Cartersville Elementary School
February 2024 Newsletter!
Happy February! We are looking forward to several events happening this month! We are nearing the end of our Boosterthon fundraiser. Students will have their Glow Run during specials on Tuesday! (Due to space, only students will be able to participate.) Thank you for your donations so far to help us reach our goal. February 12th begins our annual Career Week. See below for more information! February 13th is our annual Family Discovery Night and February 14th are our class friendship parties. Thank you, as always, for supporting our students and our school, and we look forward to seeing you at Family Discovery Night!
~Mrs. Bryant
February Dates:
February 1st - Student Council Meeting
February 5th - Tech Club
February 6th - 4H meeting
February 6th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1
February 6th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal
February 6th - Boosterthon Fundraiser ends (Glow Run during specials)
February 8th - Fourth Grade Art Club - Group 2
February 9th - PTC meeting in Cafeteria at 9:00 am
February 12th - Class picture day (Wear clothes for class picture and bring Career Week outfit!)
February 12th-16th - Career Week
February 12th - Board Meeting (at CES)
February 12th - 4th Grade to Tellus (Merwanji, Phillips, Goken, Riley)
February 13th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal
February 13th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 1
February 13th - Family Discovery Night
February 13th - 4th Grade to Tellus (Knott, Kemp, Norwood, Randolph)
February 14th - Friendship parties
February 14th - 4th Grade to Tellus (Wilson, Hite, Barkley, Adsit)
February 15th - 5th Grade Art Club - Group 2
February 15th - NEHS meeting
February 16th - Job Shadow Day
February 19th-23rd - Winter Break (No School)
February 26th - SGC meeting
February 27th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 1
February 27th - Purple Rain Singers Rehearsal
February 28th - 5th Grade to Bartow History Museum (select classes)
February 29th - 5th Grade to Bartow History Museum (select classes)
February 29th - 4th Grade Art Club - Group 2
February 29th - Young Georgia Authors breakfast
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!)
- Early checkouts are not permitted after 2:10 pm for student safety.
- 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.
- Be sure to check your child's grade frequently on Infinite Campus, once available. Progress reports will go home at 9-weeks, and report cards will be issued each semester.
- We kindly request all families picking their students up in cars, use the car rider line each afternoon. Car tags are available in the front office. This is for the supervision and safety of our students.
Class Picture Day!
In order to accommodate yearbook deadlines, we moved our Class Picture date up to February 12th. Please note this is also "Dress as your future career" day to kick off our Career Week. Please have students dress for class pictures and bring their "future career" outfits. Class pictures will begin right after announcements. Thank you!
PTC Opportunities:
PTC (Parent Teacher Cooperative)
Thank you to our PTC for a wonderful December holiday luncheon and back to school breakfast for our teachers and staff. If you are interested in helping and supporting our PTC, please use the link below to join the CES PTC GroupMe communication group. Be on the lookout on the PTC GroupMe for the next PTC meeting date and time! We welcome you to join us to hear how you can help and be involved this semester to support our students and teachers with Family Discovery Night, Friendship Parties, Book Fair and more!
School Attendance
Make attendance a priority by ensuring your child is at school and on time every day. If your child is sick and needs to be absent from school, a note must be turned in within 3 days of the absence. You may e-mail doctor's notes to Sabrina McWhorter at smcwhorter2@cartersvilleschools.org. For more details regarding the attendance policy, please check our student handbook https://www.cartersvilleschools.org/Domain/269.
Upcoming Fundraisers
There are several upcoming opportunities where students can work with our community to raise money for our school, Backpack Buddies, and Bartow Advocates for Children! Please participate when and where you can!
January 29th - February 6th - Boosterthon! We’re coming up on this year’s Boosterthon fundraiser! Registration opens January 15th at mybooster.com! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to support our school and win amazing prizes along the way! This year's theme is Dude Perfect!
End of February - Backpack Buddies and the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter. Help support Cartersville City School's Mallory Whorton as she competes in Dancing with the Stars! More information to follow soon.
End of March - Bartow Advocates for Children. Help our National Elementary Honor Society as they sponsor their annual fundraiser to benefit our local Bartow Advocates for Children. More information to follow soon.
Infinite Campus - Campus Parent Login Information
Below is the link and path to access instructions to log into Infinite Campus to access your child's attendance and grades. There is also an attached pdf with instructions below.
Instructions: www.cartersvilleschools.org > About CCS > Parent/Student Communications >Infinite Campus Parent Portal set-up.
If you have any questions or trouble logging into the Parent Portal, please e-mail Heaven Harris at hharris@cartersvilleschools.org.
Lost and Found:
Parents and guardians, please help remind your child to:
- Please check for lost items as they are leaving lunch (Lost & Found is located across from the cafeteria).
- Please write names on items so we can help get the item back to the owner. Many items that are being found do not have names on them.
- The Lost & Found will be cleared out at the end of each month, and any remaining items will be donated. Please check for lost items before the last Friday of each month, so no valuables will be donated.
Lunch Menu and Information:
The February lunch menu can be found at: Cartersville Elementary School - MealViewer Schools
Capturing Kids Heart Word of the Month for February - Kindness!
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