CSE Communicator

2/1: First Day of Black History Month

2/2: PBIS Dollar Day: PJ & Stuffy Day

2/5: School Counselor Week

2/6: AR Pizza with the Principals lunch

2/7: Mid-term for 3rd 9-weeks

2/9: Parent Involvement Appreciation

2/14: Valentine's Day (wear red or pink)

2/15: Progress reports go home

2/16: In-service (Teachers only)

2/19: No School (President's Day)

2/20: No School

2/22: Bus Driver Appreciation Day

2/23: February Student Birthday Celebration

2/26: New specials rotation begins

2/26: 2nd Grade Field Trip

2/26: LSGT Meeting @ 10:15

2/26 Stem Night & Paper Pie Book Fair 6-8pm

Creative Discovery Museum and CSE present Steam Night. February 26, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00. Join us and be entered to win a family of four membership to CDM

Winter Blues!

How can parents help youth cope with post-holiday blues?

1. Talk about going back to school

• Get them excited about returning to their friends and teachers

• Set goals for being on time and being at school

• Talk to your child about how you value education and the impact it makes in their lives

2. Get back into a school routine

• Get back to a routine as quick as possible. Bed times, family time, homework, sports go more smoothly when they are well prepared for.

• Use a visual schedule for younger children or digital reminders for your older child.

3. Make physical health a priority

• Set family goals of trying new foods

• Go on family walks (weather permitting)

• Have an indoor dance party!

4. Create quality family time

• Make spending time with your family a priority

• Board games, even video games are more fun when played together

• Visit museums for weather friendly activities

• Take a trip to the library together as a family

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The yearbook sale has started and ends on Thursday, March 28th! Books are $20 and money can be returned through the flyer or parents can order on the online link.

http://yearbooks2.pixami.com/CloudSpringsElementary/home3/Bookstore.jsp

• Selection is based on a lottery drawing to be held virtually on April 12, 2024, at 9:00 am on the Catoosa County Public Schools website.

• Georgia Pre-K is for children who will turn 4 years old by September l, 2024.

• The·deadline to accept Pre-K drawing application forms is March 5, 2024
• Complete a hard copy of the Pre-K form in the school office beginning Feb. 1, 2024.
• Please do NOT register online for an appointment until after your child's name has been drawn on April 12, 2024.

Hard copy forms will be available at all primary/elementary schools at the Student Enrollment Center located at 108 High Street in Ringgold.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE PRE-K OFFICE 706.965.6067

Isabelle Sharpe

Grayson Bruce

Kori Gasaway

Aubrey Snyder

Lincoln Brown

Kailee Beltran

Kain Gasaway

Miracle Sims

Shelby Bartlett

Connor Mizell

Cayden Revis

Sa'Kiyah Marsh

Ethan Smith

Eli Sperry

Destiny Boynton

Food City & News 12 are pleased to honor educators in our area through the Golden Apple Award. This program recognizes the excellent work taking place in classrooms and acknowledges the critical role education plays in the future of our region and nation. To make a nomination for one of our well-deserving CSE teachers, please go to this website. https://www.wdef.com/golden-apple-nomination-form/

BOX TOP APP - Join CSE in earning cash for our school by using the Box Tops app.

It’s an easy way to make a difference. All you have to do is buy

Box Tops participating products (like Cheerios, Crescent Rolls,

Betty Crocker Cake mixes, etc.) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth

$.10 each and they add up fast! Twice a year, our school receives a check to

help pay for whatever we need including equipment, supplies, or experiences the kids love!

Download the Box Tops for Education app here:

https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app

We will be having a $5 PaperPie Book Fair soon! ALL books will be $5 (tax included). The Book Fair will be open Monday, February 26th from 6:00pm-8:00pm during STEM Night. It will also be open all day on Tuesday and Wednesday (2/27 and 2/28). This is a wonderful, new fundraiser for our school library. Thanks so much for your support!

February is also Black History Month. In the library, we will be reading stories that celebrate the many achievements and contributions of African Americans.

If you have not reviewed the CSE Student/Parent Handbook, yet, here are some highlights:

• Waivers for free meals for all students have expired which means students and their families will once again be charged for school meals for the 2023-2024 school year. Families may apply for free or reduced-price meals. Apply at lunchapplication.com for the upcoming school year.
  

• For safety reasons, we will not allow any transportation changes over the phone or by Remind. We will only accept transportation changes that are written, dated, and signed by the legal parent/guardian. You may send this in with your child in the morning or fax a change to the office at (706) 861-6642. We must receive all changes by 2:00 p.m. each afternoon. No changes in your child’s permanent transportation will be made without a written note. Please remember this is for the safety of your child.

School doors open at 7:00am.

Students may enter classrooms at 7:30am.

