Talley Street Update

• Talley Family Bingo: March 26, 6-7:30 pm
• TigerFest: March 28th, 11am-3pm (buy tickets; online auction)
• Rising 3rd Grade Parent Night: March 31, 6 pm
• Walk & Roll: April 3
• Spring Break: April 6-10
• PTO Meeting: April 15, 6 pm
• Plastic Film Collection: April 22

We are pleased to share that your child's Spring progress report is now available in the Parent Portal.

Please note that this report card represents a mid-semester snapshot of your child's academic progress and does not reflect final grades. Teachers will continue to update grades and provide feedback throughout the remainder of the year as learning continues.

We encourage you to review the report card with your child, celebrate their accomplishments, and discuss any areas where additional support may be helpful. Ongoing communication among families, students, and teachers is an important part of supporting student success.

If you have questions or concerns about your child's progress, please don't hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or school administration. We are committed to partnering with you to support your child's growth and learning.

Directions for accessing grades in the Parent Portal are on page 24 of the Grading and Reporting Handbook.

Click below for our 2026 GMAS newsletter! This was originally sent to families on March 12, 2026.

We only have 35% completion of our school climate survey. This low participation could affect our STAR school climate rating. It's not too late to fill out our family climate survey! Please use the link below. Thank you in advance for your participation!

Use the link below to order photos. The access code is your child's student ID number.

5th Grade Parents/Guardians:

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our Rising 6th Grade Parent Night on 3/4. Please see THESE slides if you were unable to attend and mark your calendars for our BHMS PTA Spring Into 6th Grade Event coming up on Friday, April 24th from 4:30-6:00 pm. Join us for some food, fun, and music to learn more about Beacon Hill!

As a reminder, your 5th graders will be visiting BHMS in just two short weeks. There will also be an opportunity for parents to join their new 6th graders at our 6th grade Meet and Greet event prior to the first day of school (be on the lookout for the exact date to be announced by the district).

Still have questions? Reach out to Ms. Hudson or Mr. Jordon, BHMS Counselors (rhudson@csdecatur.net or jordon.muse@csdecatur.net) and/or our 6th grade Assistant Principal, Sarah Coleman (scoleman@csdecatur.net).

We look forward to welcoming you,

BHMS Bulldogs

The Beacon Hill PTA is gearing up for the next school year, and we would love for you to get involved. Please check out this link to learn more about opportunities to serve.

Rising sixth-grade families are invited to attend our annual "Spring Into Sixth Grade Social Night" to learn more about Beacon Hill and all that it has to offer. Food, fun and music included!

If your student is participating in the Green Team special collection for Small Food Packaging (condiment packets, sauce dipping cups, souffle cups, coffee creamer pods), then items must be turned into Mrs. Roberts by THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 27. Items should be placed in a bag and marked with your student's first name and last name and homeroom teacher's name and delivered to the Media Center or Room 9 on the first floor. One student from each grade who brings in the most items for collection will earn 15 points for their house.

Our collection for Plastic Beverage Bottles continues through mid-April. The three houses that bring in the most bottles on THURSDAY, APRIL 16 will earn house points. All bottles should be rinsed and dried.

Do you like having plastic film collection at school? Help us continue to earn free pick-ups for the 2026-2027 school year by recruiting families for our Ridwell membership drive. All we need is 10 families to sign up for home pick-up service or mail-in service (new this year!) by May 22 through our Talley sign-up link: https://get.ridwell.com/talley. We appreciate your support!

Lots of misconceptions exist about what can be recycled and how it should be done. Rules actually vary by municipality. (See City of Decatur recycling guidelines here.) Improve your recycling efforts by avoiding some common recycling myths.

Read the March 26, 2026, issue of CSD Weekly, the district-wide newsletter.

• See you at TigerFest THIS Saturday, March 28, 11am-3pm! Get your tickets now or pay at the door: $25 per child (Adults are FREE!). Bring your whole family and invite friends of all ages – siblings and families from our feeder schools are encouraged to attend! Need a free or reduced-price ticket? Please contact Ms. Weaver, Talley school counselor (kiweaver@csdecatur.net) — we want every Tiger there. Your TigerFest ticket gets you access to: 4 Live bands, 2 Food trucks, Concessions, Carnival games + prizes, Photo booth, Bounce house, Spirit wear shop, and so much more!
• Final days for our TigerFest Silent Auction! Bidding closes at 2:30pm on March 28th, during TigerFest. Exclusive experiences with teachers and staff, class-level theme baskets, and more! You can bid on items whether or not you are attending TigerFest. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, and it directly supports Talley students and staff! Find all the info and join the fun here: bit.ly/tigerfest26.
• Also, new this year is our 50/50 giveaway: make a donation to claim your entries online between now and TigerFest. We will pull a name during the event, and the winner will receive half of the money collected! Must be 18 or older.
• We are still in need of volunteers to help with TigerFest! We rely on adults and BHMS/DHS students to make TigerFest happen – we can’t put on this amazing event without you! Student volunteers will receive volunteer-hour credit and free entry to TigerFest before and after their shifts. Please sign up!: Adults; BHMS/DHS students
• Get ready for Walk & Roll next Friday, April 3rd! We are still looking for volunteers to pass out marbles to bus riders that morning and on May 1st. Sign up here to help out and join the morning fun!
• Order a yearbook by April 30th! They are $28 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.
• Join the Talley Street Bike Bus! We bike to Talley every Friday morning! More details at: https://www.talleypto.org/bike-bus. We’re still looking for more adult volunteers to help with routes! Express interest or sign up (for yourself and/or your student) at: https://tinyurl.com/talleybikebus. For questions, contact talleystreetbikebus@gmail.com.

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/.