The CPES BobChat

This is the time of year when we work to fill vacancies for next year. Here are some new hires for our staff. 1. Emma Grow--Ms. Grow will be our new first grade English Language Arts teacher for our French team. She has taught first grade for three years in Lancaster, SC and has been the grade chair for her team this year. She brings a wealth of knowledge about best practices in literacy for young children and has already been through the LETRS (Learning Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) Training that all K-3rd language arts teachers will go through next year. She graduated from Winthrop University and we are so excited for her to be with us. 2. Michelle Preston--Ms. Preston is currently one of our fourth grade English Language Arts teachers and she will be our new Reading Coach next year. (Ms. Meriam Polanco will shift from being our World Language Coach to be a new ESOL teacher at Ebinport next year. Ms. Karen Finley will move from Reading Coach to World Language Coach at Cherry Park. I hope you are following all this.) Ms. Preston is a veteran teacher who has worked in Rock Hill Schools for twenty years and brings a wealth of knowledge about literacy. We are so glad she is stepping into the position of Reading Coach. 3. Ashby Huckabee--Ms. Huckabee grew up in Rock Hill and attended Clemson University. She will be a fourth grade English Language Arts teacher with us because of Ms. Preston's shift to Reading Coach. She will team with Mrs. Leon. Ms. Huckabee has been in Anderson County for the past two years at Powdersville Elementary. It is exciting to see one of our former Rock Hill students return back home to teach with us. Next week, I will introduce you to a few more of our new teachers. I hope you enjoy your time with your family this weekend as we observe Memorial Day and remember those military service members who died while serving in our Armed Forces.

Strength and Blessings,

Mr. Maness

1. Rising Kindergarten Student Screenings--Welcome incoming kindergarten students and families! We can't wait to meet you. We are beginning the process of scheduling our kindergarten students for screening. The screening process will take approximately 15 minutes. Our screening dates are May 28th, May 30th, and June 3rd. Please review the available slots below and click the button to sign up. Add your child's name when signing up. On the day of the appointment please bring your child to the CPES office and a kindergarten teacher will be there to greet you and escort your child. Please reach out to lsmith@rhmail.org with any questions or concerns. Thank you! Here's the link for signups and you can also use the button below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C44A8AF2AA13-49707984-kindergarten#/

2. Welcome to the Family Drop In Wednesday, May 29 for Next Year's Kindergarten Families--We will have a drop-in for all families who will have children starting kindergarten next year on Wednesday, May 29 from 5:30-6:30. Parents and children can come see classrooms and visit the school. This is also a time to ask questions if you'd like. We are excited about our new families joining our school family next year. Please park in the lower Cherry Park Loop or Faculty Lot. You can enter through the Kindergarten Playground. Click on the following link for more information: https://secure.smore.com/n/7w6dx

3. Fifth Grade Recognition--Will be Friday, May 31 at 9:00 AM at the Sullivan Auditorium. Please do not arrive before 8:30 AM that morning because we want to allow Sullivan to complete their normal arrival procedures first. Families can park in the Sullivan Auditorium lot.

4. Medication Pick Up--Please be sure to pick up all medications from Nurse Love by the last day of school. Any medications left at school will be disposed of after the last day.

5. Field Day--Field day is coming! The K-2nd Field Day will be Tuesday, June 4 and the 3rd-5th Field Day will be Wednesday, June 5. The volunteer link is now closed because we have filled all our slots. Only volunteers will be allowed to attend field day because each volunteer is pre-screened by the district. This process keeps your children safe as they play and enjoy the day with their teachers and friends.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Christi Beard cabeard@rhmail.org

Emily Anderson eanderson@rhmail.org

6. Be Great Academy Signups for Fall--Our Be Great Academy After School Program is now enrolling students for the fall. You can go go the following link to find out more information and to sign up: https://begreatacademy.org/register-login/ You can also click on the button below.

7. Absence Documentation--You can email excuses for absences or send questions about attendance to the following email address: mailto:CPAbsenceDocumentation@rhmail.org Mrs. Janelle Miskelly is the person in our office who now handles all attendance coding in PowerSchool.

May 27--Memorial Day Holiday (District Closed)

May 29--11:00-1:00 Volunteer Luncheon (Please RSVP above.); 5:30-6:30 PM Welcome to the Family Drop In

May 31--9:00 AM 5th Grade Recognition at Sullivan Auditorium (Please do not arrive before 8:30)

June 4--K, 1st and 2nd Grade Field Day (8:30-12:00)

June 5--3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Field Day (8:30-12:00)

June 6--Half Day for Students (Dismissal at 11:15)/Last Day of School

School Improvement Council--This group seeks to determine how Cherry Park Elementary can be the best school it can be. It is a sounding board and feedback group for the school and district. Members are elected for two year terms. Members of this year's Council include Celia Kerr, Ashley Petit, Latisha Givens, Scott Kennedy, Chelsea Eichorn, Jennifer Hutchinson and Matthew Query. Ex-Officio Members are Mr. Maness (Principal) and Mrs. Futrelle (Assistant Principal). Meetings are held at Cherry Park on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 PM. All parents are invited to attend.

