CES- Principal Message

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and time off from school. We have a few fun events coming up this week:

• Wednesday, December 4th: Winter Storytime and Hot Cocoa with Ms. Collins (Tracks 1 and 3) - Teachers may share more details if needed
• Thursday, December 5th: PBIS 2nd Quarter Pep Rally (Tracks 1 & 4)
• Friday, December 6th: School Spelling Bee for classroom winners- 9:30
• Friday, December 6th: Track 1- last day before track out

📢Today is the last day to order spirit wear if you would like it to arrive before winter break. See flyers below.

• December 6- Marbles Imax: Grade 1, Tracks 3, 4
• February 28- Poe Center: Grade 3, Tracks 1, 4
• March 12- First in Fitness: Grades 3-5
• March 14- Laurel Hills Park: Grade 1, Track 2, 4
• March 18- Poe Center: Grade 5, Tracks 2, 4
• March 18- Historic Oak View Park: Grade 4, Tracks 2, 4
• March 21- Poe Center: Grade 3, Tracks 2, 3

Please make sure that you have paid for any fees associated with your field trip by going to this link: https://wcpss.schoolcashonline.com Please ask your child's teacher if you have specific questions about field trips. Thank you

Subscribe to the PTA Calendar to stay informed of all events and updates: Please use the below web address to access the PTA Calendar from other applications. You can copy and paste this into any calendar product that supports the iCal format.

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/1hbrpnfgue1lhpgbd31cf1pbe8%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

Learning to play chess is so beneficial to children. It helps them focus, think creatively, learn to accept defeat, win gracefully, and the list goes on. If you are interested in having your 2nd-5th grader learn more about chess or they are already an experienced chess player, please consider joining our chess team. This 12-week program is for both beginners and those who are experienced!

Please read the documents below that outline our new initiative for fundraising. You can click on the document to take you directly to the fundraising website. There are some great opportunities for you and your students- be sure to check it out!!

The Carpenter Elementary PTA knows that a strong partnership among our families, school leaders and community members is important to the success of our students and school. That’s why we are participating in the National PTA School of Excellence program, which grows partnerships between PTAs and schools to enrich the educational experience and overall well-being of all students.

We need your help! As part of the process, National PTA requests feedback from families, administrators and teachers at two points in the school year—the beginning and the end. Your feedback will help us improve our family-school partnership and achieve excellence.

This survey is completely anonymous. Please complete the survey digitally via one of the links below:

- School of Excellence Invitation/Letter - English- Click Link for letter in English: https://bit.ly/48Pfa3d

- School of Excellence Invitation/Letter - Spanish Click Link for letter in Spanish: https://bit.ly/3YK35aV

- Link to Survey - English: https://forms.gle/8A6dX9xVQzLKYzuJ7

- Link to Survey - Spanish: Spanish School of Excellence Survey

Click on the images below to visit the online PTA school spirit store.

Be sure to check out the new youth-size pink spirit wear shirt! 🫶

• December 6- Track 1- Track Out Day
• December 6- Classroom Winners- Schoolwide Spelling Bee (All Tracks)
• December 9- Welcome Back, Track 2!
• December 20- Track 4- Track Out Day
• December 21- Jan 5- Winter Break for All Tracks
• January 6- Tracks 1, 2, & 3 Return to school after winter break

2024-2025 Year-Round Calendar

Carpenter's Breakfast and Lunch Menu

If you would like to contribute any amount to help any Carpenter families with field trip costs, please go to this link: https://bit.ly/47yAOrG