Austinville Elementary School
January 25 - 29 News
January Student of the Month
Pre-K Through Second Grade Classroom Winners for Positive Attitude
Third Grade Through Fifth Grade Classroom Winners for Positive Attitude
Austinville's Academic Cheerleaders Have Successful First Performance
Dr. G's Music Students Love the Instruments
Fun on the 100th Day of School
Mrs. Hayes' Writing Classes Find 100 Nouns, 100 Verbs, and 100 Adjectives in 100 Seconds
Learning Basketball Skills
Our Workweek
Mrs. Ellison's Class Honored with Visit from Serviceman
Gee's Bend Quilters Coming Soon
This February, the Gee’s Bend quiltmakers will come to Decatur! This is the second part of the artist lineup from Mrs. Beth Young's grant. All members of the Decatur area are invited to participate in the events.
Gee’s Bend is a small community near the Alabama River in Wilcox County. It was once deemed as one of the most impoverished communities in the nation. Quilts were in high demand here because for most of the 20th century, residents lived in unheated shacks that lacked running water and electricity. In the late 1960's, the quilts got their first national exposure through the Freedom Quilting Bee in Camden. In the latter part of the 20th century Atalanta museum curator, William Arnett “discovered” them and became a catalyst by putting their art in museums around the country. They are now international stars. Their art can be seen in major museums throughout the world, including the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Their art is often compared to the art of modern artists such as Klee or Mondrian. They have an amazing attitude of “take what life gives you and make the most of it.”
January 4-March 31
The Carnegie Museum of Art will exhibit Gee’s Bend Quilts Free! (This could be a great field trip!)
January 30 Irene Latham, who wrote Leaving Gee’s Bend will be at the Decatur Public Libriary to sign books. The public can check out books as part of a Decatur “River Read.” These books, along with other Gee’s Bend literature, are available to check out here at Austinville, too.
February 7 There will be a quilter’s turn at the Morgan County Archives at 2:00. The entire community, young and old are invited! Food! Fun! It’s a quilt show and tell. Bring a favorite quilt and tell its story.
February 14 The quilters will attend Cannan Missionary Baptist church in Hillsboro. This will be a great way to meet them.
February 15 The quilters will be at the Decatur Public Library to sign books.
Mark Your Calendar!
- 29 - Students Dismiss at 11:30 for Teacher Professional Development
February
- 2 - Groundhog Day
- 4 - Progress Reports Go Home
- 8 - STAR Testing (Reading) Week
- 15 - President's Day - Schools Are Closed
- 16 - STAR Testing (Math) Week
- 22 - ACT Aspire Practice Testing Week