Talley Street Update

• PTO Meeting: October 9 @ 6 p.m.
  

• Field Day: October 11

• Walk n Roll: October 18 [DATE CHANGED]

• 3rd Grade Movie Night: October 18 @ 6 p.m.

• Family STEM Night: October 24 @ 5 p.m.

• Communities in Schools' Literacy Trunk or Treat: October 29 @ 5:30 p.m.

• CSD Digital Learning Day: November 5

• Walk n Roll: November 8

• Author Visit: November 11 (book orders due 10/25)

Parents will use their child's student ID number as an access code.

Please email Charlie Cannon (cwcannon23@gmail.com) with any questions.

Thank you so much to all of our volunteers, and big shoutout to Timothy Cox for purchasing Field Day shirts!

THINGS TO KNOW:

• Advise your child(ren) to:
• bring a water bottle with their name clearly labeled
• wear sunscreen
• wear comfortable shoes and clothes
• Bring clothes to change into
• Shorts and hats are acceptable attire for students.
• Families are welcome to attend field day.
• Sack lunches will be provided in lieu of hot lunches.
• The following are our Field Day agreements discussed in class:
• We will be SAFE and KIND.
• We will FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
• We will HAVE FUN.
• Any student not honoring these agreements may lose their Field Day.

Feel free to email any questions to Coach Jefferson (tjefferson@csdecatur.net) or Coach Johns (njohns@csdecatur.net).

Third grade families, please join us for a movie night on October 18 at 5:30 in the gym!

Please celebrate National Book Month at Talley Street Family STEM night!

Talley is so excited to host acclaimed author, Nicole D. Collier, on November 11! She will be doing a session with all grades that day. If you would like to order an autographed copy of her book, The Best Friend Bracelet, forms and payment are due back to Mrs. Long by Friday, October 25! Paper copies went home in folders this week and a digital form is linked below.

Please join us for our first literacy trunk-or-treat festival, hosted by Communities in Schools!

UPDATES:

• Thanks to all of you who contributed funds and sweet homemade cards to our crossing guard Ms. Angela. A care package was delivered to her at the beginning of the break including all the cards, a water bottle, candy, $300 Kroger gift card, and a Get-Well card from the Talley Community.
• A HUGE thank you to all of the folks who volunteered with the HHM Fiesta and Trivia Night before break. We really can’t do it without you!
• Save-the-date for Reading Rally! Our annual fall fundraiser is right around the corner from 10-11 to 10-17. This year we are Reading Out of This World! Keep your eyes on our social media and website to learn more as we launch next Monday: bit.ly/readingrally24

• Today, right now, is a Spirit Afternoon/evening at Cremalosa. Treat yourself to an afterschool gelato and earn 10% back for our school.
• Our previously-scheduled Walk-N-Roll for tomorrow has been rescheduled to 10-18.
  

• Field day is coming up next Friday, and we still need a few volunteers: bit.ly/talleyfieldday24
  

• The Room Parent Coordinators have extended their collection window for the Teacher Fund. You can continue to contribute through this Friday: bit.ly/teacherfund24

• On 10-19 during Oakhurst Porchfest, the PTO DEI committee hosts Pride porches to celebrate our LGBTQ+ community. We need porch hosts! Sign up here: bit.ly/prideporch

• The 1st annual Talley Trunk-or-Treat brought to you by Communities in Schools Atlanta is coming up on 10-29. Save the date, but also register to host a trunk (there’s a contest with prizes!) and register to attend (it’s free!): bit.ly/talleytrunkortreat24

• Instagram @TalleyPTO

• Facebook page

• Facebook Parent & Community Group

DEF's Lighten the Load program began with an elementary school teacher who told us that one of her students dreaded school breaks because he and his siblings counted on having two meals a day at school. Our Lighten the Load program has evolved since then, but we're still committed to helping remove obstacles - like food insecurity - for our kids.

The number of weekend food bags we provide has DOUBLED this year, and we need your help to ensure we're able to continue to meet this need. This is our community, and these are OUR kids. Please consider donating to DEF, or purchasing items from our Lighten the Load wish list today.

Joe’s Fund, DEF’s behavioral health fund, provides ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshops multiple times each year. These two-day workshops are open to ANY CSD staff member or Decatur community member. We held a refresher course just this week, and the next trainings will be: October 10-11, February 27-28, and March 13-14. Help us make Decatur a suicide-safe community - sign up using the QR code. Interested in supporting this important work? Donate here: https://decatureducationfoundation.org/donate/.

Decatur Performs is sponsoring a poetry competition in honor of DHS’s fall production of Hadestown: Teen Edition. Hadestown is a jazz-inflected musical that offers a modern take on the story of Orpheus, the poet, and his mythical quest to overcome Hades and save his true love, Eurydice. It is about the stories we tell, true love, faith, doubt, industry, nature, and the beauty of trying even if we fail. In honor of the poor poet who had a gift to bring, we invite CSD students to share their gifts.

The contest is open to all CSD students in grades 3 and up. Please submit your poem by November 4. One winner will be chosen from each school including Talley Street, FAVE, BHMS, and DHS. Each winner will receive two free tickets to the show on either November 13 or November 14. Winning poems will be displayed in the lobby throughout the run of the show.

Suggested Themes:

Greek mythology, Persephone & the seasons, Orpheus & Eurydice, Hades, poetry & song, doubt and faith, the changing weather, industrialism, trying even if you fail, changing your fate, true love, to tear down walls, the world we dream about & the world we live in now

Submit your poem through google form, by clicking here or email Musical@decaturperforms.org

A Season of Giving is a neighbor-led organization that brings joy to local children and seniors through gift-giving.

• For Assistance: To apply for gift assistance, please complete our online application at Apply by October 31st. We are excited to support children through 12th grade again this year.
• Sponsor a Gift: Donors can purchase gifts based on individual wish lists for children or seniors. If you would like to be a sponsor, please fill out the form at Sponsor.
• Donate Directly: If you prefer, you can make a donation, and we will do the shopping for you. Simply Donate at our website!
• Volunteer: We would greatly appreciate your help! If you're interested in volunteering, please go to Volunteer and sign up.
• Need Help or Have Questions? If you encounter any issues with the forms or have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at aseasonofgivingdecatur@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support and generosity of the Season of Giving!

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/.