Elba Elementary School

Winter Break is a great time to reset and get ready for a strong return to school. A few simple steps at home can help students come back refreshed, focused, and ready to learn. Take time over the break to clean out backpacks, wash jackets and shoes, practice reading and math skills, and keep healthy routines in place. Small habits now can make a big difference later! We look forward to welcoming our Tigers back recharged and ready for the new semester. 🐅💛🖤

Thank You, Community Partners! We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Elba Fire Department and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, along with Keelie Moseley and Emmy Eldridge from the Elba High School Varsity Cheerleaders, for helping make this morning so special for our elementary students. Seeing Santa, the Grinch, and their helpers welcoming students to school brought lots of smiles and excitement. A special thank you to Ms. Alayna Cook for organizing and coordinating this wonderful event. It was truly a great morning at Elba City Schools, and we are grateful for the support of our school and community family

Mrs. Pasteen helped Mrs. Bivins’ Pre-K class create the sweetest Christmas ornaments, and our little learners had such a fun and festive time! 🎄✨

The students loved getting hands-on, using their creativity to make something special to take home and share with their families. Activities like this bring so much joy to our classrooms and make the holiday season extra meaningful. We are so thankful for teachers who work together to create memorable moments and spread Christmas cheer throughout our school! 💕🎨🎄

Christmas Spirit Week – Monday Fun! ✨🎄 We were a little too busy having fun today to stop and take a ton of pictures 📸😂 Between the smiles, laughter, and Christmas cheer, we may have missed a few moments… but trust us, it was a GREAT start to Spirit Week! Here are just a few snapshots of the fun we did manage to catch ❤️🎅🎄 Stay tuned—there’s plenty more holiday cheer coming all week long!

We enjoyed a great performance from both our Elba Elementary Band and Elba High School Marching Tiger Band at their Christmas concert yesterday!

Join us for both of these exciting events!

🎄 Elba Elementary Families! 🎄

As we head into the holiday season, please take note of our important upcoming dates:

📢 Early Dismissal
Students will dismiss at 11:30 AM on Thursday, December 18th.

🎁 Holiday Break
There will be NO SCHOOL December 19th–January 4th.
Students will return on January 6th.

We hope all of our Tiger families enjoy a safe, restful, and joy-filled holiday season! 💛🐯💚

Happy Holidays from Elba Elementary School! ✨

📚 ARI Parent Update!
Families, we’ve put together an important Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) update to help keep you informed and supported as we work together to build strong readers at Elba Elementary! 🐯💛

Please take a moment to visit the link below for resources, tips, and updates that will help you support your child’s reading growth at home:

🔗 View the ARI Update Here: https://app.smore.com/n/avtkx

Thank you for partnering with us to strengthen literacy and empower our students! Your involvement makes all the difference. 💛📖

📣 Attention Elba Elementary Families!

It’s that time again! Next week, our students will be taking the Winter iReady Math & Reading Diagnostic Tests. We need your help to make sure our Tigers are ready to shine! 🐯💛

Testing Schedule:
📌 Math Diagnostic:
• Monday, December 8, 2025
• Tuesday, December 9, 2025

📌 Reading Diagnostic:
• Wednesday, December 10, 2025
• Thursday, December 11, 2025

These tests are critical—they help us track student progress and plan for instruction. We already know we have some of the smartest students around, and now we need the data to prove it! 📊✨

💛 How You Can Help:
• Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep 😴
• Ensure they eat a healthy breakfast (school breakfast is served daily) 🍎
• Have them arrive on time ⏰
• Encourage them to take their time, read carefully, and try their BEST!

Please remind your child:
⭐ Completing the test first does NOT earn rewards.
⭐ Clicking through answers or rushing won’t help them.
⭐ What matters most is EFFORT and doing their very best.

🎉 Special Treat!
Students who try their best, don’t rush, and show growth on BOTH tests will earn a cookies & candy treat when ALL testing has been completed! 🍪🍬

It truly takes a team—teachers, parents, and students—working together to achieve success.
Together is Better! 💛🖤

🎄✨ December is here at Elba Elementary School! ✨🎄

We have a busy and exciting month ahead filled with testing, family events, holiday fun, and special activities for our students and staff. Please take a moment to look over our December 2025 Calendar so you don’t miss anything important!

