CES- Principal Message

Parents,

We hope to see everyone at our Handel's Ice Cream Social and Staff Ice Cream Eating Contest on Tuesday night! Please bring the flyer to Handel's that your child brings/brought home. Participating in the ice cream eating contest this year: Ms. Lunsford, Ms. Coffey, Ms. Hanlon, and Mr. Spirakus. It's not too late to convince your teacher to join too! 😃 See the flyer below for more details.

Congratulations to Ms. Poirier for winning the Cary Chamber of Commerce Honor a Teacher Award! On Tuesday night, Ms. Deeb, Ms. Gardner, Ms. Lunsford, Ms. Alles, and Ms. Poirier were honored by the Cary Chamber of Commerce, and Ms. Poirier won the award for Carpenter!

Thank You for Supporting Our Teachers!
A heartfelt thank you to all of our amazing parents who donated snacks, treats, money, and time during Teacher Appreciation Week—and to those who gave their child’s teacher a special gift. Your generosity truly made our staff feel celebrated and valued.

We are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated team at Carpenter, and they deserve all the appreciation we can give. Thank you for helping us make them feel so loved!

A Special Shoutout to Our PTA!
A huge thank you to our incredible PTA for organizing an unforgettable Teacher Appreciation Week with the Wicked theme! You went above and beyond to make sure our staff felt truly special with thoughtful treats and surprises each day.

We’re so grateful to have such a supportive and creative PTA that shows so much love to our teachers; you made this week Oz-some!

Have a great week!

Track 1:

Monday, May 19th- Science (5th Grade Only)

Tuesday, May 20th-Thursday, May 22nd- Make Up Testing Days

Friday, May 30th- Monday, June 2nd- Remediate and Retest (by invitation only)

Tracks 2, 3, &4

Thursday, June 12th- Reading

Friday, June 13th- Math

Monday, June 16th- Science (5th Grade Only)

Tuesday, June 17th, Tuesday, June 18th, & Friday June 20th- Make Up Testing Days

Thursday, June 19th- Teacher Workday for all students on all tracks

Friday, June 27th & Monday, June 30th- Remediate and Retest (by invitation only)

Join us for our "Meet the Teacher" drop-in event! This is an opportunity for parents and students to bring in school supplies, visit their new classroom, and connect with their teacher. There will be no formal presentation, so feel free to stop by anytime during the designated hour.

July 1st 5:00-6:00: Meet the Teacher for Tracks 1-3 (Grades 1-5)

July 7th: First Day of School for Tracks 1-3

July 24th 5:00-6:00: Meet the Teacher for Track 4 (Grades 1-5)

July 28th: First Day of School for Track 4

Kindergarten:

July 11th 11:30-12:30 (Tracks 1-3)

August 1st 11:30-12:30 (Track 4)

More information will be shared via email to parents of rising kindergarteners in an email this week.

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 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!- Wild Robot
• June 19th- NO SCHOOL- Teacher Workday (all tracks)
• June 25th- Track 2 & 3 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony @9:30; Track 4 @ 11:30

2024-2025 Year-Round Calendar

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

This is one of the most fun nights of the year as the students celebrate the end of school together and cheer for their teachers as they eat ice cream as fast as they can! Tell your child's teacher that you would love to see them in the contest this year! 😋

Our Family Movie Night is coming up on May 30th! Bring the whole family and watch Wild Robot! This is a free event and will be lots of fun! We hope to see you there!

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.

We have one last event available for purchase this school year. See below about a Teddy Bear Tea Party Picnic. Thank you to the generous sponsorship from our school staff, PTA, and families for bringing all of the exciting opportunities to our students this year. Sign up for the picnic at the link below or by clicking on the flyer. It's a wonderful opportunity 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.

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