Talley Street Update

• Early Release: December 19, 12:15 pm
• CSD Semester Break: December 22-January 5
• First Day of School for Students: January 6
• Plastic Film Recycling Drive (House Points): January 14
• Talent Show: January 23, 6 pm
• Early Release: January 28, 12:15 pm

Congratulations to our spelling bee winner, Kenji Bhatt, and our runners-up, Charlie D'Avis and Inaya Kazi. These students will go on to represent Talley St. at the district spelling bee on January 10. We are so proud of you!

Ready or not, it’s time to look ahead! We are gearing up to welcome our newest Bulldog crew to BHMS in 2026-2027! The Course Request Window for our rising 6th graders is going to open soon! We have compiled a single resource containing everything you need to successfully support your 5th grader with this process and navigate the upcoming course request window.

Inside this guide, you will find:

• 📚 Course Information: Detailed descriptions of classes, pacing guides, and more.

• 📅 Timelines: Key dates and deadlines you can't miss.

• ❓ FAQs: Answers to your most pressing questions and an opportunity to ask a question.

As of the writing of this newsletter, there are over 300 overdue Talley library books out in the world. Caregivers of all students with overdue books will get an email notification today. Please don't ignore this email! We would like to be as close to 0 overdue books as possible before the break. Thank you so much for your help, and please reach out to Mrs. Long (along@csdecatur.net) with any questions!

Girls on the Run is looking for parents/caregivers/community members to coach at Talley Street for the Spring 2026 Season! If you are interested in becoming a coach/mentor for our participants, please see this flyer and visit girlsontherunga.com/coach to learn more about the kind of commitment it takes to be a coach, and to register to coach. Practice is on M/W or T/Th from 2:30-4:00 pm from February 9-April 28. No practice when there is no school or on Early Release days. Your Talley student is guaranteed a spot on the team if you volunteer to coach. We must have at least three coaches per team in order to host teams at Talley. We need you! Email programs@girlsontherunga.org for questions about GOTR or coaching, and nbundschu@csdecatur.net for questions about coaching at Talley. For more information about GOTR as a program, go to https://www.girlsontherunga.org/3rd-5th-grade-program-details.

Important Dates:

• Participant lottery registration WILL OPEN SOON and will be open through 11:59 pm on January 28th.

• A computer-generated lottery will take place on January 29th for teams that are full. For any teams that don't fill through the lottery, registration reopens by 3 pm on January 29th and will remain open through February 19th on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Practices for all teams begin the week of February 9th.

• The last day to register for teams that have not yet filled and the last day for refunds is February 19th.

• The Girls on the Run 5K celebration is April 25th.

• The last week of practice will be the week of April 27th.

The Talley Green Team wishes you a happy holiday season and a wonderful break! As your holiday packages arrive, please recycle wisely. Plastic envelopes, bubble wrap, poly bags and air pillows can be saved as part of your plastic film collection. (Our next collection for house points will be Wednesday, January 14). Styrofoam may be brought to the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) or outside your local Publix and Kroger supermarkets). Paper and cardboard may be placed in your City of Decatur curbside recycling.

• Final weeks to buy yearbooks on pre-sale for $23! They will be $28 starting on 01/01/2026. Order at bit.ly/talleyyearbook25. Please consider donating a yearbook. If you need financial assistance, a discount code is available; contact Ms. Weaver (kiweaver@csdecatur.net), Talley school counselor. For other questions, contact yearbook@talleypto.org.

• Please have your student(s) check the Lost and Found as soon as an item is discovered missing! Unclaimed items will be donated on the last Tuesday of every month. Please label all student items that could be left behind! Labeled items will be returned to students’ homeroom classes.
• Join the Talley Street Bike Bus! We bike to Talley every Friday morning! More details at: https://atlantabikebus.com/schools/talley. Express interest or sign up (for yourself and/or your student) at: https://tinyurl.com/talleybikebus. For questions, contact talleystreetbikebus@gmail.com.

Read the December 18, 2025, issue of CSD Weekly, the district-wide newsletter.

Please take a moment this week to make your voice heard and participate in the Georgia Department of Education climate survey for your school! Your participation and feedback are greatly appreciated. The data collected will help determine the School Climate Star Ratings for the 2026-27 school year, which will enable schools to improve or build upon their successes.

Talley Street Website

You can find more information on the following Facebook pages:

Talley Street Principal

Talley Street Upper Elementary School Parents

Talley Street Artists

And these Instagram pages:

@talleytigergram

@talleystemstagram

@talleystreetgarden

@TalleyPTO

For more about the Talley Street PTO, visit their website here: https://talleypto.org/.