6th Grade Activity Night is on September 21st 4:30-6:00PM (for students only). Flyer and permission slips are coming home in the next few weeks.

Donations & Volunteers Needed

6th Grade Families, to make this a fun event, our chairs need your help with a few donations and help during the event. Permission slips are being sent home soon and need to be returned to school confirming your student can participate.

**If you sign up to help during the event, please fill out the volunteer verification form (link in Signup Genius below), a requirement starting this year and has a few days turnaround.

Please sign up at your earliest convenience here

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA9AD2BA5FEC70-donations#/

Please visit this page - https://www.simpsonptsa.org/health_wellness to access Motivation Monday messages, learn about initiatives throughout the year including signing up for two 5K events this Fall/Winter.

Simpson Families RSVP early before we open it up to the community!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA9AD2BA5FEC70-2023

Read the August/September Cultural Connections Committee (CCC) newsletter here and check out various opportunities to get involved throughout the year.

Visit the CCC page  -> https://www.simpsonptsa.org/ccc

Head to Chick-Fil-A Lassiter on September 7th from 5-8pm for Simpson Spirit Night!
For more info and upcoming Spirit Nights, click here > https://www.simpsonptsa.org/spiritnight 

Head to Bruster's Ice Cream on September 19th from 5-9pm for Simpson Spirit Night!
For more info and upcoming Spirit Nights, click here > https://www.simpsonptsa.org/spiritnight 

National PTA Reflections

PTSA is now accepting student submissions for National PTA's Reflections 2023-24. This year's theme is "I am Hopeful Because...". You can submit entries in all 6 categories. Entry is FREE, submit by October 27th 2023. We are unable to accept late entries. NOTE: Starting this year, submissions are ONLY accepted via a Google form and not being collected at school. There are several changes to the submission process.

All submissions will receive a certificate of participation, Chick-Fil-A coupon and earn PBIS points!

Simpson PTSA will award 1st and 2nd place for each category in each grade. Winners in each category in each grade will advance to County and move forward. Special Artists are encouraged to submit! 

Please visit the event page to learn more.

Parents, Volunteers are needed to help out as runners and to keep things moving smoothly during annual Hearing and Vision screenings (will NOT be testing). Grandparents are most welcome to come help. Thank you for your support! More details available here.

Each year the eighth grade has a shirt designed by one of our very own 8th grade designers.  The back of the shirt includes the names of all the 8th grade students. (Shirts are 100% cotton)   Shirts will be worn for all 8th grade activities throughout the school year.  All proceeds from this shirt will be used to support the 8th grade end of year activities.

In addition the PTSA is collecting funds on behalf of the 8th grade class to support the 8th grade dance and other end of year activities.  We are suggesting that each family donate $25 to this fund but any amount is appreciated. 

Order your 8th Grade Shirt & Donate to the 8th grade end of year fund.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

***Deadline to Order is Wednesday, September 6th***

The 14th annual waterArt Calendar contest for Middle School students enrolled in Cobb County and City of Marietta School Districts is accepting submissions. Submit a two-dimensional original art work in any medium depicting “How water is important to me” by Friday, Oct. 13. The submission must include a 50-word statement explaining how their artwork represents the theme. Selected art will be posted online, and 12 winning entries will be included in the 2024 waterSmart calendar to be distributed throughout the county. (Photo shows 2023 cover art). For complete rules information email sarah.dunn@cobbcounty.org

Lassiter Jr Trojan Basketball Information
2023-2024 SEASON
• Season runs Early October - Early February
• Tryouts are free but registration is required
• Season Fees: $350
• Uniform pricing TBD for all players pending potential new uniform for all teams
• Practices are held twice per week for an hour and a half
• Practice days and times are subject to coach/gym availability
• Games are once on Saturdays and once on Sundays
• Teams will play over 20 basketball games
• Season ends with a CCJBC Tournament

CONTACT
Brett Haddon-Cook - Girls Co-Director
Email: cookbuilder2000@yahoo.com
Cell: (678) 699-2603

Mike Maher - Girls Co-Director
Email: mike_maher@comcast.net
Cell: (904) 200-9347

Kevin Kennedy - Boys Director
Email: lassiterjrtrojanbasketball@gmail.com
Cell: (404) 702-6467

Visit www.lassiterbasketball.org/jrtrojans for more information

The Tradition Continues with YOU!

Lassiter Band Youth Night

Friday, September 8th

Current 7th and 8th Grade Band students and any Middle Schooler interested in learning more about our Color Guard or considering auditioning for JV Winter Guard later this fall should join us for this fun evening with the Lassiter Band community! (Students zoned for Lassiter High School)

Register by September 1st to get your Lassiter Band T-shirt!https://forms.gle/KcUfrMvbYxTeW3fD7

Health and Wellness Chair Shonda has created Team: Best Self Warriors for a couple of 5Ks this Fall/Winter. Please sign up with us using the links below. Looking forward to seeing many Simpson families out there! 

• Marietta Square: Thursday November 23, 2023 - 9:00am MUST Ministries Gobble Jog 2023 --> Signup here 
  
  
  
• Marietta Square: Saturday December 16, 2023 - 7:30am Dashing Through the Square 2023 --> Signup here

The 25th Annual EAST COBBER Parade & Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 9. The day’s festivities will be kicked off by the EAST COBBER Parade at 10am. The annual parade aims to build a sense of community and reinforce East Cobb County’s status as one of the best places to live in the metro Atlanta area. Floats, high school marching bands and a cornucopia of East Cobb groups will march down the one-mile parade route. Starting at 10am, the parade participants will step off in front of the Princeton Lakes subdivision entrance (1223 Johnson Ferry Road), travel south on Johnson Ferry Road, and then turn onto Olde Towne Parkway.

Immediately following the EAST COBBER Parade, at approximately 11am, the EAST COBBER Festival will be held in the north parking lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road). The Festival offers East Cobb County residents an opportunity to come together and enjoy an afternoon of local entertainment, carnival games and good food. Booths will be set up to showcase everything from jewelry to local non-profits. East Cobb kids will have plenty to do at the EAST COBBER Festival from getting their face painted to taking a chance at a carnival game to hopping in a moonwalk. Festival goers will not go hungry with local East Cobb restaurants and food truck options.

Many thanks to this year’s presenting sponsor, CertaPro Painters and community sponsor, Custom Disposal. Thanks to their generosity this special event has become a popular pastime for East Cobb residents.

Come be a part of this very special, old-fashioned celebration – the 25th Annual EAST COBBER Parade and Festival. Good food, vendors and entertainment make it a great event for the whole family. For more details, visit www.eastcobber.com/parade.