Tift County Schools will hold a virtual district-wide parent engagement meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd at 4:30pm. The purpose of the meeting is to gather input for the development of the 23-24 District Parent Engagement Plan. Please contact the parent coordinator at your child's school to receive the link for the virtual meeting. For a list of parent coordinators visit https://www.tiftschools.com/page/parent-engagement #4theT
Field Day T-shirts are on sale. The last day to purchase is April 28, 2023.
This morning second grade students from all elementary schools were treated to a sneak peak of the upcoming performance of MAMMA MIA! by the TCHS Blue Devil Players.
Performances will be nightly April 20th - 22nd at 6pm and April 23rd at 3pm. You don't want to miss this! #4theT
Mark your calendar!
From April 2023 through September 2023, children can participate in Capstone’s Virtual Summer Camp Adventure through the bi-weekly choice boards. The choice boards are filled with activities around reading, learning, creating, coding, science, moving, technology and more. There is something for everyone and every age. The awesome thing about a choice board is every child can choose their very own summer camp adventure.
Capstone’s Virtual Summer Camp Adventure consists of the following:
6 Bi-Weekly Themed Choice Boards
Weeks 1 and 2: Let's GO on a trip!
Weeks 3 and 4: Let's GO to the water!
Weeks 5 and 6: Let's GO to where our imagination takes us!
Weeks 7 and 8: Let's GO to space!
Weeks 9 and 10: Let's GO on a safari!
Weeks 11 and 12: Let's GO solve a mystery!
6 Bi-Weekly Capstone eBook Choice Boards which include 20 eBooks of various genres and reading levels around that particular theme
6 Bi-Weekly Featured Capstone Character Choice Boards with eBooks and activities
Everything can be found at bit.ly/capstonesummerchoiceboards It will be open through September 2023.
Attention Parents of Rising Pre-K Students:
Due to possible changes from the GA Dept of Early Care and Learning (GA DECAL): Bright from the Start, all Pre-K location letters will not be mailed until May 2023. We will notify parents of their student's school location as soon as we are updated by the GA DECAL: Bright from the Start. We look forward to seeing all of you for the 2023-2024 school year! #4theT
Please complete by April 21, 2023. Thank you so much!
Links for the survey below.
English:
https://forms.gle/xUkE71c8m6EeQVxq9
Spanish:
https://forms.gle/Z4d9az9VDPKoULRz9
It's testing week! You've got this!
The 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Leroy Rogers Center the City of Tifton hosts Tifton's Financial Literacy Initiative. The next class is Tuesday, April 18th from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. and the topic is Building Savings. Classes are FREE and Childcare is provided. #4theT
DON'T FORGET! Free athletic physicals will be given at Georgia Sports Medicine, Southwell Orthopedics at 2227 Hwy 41 N. on Saturday, April 22nd, from 8:30am-12:30pm. This will be for students currently in grade 5-11 that are interested in playing middle school or high sports next year. The schedule will be: 8:30am-9:45am Football, Softball, Cross Country, Volleyball, Esports 9:45am-11:00am Cheer, Basketball, Wrestling, Swim, Gymnastics, Bass Fishing, Tiftarea 11:00am-12:30pm Baseball, Tennis, Golf, Track, Soccer, Riflery. Forms can be found at https://athletics.tiftschools.com/o/athletics/documents/athletics-forms/218683. Parent signatures and personal information will need to be filled out before you can get your physical. #4theT
Current 5th - 7th graders interested in playing Volleyball next year, don't miss the upcoming Middle School Volleyball Tryouts! See flyer for dates and times. Remember that you must have a current physical on file to participate. Questions? Email dfletcher@tiftschools.com #4theT
Join us Friday, April 14th for the 2023 WEAR BLUE DAY as we wear blue to support the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Post your pictures on social media wearing your blue to support this cause with #tiftwearblue2023. #4theT
It has been decided that for next school year uniforms will not be required at our PreK - 5 schools. We are working on a comprehensive dress code that will be included in the code of conduct. #4theT
Friday, April 7th, is True Blue Day! Students with no office referrals for the month of March may participate by dressing down and bringing money to purchase snacks.
Snack prices will range from $1-$2.
Out of an abundance of caution, Charles Spencer Elementary was placed on a soft lockdown this afternoon due to a potential situation in the neighborhood around the school. System security personnel worked with local law enforcement to determine that there was no threat to the safety and security of the students or staff. The school has resumed normal operations. #4theT
It's time to register for the 2023 Summer Baseball/Softball Camp for rising 1st - 8th graders. Visit https://athletics.tiftschools.com/o/athletics/page/hs-baseball for information and to download the registration form. Email completed forms to greg.williams@tiftschools.com #4theT
Rainy Day Car Dismissal: We will have one lane car dismissal this afternoon, April 3, 2023. Car rider dismissal will be one lane this afternoon. The safety and security of staff and students is of the utmost importance.
Congratulations to Om Patel who tested for and received his White Belt, Yellow Belt and Orange belt today in Recorder Karate! Om the first student at CSE to earn all 3 belts in music class.
Members of the Tift County Schools Fishing Team recently visited with our fifth graders to talk about their sport and encourage them to join the team next year. 💙🎣
Charles Spencer Elementary PTO readers are rounding the corner to the finish line. We are so proud of them! Would you please share Read-A-Thon with all your friends and family to support our hardworking readers one last time? Our readers want to finish strong! Read-A-Thon will end on March 31st! Keep reading and logging your minutes.
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/tool/NmZNKV/2
Thanks so much,
Charles Spencer Elementary PTO