On Groundhog Day, Ms. McElveen's students predicted 6 more weeks of winter. To show their predictions, each student used 1 standing up teddy graham for the ground hog and added a second one laying down if they thought he was going to see his shadow.
February Work Based Student of the Month- Shawna Dowd
The Evans County Community MLK Writing and Oratorical Competition has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 12th, from 10:00-12:00 at the CMS Gym. Congratulations to the top winners. This will be a great opportunity for our 3rd-12th grade students to show off their communication skills.
Look at these precious little ones! They LOVED being community helpers by picking up trash on the playground to help our school look better! They are learning about community helpers this week.
Dr. Rico Williams, Admissions Representative from Universal Technical Institute (UTI) visited Mr. Hall's classes to discuss UTI offerings- Automotive Tech, Nascar Tech, CNC Machinist, Collision Repair, Diesel Tech, Welding Tech, Motorcycle Tech, and Power & Performance training.
Students in Mrs. Kirby’s Pre-K class wrapped up their unit on bears this week by sharing their own bears with the class!
Thursday, February 10 at 9am Grab a cup of coffee and join us as we focus on fostering social skills with our children, including: starting a conversation, asking for help, saying hello and goodbye, responding to comments or questions, waiting for turns. Bring your questions and join us in person or virtually for tips and strategies!
CHS Beta Club members competed at state January 26-28 in Savannah. Students who finished Top 5 & advance to nationals in Nashville TN: Eli Waters- Performing Arts; Mollie Lane- Speech; Kaelyn Smith- Social Studies. Eli Waters was also named as a National Beta Premier Performer.
Third grade students worked together and used “clues” to determine the main idea of each bag!
CES Class Photo order forms are due tomorrow.
Class Photos are Tuesday. Please be on time to school.
Oh my! Bears!!!
Mrs. Cowart, Ms. Miyon and Ms. Taylor's class had a fun week learning about bears and hibernation. On Friday, students brought a bear from home and had show and tell. Lots of math and comparing activities were done!
More of the art pieces created by Mrs. Smith's CHS art students. The pieces will be in an art exhibit entitled “A Brief Moment in the Sun” from March 2 though May 15 at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort, SC.
Art pieces by Savannah Deen, Brianna Haire, Ella Wilkie, Callie Trani, Rebecca Johnson, and Philomena Bautista-Rodriguez will be in an art exhibit entitled “A Brief Moment in the Sun” from March 2 though May 15 at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park in Beaufort, SC.
Mrs. Kirk and Mrs. Hagan’s class practiced their subtraction facts using their penguins.
Evans County Charter School System is providing a free COVID-19 Testing Program for students and staff. An information sheet and consent form were sent home yesterday or will go home with students today. Information: https://5il.co/14gv9 Consent https://5il.co/14gvs
If you have questions regarding the COVID-19 Testing Program, then please reach out to our lead School Nurse, Mrs. Fletcher at 912-739-3221 or mfletcher@evanscountyschools.org.
Mrs. Cowart, Ms. Miyon, and Ms. Taylor's class did a fun experiment with gummy bears. They submerged them in different liquids to see what would happen to a gummy bear. They learned hot water melts the bear and regular water mades it grow bigger.
Tina Durrence, counselor at CHS, spoke with Mrs. Lee Ann Lane's Financial Literacy class about FAFSA and planning for college. This is part of the College Options unit the class is currently working on.
College Readiness Math students completed a unit on credit where they studied the importance of credit, how it is affected by their behavior and he importance of maintaining a good credit score.
Students revised their knowledge of related vocabulary through a game of Heads Up. The challenge was to explain or define the term to their teammate without using the word until they were able to correctly determine the word. The team who completed the most terms in eight minutes won the challenge!
Students were also challenged to complete a credit escape room in the quickest time. To complete the challenge, students were required to use their knowledge of credit, credit cards and risks of debt.
Landon Hodges won a free UGA National Champions t-shirt after qualifying to be entered in the drawing by ringing the corn hole board on his first shot! His name was randomly selected from numerous students and teachers who joined the competition!
Mrs. Cowart and Ms. Miyon's class enjoyed celebrating 100 days of growing and learning.
