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CFIE Family Newsletter

10/23/2026

CFIE Family Newsletter 10/23/2026
CFIE FamilyNewsletter10/23/2026
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NEWS NEWS

10/26-10/30 Red Ribbon Week πŸŽ€ 10/26-10/30 Red Ribbon Week πŸŽ€

10/27 Grading period ends 10/27 Grading period ends

10/27 4th grade Field Trip 10/27 4th grade Field Trip

10/28 DLI Exchange Day with Clyde Erwin Elementary School 10/28 DLI Exchange Day with Clyde Erwin Elementary School

10/29 Late Night Conferences until 7pm 10/29 Late Night Conferences until 7pm

10/29 5th Grade Science NC Check In 10/29 5th Grade Science NC Check In

10/30 Grade Level Goals Celebration 10/30 Grade Level Goals Celebration

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🍎 Red Ribbon Week at CFIES! ❀️ 🍎 Red Ribbon Week at CFIES! ❀️

Join us as we celebrate Red Ribbon Week and encourage our students to make healthy, safe, and positive choices!

This year's theme reminds us that every day we can choose to be kind, responsible, and drug-free. Throughout the week, students will participate in fun activities and dress-up days that promote making good decisions and living a healthy lifestyle.

βœ… Talk with your child about making safe choices.
βœ… Encourage them to participate in the daily activities.
βœ… Help us spread the message that a healthy future starts with positive decisions today!

Thank you for partnering with us to support our students and build a strong, safe school community.


#RedRibbonWeek #CFIES #HealthyChoices #SchoolCounseling #FutureReady

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Discover What's Happening in AIG Gifted Services! Discover What's Happening in AIG Gifted Services!

The newest AIG Gifted Services Newsletter has arrived! This edition is packed with exciting information, helpful resources for families, and highlights of the amazing learning opportunities available to our students.

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/kLUfZvTqRnxfsf7I?ref=Link

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Veteran's Day coming soon Veteran's Day coming soon

Veteran's Day is coming soon, and our School Purple Star Team is planning something very special for our military families.
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A Word from Our Instructional Coach A Word from Our Instructional Coach

Hello, CFIE families!

Our Title I program provides additional resources and support to help every student grow and succeed. Families are an important part of that success! Be on the lookout for family learning opportunities, take-home resources, and helpful tools you can use to support learning at home.

🍎 Fall Tip for Families: Spend a few minutes each evening reading together, practicing math facts, or simply asking your child, β€œWhat is one thing you learned today?” Small moments at home can make a BIG difference!

🍁 Join Us!
Our next Parent Liaison Meeting will be Friday, November 13th at 9:00 AM. We would love for you to join us! This is a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help us continue strengthening the partnership between our families and school.

Thank you for partnering with us as we help our Eagles learn, grow, and soar! πŸ¦…



Rachael Davis, NBCT, M.Ed.

Instructional Coach

Carolina Forest International Elementary School

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TITLE 1 SPOTLIGHT! TITLE 1 SPOTLIGHT!

Check out one of our Resource Bags

CFIE also has a variety of free educational resources available for check out, such as math problem solving for grades 3-5, phonics, Spanish reading, and bilingual books for Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese. These resources can be carried home and returned to school by the student. Resource bag descriptions are pictured below. To order a resource bag, please email Mrs Davis mailto:Rachael.Davis@onslow.k12.nc.us

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Brenchmark Assesment Calendar Brenchmark Assesment Calendar

Please note! Benchmark Assessments
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πŸ₯« Food Drive Classroom Challenge – Winning Prizes! πŸŽ‰

Help your classroom make a difference! The classrooms that collect the most food donations during our food drive will win the following prizes:

πŸ₯‡ 1st Place: Pizza Party πŸ•
πŸ₯ˆ 2nd Place: Ice Cream Party 🍦
πŸ₯‰ 3rd Place: Ice Cream Party 🍦

Every donation counts! Let’s work together to support our community, show kindness, and make a difference. Thank you for your generosity and participation!

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Parents of Third Grade Students Parents of Third Grade Students

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A Word from Our School Counselor A Word from Our School Counselor

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Dear Parents,

Please take a few minutes to complete the Parent Needs Assessment. Your feedback will help the CFIES Counseling Program better understand the needs of our students and families and improve the support and services we provide.

Your input is valuable and greatly appreciated. Thank you for partnering with us to help all students succeed.

Sincerely,


CFIES Counseling Department

Counselors Corner 2026-2027

Counselors Corner 2026-2027

School Counselor Corner: Goal Setting in September

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CFIE Lunch Reservations CFIE Lunch Reservations

Lunch with your children

2026 - 2027 Reserve a picnic table to have lunch with your child during school lunch times

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The form will open at 3 p.m. on Friday to reserve beginning Monday.πŸͺπŸ₯—πŸ₯‘πŸŽ

Outdoor Lunch Reservations - Carolina Forest International Elementary School

Outdoor Lunch Reservations - Carolina Forest International Elementary School

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Morning Arrival

Please do not drop off students on the side of the road at the Carolina Forest Boulevard and Savannah Drive. This is UNSAFE, creates a hazard, and blocks traffic. Please follow the traffic flow and continue to Brunswick Drive towards the appropriate car rider drop off location.
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Afternoon Early Checkouts

3:10 is the latest that students may be checked out for the day. After this time, the school entrance at Whitehead Drive will be closed to traffic due to preparation for afternoon dismissal.
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A message regarding the cross walk

Parents/Guardians, please do not block the pedestrian walkway/intersections to both entrances of the school.


