Collins-Rhodes Elementary School

🎉 Week 1 Closeout: Summer Camp Success at Collins-Rhodes! 🎉
What an amazing first week of learning, growth, and FUN! Each day, our students were celebrated with a “Popping Progress” treat to recognize their hard work and positive attitudes.
🍧 Popsicles
🍭 Suckers
🥒 Pickle pops
🍦 And a BIG Thursday celebration with Eiland’s Creamery!
We are so proud of the engagement, effort, and excitement our students brought every day. Week 1 set the tone for a summer full of learning and celebration… more greatness is on the way! See you next week.❤️💙🐯

🎉 Week 1 Summer Camp Learning in Action at Collins-Rhodes! 🎉

Our students are staying engaged, building skills, and having fun through a variety of hands-on learning experiences!

🔤🖼️ Mrs. Robertson's students are engaged in hands-on syllabication practice using pictures to break apart words and build strong foundational reading skills.

📚 Ms. Etheridge's students are strengthening their reading skills through fluency practice, exciting buzzer games, decodable texts, and writing activities.

Ms. Edward’s is making learning fun with exciting buzzer games and engaging word work activities. Her students are building confidence, strengthening literacy skills, and having a blast while they learn! 📚⭐

✏️ Mrs. Florence's class is working hard on writing practice, CVC words, initial sound activities, and addition using manipulatives…all while incorporating technology to enhance learning.

📝 Mrs. Napier's students are developing their writing skills through engaging sentence-building activities that encourage creativity and meaningful communication.

💻 Mrs. Eaton is bringing *Do the Math* to life through interactive online competition-style practice, allowing students to reinforce and apply skills learned during lessons.

🔢 Our Math Coach, Mrs. Moss-Knight, is keeping students active and engaged through interactive math lessons using the Active Floor, combining movement, collaboration, and mathematical thinking in exciting new ways.

🎶 Musical Fun with our Specials Teacher Ms. McMillan

Every classroom is filled with learning, laughter, and opportunities for growth. We are proud of our students and teachers for making Summer Camp a success!

❤️💙🐯

Summer Camp learning is in full swing! 🌟

Mrs. Florence and Ms. Etheridge's students are working hard, building skills, and making great progress every day. We are proud of their dedication, engagement, and positive attitudes as they continue growing this summer. Keep up the amazing work.

Our daily Morning Meeting games are bringing lots of energy, excitement, and friendly class competition! Students are building teamwork, practicing positive behavior, and having fun as they compete for bragging rights and rewards.
Who will come out on top?

Stay tuned as our classes continue to learn, grow, and compete their way through summer camp!

📚✨ Information Tech Dept.

🎈📚 Popping Progress at Collins-Rhodes! 📚🎈
A huge shoutout to our amazing 3rd Grade Summer Camp teachers (Edwards, Moorer, and Napier) and students for an incredible start to learning, growing, and achieving this summer! Every day, our students are building confidence, strengthening their skills, and showing what it means to work hard and never give up.
We are proud of the progress already being made and the positive energy filling our classrooms.
🌟 Great things are happening at Collins-Rhodes, and this is only the beginning. More greatness to come! 🌟 MCPSS Information Tech Dept.

🎉🍭 POPS OF PROGRESS SUMMER ACHIEVEMENT CAMP UPDATE! 🍿🍦

Parents, we heard you!
Thank you for sharing your feedback and concerns. Our goal is to make Summer Achievement Camp a positive, engaging experience that focuses on what matters most…meeting students’ needs and helping them grow academically and personally.
✅ Students may now attend camp in school-appropriate attire (uniforms are no longer required).
Camp Dress Expectations:
✔️ No rips or tears in jeans
✔️ Shorts and skirts must be an appropriate length
✔️ No crop tops
✔️ Athletic shoes required
❌ No Crocs or sandals
This summer, students can look forward to:
🌟 Daily and weekly incentives
🍭 Fun treats and rewards
📚 Engaging learning experiences
🎯 Targeted support based on student needs
🎉 Opportunities to celebrate growth and success

We are excited to partner with families to make this summer a season of learning, confidence, and achievement. Together, we can help every student make meaningful progress!

Tiger News

🎉 Happy Retirement to Pamela Reed & Hal Boxley! 💙💛

Thank you both for your years of dedication, service, and impact at Collins-Rhodes Elementary and MCPSS.

Wishing you joy and blessings as you begin this exciting new chapter!

✨ Forever part of the MCPSS family!

📢 Updated 🍭🎉 POPS OF PROGRESS SUMMER ACHIEVEMENT CAMP 🎉🍭

We are excited to kick off an amazing summer of learning and growth at Collins-Rhodes Elementary! ☀️📚

📌 Important Reminder:
This camp is ONLY for students who previously committed to attending by completing the Google Form invitation or returning the paper registration form sent home.

🗓 Camp Registration Day: Thursday, May 28th | 8AM-2PM

⏰ Camp Days/Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM–3PM
🥣 Breakfast Begins at 7:45AM

The dress code requires students to wear uniform. Please pay attention to transportation information. 🚌

We can’t wait to see our students this summer as we continue making progress one POP at a time! 💥🍿🍧

📚 Collins-Rhodes Elementary Parents 📚

ACAP Reading Subtest Scores for 2nd and 3rd Grade students are in! Parent letters with detailed information will be sent home with students on Tuesday, May 19th.

Please be sure to check your child’s folder/bookbag for this important information. Thank you for your continued support as we work together to help our students grow and succeed! ❤️💙

Happy Speech Pathologist Day to one of the very best! 💚
Today we celebrate Ms. Young and the incredible impact she makes each and every day.
Thank you for helping our students find their voices, build confidence, and shine bright in and out of the classroom.
Your patience, compassion, and dedication do not go unnoticed!
We are so grateful for all you do for our students, staff, and families. 👏✨