Evans County Schools

Ms. Murphy and Mrs. Barrow’s class participated in a STEM activity and built a gingerbread trap. All the students were successful and trapped a gingerbread. This activity required students to use the four C’s collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

CES 12 Days of Christmas Pajama Day

Mrs. Strickland and Ms. Christman’s class used their knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes to make gingerbread houses, Christmas trees, and Santa hats. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Claxton Middle School hosted a Character Night at the CMS boys' and girls' basketball games. Each teacher chose one student who exemplifies hard work and a positive attitude, regardless of the task at hand. The students were invited to a party during the day where they played games and had hot chocolate and snacks, and then they were presented a certificate during half-time of the boys' game that evening. We are very proud of these students and the great character that they show at school everyday!

CMS teachers and staff enjoyed family time around the table for lunch on Friday, December 16th!

CMS is dreaming of Christmas Break...Pajama Day!

Evans County Charter School System appreciates the partnership that they have with Georgia Southern University! In November, Dr. Kania A. Greer (Coordinator of Center for STEM Education), Chestina Craig (GSU Biology Grad Student), and Michael Brenne (GSU Biology Grad Student) provided professional learning identifying characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates. They demonstrated how to dissect various specimens and classify them. The following educators participated in the professional learning and dissected specimens: Nick Hodgson (CHS), DeeDee Gordon (CHS), Amy Robinson (CHS), Casey Rogers (CES), Kelly LaSala (CES), Jennifer Lewis (CES), Aiyana Pearson (CES), and Samantha Keyfauver (ECCSS) Mrs. LaSala shared her knowledge with fifth graders. Students were able to investigate the dissected specimens to identify the biology and characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates. #ActiveLearning #4Cs #RealWorldExperiences #CommunityPartnerships #CollegeandCareer

Shout out to our November Employees of the Month! Thanks for all you do on behalf of our students and staff! You all help make ECCSS a GREAT place to work and learn! CES - Jeanne Croft/Savannah Ivey CMS - Gloria Reviere/Betty Smith CHS - Keta McNeal/Christopher Oglesby

In November, educators from Evans County Charter School System presented at the Making Science Matter conference at Coastal Pines Technical College. Kelsey Stephens (CMS), Stephanie Myers (CMS), and Samantha Keyfauver (ECCSS) presented on Project Based Learning. #PBL #4Cs

CES principal, Mrs. Julie Howard, shared Christmas Around CES during the ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) work session last week. Check out pics below from different students sharing some holiday cheer with our BOE!. Raelynn T, a kindergarten student at CES, shared how she used the 4Cs to trap a gingerbread man! Isablel M, a 4th grader at CES, and Ms. Laura Sappp, CES Art teacher, shared some recent creations from class. Three CES fifth graders, Zachery V, Gauge B, and Bristol B, shared some holiday writing! CES is committed to helping our students learn and use the 4Cs to make sure all of our students are college, career, life, and tomorrow ready! #CES #4Cs #CollegeCareerLifeTomorrowReady #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

Mrs. Yurek's eighth-grade students worked in groups to perform a "Character Autopsy" of characters from the novel, A Long Walk to Water. Students made character evaluations based on their different abilities as they related to certain parts of the body. For example, for the "brain," one student reflected on the difficulty the character experienced due to his worrying thoughts about his family. #activelearning #creativity

Claxton Elementary School recently sponsored a canned food drive to benefit the Evans County Food Bank. This service project aligned with the current mindset, "Live to Give". Students and staff donated to the cause and over 350 items were collected! Grade levels competed against one another to encourage the donation efforts. The following homeroom classes were recognized as collecting the most items in the grade level. They were rewarded with a extra-special recess. Kindergarten - Ms. Hendrix 1st - Mrs. Whitfield 2nd - Mrs. Hollingsworth 3rd - Mrs. Laird 4th - Ms. Mikell 5th - Mrs. LaSala Mrs. Cowart's PreK class was the school-wide winner! They donated the most items overall. In the spirit of giving, CES hopes that our donations will make a difference for others in our community.

Mrs. Liberatore's class got to visit Ms. McElveen's room for some Christmas cookie baking. The students had a great time and learned the secret to a great Christmas cookie. #activelearning

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate our November Employees of the Month! Each month, staff members are nominated by peers for this honor, and we were thrilled to recognize these awesome TIGERS at our BOE work session and meeting this month! Please drop some Tiger 🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛 for the following members of our staff: CES- Savannah Ivey and Jeanne Croft CMS- Betty Smith and Gloria Reviere CHS- Christopher Oglesby and Keta McNeal

Mrs. Cowart, Ms. Miyon and Mrs. Penny's class worked on fine motor skills and enjoyed a delicious Christmas cookie. Students had to spread their icing with a spoon and then they were allowed to pick Elf sparkles, Christmas magic dust or Rudolph's red sugar, to make it sparkle. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

Red and Green Day at CMS...

CEO Holly Durrence and Director Patrick Burkhalter represented The DEN at the Georgia College and Career Academy Network meeting in Liberty County. Thank you to our friends at the Technical College System of Georgia, the Charter System Foundation, and Liberty County Schools for providing today's training and opportunity to network. #TheDEN #CanoocheeEMC #TCSG #CharterSystemFoundation

CMS students in 7th grade math used digital technology and the 4C's to create posters of inequality keywords to help decipher word problems. #4Cs

The CMS/CHS Bands and Chorus performed their Christmas Concert for a full house on Tuesday, December 13. All three groups did an excellent job. We'll be posting more pictures from the event directly to the ECCSS Facebook page. #MerryChristmas #RealLifeApplication

Holiday hat day at CMS...