CES News
Information For Parents and Students
Welcome to CES!
NO SCHOOL ON LABOR DAY - Sept. 3
There will be NO SCHOOL ON LABOR DAY, Monday, September 3rd. School will resume at normal hours on Tuesday, September 4th.
School Marathon
Students in grades 1-4 have begun the 6 week journey of “walking/running” their way to a full 26.2 mile marathon. School Marathon is a non-competitive, fun atmosphere. Every step of the way, students will experience lessons in teamwork, self-esteem, pushing through challenges, and with encouragement from friends, mileage incentives, T-Shirts and medals; students achieve the lofty goal of completing a School Marathon! Every school day students complete one mile. Check in is from 7:20 am-7:45 am and their mile is completed by 8:00 in the morning. School breakfast is available to those participating once they’ve finished their mile. As a reminder, Marathon families are always invited to participate each morning!
Dental Screenings - Sept. 12-13
Fall Picnic - Sept. 14
The CES Annual Fall Picnic will be held on Friday, September 14, 2018. Families are invited to eat with their child. Costs for the meal are Adults: $3.65 and students $2.45. Current CES students can charge their meals. Parents and siblings that are guests are asked to bring exact change to pay for their meal. REMINDER: please do not bring outside food to school.
Serving times for the day are:
Kindergarten: 11:00 am-11:30 am
1st and 3rd Grades 11:30 am-12:15 pm
2nd and 4th Grades 12:15 pm-1:00 pmFall PIctures - Sept. 18
Picture Day at Concordia Elementary is Tuesday, September 18th. Picture packets will be coming home with students. All students will have their picture taken whether you purchase pictures or not. Those families wishing to purchase pictures need to have a separate order for each child and not one check per family. We will not be running School Marathon on picture day!
Family Literacy Night - Oct. 1
Mark your calendars now! CES Family Literacy Night will be held on Monday, October 1st from 5:30-7:00 P.M. at CES. Come and learn all about our reading programs (MTSS) while having fun doing activities and games with your child. Be on the lookout for more information!
Friendly Reminders...
- CES doors open at 7:25. Breakfast begins at 7:30 am. Supervision for students is not provided before this time. Thank you for arriving at school at the designated.
- Please remember to drop off and pick up students off of 11th Street. This will help with traffic safety and keep our front bus loading area running smoothly.
- To help keep CES safe, please check in with the office before entering school/classrooms. If picking up or returning a student to school, please sign him/her out in the office.
CAP Reminders
Concordia After School Program (CAP), is an after school program sponsored by USD 333 that runs from 3:30-6:00, M-F. Any CES student, grades K-4, are eligible and invited to attend CAP. Parents, if your child attends CAP, please let the office, teachers and CAP staff know if your child WILL NOT be attending CAP for the day. Please provide a schedule to CAP as well. To learn more about CAP or enroll your child, please contact Andrea Jones, director at 785-275-3636 or by email: cap@usd333.com
Preschool News - Spots Available.
To learn more about our 3 year old CCDC program, contact Samantha Kraft at CES.
Connect to CES
Every month we will be sending home a newsletter with all the upcoming news and events. We will also publish an electronic newsletter that will be shared to the Concordia Elementary Facebook Page and emailed out to the email address of all our families that was provided at enrollment. This email will come from Mrs. Breese/SMORE. Also, each week teacher’s will publish articles on our district website. To view the articles, go to district website and select classroom news under CES. https://www.usd333.com/318031_3
Wall of Fame
The Principal’s Wall of Fame is a chance for students to earn a Wall of Fame Award for good work or outstanding character. Staff catch the kids being good and send them to Mr. Holmes for a prize. Congratulations to all the Wall of Fame recipients!
A Word From Mr. Holmes
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the start of another school year at Concordia Elementary. I am honored to be the principal at CES! I am beginning my 26th year in this extremely rewarding profession of education and 11th year in USD 333. We take great pride in providing your child with a safe and productive learning environment. We are pleased to have added many tremendous new staff to the CES family. Also, CES is excited to have Mrs. Breese back at our building serving as our Assistant Principal while also supporting the entire district with Curriculum and Assessment. Checkout our Facebook page to learn more about all our new staff. Our outstanding staff will ensure that your child receives a great education! Please feel free to contact us at 243-8853 with questions or concerns.
Mark Your Calendar!
Sept. 3: LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL
Sept. 4: KRR Begins
Sept. 10: LIFE program begins – 5:30.
Sept. 12: Late start: School begins at 10:00 a.m.
Sept. 12-13: Dental Screenings
Sept. 14: Fall Picnic/Progress Reports go home
Sept. 18: School pictures/no school marathon
Sept. 21: 1:30 Dismissal/Homecoming
Sept. 26: Site Council 11:30 a.m.
Oct. 1: Literacy Night- 5:30 p.m.
Concordia Elementary School
Email: derek.holmes@usd333.com
Website: www.usd333.com
Location: 1500 East 9th Street, Concordia, KS, USA
Phone: 785-243-8853
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConcordiaElementarySchool/