IMPORTANT DATES

February 3-7

Family and School Team (FAST) Parent-Teacher

Conference Week

February 4

Catoosa County Spelling Bee at Tiger Creek Elementary

School 6:00 p.m.

February 7

Partnership Lunch 11:00 a.m. LSGT Meeting 12:00 p.m.

February 13

Bow Tie and Tutu Day for PBIS Valentine Snack 1:30 p.m.

February 14-17

No School .

February 26

Spring Picture Day

February 27- March 25

Pre-K Registration Packets Available

March 6

Transition to Middle School 5th Grade Breakfast 7:00 a.m.

March 13

No School

March 19

Family and School Team (FAST) Group Meeting #2 in

Classrooms with Pizza Dinner 6:00 p.m.

March 27

Senior Homecoming at Woodstation

The General Woodstation Elementary School Newsletter

The General

Volume 16, Issue 6

February 2020

Dear Woodstation Family,

Here we are in the third nine weeks! We have made huge gains the first half of the year and are using each day to prepare students for success. Our teachers have been assessing student progress to make sure all students are reaching their goals this year. Please remember that our Family and School Team (FAST) Conference Week is February 3-7. If you haven’t signed up for a parent-teacher conference, please contact your teacher. Teachers will be reviewing January Benchmark scores and updating you on your child’s progress. You will also learn what you can do at home to help your child reach grade level goals. Your attendance gets you an entry for our Dollywood prize raffle!

Our next Family and School Team (FAST) Group Meeting in classrooms will be March 19. This is a time to visit your child’s classroom and participate in an informative presentation given by your child’s teacher. You will learn more about end of the year grade level goals and what your child will be learning next year. If you have a student in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade, you will also learn about the upcoming Georgia Milestones Assessment and how to help prepare your child for testing week.

If you have a child who will be ready to enter Pre-K next school year, please stop by our school office February 27- March 25 to pick-up a registration packet. Completing this packet enters your child into the Pre-K drawing that will be held April 28 at 9:00 a.m. Your child needs to be 4 years of age by September 1 and you must be a resident of Catoosa County in order to enter the Pre-K drawing. We are thankful for the nutritious lunch our Dining Hall provides our students daily. Lately, I've noticed the number of student lunch charges has risen dramatically. We currently have over $2000.00 of student charges that are unpaid. If your student is purchasing items in our Dining Hall, please make sure there is money in their account to cover the cost of the meal. If you currently owe money, please send payment immediately or contact the school to set up a payment plan. Thank you for your help with this. Go Generals!

Ernie Ellis Principal

mentary

Ernie Ellis Amy Still Principal Assistant Principal

Our Mission Where Excellence Starts

Catoosa County Vision Statement

Catoosa County Public Schools will prepare every child to reach their full potential, so they graduate prepared to be good citizens and leaders of the future.

Catoosa County Mission Statement

Catoosa County Public Schools is a student-focused learning community, where excellence is expected from staff and students, every day, without exception.

Our Vision Rigor, Relationships, and Resilience

It is such an exciting time in the library! We have a fresh coat of

paint, new carpet, and shelving on casters.

Woodstation has been awarded a Ben Carson Reading Room,

and it is starting to take shape!

A train depot - the entrance to the space - is under construction,

and the artist will be painting the mural in the library during the

week of February 10th. There will also be four train cars in the

space that students will be able to sit inside and read!

The train cars are scheduled for arrival in March, and we will

have a grand opening in April.

Please feel free to stop by and check it out.

“Making Allowances” Dr. Lane

When I was a boy, it was popular for children to earn money by doing odd jobs around the house and for neighbors. Chores such as mowing the lawn, taking out the garbage, feeding pets, maintaining an area of the house, running errands for elderly neighbors, babysitting, and others were ways children could earn some pocket money while also learning ways to be responsible. In many ways, it was a rehearsal for adulthood: “I do this and get paid that.” The pay was often called an allowance. My first chore for which I got an allowance was taking out the garbage. I was delighted to earn some cash that I could spend anyway I wanted, and it will not surprise you that most of it went to buy records. But what if I didn’t do my job of taking out the trash? Answer: I didn’t get paid. That wasn’t all. I also would hear from my dad, who would tell me that if he had to remind me to do my chore, that counted as “not doing the chore.” I learned to do the chore, because I wanted more records. Like most everything you want your child to be when he or she is grown, the character trait of responsibility has to be taught. Good teachers are patient, insistent, and consistent. Give your child a chore so that he or she can practice responsibility and be patient, insistent, and consistent when the

fail. With your help, he or she will grow into a consistently responsible adult (with lots of records!)

Our business partners help make learning possible and we appreciate everything they do for our school!

Please remember our partners when you are out in the community and thank them for supporting

Woodstation. If you’re interested in partnering with us, we’d love to have you join us at our next partnership

lunch on February 7 at 11:00 a.m.

Barnes and Noble

Boynton United Methodist

Brain Spine Connection

Brent Pennington Dental Center

Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office

Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Co

Children’s Dentistry of Chattanooga

Dancing Goat Farm

Ed Rose Martial Arts Academy

ecocountertopsUSA

First Volunteer Bank

Food City

FNB Bank

Johnson’s Auto Repair

Metro Boiler Tube

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church

Peavine Baptist Church

Pray Chiropractic

Ringgold Telephone Company

Sonic

Treasures Academy

Village Print Shop

Waffle House

Wallace Tile

Woodstation United Methodist Church

Making a smooth transition into middle school is an important step for ensuring a

successful middle school experience for your child. We are partnering with Heritage

Middle School to help give families peace of mind about transitioning to a new

educational setting. Please mark your calendar for this important event designed for our

5th grade families:

5th Grade Breakfast with Mr. Davis, HMS Assistant Principal (March 6, 7:00 a.m.)

PTO will be providing a light breakfast. Parent resources will be available on academic

and social topics. Mr. Davis will speak about the following topics and be available to

answer questions.

Academic Standards and Class Schedules

Changing Classes

Lockers

Clubs/Sports

School Communication

Parent Engagement and Volunteering

The Catoosa County Pre-K drawing is April 28 at 9:00 a.m. in the

Catoosa County Board Room. Parents do not have to attend the drawing.

Parents will be notified if their child's name is drawn. Registration

packets will be available February 27 through March 25 in the school

office. Registration for the drawing can be completed at any of the

Catoosa County primary or elementary schools, as well as the Central

Enrollment Center located in Ringgold. Children must be four years of age

on September 1, 2020, to be eligible for the Pre-K program, and they

must be a resident of Catoosa County on the day of the drawing.