Announcements

The 5th grade committee wants you to join us for the first 5th grade meet up.

Who: All 5th graders and their families
When: August 31, 3:30 PM (following the Open House and Ice Cream Social at CES starting at 2:00PM)
Where: River Hill Pool

Important Note: This is NOT a drop off event. Each child must have a chaperone.

We’re so excited for the upcoming year for our 5th graders! We will start official sign ups for 5th Graders for tee shirts, fees, and opportunities to volunteer for the many activities and events at CES’s Open House on Friday August 31 as well as at Back to School Night on Wednesday September 26. To make it the most memorable year for our students, we are in the early stages of planning and we invite you to consider chairing the following committees:

• Community Service Project
• Food on The 15th
• School’s Out Activities
• 5th Grade Picture Liaison
• Baby Pictures
• School Gift
• Teacher Breakfast
• Moving On Ceremony
• Student Breakfast
• Class Picnic
• Pie a 5th Grader
• Cultural Arts Liaison
• Congressional Hearings

Any questions or notes, email cesclassof2019@gmail.com

Research shows that on average children can lose 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency skills over their summer vacation. By using Summer Bridge Activities, students enter school in the fall prepared and confident.The CES PTA is once again pleased to offer the award-winning Summer Bridge Activities workbookseries through our Summer Enrichment Book program.

This year, just like last, the order is placed via the Direct-to Home program. The workbooks typically deliver within a few days at a total cost of $11.99 which also covers shipping – you must use the school discount code “CES” to obtain this discount.

To order your child’s workbook:

Order online: Parents will visit the dedicated ordering website for this option. Your school’s code to be entered in the shopping cart is “CES”. The books will be shipped directly to your home.Most orders ship within 24 hours and parents will receive a confirmation email from the Summer Bridge Program with post office tracking #’s.

To choose the appropriate level: The Book title includes the “current-future” grade level. (Example: Level K-1 is for a current Kindergarten student entering 1st grade next year.)You should order the “current – next” grade level for your student. In the past some parents have chosen to order two grade level books- the entering grade and the grade ahead as per their personal preference knowing the needs of their child.

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Below is a summary of the Jan/Feb 2018 BoxTops competition. The total boxtops were weighted against how many classes there are per each grade to be fair.

The winner is: 5th Grade!

5th grade won a switch day!!

Here is the breakdown by grade.

• 1st Place 5th Grade
• 2nd Place 3rd Grade
• 3rd Place 2nd Grade
• 4th Place 4th Grade
• 5th Place Kindergarten

Use one of the forms below to collect and turn in your box tops:

Sham-Rocks Collection Sheet for March.

Chemistry Collection Sheet for April

The PTA Reflections Program is a wonderful opportunity for students to enjoy and share their artistic talents by creating original artwork that reflects on this year’s theme, “Within Reach”. Students can choose to take a picture, write a poem or story, create a piece of visual art, choreograph a dance, compose a song, or produce a film that shares their ideas of who they are and how they view the world around them. Entries will be selected to advance to the county, state, or even national level.

Entries are due by Tuesday, November 28, 2017 (Please drop your art work & the filled-out entry form in the “Reflection Box” located at the school Main Office. You can fill out the form below with any questions for our reflections chairs, Meng Zhu and Jodie Wang.

• Entry Form
• Official Rules
• Getting Started

Summer vacation just started but it’s never too early to think about school supplies.
The PTA has partnered with School Tool Box as a “one stop shop” for all your school supply needs.
School Tool Box has CES’s list for each grade.

Simply visit their website, School Tool Box and follow the instructions.

Mr. Weiskind and Mr. Schwab would like to know who is interested in registering for the fall “after-school” drama program next year.

If you are interested, please print, complete and return the interest survey so that preparations can begin over the summer. NOTE- THE INTEREST SURVEY IS NOT A REGISTRATION FORM.

Registration will begin the week we return to school on a first-come, first-served basis.

If interested, please return the bottom portion of the interest survey to Mr. Weiskind before school ends.

Every year each student is given the opportunity to “publish” a book. Students write their own creative story, type it into a template, cut and paste the story into a blank book, and then illustrate their book. All parents are invited to a grade-wide Young Authors Tea to celebrate their child’s accomplishment. The Young Authors tradition has given students not only a useful lesson in creative writing and project completion, but also a keepsake of their literary development at CES.

The 3rd grade 2017 template is available for download via the links below.

• 3rd Grade Template
• Cut and Paste Directions

Our Pennies for Patients campaign is starting on March 27 and will run for 2 weeks.

We have joined together with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help with their Student Series campaign to raise funds for blood cancer research.

During the week of March 27th, students will take home a collection box. Fill it with spare change from your house, car and office. Also, ask your friends and neighbors to see if they have any coins laying around. Bring in your collection box, and give it to your teacher.

If you would rather, you can go online and make a cash donation. Prizes will be given to those students who choose to donate on line.

Thanks to schools like US and donors like YOU, there are more children and adults surviving every day.