CGE Family News

May 15: 5th grade Track and Field Event

May 22: World Culture Night at CGE- 5:30-7:00pm

May 23: No School

May 26: No School

June 2: Discovery Day - Students get to participate in fun activities taught by CGE Staff. Grades K-2 sill be in the morning and grades 3-5 will be in the afternoon.

June 4: Last Day of School

Calendar and Schedule Updates

The latest calendar updates are available at sowashco.org/calendar.

Happy Friday!

One more full week of school and then we have two 4 day weeks and one 3 day week left of the 2024-2025 school year. We continue to work hard every day and also try to have some fun. Please make sure to read the teacher newsletters for up to date information.

We have seen an increase in students bringing pop for lunch. Pop is not allowed int he lunchroom or the classrooms. Please help us by not sending pop (or anything in a can) to school with your child. Thanks for your help.

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Gram, Principal.

Do you ever check your child's phone? Do you look to see who and what they are texting? Cyber bullying is real.

We have seen and heard of many group chats amongst our students at CGE that are concerning and have started to cause problems at school. PLEASE check in with your child regularly regarding their cell phone/messaging usage and discuss the seriousness of cyber bullying with your child.

Today, your child should have brought home more information regarding World Culture Month at CGE. In May we will be highlighting our wonderful student diversity by inviting our students to create a project to show their unique heritage or culture and share with their class and have on display for our very first Multicultural night at CGE on May 22. Please see the handout sent home and the flyer below for more information.

Summer Online Academic Resource (SOAR)

• Grade 1-6

• SOAR is a 9-week online summer course for SoWashCo students in grades 1-6, offering self-paced reading and math lessons. New lessons are released weekly on SeeSaw or Schoology

Sign Up for School Year Kids Club

Participants new to Kids Club and those not enrolled in the current school year are invited to request scheduling for the 2025-26 school year.

School Year Kids Club offers before and after-school care for students entering grades K-5:

• Available at all SoWashCo elementary schools
• Full-time (5 days a week) or part-time (1-4 days a week) schedules are available.
• Before school: 6:30 a.m. until the start of the school day
• After school: after the school day until 6 p.m.

Please allow up to 7 business days for a response after we receive your request.

Learn More Register

PTO Meeting Calendar:

All start at 4:30 pm in the Media Center at CGE

Tuesday, May 13th

Books and Breakfast hosted by the PTO

Each grade level will have a chance to participate throughout the year. Here are the future dates for Books and Breakfast.

May 15th – 4th Grade

There will not be a sign up for lunch visitors in May. With so many field trips and other events happening across the school we will not be scheduling lunch visitors. Thanks and have a great May!

It has been a common practice to provide treats for the class in honor of a child’s birthday; however we are asking that NO EDIBLE TREATS be sent in to celebrate birthdays. We will make your child’s birthday special in the classroom without edible treats.

If you would like to send a little something to honor their day please consider an alternative birthday treat such as pencils or a book donated to the classroom. We ask that no edible treats be sent in due to varying allergy conditions and other issues related to edible treats in the classroom. Thank you for your help with following this new practice of celebrating birthdays in the classroom.

Birthday “parties” are not given in the classroom and dispersing non-edible treats is expected to take minimal time away from classroom instruction. In addition, teachers are not responsible for handing out birthday party invitations or sending email invites/RSVP reminders to the entire class. Thank you for respecting these guidelines.

If you wish to volunteer at CGE you MUST HAVE A CURRENT BACKGROUND CHECK Completed. You can visit:

https://www.sowashco.org/get-involved/volunteer

Click on The Volunteer Process.

There is a volunteer application and a link to complete your background check. It is helpful to do this early in the year so you are set in case a volunteer opportunity arises such as field trip or helping at track and field event.

If you have had a current background check WITH THE DISTRICT in the past two years and have volunteered during that time you do not need to complete another one at this time. Unfortunately we cannot accept background checks from any other organization. You must have one on file through our district.

7:30 am - School office opens

8:25 am - School opens to students

8:40 am - School day begins

3:10 pm - School day ends

3:30 pm - School office closes

NOTE: The earliest students can arrive at school in the morning is 8:25 am. All students must be picked up at 3:10 pm if not riding the bus home.

Candy Gram, Principal: cgram0@sowashco.org / 651.425.5803

Pam Olson, Office Coordinator: polson@sowashco.org / 651.425.5801

Desi Faletti, School Social Worker: dfaletti@sowashco.org / 651.425.5808

Marci Patchett, School Psychologist: mpatchet@sowashco.org / 651.425.5824

School Website: https://cges.sowashco.org/

District Website: www.sowashco.org

CGES Office: 651-425-5800

CGES Attendance Line: 651-425-5806

CGES Health Office: 651-425-5802

CGES Fax Number: 651-425-5815

SoWashCo Student Information: 651-425-6218

SoWashCoTransportation: 651-425-5303

Email: cgram0@sowashco.org
Website: https://cges.sowashco.org/
Location: 7447 65th Street South, Cottage Grove, MN, USA
Phone: 651-425-5800