The CPES BobChat
March 3, 2024
What Is Important about Read Across America Week?
Read Across America Week will be Monday through Friday. We will have fun dress up days, volunteer readers in classrooms, and our Book Fair. What do you, as a parent, need to know about this week? 1. It highlights the value of reading. Celebrations reflect priorities. RAA Week helps our children know how important it is to read. Some children naturally love to read and find it enjoyable while for others, it can be a struggle. This week will highlight different ways that books can be "Game Changers" in their lives. Whether through sports or famous people or animals or the arts, there are many ways kids can connect their interest with reading. I have seen reluctant readers find a genre or author that they enjoy and voraciously read everything they can find about that topic or by that author. (I think many of us, as adults, are the same way.) This week will help them find lots of different kinds of books. 2. It provides access to new books. Through our Book Fair, families will have the opportunity to buy books to take home and keep. Those books will most likely be passed on to other family members or donated to good causes for others to enjoy. In addition, all profits from our Book Fair are used to purchase additional books for our school library that children can check out in the future. We know that kids read more when they have easy access to books. We want to make that opportunity available for all our students. 3. Know what's happening this week. Here is the schedule of our dress up days:
Monday--Sports is a Game Changer--Wear a team shirt or jersey!
Tuesday--People are Game Changers--Dress as your future career!
Wednesday--Animals are Game Changers--Wear animals prints or shirt with an animal!
Thursday--Arts are Game Changers--Wear as many colors and patterns as you can!
Friday--Books are Game Changers--Dress as your favorite Book Character!
Hours for the Book Fair are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00-1:30. On Wednesday, it will also be open from 3:00-5:00. It will be open on Friday from 8:00-11:00. Please use eWallet or card (credit, debit, gift card, etc.) to make purchases. Cash will only be accepted on Wednesday. For more information and to set up your child's eWallet, go to our Cherry Park Scholastic Books Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cherryparkelementary2
Reading really is a game changer for all of us. It makes a huge difference in a child's achievement and their understanding of the world around him. Thanks for supporting your child's reading each day and for your support of our school.
Strength and Blessings,
Mr. Maness
See below for volunteer opportunities for Book Fair and Teacher Appreciation.
Read Across America Week and Book Fair
Will be March 4-8
Middle School Orientation
Will be Tuesday, March 5 at 6:00 PM
March Teacher Appreciation
See signups below.
Notes and Reminders
1. "READING IS A GAME CHANGER"--Read Across America Week and Book Fair at Cherry Park
March 4-8
Book Fair DATES AND HOURS:
MARCH 4-7 8:00-1:30
MARCH 8 8:00-11:00
MARCH 6 AFTER SCHOOL 3:00-5:00
(with a parent).
Cash will be accepted only on Wednesday.
eWallet and cards accepted all week.
No checks.
Click on the following site for more information about our Book Fair: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/cherryparkelementary2
“READING IS A GAME CHANGER” DRESS UP DAYS:
Monday--Sports is a Game Changer--Wear a team shirt or jersey!
Tuesday--People are Game Changers--Dress as your future career!
Wednesday--Animals are Game Changers--Wear animals prints or shirt with an animal!
Thursday--Arts are Game Changers--Wear as many colors and patterns as you can!
Friday--Books are Game Changers--Dress as your favorite Book Character!
Book Fair Volunteer Signups--We need volunteers to help our students with choosing books and purchasing them during the Book Fair. Please click on the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A4A923AAFBC70-47842271-spring
2. Third Grade Oratorical Contest Winners--Harper Grace Hamilton is our school winner who will represent CPES in the district competition. T.K. Rambert and Isaiah Spain were the winners for their teams. We are so proud of all these students. (See photo above.)
3. Middle School Orientation for Rising Sixth Graders--Attention parents of 5th grader students! Our district middle schools are hosting a face to face orientation event for rising 6th grade students on March 5, 2024 at 6pm at the middle school your child will attend next year!
Please mark your calendars to learn more about your child’s middle school and meet their administrators and counselors. If you are unsure about your child’s zoned middle school, visit the Zone Locator here: https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/domain/1728
This will be an important event for you and your child to attend as you and your family begin preparing your child for middle school. If you plan for your child to continue in the immersion program, you should attend the Sullivan Orientation.
4. Teacher Appreciation for March--Our staff at CPES covers all the bases! For this months staff appreciation event on Friday March 9th we will be passing out baseball themed snacks from the Bobcat Baseball snack cart. Please review the available slots below and drop off to the front office with your name and PTO by Wednesday March 6th. Thank you for your continued support with these events, we couldn't "hit them out of the park" without your help!
If you have any questions you can email me at brittanirayfield@gmail.com
Click on the following link to sign up if you can help provide items: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A4A923AAFBC70-48121039-march#/
5. Absence Documentation--You can email excuses for absences or send questions about attendance to the following email address: mailto:CPAbsenceDocumentation@rhmail.org Mrs. Janelle Miskelly is the person in our office who now handles all attendance coding in PowerSchool.
5. Online School Store for Spirit Wear--The online Spirit Wear store opens tomorrow (Monday) and will remain open through March 22nd. All orders will be delivered to school by April 8th. We will not be able to accept late orders and we are not able to offer returns or exchanges.
