TWAS

It is probably no surprise that I am a big sports fan. One of my favorite NFL teams is the Detroit Lions. They have an incredibly talented defensive end named Aidan Hutchinson who is widely regarded the most talented player at the position in the league. Not only is he incredibly talented, he is humble and receives a lot of attention for his character. I recently saw a commercial produced by the NFL titled, "It Takes All of Us" where he is narrating the wonderful things that many players do off the field. The link is below. If the link doesn't work in TWAS, please copy and paste it in your browser. It is worth the watch.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Br2_/nfl-it-takes-all-of-us-honor-character-featuring-aidan-hutchinson-alec-ingold

The most powerful part of the video is the sentence that he ends with, and one that makes me think of you and your educating colleagues....."In a world quick to praise talent, let us never forget to honor character." The thing you do in and out of school to make sure our students will be successful in life is exactly the point of this wonderful commercial. Thank you for your talent and your character. Our Soaring Eagles need it!

Have a super weekend!

Feelin Groovy,

Doug

• PTA Staff treats - FOCR closed all week
• National School Lunch Week
• NO FAST classes
• Conference week - early release
• Critical Days
• SWT Lesson 6 taught in technology
• Duty Week D
• Library Learning Commons CLOSED all week for Book Fair NO CHECK OUT

10/13

• PTA Service Delivery Cart 10-12 (donuts, coffee, water)
• Attendance updated on report cards
• Digital learning day
• Book fair set up
• CPR check off BLT/5th 8:30-10 LL
• Report cards due 12:00
• Report card error processing12:00-2:00

• PTA Trail Mix + Sparling Water FOCR 10-12
• Bus Driver Grab + Go 7:15 bus lanes
• Book fair
• Chorus/Body shop
• Report cards posted 8 am

• PTA bagels/croissants/smoothies FOCR 8:30-10
• Cobb Interim Q1 data pull date
• Risers set up for pumpkins on stage
• Book fair
• Honor chorus/Body shop
• Bus Driver Breakfast 8:30-9:30 LL
• Specialists' Showcase meeting 1:15 MCR

• PTA Ice cream bar 10:30-12
• Book fair
• Bakesale collection in carline
• Chorus/Body shop
• Honor chorus day
• Bus driver gift cards

• PTA BBQ lunch FOCR 10:30-12
• 2nd grade bin drop off
• Book fair closes at noon
• Bake sale collection carline
• Body shop/ATL 500
• K 50th Sock Hop
• Bus driver gifts
• Octoberfest set up old gym/cafe 1:00
• Happy Motoring NO EARLIER than 1:30

• Building open for staff 9-5 CLOSE YOR DOOR
• Octoberfest 2-5

The district requires that you sign off that you have completed report cards ACCURATELY. Please do so below after marking your report cards complete by Monday at noon.

Staff –

Please help us with parking for conferences and afternoon dismissal traffic…

Monday – Park wherever you need to since it is a Digital Day – bus lanes included

Tuesday-Friday – Please do NOT park in the spots that face Papermill Road in the lot by the cafeteria. (The pink spots in the picture below)

We are reserving those spots for the families who have the first conferences of early release. It helps them not be late to your conference, not go the wrong way against traffic, and not muck up our carpool dismissal line.

In the Schedules section of CTLS

The entire week, including Digital Learning Day, the building is open normal hours. There will be at least one custodian here in the evenings to close at normal time.

The normal building hours are:

6:00 am - 7:30 pm

Your box of materials will be delivered to you no later than the end of conference week!

Resources: Weekly Character Trait Calendar 25-26.docx
We will begin the program this year the week after conferences, October 20-24.
The program will run weekly through the last week of April, April 27-May 1.

We will talk about the character word of the week each morning on SCNN.

Staff will be watching for a student that demonstrates that character trait that week to give the award to.

Award steps:

1. Fill in the correct award for the trait from your supply box by Friday end of day.
2. Give the student the award and a key chain by Friday end of day.
3. Take a picture of the student with the award/key chain for social media posting and text it to Christi on Friday. 770-617-2277
4. Record the name of the student on the recording sheet in your box.
5. FALL SEMESTER - input all names from your sheet using the link on the recording sheet either each week or all at once no later than DECEMBER 10.

The FALL semester Soaring Eagle Parties will be:
K/1 - old gym - Monday, December 15 - 8:00-8:25
2/3/4/5 - basketball courts behind the school - Tuesday, December 16 - 8:00-8:25

Send Christi pictures + news to be shared.

Please join us in offering heartfelt sympathy and condolences to three of our Sope Creek staff members and their families.

• Elyse Forte experienced the loss of her mother-in-law
• Tina Voss experienced the loss of her father
• Nicole Haralson experienced the loss of her mother-in-law

During this difficult time, we know that our Sope Creek family will continue to surround Elyse, Nicole, and Tina with love, support, and care. Let us keep them in our thoughts and extend kindness in any way we can.

