Quitman Elementary
QES Celebrates Dr. Seuss’ Birthday
Each year Quitman Elementary
celebrates the birthday of famous children’s writer Dr. Seuss. The day is also known as 
“Read Across America”
day. Schools across the nation celebrate
the day with special activities to help encourage children to have a love for
reading. Students in Kindergarten and 1st
grade dressed up as their favorite storybook character. The students led by Cat in the Hat (Karen
Spell) paraded down the halls to show off their favorite characters. The winners of the costume contests were Kindergarten
– 1st place was Andrew H.(Cat in the Hat), 2nd place
Brianna B. (Holly Hobby) and 3rd place Isaac P.(Clifford). First
Grade Winners were 1st place was Tyler K. (Robin Hood), 2nd
place Arianna N.(Snow White) and 3rd place Mason S. (Johnny
Appleseed). Pictured to the left with the Cat in the Hat are Kindergarten winners and pictured on the right are the 1st Grade winners.
Students Perform The Laughing River
Second Graders at Quitman
Elementary recently performed a program titled The Laughing River. The program was based on a book by the
same title written by 
Elizabeth Haze Vega. The book is a folk tale of peace,
based on an African welcome song from Yorubaland, a West African area within
Nigeria. It is a story of two fictitious
tribes but based on a real-life tribe called the Oyo. The main theme is
that of two tribes having conflicts and learning to work together and live in
peace. There were two groups of students portraying the Alafia and Funga
tribes. There were also a group student instrumentalists playing for our
two African songs we sang – Che Che Koolay and Funga Alafia, as well as
narrators who told the story. Pictured
here are 2nd graders performing The
Laughing River.
Patriotism Month at QES
Students at Quitman Elementary celebrated Patriotism Month during the month of February. Each Friday the students were encouraged to show their patriotism by wearing red, white, and blue. The older students in grades fourth and fifth had a special guest speaker who served our great country in the United States Marines, Mr. Leroy Wilcox. The students learned that he protected our freedoms by serving in three wars World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam. He shared how important it is to respect and take pride in our country, our military and our nation’s flag.
Students
Helping Children in Haiti 
Quitman Elementary students and staff also participated in a fund raiser for the children of Haiti. The staff participated in a dress down week at school and the students donated a dollar to wear “Hats for Haiti” one Friday. The classrooms entered into competition to see which class could bring in the most money and the winner would receive an ice cream social. Mr. Jessie Benefield’s 5th grade class won the competition. Hearts with students’ names who donated money have covered the front doors and windows of the school. The school raised an even $1,000 for Haiti. The monies will be donated to the Holt International in Haiti for Holt Fontana Village Orphanage. This organization will receive 100% of the monetary donations to use at this facility. Pictured are students standing in front of the heart covered windows and doors at QES.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners!
Principal Irma Hall is pleased to announce Dallas Messer (5th) as this year's spelling winner at Quitman Elementary. Ten students in the 4th and 5th grades competed in the school's annual spelling bee contest. The runner-up was Kendra Yearby (4th) and third place was Gavin Hersey (4th). The winner and runner-up will represent Quitman Elementary at the county-wide spelling bee. The other participants who were their homeroom winners were Cameron Wright (4th), Ja'Nyia Johnson (4th), Tazianna Brinson (4th), Adrianna Twine (5th), Kamia Thompson (5th), Jonathon Travis (5th), and Andre Brown (5th). Diana Chartier is the spelling bee coordinator for Quitman Elementary.