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News from the Cottage School, August 21, 2013
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Date: Wednesday – August 21, 2013
Important Messages from The Cottage School are attached. Please sign this form indicating their receipt and return to the school
with your student tomorrow. Thank You!!
Parent Signature________________________________________
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August 21, 2013
Wednesday Packet
Important Dates/Information
Summer Reading Logs Due – Thursday, August 22nd Celebrity Scooper Night at Bruster’s – Thursday, August 29th – 5:30-7:30 PM
Labor Day Holiday – Monday, September 2nd Academic Open House – Monday, September 9th – 6:00-7:25 PM – Details in Future Packets
Fall Sports Picture Day – Monday, September 16th TCS Night at CiCi’s Pizza – Wednesday, September 18th – Save the Date
Teacher Work Day – Friday, September 20th – No School Underclassmen Picture Day – Monday, September 30th
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM for September begins
Tuesday, September 3rd
ENROLLMENT IS DUE NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th
The ASP forms are available at the following link:
http://cottageschool.org/school/?page_id=177
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Can I just say again how happy I am that you are here at TCS this year??? What a great first week! We love having our kids back on campus and feeling their residual energy and enthusiasm. The first few weeks are full of fabulous moments when our students reach out to each other, encourage and welcome new students and generally, be their wonderful selves! I wish I could bottle their warmth and compassion and spread it to other avenues of our larger community! The teaching staff is being very intentional in their pacing and quantity of work during this start up period. I am sure it is no surprise that the majority of our students, even the returning students, bring an enormous amount of anxiety about social situations, academic expectations, and the general beginning of school jitters with them for the first few weeks of school. That anxiety suppresses their ability to attend to the tasks at hand, remember their responsibilities and interact in a consistently calm and positive manner. We want to give them the time to become accustomed to their classes, their peers and their new routine. It is important that our students begin to breathe and settle in before we ask them to hunker down academically. So, do not fret that there is not enough homework. The pace will increase when we believe the students can step up to the increased expectations. The PAC Family Social was fabulous! It is an important time for our families to meet and make connections that will serve them well throughout the school year. I hope you signed up for lots of volunteer options. We really need your help for resources, donors, goodies and opportunities! Our Advancement Department will be sending home information that will help you identify areas you can help. As the school year begins, I would like to encourage you to assist us in creating a calm and healthy environment right from the start. We have been doing this a long time and know what to do to supervise, motivate and guide. However, we cannot be everywhere all the time. We need to rely on you as partners in communication. We need your help in identifying times or situations that create anxiety for your teen. Teens, especially our new students, are not accustomed to our environment and often do not realize that we take inappropriate social interactions very seriously. One reason our new students are so consistently supervised is so that we can be sure they are interacting appropriately and making good decisions. If you are aware of any bullying, intimidation or harassment going on in person, by digital means or in writing, please help us handle it by letting us know. Finding out that a bad situation has been going on for months makes it more difficult to correct and to undo the emotional damage done. On the other hand, if you see or experience things that are going very well, please do the same! Let us know! We focus on the goodness around us, while managing the necessary. The more we know that is positive and creates a calm, nurturing and efficient environment, the better job we can do moving forward. We, too, will be communicating those things that are going well. One of the reasons for the frequent calls to parents is to provide a clear pathway to relate the successes of our teens. What parent doesn’t like to hear how well their teen is doing?
WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!
August 21, 2013
Jacque’s Note
THANKS TO FIRST LANDMARK BANK
Since our business model incorporates financial skills in our students’ daily
routine, having actual check books is an essential component. This year we
would like to thank First Landmark Bank for stepping up to sponsor our
check books. First Landmark is the school’s banking partner and we have
enjoyed a very beneficial relationship with them. They also commissioned
the beautiful notecards that depict the Chattahoochee River scene. They
sold the cards at their bank locations and provided us with boxes to sell. All
proceeds have gone to benefit The Cottage School tuition assistance fund.
You can find a picture of the check donation on our website and can
purchase your box of notecards from our main desk in the central office.
