Evans County Schools

ECCSS Board of Education Work Session Thursday, September 5, 2024 6:00pm District Office Board Room

Greetings, Tigers! We have our first responses ready to share in honor of literacy month! Two responses are from ECCSS Tigers, and one response is from an academic partner, published writer, and educator at Georgia Southern! Haven't had time to share? Click here and inspire our Tiger readers: https://forms.gle/gJeab1kcLFX9ArBS8 📚 What are you reading? Be Holding, a book-length poem about the basketball player Dr. J (Julius Irving), by Ross Gay 🗣️ Shared by: Christina, Academic Partner to Our Tigers 📝 Words of Wisdom: “Poems don't have to rhyme! This one doesn't. Poems can also tell a story, like this long one does.” 📚 What are you reading? Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D. 🗣️ Shared by: Lavette, ECCSS Tiger 📝 Words of Wisdom: “Change is inevitable, and change is good! ‘When you move beyond your fear, you feel free.’” 📚 What are you reading? Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 🗣️ Shared by: Jennafer, ECCSS Tiger 📝 About the Book: “It’s an emotional read!” 📚Any Other Reading Thoughts to Share: We read to know we are not alone. – C.S. Lewis.

🖤💛Please help ECCSS give a shout-out to Claxton Middle School for hosting an AWESOME 6th Grade Family Orientation last week! 🖤💛 We are so thankful to all the students, families, and other guests who joined us last week! We are so grateful to all of our students and staff who welcomed our Tiger guests! Your support means the world to us!🌎 During the orientation, our families got to “pretend” to be 6th graders, rotating through classes and experiencing a day in the life of their students. 📚✏️ It was a fantastic opportunity to see firsthand what our amazing 6th grade Tigers experience every day. Go Tigers! 🖤💛 Let’s make this year our best ever! #ClaxtonMiddleSchool #6thGradeFamilyOrientation #ThankfulForOurTigerFamilies

CHS JV football will play Hilton Head on Thursday, September 5 at 6PM at Tiger Stadium. Tickets are available on GoFan only. No cash will be accepted. No concessions will be available. #GoTigers #BlackAndGold

Tiger Nation, have you checked out the fun events planned this month at the Claxton-Evans County Public Library? We know September is Literacy Month in Georgia! Did you also know it's LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH? Let's see how many Tigers we can get with Claxton-Evans Public Library cards this month! Please like and share this post to help spread the word, and more importantly, stop by the Claxton-Evans County Public Library to get your library card! Please visit the link below to learn more about all our Claxton-Evans Public Library has planned for our community! https://strl.info/locations/program_calendar.php #PublicLibraryAdventures #CommunityAndSchoolConnections #GeorgiaLibaries #LiteracyMonth #LibraryCardSignUpMonth

Did you know that September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? In support of all children fighting childhood cancer, we invite everyone to join the CHS Student Section in wearing gold to the Tigers v Screven County football game on September 6, 2024 7:30PM at Tiger Stadium. #TigerPride #BlackAndGold #WearGoldForChildhoodCancerAwareness

CMS will hold its annual TITLE I MEETING on September 17th, from 12-1 PM. All parents and stakeholders are invited to attend.

🎺🎨 Creativity in Action! 🎨🎺 Our CMS students have kicked off their projects for the Hispanic Heritage Competition! 🎉 They're pouring their talents into creative writing and artwork that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic community. 🌎🎶🖌️ Stay tuned for some incredible pieces that showcase their hard work and creativity! 🎼🖼️ #HispanicHeritage #CMSProud #StudentCreativity #CelebrateCulture

🌟🏆 Classroom Champions! 🏆🌟 Ms. Mikell’s math classes have been learning how to be All Stars not just on the field, but in the classroom too! The students pictured below earned the “Math All Star” and “MVP” awards for their classes this past week. They exemplified outstanding classroom and school-wide expectations, setting the standard for respect, communication, and collaboration. Go Tigers! 🐯🎉 #ReadySetGrow

