Busy in the Den
Hello Barnett Shoals Community!
We’ve been busy in the Den since we last spoke! Cluster Fair, Reading Day, Masquerade Ball, Stroll or Roll, Spring Conferences, and Book Fair were all successful events! Thanks for your participation and commitment to helping make Barnett Shoals a school of pride and excellence.
Mr. Barrett has shared several albums via Dojo of the events. Please check out our school story on ClassDojo for links to the pictures.
Can you believe there are only 43 days left in the school year? Yes, only 43!
We still have plenty of teaching and learning that needs to be done between now and the last day of school. Please continue to encourage your scholars to finish strong.
We also have plenty of engagement opportunities that are scheduled to take place during this quarter. Last Wednesday you should have received a calendar of events(pictured) that we would like for you to hang on your refrigerator as a reminder of all of the Barnett Shoals’ happenings. From events to assessments and everything in between. Please get this document from your scholar’s folder.
We are happy with our progress thus far, but still have a few more turns before we reach the finish line.
We are continuing along our R.O.A.D to success so that we can Reach Our Academic Dreams.
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Upcoming Events
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http://tinyurl.com/BearsBookfair
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Upcoming Events
- Monday, March 20th: Parent University @ 9AM - Milestones
- Tuesday, March 28th: Virtual Fireside Chat @ 6PM - Milestones
- Wednesday, March 29th: Lunch on the Lawn
- Friday, March 31st: EEAA
- Wednesday, April 12th: Principal Coffee @ 8AM
Important Dates
- Online book fair open until March 21st
http://tinyurl.com/BearsBookfair
- April 3rd - 7th: Spring Break
Autism 5K
AUTISM AWARENESS ACCEPTANCE GLOW WALK/RUN 5K
APRIL 28, 2023 5:00PM – 9:00PM
ATHENS, GA
LOCATION: Barnett Shoals Elementary School, 3220 S. Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605
EVENING ACTIVITIES: Lots of fun activities for children!
Registration and Packet Pickup begins at 5:00PM Walk / Run begins at 6:00PM
REGISTER: $25.00 before April 1st, 2023, $30.00 April 1st and through race day
Three easy ways:
1) On-line at ClassicRaceServices.com or RunSignup.com
2) Mail in the form below before April 15, 2023.
3) On-site registration begins at 5:00PM at the school
T-SHIRTS: Register by April 10 to be guaranteed a t-shirt
AWARDS: Overall Male/Female, Masters Male/Female and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in standard 5-year age groups.
QUESTIONS: For more information contact Tiffany Davis, e-mail: davist@clarke.k12.ga.us or Carole Black, email: classicraceservices@gmail.com . ===================================================================
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Parent UniversityPlease join us in The Bear Den: Our Family Success Center on Monday, March 20th @ 9AM for a session all about the upcoming Milestones assessment for our 3rd - 5th graders. | Virtual Fireside ChatPlease join us virtually on Tuesday, March 28th @ 6PM for a session all about the upcoming Milestones assessment for our 3rd - 5th graders. Zoom link will be shared on Class Dojo. | Lunch on the LawnPlease join us on Wednesday, March 29th for our Lunch on the Lawn at Barnett Shoals! Bring your own picnic lunch or purchase lunch from the cafeteria and join your scholar(s) for some fun family time! You are welcome to bring blankets and/or chairs. 💌 RSVP here. Below are the lunch times listed by grade or class ⬇️ Pre-K - 11:20 Kindergarten - 10:20 1st Grade - 10:50 2nd Grade - 12:20 3rd Grade - 12:30 4th Grade - 12:00 5th Grade - 11:40 Ms. Brown - 11:40 Ms. Davis - 12:30 For families that have multiple scholars, the scholar with the later lunch will be able to join the scholar with the earlier lunch. Ex: 12:20 lunchtime and 11:20 lunch time. The scholar with the 12:20 lunchtime will join the scholar with the 11:20 lunchtime. |
Parent University
Please join us in The Bear Den: Our Family Success Center on Monday, March 20th @ 9AM for a session all about the upcoming Milestones assessment for our 3rd - 5th graders.
