The Tiger's Roar

Greetings College Park Families,

I extend a warm welcome as we embark on a new school year! We are thrilled to have your children back in our halls for a year of growth, learning, and exploration.

To keep you well-informed and engaged, we will be sending out a weekly family newsletter. This newsletter will serve as a valuable resource, providing insights into classroom activities, upcoming events, important dates, and more. It's our way of ensuring you are an integral part of your child's educational journey.

Stay tuned each week for our newsletter, where we'll share exciting details about what's in store for the first week of school. We value your partnership and look forward to a successful and enriching academic year ahead with your children being the leaders of their learning. In the next few weeks you should become familiar with our new house system to build community and our school goal of 100% of our students reflecting on their learning and the use of students trackers with the weekly goal of completing their independent pathways!

Thank you for entrusting us with your child's education. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at Otway@fultonschools.org

Warm regards,

Dr. Maisha N. Otway

College Park Elementary

Principal

School & Family Events

Aug. 14-18 iReady Benchmark Assessment

Aug. 24 2nd-5th Grade Cheer Tryouts

Aug. 31 Curriculum Night 5:30-7:00 pm

Aug. 31 PTA Meeting 5:00-5:30 pm

Aug. 31 Scouts Interest Meeting 5:30-6:30 pm

Deadlines

Aug.18 Safety Patrol Applications Due

September Look Ahead

Sep. 4-6 No School

Sep. 7 5th Grade House Day

Sep. 8 Schoolwide Sorting Day

The 1st week of school is tricky and getting in on time is often slower than typical. Starting on Monday, August 14th, 2023, tardy slips are required for any scholar arriving to school after 7:40 am.

School doors open at 7:10am and after 7:40am all Prek-5th graders are considered tardy.

Parents will have to sign their scholar into school after 7:40 am. This year we would like to emphasize the importance of punctuality and regular attendance for your scholar's academic success. Arriving on time sets a positive tone for the day and helps maximize their learning opportunity.

92% of our students attend school regularly and we do understand that you may have doctor appointments, children getting sick, and family emergency. Please contact your child's teacher and send a note when your child returns to school. We need all scholars at school everyday and on time. Early dismissals, late arrivals and absences are all monitored and supports given to families in need.

School Hours

Begins promptly at 7:40 am

Early check-out Ends at 1:30 pm

School day ends at 2:20 pm

Office Hours 7:10am-3:30pm

Closed to the public during dismissal

It is essential to inform all families that any adjustments to the dismissal procedure must be clearly communicated through a notice to ensure safety. Parents utilizing the car rider pick-up system are reminded to pick up their students exclusively through cars, as alterations to this process can jeopardize arrival safety and undermine the efficiency of car rider dismissal. Adults outside of cars requesting their children slows down the process and limits the monitoring of the safety of children being placed in cars. In cases where bus riders are not placed on their designated buses, they will regrettably be left at the school. Similarly, for students who walk home, it is imperative to maintain a seamless and secure transition for their journey back home. Please work with your child's teacher to keep your child and all of our children safe.

Many of our scholars completed summer work assignments. Please continue to hand them in this week to your teachers to get your summer work reward!

Welcome Walk

We welcomed our awesome scholars and families back into the building Monday, August 7th. Parents and families walked their scholars to class, met the teacher and were able to see student's awesome classrooms.

This year we would like to shine a light on our students who help College Park Elementary shine so bright. For the first week of school, we will be shining the tiger spotlight on first grader Cameron Brewster. Cameron has consistently demonstrated ROAR behavior throughout kindergarten, and he is eager to elevate this year. Here are some interesting facts about Cameron. His Favorite color is blue, and his favorite food is salad. Cameron's favorite subject is reading, and he is looking forward to reading more books this year. Cameron's favorite thing about College Park is the playground where he can have fun with his friends. Cameron's favorite super is flash.

