CES- Principal Message

Parents,

Don't forget that on Wednesday, April 30th, we have Carpenter's first Fine Arts Night! So far, we have students signed up to sing, play the ukulele, piano, and perform various forms of dancing. What is your child's artistic talent? We want to showcase it! Please check out the Fine Arts flyer below in the PTA section to sign up your child for their individual performance.

As a reminder, ALL students will have their artwork on display around the school. But, it's not too late to sign up for an additional talent at the flyer below in the PTA section.

Reminder that we have field day coming up on May 9th for Tracks 2 and 4. Thank you to all of the parents who have already signed up to volunteer. We are so thankful and appreciative of your support!! We are in need of about 5 more for the morning shift (9:45-12:00)- K-2 participants and about 5 more volunteers for the afternoon shift (12:45-3:00) 3rd-5th participants. Remember, volunteers are a necessary component of field day to ensure a fun and safe day for all of our students. Thank you! Sign up is available by clicking on the flyer in the PTA section of the newsletter below.

** Parents, please remember that it is very important that students arrive to school BY 9:15. If you child is not IN CLASS by 9:15, they will be marked tardy. If you have an appointment in the morning, you must bring a doctor's note from the appointment or your child will receive an unexcused tardy. Thank you for your help in getting our students to school on time for valuable instructional time.

Wake County Public Schools is administering a District Wide Family Survey from Monday, April 7 through Friday, May 16. This survey provides families the opportunity to provide valuable information and a high-quality data source for planning and School Improvement.

The survey has been translated into various languages- Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese in an effort to provide accessibility to families in Wake County Public Schools. The survey administration language can be chosen by families before taking the survey.

Thank you to the 117 families who have already taken the survey!

Your feedback is appreciated and valued! We are hoping to hear from 100% of our families!

The weather is getting warmer, but we have a lot of coats and sweatshirts, etc leftover from the colder months in our lost and found. We will be donating all items in Lost and Found on May 2nd to a Note in the Pocket. Please tell your child to check the lost and found for any lost items or come and sign into the office and take a look yourself 🙂

The end of year is quickly approaching and that means that EOGs are right around the corner for our 3rd through 5th graders. To ensure that our students have the best testing environment possible, we need parent support. We are in need of parents/community members to serve as proctors for our testing environments. Proctors serve as additional monitors to help test administrators assure that correct testing policies and procedures are followed, which ensures a fair and equitable testing experience for all students. If you are able to help serve in this capacity, please click on the link below to sign up for a time slot. Thank you in advance for helping our students have the best testing environment possible!

Carpenter End of Grade Proctor Sign Up

WCPSS' annual Letterland Days at Pullen Park is an exciting, interactive event where young learners experience the world of Letterland—an engaging phonics program that turns letters into characters with stories, songs, and hands-on activities.

Join us on May 5 and May 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pullen Park to meet Letterland characters, and to participate in hands-on arts and crafts and literacy activities! Admission into the park is free and ride tickets are $2.

For more information: bit.ly/LetterlandDaysatPullenPark

5th Grade Parents:

Moving Up Ceremony Dates for our 5th Graders:

Track 1: Thursday, May 29th at 11:30.

Tracks 2 & 3: Wednesday, June 25th at 9:30

Track 4: Wednesday, June 25th at 12:00

• May 9th- Field Day- Tracks 2 and 4
• May 9th- Track 2, Tracks out!
• May 15th- Rising Kindergarten Orientation 5:30
• May 20th- Handel's Ice Cream Night
• May 26th- Memorial Day- No School (all tracks)
• May 29th- Track 1 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony @ 11:30
• May 30th- Spring Movie Night!
• June 19th- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday (all tracks)
• June 25th- Track 2 & 3 Moving Up Ceremony @9:30; Track 4 @ 11:30

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2025-2026 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

We have so many talented students at Carpenter that we want to highlight their talents! Our Fine Arts Night will be a night for our students to shine. Every student will have their artwork on display in the hallways, our Singers' Club will perform, and students can show off their individual talents. If you are a dancer, musician, singer, or other talent and want to showcase your talent- this night is for you! Click on the flyer below to sign up and to get more information!

Our students will have their annual field days in just a few weeks, and we need your help! Please sign up using the QR code below or click on the image below to volunteer to help us have the best field day yet! Thank you!

Below is a list of upcoming activities for 5th grade students (some are for all students). The QR codes are difficult to capture, but they are available on other documents throughout this newsletter. The QR code for the 5th grade Yard Sign at the bottom works well. If you click on the picture- it will take you to the raffle for the promotion ceremony VIP parking and VIP seating.

As part of our Charitable Chameleons Sign-up/Buy-in fundraising effort our families have enjoyed Painting Parent/Student Portraits with Mr. Hann, Cheer Club, Spirit Squad, Knight for a Princess special dance for daughters , and Sons +1 Game Night - thank you to the generous sponsorship from our school staff, PTA, and families for bringing these exciting opportunities to our students. Remaining events and sign-ups are open through April, these are wonderful opportunities to connect with other Chameleon families in fun and unique ways! Sign-up Link: https://2025cessign-ups.cheddarup.com

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.

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