Date: Wednesday – September 11, 2013

Important Messages from The Cottage School are attached. Please sign this form indicating their receipt and return to the school

with your student tomorrow. Thank You!!

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September 11, 2013

Wednesday Packet

Important Dates/Information

Fall Sports Picture Day – Monday, September 16th TCS Spirit Night at CiCi’s Pizza – Wednesday, September 18th – 5:30-7:30 PM

10516 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell

Teacher Work Day – Friday, September 20th – No School Underclassmen Picture Day – Monday, September 30th

Electronics Recycling Drive – Wednesday, October 2nd – 7:30 AM-3:30 PM Columbus Day – Monday, October 14th – No School

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ENGAGE, EMPOWER, EXCEL!

Each year we look for a theme that will guide us through the year. This year the staff voted on the inspirational words noted above. Each one clearly indicates an important aspect of the TCS experience. Look for this call to action throughout this school year. I also challenge you to help us identify ways in which we can accomplish these goals! I hope you felt this motto when you participated in our Academic Open House on Monday. Thanks to all who attended! We are so blessed to have such accomplished and creative teachers. Although your time on campus was brief, I trust you got a sense of your teen’s school day. Kudos on top of Kudos to TCS families who contributed 2,250 canned goods for North Fulton Community Charities’ annual drive...top homeroom collected over 700 (yeah Cecil!) with close contenders being Raluca and James’ homerooms with over 4oo each! MS homeroom leader was Phil’s with 100!! Considering we have 164 students enrolled, this is a phenomenal accomplishment!! Thanks to the Interact Club under Lynn Haas’ leadership who sparked this competition and made a huge impact on the empty shelves at NFCC. We are very excited about our participation in cross country, soccer and volleyball this month. The season has just begun, but please check your calendar for a location you can attend and support these fabulous young people. Also, when we host an event in our gym, we need concession ready adults. Actually, Lyle trains the students in great detail, so there is very little the adult concessionaire needs to do. But we believe having an adult at the scene prevents confusion and adds the necessary supervision. Please consider signing up with Lyle and helping our teams out. Thanks! As we settle in to the routine of this first semester, we will have a variety of religious holidays, flu season, and unexpected family events, all of which call us away from our daily schedule. Trust that our planner system helps keep our students informed of their responsibilities and helps them stay as current as they can. It is important that we teach our students to meet their daily responsibilities, initially, one day at a time. However, it is also important that we allow them to learn to plan ahead and adjust to the unexpected. Your guidance in both of those categories will be time well spent. Religious Holidays are respected here at TCS, but you must send in a note (just as you would notify your boss at work) to prepare the staff for the student’s absence. Family emergencies present a very different scenario. You do not have prior knowledge of the event and so are often scrambling to make arrangements. We understand and will be flexible when holding your teen accountable. Usually it is they who remember to get their planner and complete what they can while they are absent. When they return, the staff will be accommodating. You will be hearing from your PAC as they gear up for a very busy year. They hosted a very successful New Parent Breakfast last week and have several events coming up that will allow for fellowship, socialization and support of the school and the students/staff. The recent planning meeting of the PAC leadership team was very exciting as these committed parents tossed out ideas and shared their enthusiasm for all things Cottage. We welcome your participation and know that your experience will be enhanced as you step in to participate as a team member.

September 11, 2013

Jacque’s Note

September 16th 6th period

*Remember to bring your uniform & gear!*

PICTURES

The BEST way to avoid getting the flu is to get a flu shot every year.

CDC recommends that influenza vaccination begin as soon as vaccine becomes available in the community and continue throughout the flu season. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza, and influenza seasons can begin as early as October.

Remember, you can’t catch the flu from a flu shot!

Open to all Staff, Students, and TCS Families Please sign up on-line at

https://www.passageware.com/FluSignUp/Cottage/

Date: Tuesday - 9/24/2013 Time: 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Location: The Cottage School 700 Grimes Bridge Road

Conference Room in Main Office Contact: Jacquelyn Solomon @ 678-250-5125

Price: Flu Shot - $24 FluMist - $30

Preservative Free- $35 Pneumonia Shot - $85

Payment Method: Cash Preferred; Checks Accepted

Note: Passport Health is not a preferred provider

therefore we cannot guarantee insurance or

Medicare reimbursement

The TCS Advancement Angle

News you can use to help raise money for The Cottage School

Be a winner for The Cottage

School-Participate in Georgia

Goal!

Georgia Goal is an opportunity for

individual and corporate state tax payers

to designate some of their tax liability to

eligible Georgia schools, to use towards

scholarship needs.

Last year, $58 million dollars was

earmarked and claimed by April. Reserve

your space now for your 2014 tax credit-

as funds are expected to run out by

mid-March! Click here for more

information!

Mark Your Calendars!

Wednesday, September 18th @ 5:30pm

TCS CiCi’s Pizza Night!

Located at the CiCis Pizza

in Roswell, 10516

Alpharetta Hwy

A portion of the evenings proceeds go

back to The Cottage School to raise money

for Tuition Assistance. Come join us for

food, fun, and hanging with your favorite

TCS friends and families!

Mark Your Calendars!

Electronics Recycling Drive

Wednesday, October 2nd from

7:30am-3:30pm

Hosted

by:

Benefitting: The Cottage School!

100% of donated proceeds go directly to

The Cottage School.

