Camp STARS Family Camp

North Cobb Parent Night

North Cobb

Future Freshman Parent Night

hosted in the Awtrey theater

on January 26th at 6 PM.

Representatives from the high school will do a presentation on the course registration process to ensure parents are equipped to help students make course selections in February. 

Allatoona Campus Tour

Students zoned for Allatoona will be attending a campus tour and exhibition on January 19th. Permission slips were distributed today in homerooms.  Only students zoned for Allatoona received slips.

The North Cobb campus tour will be announced once the date has been confirmed.

Pebblebrook Promotional Video

We’re excited to share the trailer for our new CCCEPA/Pebblebrook promotional video. Please click the link below and take a look! Share it with your friends on social media. The full length version is set to be released on our new CCCEPA YouTube channel later this week. Be sure to subscribe to CCCEPA’s YouTube channel, and follow CCCEPA on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Thanks for your continued support of CCCEPA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eet2DhGhNcc&t=10s

MBTI Discussion in 7th Grade

This week in classroom guidance 7th grade students are discussing the Myers Briggs Type Indicator preferences to gain a better understanding of personality type and the way inborn personality factors can be used to their advantage.  While cost factors prohibit students from taking the actual MBTI assessment, they will be guided through a self-assessment activity as part of the discussion.

The following summary of Myers Briggs basics comes from myersbriggs.org:

The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people's lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment.

The identification of basic preferences of each of the four dichotomies specified or implicit in Jung's theory.

Favorite world: Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner world? This is called Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I).

Information: Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take in or do you prefer to interpret and add meaning? This is called Sensing (S) or Intuition (N).

Decisions: When making decisions, do you prefer to first look at logic and consistency or first look at the people and special circumstances? This is called Thinking (T) or Feeling (F).

Structure: In dealing with the outside world, do you prefer to get things decided or do you prefer to stay open to new information and options? This is called Judging (J) or Perceiving (P).

Upcoming High School Transition Dates

1/19 Future Allatoona students tour the high school - permission forms will come home next week

1/26 North Cobb Future Freshman Parent night at 6:00 in the Awtrey Theater

1/31 Allatoona counselors will explain high school registration materials to students

2/2 North Cobb Counselors meeting with students to explain the registration process

2/2 Allatoona Future Freshman Parent night at 6:30 in the Allatoona Auditorium

2/17 Magnet decisions posted in the online portal - excluding Pebblebrook

3/1 Pebblebrook Magnet Auditions informational meeting at 9:30 in the Awtrey Theater

3/3  Allatoona deadline to return registration forms

3/22 Pebblebrook Magnet Auditions at 9:30 in the Awtrey Theater

* A North Cobb campus tour will be scheduled at a later date

Individual Graduation Plans Coming Home With Report Cards

In December, Awtrey’s 8th grade students completed the first step of their Individual Graduation Plans (IGP).  This step was the beginning of a process that will continue until they graduate from high school.  Parent copies will be coming home with report cards.  A sample is below.

Highlights include:

• Results from the Career Cluster and learning style activities students completed during their Career Cruising lessons.
• A graph of the core classes required to graduate.  (The actual level of classes will be determined later in the year--on level, advanced, remedial.)
• The list of high school credits students earned in middle school. 
• The students’ initial concentration and interests (Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, and/or Career Pathways).
• The number of free electives left after the concentration selections.
• A check box indicating students’ understanding of the Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment opportunities, enabling them to earn college credit while still in high school.

 Important Points for Parents

• The document you will receive is only a rough draft in this planning process.
• IGPs will be revised countless times between now and graduation. Everything on the page is subject to change.
• The purpose of developing this draft of the IGP in 8th grade is to introduce the students to graduation requirements and available course studies. It is also a tool to help students think about their interests prior to selecting high school electives in early February.
• Course specifics will be added to the IGP early in freshman year once students receive finalized schedules.  IGPs can be changed again at that time.  
• Relax and enjoy an exciting time in the life of your students.