Cowan Road Elementary School

Just before snow days, we celebrated our December students of the month. Congrats to these students and their families! #ColtsCan #StudentLeaders

Please support our Valentine's Day fundraiser for candy grams or flower grams - or a bundle! All orders with payment must be submitted by 2 pm on Feb 13.

3rd-5th grade top AR readers for the week of 01/27-01/31. Top 3: King B, Zachary G, Sarahi J #ColtsCan #ReadersAreLeaders

The Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) appreciates your willingness to share your input in an effort to improve the parent engagement activities at our school and in our school system. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and all of your answers will be confidential and anonymous. Only one survey should be completed per household. Thank you for participating! Spring 2025 Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZQ8HLTT Encuesta de Padres de Primavera de 2025: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/HZLHGNB

This week is National School Counseling Week! This year’s theme is “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.” Thank you GSCS School Counselors for truly helping our students thrive academically, socially and emotionally. School counselors have a tremendous impact on helping our students achieve school success and plan for success in their future. Thank you for being a valuable resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators!

Our February Newsletter is here!!! This month's newsletter is packed full of great resources and information! You can find it here: https://secure.smore.com/n/yv6bkf

Hey Parents! Is homework a huge struggle at night? Looking for helpful tips and tricks to make it a little less painful? Check out our newest Parent Engagement Workshop! You will also find helpful links for the upcoming Georgia Milestones testing. Click here for more information: https://secure.smore.com/n/8mqwt

On January 16, GSCS hosted its 2nd Annual District Social Studies Fair. Students from across the district demonstrated their research and interview skills through the lens of social studies inquiry. There was a high level of participation from students in grades 3-10, with 46 projects representing 13 schools. According to the Georgia Council for the Social Studies rules, only grades 5-12 are eligible to advance to the Regional Social Studies Fair. Sixteen projects were selected to advance to the West Regional Social Studies Fair which will take place on March 15, 2025, at Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn. Congratulations to these students who will represent GSCS at the regional competition: • Alayna Wilson, Propaganda Art throughout WWII, Futral Road Elementary • Judah Huckaby, What Happens When the Gas Runs Out?, Crescent Elementary • Ma'Kenzie Justice, Harriett Tubman, Beaverbrook Elementary • Eli Pack, Battle of Waterloo: How Napoleon Lost, Futral Road Elementary • Lizzie Shepherd, Are the Great Barrier Reefs in Danger?, Futral Road Elementary • Amir Ali, Zion Byrd-Dixon & Jalen Pye, WWI, Moreland Road Elementary • Marley Olvera, How the Wright Brothers' Invention Impacted Society, Moreland Road Elementary • Alani Lewis & Isabella Thompson, The Great Depression, Orrs Elementary • David Schiflett, Social Media and Political Violence, Carver Middle School • Jesse Davis & Timothy Phinazee, Jesse Owens, Carver Middle School • Cyron Anthony, The origins of a struggle: The Wounded Knee Massacre, Carver Middle School • Shariah Fulton, Rising Grocery Prices, Rehoboth Road Middle School • Skye Oduaran, Representation Matters: The Role of Representation in American, Politics and its Impact on Future Generations, Spalding High School • Siri Oduaran, The Impact of Major Natural Disasters on Weather Preparedness and Response, Spalding High School • Jaiya Taylor, Through Biases Eyes: AI’s Distorted Perception, Spalding High School • Rondell White, Fast Fashion and its Effect on the Environment and A Global Society, Spalding High School Read more at https://5il.co/368xm.

Please note these are new dates for Traveling Tom's due to our days out of school this week. #ColtsCan #TravelingToms

Families, please be aware that with the delayed start time tomorrow, students drop off will begin at 8am tomorrow. Staff will not be available to supervise students until 8am. #CottsCan #SnowDays2025

In the interest of safety, all Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) schools and offices will have a one-hour delay start time for students and staff on Friday, January 24. Elementary start time will be 8:45 a.m.; middle school start time will be 10 a.m. and high school start time will be 9:45 a.m. All after-school events and activities will proceed as scheduled.

Shoutout to our GSCS December Top Readers who crushed it by taking AR quizzes or logging books on Beanstack! Your hard work and love for reading are amazing! Keep reading for your chance to be the next district Top Reader and win your very own tablet! Join us in the GSCS 100,000 Book Challenge and help us reach our goal! Every book counts—let’s do this together! 💪📖 #GSCSReads #TopReaders #100KBookChallenge Elementary Top Readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ycy2mDXUlg Secondary Top Readers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LbHdFGCGNg8

In the interest of safety, GSCS will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 23, 2025. All students and staff should remain at home as icy road conditions will disrupt normal school operations. 12-month employees should report to work at noon if conditions are safe to do so.

In the interest of safety, Griffin-Spalding County Schools (GSCS) will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. All students and staff should remain at home as the current weather situation will disrupt normal school operations. Stay safe and warm.

After careful consideration and monitoring of the current weather situation, we have made the decision to close GSCS schools tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. This decision was not made lightly, but the safety of our students, staff, and families remains our top priority. All schools and offices will be closed. All school-related activities are canceled. All students and employee groups should remain home tomorrow. An announcement will be made tomorrow regarding the status of school for Wednesday, given that freezing temperatures and possible winter weather are expected to remain a factor Tuesday evening. Stay safe and stay warm. Thank you.

Just a reminder: Traveling Tom's Truck will be here on Tuesday, January 28 for Hot Cocoa for the kids for $3. Payment due date are as follows: cash payment cut off is Thursday, January 23. Online payments will be accepted through Friday, January 24. Those are firm deadlines and the order portal will close at that time so please be sure you have submitted orders by then. Thanks! #ColtsCan #TravelingToms #HotCocoaWeather

At the GSCS Spelling Bee this morning, our 5th grader Aremontaye tied for 3rd place in the competition between 4th-8th graders. He competed so well and made us proud! #ColtsCan

GSCS held its annual spelling bee today. After multiple spelling and vocabulary rounds, Orrs Elementary Student Charlie Hollums won with the word “monopolize.” The district runner-up is Carver Road Middle School Student Carter Dupree. Read more at: https://5il.co/35fv2

Mrs. Martin's 5th graders explored the power of Synergy during an exciting team activity! 🌟 💡 Synergy means using the best ideas from everyone and creating even better ideas together. It’s all about working as a team toward a common goal. 🛠️ In small groups, students collaborated to build the tallest tower possible using only the materials on their tables. With a time limit to keep them focused, they combined creativity, communication, and teamwork. Every tower was measured, all contributions were celebrated, and the tallest tower was highlighted! 💪 This activity showed the incredible things we can achieve when we synergize. ✨ #Synergize #Teamwork #ColtsCan

Did you know attendance in Georgia schools has been on the decline? Experts call this "chronic absenteeism". It can have a big impact on your child’s success in school. Families, you play a HUGE role in helping turn this around! 💪 Check out this video to learn simple ways you can make a difference. Together, we can ensure every student gets the education they deserve. For more resources, visit gadoe.org/whole-child-supports.: Watch Now at https://youtu.be/g8dqBoYEII0?si=5bqpqHkM6PLdLDof #ColtsCan #LeaderInMe #StrongerTogether #ChronicAbsenteeism #EveryDayCounts