City Park School

Mrs. Gray's kindergarten scientists explored motion last week! They used a "crane" to test pushes and pulls, figuring out how much force was needed to knock down a wall without knocking down the houses.

Students in drama class have been learning about Hispanic Heritage Month with Ms. Vasquez. They learned what Hispanic Heritage Month is and why it is celebrated. Students then had time to research their own culture so they could create an informative presentation about it. Their presentations will include information about food, dance, art, and demographics.

PAWS gets super excited when students transfer their learning! These kindergartners visited the library earlier this week as part of their project based inquiry. During their regular library visit, PAWS found them exploring the artifacts they had learned about previously! They love the fossils we received earlier this year from a grant funded by the Paleontology Association of Georgia and the Toomey Foundation.

Students in Mrs. Ash's and Mrs. Chlebisch’s ELA classes presented their Savvas Week 6 project: a travel brochure.

PAWS is always on the lookout for students who make PAWSitive choices! This group of students visited our book vending machine today as a reward for being positive upstanders in our school community!

Block Party at the 405...Lego block party, that is!!

PAWS is excited to share that the City Park Media Center was awarded a grant for instruction from the Dalton Education Foundation! The grant, titled Block Party at the 405, helped to purchase a LEGO My World set from LEGO Education. This particular set was purchased to go along with the Kindergarten Savvas unit about community. Students enjoyed using the blocks to try to create some of the people and places they have been learning about!

Students in 2nd grade drama class are learning about Hispanic Heritage Month. They created a symbol inspired of the independence of Mexico.

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Ms. Gomez's third grade class participated in a cookie excavation where students used toothpicks to carefully “excavate” the chocolate chips without breaking the cookie! They compared this to paleontologists carefully removing fossils from rocks using their tools.

🌟📚 “Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.” – Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go!)

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We are so glad to be part of your journey each day. 💡🌟

Kindergarten is wrapping up their unit about My Community! As part of their project based inquiry, each kindergarten class is visiting the CP library to see some of the interesting artifacts that are on display! They learned that the artifacts represent people, places, and things from different time periods and different places! They went on a treasure hunt and found old photographs, old technology items, old dolls and memorabilia!

PAWS never knows what he might CATch our students doing!! Just now he found a kindergarten class using their devices to CApTure shapes around our school!

This month, we’re focusing on the character trait of responsibility — and caring for books is a great way to practice! Here are a few ways families can help at home:

✅ Pick a Safe Spot: Choose a special place at home where library books stay when not being read.
✅ Handle with Care: Show children how to turn pages gently and keep books away from food, drinks, and pets.
✅ Make Reading a Routine: Set aside a daily reading time — even 10 minutes a day makes a big difference.
✅ Return on Time: Help your child remember library days and return books promptly.
✅ Praise Responsibility: When you notice your child taking care of their books, celebrate it!

By practicing responsibility with books, students learn to value reading and respect shared materials — building habits that help them grow as readers and community members.

Georgia Reads Day on Monday, September 22

Why: Governor Kemp has proclaimed September 22, 2025, as Georgia Reads Day. This is a statewide day of reading, and everyone should be engaged!

Who: Everyone!

What: Virtual Reading Rally with Malcolm Mitchell, broadcast by GPB

Where: Access the virtual live stream link at GeorgiaReads.org on September 22, 2025
https://georgiareads.org/

How to get engaged:

•Download the Teacher/Parent Toolkit and engage with the book Malcolm Mitchell will be reading, The Magician's Hat

Attend virtually: Visit GeorgiaReads.org for access to the live broadcast on GPB and for additional information. All videos will be made available on the GPB website for later viewing.

Schedule of Events on September 22:

• 9:30 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for parents

• 9:45 AM – Message from Malcolm Mitchell for middle and high school students

• 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM – Official Reading Rally for elementary school students with Malcolm Mitchell

Let's help Mr. D and the Art Department reach their fundraising goal!

They are trying to raise $500 and have sold $254 so far. The fundraiser ends on Monday at 10:00 AM so there's still time to help Mr. D and the Art Department reach their goal!


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Homecoming weekend is the perfect time to update the CP Spirit SWAG!

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Thanks to all our families for coming out tonight to our Literacy Night! We have had a great week this week celebrating Dot Day--check out this video to see some of the fun!

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Please remember that tomorrow, Friday, September 19 is an Early Release Day. Dismissal is at 12:15 and there will be no ASP. It is also RED OUT Day, so students are encouraged to wear as much red as PAWSible!

Monday, September 22 is a Virtual Learning Day; work should be completed at home. Classes resume on Tuesday, September 23 for our regularly scheduled instructional day.