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SPOTLIGHT ON
T.G. Scott Elementary School
Each week during the school year The Reporter spotlights activities and achievements of students, faculty and staff at a different Monroe County
school. Thank you to Cassandra Ogletree, media specialist, for providing news from T.G. Scott Elementary School. Next week look for news from
K.B. Sutton Elementary. Email school-related news, including news for “Monroe in College,” to Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net
Find your favorites
at the Book Fair
Students at T.G. Scott get to enjoy their Annual
Winter Scholastic Book Fair, which gives them the
opportunity to choose new and favorite titles to add
to their home collection. Reading for pleasure unlocks
the power of information and imagination and helps
children discover who they are.
Our goal at TGS is to help students develop stronger
reading skills and a love for reading.Thank you to par
ents for purchasing books and to volunteers for assist
ing with the book fair. You are appreciated.
Pictured front right is Book Fair volunteer Mrs.
Abigail Stallworth.
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5th graders read over 7,000 minutes
During January,
Mrs. Turner’s 5t.h
grade homeroom at
T.G. Scott Elementary
participated in the
2018 Read Bowl read
ing contest sponsored
by former University
of Georgia wide
receiver and current
New England Patriot
Malcolm Mitchell and
the Read with Malcolm
Foundation.
The contest was a fast
paced, football-themed
competition that, includ
ed 4,747 readers from
180 classrooms around
the country. Students
tallied the minutes they
spent reading during
school hours in hopes
of winning copies of
Mitchell’s book, ‘The
Magician’s Hat.”
Although Mrs.
Turner’s students did
not win the competi
tion, they totaled 7,221
minutes read over the
four-week period and
are looking forward to
competing in the next
Read with Malcolm
competition. It is called
“Carry the Torch for
Literacy” and focuses on
student reading outside
of the classroom.
Lap reading for pre
Kindergarten and
Kindergarten parents
offers strategies to sup
port not only reading
instruction but also
vocabulary. Parents
learned how they can
receive free books in
Monroe County.
The staff at T.G. Scott
elementary encourages
all parents to take 15
minutes each day to find
a comfy chair, sit down
with their child and enjoy
a book. Take a picture
walk, make connections,
and spark that, reading
interest!
Pictured are parents
who participated in the
lap reading workshop.
T.G. Scott students participated in the State Science Fair in Milledgeville on Feb. 2.Those
who placed at the state level with their science projects are: Maela McKallip- 2nd place,
Isaac McKallip-2nd Place, Jackson Roller 1st place, Nicholas Firster 1st place and Carlie
Rawlins 1 st place. Pictured, left to right, are Carlie, Maela, Nicholas and Jackson.
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Reading brings us together
In celebration of World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 1, Mrs. Ogletree, the media
specialist at. T.G. Scott. Elementary, set. up several Skype Connections so that. T.G.
Scott, students could visit, other elementary schools throughout, the United States
and share a st.oryt.ime with them.
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Onstott’s classes enjoyed meeting students
their age in the following states, Iowa, New Jersey, Kentucky and Georgia. It. was
exciting for students to interact, with other students who are far away.
Students show off writing
skills as Young Ga. Authors
Students at. T.G. Scott. Elementary have been working on submitting their
writings for the Young Georgia Authors contest over the last, month. Students
are given the opportunity to write creatively on any topic they choose.
These writings must, be original with no help or support, from teachers or
parents. Teachers submit, one winner from each homeroom to go to the school
level judging. From there, each grade level winner moves on to the county level.
T.G. Scott, encourages students to write across all academic subject areas and to
make writing a part, of what, they do every day.
Pictured are 2nd graders Liberty Mathis and Nathan Harmsen working on
their entries for Young Georgia Authors.