Cougar Chronicle

12/23-1/6 - Winter Break

The topic for next week's Student Success Skills program is "Values". In the attachment that we've provided below, you'll find the discussion points that teachers will go over with our students. We encourage you to take this opportunity to reinforce these lessons at home as well.

K Lesson- My family

1 Lesson- Being Together

2 Lesson- Spot our family values

3 Lesson- Character values

4 Lesson My values, my choice

5 Lesson- Our School's Value

We all share a common and critical goal for our children to be safe and protected from all things harmful. In support of this goal, our counselors will present lessons from the Think First & Stay Safe™ program to students designed to increase their personal safety and protection in January. The Think First & Stay Safe™ program is a research-based program that teaches specific personal safety education that enables students to protect themselves from abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional).

Parents can preview the materials or discuss them with our counselors between now and January 7th. You can also learn more about the detailed lesson plans and research behind this program at www.childluresprevention.com. Please be aware that more information is provided on the website than is actually used in Fulton County Schools.

If you prefer that your child not participate in the Think First & Stay Safe™ program, please sign the form in your child’s folder and send it to your child’s teacher or school counselor. Unless written opt out documentation is received by January 8, 2025, your child will participate in the Think First & Stay Safe™ program. Please reach out to Ms. Greene or Ms. Woodworth with any questions.

greenej@fultonschools.org

woodwortha@fultonschools.org

The 2024 Cool Cougar Club has officially launched at Cogburn. We are excited to have an AWESOME group of 4th and 5th general education students who were nominated by their teachers to serve as peer buddies to our students who learn in the self-contained autism, program class. This reverse inclusion opportunity has many benefits for our self-contained students and can help bridge the gap for these students by providing role models and structured opportunities for language, play, and social skills. Reverse inclusion can provide self-contained students with a familiar environment to begin interactions with their typically developing peers. If you would like to learn more about the Cool Cougar program at CWES, please contact Dr. LaShaunn Stoddart or Julia Evelyn.

Reflect on the year you've had and get excited for a fresh start! Log your reading to earn badges throughout the challenge.

How to log into Beanstack:

1. Go to classlink https://launchpad.classlink.com/fcs

a. Username: FCS student id #

b. password: birthday (MMDDYYYY)

(reach out to your teacher for this info)

2. Click on elibrary

3. Click on Beanstack

4. Click on "Reading Wrap Up 2024"

5. Start logging your minutes

OR Download the Beanstack App to log your minutes

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Milton, GA 30004

Phone: 470-254-2845

Fax: 470-254-2854