Parent Teacher Organization--This group has three main goals: Raising funds for the school, appreciating the staff and securing volunteers as needed. The Cherry Park PTO is a 501c3 tax deductible organization. Meetings are held at Cherry Park on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 PM (right after the SIC meetings.) All parents are invited to attend. All financial records are distributed and updated at each month's meeting. Officers this year are Amanda Winters (President), Emmanuel Daniel (Vice-President), Celia Kerr (Secretary) and Shannon Martin/Caroline Stubbs (Co-Treasurers). We appreciate all of our sponsors (above) who contributed to our Bobcat Dash this year.

"What's the Best Mindset for the End of the Year?" May 19, 2024 https://secure.smore.com/n/982jh

"What's Important This Month at Cherry Park?" May 12, 2024 https://secure.smore.com/n/jbpqt0

"What Do I Appreciate about Our Staff?" May 5, 2024 https://secure.smore.com/n/kmgp8

"Why Do Performances Matter?" April 28, 2024 https://secure.smore.com/n/8zxke

"What Do Tests Really Tell Us?" April 21, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/zb6px

"How Can We Change Our Children's Mindsets about Tests?" April 14, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/a3p4t

"What Field Trips Are Close By?" April 7, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/v2xga

"Why Are Field Studies So Important?" March 24, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/cnw5j

"What's the Difference between Reacting and Responding?" March 17, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/491bh

"How Is Reading a Game Changer?" March 10, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/evgx3u

"What Is Important about Read Across America Week?" March 3, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/g4u3t

"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 4) February 25, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/e0n5g

"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 3) February 18, 2024 https://www.smore.com/t49v3

"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 2) February 11, 2024 https://www.smore.com/tqjb1

"Why Do We Love Language Immersion?" (Part 1) February 4, 2024 https://www.smore.com/x4dpg

"How Can We Inform Other Parents about Immersion?" January 28, 2024 https://www.smore.com/yswvf

"How Do We Help Children Do Hard Things?" January 21, 2024 https://www.smore.com/574bh

"What Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say?" January 14, 2024 https://www.smore.com/1c2ze

"Can One Word Make a Difference This Year?" January 7, 2024 https://www.smore.com/p9n3v5

"How Can We Manage Expectations during the Holidays?" December 17, 2023 https://www.smore.com/ceswg

"How Can We Give the "Best Gift Ever?" December 10, 2023 https://www.smore.com/1p0kd

"How Can We Find a Silent Night?" December 3, 2023 https://www.smore.com/n/p2zes

"What Reminds Me to Be Grateful?" November 12, 2023 https://www.smore.com/pvds3

"Is It about the Grade or the Learning?" November 5, 2023 https://www.smore.com/4hkq0

"Who Made a Difference at the Bobcat Dash?" October 29, 2023 https://www.smore.com/wcqun

"What Do You Need to Know about Bobcat Dash?" October 22, 2023 https://www.smore.com/f19ry

"What Special Events are Coming Up?" October 15, 2023 https://www.smore.com/brvz5

"What's It Really Like at CPES?" October 8, 2023 https://www.smore.com/a7chr

"How Do We Respond to Safety Situations? Part 2" October 1, 2023 https://www.smore.com/k9uet

"How Do We Respond to Safety Situations? Part 1" September 24, 2023 https://www.smore.com/n4c67

"How Can I Volunteer at CPES?" September 17, 2023 https://www.smore.com/7v8ky

"What CRAzy Model Do We Use for Math Instruction?" September 10, 2023 https://www.smore.com/kfbg7

"What Do We Need to Know about Arrival?" September 3, 2023 https://www.smore.com/fc0kd

"Did You Know that a Bobcat 'ROARS?"' August 27, 2023 https://www.smore.com/0g7qv

"What Do We Need to Remember as We Start Back" August 20, 2023 https://www.smore.com/yrt38

"Techno

logy Forms and Fees"--August 25, 2023 https://www.smore.com/72qcg

"How Can We Work Together to Keep Everyone Safe?" August 13, 2023 https://www.smore.com/6cbtm

"How Can Checklists Help You Start a New Year?" August 6, 2023 https://www.smore.com/0jyx61

"Who Are the Newest Hires and What Are the Latest Changes with Technology?" July 30, 2023 https://www.smore.com/z6qnp

"What's the Latest News at Cherry Park" July 16, 2023 https://www.smore.com/w9pth

"Challenger Be Great Academy Update" June 23, 2023 https://www.smore.com/8hqka

"What Staffing Changes Have Been Made at CPES?" June 18, 2023 https://www.smore.com/e0vr2