Here is the link for the CPES Online Store: https://metroprint.printavo.com/merch/cherry-park-elementary
6. After School Soccer Academy--Will be on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 at Cherry Park and will strt on March 20. For more information, click on the following link: https://www.charlottesoccerfactory.com or you can email Tim Tretbar at mailto:tim@charlottesoccerfactory.com. You can click on the button below as well for their flyer.
7. CPES Art Show--Every student Kindergarten through fifth grade will have their own masterpiece framed and on display on April 30th from 5-7pm. Virtual Show will be from April 29-May 6th. Frames will be $28.
Support your school art program by participating in the virtual show or at the arts evening. If frames are not purchased, artwork will come home with student at the end of the school year. See more information here: CPES Art Show Flyer
8. Yearbook Orders and 5th Grade Dedications--Orders for yearbooks are due by April 21, 2024. Also, if you want to do a dedication for a fifth grader, that is due on April 21 as well. Click on the Yearbook button below or on the following link for more information: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/?event=general.displayLanding&jobnumber=24915
School Calendar
March 4-8--Read Across America Week and Book Fair
March 5--6:00 PM Rising Sixth Grade Orientation (at the Middle School your child will attend next year.)
March 11--5:30 SIC; 6:30 PTO
March 22--District Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)
March 28--11:15 Early Release Day for Professional Development
March 29--District Holiday for Good Friday
April 1-5--Spring Break
April 11-April 20--Come See Me Festival
April 21--Last Day to Order a Yearbook or Do a Fifth Grade Dedication
April 30--5:00-7:00 PM CPES Art Show
May 31--9:00 AM 5th Grade Recognition at Sullivan Auditorium
Parent Organizations
Parent Teacher Organization--This group has three main goals: Raising funds for the school, appreciating the staff and securing volunteers as needed. The Cherry Park PTO is a 501c3 tax deductible organization. Meetings are held at Cherry Park on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 PM (right after the SIC meetings.) All parents are invited to attend. All financial records are distributed and updated at each month's meeting. Officers this year are Amanda Winters (President), Emmanuel Daniel (Vice-President), Celia Kerr (Secretary) and Michelle Dawkins (Treasurer). We appreciate all of our sponsors (above) who contributed to our Bobcat Dash this year.
Previous Newsletters for 23-24 School Year
"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 4) February 25, 2024 https://www.smore.com/n/e0n5g
"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 3) February 18, 2024 https://www.smore.com/t49v3
"What Do We Love about Language Immersion?" (Part 2) February 11, 2024 https://www.smore.com/tqjb1
"Why Do We Love Language Immersion?" (Part 1) February 4, 2024 https://www.smore.com/x4dpg
"How Can We Inform Other Parents about Immersion?" January 28, 2024 https://www.smore.com/yswvf
"How Do We Help Children Do Hard Things?" January 21, 2024 https://www.smore.com/574bh
"What Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say?" January 14, 2024 https://www.smore.com/1c2ze
"Can One Word Make a Difference This Year?" January 7, 2024 https://www.smore.com/p9n3v5
"How Can We Manage Expectations during the Holidays?" December 17, 2023 https://www.smore.com/ceswg
"How Can We Give the "Best Gift Ever?" December 10, 2023 https://www.smore.com/1p0kd
"How Can We Find a Silent Night?" December 3, 2023 https://www.smore.com/n/p2zes
"What Reminds Me to Be Grateful?" November 12, 2023 https://www.smore.com/pvds3
"Is It about the Grade or the Learning?" November 5, 2023 https://www.smore.com/4hkq0
"Who Made a Difference at the Bobcat Dash?" October 29, 2023 https://www.smore.com/wcqun
"What Do You Need to Know about Bobcat Dash?" October 22, 2023 https://www.smore.com/f19ry
"What Special Events are Coming Up?" October 15, 2023 https://www.smore.com/brvz5
"What's It Really Like at CPES?" October 8, 2023 https://www.smore.com/a7chr
"How Do We Respond to Safety Situations? Part 2" October 1, 2023 https://www.smore.com/k9uet
"How Do We Respond to Safety Situations? Part 1" September 24, 2023 https://www.smore.com/n4c67
"How Can I Volunteer at CPES?" September 17, 2023 https://www.smore.com/7v8ky
"What CRAzy Model Do We Use for Math Instruction?" September 10, 2023 https://www.smore.com/kfbg7
"What Do We Need to Know about Arrival?" September 3, 2023 https://www.smore.com/fc0kd
"Did You Know that a Bobcat 'ROARS?"' August 27, 2023 https://www.smore.com/0g7qv
"What Do We Need to Remember as We Start Back" August 20, 2023 https://www.smore.com/yrt38
"Techno
logy Forms and Fees"--August 25, 2023 https://www.smore.com/72qcg
"How Can We Work Together to Keep Everyone Safe?" August 13, 2023 https://www.smore.com/6cbtm
"How Can Checklists Help You Start a New Year?" August 6, 2023 https://www.smore.com/0jyx61
"Who Are the Newest Hires and What Are the Latest Changes with Technology?" July 30, 2023 https://www.smore.com/z6qnp
"What's the Latest News at Cherry Park" July 16, 2023 https://www.smore.com/w9pth
"Challenger Be Great Academy Update" June 23, 2023 https://www.smore.com/8hqka
"What Staffing Changes Have Been Made at CPES?" June 18, 2023 https://www.smore.com/e0vr2