Reminder: Fall Break Holiday
📚🌟Get ready for a break, Tigers! 🎉🍎
Monday, October 16th, is a holiday for our students and an in-service day for our staff.
Fall break holidays for students and staff continue from Tuesday, October 17th through Friday, October 20th.
Enjoy your time off, Tigers!
🌟🧹 Custodian Appreciation Post with Student Gifts! 🧹🌟
This past week, Claxton Elementary School celebrated our amazing custodians who work tirelessly behind the scenes. They make our school shine! ✨ Extra special thanks to Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Henry, and Mrs. Taylor's classes for giving heartfelt gifts to show their appreciation. 🎁 To our custodians, your hard work doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you for keeping our school looking fantastic! 🧽
#ReadySetGrow
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Students in Mrs. Watkins' Advanced Algebra 2 class investigated the volumes of open-top boxes made from single sheets of paper. This work provided students with a path into polynomial functions because the volume of the box is a function of the side length of the square cut from each corner. The size of the square cutouts affects all three dimensions of the box, which in turn leads the students to write a cubic expression for the volume in the form of length times width times height. #MathDiscovery
🎃🌾 Pumpkin Patch Adventure! 🌾🎃
Mrs. Sowell, Mrs. Henry, and Ms. Vaughn's classes at Claxton Elementary School had an incredible field trip to the pumpkin patch at Poppell Farms on Monday! 🚜
🍂 Hayride Fun: The students enjoyed a delightful hayride through the golden fields.🍁🚜
🐾 Petting Zoo: Our students had a blast getting up close and personal with friendly farm animals. The smiles on their faces were simply priceless. 🐄🐑🐇
🥪 Picnic Time: After all the adventure, it was time for a scrumptious picnic. Our students enjoyed snacks under the cozy autumn sun. 🥪🍎
🎃 Pumpkin Picking: And, of course, the highlight of the day – picking their very own pumpkins! Each student carefully chose their perfect pumpkin to take home. 🎃🧡
We want to express our thanks to everyone who made this day possible. It's moments like these that create lasting memories and brighten our hearts. 🧡
#ReadySetGrow
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🌞 Mrs. Kelly's 2nd Grade Class September Sunshine Project! 🌞
Mrs. Kelly's students have embarked on a monthly mission to spread love and appreciation at Claxton Elementary School. They nominated different people who make a significant impact on our school community, and after thoughtful deliberation and voting, they chose to extend their gratitude to our local heroes - the police officers! 🚓👮♂️
This class put together a fantastic basket filled with goodies as a small token of their appreciation for the dedication, bravery, and selflessness of our local police officers.
#ReadySetGrow
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Do you enjoy movie nights? Mr. Sapp’s STEM classes are learning about what goes into bringing a movie to life. They have been learning about topics related to “STEM on the Screen!” Students learned how different sounds, makeup, illusions, stunts, and animations in movies and TV are related to STEM. They learned about Foley sounds, stunts that were engineered for safety, how animations come to life, and how movie makeup is done. Mr. Burney lended his expert hand for make-up, and Mrs. Keyfauver taught them how to use the green screen. Students had fun walking the red carpet during the week and showing off all that they learned to faculty and staff! #RoarANDSoar
Check out these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) work session and board meetings this month!
➕ Ms. Vickie Oliver, an instructional coach at CES, and Ms. Angie Snyder, an assistant principal at CHS, provided an overview of Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards, Mathematical Practices, and the K-12 Illustrative Math curriculum we've begun implementing in ECCSS.
➕ They showcased how Illustrative aligns with state standards and walked all in attendance through a lesson.
➕ They shared how Illustrative Math integrates perfectly with our district's strategic plan for graduating students who are college, career, and community ready.
➕ Ms. Snyder emphasized the abundance of support and resources that are in place for our students and staff during this transition.
#CollegeCareerCommunityReadyTigers
#IllustrativeMath
Routes 25 (CES) and 8 (CMS/CHS) are running behind due to road conditions. We wanted to let our parents know that these buses are delayed this afternoon. Transporting our students safely is our top priority.
The CMS Tennis match that was scheduled for today has been canceled. It has been rescheduled for Monday, October, 16.
