The Bobcat Brief
February 9, 2024
Upcoming Events
Saturday, February 10: Chinese New Year & Storm the Citadel (Robotics Competition)
Wednesday, February 14: Students Can Wear Valentine's Day Colors (Optional) and Family Goal Trackers Due (Optional)
Thursday, February 15: SIC at 4:30 & National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
Friday, February 16 and Monday, February 19: No School for Students
Saturday, February 17: Savannah Ghost Pirates Hockey Game
Thursday, February 22: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Friday, February 23: Black History Month Celebration Assembly & College Colors Day
Friday, March 1: Deadline to Order the 2023-2024 Coosa Yearbook
2nd and 7 Foundation
Thank you to the Beaufort High School athletes that visited this week to read with our 2nd grade students through the 2nd and 7 Foundation.
Coosa's Literacy Night
Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 7th! We are hosting our Annual Literacy Night and want our students and families to be there! Check out some of the highlights below:
- Each school pod area will feature a separate author study.
- Activities and projects will be set-up for students and families to participate together.
- The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in our library for students to visit with their families.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks! This is ALWAYS a fun event for our students.
National School Counseling Week
This week was National School Counseling Week so we celebrated our School Counselor, Mrs. Bossak! Thank you for all you do, Mrs. B.!
We are equally thankful for Mrs. Fair, our Military Liaison. She works closely with our students to provide support.
EarlyAct's Animal Shelter Drive
Our EarlyAct Club is hosting an Animal Shelter Drive! If you are able to donate, they are collecting towels, blankets, unopened dog/cat food, unopened dog/cat treats, and new dog/ cat toys. Thank you!
Zest Pediatric Dentistry School Visit
Today our friends at Zest Pediatric Dentistry visited our school and met with our students! They taught our students about positive oral hygiene. We are appreciative of our partnership with them.
Prekindergarten at Coosa
Check out some of the activities our PreK students have been working on this week.
Building in PreK
Print is everywhere at Coosa. PreK students in Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Lupton's class used environmental print blocks to create strip malls and various buildings around Beaufort.
More Building in PreK
Creating in PreK
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Rhodan's prekindergarten class created beautiful artwork that helps reinforce their fine motor skills.
Important Reminder: SMART Watches and Cell Phones
We are seeing an increasing number of students with SMART watches and cell phones at school. Students are not allowed to make phone calls, send text messages and/or emails from these devices while at school. We understand that these devices are a direct line of communication between home and school and are an added safety measure for our families to track the location of their child(ren). We also realize that some students need these devices to contact parents after school when home alone where a landline is not present. These are acceptable uses. Therefore, we allow cell phones to be in bookbags in the off position until after school and SMART watches to be worn by students. However, some students are calling parents to chat at recess, text other students and/or share group texts that occurred outside of school with others. These uses are not appropriate. If a student utilizes their device for these purposes they will be collected and a parent will be asked to pick up the device from the office. We make every effort to have reasonable guidelines for the safety of all students.
Child Find
It’s almost time for the 2024-2025 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration. Mark your calendars: February 26th – March 1! Please contact Nichelle Tyson at 843-322-6147 to schedule a screening if you have a child who will be four years of age on or before September 1, 2024. If your child will be five years of age, registration is held during this time as well.
SIC Survey
All students received the School Improvement Council's Annual Survey last Friday. We would love to receive feedback from all of our families. When completing the survey, we ask that you consider your child’s current experience at school (2023-2024 school year). Feel free to to utilize the comment sections and/or provide additional comments on an added piece of paper, if preferred. We ask that all surveys be returned sealed in the envelope provided by February 15, 2024 to ensure your responses remain confidential.
On that note, if you (or your business) are interested in volunteering at Coosa based on your occupation, talents, or special interests, please complete the three question survey, and we will seek opportunities for you to volunteer at Coosa- Volunteer Survey Link. We will begin reaching out to those that have responded starting next week to see how we can partner with you.
2023-2024 Coosa Yearbook Orders
Families can order their student(s) a yearbook online or by completing the order form that was sent home. To order online visit this website: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/coosa-elementary-school/2023-2024-yearbook-204/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1.
Each yearbook is $20 and the deadline to order is Friday, 3/1.
Coosa's Business Partners - Thank You!
Thank you to our 2023-2024 Champion, Gold and Silver Business Partnerships:
Bobcat Champion:
Bobcat Gold:
Bobcat Silver:
- Beaufort Massage & Bodywork
- Sea La Vie Salon
- Lighthouse Overhead Garage Doors