Cougar Chronicle

12/23-1/6 - Winter Break

**Students return on Tuesday, January 7**

Click HERE to view the Pre-K - 2nd grade student's creations.

Click HERE to view the 3rd- 5th grade student creations.

Ready, set, READ! We encourage readers of all ages to challenge themselves to become reading machines this winter. From Jan. 1-31, we are participating in “Be a Reading Machine,” a reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack and Baker & Taylor. We challenge our community to read and log as much as they can during the challenge to earn fun, new badges!

How to log into Beanstack:

1. Go to classlink https://launchpad.classlink.com/fcs

a. Username: FCS student id #

b. password: birthday (MMDDYYYY)

(reach out to your teacher for this info)

2. Click on elibrary

3. Click on Beanstack

4. Click on "Winter Reading 2025: Be a Reading Machine"

5. Start logging your minutes

OR Download the Beanstack App to log your minutes

We all share a common and critical goal for our children to be safe and protected from all things harmful. In support of this goal, our counselors will present lessons from the Think First & Stay Safe™ program to students designed to increase their personal safety and protection in January. The Think First & Stay Safe™ program is a research-based program that teaches specific personal safety education that enables students to protect themselves from abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional).

Parents can preview the materials or discuss them with our counselors between now and January 7th. You can also learn more about the detailed lesson plans and research behind this program at www.childluresprevention.com. Please be aware that more information is provided on the website than is actually used in Fulton County Schools.

If you prefer that your child not participate in the Think First & Stay Safe™ program, please sign the form in your child’s folder and send it to your child’s teacher or school counselor. Unless written opt out documentation is received by January 8, 2025, your child will participate in the Think First & Stay Safe™ program. Please reach out to Ms. Greene or Ms. Woodworth with any questions.

greenej@fultonschools.org

woodwortha@fultonschools.org

13080 Cogburn Rd.

Milton, GA 30004

Phone: 470-254-2845

Fax: 470-254-2854