Bring in those old laptops, desktops and

monitors and TCS Alum Craig

Patterson’93 will take your trash and

turn it into treasure for TCS!

Any recycling fees are paid for by the

individual bringing the item for recycling.

This fee is used for the cleaning and dis-

posal of certain e-waste including Freon,

Mercury, Lead and more.

Sample items accepted are: Smart Phones;

Computers/Laptops/Servers; Commercial Net-

working Equipment; Video Game Systems & Ac-

cessories; Video Games; Ham Radio Equipment;

Digital and Film cameras and accessories

Coming Soon…

TCS First Annual 3 on

3 Turkey Basketball

Tournament

Saturday, November 16th, 2013

9am to 1pm

The Cottage School Gym

MS September Activities

DATE TIME Activity RAIN-

OUT

TCS$ Things to bring

Friday

Off Campus

9/13

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Mining for Gold

Lunch

Mining for Gold

Homeroom

$160.08 All students going off campus

must bring a sack lunch unless

pre-ordered through lunch

program. There will not be

microwaves.

Friday

On Campus

9/13

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Nature Crafts

Lunch

Nature Crafts

Homeroom

$156.40

Academics

9/13

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$165.60 Any student that earns academics

will need to bring spare reading

materials.

Friday

9/20

No School- Teacher

Work Day

Friday

9/27

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Noah’s Ark

Lunch

Noah’s Ark

Homeroom

$320.16 All students going off campus

must bring a sack lunch unless

pre-ordered through lunch

program. There will not be

microwaves.

Friday

9/27

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

On Campus Activity

Lunch

On Campus Activity

Homeroom

$312.80

Academics

9/27

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$331.20 Any student that earns academics

will need to bring spare reading

materials.

HS September Activities

DATE TIME Activity RAIN-

OUT

TCS$ Things to bring/U.S. $

Friday 9/13 1:15–2:40 Clubs Club Material

Saturday

9/14

8:00-3:00 Saturday School For students who owe hours

All textbooks, notebooks,

planner, lunch and a change

of clothes for P.M. work

detail

Thursday

9/19

Academics

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$299.46

Academic material to

complete work and spare

reading materials, if you will

be in academics all day!

Off-Campus 10:00-

2:00

2:40

Disc Golf @ East

Roswell Homeroom

$289.80

Shorts to change into, picnic

lunch and rain jacket

On-Campus

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Team Building

Lunch

TCS Relay Races

Homeroom

$280.14

Gym clothes and court shoes

for the afternoon

Friday 9/20 No School - TWD

Friday 9/27 1:15-2:40 Clubs Club Material

Save TCS $ 175.81 for our upcoming climbing trip

More information in next WP

ATTENTION: Juniors and Seniors!! Sign up to take the

ACT FALL DATES AND DEADLINES

TCS Deadline ACT Test Window

September 25 October 26 – November 17

**TCS Deadline must be met if applying for accommodations

to receive extended time and testing over multiple days.

** The ACT is a college entrance achievement test accepted by

all 4-year colleges.

**All Juniors are strongly encouraged to take the ACT so that

there is adequate time to improve scores

For more information, questions or concerns, please contact Kristen Bell, Academic Counselor, at KristenB@cottageschool.org or

678-250-5113

POST-SECONDARY

PLANNING NIGHT

Tuesday, September 24th

at 6:30 P.M.

Mandatory for all Seniors and Juniors

Meet in the RCC

Parent AND Student attendance is mandatory!

We will be discussing:

Post-Secondary Planning

The College Search Process

Using the GCIS Website

Hope Scholarship and Hope Grant

SAT, ACT, and Compass Testing Information

Vocational Opportunities (caps, cops, copes)

Senior Activities and Trips

(please detach and return)

October 28th-29th, 2013

Where? Sand Rock Alabama

School Contact Phone #: 770-883-1582

Departing? October 28th @ 7:30 A.M.

Returning? October 29th @ 3:00 P.M.

*Students must have their

money & permission to Ivan

by October 18th! NO EXCEPTIONS!

NO REFUNDS!

REQUIREMENTS

$75.00 Real money (payable to TCS) $175.81 TCS savings account Must be at least a Level I Must owe no hours Have earned less than 2

Must be academically current Must have work re-contracted or

complete prior to the trip and be signed off by their teachers. Campers who turn in money & permission forms will be issued a sign-off sheet that will be due to Ivan by October 25th.

COSTS A $20.00 fee covers transportation, campsites

& meals.

Permission Slip- Return this portion only!!!

___________________(student- please print name clearly) has my permission to

attend the school camping/climbing trip on October 28th

-29th

, 2013. I have included

$75.00 payable to TCS and understand that he/she will need some extra spending

money for one lunch on the road.

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Parent Signature

COSTS

$75.00 fee covers transportation,

campground fees, Georgia Outdoor

Recreational Pass, Climbing under the

guidance of certified climbing instructors

(rain out plan – Caving at Pigeon Mountain

with guides), harnesses, helmets, ropes,

bouldering mats for night bouldering fun,

climbing/caving instructions, one breakfast,

three snacks, one lunch & one campfire

dinner.

THINGS TO BRING

Students need to bring their own sleeping

bags, tent to share, pillow, headlamp,

camera, boots, bug spray, towels, snacks,

personal hygiene items and MEDS, $ for

one lunch on the road.

NO COOLERS

If needed we have a

tent, that sleeps up to

people,

which my student

has my permission

to use for this camping/climbing

trip.