Kickin' It Safely in PE
Wearing the right shoes is a big part of keeping kids safe and successful in P.E.! Proper athletic shoes give students the support they need to run, jump, and play without slipping or getting hurt.
Shoes that stay securely on the feet — like sneakers with laces or Velcro — help prevent trips and falls.
Sandals, boots, Crocs, or flip-flops can make it hard to participate fully and safely.
Please help your child be ready for P.E. by sending them in comfortable, well-fitting athletic shoes on P.E. days. The right footwear helps your child do their best and stay injury-free!
Ms. Gomez's third grade class participated in a cookie excavation where students used toothpicks to carefully “excavate” the chocolate chips without breaking the cookie!
They compared this to paleontologists carefully removing fossils from rocks using their tools.
🌟📚 “Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.” – Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go!)
Hooray that YOU are here! 🎉📖
We are so glad to be part of your journey each day. 💡🌟
Hooray that YOU are here! 🎉📖
We are so glad to be part of your journey each day. 💡🌟
Kindergarten is wrapping up their unit about My Community! As part of their project based inquiry, each kindergarten class is visiting the CP library to see some of the interesting artifacts that are on display! They learned that the artifacts represent people, places, and things from different time periods and different places! They went on a treasure hunt and found old photographs, old technology items, old dolls and memorabilia!
PAWS never knows what he might CATch our students doing!! Just now he found a kindergarten class using their devices to CApTure shapes around our school!
This month, we’re focusing on the character trait of responsibility — and caring for books is a great way to practice! Here are a few ways families can help at home:
✅ Pick a Safe Spot: Choose a special place at home where library books stay when not being read.
✅ Handle with Care: Show children how to turn pages gently and keep books away from food, drinks, and pets.
✅ Make Reading a Routine: Set aside a daily reading time — even 10 minutes a day makes a big difference.
✅ Return on Time: Help your child remember library days and return books promptly.
✅ Praise Responsibility: When you notice your child taking care of their books, celebrate it!
By practicing responsibility with books, students learn to value reading and respect shared materials — building habits that help them grow as readers and community members.
✅ Pick a Safe Spot: Choose a special place at home where library books stay when not being read.
✅ Handle with Care: Show children how to turn pages gently and keep books away from food, drinks, and pets.
✅ Make Reading a Routine: Set aside a daily reading time — even 10 minutes a day makes a big difference.
✅ Return on Time: Help your child remember library days and return books promptly.
✅ Praise Responsibility: When you notice your child taking care of their books, celebrate it!
By practicing responsibility with books, students learn to value reading and respect shared materials — building habits that help them grow as readers and community members.
The Panther Press is here!
Georgia Reads Day on Monday, September 22
Why: Governor Kemp has proclaimed September 22, 2025, as Georgia Reads Day. This is a statewide day of reading, and everyone should be engaged!
Who: Everyone!
What: Virtual Reading Rally with Malcolm Mitchell, broadcast by GPB
Where: Access the virtual live stream link at GeorgiaReads.org on September 22, 2025
https://georgiareads.org/
How to get engaged:
•Download the Teacher/Parent Toolkit and engage with the book Malcolm Mitchell will be reading, The Magician's Hat
Attend virtually: Visit GeorgiaReads.org for access to the live broadcast on GPB and for additional information. All videos will be made available on the GPB website for later viewing.
Schedule of Events on September 22:
• 9:30 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for parents
• 9:45 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for middle and high school students
• 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Official Reading Rally for elementary school students with Malcolm Mitchell
Why: Governor Kemp has proclaimed September 22, 2025, as Georgia Reads Day. This is a statewide day of reading, and everyone should be engaged!
Who: Everyone!
What: Virtual Reading Rally with Malcolm Mitchell, broadcast by GPB
Where: Access the virtual live stream link at GeorgiaReads.org on September 22, 2025
https://georgiareads.org/
How to get engaged:
•Download the Teacher/Parent Toolkit and engage with the book Malcolm Mitchell will be reading, The Magician's Hat
Attend virtually: Visit GeorgiaReads.org for access to the live broadcast on GPB and for additional information. All videos will be made available on the GPB website for later viewing.
Schedule of Events on September 22:
• 9:30 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for parents
• 9:45 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for middle and high school students
• 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Official Reading Rally for elementary school students with Malcolm Mitchell
Let's help Mr. D and the Art Department reach their fundraising goal!
They are trying to raise $500 and have sold $254 so far. The fundraiser ends on Monday at 10:00 AM so there's still time to help Mr. D and the Art Department reach their goal!
Get all the details and support the fundraiser here:
https://popup.doublegood.com/s/z1q9hw32
They are trying to raise $500 and have sold $254 so far. The fundraiser ends on Monday at 10:00 AM so there's still time to help Mr. D and the Art Department reach their goal!
Get all the details and support the fundraiser here:
https://popup.doublegood.com/s/z1q9hw32
Thanks to all our families for coming out tonight to our Literacy Night! We have had a great week this week celebrating Dot Day--check out this video to see some of the fun!
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Please remember that tomorrow, Friday, September 19 is an Early Release Day. Dismissal is at 12:15 and there will be no ASP. It is also RED OUT Day, so students are encouraged to wear as much red as PAWSible!
