Welcome to the Cottage School Middle School where there is seldom a boring day!
Our students are normal every day middle school kids who have mild to moderate learning difficulties. Middle school tends to be a time of change. Children are changing into young adults. Their brains and bodies are undergoing massive changes, at a great rate, with hormones often a driving force. Add to that learning difficulties, and you can understand why few days are boring. But it is precisely that resulting energy that makes TCS’ middle school such a positive place to learn! Since many of our students have issues with ADHD, they possess an immense amount of energy, both physical and mental, making it challenging to concentrate on their school work. We follow the Fulton County Curriculum, and do demand quite a bit of our students during the academic day. Our small class size allows us to use each minute of the class period to its maximum effectiveness, and by the time lunch rolls around, our kids are physically as well as mentally drained.
After lunch, our classes are more experiential and tend to be project oriented. One of our classes produced these two ponds. They researched, designed, and then constructed both of them. They then decided to connect the ponds via a cascading waterfall. The process of both the design and financing of the project proved to be an education in itself.
Our students are always engaged in developing new project-based learning experiences that combine academic and creative functions. Keep in touch to learn more about how our students have applied their skills!
As our students travel the often rocky road of young adolescence, their social world becomes the center of the universe, often deeply impacting their academic performance. As a result, social skills classes and lunches keep our counselors quite busy. Between finding ways to navigate through social conflict and practicing concrete social skills, our students are learning new, and sometimes more socially appropriate strategies to deal with the issues involved in their constantly shifting world. The self esteem that emerges as they become empowered to effectively and positively deal with social issues is heartwarming to see. It also makes the student more available for education and even further growth, and we start seeing improvement across the board.
We welcome you to visit The Cottage School Middle School in action. Be prepared to see busy, involved students at their most important job of their young years: learning. Not only book learning, but learning about who they are, what they do best, and what they need to learn to do better. Above all, you will see happy kids, learning what they can do to be successful, contributing members of our Middle School community. Make an appointment, or come to one of our Open Houses the first Thursday of every month. We would love to meet you!
Summer School Options: MS Enrichment, HS for Credit: Online or On-Campus
MS Summer School Summer School for Middle School students offers an a three-week opportunity to sharpen academic skills before school starts. Mon-Fri., 8 a.m. to 12:30. June 10-June 28; $300 week. $75 application fee for students not currently enrolled at TCS. Focus is to reiterate and enhance Math and English skills. In addition a one-week enrichment session focusing on English and Math review is scheduled for July 29-August 2. For more information, please contact Julie Crudgington. Middle School Classes must have a minimum of four students...
read moreLions Club Announces Peace Poster Contest Winner
This year’s winner of the Peace Poster contest for the TCS Middle School, sponsored by the Roswell Lions Club, is sixth grader Michelle Finnell! Her image of a soaring dove with a colorful vibrating heart radiating peace to the world met the theme of “Imagine Peace” very well. Her $100 prize will be awarded to her at the Lions Club annual banquet in January. Her entry will now be entered in the regional contest. Close runner-ups included KC Emling and Emma Young. All poster entries will be on display at the Middle School’s C building...
read more“RosWall Mosaic Day” Huge Success!
On a beautiful sunny October weekend, the Middle School Ceramics class students and a few other students, parents, friends, and staff came to install new glazed pieces on the “RosWall” along Forrest St. behind the Cultural Arts Center. TCS Coordinators Phil and Katja, and Kathy Lenoir from ROAR (Roswell Arts Renaissance) were pleased to also have Morgan Timmis (Mgr, City of Roswell’s Historic & Cultural Affairs) attend and place some pieces on the wall. RosWall started several years ago and has grown into a long, colorful mosaic...
read moreTCS Student Collects Books for STAR House
Eighth grade student Yael Greene chose to collect books for The STAR House Foundation, in preparation for her Bat Mitzvah. From now until November 1, Yael hopes to complete a Wish List of Books for Early Elementary, Mid-Upper Elementary students, as well as books for All Ages and Book Series. Since 2006, TCS students and staff have partnered with STAR House in weekly tutorial sessions, with TCS students working one-on-one with elementary students in Star House’s afterschool tutorial program. Both TCS Midde School and High School students...
read moreTCS Featured on My Alpharetta
My Alpharetta featured TCS as its cover feature in the April, 2012 edition. Check out what makes this school and campus so extraordinary! Open publication – Free publishing – More...
read moreMiddle School Squad Competes in GISA Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Jacob Cohen and Zach Hardee who represented The Cottage School at the GISA Spelling Bee. Great effort! The super spellers appear below with Lynn Bosworth, TCS teacher and Reading Specialist.
read moreMS Readers Skype with Author Hal Malchow
The new year is bringing lots of fantastic characters, amazing plot lines, and breath-taking adventure to Lynn Bosworth’s second period Reading class. They are delving into a study of The Sword of Darrow, a novel written by the father-son team of Hal and Alex Malchow. They began the book when Alex was only eight years old as an exercise to help him with his reading. Alex lives with the learning difference of dyslexia, and at the time he started the book, he still could not read. The story of The Sword of Darrow is a magical one....
read moreTCS Middle School Student Garners First Place: Peace Poster Competition
Middle School’s Emma Y. created the winning entry in the Lion Club annual Peace Poster Contest with her interpretation on the theme, “Children Know Peace.” Emma will receive a honors and a $100 check at the Lions Club’s annual banquet in January. Emma’s art will also compete in the regional contest. Congratulations, Emma!
read moreTCS Teams with Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia: Seizure Smart/Purple Pride Day
TCS Spirit Club and the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia have joined forces to educate students, parents and staff about seizures during Epilepsy Awareness Month. In conjunction with “Give Thanks for Grandparents Day” Friday, November 18, Spirit Club members will sell Purple Pride cupcakes throughout the day and during that afternoon’s basketball games, with the proceeds being split between the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia and TCS’s Spirit Club. Spirit Club members will also distribute Get Seizure Smart quizzes to test...
read moreRosWall is Fun for All!
The Cottage School art students from both the middle and the high school came together with hard work and diligence on Saturday dedicating their time at the “RosWall.” On a cool, crisp morning, the parents’ presence and enthusiasm warmed everyone’s hearts. Those attended included Lily Hesketh, Sydney Culver, Jack Hipp, and Jacob Cohen. Coordinators of the event included Kathy Lenoir from the City of Roswell’s Cultural Arts Board, Phil Parker, and Katja Burkett. The beautiful tiles the students made in their ceramics classes as well...
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