City Park School

🐾❤️🖤 DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR OUR HIDDEN HERO! 🖤❤️🐾

Our very own Mrs. Alecia Halman is in the running for the 2026 Hidden Heroes Award, and she needs our Panther family's support!

🗳️ You can vote ONCE EVERY DAY between now and November 20! Every daily vote counts!

❤️ Read Alecia Halman's nomination and cast your vote: https://hiddenheroes.glisi.org/2026/entry/445

⏰ Voting closes November 20 at 5:00 PM.

Let's show Mrs. Halman how much we appreciate all she does for our students, families, and community! Share this post and remind your friends and family to vote daily!

about 22 hours ago, City Park Communications

🍂 NEW SCHOOL SPIRITWEAR SAVINGS ARE HERE!

Looking for some comfortable new school spiritwear? Check out this week's featured styles! Save 10% on Colorblock Fleece Hoodies, Funnel Neck Hooded Tees, Sponge Fleece Crewnecks and Ladies' Sueded Cowl Neck Long Sleeves!
🚚 FREE SHIPPING on orders over $49—no code needed!
🎁 Don't forget about eGift Cards—a great way to give school spirit!
❤️ Shop your school store and support your school!
Shop here: https://cityparkspiritwear.com/

1 day ago, City Park Communications

Side-by-side promotional flyer in English (left) and Spanish (right) advertising spiritwear discounts valid November 6 through November 12, 2026. Top Banner: English: "Spiritwear Savings – Great Styles, Great Savings! November 6 – November 12, 2026." Spanish: "Ofertas de Spiritwear – ¡Grandes Estilos! ¡Grandes Ahorros! 6 de noviembre – 12 de noviembre, 2026." Featured 10% Off Apparel Items: Unisex Colorblock Fleece Hoodie / Sudadera con capucha polar colorblock unisex (Item # EZ328) – Modeled by a smiling young man in a gray-and-charcoal two-tone hoodie. Ladies' Funnel Neck Hooded Tee / Camiseta con capucha y cuello embudo para dama (Item # EZ093) – Modeled by a blonde woman in a light blue long-sleeve hooded top. Unisex Sponge Fleece Crewneck / Sudadera cuello redondo sponge fleece unisex (Item # 3901) – Modeled by a smiling man with a beard in a solid navy blue crewneck sweater. Ladies' Sueded Cowl Neck Long Sleeve / Camiseta manga larga gamuzada con cuello drapeado para dama (Item # LNEA123) – Modeled by a woman with dark hair in a dark charcoal cowl-neck pullover. Gift Card Promotion: Features a blue gift card with a yellow ribbon labeled "School Spiritwear eGIFT CARD" / "Tarjeta de Regalo Electrónica de School Spiritwear." Text reads: "A Great Gift Idea! Perfect for students, teachers, staff, family and any school supporter!" ("¡Una gran idea de regalo! ¡Perfecta para estudiantes, maestros, personal, familia y cualquier seguidor de la escuela!"). Shipping & Terms Banner: "FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $49 – No code needed!" / "ENVÍO GRATIS EN PEDIDOS DE MÁS DE $49 – ¡No se necesita código!" Fine print states that sale prices are valid November 6–12, 2026, while supplies last, no other discounts apply, not valid on previous purchases, and styles/colors/sizes may vary.

📚🐾 City Park Yearbooks Are on Sale NOW! 🐾📚

Don't miss your chance to capture all the PAWSome memories from the 2026–2027 school year! ❤️🖤

Our City Park yearbooks are available for just $25.00! From classroom fun to special events, friendships, and unforgettable moments, you'll want to keep these memories forever! 📸✨

📖 Three Easy Ways to Order:

❤️ Send $25 cash or check (payable to City Park Elem.) to school.

🖤 Scan the QR code on the Lifetouch envelope.

❤️ Order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com using Yearbook ID: 15516427.

🐾 Don't miss out on a year full of Endless PAWSibilities! Order your City Park yearbook today!

1 day ago, City Park Communications

Red comic book-style graphic with a dotted background, bold white lettering, a yellow “WOW!” burst, and a cartoon City Park Panther reading a book. Text announces, “City Park Yearbooks are on sale NOW!!!!” Yearbooks cost $25. Three ways to order: send cash or a check payable to City Park Elem., scan the QR code on the Lifetouch envelope, or order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com using Yearbook ID 15516427.

