The Bobcat Brief

Friday, August 30: College Colors Day

Monday, September 2: Labor Day-No School

Wednesday, September 4: Individual Fall Pictures (school uniforms not required)

Friday, September 6: Progress Reports Emailed

Monday, September 9 - September 13: Scholastic Book Fair

Thursday, September 12: 5-30-6:30PM, Coosa's Open House

Tuesday, September 17: 5:00-9:00PM, Spirit Night at Moe's (more details sooner to event)

Thursday, September 19: 4:30-5:30PM, SIC Meeting

Thursday, September 19: 5:30-6:30PM, Kindergarten Informational Night

Bobcat Families,

We have officially finished our first week of school and are happy to be back in full swing. Students have been busy learning routines and procedures, meeting new friends and adjusting to their new classes.

Car Rider Line

This year, 35% of our students ride the bus, and the remaining students are either a car rider or attend aftercare. Due to this large percentage of students arriving and dismissing in cars, we have made small adjustments to our drop-off and pick up procedures. In the morning, families will be able to drop students in the car rider line starting at 7:10 a.m. instead of 7:15 a.m. The chain blocking the car rider line will be in place promptly at 7:45. Please keep in mind that students that do not make it to class on time will be rerouted to the office for a tardy pass.

In the afternoon, we ensure that cars are loaded as quickly as possible. Many of our younger students and new families are adjusting to this process. Some quick tips to help speed up the process:

• Pull close to the car in front of you to ensure gaps are not created in the line. If we need to move your student down a pole or two, we will.
• Be ready to leave the line as soon as your child is safely in the car.
• Teach your child how to buckle their seatbelt or car seat, if possible.
• We ask that students enter vehicles from the passenger side of the car. If this is absolutely not possible, please pull to the yellow box so the car line can keep moving.

We appreciate your help with these procedures.

Facebook Page, “Coosa Moms"

This Facebook page is not a district and/or school affiliated site. After realizing that some families thought this was “one of our school sites” we felt clarification was needed. It is our understanding that this page was developed for Coosa families to ask questions of other families that are a part of our school community. Although this is not a district/school site, we are often alerted to questions and comments being made on the site. For the most accurate information about a school policy, procedure, upcoming event, etc., we ask that you reach out to your child’s teacher and/or an administrator to obtain the correct information. This will ensure the most accurate information is being given.

Welcome Coosa Families!

Currently, Nurse Fickes is looking at ALL of the Health Cards and following up with medical concerns.
Nurse Fickes will then be reviewing SC Immunization records over the next several weeks. She will contact families if additional documentation is needed.

Coosa Elementary School is proud to be a Military Purple Star School, a program that supports military-connected children as they relocate to new schools due to a parent’s change in duty station. Mrs. Evelina Fair is Coosa's Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC). The role of MFLC is to provide private and confidential services to military children and their families, provide short-term, non-medical counseling, provide fun activities where military children can connect with each, and provide guidance and support to military families. Please contact Mrs. Fair by calling 843-322-6100 or emailing at Faire@magellanhealth.com.

Art with Ms. Halopoff

Students are working on the following in art class:

• Kindergarten - Summer Break Paper Sculptures
• 1st Grade - If the Dinosaurs Came Back" Cityscapes
  
• 2nd Grade - Cezanne Apple Paintings
• 3rd Grade - A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee" Inspired Vintage Campers
• 4th Grade - John Benkhi Cityscapes
• 5th Grade - Agamograph STEAM Challenge

Music Class with Mrs. Smith: This week in Music Class, students in all grades participated in songs and chants to get to know each other and practiced using instruments in different ways.

P. E. with Coach Adkins: This month we are focusing on procedures, basic exercises, and teamwork.

STEM Class with Mrs. Porter: STEM Lab is off to a great start reviewing rules & procedures! Our upcoming projects include a STEM Lego unit and challenges. Robotics Club will be open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students this year. More information will be coming soon. I am looking forward to a great year with our students!

Did your child participate in and complete Beaufort County Library's 2024 Summer Reading Challenge? If so, your student will earn a reward from Coosa! Next week, your child will receive:

• A book of their choice from our Book Vending Machine
• Brag tag for their bookbag
• Certificate of completion

We need your help determining who participated! Please return the Summer Reading instruction sheet (below) to Ms. Kabel by Monday, August 19th (the deadline is extended!).

Also, check out the photo of one of our students who won one of the Summer Reading Challenge's Grand Prizes over the summer! Congratulations!

Thank you to all of our students and families who kept reading this summer!

The technology usage fee is $20 per student in Kindergarten - 5th Grade. You can pay online here: https://bit.ly/3CfZqrV. At this time, all devices have been issued to students. Devices will remain at school until the iReady diagnostics are complete.

Thank you to Vaden of Beaufort for donating school supplies to our school!

Please check back next week for updated information on our 2024-2025 Business Partnerships. If you are interested in partnering with Coosa, you can find more information on our website: https://ces.beaufortschools.net/about-us/business-partners