Thank you for adhering to traffic laws in order to keep our students safe.

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Service Learning: Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House

Did you know that CFIE collects soda "pop tabs" to donate to the Ronald McDonald House? Students may bring their contributions to their teachers.


To learn more about the RMH of Eastern North Carolina, please click on this link:

https://rmhcenc.org/about-us/our-houses/


To learn more about how pop tabs help the Ronald McDonald House, click on this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5l3zcQD9-w

Mrs. Ketchum's Kindergarten Class Gives Back

Mrs. Ketchum's kindergarten class is excited to support the Ronald McDonald House by collecting aluminum drink tabs! This simple recycling project helps raise funds that provide comfort and support to families with children receiving medical care.

We invite all families to join us by saving and sending in drink tabs with your child. Every tab collected makes a difference and helps our class contribute to this meaningful cause.


Please send your drink tabs to school with your child. Thank you for your support! πŸ’—

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Mrs. Ketchum's father made a soda tab collection collector.

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There is a window that allows sight of the collected tabs!
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πŸ’–Colten donates his tabs. Thank you, Colten!

🌏 Global Model Ready School 🌍 🌏 Global Model Ready School 🌍

DID YOU KNOW??????

Carolina Forest International Elementary School is a Global Model Ready School? Find out what this means by clicking on this link: https://cfes.onslow.k12.nc.us/our-school/global-ready-model.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS πŸ“† CALENDAR OF EVENTS πŸ“†

10/26-10/30 Red Ribbon Week

10/27 Grading period ends

10/28 DLI Exchange Day with Clyde Erwin Elementary School

10/29 Late Night Conferences until 7pm

10/29 5th Grade Science NC Check In

10/30 Grade Level Goals Celebrations

11/3 1st 9wks 3-5 ELA Benchmark Assessments

11/4Early Release Day (ERPD) Students released at 12:30

11/4 (TBD) 3-5 Awards (MPR)

11/5 1st 9wks 3-5 Math Benchmark Assessments

11/6 (5-7pm) Fall Festival

11/11 Holiday-No school for students/staff

11/13 (TBD) Safe Evacuation Drill

11/19 (TBD) Lock Down Drill

11/19 (TBD) Make Up Pics

11/20 Substitute Educators day

11/25 No school for students

11/26 Holiday-no school for students/staff

11/27 Holiday-no school for students/staff

12/2 Interim Reports go home

12/10 (5-6:30) International Holiday Fair

12/21-31 Winter Break-no school for students/staff

January National Mentoring Month

1/1 Holiday-no school for students/staff

1/4 No school for students

1/15 Grading Period ends

1/18 Holiday-no school students/staff

1/19 No school for students

1/20 No school for students

1/22 K-5 Goals Celebration

1/26 5th Sci NC Check Ins

1/27 Report Cards go home

1/29 (TBD) 3-5 Awards

2/1-5 National School Counselor Week

2/1-12 APEX Fund Raiser

2/5 100th day of school

2/10 (9:00) School Spelling Bee (MPR)

2/10 (12:30) Early Release for students.

2/11 (TBD) APEX Fun Run

2/12 (TBD) Lock Down Drill

2/15 No School for students

2/22 Interim Reports go home

2/24 (TBD) Class Pictures

3/1-5 Read Across America Spirit Week

3/4 (4:30-6:30) Family Night

3/5 Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

3/5 (TBD) Character Parade

3/8 (TBD) Multiplication Bee

3/8-12 School Social Worker Week

3/10 (12:30) Early Release for students.

3/12 (5:30-7:30) Spring Dance

3/22-26 Spring Break

3/29 No school for students

4/1 Grading Period ends

4/4 School Media Specialist Day

4/5-9 National Assistant Principal Week

4/6 5th Science NC Check Ins

4/7 3-5 ELA Benchmarks

4/8 3-5 Math Benchmarks

4/8 Report Cards go home

4/9 (TBD) 3-5 Awards (MPR)

4/9 Grade Level Goals Celebrations

4/12-16 Purple Up Week

4/12 (TBD) Math Counts competition

4/14 (12:30) Early Release for students.

4/15 (until 7pm) Late Night Conference opportunity

4/19-23 Public School Volunteer Week

4/21 Administrative Professional Day

4/22 Lock Down Drill

4/22 Spring Pictures

4/29 Field Day

4/30 Field Day

5/1 School Principals' Day

5/3-7 OCS School Employee Appreciation Week

5/4 National Teacher Day

5/7 School Lunch Hero Day

5/12 National School Nurse Day

5/13 (5-6:30pm) Future Forward Fair

5/17-21 National Educational Bosses Week

5/20 Goals Celebrations

5/21-6/4 X1 Testing Window

5/21 5th Science EOG

5/25 3-5 ELA EOG

5/27 3-5 Math EOG

5/31 Holiday

6/1 5th Science Retest

6/2 3-5 ELA Retest

6/3 3-5 Math Retest

6/4 2-5 EOY Awards (MPR) (2nd-8:45, 3rd-9:30, 4th-10:15, 5th-11:00)

6/4 Last Day of School for students

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About Us - Carolina Forest International Elementary

"In the pursuit of EXCELLENCE, there is no FINISH LINE! GOOOOO EAGLES!

Email: tracy.hill@onslow.k12.nc.us

Website: https://cfes.onslow.k12.nc.us/
Location: 141 Carolina Forest Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: (910)346-1778
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2144953522448102
Twitter: @EaglesCfie

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