Good Afternoon,

Please see the link below for our First Quarter Family Newsletter! It is full of great information!

Colts Chronicle Family Newsletter

Have a nice afternoon!

~Mrs. Reynolds

Good Afternoon!

We have had a wonderful week at Catawba Springs! Thank you for coming to Parent Teacher Conferences and for supporting our Book Fair! Please read below for this coming week's updates.

Please look for a separate email with our Quarterly Family Newsletter at the beginning of next week! It is FULL of information for the next couple of months!

We have room for just a few more golfers for our Tee it Up for Technology Golf Tournament on November 5th. We also have room for more hole sponsors. Please reach out to Mrs. Munday if you would like to participate!

Don't forget our Fun Run is this Friday, October 2nd. If you did NOT preregister, you will need to come by the office before coming in to the ELHS stadium. Parking is only at CSES (no one may park at ELHS). The times are listed below for each grade level. Also, the images for the Fun Run Spirit Week and brochure are also below.

Picture Forms for Picture Day will be coming home at the end of next week. Please be sure to look for those in your child's folder.

Fun Run Times:

1st Grade: 8:30-9:15

Kindergarten: 9:00-9:45

5th Grade: 9:30-10:15

4th Grade: 10:00-10:45

3rd Grade: 11:30-12:15

2nd Grade: 12:00-12:45

Dates to Note: 

10/2- Fun Run; National Custodian Day; Halloween Costume donations due if you would like to donate

10/7- First Grade PACTS field trip

10/8- Fall Pictures

10/9- Duty Free Lunch for teachers; ELHS Homecoming parade

10/12-10/13- Mandatory Teacher Workdays (no school for students)

Have a wonderful weekend in this beautiful weather!

~Mrs. Reynolds

Good Afternoon Colt Families!

Please read below for updates for this week! We hope you enjoy your weekend and don’t forget about any scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday (no school for students)! 

Our Book Fair begins this week and we could use a few more volunteers. If you would like to help, please be sure you have your background check completed and sign up here: Book Fair Volunteers Also, don’t forget the Spirit Days for the Book Fair. See the graphic included if you would like to participate! 

Our First Duty Free lunch is coming up on October 9th. We also have a few volunteer openings for this event as well. Our teachers love duty free lunch and appreciate our volunteers for your support. Again, please be sure you have completed the volunteer background check! Duty Free Lunch 

Need to complete a background check or see when your last one was completed? Please check this document for information: Secure School Volunteers

Don’t forget to complete your PreRegistration for the Fun Run on October 2nd. Remember that ANY person wishing to come to watch or participate with their child, must have their information included on the form. ALL forms must be returned by 9/25 to give office staff  time to process them. Thank you for your help in ensuring everyone’s safety. Also, please see the images included in the email for more information on the Fun Run! A brochure will come home with students on Monday.

Fun Run Times:

1st Grade: 8:30-9:15

Kindergarten: 9:00-9:45

5th Grade: 9:30-10:15

4th Grade: 10:00-10:45

3rd Grade: 11:30-12:15

2nd Grade: 12:00-12:45

Dates to Note: 

9/21- Book Fair Begins

9/22- Parent Teacher Conference Day (No School for students)- be sure to sign up for a time to meet with your child's teacher!

9/23- Family Fall Fun Night 5-7 (free event!)

9/25- All Pro Dad ( 7AM in the cafeteria); National TA Day

10/2- Fun Run; National Custodian Day; Halloween Costume donations due if you would like to donate

10/7- First Grade PACTS field trip

10/8- Fall Pictures

10/9- Duty Free Lunch for teachers; ELHS Homecoming parade

10/12-10/13- Mandatory Teacher Workdays (no school for students)

See you Monday,

Mrs. Reynolds

Fun Run Times:

1st Grade: 8:30-9:15

Kindergarten: 9:00-9:45

5th Grade: 9:30-10:15

4th Grade: 10:00-10:45

3rd Grade: 11:30-12:15

2nd Grade: 12:00-12:45

Good Afternoon Families and Happy Wednesday!

I wanted to share some specific information regarding the Fun Run PreRegistration form that is being sent home this week (you may have already received it).

This year, we are excited to have family members be able to join our students as they walk their laps during the Fun Run versus simply watching in the stands. Because of this change, we need to preregister visitors that plan to come to the Fun Run for everyone's safety.

So what do you need to do?

ANY person that plans to come and be a part of the Fun Run, regardless of whether they plan to walk laps or not, must be included on the preregistration form. Our office staff will have a list of preregistered individuals for each class and when you arrive at the Fun Run we will check that list for your preregistration and hand you a visitor's sticker to walk through the gate.

What happens if I do not fill out the preregistration form?

If you forget or come on the day of the Fun Run and we do not have you preregistered, you will need to stop by the front office to scan your license as you normally would as a school visitor and then walk back down to the field with your sticker.

If you need a new form, please reach out to your child's teacher. If you are unsure of whether you would like to attend, it is advisable to go ahead and complete the form as a just-in-case measure.

