Early Release Instructions for Thursday

We expect our carline to be longer than usual since we have an early dismissal on Thursday, May 23, with no Extended Day. 

Please follow these directions to ensure a smooth dismissal process for everyone.  

Lining up at Woodlawn

• Families with last names beginning with A–L should start lining up for an 11:25 A.M. dismissal.

• Families with last names beginning with M–Z should join the line-up no earlier than 11:35 A.M.

Extended Day, Three-Year-Olds, and Carpool Tags: If you regularly pick your children up from Extended Day or the side gate for Three-Year-Olds,  please have the carpool tag in your car or take a picture of it to keep handy on your phone. On early release days, the yellow carpool tag is required for your child to be picked up in the regular carline. If the tag or a picture of the tag is not presented to the carpool scout, you will be asked to park your car and go into the main office to pick up your child. If you do not have the required carpool tag, please visit the front office before Wednesday to pick up a new one from Mr. Alexanderson.
 

Adhering to these times will help us keep the Woodlawn lot from overflowing into Milledge Road and allow us to move the carpool line quickly and efficiently. Thank you for your cooperation and have a great summer!

Closing Convocation Thursday

Closing Convocation will take place Thursday, May 23, at 8:30 A.M. in the gym. Parents are invited to join this all-school chapel and students are to dress in chapel wear. Please note that parking will not be available in the Reid lots, but the carline side of Woodlawn will be available for our families to park after carpool ends. We hope to see you there to help us celebrate our faculty and staff’s contributions and a wonderful year of school!

Flower Donations Needed for Graduation

EDS Graduation is approaching! As in years past, the Graduation Committee relies on the generosity of our EDS families for donations of flowers from your yard to be used for arrangements for both graduation ceremonies on May 24th.  

Flower wants: blue & white hydrangeas, elaeagnus, Queen Anne’s lace, roses, ligustrum 

Please contact Jessica Engler or Susie Cates to arrange flower drop off by Wednesday May 22nd.

*Please remember to put your name on your container. We will transfer flowers to our containers and leave all containers in the front office at EDS on graduation morning, Friday, May 24th.

Thank you for your generosity!!!

Jessica Engler 770.713.5747

Susie Cates 706.627.2066

Magnus Health Launch

Last week, new and re-enrolled families received an email regarding Magnus Health and required forms for the upcoming school year. If you did not receive this email please let us know. Forms should be filled out by July 1. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Woodward or Mindy Golden.

As we begin to use the features in our new Magnus Health Record software, I would like to let you know about the treatment notes feature I will use. Each time your student visits the nurse’s office, I will complete treatment notes that will give you information about what your student came in for, along with any assessment/interventions given on my behalf. Those notes will always be accessible through the Magnus app or website. However, in some cases, I will also email you so that you know about the visit and any treatment given. You will not get an email every time. If your student comes in for a bandaid, I will simply log it, and then you can look under the treatment notes section of your app or the website to see all of the visits your student has made. I will always call if it is something emergent or needs immediate attention, but this extra feature will allow for better communication during clinic visits. Please let me know if you have any questions –  Mindy Golden

School Supply Orders are Open

School supply orders are now open for the 24/25 school year. This school supply provider gives a portion of the proceeds made from school supply orders back to the EDS Association. Supplies will be delivered to classrooms and advisories before the first day of school. Questions? Please contact Mary Rae Dudley at maryraedudley@gmail.com.

To order: Visit this website and enter the school ID – EPI212

Please order your supplies before June 16.

4-8th Grade Recognition and Graduate Awards

Last week’s 4th-8th Grade Recognition and Graduate Awards program recognized many of our students’ accomplishments during the school year. 8th grade students were spoken about by their advisors and received graduate awards. Congratulations to Chandler M., the recipient of the Mimi Dial Bovard Memorial Award, and to our 7th grade Graduation Marshals, Lily Grace Y. and Lyla M.!

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tqPzKR4waF2AhP856

Recording: https://video.ibm.com/recorded/133631100

Athletic Awards

We were proud to celebrate our Panther athletes at this year’s athletic awards ceremony! There were so many deserving athletes honored, and we are especially proud of the Carol Smith Trammell Coaches Award winners, Porter A. and Brooks J., for their dedication and athletic performance.

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MXWjBzKdFDEmZ2cA6

Specialty Camps on Walton Way Campus

In addition to our Summer at EDS Day Camp on the Flowing Wells Campus, we are excited to offer a variety of specialty camps at our Walton Way Campus. Camps held at Walton Way will have an option for campers to be transported to our Flowing Wells Campus for the remainder of the Day Camp day. 3:30 P.M. pickup is only available at our Flowing Wells campus.

June 3-7: June Art Camp (Rising 1st-3rd Grade) Calling all budding artists – join the Roberts sisters for a week of art! Rising 1st – 3rd graders will spend the week focused on painting and drawing. All skill levels are welcome!

June 10-14: Wonder-full Water (Rising 2nd-5th Grade) The wonders of water are all around us: it nourishes the earth, helps us stay alive, and is a part of play and adventure. During this fun week of camp, we will enjoy the wonders of water through games, Godly Play stories, hands-on and STEAM activities, and more.

June 17-21: Video Game Design (Rising 3rd-6th Grade) Join CodeFu and build your own video game using Bloxels! This popular STEM will focus on 21st-century skills, programming, problem-solving, logic, and teamwork. Students will publish and play each other’s game at the end of the session.

July 24-28: Volleyball (Rising 3rd-8th Grade) This camp is designed for girls entering grades 3-8 who have an interest in learning to play volleyball and/or improve their volleyball skills. Our campers will receive one-on-one and group instruction including serving, hitting, passing, and defensive/offensive gameplay strategies. Our final day of camp will be spent putting the skills and concepts covered during the week into friendly competition with fellow campers. All skill levels are welcome.

July 15-19: Basketball (Rising 1st-8th Grade) Dribble, shoot, and score! Campers will work on basic basketball techniques of shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and defense. Parents will be invited to a skills showcase at the end of the week. All skill levels are welcome.

July 22-26: Baking and Decorating with Bottom Line Bakery (Ages 8-12) Join Kelsey Lucius, owner of Bottom Line Bakery and winner of Chopped Sweets, for a week in the kitchen. Campers will learn about various mixing methods, bakery weighing, and icing applications while creating cookies, cupcakes, biscuits, and muffins. No previous baking experience is required. 

For more information on all Summer @ EDS camps, please click this link.

Service Learning

This has been a great year of service and learning! Serving others is an important part of our school experience. It is an extension of our Episcopal Baptismal Covenant in which we seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves.

From Panther Cubs through 8th grade, students have been serving and learning through school-wide opportunities, partnering with Golden Harvest, ReStart Augusta, and RISE Augusta. We’ve also supported local animal shelters, offered assistance to those experiencing homelessness, and built beds for those in need. For each service opportunity, students and faculty worked through a cycle of awareness, education, action, and reflection.

As a final reflection for the school year, students were invited to make helping hands to share their reactions to their service experiences. Here is some of what they shared:

• “I like helping because it helps me to grow in empathy.”
• “I have been a helper by checking on my friends when they are hurt.”
• “I like helping because it makes a difference in the community.” 
• “I have been a helper by loving my neighbors as myself.” 
• “I have been a helper by cleaning my messes when I am done playing.” 
• “The most important thing is helping them in Christian kindness.” 

Plans are already underway for next year’s service opportunities, and we are excited to continue to see 

EDS Panthers in Service!