February 27, 2022
From the Principal's Desk
We apologize for the delays with interim reports being delivered electronically this week for grades 3-5. There have some system-wide issues going on that prevented us from sending them. You should have received paper copies. If not, please reach out to your child's teacher.
Upcoming Events at CGE
- February 23rd -March 8th- Read-a-thon
- March 14th- PTA Meeting
- March 1-31- Women's History Month
- March 2- Read Across America
- March 26th- Gator Chase Fun Run at CGE
Read-a-thon Drawing! Walt Disney Theme Park!
Would your family like an all-expense paid trip to Walt Disney Theme Park? We would love to send you.
CGE is about to start a Read-a-thon Fundraiser. It is a fun and exciting way for your child to raise money while reading.
As an added incentive, any child that sends 10 text messages through their Read-a-thon dashboard to promote our fundraiser will automatically be registered in a nationwide drawing for the Walt Disney Theme Park trip.
*One winner will be chosen each season out of all Read-a-thons held during that season.
Click the link below to register:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/BGrQLd/2
Thanks so much,
Bitsy Griffin, School Librarian
If you have not yet registered, this is a friendly reminder to do so by Sat., March 4 if you want the free race t-shirt! You can register here or scan the QR code below.
Registration will remain open for several weeks, but participants registering after March 4 will miss out on the race shirt. All shirts will be available for pick up on race day.
Race details are available on the website. We hope to see you at the starting line!
To be a Gator Chase volunteer, please contact volunteer@chathamgrovepts.com
If you’d like to be a sponsor, please contact development@chathamgrovepta.com
A BIG Thank you to all who donated to the Custodians’ gift card collection! Mr. McKnight and Ms. Ellis were blown away by our community’s generosity. In addition, THANK YOU to the many individuals who donated items for the monthly staff meetings and February’s Stock the Staff Lounge. These small acts of kindness sure bring many smiles to our school and the PTA is grateful for each and every donation. THANK YOU!
Around the School
Spring Cleanup Crew
Spring Cleanup Crew will be starting up next Week! Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade who are interested can sign up to join the CGE Cleanup Crew. Interest forms were sent out through teachers this week and interested students were given permission forms. All students wishing to participate MUST have a completed permission form turned into Ms.Varner by Monday, February 27th. Parents interested in monitoring a crew from 7:30- 8:05 on Tuesday and/ or Thursday mornings please Sign up Here!
Please reach out to Ms.Varner @ bvarner@chatham.k12.nc.us if you have any questions.
In the Library
Book Drive!
We are having our 2nd annual book drive for CGE! Books will be used primarily in the library. Some will be:
Placed our collection.
Taken by other students to add to their personal libraries.
Used in various parts of the building to help build a reading culture.
The Book Drive Collection box will be in the lobby and students are welcome to bring books straight to the library.
Thanks so much for supporting reading at CGE!
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! Students can read on any device, but they will need their user names and logins to do this.