Thank You First Landmark Bank!
REGISTRAR ROUND-UP
Family Directories will be sent home with students on August 29th.
The updated Carpool Finder Map – now with cell number as well as email – is available at www.tinyurl.com/tcscarpool.
The TCS Advancement Angle
News you can use to help raise money for The Cottage School
Be a winner for The Cottage
School-Participate in Georgia
Goal!
Georgia Goal is an opportunity for individual
and corporate state tax payers to designate
some of their tax liability to eligible Georgia
schools, to use towards scholarship needs.
Last year, $58 million dollars was earmarked
and claimed by April. Reserve your space
now for your 2014 tax credit-as funds are
expected to run out by mid-March! Click
here for more information!
Mark Your Calendars!
August 29th @ 5:30pm
Celebrity Scooper Night at Bruster’s Roswell!
Get the scoop from your favorite TCS teacher
and a percentage of the proceeds goes back
to the school!
Partners in Education
The following businesses offer easy ways
for you to raise money for the school while
you go about your day!
Use your Publix Partner card every time you
shop at Publix. If you don’t have one, stop by the
office!
Target Redcard members can
select The Cottage School as
your school of choice and
receive 1% back on purchases!
Do your shopping through our
Dollars for Schools Program link found here!
Georgia Natural Gas
customers can partici-
pate in True Blue
Schools where GNS
will donate $5 every
month to your school
just for paying your
natural gas bill.
Collect and drop off!
For more information about the programs
above or ways you can help raise money for
The Cottage School, please contact the
Advancement Office.
Interact
August 26th to
September 6th
benefit North Fulton
Community Charities
Middle school and high
school Homerooms with
the most donations Wins
free lunch!
Please strive to call the
appropriate number according to
the school you are trying to reach.
To reach the Middle School
please call:
770-640-8037
To reach the High School
please call:
770-641-8688
The Cottage School
This year’s TCS Summer Reading Program was all about CHOICE!
ALL READING LOGS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND.
RETURN THEM TO YOUR LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER.
If you still need to log your reading time, please use one of the links below: http://www.k12reader.com/reading-logs/RL-RdgTime-Plain.pdf http://www.rsu23.org/RSU_23_School_Department/lms_titleone/LMS_Title_One/Reading_Logs_files/akorn_reading_log.pdf
AND FROM THE COTTAGE SCHOOL For each minute you read, you will receive a TCS point. Earn points to spend at
the Summer Reading Store, opening in August. To receive an EXTRA 50 POINTS per book, complete the Response to Literature that follows.
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE Select one question from each level and respond on a separate piece of paper.
Check your grammar and spelling.
Student NAME______________________________________________________________
BOOK TITLE________________________________________________________________
AUTHOR___________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 1 Basic Stated Information
The narrator is…
The setting is…
The protagonist is… _____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 2 Key Details
The event that gets the story moving is…
The event that complicates the story is…
An important thing to remember about the protagonist (hero) is… _____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 3 Stated Relationships
One event that reminds the character of another is…
The relationship between _____ and _____ is …
The character claims that _____ happened because of _____. _____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 4 Simple Implied Relationships
When the character says _________, it suggests…
When the character does ________, it suggests…
This detail (name this “detail”) is a symbol of ________ because… _____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 5 Complex Implied Relationships
The changes (in character, setting, or situation) since the beginning of the story have been caused by…
The character has changed from __________ to ___________.
The 2 characters (name them) are similar/different throughout the story because… _____________________________________________________________________________ LEVEL 6 Author’s Generalizations
The problem in the world that the author is focusing on is… The author suggests that when people _________, then the result is…
How to Download Premier Tools at Home!
Good for Windows AND Mountain Lion!
Go to this website: http://www.premierathome.com/
Username: cottagesch
Password: access
Click “Start Downloading”
From there,
just follow the instructions on the installation wizard.
