The Bobcat Brief

Monday, June 9-Friday, June 27: Summer School Days

Thursday, June 19: Juneteenth - No Summer School

Wednesday, August 6: 1st Day of School for the 2025-2026 School Year

I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude to our Bobcat Families for their unwavering support throughout the years. Since 1999, I have been a part of this school community in various roles, including teaching different grade levels, serving as assistant principal, and now as principal. Throughout this time, I have witnessed our students grow in confidence, develop meaningful peer relationships, and excel academically. Many have become successful citizens both within our community and beyond. Together, we have established a school with a strong reputation, consistently striving for excellence. As we approach the end of this school year, please know that your support, along with that of our dedicated teachers, staff, and community, has made this role truly impactful. I am looking forward to continuing to support schools in our community as a Director of Beaufort County Schools.

This week we hosted our last Student of the Month breakfast celebration for the 2024-2025 school year. The students who were recognized as Student of the Month for the months of February (honesty/integrity), March (self-control), April (forgiveness), and May (responsibility/cooperation) were celebrated with a donut breakfast and brag tags for their book bags.

Our sweet kindergarten students are on their way to 1st grade! We are so proud of our kindergarten students for all their hard work this year and loved seeing them perform at the annual Kindergarten Sing-a-long!

We want to thank our 4th grade students and teachers for creating such a thoughtful and COOL arcade experience for our entire school! The 4th Grade Cardboard Arcade is such a fun and exciting annual tradition at Coosa, and we loved seeing the smiles, the ideas, the excitement, the negotiations, the prizes, the creations, and the community building!

A big thank you to Beaufort County Sheriff's Office (and Pilot Neil Baxley) for visiting our school yesterday to educate our students about the Sheriff’s Office helicopter! Our students loved learning, and especially loved seeing the helicopter fly over, land on our kickball field, and take off! What a fun Coosa moment!!

Thank you to all the families, students, and teachers who signed up to to be part of Beaufort County School District’s Seed Library for the Summer of 2025! We distributed okra seeds to several teachers and students, and we can’t wait to see the okra grow in the gardens of our families. We treasure watching your children grow, and now we can’t wait to see the okra grow too! If you would like to share photos of your children tending to the okra seeds, please email Ms. Kabel at Ashley.Kabel@beauofrt.k12.sc.us.

This year our Summer Food Program will include a pilot project offering a Grab & Go option at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy. The program will run between June 9th and July 31st from 10am to 11:00am, Monday to Friday. This opportunity is for school-age children to pick up meals, 18 years old or younger, as well as those over 18 who meet the SCDE definition of mentally or physically disabled.

Check out the iReady Summer Challenge! The dates are from June 2-July 11. Students that complete 2 iReady passing lessons in reading and math each week during the above dates and turn in the tracker, will receive a prize at the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Trackers were sent home with students in grades 2-4. We will be sending the trackers home in the report cards for students in grades K-1 along with their login information.

The Beaufort County Library's Summer Reading information was sent home with students this week! Please encourage your student(s) to participate this summer!

You can learn more about the Summer Reading Program here: https://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/summer

On May 28, the Beaufort County Sheriff Office Aviation Unit will be landing their helicopter at Coosa again. During their last visit, students were excited to learn about some of the vital ways this resource serves our community.

Summer is just around the corner! If you are looking for ways to keep your student engaged, we have some software programs that your student can access through Classlink until July 11 on your personal device!

Students can log in to our BCSD Classlink launchpad at https://launchpad.classlink.com/beaufort.

Highlighted programs:

💻SORA (K-5) - Sora is a shared, district-wide collection of borrowable eBooks and audiobooks.

💻i-Ready (K-5) - Choose Math or Reading, then work on the next My Path lesson to follow a personalized path of lessons. (see incentive below)

💻Discovery Education (K-5) – Search for high engagement topics and follow the Summer of Learning choice board for your grade level.

💻IXL Math (K-5) - Students can click Skill Plans to find the appropriate Summer Boost plan.

💻Hatch (PreK) - Students will be presented digital experiences in sets of three and can choose their first experience.

Sharpen the Saw - Year-End Reflection

This final week focuses on Sharpen the Saw through year-end reflection. Encourage your child to reflect on their personal growth over the year. Discuss the habits they’ve practiced and how these habits have impacted their life. Celebrate the successes they’ve achieved and set new intentions for the future. Reinforce the idea that self-care and reflection are key components of leadership. Celebrate their journey of growth throughout the year and help them see how far they’ve come!

If you are interested in partnering with Coosa, you can find more information on our website: https://ces.beaufortschools.net/about-us/business-partners

Bobcat Champion

• Randall and Marci Mann
• Harris Pillow Supply

Bobcat Gold

• Beaufort Massage & Bodywork
• Stay Strong Fitness

Bobcat Silver

• Maci & Madi, A Children's Boutique
• Overhead Door Company of Hilton Head
  

Bobcat Bronze

• The Lane Family
• Erica Sanchez/Jolly Family
• Sea Island Animal Hospital

Bobcat Parent/Family Supporter/Advocate

• The Beulah-Fields Family
• The Muth Family
• The Vaughan Family