Evans County Charter School System

🎉💛🖤Please join us in celebrating and showcasing our students, staff, families, businesses, AND community members who are all ESSENTIAL parts of our Tiger partnerships!!💛🖤🎉 Over the next few days, we will continue to introduce, showcase, and celebrate some of our Tiger teams across the district! For our Tuesday showcase, please take a peek at just a few of the amazing internal and external stakeholders who collaborate to make sure our Tiger students, staff, and families are successful! In this batch of Tiger partnerships in action, you may spot some of our 4H friends, Family Connection team members, Chamber of Commerce goody bags to welcome new staff, Action Building Team members, regional partners, and more! We are so thankful to have so many committed to making life better in Tiger Town! It takes a village, and we are so grateful to all who believe in and support our Tigers! #CollegeCareerCommunityReadyStudents #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurFamilies #WeLoveOurCommunity #WeLoveOurStakeholders

🎺🎨 Creativity in Action! 🎨🎺 Our CMS students have kicked off their projects for the Hispanic Heritage Competition! 🎉 They're pouring their talents into creative writing and artwork that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic community. 🌎🎶🖌️ Stay tuned for some incredible pieces that showcase their hard work and creativity! 🎼🖼️ #HispanicHeritage #CMSProud #StudentCreativity #CelebrateCulture

🚀🔬 Bringing Computer Science to Life in Physical Science! 🔬🚀 We're excited to announce that our 8th grade science classes are integrating computer science principles into the physical science curriculum! 🧪💻 Students in Mrs. Kelsey Stephens' classes are diving into Python programming using TI-Nspire calculators and TI-Rovers. 🤖✨ They've mastered converting Python commands into physical distances measured in centimeters, and now they're taking it a step further! Students are mapping out a route from Claxton Middle School to a chosen location in Claxton, measuring distance and time along the way. 📍⏱️ Then, they program their TI-Rover to follow this route using Google Maps! 🗺️🏎️ But that's not all—they'll also use their collected data to create a distance-time graph for deeper analysis and interpretation. 📊🔍 This is hands-on learning at its best! 🌟 #STEMEducation #PythonProgramming #FutureScientists #HandsOnLearning

It's September! Breakfast and lunch menus can be found by going here: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining View, download, and print monthly menus by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

Ms. Hoffman's, Ms. Benton's, and Ms. Christman's classes held a mock election to dive into the world of voting! 🏫✨ The students learned all about the voting process and why it’s so important. 💡 Then, they put their knowledge into action with a tasty twist: deciding between cookies 🍪 or brownies 🍫 ! And the winner is… BROWNIES! 🎉🍫 😋🎊 #StudentElections #FunFriday #BrownieVictory

🌱 First Grade Agriculture Adventures🌱 Ms. Sydney Stuart’s first grade agriculture class has been exploring the fascinating world of agriculture. The students began by breaking down the concept, focusing on the basics of planting, watering, and harvesting. They investigated each action, then applied their knowledge by matching pictures to the correct terms. To cap off the week, the young learners planted their own seeds, and they’ll be eagerly watching them grow in the weeks to come! 🌿 #ReadySetGrow #FirstGradeFun

📅Please remember this upcoming weekend is a three-day weekend for students and staff! 📅 Monday, September 2, is a Labor Day holiday for students and staff. We look forward to welcoming our students and staff back on Tuesday, September 3! We wish our students, staff, families, and community a happy and safe Labor Day! To see the full calendar for this school year, including make-up days for Tropical Storm Debby and the addition of two parent conference days, please visit our website: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events #TigerCalendarReminders #LaborDayHoliday

In Mr. Burney's dance class, they are preparing for Hispanic Heritage Month by learning the Norteñas dance. #CelebrateHispanicHeritageMonth #BlackAndGold #CultureIsImportant

🧮✨ Math Minds at Work! ✨🧮 Last week, Ms. Fallin and Ms. Abler’s mathematicians mastered counting and adding. This week, they’re teaming up to sort items into categories that make sense to them. It’s all about building problem-solving skills and having fun with math! #ReadySetGrow #FirstGradeMath

