T. G. Scott Elementary School -

Big congratulations to Mrs. Kimberly Driskell and Mrs. Ashton Watts who are our most recent Southern Rivers Energy Bright Ideas grant recipients! The Bright Ideas program began with the North Carolina Statewide EMC in 1994 and has since been adopted by many EMCs across the country, including Southern Rivers Energy. It is funded by their Operation Round Up program and is aimed at providing teachers in their communities with the tools they need to make their creative and innovative lesson plans a reality for their students. Southern Rivers Energy hopes that these grants will inspire teachers to think outside the box and create exciting projects that enrich the education experience for their students. This year alone, they have awarded over $15,000 to 17 teachers in 14 schools across 6 counties, and we are proud of our TGS teachers who took the time, initiative, and creativity to apply and win!

Book Blast begins today! All you have to do is invite 10+ friends and family members to earn some awesome prizes and a chance to win one of our Treasure Chests or an Epic Treasure Chest! Visit  https://app.booksarefun.com/TGScottES31029  and unlock treasure. It takes just 7 minutes TONIGHT. #BookBlast #UnlockTheTreasure. ​The first  405  to register and invite 10+ friends and family members will receive their treasure map prizes the very next day! Any student who qualifies after that will still receive the prizes after the event. #bookblastadventures #booksarefun

Join us for the easiest day of the week to dress for! The Red Ribbon Week theme for Wednesday, 10.23, is Put Drugs to Sleep so you can just roll out of bed and wear your school appropriate pajamas!

Red Ribbon Week continues tomorrow, Tuesday, 10.22, with Peace Out to Drugs! Have fun wearing Peace Signs or Tie-Dye!

Thank you to everyone in our school system who helped support our recent Jay's Hope Hats4Hope day. Together we raised funds to assist local families battling childhood cancer while also raising awareness about the fight. The mission of Jay’s Hope is “to improve the quality-of-life of children with cancer and their families in Georgia by extending HOPE through social, emotional, spiritual, educational and financial support.” HES, KBS, TGS, and MCMS are honored to have participated in this campaign and today presented a check to Jay’s Hope for nearly $1200. Thanks for giving HOPE!

Don't forget that Monday, 10.21, is Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs for Red Ribbon Week! Please have fun with it, and wear mismatched clothes!

Thanks to Glenda Davis and WoodmenLife, a Buddy Bench was installed on the upper grades playground at TG Scott Elementary School today. This special bench is designed to promote friendship and inclusion among students. When students feel lonely or want someone to play with, they can sit on the Buddy Bench, signaling to their classmates that they would like a buddy to join them. To further encourage kindness and inclusion, all 3rd through 5th grade teachers will read "The Buddy Bench" by Patty Brozo (also donated by WoodmenLife) with their classes. This book helps students understand the importance of looking out for others and being a good friend during recess. We are so grateful to WoodmenLife for recognizing needs in schools and working to fulfill those needs. This bench helps students at TGS to fulfill our mission of being respectful, and we look forward to the benefits they will experience through this gift.

Big shout out to another generous Science Night sponsor - thank you, SportClips! We so appreciate the partnership and willingness to support this fun family event - we can't pull off a successful event like this without assistance. If you'd like to help, please let us know!

Attention, adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week, and we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home to embark on a jungle quest to earn exciting prizes and books. @go.booksarefun

TGS had a great time rockin' around the clock to celebrate the 50th day of school! From Pink Ladies to Poodle Skirts to Greasers in leather jackets, these students and staff definitely understood the assignment. What a fun day!

THANK YOU, VOLUME CHEVROLET! Volume Chevrolet has generously donated $1,500 to TG Scott as part of the Chevy Back to School sponsorship! Thanks for making a difference in the community! Go take a test drive and tell your salesperson you're there to support TGS! NOW THRU NOV 30!

Monday, 10.21 Don’t Get Mixed Up with Drugs Wear mismatched clothes _______________________________________ Tuesday, 10.22 Peace Out to Drugs! Wear Peace Signs or Tie-Dye _______________________________________ Wednesday, 10.23 Put Drugs to Sleep Wear school appropriate pajamas _______________________________________ Thursday, 10.24 REaDy to Live a Drug Free Life Wear RED clothing _______________________________________ Friday, 10.25 Team Up Against Drugs MP Style Wear Black and Gold

Thank you to another generous Science Night sponsor! Mock Construction is excited to support our upcoming family curriculum event. We appreciate their partnership and would love to have more patrons for this fun night. If you'd like to help, pls email shannon.durden@mcschools.

Join us to celebrate the 50th day of school! Dress for a sock hop, and let's rock the block on Thursday, October 17!

Please join us tomorrow for a virtual Quarterly Parent Workshop on Copyright Piracy presented by Mrs. Danyel Vance, MCMS Media Specialist. Times are noon and 5:30, and the links for each are in the comments. If you're unable to attend, we will make the presentation available.

Don't forget - it's time for our Fall Pictures! Today and tomorrow!  October 2 - Pre K - 1st grade October 3 - 2nd - 5th grades Let's see those smiles!

Thank you to another generous Science Night sponsor! Pinky's Shaved Ice is partnering with us to help make our upcoming family curriculum event a fun and educationally "explosive" event. We hope everyone is planning to join us on October 28, and if you want to help, let us know!

A big shout out to Boone Trucking for being our very first Science Night sponsor! Thank you for your partnership and helping to promote a fun event for our TGS families! If your business would like to sponsor Science Night on Oct 28, please email Shannon.Durden@mcschools.org.

Don't forget that TOMORROW is Hats 4 HOPE day, a simple way for our students to make a difference - children helping children. Bring $1 - Wear a hat to school - Give HOPE! Thank you for supporting this Jay's Hope initiative to raise funds to fight childhood cancer!

Join us and give HOPE to children in our community as they battle cancer. - Bring $1 on Friday, September 20 - Wear a hat to school - Give HOPE! Hats 4 HOPE is a simple way for our students to make a difference - children helping children. Thank you for supporting this effort.