Spears
Ashley Scott
Emily Coumanis
Coach:Lee Waters
Phillips Preparatory School
Boys 2009-2010 Basketball Team
7th 8th
Jared Holland Sully Turner
Zedrick Raymond Aaron Byrd
Walter Little Rashun Conner
DePriest Turner Christian Perkins
Walker Hale Jesse Robinson
Devin Muncy Player/managers:
Ryan Dreibelbis, Landon
Clinton and Carter Wil-
liams
Marcus Dorsey
John Shirley
DeMarcus Longmire
Malik Emmett
Coach: Calvin M. Turnipseed
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GRADE LEVEL NEWS
Sixth grade
Science: Science Project Due Dates: December 9: Final Project Due.
Please stay up-to-date on your child's science project. Check his/her binder for the project information hand-out and specific instructions. Show boards and labels can be purchased during school from the Science De-partment. Your child should be finishing up with their experimenting. It is important that students do not wait until the last minute to complete projects.
Second Quarter Test Dates: Test 3: December 10
Social Studies: The 6th graders are studying the Spanish-American War, World War I and the Jazz Age this quarter.
Language Arts: Classes have finished the children’s book project. The kits have been mailed to the publisher, and the books are expected to arrive in time for Christmas. We are studying verb tenses in grammar, and we have begun to read a short story about Eleanor Roosevelt. It ties nicely with our class novel, Out of the Dust. The final two novels tests will be given on December 3rd and 10th.
Eighth grade
Science: Science projects are due on Monday, December 7 by 8:00 a.m.
Math: The Algebra I classes are graphing lines using the slope, y-intercept method ad point, slope method. They will also be finishing their Oreo Project.
Seventh grade
Math: Pre-Algebra students have been working on area, surface area and volume. To reinforce and to provide an opportunity for practical applications of those skills, they are completing a “room or box project” in which they figure out the area of the floors, walls and ceiling of the room (box). They will then write a descriptive paragraph describing how they will decorate the room. After they have actually decorated the room (box) each student will determine how much was spent on the floor, ceiling and walls of the room. The culminating activity will be a poster which will have the rest of their room (box) decorated and attached to the poster with all the pertinent information about the room attached as well. All of the math will be done at school with their teacher’s assistance. However, the students will decorate the box and complete the posters at home. These projects are due on Dec. 10.
December 7.—Showboards are due for 7th and 8th graders by 8:00 a.m. If students are not pre-sent Monday, Dec 7th, they need to return Dec. 8th with a doctor’s excuse. If they know prior to Dec. 7th that they will be absent, then the project is due before Dec. 7th. It is a 300 point grade
that counts as a 60% test grade.
December 9—Showboards are due for 6th graders.
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Tanner’s Pecans
Leslie Fox
10 Springdale Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36606
Starbuck’s Coffee
1510 Government St.
Mobile, AL 36606
Griffith Shell
Preston and Stephen Griffith
1260 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36604
Todd M. Bennett Orthodontics
3210 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36607
AT & T
Bill Withers
124 E. I-65 Service Rd. N
Mobile, AL 36607
Elizabeth’s Garden
Carol Reeves
250 N. Mc Gregor Ave.
Mobile, AL 36608
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Brenda Fillman
151 E I-65 Service Rd. S
Mobile, AL 36606
Cammie’s Old Dutch
Cammie
2511 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36607
Zoghby’s Uniform
Jim & Eileen Wishon
4859 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36608
Banana Docks
Chris Raley
36 Hillcrest Road
Mobile, AL 36608
Port City Rentals
Jennifer Moran
3252 Old Shell Rd.
Mobile, AL 36607
Foosackley’s
Will Fusaiotti
2250 Airport Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36606
Dreamland BBQ
3314 Old Shell Road
Mobile, AL 36607
Marble Slab Creamery
Lisa and Kevin Morgan
740 Schillinger Rd. S/Unit B2
Mobile, AL 36695
The Paint Store
2051 Airport Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36606
Mobile Captured Moments
Phillip Draughter, Jr.
513 Newport Drive West
Mobile, AL 36609
Dr. Kristopher A. Portacci
2 North Florida St.
Mobile, AL 36607
The Tutoring Center
Gail Filotei
612 Montclaire Way
Mobile, AL 36609
Sam Winter
Roberts Brothers, Inc.