Gráfico de estilo cómic con fondo rojo de puntos, letras blancas grandes, una explosión amarilla con la palabra “WOW!” y una pantera de City Park leyendo un libro. El texto anuncia: “¡Los anuarios de City Park ya están a la venta!”. Los anuarios cuestan $25. Hay tres formas de comprarlos: enviar $25 en efectivo o cheque a nombre de City Park Elem., escanear el código QR del sobre de Lifetouch o hacer el pedido en línea en ybpay.lifetouch.com utilizando el código de anuario 15516427.

🎶🐾 Another Week of Endless PAWSibilities at the 405! 🐾🎶

Who knew you could make beautiful music with ordinary drinking glasses? 🎵🥛

Our 3rd–5th grade Panthers enjoyed a fascinating Glass Harp Music assembly presented by musician Brien Engel, courtesy of the O.N. Jonas Foundation!

Through music, science, and history, students explored how vibrations, friction, and sound waves work together to create music. They also discovered how everyday objects can become musical instruments and learned about Benjamin Franklin's invention of the glass armonica!

🎶🔬 This unique experience brought STEAM learning to life, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and thinking outside the box!

It's been another exciting week of learning and discovery at City Park, and this assembly was one more incredible PAWSibility for our students to experience something new!

❤️🖤 A special thank-you to the O.N. Jonas Foundation for making this educational opportunity possible for our Panthers!

2 days ago, City Park Communications

students in auditorium to view musical performance

Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! This is a great opportunity to build your child’s home library with new books they’ll dive into again and again.

The easiest way to let your child shop the Fair independently is by creating an eWallet. It’s easy to set up and easy for others to add funds.
Create an eWallet, and you’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to Share the Fair - the giving program that supports students at our school who need help buying books. Consider participating so that no child leaves the Fair empty- handed!

Here’s everything else you need to know about the Book Fair:

Dates: NOVEMBER 16-20
Location: CITY PARK MEDIA CENTER
Times: 8:00-3:00 (closing at 12:00 on Friday)

For full details, and to create an eWallet, visit our school’s Book Fair homepage:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/cityparkschool

2 days ago, City Park Communications

**Alt Text:** Flyer for the City Park Elementary Scholastic Book Fair, taking place November 16 to 20, 2026, at the City Park Media Center. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Friday, November 20, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The flyer features the school's black panther mascot wearing a red shirt and carrying a shopping basket filled with books. Key event information includes: * **Items Available:** New books, favorite characters, posters, froo-froo items, and more. * **Sales Tax:** Sales tax is not included in list prices and must be paid at checkout. * **Shop Online:** Visit [www.scholastic.com/bf/cityparkschool](https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scholastic.com%2Fbf%2Fcityparkschool) or scan the QR code on the flyer. * **eWallet Info:** Set up a cash-free eWallet on the Book Fair homepage for a safe and convenient way for students to shop. At the bottom, a tagline reads "Readers Make a Brighter World!" above a row of colorful book spines with paw prints.

A Token. A Book. A New Story to Take Home.

👉 Donate to Books on the Block: The 405 Book Project:
https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?lang=en_US...

When one of our students is recognized as a PAWSitive Panther, they receive something extra special—a token for our book vending machine!

That token means they get to choose a brand-new book of their very own to take home and KEEP.
That’s where our community comes in!

Donations to Books on the Block: The 405 Book Project help us purchase the books that keep our vending machine stocked and ready to celebrate our Panthers.

🐾 $5, $10, $20—it all adds up to more books in the hands of City Park kids!
Can’t donate right now? Sharing this post helps, too!

Help us keep the 405 stocked with stories and our PAWSitive Panthers reading!

2 days ago, City Park Communications

Header: Books on the Block: The 405 Book Project Goal: "Help us keep our book vending machine stocked with amazing books for City Park students!" Key Details: Part of Dalton Reads: Part of the district-wide Dalton Reads initiative across Dalton Public Schools. Earn a Token: Students earn a vending token when selected as a "PAWsitive Panther." Choose a Book: Students use their token to select and keep a book of their choice. Call to Action: "Donate Today! Help us keep the 405 stocked with stories!" includes a QR code for donations.

