Evans County Schools

📚 Fifth-grade science teachers delving into student journals! 🧐 Our amazing students have been mastering the art of building compelling arguments backed by evidence to uncover the Earth's surface features shaped by constructive or destructive forces. 🌍🔍 They're evaluating their progress against success criteria and giving solid reasons for their choices. 📈 Meanwhile, our dedicated teachers are reflecting on our students' learning journey, all in the quest to help them reach proficiency and beyond! 🌟 #EducationMatters #TeacherLife #StudentSuccess"

DON'T FORGET...CMS invites all parents and stakeholders to attend our annual Title I Meeting TOMORROW, September 19th, at 5:30 PM in the CMS/CHS cafetorium.

Our 7 Mindsets focus this week is "Act and Adjust." We want our students to know that things might not always go their way, but they still have to keep doing the right things. #RoarANDSoar #7Mindsets

Mrs. Hallman's 2nd grade Tiger Time class has been working with CVCe (sneaky e) words this week! They got to play "write the room" where they rotated around the room to various pictures of CVCe words and had to write the word on a recording sheet. They had a lot of fun! 📚🐯✏️ #ReadySetGrow #CES

Mr. Burney’s drama students are gearing up for their first production for the Teen Maze, sponsored in conjunction with Evans County Family Connection. Teen Maze provides students with information about personal responsibility, as well as consequences of risky behaviors such as drinking and drug use. The drama students are learning to do wounds and bruises make up to prepare for their part in the Teen Maze. #Collaboration #Creativity

Here's our ECCSS Week at a Glance for this week! Reminders: All times listed are 'PM' unless otherwise noted. If there is not an "@" symbol, it means the event is at home. Please keep in mind that weather and other circumstances may cause the events listed below to be changed. To see our most up-to-date calendar info (and more specific location information), please visit the calendar page of our website: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events Also, please note we are back at home for CHS Football this Friday! Please check out the graphic below for important reminders about the guidelines for Veterans Memorial Field! #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurTigerFans #GoTigers

On Saturday, September 16, the CHS JV and Varsity cheer teams hosted their annual Wee Cheer Camp. The participants learned cheers and stunts and played games. The wee campers will show off their skills at the Tigers v Jenkins Co football game on Friday, September 22, 2023. Pregame will include the wee campers, the Pride of Evans County CHS band, and varsity cheerleaders beginning at 7:00 pm. We ask Tiger fans to please wear gold in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

One of the 7 Mindsets we focus on is The Time Is Now. Nido Qubein says, "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."

See attached flyers for important 4-H announcements.

🦅🍰 Exploring America's Sweet Side 🦅🍰 Mrs. Herrington & Mrs. Morris's Pre-K class enjoyed America's favorite dessert, apple pie and ice cream, after learning all about America this past week. The children learned about different symbols and created an American flag together. #ReadySetGrow #CES

🎲🐯 CES Homecoming Spirit Week: A Game of Style and School Pride! 🎲🐯 CES Homecoming Spirit Week is October 2nd-6th! 🎉 Monday: Monopoly Day -Dress to Impress! Tuesday: Guess Who? - Dress as your favorite character! Wednesday: Chutes and Ladders - Slide into your childhood or shoot into your future! Thursday: Battleship - Represent your house color with pride! Friday: Get Your Game On - Dress in your best black and gold to showcase your tiger spirit! 🐯🖤💛 #ReadySetGrow #CES

This is a meal our students at Claxton Elementary School absolutely loved today! Students were treated to chicken fingers, a yeast roll, macaroni and cheese, stewed cabbage, a side salad, apple wedges (with caramel dip), and their choice of cold milk. Our students are provided nutritionally balanced meals that meet federal guidelines at no cost to families! #FuelingGA #GATrayoftheWeek