Monday, September 22 is a Virtual Learning Day; work should be completed at home. Classes resume on Tuesday, September 23 for our regularly scheduled instructional day.
Monday, September 22 is a Virtual Learning Day; work should be completed at home. Classes resume on Tuesday, September 23 for our regularly scheduled instructional day.
These readers discovered PAWS' tiny library today when they came to check out books! They described shelving the tiny books as very "satisfying". PAWS thinks there might be some future librarians in our midst!
📸 This Week at City Park – Photo Album Alert! 🎉
We’ve had such an exciting week, and we’ve captured it all for you!
We’ve created a special photo album right here on our Facebook page featuring:
🔴 Dot Day fun and creativity
👔 Dress Your Best Day smiles
📚 Family Literacy Night memories (coming tonight!)
🐾 PAWS & Applause Pep Session energy (coming tomorrow!)
Check back often as we add more pictures—this album will grow throughout the week! 🎉✨
📷 Click the album on our page and enjoy seeing our Panthers in action!
We’ve had such an exciting week, and we’ve captured it all for you!
We’ve created a special photo album right here on our Facebook page featuring:
🔴 Dot Day fun and creativity
👔 Dress Your Best Day smiles
📚 Family Literacy Night memories (coming tonight!)
🐾 PAWS & Applause Pep Session energy (coming tomorrow!)
Check back often as we add more pictures—this album will grow throughout the week! 🎉✨
📷 Click the album on our page and enjoy seeing our Panthers in action!
It's already a great morning on 405 School Street!
📣 Attention Parents! 📣
We’d like to invite you to our Title I Parent Meeting and Literacy Family Night on Thursday, September 18th! 🗓️
Title I is a federal program designed to provide additional resources and support to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed. This meeting is a great opportunity to learn more about how Title I benefits our school and how we can work together to support your child's education! 🌟
Details:
📅 Date: Thursday, September 18th
⏰ Time: 5:00 - 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Auditorium
The Family Literacy Night will begin at 5:30 and immediately follow the Title I Meeting.
The Art Department, led by Mr. D, is doing a virtual fundraiser to raise funds for art activities and events.
Mr. D will be selling delicious Double Good popcorn for 4 days from Sep 18, 10:00am - Sep 22, 10:00am. You can see Mr. D at Family Night for more information!
Get all the details and support the fundraiser here:
https://popup.doublegood.com/s/z1q9hw32
Mr. D will be selling delicious Double Good popcorn for 4 days from Sep 18, 10:00am - Sep 22, 10:00am. You can see Mr. D at Family Night for more information!
Get all the details and support the fundraiser here:
https://popup.doublegood.com/s/z1q9hw32
Happy Constitution Day & Student Council Election Results!
Today, on Constitution Day — the anniversary of when the U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 — we celebrate what it means to take responsibility, have a voice, and make collective decisions together.
In that same spirit of democratic participation, we are proud to announce the winners of our Grades 4 & 5 Student Council Election:
Grade 4
🏅 Lyrical, Jose, Santiago, Easton, Adrian, Sophia, Zhunesia, Ana, Favio
Grade 5
🏅 Yakelin, Shamorie, Luis, Adalynn, Ivanna, Aurora, Zander, Miledy, Liliana, Traelyn
Congratulations to our new student council representatives! These students have shown leadership, initiative, and a dedication to being part of the decision-making process — just as our Founding Fathers did when they came together to build our Constitution.
Thank you to everyone who voted, and to all the candidates for their courage and respect for our school community. Together, we continue to learn what it truly means to be responsible citizens.
Today, on Constitution Day — the anniversary of when the U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 — we celebrate what it means to take responsibility, have a voice, and make collective decisions together.
In that same spirit of democratic participation, we are proud to announce the winners of our Grades 4 & 5 Student Council Election:
Grade 4
🏅 Lyrical, Jose, Santiago, Easton, Adrian, Sophia, Zhunesia, Ana, Favio
Grade 5
🏅 Yakelin, Shamorie, Luis, Adalynn, Ivanna, Aurora, Zander, Miledy, Liliana, Traelyn
Congratulations to our new student council representatives! These students have shown leadership, initiative, and a dedication to being part of the decision-making process — just as our Founding Fathers did when they came together to build our Constitution.
Thank you to everyone who voted, and to all the candidates for their courage and respect for our school community. Together, we continue to learn what it truly means to be responsible citizens.
🐾 Pawsitive Panthers – September Recognition! 🐾
Today we celebrated our Pawsitive Panthers for the month of September!
These students were recognized for showing the trait of Responsibility every day at school.
Each student received a special certificate and a token for our book vending machine to choose a brand-new book to keep.
We are so proud of these Panthers for leading the way and setting a great example for others. Keep up the amazing work! 🐾🐾
Today we celebrated our Pawsitive Panthers for the month of September!
These students were recognized for showing the trait of Responsibility every day at school.
Each student received a special certificate and a token for our book vending machine to choose a brand-new book to keep.
We are so proud of these Panthers for leading the way and setting a great example for others. Keep up the amazing work! 🐾🐾
It's Constitution Day and our student council election has begun! Here, candidates in Mr. Allred's class gave their speeches and then the class voted! Results will be tallied today!
