Cartersville Elementary School

Happy November! Thank you to all of our families for a wonderful and busy October! We have several things happening this month, so please take a few moments to read through this month's newsletter. This Friday is our monthly PTC meeting! Please also note that we are inviting our families to join us for our Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday, November 14th. A flyer with homeroom lunchtimes is posted below. MAP and Dibels mid-year testing is also coming up right before Thanksgiving break, and we can't wait to see how much our students have grown so far this school year. As always, we appreciate your support and involvement and hope to see many of you at our Thanksgiving lunch! And we wish everyone a safe and restful Thanksgiving break.

~Mrs. Bryant

Please see the year-at-a-glance calendar below provided at Open House with important dates for this school year. While we anticipate these dates to remain the same, please note changes could occur throughout the school year. Please be sure to reference the CES Monthly Newsletters with the most up-to-date information.

· Our school day is from 7:40-2:40. Doors open at 7:15 each morning.

· 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.

November 4th - Tech Club

November 5th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

November 5th - Art Club - Group 3

November 6th - Drive-Thru Food Pantry

November 7th - 4th Grade music field to the Grand Theater

November 7th - Art Club - Group 4

November 8th - PTC meeting

November 11th-22nd - Dibels testing window
November 11th - Board meeting at CMS

November 12th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

November 12th - Art Club - Group 1

November 13th - District Tech Competition

November 13th - 4H meeting

November 14th - Art Club - Group 2

November 14th - Family Thanksgiving lunch! (see flyer below - families welcome!)

November 15th - NEHS Field Trip

November 18th - Tech Club

November 19th - Purple Rain Singers rehearsal

November 19th - Art Club - Group 3

November 19th - Family Resource Night

November 19th - MAP testing - Reading

November 20th - MAP testing - Math

November 21st - MAP testing - Language

November 21st - Art Club - Group 4

November 25th-29th - Thanksgiving Break (no school)

• Soon after kids start reading and writing, they often begin interacting with others online. Whether they're chatting within games or texting family members, kids need the skills to interact respectfully. These skills will help kids -- and the people they're communicating with -- have positive experiences online. This month we are providing you with a lesson on Relationships & Communication, and we would highly encourage you to complete this short activity as a family. It is never too early to learn about internet safety!

  "Relationships and Communication"

  • Family Activity (3rd - 5th Grade) (English | Spanish)

  • Family Tips (3rd - 5th Grade) (English | Spanish)

  
  

Our STEAM team would love your help collecting supplies to add to our STEAM lab! If you can collect some of the items below, like toilet and paper towels rolls, cereal boxes, magazines, etc., we would love to take them off your hands! Or if you have items you're not using and could donate, like twist ties, sponges, ping pong balls etc., we would love those as well! You can send them in at any time, as our students will be consistently using this space.

If you have not yet turned in field trip money, we now have an online payment option. You can use the link below to pay for either 4th grade or 5th grade field trips.

https://sfnd.io/448kq

Donate at the link below or print and complete the Adopt-a-Classroom form attached below! Our teachers would LOVE your support!

https://sfnd.io/9ngnx

We would love to have you join our PTC program! There are multiple ways to be involved and support our school, and we'd love for you to be part! Our next PTC meeting will be Friday, November 8th at 8:30 in the CES cafe! We hope to see you there! There are lots of opportunities to help as we head into the holiday season!

*Please reach out to 770-891-2203 if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities!

If you have not completed this step already, please complete the Annual Information Update inside the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. You will not be able to access schedules, grades, or attendance information until this step is complete. See the image below with instructions.

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 November lunch menu can be found at: Cartersville Elementary School - MealViewer Schools

Each month we will share the Capturing Kids' Hearts Newsletter for the month. Attached are the English and Spanish parent newsletters highlighting Teamwork - our focus for November.

This month we’re challenging students to work together toward a common goal and shared purpose. We are partnering with you to grow and develop teamwork in your child. We can do this by modeling gratefulness, acknowledging positive moments, and affirming each other. Use this month’s activities to practice working together and celebrate your family as a team.

Please visit the link below to learn how to access this voluntary opportunity.

K-12 Student Accident Insurance (kandkinsurance.com)

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.

Email: bbryant@cartersvilleschools.org
Website: https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/ces
Location: 340 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-382-0983