There is no CMS Tennis practice for today (Thursday, 10/12/23), and students should go home their regular way.
If you have questions, please contact Coach John Floyd (jfloyd@evanscountyschools.org).
Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) work session and meeting this month!
Dr. Bobby Costlow, ECCSS Human Resources Officer, and LaMaudice Holmes, ECCSS Chief Financial Officer, shared strengths, opportunities for growth, and metrics for the next sections of our draft of the updated district strategic plan.
Both Dr. Costlow and Ms. Holmes emphasized the strengths and celebrations based on goals from our previous plan and feedback from last year's Town Hall Meetings and school sessions. Also, presentations focused on elements to improve or continue to grow and how we plan to monitor progress.
Schools will share these updates with staff, School Governance Teams, and other stakeholders, and ECCSS will continue to seek feedback as we fine-tune our updated district plan.
Our next district strategic plan share-out is focused on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, and it's scheduled for the November 2nd BOE work session. We invite and welcome all interested stakeholders to join us!
#SchoolFamilyCommunityCollaboration
#DistrictStrategicPlan
The CHS Flag Football games scheduled for today, Thursday, October 12, 2023, have been cancelled due to the weather. Once they are rescheduled, we will make that information available. #GoTigers #BlackAndGold
CHS and The Den hosted the Bryan-Evans Retired Teachers Luncheon this week!
Our Tigers were happy to welcome and treat these retired educators!
In addition to a delicious meal, Allie Floyd gave a “TED” Talk on education, which will be her FCCLA project in the spring. Also, Kayse Prue, this year’s Baking and Pastry competitor, shared about her fall cake creations.
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#TheDEN
#WeLoveOurRetiredEducators
#SchoolCommunityConnections
Ms. Thigpen, Ms. Melissa, and Ms. Courtney’s class recently learned about apples. They had an apple tasting, where they sampled different apple flavored snacks. Then they made a chart to show their favorite type of apple. They sorted apples by color, learned about the Life Cycle of an Apple, and they painted with apples! They also enjoyed Apple Pie in a cup! It was a great week! 🍎🍏📚
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Claxton Middle School would like to invite everyone to join us on October 26th at 5:30, in the CMS Gym for a Teen Maze Community Event. The first 150 people will receive a meal, and door prizes will be given out. The theme for the night is "Choices In My Life." This program is a powerful representation of what adolescents deal with in today's society. We hope to see you there!
🎉📚 Celebrating PreK Week Adventures! 📚🎉
Our little learners in PreK had an incredible last week filled with excitement and exploration, and we can't wait to share their adventures with you! 🎈🚌
📖 Library Field Trip: Our PreK class embarked on their very first field trip to the public library, where they experienced the magic of storytime and got creative with crafts. 📚🖍️ It was a day of imagination, learning, and lots of smiles!
📣 Pep Rally: But that's not all! Our little ones also joined the school community in a spirited pep rally, where they cheered on with enthusiasm, showing their support and love for our Tigers. 🐅🖤💛
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CHS Senior Order Day
Thursday, October 26
During CHS Lunches
$100 deposits or payment in full are required for in person orders.
You can also order at www.gradnow.com.
#ClassOf2024 #TigerPride #BlackAndGold #GraduationIsAroundTheCorner
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE CMS FOOTBALL GAME IN PORTAL TODAY....The track construction is in full swing at PMHS. All athletic personnel and spectators need to enter the complex through the home ticket side by the gym and softball/baseball field. The buses may park behind the softball press box. The visiting team locker room will be open for the Claxton football team.
The venue for today's CHS JV Flag Football game against New Hampstead has been changed to the new Veterans Memorial Stadium at Tiger Town. Game starts at 5:00PM. #GoTigers #BlackAndGold
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, Ag Day has been postponed.☁️🌧️ It was originally scheduled for October 13th at Claxton Elementary School, but there will be a new date coming soon. We appreciate everyone who has worked hard to plan and prepare for this event! 🐮🐷🐔
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Mrs. Sapp’s 4th grade Tiger Time Class are using the four Cs: communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking to rewrite a story in a different character's point of view. Students are analyzing how the point of view in which a story is written can contribute to the plot of the story. 🐾📚🤯
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