Header: Libros en el Bloque: El Proyecto de Libros 405 Goal: "¡Ayúdanos a mantener nuestra máquina expendedora de libros abastecida con libros increíbles para los estudiantes de City Park!" Key Details: Parte de Dalton Reads: Form of the Dalton Reads initiative across Dalton Public Schools. Gana una Ficha: Students earn a token for the machine when selected as a "Pantera POSITIVA". Elige un Libro: Students use their token to choose a book to keep and take home. Call to Action: "¡Dona Hoy! ¡Ayúdanos a mantener el 405 lleno de historias!" includes a QR code for donations.

📚✍️ What a special day in the City Park Media Center!

We were delighted to welcome Rachel Smalley back to the 405 as a follow-up to her recent author visit. Our students had the opportunity to spend a little one-on-one time with Rachel as she personally autographed their copies of Tufted.

Each signed book is now more than a wonderful story about Catherine Evans Whitener and Dalton’s textile heritage—it is also a treasured reminder of the day our Panthers met a local author who encouraged them to remain curious, honor the people who came before them, and believe in their own PAWSibilities.

Thank you, Rachel, for once again sharing your time, warmth, and love of literacy with our students! ❤️

Check out our Facebook photo album to see pictures from another exciting day at the 405!

3 days ago, City Park Communications

Author, Rachel Smalley, sits a table holding a pen and book while also holding the hand of a student who is standing at the table

⚽🐾 CITY PARK SOCCER UPDATE! 🐾⚽

🌧️ Soccer practice for today, Wednesday, November 4, has been CANCELED due to weather conditions.

Please help us spread the word to our City Park soccer families!

Thank you for your understanding! Stay safe and dry, Panthers

3 days ago, City Park Communications

City Park soccer practice cancellation announcement in red, black, and white school colors. Large, bold text reads, “Soccer Practice Is Cancelled Today Due to the Weather.” The graphic features a soccer ball, rain cloud with raindrops, yellow lightning bolt, gray paw prints, and red-and-black decorative borders.

3 days ago, City Park Communications

🎃🐾 Our Reading Patch Is GROWING! 📚🍁

Our City Park Panthers are FALLing into reading, and our pumpkin patch is starting to fill up! 🧡

It's time to celebrate our current pumpkin patch leaders in the Amira Fall Reading Challenge! 🎉

🏆 Leading the Patch This Week:

🎃 Kindergarten: Mrs. Roper & Mrs. Velasquez — 2 pumpkins each!

🎃 1st Grade: Mrs. Smith — 2 pumpkins!

🎃 2nd Grade: Mrs. Brock & Ms. Lopez — 1 pumpkin each!

🎃 3rd Grade: Mrs. Lawson — 2 pumpkins!

👏 Congratulations to our current leaders and to ALL of our Panthers who are working hard to grow their reading skills!

Remember, every reading session helps our Panthers grow stronger, more confident readers! There's still plenty of time to grow your class's pumpkin patch before our challenge ends on November 20! 📚🎃

Keep reading, keep growing, and keep showing those PAWSibilities! ❤️🖤🐾

4 days ago, City Park Communications

Colorful fall-themed graphic titled “Our Reading Patch Is Growing!” celebrating City Park Elementary’s Amira Fall Reading Challenge, October 19–November 20, 2026. A black panther mascot, autumn trees, pumpkins, sunflowers, and a red barn surround classroom pumpkin patches. Each pumpkin represents reading progress. Kindergarten: Mrs. Gray 1, Ms. Jimenez 1, Mrs. Maulding 0, Mrs. Roper 2, Mrs. Velasquez 2. First Grade: Mrs. Murray 1, Ms. Pina 0, Mrs. Rhodes 1, Mrs. Smith 2, Mrs. Taylor 0. Second Grade: Mrs. Brock 1, Ms. Farmer 0, Mrs. Figueroa 0, Ms. Fraire 0, Ms. Lopez 1. Third Grade: Ms. Chavez 1, Mrs. Hall 0, Mrs. Kitchen 0, Mrs. Lawson 2, Mrs. Starling 0. The graphic encourages Panthers to “Read. Grow. Build Your Patch!”

Our City Park fourth graders have been busy putting their scientific investigation skills to work! From dissecting owl pellets to growing mold in their classrooms, these young scientists have been exploring the natural world through hands-on learning!

