The Bobcat Brief

Monday, November 18-Friday, November 22 - Onsite field trip for the Maritime Center

18th: Grade 1

19th: Grade 2

20th: Grade 3

21st: Grade 4

22nd: Grade 5

Thursday, November 21: SIC Meeting at 4:30 (in-person)

Thursday, November 21: National Parent Involvement Day

Thursday, November 21- Field Trips

Grade 2- Coastal Discovery Museum

Grade 5- USCB Shrek Jr.

Friday, November 22: College Colors Day

Tuesday, November 26: Coosa's Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon (flyer sent home)

Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Break

We would love to see LOTS of our family members attend this family event. The cost for lunch is $7 per visitor (child and/or adult). Students that attend Coosa or another Beaufort County School are free. The menu is: Roasted turkey, creamy mashed potatoes & gravy, herbed stuffing, seasoned green beans, warm apple crisp, and iced tea/water. Tea is for visitors only. If you plan to attend, please return the RSVP flyer and pay by the QR code on the flyer or via the link: https://osp.osmsinc.com/p/CV034-154

We would like to recognize our military affiliated families by creating a display at Coosa. Approximately 1/3 of our current students have an active military parent/guardian in a branch of the military. We ask that you send in a family photo to display on our military bulleting board. You can either send in a nonreturnable printed photo or we can print it for you. If sending by email, please send to Renee.Roberts@beaufort.k12.sc.us or Melissa.Pender@beaufort.k12.sc.us.

We want to share with our families that we applied for the Palmetto's Finest Award. At the elementary level, only 1-2 elementary schools are awarded this prestigious award yearly in the state of South Carolina. The process begins with an extensive application submission with the superintendent's approval. Independent readers evaluate applications and recommend semifinalist schools for initial site visits. Members of the SCASA Palmetto's Finest Awards Committee visit the schools. Coosa has been chosen for an initial site visit. The committee will conduct an unannounced school visit between the dates of December 3- December 13. From those visits, finalist schools are selected and notified. If we make it to the next phase, the awards committee members return for a second site visit. If parents and/community visitors are onsite during their visit, they plan to ask them questions about the school.

EarlyAct is a school-wide service club for elementary school students. Coosa's EarlyAct consists of students in grades 3-5. EarlyAct provides young students the opportunity to gain an increased awareness and knowledge of their community and the world. EarlyAct also engages students in character-building activities and prepares them for leadership roles to identify and carry out a minimum of three service-learning projects a year- for their school, local community and an international project. The Sea Island Rotary Club sponsors the club and students from Beaufort High School's Interact club assist. We look forward to showcasing their service-learning projects throughout the year.

All students participated in Career Day today. They had lots of fun learning about various careers and details about each. We'd like to give a special thank you to the families and community members that participated in this year's event. A special thank you also to Mrs. Bossak for her dedication to coordinating this event yearly. Check out the video of this year's event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7DEh6FCPg

Do you feel you have a student who would qualify as Gifted and Talented in Arts? BCSD students who are identified as Gifted and Talented in Arts will have many opportunities provided to them, including both school and districtwide activities. This identification will follow the student through Middle and High School.

• Screenings are open to all students grades 3-5 who are interested and are referred by an adult. The form can be completed from September 23–November 25. Screenings will take place on a date to be decided between January 21 – February 13.
• If you are interested and would like the Related Arts teachers to fill out the form, please reach out to the appropriate teacher. Parents/guardians may also fill out the form on behalf of their child.
• Please contact Mrs. Smith (Music) or Mrs. Halopoff (Art) at Rachel.Smith@beaufort.k12.sc.us and Meredith.Halopoff@beaufort.k12.sc.us with any questions you may have about this process.
• Gift and Talented Screening Referral Form – https://form.jotform.com/242283246216150
• GT Audition Materials - https://tinyurl.com/GTAuditionMaterials

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

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