Instructional activities begin at 7:30; students who arrive later are missing out on educational opportunities.

Students are counted tardy after 8:00am.

It is hard to believe we have already reached the end of our second quarter of school. It is at this time that we want to remind everyone of the importance of excellent attendance. Attending school is extremely important for children’s social, emotional, and educational development. Children who miss a lot of school can suffer in the long term from significant gaps in their learning. We need your support to ensure that children’s education is not affected. Send children to school every day, all day, to get the most out of their education.

So, why is it so important to be on time?

According to experts there is a huge impact on the Social and Emotional well-being of students when they have On-Time Regular Attendance.

Here is a list of significant benefits from consistent, on-time school attendance.

• Sleeping and eating patterns are stabilized with good effects on health.

• A predictable schedule builds the child’s confidence at home and school.

• Children know what to expect in the classroom because they were there the previous day.

• Children recognize they are part of a community; their peers and teacher expect and include them and miss them when they are gone.

• Ongoing, extended conversations and learning are able to be built upon.

• Children learn to increasingly control their emotions simply by being in a consistent environment and on schedule every day.

• Teachers spend less time “catching them up” and more time building on what they learned the day before.

• Parents and families feel more a part of the school community and are able to support and engage with each other.

Here at CSE, we encourage attendance with recognition of those students who attend everyday on time with rewards and prizes. In January, our grand prize (provided by Communities In Schools) was a Telescope! Drawings are held each month in addition to other incentives.

We will reward and recognize students with excellent attendance this year! The following people had *PERFECT Attendance in January (PERFECT means no tardies, no early dismissals, no absences)

KINDERGARTEN

Meher Bajwa

McKinley Brannon

Olivia Cook

Kings'Lan Copeland

Olivia Dye

Samuel Graham

Olive Hicks

Prince Hill

Paysleigh Jarnagin

Karson Kelly

Jurnee Lykes

Brixten Roddy

Angel Wallace

First Grade

Lilly Butler

Zayn Chadwick

Isabella Cooper

Alexander Esteban Aguirre

Liam Gurley

Joziah Jarvis

Adalyn Lecroy

Carson McBurnett

Nova McMillan

Rowan Nutter

Rylee Ogles

Sawyer Ramos

Braya Richardson

Isabelle Sharpe

Sophie Simpson

Kamari Taylor

Winry Taylor

Kayden Todd

Bryan Vazquez

Matthew Wilson

Second Grade

Ryker Almeida

Kailee Beltran

Layla Bianco

Ashton Brackett

Axton Cagle

Jaiden Fodge

Ra'Miya Hill

Nolan MIlls

Simon Parker

Skylar Pitman

Ava Sharpe

Molly Shiveley

Kennedy Shore

Third Grade

Isaiah Barra

Braley Barry

Lincoln Brown

La'Staisha Chappell-Whitson

Daevian Chastain

Zoey Dye

Jayden Grier

Braelynn Griffin

Braydan Hicks

Asher Kerin

Lauren Mathews

Esteban Vazquez

Hannah West

Fourth Grade

Colton Albertson

Nevaeh Boynton

Brooklyn Britton

Lynden Evett

Allysyn Evitt

Slater Gray

Mason Long

Cayden Revis

Anthony Rivera Matute

Ben Sperry

Vannie Thomas

Brantley Youngs

Fifth Grade

Brynlee Adkins

Destiny Boynton

Donovan Chastain

Brantley Crawford

Phoenix Downs

Karlie Evitt

Nate Gearhart

Brinnleigh Graham

Kaylee Gurley

Judah Henderson

Mason Morrison

Callie Ogles

Sorcha Parker

McKinley Parson

Maelynn Qualls

Nolan Rucker

Devin Seiffert

Miracle Sims

Aubrey Snyder

Issiah Taylor

Matthew West

Grayson Wilson

Mason Wilson

A special thank you to some of our wonderful partners who helped us have a great start to the school year.

True Life Chiropractic (Dr. Jamie & Samantha)

Los Potros

Mark Collins @ Metro Boiler

Communities In Schools

Michael (& Tonya) Lee - Keller Williams Realty

Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist

Parkway Baptist Tabernacle

Ms. Rubene's Silverdale Baptist Sunday School Class

BancorpSouth

Dunkin Donuts - Manager Rose Capers

Food City (Ft. O.) - Manager Colton Sears

Cloud Springs Baptist Church

Office Depot

Simply Bank

Michael Lee Homes

Creightons Wildflowers

Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist

Check out our school video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niF05c7fdWk

Website: http://www.cse.catoosa.k12.ga.us/
Location: 163 Fernwood Drive Rossville, GA 30741
Phone: 706-866-6640
Facebook: facebook.com/cloudspringelementary

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