Talley Street Update

• Walk n Roll: September 6
  

• Spirit Week: September 9-13

• PTO Meeting: September 11 @ 5:30 p.m.

• Family Trivia Night: September 19 @ 6 p.m.
  

• Early Release: September 20 @ 12:15 p.m.

• Fall Break: September 23-27

• PTO Meeting: October 9 @ 6 p.m.

• Walk n Roll: October 11

• Field Day: October 11

• 3rd Grade Movie Night: October 11 @ 6 p.m.

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Each fall semester, the gifted review team looks at existing student data to discuss student needs and whether students may be evaluated for gifted identification. If you are interested in having the team discuss your child’s needs, you may complete a Recommendation for Review Form, found on the Gifted and Talented Services webpage, and return it to the Gifted & Talented Specialist at your child’s school by Wednesday, October 2. No additional information is needed.

The Gifted & Talented Specialists for Talley Street Upper Elementary are Lindsey Combs, Nicole Fiber, and Ashley Forman. For more detailed information about the review process and to obtain a copy of the Recommendation for Review Form, please contact the Gifted & Talented Specialists for Talley Street at lindsey.combs@csdecatur.net, nfiber@csdecatur.net, or aforman@csdecatur.net or visit the Gifted and Talented Services webpage.

Talley Street Upper Elementary Field Day is approaching!

October 11, 2024 - All Grade Levels

We need your help to make field day a success, and the kids love to see you there. There will be a PLAYGROUND/BLACKTOP/GYM segment and a BACK FIELD segment for all grade levels. Students will travel with their homeroom teacher and an assisting teacher, and we just need your help to run the stations.

Schedules and links are posted below. Click on the grade level to be directed to the SignUpGenius. Feel free to email any questions to Coach Jeffferson (tjefferson@csdecatur.net) or Coach Johns (njohns@csdecatur.net).

5th Grade Schedule and Volunteer Link

• 8:30-10:40 a.m. - Back Field
• 12:30-1:40 p.m. - Playground, blacktop, gym

4th Grade Schedule and Volunteer Link

• 8:30-10:40 a.m. - Playground, blacktop, gym
• 10:30-11:40 a.m. - Back Field

3rd Grade Schedule and Volunteer Link

• 10:30-11:40 a.m. - Playground, blacktop, gym
• 12:30-1:40 p.m. - Back Field

• Caterpillar Season in the Garden: We’re reminding all students to **please not touch** the caterpillars or chrysalises. Instead, students are encouraged to draw them in place on their host plants. It’s a wonderful way to observe these incredible creatures without disturbing their natural process. Also if any parents would like to come see the garden, it is open on Tuesdays from 11-1.

• Sponsorships: We are still looking for a few local businesses to sponsor the school this year by making a donation to the PTO prior to October 1st. If you know of an interested business please have them reach out to Erin Hinek at copresident@talleypto.org. More info here: talleypto.org/sponsorships.

1. New Mission: Help with the Lost and Found: We’re launching a new initiative to manage the school’s Lost and Found, and we need your help! We’ve created a position where you can sign up to oversee the Lost and Found for a week at a time. In the future, we’ll be posting a digital Lost and Found link here in the eblast. Learn more and sign up here.

2. Trivia Night volunteers: Talley’s trivia night, a fundraiser for the house system, is coming up on September 19th. Sign up to volunteer here and get free entry for yourself:

• Instagram @TalleyPTO

• Facebook page

• Facebook Parent & Community Group

DHS Soccer is hosting a fall break camp! See below for more information. Register here!

Attend DEF's Battle of the Bands, a family-friendly community concert, and you could help your school win a $1000 music grant! Head to the Legacy Park lawn on Friday, Sept. 6 from 5-9 p.m. for a fun evening of live music, yummy food, and community! Four CSD bands will be bringing the tunes – you BYOB (bring your own blanket) and your school spirit! The school with the largest percentage of representation will win the music grant for their school... along with a trophy and bragging rights, of course! We’ll have food vendors and sweet treats to supplement your picnic. Adults are $10 and KIDS ARE FREE! Buy tickets here.

*If cost is an issue, please email Drew@DecaturEducationFoundation.org.

You can find more information on the following Facebook pages:

Talley Street Principal

Talley Street Upper Elementary School PTO

Talley Street Upper Elementary School Parents

Talley Street Artists

Talley Street PE

And these Instagrams:

@talleytigergram

@talleystemstagram

@talleystreetgarden

@TalleyPTO

For news from our counselors, check out their website:

Counseling Website

For more about the Talley Street PTO, visit their website here: https://talleypto.org/.