
Collins' Parent Weekly Update
Newsletter for the Week of April 12th thru April 16th.
It's Testing Week!
It's time for our annual ACAP (Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program) testing for our students. This year our 4th and 6th-grade students will take Science, Reading, and Math exams, while our 5th-grade students will take Reading and Math exams.
Test Taking Tips!
2021-2022 School Calendar
Mask Ordinance!
Notes for the Week of April 12th thru April 16th.
1. Parents, our eLearning assignments this week were mostly traditional worksheets and reading due to testing. Please check with your child to see if these assignments were completed. This Friday's (April 16th) eLearning assignments will mostly be traditional as well. We will return to digital assignments next Friday, April 23rd.
2. Parents, thankfully our COVID issues continue to be minimal! Despite this, we must remain vigilant.
if your child has tested positive for COVID, or has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID, please make us aware asap by emailing Coach Hass at jhass@scottsboroschools.net, or emailing your child's teacher. It is important that we maintain the safety measures that keep our students and teachers safe.
3. Parents, our 2020-2021 Sponsorship Banners are up in front of our playground! We are so thankful that we have a supportive community! Your contributions to our 2020 Black and Gold fundraiser will allow us to provide our teachers and students with needed tools for teaching and learning. Thank you!
4. A reminder that Scottsboro City Schools will continue to provide FREE meals for any child 18 years old or younger. Breakfast and lunch meals can be picked up behind Collins from 10am to 10:30am each weekday. Please share this information in our community.
5. Attendance is IMPORTANT! While we certainly understand the obstacles COVID-19 has presented everyone, we need our students in attendance every day (either virtually or traditionally). Checkout our attendance policy at http://www.scottsboroschools.net/cms/one.aspx?portalId=151104&pageId=6078743). Submit your parent/doctor's notes at collinsattend@scottsboroschools.net
6. Families & youth staying in motels, temporary spaces, campgrounds, shelters, or other inadequate places have special rights at school - no matter what it looks like this fall. With COVID-19 and remote learning, it’s never been easier for them to slip through the cracks, but you can be a part of the solution.
It starts with 3 simple steps everyone can take. Learn more at letseducateeverychild.org
7. This week's CIS Teacher of the Week is...Mrs. Sheila Rouse! A fellow teacher nominated Mrs. Rouse because "Mrs. Rouse might be the most passionate person I know. She gives everything she has for our kids, and she is so dedicated to their education. Mrs. Rouse is just the best!" Mrs. Rouse ...enjoy the Princess parking this week!
Congrats Mrs. Rouse!
Get your Spring T-shirt!
eLearning this Friday!
Weekly Tips for Parents
Treasure hunt clues are rewarding reading
Encourage your child to read by creating a treasure hunt. Write several clues on slips of paper and hide them around your home. Each clue should lead to the location of the next one. For fun, try making them rhyme. For example, "On top of the box where we see a show, you will find a clue I know!" After five or six clues, your child should find a small, fun treasure: a special snack, a new book or art supplies.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Help your child consider different views
There's always more than one side to an issue, but when your child is arguing, it can be hard for her to see another side. Try throwing out a statement such as, "Homework should be banned forever," or "Kids shouldn't have to do chores." Have your child list reasons that support her opinion on the subject. Then ask her to think of reasons that support the other side. Which view is more convincing?
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Control screen time with a 'payment plan'
Too much time spent using digital media in their non-school hours keeps children from doing other things that are better for their minds and bodies. Try having your child "purchase" screen time. For every minute of recreational screen time he wants, he must spend one minute exercising or reading first. School time spent on these activities doesn't count, and "banking" minutes for another day is not allowed.
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
Turn writing practice into front page news
To help your child have fun writing, pretend you are reporters hunting a feature story for your local newspaper. Take note pads, pens, a camera and your imaginations and set out to observe people making news. Try places like a shopping center, the park, even your front yard. Write up your story together and include pictures, a headline and a byline. Then save your stories in a scrapbook "newspaper."
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Friday, April 16, 2021
Surround your child with reading
Experts say that encouraging your child to read may be the most important thing you can do to ensure school success. To promote reading, set an example. Make sure your child sees you reading. You can also have family members take turns reading favorite parts of books aloud to one another. Keep lots of books and other reading materials around, and take advantage of library offerings to find new ones.
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Principal Jason Hass
Email: jhass@scottsboroschools.net
Location: 102 Legion Dr, Scottsboro, AL, USA
Phone: 256-218-2700
Assistant Principal Paige Hodges
Email: phodges@scottsboroschools.net
Phone: 256-218-2700