Click “Literacy Productivity Pack”
Click OK
Click Run
MS August Activities
DATE TIME Activity RAIN-
OUT
TCS$ Things to bring
Friday
8/23
8:15
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Levels
Club Introduction
Lunch
Complete HR Activity
Homeroom
Academics
$156.40
$165.60
Friday
Off Campus
8/30
8:15
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Levels
Atlanta Zoo
Lunch
Atlanta Zoo
Homeroom
$160.08
All students going off campus
must bring a sack lunch unless
pre-ordered through the lunch
program. There will not be
microwaves.
Friday
On Campus
8/30
8:15
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Levels
Kickball Tournament
Lunch
Kickball Tournament
Homeroom
$156.40
Academics
8/30
8:15
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Levels
Academics
Lunch
Academics
Homeroom
$165.60 Academic Materials
*Remember to bring an
independent reading book if
you complete your work early
HS August Activities
DATE TIME Activity RAIN-OUT TCS$ Things to bring/U.S. $
Friday
8/23
Academics
8:15
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Levels
Academics
Lunch
Academics
Homeroom
$336.89
Academic material to
complete work and
spare reading
materials, if you will be
in academics
all day!
Off-
Campus
10:00-
2:00
Golf at
Steel Canyon
Golf Club
$326.03 Appropriate Shorts to
change into, water
bottle, and money for
lunch
On-
Campus
10:00
12:00
12:45
2:40
Board Games
Lunch
Games2U
Homeroom
$315.16
Friday
8/30
Clubs Club Materials!
THE COTTAGE SCHOOL LETTER JACKETS (High School Only)
$249.95 plus tax FITTING IS SCHEDULED AT LUNCH TIME
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH
WITH KIM JONES REPRESENTING UNIFORM SOURCE
770-919-9967 or email to [email protected] OR CONTACT TCS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, RICHIE BRIGGS,
ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ORDER
PRICE INCLUDES JACKET, YOUR LETTER SEWN ON, MASCOT,
CLASS YEAR AND NAME MONOGRAMMED.
OTHER ITEMS CAN BE ADDED TO JACKET
AT ADDITIONAL CHARGE.
PLEASE BRING LETTER AT TIME OF ORDER
PAYMENT MUST BE MADE AT TIME OF ORDER BY CASH, CHECK, OR MAJOR CREDIT CARD
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A JACKET AND WISH FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SPORTS OR BARS TO BE
ADDED; PLEASE BRING YOUR JACKET ON THIS DATE AND IT CAN BE ADDED. I WILL THEN
ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO GET IT BACK TO COACH RICHIE IN ORDER TO BE
RETURNED TO YOU.
JACKETS ARE HOLLOWAY
SPORTSWEAR JACKETS
BLACK WOOL BODY WITH
PURPLE LEATHER SLEEVES
AND RIBBED TRIM
ATTENTION: Juniors and Seniors!! Sign up to take the
ACT FALL DATES AND DEADLINES
TCS Deadline ACT Test Window
August 21 September 21 – October 13
September 25 October 26 – November 17
**TCS Deadline must be met if applying for accommodations
to receive extended time and testing over multiple days.
** The ACT is a college entrance achievement test accepted by
all 4-year colleges.
**All Juniors are strongly encouraged to take the ACT so that
there is adequate time to improve scores
For more information, questions or concerns, please contact Kristen Bell, Academic Counselor, at [email protected] or
678-250-5113
ATTENTION: Sophomores & Juniors… (and interested Freshmen)
Sign up to take the PSAT
Please note that the deadline to apply for accommodations for
the PSAT is August 25th (College Board must receive the
paperwork by August 28th) unless you already have approved
accommodations through The College Board.
**Please send a check for $24 made out to The Cottage School
by October 11, 2013 to reserve your spot!
When: PSAT on Sat. October 19, 2013, 8:00-10:30 a.m. at TCS
Taking the PSAT is important because it not only prepares you
for the SAT, but if you are graduating in 2015 it also qualifies
you to be entered into The National Merit Scholarship Program.
You could be chosen to receive a scholarship for college based
on your scores!
Please RSVP for this test at
678-250-5113 or [email protected]