Want to know what we have communicated to families each Friday? Read the newsletter linked here every week.

Open Enrollment starts October 20 - November 7, 2025. This is when we elect our state health and local benefits. Even if you do not elect CCSD's State Health Benefit Plan, you will need to log in and take care of local benefits that are offered by the county. We have already started receiving weekly emails from PlanSource (no-reply@plansource.com) spotlighting benefits that employees can elect. They give a brief description of the benefit and a link to a video going into more detail. Check your junk mail for these emails.

To log in and see your current benefits, go to:

CCSD website

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Sign in

Benefits Resource Center

Helpful Tip for all K – 5 Teachers:

Homeroom Sections: Include in Grading

Please confirm all K-5 teachers can access their homeroom class in Gradebook Main. This should be done now before teachers begin working on their report cards.

• From the TeacherVUE homeroom seating chart, teachers will point to Grade Book in the main menu and click on Gradebook Main.

• The screen will open to Gradebook Main. The homeroom class name should be visible at the top of the screen in the class focus window.
• Since teachers will access the report cards screens via the homeroom class, it is important to confirm the homeroom section is available in the grade book.

Note: Assignments should never be created in the homeroom class.

• If a teacher does not see their homeroom class in the grade book, please notify the school scheduler.

• The scheduler must edit the homeroom section to: Include in Grading.
• An overnight synchronization is required to update the teacher’s grade book. A District-wide sync runs at 4:00 AM Monday – Friday.

Kindergarten through Third grade teachers, at all elementary schools, will enter standards-based grades on the digital report card in Synergy.

• K-3 teachers will NOT enter assignments and grades into the grade book.
• Grades are entered on the Report Card > Matrix screen or the Report Card > Student screen using drop-down selections.
• K-3 Progress Reports are not done through Synergy grade book reports.
• Art, Music, & PE Specialists can enter standards-based grades for K-3 grade students, as they do for the 4th & 5th grade students, using the Report Card > Matrix screen.
• At the end of Quarter 4, K-3 teachers will enter Final Grades of E, M, or N in Synergy, as they have done in prior years.
• Grades of E, M, or N are in addition to the standards-based report card grades.

• Synergy help guides and documentation are located on the Cobb Technology-Synergy Support SharePoint site. The Support > Help link located in the top right corner of the Synergy application also has a quick link to the site.
• For more detailed instructions, refer to the attached Report Card Administrators Guide, which is found on Cobb Technology-Synergy Support SharePoint > Elementary School > Report Card Processing.
• Use the attached Quick Checklist for Processing Elementary Report Cards as a reference guide while processing report cards.
• The following TVUE Gradebook & Report Card Guides and other resources can be found on Cobb Technology-Synergy Support SharePoint > Elementary School > TVUE Attendance & Gradebook.
• K-3 Digital Report Card & Final Grades
• 4th & 5th Grade TVUE Gradebook & Report Card Guide
• Specialist TVUE Gradebook & Report Card Guide
• SY2025-26 Grade Book FAQ Cheat Sheet

Please share the location of the Synergy user guides with the teachers at your school.

www.sopecreekpta.membershiptoolkit.com/home

www.sopecreekfoundation.org

Fall semester grant deadlines for submission (noon):

Sep 19 grant submission deadline - voted on at Oct 9 meeting

Oct 31 grant submission deadline - voted on at Nov 13 meeting

**No grants voted on between Nov 14-Dec 10

• Lisa Hunt goes above and beyond to care for our Sope Creek family! She is AMAZING!

• WOW! The sensory garden is Gorgeous. Worth walking by if you don’t get to!

• Katie Cowart – She is always doing her absolute best for her students and works so hard at what she does. Her positive energy always gets me through the day. She is the best co-teacher!

• Thank you to all of the paras who helped with the COGAT testing and a big thank you to Tresa for all she did to help us on the test as well!

• Shout out to Christy Roberts for being an amazing Rockstar EVERY day and being so supportive of not just her students but her teammates as well. You ROCK!!!

• Shout out to Kelli Buckner, Dawn Long, and Laurie Goldstein for consistently being phenomenal at what they do and rocking it in IEP meetings!

• Shout out to Laura Griffith, Emily Rhineheart, and Jennifer Bradley for always being there to help out and answer all my questions and offering unlimited guidance and support whenever needed.

• Shout out to Heidi Elias for being a fabulous SSA!

• Shout out to Jana Ladner for being proactive and on top of things!

• Shout out to James Myers for being a crucial part to our Rockstars crew! We appreciate you and all that you do! You’re ROCKING it!!!

• A huge thank you and appreciation to Dr. D and Mrs. Goines for all the support and encouragement during a difficult meeting this week! It was certainly felt!

• The second grade team is truly the best. I have never been on a team quite as consistently supportive of each other and helpful to anyone in need as much as this team. My teammates are more than coworkers. They are friends!