Cartersville Elementary School
Back to School 2023 Newsletter!
Welcome back to Cartersville Elementary School for the 23-24 school year! We cannot wait to see the Class of 2031 and Class of 2032 next week! The renovation work and playground updates are still in progress but looking good. I'm including some pictures below to show your students! Please read the information below to learn how we are announcing homeroom teachers, important dates, school time changes, and Open House information. We are looking forward to a wonderful school year!
~Mrs. Bryant and CES Faculty and Staff
August Dates
August 4th - Canes Back-to-School Community Luncheon
August 9th - Open House 2:00-6:00
August 10th - First Day of School!
August 21st - September 1st - Beginning of Year MAP Assessments
August 24th - Purple Rain Chorus auditions 3:00-6:00
August 25th - Purple Rain Chorus auditions 3:00-6:00
August 26th - Backpack Buddies 5k
September 4th - Labor Day (no school)
September 21st - Fall pictures
Important Reminders:
- Our school day is from 7:45-2:45. Doors open at 7:15 each morning. (Note this is a change from last year!)
- 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. (Note: In order to acclimate our students to cafe expectations and routines, we ask that no visitors come for lunch until August 21st.)
CES Renovation/Construction Updates
Cafeteria
One new playground piece installed - more in-progress! New grass!
Hallway image side-view
Teacher Announcements and Open House!
Teacher Announcements:
Teacher announcements will be slightly different this year, but super fun for our students! Our teachers have been busy writing post-cards directly to their students with a scratch-off surprise to find out who their teacher is for this year. These will be mailed Thursday morning and should go out Friday, Saturday, or Monday. (Note: if for some reason your child does not receive one, please join us at Open House and we will connect you with your child's teacher!)
Open House:
Please join us August 9th from 2:00-6:00 for our Open House! Due to renovations and classroom preparations, we kindly request you not arrive before 2:00 and make plans to finish your Open House experience by 6:00. This will allow our teachers a good night's rest before our first day of school, August 10th. Transportation, After School Program, Special Services, Medication drop-off, and Coconuts will all be available during Open House. Early next week, either homeroom teachers or administration will send out a reminder with teacher room numbers. Parents and families are welcome to bring school supplies to Open House to limit what students carry in the first day of school.NOTE: Some bus routes and times may have changed. All bus riders, please make sure to visit the transportation table at Open House.
After School:
Below is the link to our ASP registration form. PK through 3rd grade will be located in the CPS building, grades 4th, 5th, 6th-8th will be located in the CES building.
https://schools.procareconnect.com/register/62ce3388-d70f-433f-b953-ef3463265b92
4th Grade Post-cards
August 9th, 2:00-6:00
5th Grade Post-cards
PTC Opportunities:
Please stop by our PTC Table at Open House to sign up and support our amazing teachers, students, and community! We cannot do what we do without our amazing parent volunteers. Membership, spirit wear, Adopt-A-Classroom forms, and more will be available at Open House.
After School Clubs and Programs:
Lunch Menu and Luncheon Information:
The August lunch menu can be found below. Please also see the flyer inviting you to attend our back-to-school community luncheon this Friday!
7th Annual Backpack Buddies 5k
Please join us for the 7th Annual Downtown Cartersville 5K! We all have our different reasons for running.... BUT on August 26 I hope that we will all have the same reason ...Supporting the Backpack Buddies Program for our wonderful students.
The link is up and ready to register!
https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Cartersville/TheDowntownCartersville5K
Capturing Kids Heart Word of the Month for August/September - Empathy!
Clever Login Information:
Cartersville Elementary School
Email: bbryant@cartersvilleschools.org
Website: https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/ces
Location: 340 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-382-0983