January 15, 2022
From the Principal's Desk
We hope you all had a wonderful Martin Luther King weekend. We look forward to seeing your kids tomorrow and having another great week of learning here at CGE!
Upcoming Events at CGE
- January 23rd-31st -ACCESS Testing
- January 26th- Report cards go home
- January 30th- CCS Spelling Bee
- February 15th- PTA General Meeting, 5:30pm
MOY Awards Ceremony
*Rescheduled due to MOY data not being released until early February.
February 15th during Specials
4th Grade
3rd Grade
Kindergarten
February 16th during Specials
5th Grade
2nd Grade
1st Grade
Committee Members & Volunteers are needed for Gator Chase 2023 on Sunday 3/26! Please contact Tara (president@chathamgrovepta.com) or Elizabeth (development@chathamgrovepta.com) if interested. Thank you!
Around the School
Shout out to the fabulous 4th grade art ss who really knocked it out of park with the Japanese Notan project!
Jordan-Matthews will hold auditions for the role of "Young Fiona" for our production of Shrek the Musical on Monday, January 23 at 3:45pm. Click here for more information and to sign up for auditions. Students must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or other adult family member at auditions. Questions? Email JMHS theater teacher, Sawyer Shafer, at sshafer@chatham.k12.nc.us.
THE GREAT KINDNESS CHALLENGE
Get ready for The Great Kindness Challenge at CGE just ONE WEEK away, January 23rd-27th! We can't wait to participate with YOU!
¡Prepárese para El Gran Reto de Amabilidad en CGE en solo UNA SEMANA, del 23 al 27 de enero! ¡No podemos esperar a participar CONTIGO!
In the Library
Nominate Now for the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award
Penguin Young Readers, the Children's Book Council, and Every Child a Reader continue their partnership for the 7th Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award in honor of the late Anna Dewdney (1965-2016), author and illustrator of the beloved Llama Llama series.
The Anna Dewdney Read Together Award is given annually to a picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection. The award commemorates the life and work of author/illustrator Anna Dewdney and celebrates her commitment to reading with young children and putting books into as many little hands as possible.
Nominate Your Favorite Read-Aloud Books Today!
All librarians, teachers, booksellers, parents/caregivers, and children's book bloggers are encouraged to nominate up to five beloved read-together picture book favorites, published in the last five years (2017-2022) in the United States. Nominators must be 18 years of age or older.
The deadline to submit a title for consideration is February 14, 2023.
Book Drive!
We are starting 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.
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!
Qtr 2 Reading Challenge
Info about the Qtr 3 challenge will be in next week's Gator Bites!
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!
