Cartersville Elementary School

CES Families,

I cannot believe it is already May! There is a lot of new information in this month's newsletter. Thank you so much to our families for your support in getting our students here on time each day during state testing and making sure they were well-rested. Don't forget, our 5th grade students have one more Science GMAS test on Monday. Make up testing will be this week for any students who missed a day. We are looking forward to a fun finish to our school year with lots of events and celebrations for our students. While many of these events will be only for our students, several will be open to our families! Please see the information below for when we'd love you to join us to celebrate our students and their successes this school year. Next week, May 6th-10th is Teacher Appreciation Week! Our teachers would love to hear how they've had an impact on your child this school year. We hope everyone has a wonderful May and finish to the 2023-2024 school year!

~Mrs. Bryant

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
May 6th-10th - Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 7th-10th - GMAS Make-up testing
May 7th - 4H meeting
May 7th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal
May 7th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 1
May 9th - Student Council
May 9th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 2
May 10th - DARE graduation at 10:00 am - Crosspoint City Church (5th grade only)

May 13th - Tech Club moved to May 15th
May 13th - 5th Grade field day
May 13th - School Board Meeting

May 13th - NO Tech Club – moved to May 15th

May 14th - 4th Grade field day - moved to Wednesday, May 15th
May 14th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1
May 14th - Purple Rain Singers concert - at 6:30 at Crosspoint City Church

May 15th - 4th Grade Field Day

May 15th - Tech Club
May 16th - NEHS field trip to PreK
May 16th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 2
May 17th - STAR student
May 20th - 5th Grade tours of CMS (students only)
May 20th - School Governance Council Meeting
May 21st - 5th Grade tours of CMS (students only)
May 21st - PBIS Awards day (students only)

May 22nd - 5th Grade Walk (see below)
May 22nd - 5th grade End of Year parties (immediately following 5th grade walk)
May 23rd - 4th grade End of Year parties
May 24th - Last day of school (half-day for students - dismissal will begin at 11:15)
*The CES After School Program will remain open until 6:00 for students already registered and attending.
May 24th - Report cards issued

• 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.

Congratulations to our Teacher of Year - Mrs. Mandy Todd! Mrs. Todd is a 4th Grade inclusion teacher at CES, and we are proud to have her represent us during the upcoming year!

Parents and Guardians,

We would love to have your feedback on our implementation of our Capturing Kids' Hearts program. Please see the link below to participate!

Family Survey Url: https://iheartckh.com/squrl/e8d935ly

The beginning of May highlights Teacher Appreciation! If you'd like to celebrate your child's teacher, now is a great time. The national Teacher Appreciation Week this year is May 6th-10th. We appreciate our teachers and all they do for our students!

5th Grade DARE graduation will be held at Crosspoint City Church across the street from Cartersville Elementary School on Friday, May 10th at 10:00 am. The address is 325 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA 30120. We will have one graduation this year for our 5th grade class. We are excited to celebrate with our students and appreciate Crosspoint City Church sharing their space. Parents are invited to attend, and we recommend arriving a little early in order to have time to park. We look forward to seeing our 5th grade families.

*Please note, for safety, no students will be allowed to check-out at Crosspoint following graduation. All check-outs will need to take place at CES. Specific instructions will be shared at the ceremony following graduation.

CES Field Days will be held at Dellinger Park May 13th and 14th. Grade level dates are listed above. Parents are welcome to attend and may meet us at the park at 9:00 am. Students will walk over as a class to Dellinger Park. Please remember to have your student dress in athletic attire for field day and don't forget a water bottle and sunscreen!

Thank you to Pritchard Injury Firm for being a sponsor for our Field Day shirts this year!

We will also have sno-cones for $2 available to pre-order for each field day. Be looking for a flyer to go home soon with instructions on how to pre-order!

The dates for grade level class parties and awards days are listed above on the May Calendar. Homeroom teachers will share specific party times to accommodate their individual class schedules. We look forward to celebrating our students and all they've accomplished this school year!

Please see the information below about our 2024 5th Grade Walk. The end-of-year parties for our 5th grade students will immediately follow the 5th grade walk. Please see the images below (English and Spanish) for where to enter the building.

PTC (Parent Teacher Cooperative)

Thank you to our PTC celebrating our teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! 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 to support our students and teachers 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 May 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