CGES Black Bears Newsletter
Your Journey Starts Here - September 29th
The Past Couple of Weeks!
Dear CGES Family,
I want to take a moment to discuss some of the highlights from the past couple of weeks. During this time, we have had visits from the Animal Shelter, performed violin concerts, broke fundraising records, and kicked-off our Clubs! First graders had a visit from the local Animal Shelter in order to learn about the many things they do for our community. Of course, the highlight of this talk was the kitten that made the trip! I want to congratulate the entire 2nd grade for their amazing violin concerts. It is truly amazing to see how much these young students are able to learn in such a short time. I also want to give a huge shout out to the entire CGES community for their participation in the PTO Marcos Spirit Night! We broke records! This past Friday also marked the kick-off for Clubs this year. Our students did a great job participating and engaging in many different club activities that included Project Outreach, Spanish Club, robotics, chess, and many more. Here's to a great October!
Go Black Bears!
Mark Christopher
Principal
National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
City Saver
Austin High School Homecoming Week!
The themes for Homecoming week of October 7th - 11th are:
Marvel Monday (Superheroes)
Tacky Tuesday
Wipe-out Wednesday (Beach)
Jersey Thursday
School Spirit Friday (Orange and Black)
I encourage everyone to participate!
Accelerated Reader Program
All students that reach the "Million Word Challenge" will be receiving a t-shirt from the district as well as an extra prize from Mr. Christopher!
Please follow CGES on Facebook for the most up-to-date information!
Senator Orr Visit
IMPORTANT DATES
Monitored Fire Drill - Tuesday, October 1st
Bus Evacuation Drills - Wednesday, October 2nd
City Saver ends - Wednesday, October 2nd
Mr. Christopher will be on the Suzy Wiley Show - Thursday, October 10th
5th Grade AR Dodgeball Extravaganza/4th Grade AR Minute-to-Win-it - Friday, October 11th
Report Cards go Home - Friday, October 18th
Fall Picture Retakes - Tuesday, October 22nd
Fall Festival - Thursday, October 24th
Mark Christopher
Email: mark.christopher@dcs.k12.al.us
Website: https://cge.dcs.edu/
Location: 3205 Cedarhurst Drive, Decatur, AL, USA
Phone: 256-552-3092
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chestnutgroveelementary
Twitter: @ChristopherCGES