CES Calendar of Events
It's hard to believe we are in our last 3 weeks of school. I can't believe we only have 12 more school days and then we will be on summer break.
Just to keep everyone updated on our final days, here is a update on our "Calendar of Events":
May 12-16 - 3rd Grade ACT Aspire Testing
May 12 - Washington D.C. 4th grade parent meeting with Mr. Taylor in library @ 5:30.
May 13 - Rodeo Clown & Queen visits CES 3rd & 4th grade @ 9:30 in the Gym.
May 16 - Special Education Rodeo @ Sheriff's Rodeo Arena in Athens
May 16 - 4th and 5th grade Dance in the Gym. 6:30-8:30.
On Friday, May 16th, we will have a “Dancing through the Decades” dance for 4th and 5th grade students from 6:30-8:30 p.m.! Tickets will be $5. A concession stand will also be available. Feel free to dress like any decade you choose to make it even more fun! Hope to see you there!
May 20 - 5th grade Science Assessment
May 19 -
PTO meeting @ 6:00 PM in the lunchroom - CLICK HERE for more info here
May 21 - CES Field Day for grades K-5
May 22 - Field Day make-up day (if necessary)
May 22 - Jr. Beta Club Induction @ 6:30 in the lunchroom. More info coming soon from Mr. Carter.
May 23 - Talent Show @ 8:30 AM in the gym
May 23 - Music Program @ 1:00 (3-5) & 1:45 (K-2). More info coming soon from Mrs. Rugless.
May 23 - Last day for Extended Day.
May 26 - Memorial Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
May 27 - Awards Day - 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades
8:30 - 3rd Grade
12:30 - 4th Grade
6:30 PM - 5th Grade @ East Limestone
** Please note we have made the decision to move 5th grade Graduation
to East Limestone High School in the New Gym to give us plenty of
space.
May 28 - Awards Day 1st & 2nd Grades
8:30 - 1st Grade
12:30 - 2nd Grade
Each grade level is split up to accommodate our large crowds in our gym.
May 29 - Last Day of School (1/2 Day)
May 30 - Teacher Workday
On Friday, December 19th we will have our Christmas Parties at Creekside.
Leader in Me Habit of the Month:
New Building Update:
Our school
cafeteria will be serving our traditional Thanksgiving meal on Friday, November 21. Our
regular serving time is 10:00 till around 1:00 pm. If you would like to have lunch with us on
this day, please send money by your child to Mrs. Gant at the front desk for a
pre-paid ticket: tickets are $4.00(send
correct amount, cash only) for visitors.
We will send your ticket home to you with your child after we receive
payment. The pre-sales allow us to
better plan for our Thanksgiving meal.
Sydney's Coins for Courage - Childhood Cancer Awareness. 
PTO Drumbeat Newsletter - please take the time to read over the PTO newsletter "The Drumbeat" for lots of great info from our PTO.
Mandatory meeting tomorrow for Apple MacBooks:
There are also sign up sheets in the front office on the PTO bulletin board.
I had the pleasure of attending the 2014 National Association of Elementary School Principal's @NAESP conference in Nashville this past week (#naesp14). 
The first part of my week I had the opportunity to be a part of the National Mentor Training and Certification Program. I was placed in a cohort group of 26 principals from across the country with several states represented. Through the leadership of Mrs. Galen Hoffstat from Texas and Mrs. Lori Ellis from Maryland. Through the 2.5 days training with the Mentorship program I was able to learn best practices in mentoring through training and dialogue with some of the nation's top principals. Principals shared their experiences and we learned through collaboration throughout the training. Some of the principals in my PLN from this experience were: Jeromey Sheets, Aimee Lunsford, & Adam Drummond.
The next 3 days were spent going through the conference sessions learning "Best Practices for Better Schools". One of my favorite parts of the conference was the "Social Media Lounge", which was a area in the convention center dedicated to leading school leaders like myself in our technology driven world. Heading up the "Social Media Lounge" were school leaders like - Dan Butler, Don Jacobs, Kathy Melton, Joe Mazza, Tony Sinanis, Erin Simpson & Melinda Miller to name a few. These school leaders helped us see the value in Twitter and other media outlets in our social world.
Kindergarten Kamp 2014 is underway!
Kindergarten Kamp provides families with the structure of a school setting during the summer and allows students to familiarize themselves with their new school.
Our day started with guests arriving from 3 different schools systems:
