CES 12 Days of Christmas
Red & Green Day
Mr. Sapp’s classes did an engineering challenge this week for National Ice Cream Day. Students tried to construct the tallest tower out of ice cream cones within a timed period. His classes would like to thank the Claxton Dairy Queen for providing free small cone certificates for for the students in honor of National Ice Cream Day! #4Cs #activelearning
Students in Mrs. Cason’s first grade class celebrated Christmas by making edible Christmas trees. #CES
CES 12 Days of Christmas
Pajama Day
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Claxton Middle School hosted a Character Night at the CMS boys' and girls' basketball games. Each teacher chose one student who exemplifies hard work and a positive attitude, regardless of the task at hand. The students were invited to a party during the day where they played games and had hot chocolate and snacks, and then they were presented a certificate during half-time of the boys' game that evening. We are very proud of these students and the great character that they show at school everyday!
CMS teachers and staff enjoyed family time around the table for lunch on Friday, December 16th!
Ms. Murphy and Mrs. Barrow’s class participated in a STEM activity and built a gingerbread trap. All the students were successful and trapped a gingerbread. This activity required students to use the four C’s collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily
PreK classes enjoyed a field trip to the movie theater to watch The Grinch! #CES
CMS is dreaming of Christmas Break...Pajama Day!
Mrs. Strickland and Ms. Christman’s class used their knowledge of 2D and 3D shapes to make gingerbread houses, Christmas trees, and Santa hats. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily
Students in Mrs. Lewis’ 5th grade math class made Christmas Trees to apply the concept of additive volume. This project encompassed all of the 4C’s - communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. #CES #Excellence LeadershipFamily
Mrs. Cowart, Ms. Miyon and Mrs. Penny's class worked on fine motor skills and enjoyed a delicious Christmas cookie. Students had to spread their icing with a spoon and then they were allowed to pick Elf sparkles, Christmas magic dust or Rudolph's red sugar, to make it sparkle. #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily
Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate our November Employees of the Month! Each month, staff members are nominated by peers for this honor, and we were thrilled to recognize these awesome TIGERS at our BOE work session and meeting this month!
Please drop some Tiger 🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛 for the following members of our staff:
CES- Savannah Ivey and Jeanne Croft
CMS- Betty Smith and Gloria Reviere
CHS- Christopher Oglesby and Keta McNeal
CES principal, Mrs. Julie Howard, shared Christmas Around CES during the ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) work session last week.
Check out pics below from different students sharing some holiday cheer with our BOE!.
Raelynn T, a kindergarten student at CES, shared how she used the 4Cs to trap a gingerbread man! Isablel M, a 4th grader at CES, and Ms. Laura Sappp, CES Art teacher, shared some recent creations from class. Three CES fifth graders, Zachery V, Gauge B, and Bristol B, shared some holiday writing!
CES is committed to helping our students learn and use the 4Cs to make sure all of our students are college, career, life, and tomorrow ready!
#CES
#4Cs
#CollegeCareerLifeTomorrowReady
#ExcellenceLeadershipFamily
Evans County Charter School System appreciates the partnership that they have with Georgia Southern University! In November, Dr. Kania A. Greer (Coordinator of Center for STEM Education), Chestina Craig (GSU Biology Grad Student), and Michael Brenne (GSU Biology Grad Student) provided professional learning identifying characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates. They demonstrated how to dissect various specimens and classify them. The following educators participated in the professional learning and dissected specimens: Nick Hodgson (CHS), DeeDee Gordon (CHS), Amy Robinson (CHS), Casey Rogers (CES), Kelly LaSala (CES), Jennifer Lewis (CES), Aiyana Pearson (CES), and Samantha Keyfauver (ECCSS)
Mrs. LaSala shared her knowledge with fifth graders. Students were able to investigate the dissected specimens to identify the biology and characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates. #ActiveLearning #4Cs #RealWorldExperiences #CommunityPartnerships #CollegeandCareer
Red and Green Day at CMS...
Shout out to our November Employees of the Month!
Thanks for all you do on behalf of our students and staff! You all help make ECCSS a GREAT place to work and learn!
CES - Jeanne Croft/Savannah Ivey
CMS - Gloria Reviere/Betty Smith
CHS - Keta McNeal/Christopher Oglesby
In November, educators from Evans County Charter School System presented at the Making Science Matter conference at Coastal Pines Technical College. Kelsey Stephens (CMS), Stephanie Myers (CMS), and Samantha Keyfauver (ECCSS) presented on Project Based Learning. #PBL #4Cs
Claxton Elementary School recently sponsored a canned food drive to benefit the Evans County Food Bank. This service project aligned with the current mindset, "Live to Give". Students and staff donated to the cause and over 350 items were collected!
Grade levels competed against one another to encourage the donation efforts. The following homeroom classes were recognized as collecting the most items in the grade level. They were rewarded with a extra-special recess. Kindergarten - Ms. Hendrix
1st - Mrs. Whitfield
2nd - Mrs. Hollingsworth
3rd - Mrs. Laird
4th - Ms. Mikell
5th - Mrs. LaSala
Mrs. Cowart's PreK class was the school-wide winner! They donated the most items overall.
In the spirit of giving, CES hopes that our donations will make a difference for others in our community.
Mrs. Liberatore's class got to visit Ms. McElveen's room for some Christmas cookie baking. The students had a great time and learned the secret to a great Christmas cookie. #activelearning
