Cowan Road Elementary School

Help Us Get Dismissal Running Smoothly from the Beginning! (Notes for Car Rider and Bus Riders) If your child is a car rider, please be sure to display your car tag. A visible tag helps us quickly identify your student and keeps our dismissal line moving safely and efficiently. Didn't pick up your car tags at Open House? We'll have a car tag station set up in the front hall tomorrow morning. If you're walking your student in, stop by on your way out and pick up your tags. It will make your dismissal much smoother! (Bus rider families, it's always a good idea to have a car tag, just in case you need to pick up one day). Over the first days, bus riders will have a wristband put on their bookbag. Please leave this on as it helps us match students to buses. Thank you for your patience during the first few days as everyone learns the routine. We appreciate your partnership in helping keep our Colts safe! #OurHabitsOurFuture

Attention GSCS Families: The 1st day of school is this Monday, August 3! For more important back to school information, please visit https://www.gscs.org/page/2026-2027-back-to-school-resources-information. We look forward to seeing you all on Day One! Reminders: Elementary opens at 7 a.m. with 1st bell at 7:45 a.m. and dismissal at 2:30 p.m.; Middle School opens at 8:30 a.m. with 1st bell at 9 a.m. and dismissal at 4 p.m.; High School opens at 7:45 a.m. with 1st bell at 8:45 a.m. and dismissal at 3:15 p.m.

We had SO much fun at our Open House! Thank you to everyone who came out to visit, meet our team, and kick off this exciting new school year with us.

These are just a few of our favorite moments—more photos will be added soon!

We can't wait to see all of our amazing students bright and early Monday morning. Here's to a fantastic year ahead! #OpenHouse #BackToSchool #SeeYouMonday #OurHabitsOurFuture

Important news for all GSCS Families (pre-K-12th grade) concerning electronic communication devices. GSCS wants to ensure a focused, respectful and safe learning environment for all students.

It's almost back to school time! Mark your calendars! For more 2026-27 back to school info. & resources visit: https://www.gscs.org/page/2026-2027-back-to-school-resources-information

It's time to start checking off those school supply lists! Be sure to gather your grade-level supplies so your Colt is ready for an amazing school year. Open House Wednesday, July 29 3:00–7:00 PM Come meet your child's teacher, visit the classroom, and get excited for a fantastic year at Cowan Road Elementary! Every classroom is a little different! Your child's teacher may have an additional wish list to share at Open House. We can't wait to welcome our Colts back for another incredible year of learning! #CowanRoadElementary #OurHabitsOurFuture #BackToSchool #SchoolSupplies

Come be a Cowan Colt! #TeacherLeaders

Are you a retired educator ready to make a difference once again? Cowan Road Elementary is seeking a qualified 3rd Grade Teacher under Georgia Senate Bill 150—if you meet the eligibility requirements, we'd love to hear from you and welcome your experience back into the classroom! #WalkTheWalk Application link: https://griffinspaldingcntssysga.tylerportico.com/tess/citizen/jobs/job-list/jobs

Get ready to roll for the 2026-27 school year! Attend one of these 3 events to get your students' bus information.

A few posts coming from the last day or so of school... the last day "wave off" of our buses and kids! We will miss you this summer. Stay safe, have fun, and READ!!! We'll see you on July 29 for Open House. #WalkTheWalk #SummerBreak2026

Need some free, fun activities for the kids? Here's a few ideas! #WalkTheWalk

Join Griffin Spalding School District and Waterford.org to explore fun ways to support science skills for grades K-5 at home! We’ll have hands-on science experiments that will be enjoyable for the whole family, while sharing resources and tools designed to boost your child’s science knowledge at home. Light refreshments will be provided. Please register using this link to save your spot: https://forms.gle/vP5wwf8VzvQgrqTG6
We can’t wait to see you on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 5:00 pm!

Become a reading tutor through Read United. We need volunteers. If you are interested, please attend the training on June 3.

Even more progress made — thank you! 📚 We’re now down to 60 missing library books for the year. Please keep checking at home, in car trunks, old bookbags, book bins, baskets, couches, and bookshelves to help our books find their way back home!
Grade level totals as of today:
Kindergarten - 1
1st grade - 5
2nd grade - 7
3rd grade - 7
4th grade - 28
5th grade - 12

Senior Walk 2026 - check our Facebook for ALL the pictures! :-)

One of our staff’s favorite traditions each year is welcoming back our former students for Senior Walk. While they may be graduating high school now, they will always be “our kids” to us. Seeing them walk our halls again — grown up, accomplished, and ready to take on the world — brought so many smiles, happy tears, and proud hearts yesterday.

Thank you, Seniors, for taking the time to come back and share this special moment with us. Watching you grow into the amazing young adults you are today is truly one of the greatest joys of being part of your journey.

To our Seniors: go be amazing. Work hard, lead others in the right direction, believe in yourself, and continue making your families and community proud. The future is bright because of students like you.

And to the families — we know your hearts are overflowing with pride. Give those graduates a few extra hugs and celebrate all they have accomplished. What a beautiful milestone this is for all of you! Thanks, again, for trusting us with your students years ago and we cannot wait to continue to see them grow.

#WalkTheWalk #Graduation2026

Registration for the Rising Kindergarten Summer Transition Program will be held on Tuesday, May 19th, & Wednesday, May 20th, from 4- 6 pm. in the GSCS Parent Service Center, 234 East Taylor Street, Griffin, GA. This program is FREE and designed to help rising kindergarteners with literacy, math, and social skills.

We’re making progress — thank you! 📚 We’re now down to 82 missing library books for the year. Please keep checking at home, in car trunks, old bookbags, book bins, baskets, couches, and bookshelves to help our books find their way back home!
Updated counts by grade level:
Kindergarten - 1
1st grade - 6
2nd grade - 17
3rd grade - 11
4th grade - 23
5th grade - 25

Our library shelves are feeling a little empty — we still have 113 books missing for the school year! Please help your students do another really good “book hunt” at home by checking under beds, under car seats, in closets, baskets, bookshelves, and anywhere books may be hiding. Every returned book helps us get ready for next year’s readers! 📚 #WalkTheWalk