Cougar Tales Inside this issue:

Safety Tips 1

What is Bullying?

1

Donations 1

Fall Festival 1

Honor Roll and Terrific Kids

2

Counselor’s Corner

3

Christmas Application

4

You Ate It! 5

November Calendar

6

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS 1. Children should not be alone at night without adult supervision

2. When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls

3. Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers

4. Always walk on sidewalks or paths

5. Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors

Donations

Blessings in a Backpack is a program that allows us to send food items home

on Fridays with students who may need extra food over the week-ends. The things that we send home are food items that the children can prepare themselves. We asked you for donations to help with this during Red Ribbon Week. As usual, you all helped by donating many non-perishable foods that will help keep a child from being hungry. Thank you for helping us help our children!

Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending him or herself.

Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting, verbal harassment, spreading false rumors, not letting someone be part of the group and sending hurtful messages on a cell phone or over the Internet.

Fall Festival

A big “Thank you” to all of you who came out and brought your families to our annual Fall Festival.

My appreciation also goes out to our PTO volunteers, CES faculty and staff members, local companies that donated items and Sarah Justus for her dedication to this fundraising event. It was a wonderful evening of fun for everyone!

Healthy Snacks

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Thanksgiving Holidays are Nov. 23-25

REMINDER

When helping your child choose a snack for school, please think healthy. The following is just a small list of ideas: a piece of fruit, whole wheat crackers, a whole grain bar, trail mix, carrots and celery sticks, pretzels, a cheese stick, a small bag of popped popcorn or dried fruit. Please remember that candy or anything loaded with sugar is not an appropriate school snack.

What Is Bullying?

FIRST NINE WEEKS AWARDS AND TERRIFIC KIDS

Principal’s Honor Roll

Laney Alfred Madisyn Allen Bryson Arrowood Mason Blackwell Blake Bridges Avery Brooks Brooklyn Byrd Kayla Chappell Lukas Chappell Westley Cook Chloe Cooke Cooper Davis Nicolas Davis Finley Duggins Georgia Georgopoulos Vanessa Guydyk Austin Hardy Ni'Zejuan Harris, Kallie Henslee Clay Justus Amaya Littlejohn Adam Loftis Thad Lyda Leigha Mabry Amajai Martin Diamond Martin Kalyn Norris Yoshi Paniagua Alivia Phillips Charlie Reid Bella Revels Amanda Rodrigues Cheyenne Scruggs Christopher Scruggs Andrew Sturgill Preston Thrift Ella Vassy Kera Wallace Sergio Witrago

Honor Roll

Alyssa Arrowood Jaylan Austin Lileigh Bailey Bailey Barron Laurie Baty Noah Bennett Grant Bradley Neeley Brown Jalee Champion Evan Crump Brayan Cruz Lopez Karly Daniels Mercadies Davis Trinity Fowler Jason Gadd Julie Gadd Abby Genobles Jordan Gilbert Ethan Gorham Brianna Gosnell Cameron Green ZaMyriah Hall Noah Hardy Kyleigh Harris Owen Hayes Thorne Henslee Ethan Hinkle Reid Jackson Macie Johnson Carter Jolly Victoria Knights Breanna Mabry Derrick Martin Kamari Martin Gabrielle Mathis Mackenzie Mekosh Leah Miller Tyler Morgan Kaniah Moses Makiya Motes

Honor Roll

Cameron Moton Mariah Nutt Leslie Paniagua Lopez Chloe Parton Franklin Perez Christopher Quinn Madison Rakestraw Trinity Rose Pedro Saavedra Dominic Sacchetti Diego Saldana Dakota Scruggs Kaleigh Spearman Ka’Mion Stewart Carter Terry Kalisha Tillman Holden Varner Alexis Vazquez Isaias Vazquez Juan David Villanueva Jessie Villanueva Reece Waugerman Ayden Williams Chariti Wofford Gracie Wofford

October Terrific Kids Sara Bone

Nolan Kitchin

Alex Cothran

Neylan Kitchin

Brett Bridges

Alaina Yother

Jordan Hinkle

Grayson Cash

Paislee Harris

Osvaldo Paniagua-Lopez

Thad Lyda

Brooklyn Byrd

Andrea Martinez Estrada

Kyleigh Harris

Andrew Sturgill

Jordan Gilbert

Alivia Phillips

Elizabeth Bishop

Makiya Motes

A NOTE FROM OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR

ATTENDANCE: A Key to Your Child’s Success

Research shows that attendance is the single most important factor in school success.

Being late for school also hurts a child’s learning, too. They miss valuable instruction just

from being tardy or signing out early.

Your child’s success in school depends on having a solid educational background, one that

can only be gained through regular attendance.

Here are some ways you can improve your child’s school attendance:

Talk with your child about the importance of attending school regularly.

Avoid scheduling family trips or doctor appointments during school hours.

Make sure your child stays healthy by eating nutritious food and getting enough sleep

and exercise.

Don’t accept excuses for why your child “must” miss or be late for school.

Discuss with your child what happened at school each day.

Support school rules and consequences for excessive absences and tardiness.

Show your child why education is important. Give specific examples of how education

helps people succeed.

Lead by example. If your child sees you taking off work for no real reason, they may

expect to be able to do the same.

Schools are responsible for teaching your child, but schools cannot do their job if your

child is absent. Learning builds day by day. A child who misses a day of school misses a

day of learning.

As always, feel free to contact me at anytime if you have a concern or question regarding

your child. I will be more than happy to assist you.

I can be reached at 279-6307 or at my email address abella@spartanburg3.org.

Respectfully,

Angela Bellamy

School Counselor

Applications for Christmas Assistance II

Families with students in Spartanburg School District Three who would like to request assistance with Christmas must come in and complete an application. We will accept applications one more day.

November 7th from 1 to 4:00 pm

Cowpens Elementary

**Parent must meet with teacher for October 2016 report card conference to be considered.

Each applicant must have: Verification of Household Income

Receipts for Monthly Bills

Name/Address of Employer

Name/Contact Number of Caseworker (if applicable)

Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility Required (if an application is not on file, one must be completed before approval for assistance)

You will not need to schedule an appointment for Nov. 7th. Just come to CES between 1 and 4 PM

Middle and High School students must complete an application at an elementary school.

Eat Your Candy and Exercise It Off!