3601 Springhill Business Pk
Mobile, AL 36608
Gregory M. Sweeney, Jr. DMD
9815 Millwood Circle
Daphne, AL 36526
Skateland of Mobile
Rod Roberson
1610 Shelton Beach Rd.
Mobile, AL 36618
skatelandmobile.com
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CHORUS AND DRAMA PERFORMANCES
Tropical Storm Ida kept us from having our annual Phillips Prep
School Veterans Day recognition programs on Tuesday, Novem-
ber 10, BUT we have rescheduled the program to Pearl Harbor
Day, Monday, December 7. The programs will be the same times
and schedule as before, with the same basic format and partici-
pants for both assemblies. The program for 6th graders will be
from 7:50—8:20 a.m. The program for 7th and 8th graders will
be from 8:35—9:05 a.m. All PPS students are encouraged to in-
vite family members and friends who serve or have served in the
military to join us so that we can show our appreciation for what they have done for our country.
Speech students will present readings, the band will play rous-
ing patriotic selections, and the chorus will sing a medley of
songs representing each branch of the U.S. Armed Services.
In addition, chorus members will also present Stars and Stripes, a combination of two patriotic favorites: “You’re a
Grand Old Flag” and “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and Why We Sing, an inspirational song about hope, peace and love.
Our chorus’s winter holiday concert will be at Davidson High
School on Tuesday night, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the
auditorium. We will join in concert with Davidson’s choruses
for an hour filled with beautiful singing, appropriate for the
holiday season. All family and friends are invited and encouraged to attend. The chorus will
repeat its program for students and faculty at PPS during the school day on Tuesday, December
15 at 1:45 p.m.
Drama Players are working on an original “Rumplestiltskin Saga” to be performed at PPS in
late January or early February. They hope also to present this production for visiting fifth
graders from area schools who come to tour PPS as prospective students. In addition, they plan
to take this show “on the road” to one or more nearby elementary schools. Late in second se-
mester, they will also present a program of comedic skits, “Live from Mobile . . “
Please remember that checks submitted for any payment at Phillips
Preparatory School must have a working telephone number and the
drivers license number of one or both parents/guardians.
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The Box Tops for Education program is very successful
at PPS! To participate in the program, simply save box
tops from participating products. Students will re-
ceive collection sheets during homeroom for exciting
bonus opportunities throughout the year. For more
information, see Dr. Kennedy.
Every year BILLIONS of drink pouches end up in
dumpsters and landfills across America. TerraCy-
cle, Capri Sun and Kool-Aid Jammers are working
together. The TerraCycle Drink Pouch Brigade™
program allows our school to collect drink pouches
and they will donate $.02 for each one we send
them. You can send these flattened and empty
pouches to Mrs. Burch.
Help PPS earn 5% in credit to use towards free
supplies. If you shop at Office Depot for
school supplies, be sure to provide our schools’
identification number each time you make a
purchase. Office Depot will award us 5% of
the qualifying purchases. Our school identifi-
cation number is: 70001655.
HOW YOU CAN HELP OUR SCHOOL
Cartridges f
or Kids is
a recycling program that p
ays
PPS cash for empty laser a
nd inkjet cartr
idges, used
cell phones, l
aptops, PDAs, G
PS syste
ms and iPods.
You can bring in your items a
nd deposit them in
Help the Environment by recycling your aluminum
cans here at PPS! There is a drop box by the gym,
and a cage behind the gym. All cans must be
bundled in bags!
The Campbell’s Labels for Educa-
tion™ program is a great way to
get FREE merchandise for our
school. Participating in the pro-
gram is easy — simply save
proofs of purchase from participat-
ing Campbell products and drop
them off in the box located in the
lobby or send them to
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Volume I, Issue 4
A big “Thank You” to Lisa and Kevin
Morgan of Marble Slab Creamery. They
donated ice cream for our “Ice Cream
Sundae” party in the library on November
20th. Students that supported the li-
brary by purchasing a ticket for the “Belk
Charity Day Sale” were invited.
Pirate’s Den: News from the PPS
Library Media center
Free access to
Reliable, authoritative
age-appropriate resources
There are two ways to access Marshall Cavendish
Digital and World Book Web.
1. You can go directly to
www.worldbookonline.com or
www.marshallcavendishdigital.com. Once
there, sign in with the following:
User name - phillips
Password - library
2. Or go to www.phillipsprep.com. From the
website click Library and Links. Scroll down
to the Marshall Cavendish Online Digital Da-
tabases or World Book Web.
Marshall Cavendish digital & World Book
Web databases
THANK YOU Lisa & Kevin Morgan
of Marble Slab Creamery!
National Novel Writing Month
To access Homework Alabama
go to www.homeworkalabama.org
and log in with your zip code.
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).
began November 1st and ended midnight
November 30th. The following students
challenged themselves to write a novel
during the event.
Rhi Buford Reggie Causey
Angela Chieh Madison Dixon
Ashley Donovan Will Hannon
Briana Hardman Katy Maddox
PICTURES WITH SANTA
The Technology Department and Library
will be spreading cheer during the holiday
season. We hope students will come join us
for holiday pictures with SANTA! A
surprise Santa will be on hand each day.