🎨✨ Celebrating Our Uniqueness in Mrs. Herrington and Ms. Courtney’s Class ✨🎨 This week, Mrs. Herrington and Ms. Courtney’s class focused on an “All About Me” theme, where we discovered that while we all look different and have different interests, we are all friends! The students had a blast drawing self-portraits, discussing our senses, creating rainbows representing our favorite things, and bringing in special items from home to share with the class. We’re having so much fun at school, celebrating what makes each of us unique! 🌈👫 #ReadySetGrow

Ms. Selph’s Algebra 1 class created histograms, box plots, and dot plots from statistical questions that the students created themselves. They also had to interpret what each graph meant. #MathIsFun #TigerPride #BlackAndGold

Today, students at Claxton Middle/High School were served BBQ Nachos, Sweet Potato Fries, Field Peas, Stewed Squash & Onions, an Apple, and their choice of cold Milk. Our students are provided nutritionally balanced meals that meet federal guidelines at no cost to families! Visit our menu page regularly for the current menu. The monthly menu can be found at the bottom of the page. https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining #FuelingGA #GATrayoftheWeek #K12CulinaryCulture @GaDOENutrition

Claxton Middle School students were excited to get back into the media center this week. All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students attended the media center orientation session with Mrs. Durrence, and then they each were able to check out two books. Students are being encouraged to read within their Lexile bands this year. Information on understanding your child's Lexile level can be found on the Claxton Middle School webpage under the Parent Resources tab.

FYI: The JV football game scheduled for August 29 in Metter has been cancelled.

Coach Lanier’s US History classes are collaborating and learning the reasons the 13 colonies were established. These development ideas include purpose of establishment, natural resources, available industries, positive and negative impacts, religious and cultural impact, and the interactions between colonist and natives. #KnowledgeIsPower #TigerPride

🌟 All About Me Week! 🌟 This week, Ms. Thigpen and Ms. Melissa’s class had a blast sharing all about themselves! Students brought in bags filled with a few of their favorite things and took turns showing them to the class. It was a fun and meaningful way to get to know each other better! 🎒✨ #ReadySetGrow

Shout out to our students from The Academy who met their MAP goal! Principal, Mr. Mark Stroud, and other staff treated these amazing Tigers to pizza! #GrowingMindsBuildingFutures #TheAcademy

📚✨Calling all champions of literacy!!!📖🏆 Please take a moment to share your reading life with our Tigers and community! Click this link to complete the Google Form: https://forms.gle/gJeab1kcLFX9ArBS8 September is Literacy Month in Georgia, and we're inviting all students, staff, families, community members, business partners, and anyone else who would like to join our efforts to showcase and inspire LOTS of reading for our Tigers and community! Reading a recipe? Please share here! Reading a book? Please share here! Reading directions to put something together? Please share here! Let our Tigers know what reading is happening in the world around them! You can share a pic of your reading in action, or you can share what reading means to you! During September, we will share as many these reading highlights as we can with our school and community! We hope to have lots of responses to showcase and celebrate literacy on social media, our website, and other media outlets! Know other champions of literacy in your circle of friends and acquaintances? Please share this post with others, so they can join in the literacy fun! #LiteracyMonth #WhatAreYouReading #CollegeCareerCommunityReadyTigers

IMPORTANT REMINDER...REACH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH! Calling all CMS 8th graders (AKA, the CHS Class of 2029)! The REACH application has been uploaded to the 8th Grade Class of 2029 Google Classroom. The REACH scholarship provides up to $10,000 that can be used to attend any HOPE eligible college in Georgia. To be eligible, students need to complete and submit the application by August 30th. This is an excellent opportunity for students to get financial assistance for college costs. Please do not wait until the last minute to begin this, as the application has several parts and takes a while to complete. Every 8th grade student should take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. We can't wait to find out who the REACH Scholars for the Class of 2029 will be! The application can be downloaded from the Claxton Middle School webpage under the Parent Resources section. Copies are also available in the CMS Media Center.

Families of Juniors (Class of 2026), don't forget that the Junior Ring Ceremony for all juniors who ordered class rings will be held on Friday, August 30, at 8:30AM ,in the CMS/CHS Cafeteria. Come help us celebrate this milestone for these students. #TigerPride #BlackAndGold #MakingMemories