Cartersville Elementary School

CES Families,

Happy March! This school year seems to be flying by. Please take note of the information below including Book Fair next week, a digital learning day this Wednesday, March 13th, spring pictures March 14th, and information about spring MAP testing the end of this month. Please also note the updated CES Important Dates graphic including field days, end of year class parties, and DARE graduation. We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and has a marvelous March!

~Mrs. Bryant

March 4th - Tech Club

March 5th - 4H meeting

March 5th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

March 7th - Student Council Meeting

March 11th-15th - Book Fair

March 11th - Board Meeting

March 12th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal

March 12th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 1

March 12th - TOME Con field trip

March 13th - Digital Learning Day for students

March 14th - Spring pictures

March 14th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 2

March 15th - CMS band visit for 5th grade

March 18th - Advocates Kick-off Pep Rally

March 18th - MAP/Dibels window opens

March 18th - Tech Club

March 19th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal

March 19th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1

March 21st - NEHS meeting

March 21st - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 2
March 22nd - Pat a Pet (Advocates Fundraiser)

March 25th - School Governance Council Meeting

March 25th - 4th Grade field trip to Booth Museum (Wilson, Hite, Barkley, Adsit, Knott, Kemp)

March 26th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal

March 26th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 1

March 27th - Advocates Fundraiser final money turn in day

March 27th - 4th Grade field trip to Booth Museum (Goken, Riley, Norwood, Randolph, Phillips, Merwanji)
March 28th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 2

March 29th - PBIS Rewards Day - 3rd Quarter

April 1st - 5th - Spring Break!

• Our school day is from 7:45-2:45. Doors open at 7:15 each morning. (Note this is a change from last year!)
• Early checkouts are not permitted after 2:10 pm for student safety.
• Please remember to send in a written and signed note for all transportation changes.
• All visitors must come through the main office and bring a photo ID to sign in.
• If your child is absent from school, a note must be turned in within 3 days of the absence. You may e-mail doctor's excuse notes to Sabrina McWhorter at smcwhorter2@cartersvilleschools.org
• All medications requiring administration at school must be brought to the school by a parent or guardian.
• No outside food or drink may be ordered and sent to the school for students; however, parents may bring food with them for a lunch visit with their child in our cafeteria.
• Be sure to check your child's grade frequently on Infinite Campus, once available. Progress reports will go home at 9-weeks, and report cards will be issued each semester.
• We kindly request all families picking their students up in cars, use the car rider line each afternoon. Car tags are available in the front office. This is for the supervision and safety of our students.

Our Spring Book Fair begins next week - March 11th-15th! Use the link below to sign up for e-wallet to allow your child to shop the book fair without cash! The book fair schedule by homeroom is below. Parents are welcome to attend but will need to sign in using the kiosk in our front office. Please plan to arrive a little early and remember to bring your driver's license or ID.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cartersvilleelementaryschool1

Spring MAP testing is scheduled for March 19th-21st. Please note that 5th grade spring MAP scores are used as a first indicator for middle school scheduling.

• Tuesday 3/19 - Reading MAP
• Wednesday 3/20 - Math MAP
• Thursday 3/21 - Language MAP

PTC (Parent Teacher Cooperative)

Thank you to our PTC for a wonderful December holiday luncheon and back to school breakfast for our teachers and staff. If you are interested in helping and supporting our PTC, please use the link below to join the CES PTC GroupMe communication group. Be on the lookout on the PTC GroupMe for the next PTC meeting date and time! We welcome you to join us to hear how you can help and be involved this semester to support our students and teachers with Book Fair and more!

https://groupme.com/join_group/88164382/h3pG7Kp3

Please consider helping our National Elementary Honor Society students as they sponsor their annual fundraiser to benefit our local Bartow Advocates for Children. See the information below for how you can contribute later this month:

Bartow Advocates kick-off pep rally - March 18th

Fundraising events include: Pat-a-Pet, car rider line collection, class movie option, as well as raffle items. See the image below for raffle options!

Final money turn-in day - March 27th

As the weather gets warmer, we wanted to share a few dress code highlights from our CES handbook. We are also including some highlights from the CMS dress code for our 5th grade parents. We realize the clothing you may purchase this spring, could still be worn when school begins in August, so being aware of the middle school dress code may help as students transition.

CES Dress Code highlights:

• Shorts are acceptable provided they are not too short. (jogging shorts, cycling shorts, etc. are not permitted)
• Halter tops, tank tops, spaghetti straps, see through clothing, and clothing which shows the midriff are not permitted.
• No see-through holes above the knees that the students' skin or under garment can be seen.
• All clothing must be worn in the manner in which it was intended to be worn. (Example: pajama pants may only be worn on pajama days.)

Link to CES Handbook: CCS-CES Handbook 23-24 9-5-23.pdf (cartersvilleschools.org)

CMS Dress Code highlights:

• No hats, caps, bandanas, hoods or other head coverings
• Tops must cover midriff and chest. Sleeveless tops must be a minimum of 3 fingers width at the shoulders.
• No holes in pants that allow skin to be visible.
• Leggings, yoga pants, jeggins, and similar clothing may be worn when covered by an outer garment (shorts or long shirt) that covers the backside all around.

Link to CMS Handbook: 23-24 Student Handbook / Student Handbook (cartersvilleschools.org)

Make attendance a priority by ensuring your child is at school and on time every day. If your child is sick and needs to be absent from school, a note must be turned in within 3 days of the absence. You may e-mail doctor's notes to Sabrina McWhorter at smcwhorter2@cartersvilleschools.org. For more details regarding the attendance policy, please check our student handbook https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/Domain/269.

Below is the link and path to access instructions to log into Infinite Campus to access your child's attendance and grades. There is also an attached pdf with instructions below.

Instructions: www.cartersvilleschools.org > About CCS > Parent/Student Communications >Infinite Campus Parent Portal set-up.

If you have any questions or trouble logging into the Parent Portal, please e-mail Heaven Harris at hharris@cartersvilleschools.org.

Payments for school nutrition accounts can be set up and accessed at www.myschoolbucks.com. Please remember to check your student's lunch balance and pay or replenish funds as needed. You can also fill out your free/reduced lunch form on MySchoolApps - Home Page. The school nutrition website and additional information can be found at https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/domain/63. If you have any questions about balances or charges or free/reduced meals you may contact Christina Nichols at cnichols@cartersvilleschools.org.

The March lunch menu can be found at: Cartersville Elementary School - MealViewer Schools

Each month we will highlight our Character Word of the month and include a family newsletter with ideas you can use at home to help your child better understand the impact they can have on the world around them! Please see the attached newsletter!

Our students use Clever to house most of their academic resources and this portal can be accessed from home! Attached below are instructions for how to access your child’s Clever homepage. (Note: Connections can sometimes take a bit to link student accounts with their schedules. Please be patient if links are not working right away.)

Parents and guardians, please help remind your child to:

1. Please check for lost items as they are leaving lunch (Lost & Found is located across from the cafeteria).
2. Please write names on items so we can help get the item back to the owner. Many items that are being found do not have names on them.
3. The Lost & Found will be cleared out at the end of each month, and any remaining items will be donated. Please check for lost items before the last Friday of each month, so no valuables will be donated.

Email: bbryant@cartersvilleschools.org
Website: https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/ces
Location: 340 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-382-0983