Virtual Fireside Chat
Please join us virtually on Tuesday, March 28th @ 6PM for a session all about the upcoming Milestones assessment for our 3rd - 5th graders.
Zoom link will be shared on Class Dojo.
Lunch on the Lawn
Please join us on Wednesday, March 29th for our Lunch on the Lawn at Barnett Shoals!
Bring your own picnic lunch or purchase lunch from the cafeteria and join your scholar(s) for some fun family time! You are welcome to bring blankets and/or chairs.
💌 RSVP here.
Below are the lunch times listed by grade or class ⬇️
Pre-K - 11:20
Kindergarten - 10:20
1st Grade - 10:50
2nd Grade - 12:20
3rd Grade - 12:30
4th Grade - 12:00
5th Grade - 11:40
Ms. Brown - 11:40
Ms. Davis - 12:30
For families that have multiple scholars, the scholar with the later lunch will be able to join the scholar with the earlier lunch.
Ex: 12:20 lunchtime and 11:20 lunch time. The scholar with the 12:20 lunchtime will join the scholar with the 11:20 lunchtime.
Square 1 Art Fundraiser
Hello Barnett Shoals Bears,
I am so excited about this year's Square 1 Art Fundraiser. Many of our families have already ordered beautiful keepsakes with their scholar's art! If you have a media release on file with our school, your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art Fundraiser went home in Wednesday folders. You can order using the catalog or online.
If you do not have a media release on file - you can upload art you have at home to order here:
Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!
If you lost the catalog but would still like to order art, it's simple. Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter the state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!
Order by: 3/31/2023
If you have questions or need anything at all, contact customer care online.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Betsy Bush
Square 1 Art Fundraiser Coordinator
Barnett Shoals Elementary
Jittery Joe's Coffee Fundraiser
Choose between ground or whole bean Jittery Joe's Create Blend coffee.
All bags are $12 each.
You can print your own form (see PDF attachment below this post) or request a form be sent home with your scholar.
Parent Name: ____________________________
Student Name: ___________________________
Homeroom Teacher: ______________________
Create Blend Qty: ______ Bean _______ Ground
Payment method: ____ Cash ______ Check
Checks Payable to BSES
$12 per bag
Delivery method: By student or Pick up at school
Contact Jennifer Armstrong at armstrongj2@clarke.k12.ga.us or call (706) 357-5334 for any questions
CCSD Youth Art Month Exhibition
CCSD Youth Art Month Exhibition
March 4- March 31
Reception March 26, 1-3pm
@ Lamar Dodd School of Art,
UGA 3rd Floor, Art Education Area
270 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602
Help A Child Smile
Click here to register!
Habits at Home
As a Leader in Me School, one of our 5 Core Paradigms is that families and teachers partner to support the whole child.
Our Habit for the month of March: Habit #7 Sharpen the Saw
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Habit #7: Sharpen the SawTo put it simply, synergy means “two heads are better than one.” Synergize is the habit of creative cooperation. It is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It’s a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. Together, they can produce far better results than they could individually. Synergy lets us discover jointly things we are much less likely to discover by ourselves. It is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. | Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw Balance feels best.
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Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw
To put it simply, synergy means “two heads are better than one.” Synergize is the habit of creative cooperation. It is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn’t just happen on its own. It’s a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. Together, they can produce far better results than they could individually. Synergy lets us discover jointly things we are much less likely to discover by ourselves. It is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw
- I take care of my body by exercising, resting, and eating healthy foods.
- I learn new things.
- I spend time with family and friends.
- I balance my time between work and play.
- I reflect on ways to grow.
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Legal Pop Up Clinic
Attorneys in Athens are offering FREE legal help and guidance in all areas of the law, including FAMILY LAW (Divorce, Legitimation, Child Support), RECORD RESTRICTION, PROBATE, LANDLORD/TENANT, PERSONAL INJURY, DISABILITY LAW, SMALL CLAIMS, AND GENERAL CIVIL.
Do you have a question or need a referral? Come visit us at our POP-UP LEGAL CLINIC.
TIME: 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM*
DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
PLACE: GOODWILL - EASTSIDE (LEXINGTON RD) 4070 LEXINGTON ROAD ATHENS, GA 30605
Bring your important papers with you! *No admittance after 10:50 a.m.
