CPS Native American Programs

The annual JOM Book Fair took place from 10/2 - 10/11. Each JOM student in grades PK-8 received $10 to spend on books at the book fair! We would like to give a big thank you to Mr. Hendren for making this annual event a success!

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, the JOM program held its annual election. Keisha Chesney and Jennifer Andrews were re-elected to the IEC.

The 2023-2024 JOM IEC members are Shea Duncan, Keisha Chesney, Somer Simmons, Jennifer Andrews, and Briana Thurman. The next JOM meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

We have been working hard on counting and numbers and crafting! Snake is always a students favorite craft and they also LOVED the wah-hoo puppets! 5th Grade did their diorama projects and as always, amazed us with their talent and creativity! One student told us she was going to make cornstalks out of pipe cleaners and the popcorn kernels in her couch! haha! Mom sure loved that she shared that with us!

PK-5th Grade Classes

1st Grade Classes

Presenters from the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center: 4th & 5th Grade.

The kids always enjoy when Cherokee Nation comes and shares their knowledge with us!

Cherokee Club has been hard at work preparing for the Cherokee Challenge Bowl! We have covered everything from Cherokee culture, people, and history to important locations and previous years' bowl questions. Our Challenge bowl is coming up very quickly at the end of October.

K-2 & Highschool: October 24th

Middle School: October 25th

3rd-5th: October 26th

After our bowl, we will go immediately into Cherokee Art Competition. We will be sending information out very soon about this competition to students with a CDIB card and who want to participate!

Native American Studies students are currently learning about the Treaty of New Echota and the Trail of Tears. Students will learn about the aftermath of the Indian Removal and what life looked like for the Cherokees after removal.

Cherokee language students can recognize and read 37 symbols from the Cherokee Syllabary! Students have been working hard on SeeSayWrite language packets and have completed 20 language lessons! Students are starting to recognize and read the Cherokee language more confidently.

Native American Cultural Week will be taking place the week of 11/13 - 11/16. There will be presenters and activities both during the school day and the Hornets of Character program!

The 3rd Annual Native American Programs Middle and High School Coloring Contest will place from 11/6-11/16. Winners will be announced on Friday 11/17. Please see Ms. Kara in the HS library for details!

Title VI Parent Advisory Committee Meeting:

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dan Draper Community Center

3:30 p.m.

JOM Meeting (Reorganization):

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dan Draper Community Center

4:30 p.m.

Impact Aid Public Hearing/Title VI Parent Advisory Committee Meeting:

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

3:30 p.m.

JOM Meeting (By-Laws Review):

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Dan Draper Community Center

4:30 p.m.

Remington Rogers

Federal Programs Director

JOM Contact

Title VI Project Director

rrogers@colcordschools.com

Brenda Wilkerson

Federal Programs Aide

Title VI Home & School Liaison

bwilkerson@colcordschools.com

Chloe Thomas

Title VI Cultural Teacher/Resource Specialist

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (MS & HS: 6-12)

cprice@colcordschools.com

Katy England

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Upper ES: 3-5)

kengland@colcordschools.com

Tashina Weaver

Cultural Instructional Assistant (ES Cherokee Push-In Program)

JOM Special Projects Coordinator (Lower ES: PK-2)

tweaver@colcordschools.com

Kara Eason

Cultural Instructional Assistant (HS Library)

keason@colcordschools.com

School Website: https://www.colcordschools.com

Federal Programs Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cpsfederalprograms/home
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