Date: Wednesday – January 8, 2014

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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January 8, 2014

Wednesday Packet

Important Dates/Information

Homecoming Middle School – Friday, January 17th – Doors Open 4:30 PM High School – Saturday, January 18th – Doors Open 1:30 PM

See The TCS Advancement Angle for Details

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – Monday, January 20th – No School

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Welcome to 2014!! The unpredictability of Georgia winter came home this week. With a slight weather related delay, we are ready to roll! As always, each year brings great times and challenges. Here’s to a New Year that is equal to the Promises our students and staff have within them! January is such an anticipatory month, isn’t it? We all have to be ready for what comes! I am ready for some Big Times! What is coming for us…and coming fast…is Homecoming! It is always an exciting event and full of old friends and familiar faces! This year we are separating the middle school competition from the HS so we do not have such a long day. Check the calendar and plan to party with us! I encourage you to participate in every event! TCS celebrates all of our students and the camaraderie established year to year is palpable! We usually have a few weeks to prepare families and new staff for a school closure! Not this year. Our system of using FB, Twitter, email and phone calls appears to have worked well but the decision to close school is never simple or easy. We take a very serious approach to risk management and look at the big picture. Since the local news is dominated by extreme weather stories and county school systems must deal with an enormous number of students and situations, we approach inclement weather with careful assessment. As an independent school, our situation is unique. Although we are located in Fulton County, our kids come from many different counties. The vast majority of our students come by car. We have no transportation system to worry about. Only a handful of students walk or ride public transportation. Our buildings are not massive energy drains. Our supervision is responsive. Our parents have choices. Our students have their lesson plans ahead of time and can plan ahead for absences. Safety is our first priority. We do not want anyone endangered coming to school or due to ice on campus. To that end, if a county is closed for travel advisory conditions, the students in that county are not expected to come to school. They simply call and inform us of their situation. If Fulton County is closed due to travel conditions, we are automatically closed. In any case, if a parent does not think it is wise to send their child to school, they have the prerogative to keep them at home. If, however, counties or large school systems are closed due to inadequate heating or car pool issues, TCS will remain open. As long as our buildings are heated and the water is flowing, we can keep our kids warm and safe. The distance between classes is not dangerous if our students are dressed for the weather. Since most of our parents are working and having their teen stay at home unattended may not be wise, we believe they are best managed at school. Communicating our decision is the other area for potential confusion. Once a decision is made, we inform our staff and families as soon as possible. Messages on our voicemail, website, the local media, and personal phone calls are implemented as quickly as possible. We appreciate the feedback we received this week from those who were in disagreement and those in support of having school open on Tuesday. It is just that communication that forms our team and enables us to best serve our families. We all look forward to the activities and celebrations that this new semester brings! Thank you for your part in making the TCS experience one of excellence and achievement!

January 8, 2014

Jacque’s Note

Homecoming 2014

Cougar Nation

We need your support to beat

The Howard School Hawks and make

this Homecoming the best ever!

The TCS Advancement Angle

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

Wanting to volunteer?

Advancement needs your help!

Numerous volunteer

opportunities available!

Contact Tracy at

TracyB@cottageschool.org

for more information

Save the Date

Glitter: An Evening with the

Arts

Saturday, March 22nd

TCS Campus

More details to follow!

Saturday, January 18th

Doors open @ 1:30pm

JV Game @ 2pm

Women’s Varsity @ 3:30pm

Men’s Varsity @ 5pm

Alumni/Staff game @ 6:30pm

Friday, January 17th

Doors open @ 4:30pm

MS Girls @ 5pm

MS Boys @ 6:15pm

MS January Activities

DATE TIME Activity RAIN-

OUT

TCS$ Things to bring

Friday

1/10

Off Campus

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Atlanta History Center

Lunch

Atlanta History Center

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

1/10

Academics

ALL DAY

$165.60 Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Friday

1/17

On Campus

Club Intro

Homeroom Activity

$156.40

Friday

1/17

Academics $165.60 Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Friday

1/24

Off Campus

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Jimmy Carter Library

Lunch

Jimmy Carter Library

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

1/24

On Campus

On Campus Activity $156.40

Friday

1/24

Academics

Academics

$165.60

Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Friday

1/31

On Campus

Clubs

$156.40

*Club Materials

Friday

1/31

Academics

Academics $165.60 Academic Materials

*Remember to bring an

independent reading book if

you complete your work early.

Middle School

Character Education

Implementing and

Monitoring a Solution

Take a look below at what we will be discussing with your student and take some

time to continue these discussions at home!

Objectives:

Break up the implementation of a solution into a sequence of appropriate steps.

Monitor the effectiveness of a solution.

Switch to an alternative solution if the initial solution does not work.

Discussion questions for you and your student:

What should we consider when we implement a solution to a problem?

How do we assess whether a solution is working?

What should we do if we implement a solution and it doesn’t work?

Key Terms to discuss:

Implementing a solution, monitor

High School January Pay offs

DATE TIME ACTIVITY RAIN-OUT TCS$ Things to bring/U.S. $

Friday 1/10 1:10 – 2:40 Clubs Club Materials!

Thursday 1/16 1:30-2:30 Pep Rally TBA

Friday

1/17

Academics

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$336.89

Spare Reading

materials, if you will be

in academics all day!