Last week, students took a closer look at their findings, making observations, asking questions, and discovering what their investigations could teach them about living things and the world around us. 🌎🔬

Who knew owl pellets and mold could make learning so exciting?! 🤩

At the 405, curiosity leads to discovery, and the PAWSibilities for learning are endless! 🐾❤️🖤

5 days ago, City Park Communications

student records observations of owl pellets

student examines owl pellets; bag of mold sits on desk next to record keeping sheet of paper

❤️🖤 CITY PARK HAS A HIDDEN HERO! 🖤❤️🐾

We are PAWSitively thrilled to announce that our very own Mrs. Alecia Halman has been nominated for the 2026 Hidden Heroes Award, and her nomination has been accepted for the statewide voting round! 🎉👏

The Hidden Heroes campaign recognizes extraordinary educators and school staff across Georgia who go above and beyond for their students, schools, and communities.

Mrs. Halman, one of our amazing ESOL teachers, is being recognized for her incredible leadership with our Helping Hands Ending Hunger program. Through her dedication, compassion, and countless hours of service, she has made a lasting difference for City Park students, families, and our community!

Now it's time for our Panther family to show her some love! 🐾

🗳️ HERE'S HOW TO VOTE:

❤️ Go directly to Mrs. Halman's nomination:

https://hiddenheroes.glisi.org/2026/entry/445

🖤 Read her nomination and cast your vote!

❤️ COME BACK AND VOTE EVERY DAY!

📅 Voting: November 2–20, 2026

⏰ Voting closes Friday, November 20, at 5:00 PM!

The top three vote-getters in each of Georgia's three regions will be named 2026 Hidden Heroes winners and receive a $500 award!

Let's rally our Panther family, friends, neighbors, and community to support someone who does so much for others!

SHARE THIS POST, SPREAD THE WORD, AND VOTE DAILY! ❤️🖤

Let's show Georgia what we already know—the 405 is home to a true Hidden Hero! 🐾

5 days ago, City Park Communications

🌱🌿 Growing Minds, Growing Plants at the 405! 🐾❤️🖤

Something exciting is sprouting in the City Park Media Center! 🌱 Our new hydroponics growing system is bringing science to life as we grow cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and peppers—right in our library!

This hands-on learning opportunity connects directly to the learning our Panthers have been doing in Unit 2 of our Savvas ELA curriculum! 📚🌎

🌱 1st Grade has been exploring the essential question, “How do living things grow and change?” Through their study of plants and stories like The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, students are learning what plants need to survive and grow.

🍃 2nd Grade has been investigating “What patterns do we see in nature?” To extend this learning, PAWS has also created a Tree Bark Observation Station in our nonfiction section! 🌳🔎 Students can take a closer look at the textures, patterns, and unique characteristics of tree bark, encouraging them to observe, compare, and ask questions about the natural world.

🐛 3rd Grade has been exploring “How do plants and animals live together?” Our hydroponics garden helps students make connections to ecosystems and the important role plants play in supporting life.

💧 What makes hydroponics so special? Plants can grow without soil! Instead, their roots receive water and nutrients through a specially designed growing system.

From watching seeds sprout to investigating the patterns found in tree bark, our Media Center is becoming a place where literacy, science, curiosity, and hands-on discovery come together! 🔎📚🌱

These interactive learning experiences encourage students to observe, ask questions, make predictions, and connect what they're reading and learning in their classrooms to the world around them.

At City Park, learning doesn't just happen in books—sometimes it grows right before our eyes! 🌱📚

5 days ago, City Park Communications

display of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle and hydroponics growing system and plant food

student observing the hydroponic growing system in library

close up photo of hydroponic growing system and sprouts

close up of tree bark observation station

photo of I Can statements on display in library

🐾 Calling All Veterans & Active-Duty Service Members! ❤️🤍💙

City Park Elementary is making plans for a very special Veterans Day Assembly, and we would be honored to have the veterans and active-duty service members in our City Park families and community join us!

❤️ Wednesday, November 11
⏰ 9:30 a.m.
📍 Harmon Practice Field — across from the National Guard Armory

This year, our Panthers will leave the 405 and gather together outdoors for a special community celebration of the men and women who have served—and continue to serve—our country. Our program will include the Pledge of Allegiance, our City Park Glee Club, patriotic music, a whole-school singalong, and a special recognition of our veterans.
Veterans and active-duty service members, please make plans to join us! We want our students to see that those who serve our country aren't just people they read about in books—they are members of their own families, school, and community.

🪑 Guests, please bring a lawn chair for seating.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with a veteran or active-duty service member who might like to join our Panthers for this special morning.

🐾 Thank you for your service. We can't wait to honor you! ❤️🤍💙