Crabapple Crossing Elementary

Dear Parents,

Thank you very much for improving our morning car pool situation. Even though we have had a couple of cold mornings, we are not experiencing any difficulty with car pool. For those of you who had the issue with bus transportation, the Board of Education gave an increase in pay for our drivers which has resulted in better recruitment and retention of drivers.

We have had great success with our pre-payment for Thanksgiving meal tickets. We look forward to seeing many of you as you join your children for lunch next week.

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Have a wonderful weekend!

John Anderson

We invite you to visit our Fall Scholastic Book Fair. Please see your child’s shopping time in the attached flyer. We welcome parents, grandparents, and friends to come and shop with their student(s) during their assigned time, on Family night or before/after school. Hours are 7:15am-3:15pm each day with extended hours on Family Night, Thursday, 11/21, until 6:45 pm.

We are in need of parent volunteers to assist our CCES Colts while they shop for books. All volunteers will receive a 10% discount on purchases at the Book Fair.

*Volunteer Sign-Up for 10% Discount: https://signup.com/go/TsSdjSs

Gather your warm weather gear and mark your calendars for next week’s walk to school on Friday, November 22nd. It may be chilly, but it will be a great way to kickoff Thanksgiving break and get your steps in before the over indulging begins! (Note: to date, we have not cancelled a WTS event and we don't plan to this year.) Last month we had a large group from Brierfield who went the “extra mile” to participate! If your neighborhood has a large group or if you go the “extra mile” to participate, we want to know - please post your pics to the CCES Facebook page and/or email Marnie.Nessen@gmail.com.

Our business partner, Best in Class Education, will have a table set up, so please stop by to see how Best in Class can help your student develop the skills and knowledge for a bright future. See you next week!

NEW THIS YEAR! ART SHOW STARTS AT 3:00!!

Plan to join us for our annual Celebration of the Arts on Tuesday, December 3rd from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Chorus and Orff Musical groups will be performing in the Cafeteria. Each student will have a framed work of art on display in the Gym. These high quality, double matted frames will be available for purchase at the event for $25 each, cash or check only.

BEAT THE LONG LINES AT THE ART SHOW!! Preorder your frames online starting Friday, November 15th until Sunday, December 1st. Remember, this is your only opportunity to purchase frames with a credit or debit card. Cash or check are the only forms of payment accepted at the Art Show on December 3rd. To purchase frames in advance, click here.

All proceeds from framing sales go toward the purchase of art supplies for CCES students.

Thank you for your support!

Gina Steffensen

steffensen@fultonschools.org

A friendly reminder that we need your help in keeping head lice at bay. Head lice are small insects that live on the scalp of human beings. They are tiny (about the size of a sesame seed). Lice lay eggs on individual pieces of hair. These eggs, called nits, are firmly attached to the hair shaft and found approximately ¼ inch from the scalp. Lice do not jump and they do not fly. Lice do not live on pets. Head lice are typically spread through prolonged, direct head-to head contact, however there are rare occasions where lice may be indirectly spread by brushes/combs, hats, coats, etc. that have been used by a person who has head lice. Head lice are very common in the elementary school population. Please help us monitor our students by checking your child’s head on a weekly basis and especially during long breaks. Should you find indications of lice (live bugs or nits) please notify the clinic so that we can keep track. If your child is found to have lice, they may return to school once treatment has been completed. If you have additional questions regarding lice, you may contact Denise Weinstein in the school clinic or our Cluster School Nurse, Marian Buckle RN at 678-472-7534.

Denise and Marian

What an exciting week getting to welcome Dr. Tresa Cheatham to CCES as our new Principal! Thank you to all of the parents who were able to drop by Wednesday morning at our meet and greet coffee. Stay tuned for more opportunities to meet and welcome her to our school.

WatchDog Dads - If you have not signed up to volunteer this year, there are a handful of open slots for 1st semester and quite a few for 2nd semester. Remember, you many only sign up one time for the school year. Sign up here.

It’s not too late for families to join PTO for $30! Click here to join. Please contact us at pto.colts@gmail.com with any questions, suggestions or concerns! Also, follow us on Twitter at @CCES_Colts_PTO or on Facebook by searching Crabapple Crossing Elementary School - Colts.

We are excited to announce our 2nd International Night at CCES on Friday January 24th, 2020. We had an such outstanding response from our families last year that we would like to showcase our diverse and global student body again. This is a great way for children to learn about other cultures and the world in which we all live. We invite everyone to participate and celebrate their own family heritage.

Due to the overwhelming success of this event, we are excited to announce we will be using the gym and the cafeteria for additional space to travel around the globe! If you are interested in participating by hosting a table at this fun educational event, contact either Trusha Patel or Kate Kim at coltsinternational@gmail.com. You can also return the attached flyer to the front office.

CCE YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE NOW! Place your order by going to: https://www.balfour.com/georgia/alpharetta/crabapple-crossing-elementary-school

• Yearbooks are $26.00 now until January 14th
• January 15th they will go up to $30.00
• Last day to buy yearbooks April 15th!

***Attention all 5th grade parents*** New this year the 5th grade ads will be done online by you and is free!

Click on the picture that looks like this on the website, and add to your cart.

If you have any questions please call the Balfour Marketplace parent order/ad builder hot line : 1-800-944-5930 (It does say for all 6th grade parents by default on the website, but it’s for 5th at our school)

If you have questions regarding your yearbook order, please contact Katelynn Pappas pappask@fultonschools.org

Georgia State has their last football game on Nov 23rd and they want to pack the stands so they have put together a promo code for 4 free tickets to the game. The games are really fun and they are at the old Braves stadium. If you are looking for something to do on the first day of Thanksgiving break, please come!

11/15-22 Fall Book Fair

11/19 Katie Reeves' Community Meeting, Webb Bridge MS, 9:30 am

11/19 K, 1st and 3rd Grade Thanksgiving Feast, Cafeteria

11/20 2nd, 4th, and 5th Grade Thanksgiving Feast, Cafeteria

11/20 Katha Stuart's Community Meeting, Mountain Park ES, 9:30 am

11/22 Walk to School Day

11/25-29 Thanksgiving Holidays

12/3 Celebration of the Arts, 3-6 pm

Interim Principal: John Anderson AndersonJ@fultonschools.org

Asst. Principal: Denise Haltrecht Strother Haltrechtd@fultonschools.org
Northwest Learning Community & Milton Cluster
Grades: KK - 05

Email: masterson@fultonschools.org
Website: www.crabapplecrossing.org
Location: 12775 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA 30004, United States
Phone: 470-254-7055