CES- Principal Message

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween and a Happy Diwali!

Happy November! We have a few days off in November for all students so be sure to see the last section of this newsletter for those specific dates.

Our Book Fair has officially started- be sure to check out the images below to learn about Family Night and Donuts with Grown Ups. You won't want to miss these special Book Fair fun times!

Art Reflections:

We had so many talented students who submitted different peices of artwork for the PTA Reflections contest. I'm sure the judges had a very difficult time choosing the winners!

Congratulations to the following students who won our Carpenter Elementary school level competition and will go on to compete at the Wake County level.

Kayal Arockiyasankar, 2nd grade, visual arts piece "Accepting Imperfection"

Uma Bhawe, 4th grade, visual arts piece "Cracks that tell my story"

Clara Ortiz, 2nd grade, dance choreography "Believe in Yourself"

Jameson Parker, 4th grade, poem "Which Path Will You Choose: Uniting in Love and Acceptance"

Valor Ahn, 1st grade, photograph "My Imperfect Shoes"

Andrew Perkins, 3rd grade, photograph "Spiderwebs"

Shea Simper, 4th grade, film "Practice Makes Perfect

Make-up/Retake Picture Dates- Coming Soon!

Make-up/Retake School Pictures: November 7= Track 1, 2, and 4

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/carpenter-elementary-school/fall-retake-pictures-11-7-2024-44/optIn

Make-up/Retake School Pictures: November 14= Track 3

https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/carpenter-elementary-school/fall-retake-pictures-11-14-2024-25/optIn

Please see information below about how to access the ordering gallery for your child's school pictures through Strawbridge Studios.

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

Click on the images below to visit the online PTA school spirit store.

• November 1-18- Book Fair
• November 4-22- Carpenter Food Drive
• November 8-29- Charitable Chameleons (Full Profit FUNdraiser for Direct Donation & Parties & Clubs) more information to follow
• November 5- Teacher Workday- All Tracks
• November 8- Track 2 Tracks Out
• November 8- Donuts with Grown Ups (Book Fair Event) Tracks 2 and 4
• November 11- Veterans Day- No School, All Tracks
• November 12- Welcome Back, Track 3
• November 13- Book Fair Family Night
• November 14- PTA Board Meeting @ 7:45 am in the Main Office Conference Room
• November 15- Donuts with Grown Ups (Book Fair Event) Tracks 1 and 3
• November 27-29- No School- Thanksgiving Break

2024-2025 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