Author: Katherine Scherck

  • 101 Dalmatians Jr.

    The CES Drama Club will be showcasing 101 Dalmatians Jr next week!

    When: Wednesday 12/11 and Thursday 12/12 at 7pm.
    Where: CES cafeteria
    Who: CES community (all children in attendance must be accompanied by their parent(s)/guardian(s))
    Cost: FREE!!!!

    Come and show support for our future actors/actresses and enjoy the show!

  • Meeting Notes

    As a PTA member, you are not required to attend meetings. However, meetings provide a chance for you to voice concerns, become part of the community of parents, and learn about events, volunteer opportunities, and school announcements. Our principal attends these meetings and we invite important guests to speak to us about what we care about.

    If you do miss meetings and want to know what you missed, all the meeting minutes are kept on the About PTA page.

  • Holiday Shop

    CES parents, 
    Please consider volunteering to help us run a successful holiday shop again this year. The holiday shop will be open for students on Wednesday, December 4th through Friday, December 6th, during recess hours.  The entire family can also shop during the Hot Cocoa Social on Friday, December 6th!!

    Here is list of days and times your child’s class will be attending the Reindeer Lane Gift Shop.  

    TimeGradeWednesday(Dec 4)Thursday(Dec 5)Friday(Dec 6)
    11:15 – 11:45KHunterRaffaelKinner (A-L*)PrinzKinner (M-Z*)
    11:45 – 12:151st and 2ndMillerNapolitanoLaneSuknovaMoore (A-L*)CorbinThiererMoore (M-Z*)
    12:15 – 12:455thHarveyMorstein (A-L*) WatkinsFiegelMorstein (M-Z*)
    12:45 – 1:153rdBeckerHigdonGordon 
    1:15 – 1:454thRomsaasStone (A-L*)RabinowitzStone (A-L*)4th gradeField trip

    * – (A-L) and (M-Z) are the Last Names of the Students

    Bring a friend, grandparents, your neighbor and come enjoy the kick off to the holiday season!  Please signup here for as many slots as you’d like: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4EA9A623A2F49-holiday

    Also, don’t forget to attend the Hot Cocoa Social on December 6 

    Thank you,

    Leigh Hart
    Reindeer Lane Gift Shop Chair

  • I’m the Chef Too! Drop-off on a December Friday Night

  • Yearbook Pictures

    The yearbook needs your help! Take pictures. Share pictures. Go to cespta.net/upload-photos to learn more.

    Contact yearbook@cespta.net if you have any questions.

  • Box Tops are Due November 15

    Just a reminder that Box Tops are due November 15. Scan your receipts as physical clipping is coming to an end.

    See the Box Tops page for more information on how to help the entire year when you go shopping.

    Email cespta_boxtops@cespta.net if you have any questions.

    Box Tops for Education

  • Fall themed Treats for Staff appreciation

    When: Wednesday October 30 8:30am

    Please drop off treats before 8:20am Wednesday October 30 (you can also drop them off Tuesday by 4pm)

    Homemade or store bought.  Fall themed such as pumpkin, apple, maple, etc.

    Thank you!

    (5) dozen muffins/cupcakes
    (5) dozen cookies/bars
    (5) dozen apples
    (5) bag of fall themed candy/treat(Please specify what you are bringing)
    (7) jugs of apple cider
    60-70 Orange or fall themed cups

    Sign Up!

  • Blessings in a Backpack Fundraiser

    Dear CES Families,

    The Clarksville Elementary PTA recently learned about a program in Howard County called Blessings in a Backpack. This program provides food over the weekend and days off to children in our county who might otherwise go hungry. The program is currently looking for over $20,000 in funding and our PTA would like to help and have a little competitive fun while doing it.

    Starting October 28th, the PTA is excited to announce a partnership to provide a digital reading challenge to our community called, Read for My School. Fast to setup and easy to use across any mobile device, Read for My School provides parents and students a fun and engaging way to share their love of reading while understanding the importance of giving back.

    Through your community support, we would like parents to read with their children and/or have their children read to themselves. Please track their progress on the Read for My School web page. We would also love parents to share our reading challenge as well as their child’s reading achievements with friends and family to generate pledge donation support.

    Your support will make our school reading challenge a success AND help neighboring children.

    Here’s what you need to do:

    • You should be receiving an email from your grade team lead. Follow the links, create an account and share your page with friends and family.
      • OR Go to https://www.readformyschool.com/register/ and select sign up as a student. Then, please insert your team invite code listed below.
        • Kindergarten: 2618B
        • 1st Grade: EB508
        • 2nd Grade: 81E37
        • 3rd Grade: 4B2B2
        • 4th Grade: 7B51B
        • 5th Grade: DEA35

    If you have multiple children participating, create the account for one. Then click on MANAGE MY PROFILES and add another reader to the existing account.

    • Each time your child reads, record the minutes. Each time your child finishes a book, record the book. This can be done directly on your child’s personal web page.
    • The program will run for 2 weeks and end on November 10th.

    As a small incentive, we will be offering the grade with the most minutes read a switch day. In addition, the child with the most books read and the child with most minutes spent reading will also get a small reward.

    We are extremely excited to share this opportunity and look forward to working with you in support of our greater community. If you do not wish to participate in the program but would still like to contribute to the Blessings in Backpack through our school, we have set up a donation page on our website. We will add this amount to the total donated to the Blessings in a Backpack program.

    Sincerely,
    Clarksville Elementary School PTA

  • Thank you to Christina Delmont-Small

    Ms. Delmont-Small answering a question at the October PTA meeting.

    Those who attended tonight’s meeting were grateful for a member of the Board of Education and our cluster representative to address our questions as members of Clarksville Elementary School. We learned a lot about her and her passion for education and she answered many questions that parents had. The PTA thanks her for her time.

    We hope to see you at the next meeting, November 11.

    And how was your dinner at Tino’s? Thank you to all the families that participated in that delicious fundraiser.

  • Family Fit Night Success

    Healthy fun was had by all that attended! Thank you again to our sponsors!!:

    Photos from Joey Decker and can be found here: https://twitter.com/hcpss_ces/status/1184606518131474432