Kaidence Allred, Allie Floyd, and Aashi Patel were sponsored by the Claxton Rotary Club to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership camp in June in Brunswick. Kaidence and Allie shared their experiences with the club members during the Rotary meeting on Wednesday, September 13. The girls also conveyed their thanks to the members for allowing them to build their leadership capacity through this experience. #Collaboration #LifeSkills #Communication

🎨✍️¡Listos para mostrar nuestro talento Tiger! Ready to show our Tiger talent!✍️🎨 Happy first day of Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out our CMS and CHS students from Ms. Francis and Ms. Smith's classrooms as they are beginning to research and work on the first drafts of their projects for our fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Art and Writing Competition! Stay tuned to see the writing and art masterpieces our talented Tigers create! #HispanicHeritageCelebrationArtAndWritingCompetition #WeLoveOurTigers

We're thrilled to embark on our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at CES! Our festivities began with a special kickoff, featuring our pre-k students assisting with morning announcements, along with an inspiring quote by the renowned Hispanic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta: 'Your great strength is knowing who you are.' 🌟🎉 #HispanicHeritageMonth ¡Estamos encantados de embarcarnos en nuestra celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en CES! Nuestras festividades comenzaron con un inicio especial, en el que nuestros estudiantes de Pre-K ayudaron con los anuncios matutinos, junto con una cita inspiradora del renombrado diseñador de moda hispano Oscar de la Renta: 'Tu gran fortaleza es saber quién eres'. #ReadySetGrow #CES

🎲🐯 CMS Homecoming Spirit Week: Tigers Got Game is October 2nd-6th! 🎉 Monday: Monopoly Day - Dress For Success! Tuesday: Guess Who? - Dress as your favorite video or board game character! Wednesday: Chutes and Ladders - Slide into your childhood or shoot into your future! Thursday: Battle of the Houses - Represent your house color with pride! Friday: Get Your Game On - Dress in your best black and gold to showcase your tiger spirit! 🐯🖤💛 #RoarANDSoar

The CMS Lady Tigers played their last home softball game on Thursday, September 14th, against STMS. After the game, all 8th grade players were recognized. We are proud of you, girls! Thank you for your dedication to the CMS Lady Tiger Softball Team!

We're thrilled to announce an incredible partnership between our dedicated Claxton High School teachers and the brilliant minds at Georgia Southern, all made possible by the generous $20,000 STEM/STEAM Professional Learning Grant CHS received! Claxton High School teachers Bradley Hall, DeeDee Gordon, Amy Holland, Riviera Selph, Meagan Hedden, Angela Beecher, and Jenna Watkins, along with ECCSS Instructional Technology Coordinator Samantha Keyfauver are participating in professional learning by Dr. Shelli Casler-Failing (Associate Professor of Middle Grades and Secondary Mathematics Education and Program Director), Dr. Kania Greer (Coordinator of the Center for STEM Education and College of Education), and Molly McKeon (Graduate Student and Ogeechee Riverkeeper Fellow). They are embarking on a journey to explore and learn more about our local environment through water quality testing. 💧🌿 This cross curricular team hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the health of our aquatic ecosystems and to create a STEM unit for our amazing students. 🚣‍♀️🌊🌎 This project serves as a testament to the power of teamwork, underscores the importance of experiential learning, and highlights the incredible opportunities that grants like these provide. 🙌🔍 Stay tuned for updates as they embark on this exciting adventure together! 🌟💡 #STEMEducation #STEAMGrant #WaterQuality #CommunityCollaboration #LearningTogether

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Monday! Mrs. Julie Howard, Mrs. Fran Tanner, and Dr. Paul Mizell shared Employees of the Month for CES, CMS, and CHS during the ECCSS BOE meeting. Congratulations to our Employees of the Month for August! CES: Chelsey Kennedy and Taylor Benton CMS: Hollie Ikner and Shanna Jackson CHS: Glenn Lewis and Tammie Collins

The Evans Region College and Career Academy has changed its September meeting to Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 11 AM.