This clinic is sponsored by the Western Circuit Access to Justice Initiative in coordination with Georgia Legal Services. Attorneys are available for brief legal help and referral only. They do not represent you. You may be referred to another service provider. For more information about legal services to low-income people in civil matters, please contact Georgia Legal Services at 1-800-745-5717 or www.glsp.org.
Farmer's Market at Fowler Drive Elementary
THIS EVENT IS FOR EASTSIDE SCHOOLS!
Please put this on your calendars! Barnett Shoals families are invited to these markets!
These events, in partnership with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, allow many Athens-Clarke County families the opportunity to receive free food, drinks, house and school supplies, and toys.
The market will be held monthly at Fowler Drive Elementary for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. The remaining markets are scheduled for:
- March 22
- April 26
- May 17
400 Fowler Drive, Athens, GA 30601
4:00-5:30 PM
**School accessible by bus line!!
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Georgia Museum of Art FAMILY DAYS Every month, kids of all ages come to the Georgia Museum of Art on a Saturday to look at and make art. 10AM-12PM Free! 90 Carlton Street Athens, GA |
Georgia Museum of Art
Every month, kids of all ages come to the Georgia Museum of Art on a Saturday to look at and make art.
10AM-12PM Free!
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA
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FoodFinder Food should always be within reach. If you or your family don't always have money for food, visit the FoodFinder website or download our app to find places nearby where you can get free food and meal assistance. foodfinder.us | Hilsman Health Center Now Offering Dental Services for CCSD Students, Staff, FamiliesThe Hilsman Health Center, located at 870 Gaines School Rd., Athens, located between Hilsman Middle and Gaines Elementary schools, offers dental services in addition to its other health services and is now accepting appointments with Dr. Merissa Nelms. The center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday (closed from noon to 1 p.m. every day for staff lunch) and Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Call 706-546-7463 to make an appointment. The first school-based health clinic to open in northeast Georgia, the Hilsman Health Center is a partnership between CCSD and the Athens Neighborhood Health Center and is staffed by a nurse practitioner, dentist, and support staff. Click here for more information on the center. | CCSD's Employee of the Month nominations for 2022-23 are NOW OPEN!Parents/guardians, staff, students, and community members can nominate any employee. 😃 Employees must be full-time and have a minimum of one year of employment with the district. A committee will select a winner for each month from September through May, and the winner will be announced at the monthly Clarke County Board of Education regular meeting. The September winner will be announced at the Sept. 8 BOE meeting. Click here to nominate an employee: https://bit.ly/3cfPWCp |
FoodFinder
If you or your family don't always have money for food, visit the FoodFinder website or download our app to find places nearby where you can get free food and meal assistance.
foodfinder.us
Hilsman Health Center Now Offering Dental Services for CCSD Students, Staff, Families
The Hilsman Health Center, located at 870 Gaines School Rd., Athens, located between Hilsman Middle and Gaines Elementary schools, offers dental services in addition to its other health services and is now accepting appointments with Dr. Merissa Nelms.
The center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday (closed from noon to 1 p.m. every day for staff lunch) and Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Call 706-546-7463 to make an appointment.
The first school-based health clinic to open in northeast Georgia, the Hilsman Health Center is a partnership between CCSD and the Athens Neighborhood Health Center and is staffed by a nurse practitioner, dentist, and support staff.
Click here for more information on the center.
CCSD's Employee of the Month nominations for 2022-23 are NOW OPEN!
Parents/guardians, staff, students, and community members can nominate any employee. 😃
Employees must be full-time and have a minimum of one year of employment with the district. A committee will select a winner for each month from September through May, and the winner will be announced at the monthly Clarke County Board of Education regular meeting. The September winner will be announced at the Sept. 8 BOE meeting.
Click here to nominate an employee: https://bit.ly/3cfPWCp
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211 – Get Connected. Get Help. 211 is United Way of Northeast Georgia’s health and human service helpline – a free and confidential program accessible to anyone. Call 211, text your zip code to 898-211, or visit the online database. | ACC Community Food Resources Visit ACC Community Food Resources to view dates/times of food distributions in Athens-Clarke County. | |
211 – Get Connected. Get Help.
ACC Community Food Resources