Again, this is to help in securing the safety of all individuals present at the Fun Run- students and families- and to help the process run smoothly and as fast as possible. This process will be used at future events as well (parties, etc.) and does not take the place of your annual background check to attend field trips or other volunteer opportunities.

Thank you and we look forward to having you at our annual Fun Run! It's going to be a blast!

~Mrs. Reynolds

Happy Friday Families!

We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Here are a few updates for next week!

Our Tees for Technology Golf Tournament is November 5th. If you would like to sign up a team or sponsor a hole, please reach out to Mrs. Munday! We appreciate your support of this amazing event!

The Book Fair is coming up on September 21st-25th. Please see the graphic below for information on our Book Fair Spirit week!

Dates to Note:

9/14- Arts in Education Week; Progress Reports come home; 2nd Grade Safety Around Water

9/15- PTO meeting 6:30

9/16- Spirit Night at Panera Bread from 4-8- tell them you are with CSES

9/17- Constitution Day

9/21- Book Fair Begins

9/22- Parent Teacher Conference Day (No School for students)- be sure to sign up for a time to meet with your child's teacher!

9/23- Family Fall Fun Night 5-7 (free event!)

9/25- All Pro Dad ( 7AM in the cafeteria); National TA Day

10/2- National Custodian Day; Halloween Costume donations due if you would like to donate

10/8- Fall Pictures

10/9- Duty Free Lunch for teachers; ELHS Homecoming parade

Good Afternoon!

Our students have had a great week and are looking forward to the long weekend for Labor Day!

Below you will see two flyers from our PTO! One is in regard to Duty Free lunch and Joining PTO! The other is letting you know of a great reward in the shape of a Doughnut for our top three classes! We appreciate your support of our PTO and the hard work they put in for our whole school!

We are collecting gently used Halloween costumes of all sizes in conjunction with the City of Lincolnton. These costumes will be cleaned, mended, and then given out in October at the Apple Festival. We will collect costumes until October 2nd. Thank you for your help with this initiative!

If you did not know, one of our own staff, Mrs. Bartholomew (Kindergarten Teacher Assistant) has cancer. She is currently doing well with her treatment plan and we are cheering her on to remission! Next Tuesday, September 8th, we would like for everyone to wear orange in her honor! We will send her lots of pictures of all the support she is getting from her Catawba Springs family.

Below are additional dates reminders:

9/7- Labor Day- No School for Students

9/14- Arts in Education Week; Progress Reports come home; 2nd Grade Safety Around Water

9/15- PTO meeting 6:30

9/16- Spirit Night at Panera Bread from 4-8- tell them you are with CSES

9/17- Constitution Day

9/21- Book Fair Begins

9/22- Parent Teacher Conference Day (No School for students)- be sure to sign up for a time to meet with your child's teacher!

9/23- Family Fall Fun Night 5-7 (free event!)

9/25- All Pro Dad (AM); National TA Day

10/2- National Custodian Day

10/8- Fall Pictures

Enjoy the long weekend!

Mrs. Reynolds

LEVEL UP YOUR READING!!

The CSES Book Fair is almost here! Get ready for a week of books, fun and adventure. Students will have a chance to shop their favorites and discover something new.

New themes each day, exciting books to explore, and fun for everyone!

DATE: September 21 - 25

Shop in person during school or online!

LINK: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/catawbaspringselemschool

PLEASE print off eWallet or let your student's teacher know to help out at the register.

Thank you for your support!

Good Afternoon!

It's hard to believe that the month of September arrives next week! Students are getting in a groove with school and are already learning so much! Please see below for some notes for next week:

From the Cafeteria: 

• Lunch is NOT free. Student lunch is $3.15.

• Breakfast is FREE for students.

• Even if your child received free or reduced-price meals last year, you must complete a new Free and Reduced-Price Meal application for this school year. You can do this online or send in a paper copy. 

Car Riders:

NO student should be dropped off prior to 7:20. Staff is available beginning at 7:20 or Before School Care through the YMCA is an opportunity if you need earlier drop off. Please have your child ready to hop out of the car in the mornings. If they are able, they should go ahead and exit the vehicle on their own. Staff are available to help if a student needs help exiting. Please fill in the whole car rider circle- leaving no gaps. This helps us get as many students out as possible and moves the line along faster.

In the afternoons, our line is moving faster. Please be in line by 3:00. Also, please be sure you use an alternating pattern as the double line becomes a single line and use the traffic entry pattern (no cutting in line please). The line functions as a zipper pattern or like Chick-fil-a! This helps us make sure the students go to the correct color.

Looking Ahead:

9/7- Labor Day- No school for students

9/14- Arts in Education Week; Progress Reports come home; 2nd Grade Safety Around Water

9/15- PTO meeting 6:30

9/16- Spirit Night at Panera Bread from 4-8- tell them you are with CSES!

9/21- Book Fair Begins

9/22- Parent Teacher Conference Day (No School for students)

9/23- Family Fall Fun Night 5-7 (free!)

9/25- All Pro Dad; National Teacher Assistant Day

Have a wonderful weekend!

~ Mrs. Reynolds