CMCSI Warrior Word October 4, 2021

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News from the Front Office

Wonderful Warrior Families,

It is hard to believe that October is here. Fall is in the air, and we are excited to be finishing our first nine weeks of school. September was a busy month filled with learning experiences and opportunities for your children to grow. October is another month full of activities, and we are excited about the events taking place. Our CMCSI PTO Warrior Walk-A-Thon is just a few weeks away, and fundraising kicks off this FRIDAY. Our next Spirit Night this month is at Chick-fil-A in Braselton. Report cards will be sent home on October 15th, and the last week of October is busy with Red Ribbon Week, the Book Fair, and our Fall Festival which is a FREE family event at CMCSI. You will be getting information soon to sign up for Parent Conference Week which is the first week in November. We hope ALL of our Warrior families will be able to attend these individual conversations with teachers to learn about your child's progress this year!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Fall Break next week. It seems that fall weather is almost here...be sure to enjoy the nice cooler temperatures while making memories with your family. Feel free to contact us if you ever need anything.

Dr. Betsy Ainsworth, Principal

Mrs. Dana Walker, Assistant Principal

Upcoming Dates

October 6th-Custodian Appreciation Day

October 8th-JHS Spirit Day

October 8th-Last Day to turn in Snacks for 5th Grade Drive

October 11 & 12- Fall Break/ No School

October 13th-15th-Cafeteria Worker Appreciation Week

October 15th-Report Cards, CBHS Spirit Day

October 18th-MARC Awards

October 18th-22nd-Bus Driver Appreciation Week

October 19th-Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A in Braselton (Drive-thru & Mobile orders only)

October 22nd- CMCSI PTO Warrior Walk-A-Thon

October 22nd- Last Day to turn in Fall Festival Raffle Basket Items

October 25th-29th Red Ribbon Week, Book Fair & Canned Food Drive

October 28th-Fall Festival from 4PM-7PM

October 29th-TRIBES and Enrichment Clusters

November 1st-5th-Parent Conference Week

November 2nd-Teacher Work Day/No School for Students

Upcoming Events at CMCSI

Warrior Walk-A-Thon

We are so excited about our upcoming CMCSI PTO Warrior Walk-a-thon. This is our PTO's main fundraiser for the year, and we look forward to the support of our community and local business sponsors to help us create a MakerSpace Lab and upgrade our stage in the gym. This year's Warrior Walk-a-thon will be on Friday, October 22nd. We are excited to welcome back our Color Run for our Walk-A-Thon this year. Students will have the opportunity to stop at color stations as part of the COLOR RUN. More information and parent permission forms will be coming soon. Also, Walk-A-Thon packets will be sent home on Friday, October 8th. if you are interested in volunteering for this fundraising event, please be on the lookout for a volunteer sign-up link. We will not be able to have visitors, but we will welcome volunteers! The times that each grade level will participate in the Walk-A-Thon are listed below, so mark your calendar to volunteer during your child's time, or all day with our PTO!

Kindergarten: 12:30-1:20

First Grade: 1:20-2:10

Second Grade: 10:30-11:20

Third Grade: 9:40-10:30

Fourth Grade: 8:00-8:50

Fifth Grade: 8:50-9:40

Fall Festival

Our annual Fall Festival will be Thursday, October 28th from 4PM-7PM. Students can come to the Fall Festival, play games, and visit the this year's Book Fair. At the Fall Festival, there will be baskets being raffled off by PTO. Each grade level has been assigned a "themed" basket. Please consider donating items for the basket assigned to your child's grade level on or before Friday, October 22nd. Then purchase your raffle tickets at the Fall Festival for your chance to win! All proceeds go towards CMCSI PTO. More information about the Fall Festival will be coming soon!

K- UGA/Sports

1st- Family Game Night

2nd - Arts and Crafts

3rd - Football

4th - Movie Night

5th - Gift Card Basket

CMCSI Yearbooks

Yearbook Sales are happening NOW. We ran out of yearbooks last year, so GUARANTEE your child's copy by ordering in advance. If you're interested in purchasing a CMCSI yearbook for your child, please follow the steps below.