🧪 MClass & STAR Testing
🎅 Candy Grams & Santa Store
🎓 Grand Canyon University Visit
🚌 3rd Grade Field Trip – The Nutcracker
🏆 Character Counts Café
🎄 Christmas Break (Dec. 22–Jan. 2)
📚 Students return on January 6, 2026

Thank you, Tiger families, for your continued support. Let’s finish 2025 strong! 💛🖤 #ElbaElementary #TigerPride #DecemberEvents

🌟 Elba Elementary School – November Students of the Month! 🌟

We are so proud to recognize our amazing Tigers who went above and beyond in November 2025! 🐯💛

These students have shown outstanding behavior, leadership, hard work, and dedication in the classroom. Their teachers brag on them daily, and we are thrilled to celebrate their accomplishments!

Congratulations to all of our Students of the Month — keep shining, keep leading, and keep being the incredible students you are! ✨📚

#ElbaElementary #StudentOfTheMonth #TigerPride #EveryChildShines #WeAreElba

✨ Elba Elementary Spotlight! ✨

Help us celebrate our November Integrity Award recipient — Kamea Fox! 🌟

Kamea consistently shows honesty, responsibility, and strong character in everything she does. We are so proud of her and the positive example she sets for her classmates and our school community. 💛🐯

Congratulations, Kamea! Keep shining bright! ✨

#ElbaElementary #IntegrityAward #TigerPride #StudentSuccess

🎄✨ Christmas Spirit Week is almost here at Elba Elementary! ✨🎄
We can’t wait to spread some holiday cheer with our students and staff as we count down to Christmas break! Check out our fun dress-up days for next week:

📅 Monday, 12/15 – “Merry & Bright Monday”
Wear bright colors, sparkles, or Christmas lights!

📅 Tuesday, 12/16 – “Polar Express Tuesday”
Cozy up in your favorite Christmas pajamas!

📅 Wednesday, 12/17 – “Wacky Winter Sock Wednesday”
Show off your craziest, wackiest, most festive Christmas socks!

📅 Thursday, 12/18 – “Tacky Christmas Sweater Thursday”
Rock your tackiest, funniest, or most outrageous Christmas sweater!

🎅✨ We can’t wait to see all the Christmas spirit in our halls!


Please make sure all outfits are school appropriate. 🎄💚❤️

Elba City Schools would like to congratulate Mrs. Natasha Chalker on her retirement after 27 years in education! We are thankful for all you have done for Elba City Schools. We wish you all the best and we will certainly miss you!

📚 Elba Elementary Parents! We Need Your Input! 📚

We’re gathering feedback to help strengthen our Accelerated Reader (AR) program, and your voice matters!

Please take a moment to complete our Parent Accelerated Reading Questionnaire 2025 by scanning the QR code on the flyer below or clicking the link. Your responses help us better support your child’s reading success.

Thank you for partnering with us to help every child grow as a reader! 💛🐯🖤

👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer
or
👉 Complete the form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc151w0saNKyPdT57BIQXWkjZ7JSelKWdAB3gqnJusOG_DQWA/viewform?usp=mail_form_link

📚✨ Join Us for Literacy Night at Elba Elementary! ✨📚

Families are invited to Literacy Night on Thursday, November 13th, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. Come pick up your child’s progress report, enjoy fun reading activities, and discover simple ways to support literacy at home!

Don’t miss our Title I presentation to learn how our school supports student success and how families can get involved. 💛🐯

#ElbaElementary #LiteracyNight #EveryChildShines #ElbaTigers #FamilyEngagement

We had the pleasure of celebrating our Veterans today at Elba Elementary School with a Veterans Day Program and a Veterans Day Parade through the halls of EES. Elba City Schools would like to take this opportunity to thank our Veterans for their service to our country!

Elba Elementary School Veterans Day Parade 🇺🇸

We’re collecting photos of veterans to honor during our Veterans Day Parade!
If you have a picture of a veteran you would like to recognize, please email it to sallen@elbaed.com
.

📸 When sending your photo, please include:

The veteran’s name

Their branch of service

Help us celebrate and recognize the brave men and women who have served our country! ❤️💙🤍

#ElbaElementary #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #ElbaTigers

Heads up, Tiger Family! 🐯
Elba City Schools will dismiss early on Friday, November 7 at 2:00 PM.
Please plan for the adjusted schedule. We appreciate your support!

Elba Elementary School – October Students of the Month!

Congratulations to all of our amazing Tigers who have gone above and beyond this month!
These students have demonstrated hard work, great character, and a positive attitude every day. We are so proud of each of you for setting such an excellent example for your classmates!

Keep shining bright, Tigers!


#ElbaElementary #StudentOfTheMonth #TigerPride #EveryChildShines #ExcellenceEveryDay