Tiger Tracks

Reading together at home is a cornerstone of your child's education. It fosters a love of learning, strengthens their vocabulary and comprehension, and builds crucial early literacy skills. Even 15-20 minutes each day can make a significant difference.

Make reading fun! Let your child choose books that interest them, use funny voices for characters, and pause to ask questions about the story.

Don't forget to incorporate foundational skills into your reading time. Gently guide your child in identifying letters and their sounds, and practice reading high-frequency words together. These simple activities will build confidence and prepare them for success in school and beyond.

Remember, the goal is to create a positive and enjoyable reading experience. By making it a regular part of your family routine, you're investing in your child's future and creating cherished memories that will last a lifetime.

Parent Workshop: Love Languages of Children

Make plans to join us for this workshop. You won't regret it! We will go over the 5 love languages of children and how to use that to help them at home and at school! Light refreshments will be served and all will leave with a goody bag full of resources!

RSVP for workshop HERE

The Parent Resource Room is available for you to visit during school hours, Monday-Friday. Stop in to help with preparing materials for teachers or grab some resources on several different parenting topics. Room 804 welcomes you to come visit!

I look forward to seeing you!

Volunteer Opportunities & Events:

Room Parent (contact your teacher)

Parent Resource Room

Tracy Wilson, Parent Involvement twilson.rps@catoosa.k12.ga.us

The Catoosa County Public Schools Child Nutrition Department is excited to announce a transition to a new online meal payment and processing system to better serve our students and families. The current provider, K12 PaymentCenter, will cease operations at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 13th, 2024, and the new system, EZ School Pay, will begin accepting payments on Friday, January 3rd, 2025.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SET UP YOUR NEW ACCOUNT BY USING THE LINKS BELOW.

For more information, click HERE to visit the Child Nutrition District Website.

To set up your EZSchoolPay account, click HERE. You will need to know your child's lunch account number.

You can apply for free or reduced lunch by using this link: www.easymealapp.com

Notice to parents! If you need to communicate something important to Coach Mc, please hand write a note and send it in with your child. I receive ALL of the notifications for the entire school as a co teacher. Unfortunately, the messages meant for just myself get lost in the masses. Thank you.

Character Education Trait

Character Education Trait for February is Tolerance, which means respecting the individual differences, views and beliefs of other people.

Random Acts of Kindness day- February 17th

Let’s make kindness the norm this month! As we all work to create a kinder world, we can start

with ourselves and our community. We invite you to celebrate Valentine’s Day (February 14th)

and Random Acts of Kindness Day (February 17th) by spreading kindness.

There is no limit on the amount of goodness we can put into the world. Every ounce of kindness matters and inspires kindness in others.

Valentine Candy Grams are on sale through February 7th

Purchase a small treat bag for a friend, teacher or classmate. Candy grams are $1.00 each and the proceeds go to help provide PBIS rewards for students. Thanks for your support!

PTO will host the Annual Daddy Daughter Dance on February 21st at 6:00pm. This will be held in the RPS gym. Mark your calendars now and look for information to come home about purchasing tickets.

If you are interested in the GA Lottery PreK program, please stop by the school between Jan. 30- Mar. 3 to complete a packet. The drawing will be held on April 14, virtually. This is a lottery, so it is not guaranteed your child will be picked. For more information view the flyer and visit the website HERE.

rps.catoosa.k12.ga.us/home

Whitney Hood, Principal

whood@catoosa.k12.ga.us

Michele Cribb, Assistant Principal

mcribb@catoosa.k12.ga.us