Mount Olive Elementary School

Great time watching UAB basketball!

Compassion Project
MOUNT OLIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
When? Wednesday, November 12- December 5, 2025
Why? To feed families and animals in need.
How? Bring any canned foods, nonperishable items, dog food, cat food, puppy pads, paper towels or dog toys to your classroom.
It’s that time again for our Compassion Project hosted by the MOE Ambassadors! Let’s show our support and send the listed items to school starting this Wednesday, November 12th-Dec. 5th. We will be donating to our local Food Bank and Missing Link Animal Rescue. Please make sure your items are in excellent condition and not expired.


Thank you,

MOE Ambassadors
PLEASE DO NOT SEND EXPIRED FOOD ITEMS!!
Dry Goods
Instant Meals
Rice, white/brown or instant
Dry beans, Boxes of Spaghetti, Cereal, Oatmeal, Grits
Mac and Cheese/ Instant Potato/ Hamburger Helper Meals
Canned Goods
Other items
Peas, beans, corn, greens, mixed veggies, fruit, chicken, tuna, sauces
Peanut Butter, Jelly, Bottled Water, Bathroom tissue, paper towels


Missing Link Animal Rescue:
In the winter, they can also use pine shavings, cedar shavings and cleaning supplies.
Please share this information with your family and friends.

🎬 PTA will host a free Movie Night on Friday, December 5th in the MOE Gym. Bring your chairs and blankets, cozy up, and join us for a fun family night watching The Grinch! Doors open at 6:00 PM.
🍿 Popcorn and Drinks will be available free of charge
🎅 Santa will also be on site prior to the movie for a free photo op!

This is not a drop-off event. All children must have a parent or guardian with them.

Scan the QR Code on the flyer below to let us know you plan to join us or click on the following link!

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/fba04b0f-849d-4e11-b616-a8e87288fa0d/events/5f911bcdbe14e0

Alabama/Auburn Day!

Please consider entering your creative work in our PTA Relections Program- due December 15, 2025. For questions or more info please contact our PTA.

Stop by and see our Christmas tree! All ornaments were made by MOE 5th graders. The tree is located at the Gardendale Civic Center. We had so much fun decorating our tree! Thanks to Boyer Heating and Air for sponsoring our tree!

Join us December 5 at 6:00pm and enjoy the Grinch movie, drinks and popcorn! I heard there may even be a visit before the movie from Santa!

Students in Mrs. Hendrix's class had a sweet start to their Thanksgiving break. As part of their nonfiction unit on inventors, students read about Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. As part of their lesson, they got to enjoy Ruth's sweet success, thanks to parent Lindsey Nix, who donated the cookies for the lesson.

Kindergarten celebrated Thanksgiving today!

Check out the upcoming dress up days!

Mrs. Hendrix- 4th grade - Students wrote about what "6-7" means and we got some interesting responses! Students also each received a certificate documenting that they are "67 days smarter!" (Thanks to Lindsey Nix for helping print these out!).

Mr. Piteo's class was honored recently at the Jefferson County Exceptional Education Art Show. Out of hundreds of pieces of art submitted for the 2025-2026 Art Show, theirs was chosen as one of the Best in Show. Congratulations to Mr. Piteo's students and the paras for their hard work at creating a great piece of art for the show.

Israel Wooten and Gavin Cruse (and former MOE student Julianna Cruse) had the honor of meeting New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz at the Homewood Public Library! He was a fabulous speaker! He gave us insights into his work and tips for becoming a professional writer! Thanks to Homewood Public Library for sponsoring this FREE event!

Congratulations to our 1st and 2nd grade students, teachers and Mrs. Adams for a great evening honoring our veterans! Happy Veterans Day!

5th grade TAG completed Levels 1&2 of Hands on Equations. They worked hard over 2 years completing this math program!
Also, 3rd grade TAG featuring their Selfie Sculptures that represent their identities.

Students of the Month: October
Congratulations to our Students of the Month for September. The following are the Students of the Month for the past month.
Pre-K: Sunny Purcell
Kindergarten: Garrett Russell & Owen King,
1st Grade: Easton Headley, Clark Hand, & EJ Stasko
2nd Grade: Ben Edwards & Savannah Renda
3rd Grade: Scarlett Tidwell & Henry Chambers
4th Grade: Averie Moon & Madison Hawkins
5th Grade: Katherine McCoy & James Gray

Scarlett is our 2nd Kid Librarian! She has created a display of some of her favorite books. Stop by the library and come see her display!

Red Ribbon Week!

Way to go for our boys and girls Newcomb Team. They all worked so hard!

3rd grade welcomed James Spann! We loved having him come and help us understand Alabama's weather! @abc33/40