5300 Highway 162 South Covington, Georgia 30016 | Phone:(770)784-4987 Fax:(770)784-4988

Art News...

Rocky Plains artists are awesome!

Check out this great site kids!  Enjoy!

Go outside and observe the colors changing as fall nears.  Try leaf rubbings or making your own landscape painting.

Current Art Projects...

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Music News...

Welcome back to Rocky Plains! 

Last year we progressed further than ever before in the areas of music theory, music literacy, and we even performed out first school play!  This year, I expect we'll go even further.  We have many opportunities for our students to perform - PTO performances, 5th-grade choir, honor chorus, and much more.  Come to music with your brains ready to learn!

P.E. News...

Covington Fuzz Run...

The 25th annual Fuzz Run will take place on Saturday Sept. 13th. The one mile fun run begins at 8:00am with the 5K following at 8:30. Pre-registration is $14 per person and $45 for the family pack. Pre-registration must be sent in to Coach Rachels by Sept. 4th.

For more details, see here.

Campbell's Soup Labels...

Once again, we will be collecting Campbell soup labels to purchase additional equipment for physical education. All we need is for the UPC to be sent in this year. The links below give you additional information about eligible products, 5 point products, and how to clip UPC’s.

Quest News...

Educational services are offered through the Quest program to academically gifted students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, who meet state eligibility requirements. At the elementary level the program is one of enrichment, utilizing specially trained teachers. Elementary teachers focus on assessing each student’s level of individual achievement in reading, math, and writing. This assessment information is used in developing plans for student improvement in these basic areas.

This year, our curriculum will focus on inventors and inventions. Many GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) goals, in several areas of academics, will be taught. There are a lot of great activities planned for each grade level.

Students will be using research skills with our new unit focus. They will also be required to create and design an invention of their own. Vocabulary will continue to be a part of our learning focus. Many logic, critical thinking and problem-solving skills will also play an important role in the gifted program.

Newton County Gifted Program Manual

Georgia DOE Gifted Program Information

(Some content taken from the Newton County Board of Education web site).