December 4, 2022
From the Principal's Desk
We are excited to welcome everyone to our Holiday Lights event to be held this Friday, December 9th. Please read our PTA’s message with details related to the event, but note that we will be inviting everyone to join us “on foot” this year. We look forward to seeing you there for an evening of fun!
As the event is scheduled to be held outside, we are keeping a careful eye on the weather. Given the generators, lights, and other electrical equipment, rain will be a problem. We will make a decision by this Wednesday if we feel we need to change the event format. For example, we are considering moving it inside. We will communicate more information on Wednesday if necessary.
Upcoming Events at CGE
December 1st - January 6th AIG Referral Window is open
December 13th- CGE Chorus Winter Concert, 6:00 pm
December 19th through January 2nd- Holiday Break (classes resume on January 3rd)
From the PTA
For more PTA news, click here.
GATOR CHASE NEEDS YOU!
We are searching for committee chairpersons and members to help with this event, tentatively scheduled for Sun. 3/26. If interested, pease email president@chathamgrovepta.com
JOIN US THIS FRIDAY 12/9 FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTS!
Your help is still needed! Please sign up to volunteer your time and/or loan or donate your inflatables and other supplies: https://chathamgrovepta.com/signup/?sheet_id=35
CGE Families who create and sell merchandise are invited to rent a table at the event; the $25 rental fee will be donated to the CGE Staff Morale Fund. For more info, contact: enrichment@chathamgrovepta.com
REMINDER
If you are not getting PTA email communications from your Class Representative, please first check your spam folder. If you are still not getting the emails, please email Classreps@Chathamgrovepta.com.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Looking Ahead
Around the School
Science Fair Results:
Congratulations to all of our Gator Scientists for competing at the District Level Science Fair. Our school sent 12 science projects to compete in 6 categories and CGE placed in the top 3 in EVERY CATEGORY! Special congratulations goes to Lillian Kizer, Ava Delaney, Ayle Cousette-Keyser, Emma Heron, Keaton Jett, and Audrey Jett for taking home first place! 2nd Place winners included Leo Stewert, Jack Tarpley, and Gwen Frankowski. Elias Koshy, Sarah Hoopes, Greyson Bochicco, and Harrison Chastain were awarded 3rd place. Honorable Mention went to Mia Pecot, Lillian and Eleanor Weathington,
Our 3rd-5th Grade 1st Place winners will move on to the Regional Competition February 11, 2023 in Greensboro, NC! Good luck to those competing! We are so proud of all of you for representing our school!
AIG Referral Window Opens:
The referral window runs from December 1st to January 6th. Please contact your child's classroom teacher or Kimberley Hackman, our AIG Specialist at CGE, for a referral form. A referral for AIG placement testing can be made for students in grades K-5 by parents, teachers, staff, or anyone that has educational information about the referred student. Specific criteria must be met in areas of math and/or reading for AIG Identification. For more information, please see the AIG website.
Qtr 2 Reading Challenge
From the Counseling Team:
Thank you to all of the family and community members who participated in CGE's Childhood Anxiety Presentation. A huge thank you to our PTA for organizing the event! Feel free to check out the presentation and handout from the session.
SORA -- Online Books
Students have access to our CCS online library called Sora. Sora is a student-friendly reading app for e-books and audiobooks. Students have anytime-anywhere access to digital books through their Chromebooks or their mobile devices/tablets. In their account, students can take notes and highlight books, track their reading statistics, and more! CCS has launched its e-book collection, and students and teachers across the district have access through the Sora app!