🎉💛🖤Please join us in celebrating and showcasing our students, staff, families, businesses, AND community members who are all ESSENTIAL parts of our Tiger partnerships!!💛🖤🎉 Over the next few days, we will continue to introduce, showcase, and celebrate some of our Tiger teams across the district! For our Tuesday showcase, please take a peek at just a few of the amazing internal and external stakeholders who collaborate to make sure our Tiger students, staff, and families are successful! In this batch of Tiger partnerships in action, you may spot some of our 4H friends, Family Connection team members, Chamber of Commerce goody bags to welcome new staff, Action Building Team members, regional partners, and more! We are so thankful to have so many committed to making life better in Tiger Town! It takes a village, and we are so grateful to all who believe in and support our Tigers! #CollegeCareerCommunityReadyStudents #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurFamilies #WeLoveOurCommunity #WeLoveOurStakeholders

🚀🔬 Bringing Computer Science to Life in Physical Science! 🔬🚀 We're excited to announce that our 8th grade science classes are integrating computer science principles into the physical science curriculum! 🧪💻 Students in Mrs. Kelsey Stephens' classes are diving into Python programming using TI-Nspire calculators and TI-Rovers. 🤖✨ They've mastered converting Python commands into physical distances measured in centimeters, and now they're taking it a step further! Students are mapping out a route from Claxton Middle School to a chosen location in Claxton, measuring distance and time along the way. 📍⏱️ Then, they program their TI-Rover to follow this route using Google Maps! 🗺️🏎️ But that's not all—they'll also use their collected data to create a distance-time graph for deeper analysis and interpretation. 📊🔍 This is hands-on learning at its best! 🌟 #STEMEducation #PythonProgramming #FutureScientists #HandsOnLearning

It's September! Breakfast and lunch menus can be found by going here: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining View, download, and print monthly menus by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

Ms. Hoffman's, Ms. Benton's, and Ms. Christman's classes held a mock election to dive into the world of voting! 🏫✨ The students learned all about the voting process and why it’s so important. 💡 Then, they put their knowledge into action with a tasty twist: deciding between cookies 🍪 or brownies 🍫 ! And the winner is… BROWNIES! 🎉🍫 😋🎊 #StudentElections #FunFriday #BrownieVictory

In Mr. Burney's dance class, they are preparing for Hispanic Heritage Month by learning the Norteñas dance. #CelebrateHispanicHeritageMonth #BlackAndGold #CultureIsImportant

📅Please remember this upcoming weekend is a three-day weekend for students and staff! 📅 Monday, September 2, is a Labor Day holiday for students and staff. We look forward to welcoming our students and staff back on Tuesday, September 3! We wish our students, staff, families, and community a happy and safe Labor Day! To see the full calendar for this school year, including make-up days for Tropical Storm Debby and the addition of two parent conference days, please visit our website: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events #TigerCalendarReminders #LaborDayHoliday

🌱 First Grade Agriculture Adventures🌱 Ms. Sydney Stuart’s first grade agriculture class has been exploring the fascinating world of agriculture. The students began by breaking down the concept, focusing on the basics of planting, watering, and harvesting. They investigated each action, then applied their knowledge by matching pictures to the correct terms. To cap off the week, the young learners planted their own seeds, and they’ll be eagerly watching them grow in the weeks to come! 🌿 #ReadySetGrow #FirstGradeFun

Claxton Middle School students were excited to get back into the media center this week. All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students attended the media center orientation session with Mrs. Durrence, and then they each were able to check out two books. Students are being encouraged to read within their Lexile bands this year. Information on understanding your child's Lexile level can be found on the Claxton Middle School webpage under the Parent Resources tab.

Ms. Selph’s Algebra 1 class created histograms, box plots, and dot plots from statistical questions that the students created themselves. They also had to interpret what each graph meant. #MathIsFun #TigerPride #BlackAndGold

🎨✨ Celebrating Our Uniqueness in Mrs. Herrington and Ms. Courtney’s Class ✨🎨 This week, Mrs. Herrington and Ms. Courtney’s class focused on an “All About Me” theme, where we discovered that while we all look different and have different interests, we are all friends! The students had a blast drawing self-portraits, discussing our senses, creating rainbows representing our favorite things, and bringing in special items from home to share with the class. We’re having so much fun at school, celebrating what makes each of us unique! 🌈👫 #ReadySetGrow

🧮✨ Math Minds at Work! ✨🧮 Last week, Ms. Fallin and Ms. Abler’s mathematicians mastered counting and adding. This week, they’re teaming up to sort items into categories that make sense to them. It’s all about building problem-solving skills and having fun with math! #ReadySetGrow #FirstGradeMath