Cowan Road Elementary School

October is National Principals Month! Sending a huge thank you to all the incredible principals who lead with dedication and inspire our students every day. Your impact is invaluable! #ThankAPrincipal #NationalPrincipalsMonth

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Fun Fall Festival at 221 Spalding Dr this Thursday, 5-7 pm!

Christine Briggs, Retha Hollis Brown, Robbie Burke, Pamela Calhoun Jackson, Paula Calhoun Sanders, Jan Carriker and Emily Wilson will represent the thirteenth class of Griffin-Spalding Educator Hall of Fame inductees. The 2025 class will be inducted at the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. in the board room located at 216 S. 6th Street.

GSCS Federal Programs is excited to announce the 2025-26 Parent University. The university will offer a series of workshops and resources to help parents support their children's educational success and development. To learn more about the parent university, visit https://www.gscs.org/page/2025-26-gscs-online-parent-university.

Red Ribbon Week is coming! The week of October 27-31. Giving you time to plan and prepare outfits; here's a list of planned dress-up days.

All GSCS schools & offices will be closed October 13-17, 2025, for Fall Break.

Principal Appreciation Month has begun!

We kicked things off in style with balloons and a UGA banner decorating our principal’s office! 🐴 Our amazing principal works hard every day to lead our school, support our staff, and inspire our students—and we can’t wait to celebrate all month long!

#PrincipalAppreciationWeek #ColtsCan #WalkTheWalk #ThankYouPrincipal

🍂 Fall Break is almost here! Let’s finish strong by being here every day before and after the break. Every day counts, and we love seeing our students learning, growing, and leading together!

#AttendanceMatters #EveryDayCounts #ColtsCan #WalkTheWalk

📚 September AR Superstars! 📚

A huge congratulations to our top Accelerated Reader readers:
Khylee – 29 books
Juan – 24 books
Ava – 16 books

Nyla – Highest points earned with 19.1 points!

These amazing Colts are showing us that reading is powerful—and fun! Keep turning those pages!

#ReadersAreLeaders #MonthlyReadingStars #ARSuperstars #ColtsCan #WalkTheWalk

Today for #GaPreKWeek, all GSCS pre-k students had guest readers come and read this year’s featured book, “Every Amazing Story” by Coy Bowles (from the Zac Brown Band) and Malcolm Mitchell (a former NFL player and literacy advocate). The book encourages children to see themselves as creative storytellers and celebrate their individuality.
GSCS has 22 pre-k classrooms serving over 400 students.
GSCS Pre-K Director Dr. Chris Bearden said, “GSCS Pre-K is excited to have these community leaders share the love of literacy with our pre-k scholars! We look forward to #GaPreKWeek each year to celebrate and showcase the hard work and dedication of our pre-k staff.”
Now in its 15th year, Georgia Pre-K Week raises awareness for the importance of quality early childhood education. Georgia’s Pre-K Program began 30 years ago, in 1992, and has grown from serving 750 children in its first year to approximately 73,000 annually.

Happy Instructional Coach’s Day!
Today we’re celebrating our amazing Instructional Coach, Ms. McCrary, and Teacher Development Specialist, Ms. Colquitt! These two leaders go above and beyond to support our teachers, strengthen instruction, and help our students reach their full potential. 💪📚

Appreciation was shown with a special lunch today—thank you both for all you do to make Cowan Road Elementary stronger every day!

#WalkTheWalk #ColtsCan #InstructionalCoachsDay #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #ThankYou

Happy #GAPreKWeek!
A big thank you to our guest reader, Bryon Jones, for sharing a story with all three of our Pre-K classes! Our smallest Colts loved having you visit and read with them. 📖
We appreciate your time and willingness to make reading fun for our students!

#GAPreKWeek #ReadersAreLeaders #ColtsCan #WalkTheWalk #PreKMagic

Fall Picture Day is tomorrow! 📸🍂
Blackshear Photography will be on campus capturing those Colt smiles!
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#PictureDay #ColtSmiles #SayCheese #ColtsCan

On National Custodian Appreciation Day, we want to give a big THANK YOU to our amazing custodians! Their hard work, care, and dedication keep our school shining bright every day. We are so grateful for all they do for our students, staff, and families.

#CustodianAppreciationDay #ThankYou #ColtsCan

GSCS celebrates National Custodian Workers Day! Be sure to thank your school custodians for all their hard work!

Science never tasted so sweet! Our 2nd graders made Coke floats while learning about states of matter—exploring what happens when a liquid and a solid mix. Hands-on learning = happy scientists! 🧪

#ScienceIsSweet #StatesOfMatter #ColtsCan #2ndGradeFun

The Food Drive to support Manna from Above (Sept. 1–30) was shared with our whole school, but our 4th graders really stepped up as leaders and ran with it! 🥫

Thanks to their hard work and big hearts, they collected a HUGE number of canned goods to support Manna’s mission of “Fighting Hunger One Day at a Time.” We’re so proud of how they’ve shown what it means to be a Leader in Me school—leading by example to serve others.

#ColtsCan #LeaderInMe #ServiceInAction #FightingHunger

The 2025-26 GSCS Teachers of the Year were recognized at the Kiwanis Club of Griffin luncheon on Sept. 24. GSCS District Teacher of the Year Jodi McGavin shared her educational journey and story. Thank you, Kiwanis Club of Griffin, for celebrating these exceptional educators!