Go to www.balfour.com
Select Shop My School, type Chestnut Mountain in the search bar and click on Chestnut Mountain Elementary School.
Select Yearbooks Products & Ads*.
Follow the prompts to purchase your Yearbook and accessories. If you are ordering yearbooks for more than one student, please complete a separate order for each student. This will help avoid confusion on Yearbook Distribution Day.
Be sure to save a copy of your online order so you can provide proof of purchase.

Information from the Media Center

We are so excited to host the Book Fair at our school October 25th-29th. Students may visit the book fair to purchase books and other items for sale during the school day or during the Fall Festival from 4PM-7PM. Proceeds from the Book Fair benefit the CMCSI Media Center.

5th Grade Service Learning Project

At CMCSI, each year our students participate in multiple Service Learning Projects. Warriors learn through giving back to our community. These student-centered initiatives offer unique opportunities for our students to focus on others while gaining valuable educational experiences. Our 5th Grade Warriors are currently hosting a snack drive for our Healthcare Workers in our community. If you would like to donate, please send individually wrapped snack items with your child this week. Our 5th Grade students are collecting and organizing items to be delivered to the hospital staff. Friday, October 8th is the final day.

Character Education

We are continuing to promote positive character at CMCSI. This month's character word is Individuality. Students are learning that individuality means "discovering who you are meant to be." Ellen Ochoa will be this month's community influencer for demonstrating initiative. Parents can access the Parent Character Resources to reinforce positive character at home by clicking here. The Spanish version is also available here.

Transportation Reminders

Please remember if parents need to make a transportation change during the day, they MUST CALL the front office and speak to someone in person. Emailing the school or teachers, texting, using Remind or other messaging apps does not ensure we will receive the message before the end of the school day. Teachers, office staff, etc. have substitutes or may not have the opportunity to check messages during the school day.
Don't forget to pull all the way up to the car in front of you at morning car rider drop-off. The staff on duty will give you signals to keep moving. This helps us unload as many cars as possible in each group.
Thank you for your help!

Cafeteria Information

Breakfast and Lunch Menus are available and can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

October Breakfast and Lunch Menu (English)

October Breakfast and Lunch Menu (Spanish)

Red Ribbon Week & Canned Food Drive

Red Ribbon Week is just around the corner. Students and teachers will celebrate being Drug Free October 25-29. Please click on the Red Ribbon Week image to access this year's daily themes. Students are encouraged to participate each day.
CMCSI is excited to partner with the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. Our Canned Food Drive will also be October 25th-29th. Students can bring in canned foods or non-perishable foods and drop them into the designated bins. We appreciate your support with this initiative.

Information from our School Nurse

Updates to COVID-19 Protocols

Hall County has released new guidelines and criteria regarding sickness and absences related to sickness. Please review the document linked here for this up to date information.

Coming Soon...

Georgia's Prevent Blindness annual screening for all 1st and 3rd grade students will take place on Thursday, November 11th.

Ways to Support CMCSI

Spirit Nights

CMCSI Spirit Nights take place each month! If your family visits the restaurant or drive-thru on our CMCSI Spirit Night, a portion of the sales will be donated to the school! Mark your calendar for these:
- - - October 19 @ Chick-fil-A in Braselton (Drive-Thru only)
    - January 13 @ Wendy's in Oakwood
    - March 10 @ Culver's in Braselton
    - May 21 @ Sliced in Oakwood

Kroger Plus Card Community Rewards

Be sure to link your Kroger Plus Card to CMCSI here. Cards must be relinked EVERY YEAR. CMCSI earns when you shop at Kroger!

Publix Partners

Sign up for Publix Partners here. This enrollment is required EVERY YEAR. Enter your phone number at check-out & we earn money!

Box Tops for Education

Bottled Water for Classrooms

Since our water fountains cannot be used this year, we provide bottled water for students who forget their water bottles. If you would like to donate a case of water (regular sized OR small bottles are great too!) to your child's classroom or the front office, we would appreciate it!