College Park is now offering an exciting new STEM class to all scholars. STEM stands for science technology, engineering & mathematics, these four fields will help explore student's creativity, innovation, problem-solving & critical thinking. Now let's shine some light on our awesome STEM teachers teaching STEM this year, Mrs. Smith-Davis & Ms. Ivey.

Mrs. Smith-Davis is a certified teacher for over 11 years with the last 6 years being at College Park. Ms. Ivey is a 7th year teacher and it is her first year at College Park Elementary. They are super excited about teaching STEM this year and helping students further explore the subject of science. They believe the students will be excited about the experiments they will conduct. Mrs. Smith-Davis says STEM will help benefit students by expanding their minds with exploration. Ms. Ivey is excited to see the students use their innovation skills and build.

Fun Facts About Our Stem Teachers

Fun fact about Ms. Ivey if she could be any superhero she would choose Wonder Woman.

Fun Fact about Ms. Smith-Davis she would choose being a bird over being a shark because of the places the bird can travel also due to the fact she can not swim.

Princeton Leadership Academy hosted an orientation party & welcomed our new 4th grade class into Princeton Leadership Academy. During the orientation they learned about the school goals with students trackers, aspects of leadership and see themselves with the entire 4th & 5th grade. Scholars new and returning are able to meet some of our school leaders. And scholars were able to become creed certified by reciting our Princeton's Creed. Click the image to see the presentation.

The Fulton County School System screens all students for eligibility for gifted services twice a year and uses a systematic approach to identify highly capable students who may qualify for gifted services. The gifted teacher routinely reviews available data to refer students for further assessment. Students meeting the requirements are referred for additional testing to determine gifted eligibility. For more information please contact our TAG teacher Mrs. Mason MasonK1@fultonschools.org

Beta Club is open to all 4th and 5th grade scholars that aspire to lead beyond their classroom in extraordinary ways. We will begin sending qualification letters home the week of August 21. There is a $20 registration fee; and students will receive an official Beta polo shirt, Beta t-shirt and an opportunity to attend the National Beta conference in Savannah. Contact Ms. Erin Jackson JacksonED@Fultonschools.org

Tiger Cheer and Dance Tryouts are almost here! We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic, and efficient cheerleaders and dancers who will spread the school spirit. Tryout clinics will be held on August 21 and 22 in the gym. Participants will learn a short cheer and dance, along with cheer motions and jumps. Official tryouts will be on August 24th. Participants will be judged on everything taught during clinics, school spirit, and personality/ facials. Tryouts are closed to the public. All participants must have a signed permission slip to try out. Contact-wilsond4@fultonschools.org

Safety patrol members are responsible for modeling safe practices and reporting unsafe practices to advisors and school administrators. In addition they must, arrive to school on time, behave in a mature manner and have at least a C average in all classes. Applications are due August 18 to Mrs. Dugger in the front office. Contact-Dugger@fultonschools.org

Science Olympiad is open to 3rd-5th graders who are interested in exploring and practicing science skills on a competitive level. Applications will go out on August 16th and are due by September 1st. Our first meeting will be held the week of September 4th. The cost of T-shirts and the Science Olympiad Competition Registration will be covered by the school. Families may be asked to bring snacks, lunch and fruit to competition events and transport their children to the event. Contact-SmthdavisD@fultonschools.org and iveyb1@fultonschools.org

Princeton's drummers is an opportunity for students to practice their coordinating skills with our very own professional drummer, Mr. Worthy. Students in grades 2-5 will earn the fundamentals of drumming. More information to come.

As we begin to create volunteer opportunities for families and the community, please be reminded the Governor's Office requires all volunteers working directly with students must complete the Volunteer Registration Process. This is the public site for volunteer registration. Contact your classroom teacher for volunteer opportunities and be on the look out for schoolwide opportunities like field day and other school events.

If you think your child is in need of support from the school counselor and want your child to talk with Dr. Sutherland, you can complete the Student Self-Referral Form or contact him at our school. Contact;-SutherlandA@fultonschools.org

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