Cat Courier
A Weekly News Update for Carolyn Lewis Elementary
Mrs. A. Yvonne Sturdivant, Principal
Mrs. Lindsey Jones, Assistant Principal
September 13, 2024
New Procedures/New Times
Transportation Changes
If you need to make transportation changes for your child during the day, please email the Ms. Vicki and Ms. Erica in the office at:
washingtone@conwayschools.info
You may also email your child's teacher, but they may not see it until the end of the day so please email the office staff to ensure transportation changes are able to be made by the end of the school day prior to dismissal.
Attendance
As we welcome the school year we are welcoming new procedures and new times. Please keep the following in mind:
- No check outs after 3:00. This is an adjustment from 3:15. In order for us to efficiently call your child to the office, no check outs can occur after this time.
- The district has set new instructional times for the 24-25 school year. Students enter the classroom at 7:45. Instruction begins at 8:00. Instruction ends at 3:15. Buses run earlier in the mornings (about 10 minutes) and later in the afternoons (15-20 minutes).
- Any student not riding a bus must be dropped off in the car rider line. No Walk Ups. We have adjusted our morning drop off time to 7:20-7:50. We hope this helps our line run more smoothly in the mornings.
- The car rider line gate closes at 7:50. If you arrive on campus at this time or later you must park and walk your child to the front door. For safety reasons DO NOT send your child.
- The tardy bell rings at 8:00. If your child arrives at or after this time you must walk them in and sign them in. They will take a tardy slip and go to class.
- All absence excuses must be received at school the day your child returns from their absence.
Consistent attendance is crucial to your child's academic success. It ensures that students stay engaged, keep up with their work, and build strong relationships with their peers and teachers.
Please support your child's learning journey by ensuring they attend school every day. Your partnership is key to their academic growth and overall well-being.
CLE Math & Literacy Night
Nurse's Note
Hello Parents! My name is Shelly Glenn and I am the school nurse at Carolyn Lewis Elementary. I graduated from University of Central Arkansas and I am beginning my 33rd year as a registered nurse. I have loved every area I have worked in my career, but feel truly blessed to work at CLE! If you ever have any questions or concerns regarding the health of your child, please don’t hesitate to call me at 501-450-4835. My email is glennsh@conwayschools.info. Below are a couple of links to some great websites you can look at with your child regarding all kinds of health topics!
Nurse Shelly
CLE Fall Fundraiser Fun Run
CLE Families!
We’re only ONE week away from kicking off our CLE Fun Run fundraiser! We’re looking forward to having fun and building community together to reach our fundraising goals. We're also so close to our pre-registration goal of 20%. Let's do this!
Get an overview of our fundraiser by clicking HERE!
Here is the Key Information to help you during the fundraiser:
Fundraising Goal: $20,000
Fundraising Item: school improvements, teacher and student needs
Kickoff Date (in school): 09/19/2024
Event Date: 09/27/2024
All donations will be collected through our fundraising platform: MyBooster.com
How to Get Started on MyBooster.com:
Click “Sign Up”
Enter your School Name
Enter your Information
VERY IMPORTANT! Once you sign up, get started by sharing via Facebook, email and text!
CLES PTO
CLE Hungry Howie's Spirit Night
CLE Choir
Strain Picture Competition
CLE FAMILIES! Help us win this fun contest with Strain Photography! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIKE OUR STAFF PICTURE linked below from Strain's Facebook page! Click on the link below and then simply just 'like' that picture! https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1079090417117482&set=pcb.1079160233777167
What’s Growing On in the CLES Garden
We are so happy about the much needed rain we have been getting the last couple of days! The garden will be soaking this up, and hopefully we will start to see more growth on our directly sowed seedlings in the garden. The zinnias, celosia, and sunflowers are still showing off their beautiful colors. We hope you are enjoying them as much as we do!
We won't let the wet weather stop us tomorrow. We will be back at it around 9am Saturday. This time we will be propagating house plants and moving some of our indoor seedlings out to the garden. This weather is a great time to transplant. Hope to see you there!
Email clesgardeninfo@gmail.com with questions about the CLE Garden!
Peachjar
Peachjar allows parents/families to upload and view flyers for activities and events within our community. Click the link below to access Peachjar.
Nominate a Champion of the Week
Nominate a CLE Champion of the Week here!
This champion can be a student, teacher, fellow parent, support staff...ANYONE. Our Champions are individuals who are representing our C.A.T.S characteristics (Caring, Able, Trustworthy and Safe) and making our days at CLE brighter for all!
For Your Calendar
September:
2: Labor Day - No School
15: First CLE PTO Meeting in CLES Cafeteria at 3:00PM
16: Math & Literacy Night at 5:30
19: Hungry Howie's CLE Spirit Night
19: PTO Booster Thon Starts
27: Booster Thon End and FUN RUN
October:
1: Fall Pictures K-2nd
2: Fall Pictures 3-4
4: 4th Grade Field Trip
10: Fall Plant Sale
11: Fall Plant Sale
15: Hungry Howie's CLE Spirit Night
17: Parent Teacher Conferences
18: No School
21: No School
22: No School
25: Snack Day
29: 1st & 3rd Grade Musicals at 6:00pm
31: Halloween
Grade-level and Activity Newsletters
Kindergarten
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Activity
Contact Us
Email: clesocial@conwayschools.info
Website: https://www.conwayschools.org/cles
Location: 1805 Old Military Rd, Conway AR 72034
Phone: 501-450-4835
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