Cougar News
Students in second through fifth grade are encouraged to read at least 20 minutes every night. If students finish a book, they can take an Accelerated Reader (AR) quiz on the book to earn points. Students can get to AR through Classlink on their Chromebook. It is called "Renaissance Learning." Students who earn enough points to meet their first quarter goal will participate in a UGA Tailgate Party later in October! The deadline to meet this goal is October 17.
To check your child's progress, go to login.renaissance.com and search to find our school. You can set up a parent account that will notify you when your child takes AR tests. Your child's username is their lunch number, and the password is madison (all lowercase).
We want all students to earn the UGA Tailgate party! Happy reading!
We will celebrate the love of reading by having a Book Character Day on Friday, October 31. Students are encouraged to dress as a favorite book character. This is not a Halloween costume day. You are welcome to do an online search for fun ideas. This is completely optional, but we hope many students join us for the fun! We will have a Book Character Parade after the Cougar Pride Assembly that morning. Parents are welcome to attend!
Kindergarten parents are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with kindergarten students on Friday, November 21 at 1:45pm. More information will come!
Athens' very own professional hockey team, the Athens Rock Lobsters, are passionate about encouraging kids to read. They are offering a free ticket to one of their hockey games for every student who reads 1,000 minutes between now and December 12. The ticket will be dispersed after Christmas, and the game will be for a home game sometime in February or March.
Kindergarten and First Grade: You have received paper reading logs. Fill these out each time you read, and turn it in if you need a new one. We will keep all of the logs that are turned in and will submit your name to the Rock Lobsters once you reach 1,000 minutes.
Second through Fifth Grades: Students who have 35 AR points by December 12 will have their name submitted to the Rock Lobsters for a free ticket.
We hope you have a fantastic time reading and earning your free ticket to a hockey game!
Colbert Elementary School
Website: https://www.madison.k12.ga.us/schools/colbertelementary/
Location: 255 Colbert School Road, Colbert, GA 30628
Phone: (706)788-2341
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cescougars