Students take a picture individually or with
friends. Picture with Santa is optional.
Santa hats will be available or students can
bring their own.
WHAT: Pictures with Santa!
PPS 2009-2010
President Sabrena Emmett
Vice President Michelle Clark
Secretary Kim Barnes
Treasurer Wendy Sibley
Teacher Representative Wendy Brightman
Fall Fundraiser 6th—Liz Gross, 7th-Cindy Pierce,
8th-Jean Leslie Pratt
First Aid Chair Cindy Pierce
Auction Co-chairs Angel Craft & Roberta Buckley
Teacher Appreciation Teresa Floyd
Department Parent Ingrid Bacher
Hospitality Hope Gubold
Duty Free Lunch Jamie McCullough
Book Fair Robin Wichmann
Recycling Jane Reid
Classroom Activities Vivian Dorsey
Scrapbook Lisa Priebe
Newsletter Virginia Jeffries
Spring Fling Karla Williams
8th Grade Honors Missy Busby
Campus Beautification Jacqui Dickerson
Reflections Kim Kelly
Grant Search Martha Hesselein & Deborah Fry
County PTSA Representative Alice Pope
Save the Date:
“A Family Affair”
Auction will be
Friday, March 5,
2010.
Volunteers are needed to
help plan this event, please
call Sabrena Emmett at
229-2377 for more
information.
If you have not joined yet, please do! We need every family to become a member of the
PPS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). There is strength in numbers, and your
membership and involvement benefit your child, our school, and its standing among PTSAs
statewide and nationally. Volunteer opportunities are available if you are interested. Please
contact Sabrena Emmett 649-0856 or [email protected].
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Magnet School Application Period to Begin Parents interested in applying for the Mobile County Public Magnet School Program for the 2010-2011 school year are
urged to make application starting January 4, 2009 at the magnet school of their choice.
SEE AND SIGN DAYS are also being held at our school on Friday, January 22, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on
Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Parents will be given the opportunity to SEE what is offered and
to SIGN UP for the school of their choice for the 2010-2011 school year. Volunteers, faculty and counselors will be avail-
able to assist with the completion of special computer application forms and to answer questions about the magnet school
program. The Mobile County Public School System is also sponsoring the Magnet Schools Program’s “Booths at Bel-Air
Mall” on February 3rd, 4th and 5th to provide information to the public and to assist parents in the application process.
The booths will be located near the entrance to Dillard’s Department Store. Representatives from each of the seven mag-
net schools will be in the booths from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on February 3rd, 4th and 5th.
Magnet schools are open to all Mobile County Public School System resident students regardless of their attendance
zone. Each Mobile County magnet school offers unique academic programs for motivated students. Magnet schools include
Council Traditional School, 751 Wilkinson Street, emphasizing traditional academics and communications for grades K-5.
Phillips Preparatory School is located at 3255 Old Shell Road and is a college preparatory curriculum for grades 6-8. Le-
Flore Magnet High School is for grades 9-12 and is located at 700 Donald Street. Old Shell Road and Dunbar Schools of
Creative and Performing Arts are for grades K-3 and 4-8, respectively. Old Shell is located at 1706 Old Shell Road and
Dunbar is located at 500 Saint Anthony Street. For students interested in math and science, the Chickasaw School of
Mathematics, Science and Technology, serves K-3 and is located at 201 North Craft Highway in Chickasaw. Last but not
least, the Clark School of Math, Science and Technology serves grades 4-8 and is located at 5960 Arlberg Street in
Mobile.
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CARS AND SCHOOL BUSES –
AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN
We continue to have problems with cars coming to the front of the school in the morning while buses are unloading and during the time that the buses start arriving for pick-up in the afternoon. No cars should try to drop-off or park in the front of the school when school buses are arriving. The following information is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the State Highway Safety Program. “Guideline 17 requires the State of Alabama to develop plans for minimizing highway hazards to school bus occupants in many ways including, but not limited to: Establishing restricted loading and unloading areas for buses at or near schools.”
This guideline is from the Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs.
7. Local School officials should establish passenger vehicle loading and unloading points at schools that are separate from the school bus loading zones.
Please follow the rules and all students will be safer.
invites you to participate in our
8th Grade Parent Night!
We are getting our 8th graders ready for high school! It is too early to
pre-register for high school, but it is not too early for our students and
parents to learn about specific programs available at the various high
schools.
We would love to have you come and hear from some of the high school rep-
resentatives.
We hope that you are able to come. The program is scheduled to be held in
the Phillips Preparatory Gym,
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m.
We hope to see you there !
WHEN MAKING CHRISTMAS DINNER, HAVE YOUR CHILD
CREATE A NEW DISH WITH HIS/HER SELECTED INGREDIENTS.
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