Cartersville Elementary School

CES Families,

Happy April! We hope everyone enjoyed spring break! We are excited to see our students tomorrow morning! Please see the information below with a couple of summer camp options from our high school, as well as information about the upcoming Georgia Milestones assessments. Please also note, tomorrow's eclipse (Monday, April 8th) falls mostly during our transition and dismissal time. In an effort to provide an opportunity for students to view the eclipse safely, students will construct a pinhole projector they can use to view the eclipse through projection once they arrive home. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back tomorrow and look forward a great month.

~Mrs. Bryant

April 1st - 5th - Spring Break!

April 9th - 4H meeting

April 9th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

April 9th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1

April 11th - Student Council Meeting

April 11th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 2

April 15th - Tech Club

April 15th - School Board Meeting at CHS

April 16th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

April 16th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 1

April 18th - NEHS meeting

April 18th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 2

April 22nd - School Governance Council meeting

April 23rd - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

April 23rd - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1 (cancelled - Ms. Turem will try to reschedule)

April 25th - Mentor Canes celebration
April 25th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 2

April 29th - GMAS ELA Section 1

April 29th - Tech Club

April 30th - GMAS ELA Section 2

April 30th - Purple Rain Singer rehearsal

May 1st - GMAS ELAS Section 3

May 2nd - GMAS Math Section 1

May 3rd - GMAS Math Section 2

May 6th - GMAS Science (Sections 1 & 2) - 5th grade only

• 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.

Please mark your calendars for the following spring testing dates:

GMAS testing -

April 29th - GMAS ELA Section 1

April 30th - GMAS ELA Section 2

May 1st - GMAS ELAS Section 3

May 2nd - GMAS Math Section 1

May 3rd - GMAS Math Section 2

May 6th - GMAS Science (Sections 1 & 2) - 5th grade only

*If you would like to review the online tools students will use on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade assessments, you can visit http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/. Note the Georgia Experience Online site is set up by grade bands and items do not necessarily represent the specific grade-level content that students learn daily in their classrooms. The primary purpose is to let students experience, firsthand, the functionality of the online testing platform.

If you have any questions about GMAS testing, please contact our testing coordinator, Gary Morris, at gmorris@cartersvilleschools.org.

*We know this can be an anxious time for students, so please help us remind them they have been preparing for this all year. We simply ask they do their best! You can help us from home by:

• Being in attendance and on-time to school each testing day.
• Making sure your child receives a good night's sleep before each test.
• Encouraging them to simply do their best.
• Eating a healthy breakfast each morning. (Breakfast is available at school each day!)

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

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 April 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!

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)

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