Off-Campus

10:00-

2:00

2:40

Museum of History

& Holocaust

Education Homeroom

$326.03

Money for lunch

On-Campus

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Just for Fun Science Lunch

Karaoke Homeroom

$315.16

Saturday 1/18 2:00- 8:00 HOMECOMING School Spirit! Wear Purple!

Monday 1/20 No School - MLK

Friday 1/24 1:10 – 2:40 Clubs Club Materials!

Friday

1/31

Academics

8:15

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

Levels

Academics

Lunch

Academics

Homeroom

$299.46

Spare Reading

materials, if you will be

in academics all day!

Off-Campus

10:00-

2:00

2:40

The Cooler Homeroom

$289.80

Money for lunch

On-Campus

10:00

12:00

12:45

2:40

TCS Photo Scavenger

Hunt Lunch

Casino Homeroom

$280.14

HS Ski Trip

February 18th-21st

Money and Permission slip are due to Ivan on or before

January 17th.

You will need $186.46 in your TCS Savings Account.

Students who have never skied or snowboarded before must

take a MANDATORY lesson!

Basic (9am-5pm) Package Transportation, lodging, ski/snowboard

rental and Lift tickets to ski Wednesday and

Thursday during the day:

Circle one:

Ski Snowboard

$280.00 $300.00

*damages to individual equipment will be

billed to the individual student

Deluxe (9am-9pm) Package Transportation, lodging, ski/snowboard rental

and lift tickets to ski Wednesday and

Thursday during the day and at night:

Circle one:

Ski Snowboard

$300.00 $320.00

*damages to individual equipment will be

billed to the individual student

Due to Ivan on or before January 17th –

no exceptions & no refunds (unless you don’t have enough TCS $$!)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (Please detach, sign and return w/check)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PERMISSION SLIP: I give my permission for ________________________(student) to

attend the Cottage School Savings Account trip to Beech Mountain, N.C. from February 18th-21st. I understand students will be transported in school vehicles. My check for the____________ package is made out to The Cottage School in the amount of $______________. My student (circle one) HAS/HAS NOT skied/ HAS/HAS NOT snowboarded before.

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Signature of parent or legal guardian for above mentioned student

Tuesday, Feb. 18th

Wednesday, Feb. 19th

Thursday, Feb. 20th

Friday, Feb. 21st

7:45am-Drop gear by buses 7am Rise, Shower & breakfast ($$) 7am Rise, Shower & B’fast ($$) 5:30am Rise & Pack Busses

1:05- Load into buses - Depart 8am Meet in Parking lot/ 8:30am Meet at Group Sales 6:30am Depart

5:30- Stop for dinner ($$) Paperwork at Group Sales 12pm Lodge Lunch ($$) 8am Stop for B’fast ($$)

8:30- Arrive at houses, unload 12pm Meet for lunch at Lodge ($$) 5pm Back to house to rest 12pm Stop for Lunch ($$)

9:30- Get to bed early for 5pm Back to house to rest Deluxe Pkg: Ski until 9pm 2:30 Arrive at school

morning skiing Deluxe Pkg: Ski until 9pm 5:30 Dinner ($$) Clean Busses

5:30 Dinner ($$) 9pm Back to houses/ bed 3:00 Meeting w/ Skiers

9pm Back to houses/ bed Dismissal

North Carolina February 18th– 21st

$186.46

TCS $$

*Meals tagged with a ($$) are the responsibility of the student!

*Please note that the package pricing does

not include food money ($$) and any extra

spending money students may want for ice

skating, tubing and/or shopping.

Attention Senior Families

Now is the time!

Senior Ads are now for sale!

Budget-friendly prices range from $75 to $200

$75 for ¼ page

$150 for ½ page

$200 for full page

First come, first served!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immortalize your senior! Dig

up those embarrassingly adorable baby pictures and send them in.

Remember to include a personal message that shows them how much

you care. Your senior will be honored by your tribute to them on

Yearbook Day in May!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, INSTRUCTIONS AND DETAILS FOLLOW ON

THE NEXT TWO PAGES.

All submissions to Ali, no later than January 31st, 2014; payable by cash,

check or through The Cottage School website.

Senior Ad Order Form (please return this form with Ad submission)

Senior Parents, this is your chance to acknowledge your hardworking senior! Place an advertisement in the yearbook that will be a permanent tribute to your

senior as well as a wonderful surprise when they receive their Yearbook this spring.

Ad Cost: 1/4 Page Ad $ 75.00

Half Page Ad $ 150.00 Vertical or Horizontal Full Page Ad $ 200.00

Submission Guidelines: By: e-mail_______ CD_______ Envelope_______

(Materials will be returned to the parent during the second part of the semester) Just submit photo(s) and your message.

Due to a strict yearbook deadline, all senior ads are due no later than January 31st, 2014!!!

1st Choice Ad Size: _______________________________ (Space is limited and is on a first come first serve basis.

We will do our best to accommodate your ad size)

Please circle the template you have chosen and return it with this order form to Ali.

If you have further questions, please contact Ali by email: alim@cottageschool.org

Student Name: Parent Name:

Cash Amount: Credit Card #:

Check # & Amount: Expiration Date:

Credit Amount: Security Code:

Please Circle One:

¼ Page Ad ($75) ½ Page Ad ($150) Full Page Ad ($200)

Please CIRCLE the template of your choice

on the second page!

Please CIRCLE the template of your choice!!

Return this with your order form!