Fun Times at our Christmas party!

What a wonderful time we all had at our 2012 5th grade Christmas party!  The food was delicious - from pancakes cooked before our eyes, breakfast casseroles, doughnuts, pigs in blankets, grits, cookies, biscuits, and drinks - you name it, it was outstanding!  A great big THANK YOU goes to our room mothers and parents for organizing this grand affair and serving us with such wonderful southern hospitality!  We look forward to upcoming events in 2013!

Christmas Party Time is near!

Date: Friday, December 14, 2012

Time: 8:30 A.M. Breakfast

Place: 5th grade Lockerland

  

Have you ever participated in a candy exchange?  For our gift exchange at our Christmas party, we are having one!  All you have to do is pick up your favorite King-sized candy bar or candy treat, wrap it up nice and pretty, and bring it to the party.  SSSSHHHHHHH!  Don't share the kind of candy you will be bringing.  It's a secret! 

 

Open House Incentives!

  
Open House season is upon us, and we need your support. While advertising plays a large part in recruiting prospective families to TSA, you, our current families, are by far our most effective means of promotion. You can provide a first-hand experience for a new family and make the difference in whether that family inquires and eventually attends Tattnall Square Academy.
     This year we are offering a few incentives to our Tattnall family members for help to promote TSA and our Open House dates. When guests arrive for open house, they sign in. Alongside their name will be a column for them to identify the name of the person from TSA who made personal contact with that family and extended the invitation.

• Students who made contact with an Open House attendee will receive a free dessert coupon from the TSA Cafe. *One coupon per Open House.
• Parents who made the contact will be entered (one entry per family attending) to win a gift certificate to the Spirit Shop.
• We will honor these incentives for each Open House held.

Open House dates:
     Pre-School
           Tuesday, November 13th, 11:00 a.m.
     Community Wide (All Grades)
           Sundays at 2:00 p.m. on January 13th, February 10th, March 10th

Save the Date: Kids Yule Love

                                         

Who:    Grades 3K – 12

  When:  Wednesday, December 12-8:15 to 10:00 A.M.

Where:  Tattnall Square Academy- Athletic Complex

Student Council and Key Club are busy working on our 25^th annual Kids Yule Love Christmas program.  As always, we seek the cooperation and support of our Tattnall student body to make this event a success. Each student is encouraged to bring at least one unwrapped toy to the assembly that morning.  These toys will be given to Kids Yule Love for distribution to needy children in our community.  Thanks to you, Tattnall has always been one of the biggest donors to this worthy organization, and we desire to continue this tradition.  Any parents, siblings, grandparents, or Tattnall friends, who are free that morning, are welcome to attend the program.  Save the date and join us.  You’ll be glad you did!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Shirley Kitchings  (Shirley.Kitchings@tattnall.org).

Teaming Up to Make a Difference!

 

Teaming Up for Operation Christmas Child

Who?  Tattnall and Chick-fil-a are teaming up to support the children of Samaritan’s Purse. We are asking for each family in the elementary school to fill a box for a needy child. (1 per family)

What? Chick-fil-a will provide our TATTNALL families with boxes to fill for Operation Christmas Child. Boxes will be available to pick up from your homeroom teacher on Wed., Nov. 7^th. See samaritanspurse.org for information on how to fill your box. (Details include items for the box as well as $7 per box for shipping.)

When? Boxes will be due Wed., Nov. 14^th

Where? The Chick-fil-a Cow will bring a truck to Tattnall on Nov. 14^th, along with 13 WMAZ, to pick up our boxes!

WHAT IS THE MISSION?

 The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Tattnall and Chick-fil-a are proud to take part in this great mission!

TSA Happenings

It sure is busy around TSA and fall is in the air. Let's mark our calendars so that we don't miss any of this fun fall atmosphere!
Here's what's going on:

 November 

Nov. 3- Fall back! - set your clocks back an hour

Nov. 5 - School Holiday

Nov. 9 - Spirit Day

Nov. 15 - 5th Grade Thanksgiving Feast- 11:30-12:30 (multipurpose room)

Nov. 14 - Kindergarten Thanksgiving Program @ 9:30 a.m.

Nov. 19 - 23 - Thanksgiving Holidays

Nov. 26 - Students return to school

December

Dec. 6 -  Christmas Musical @ 6 p.m. for grades 1st - 3rd

Dec. 12 - Kids Yule Love @ 8:30 (Half Day of School)

Dec. 13, 14, 17, & 18 - Half days of school (Midterms)

Dec. 19 - Jan. 2 - Christmas Holidays

Jan. 3 - Students return to school

No School Monday, November 5, 2012

 

There will be no school on Monday due to a number of teachers attending the GISA conference; teachers not attending the conference will be having a work day at Tattnall.  Enjoy your holiday and we will see you on Tuesday!

DARE Graduation

 Congratulations to our DARE Essay winner, Kyle Johnson and our 1st runner up, Austin Whetsel! The boys received a bag of DARE goodies for their excellent essays.
Darren the DARE lion was on hand at our graduation ceremony to give furry high fives and hugs to all the kids! To top off our celebration, we had a pizza picnic on the senior deck. We would like to extend a big thank you to the Macon Police Department for sending Sergeant Tim James to Tattnall to teach our kids these valuable life lessons.

Take a Look!

What a great week the 5th grade has had!  Check out the updated pictures in our slide show!  We have some very creative students who came up with some great costumes for homecoming. And our picnic was delicious and fun.  Thanks to everyone who helped out with our events this week! 


Remember that our DARE graduation is Monday, October 22, 2012, at 9:30, in Trojan Hall.   
Stevie B's Pizza will be served at lunch for our graduates!

Homecoming Odds and Ends

It's a busy Homecoming week at TSA! Here is the 411 on what is happening this week to keep you in the know!

• Tuesday- "Hunters and Hillbillies".
• Wednesday- College and Career Day; Half Day- Dismissal 11:45; Conferences in the afternoon- Please call or email if you would like to schedule a conference.
• Thursday- Character Day; Our Tame the Lions Parade will be held from 1:30-2:00 on the track.
• Friday- Tattnall Blue and Gold Day; Pep Rally starting at 1:30.
• Friday the 5th grade will be having a cookout during lunch; the cost is $3.00 per child. Please have this payment in by Wednesday. 
• As a community service project, Elementary Student Council is collecting used clothes, shoes, books, CD's, DVDs, and VHS tapes this week.  Collection boxes are on the elementary sidewalk.  As an incentive, each time a student brings in a donation, he/she will receive a ticket.  At the end of the week, student council will draw tickets for door prizes!   Donated items will be distributed to families in the Pleasant Hill area of Macon by The Strong Tower Fellowship Mission.