CMCSI Warrior Word November 4, 2021

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News from the Front Office

October has been an exciting month at CMCSI! Celebrating Red Ribbon Week was a great way to end the month! Students have done a great job bringing in canned foods & non-perishable food items and this drive will continue through November 8th. We had an amazing time at our annual Warrior Walk-A-Thon and with your help were able to raise more than $31,000 for our PTO & school. With this money, we will be able to update our stage in the gym and also create a Makerspace Lab for our students. The Warrior Walk-A-Thon always proves to be an amazing fundraiser for our school but also a memorable experience for our Warriors. Thanks for supporting our school!

Parent Conferences are going on this week so be sure and schedule a conference with your child's teacher if you haven't done so already. The conversation teachers have with you about your child will be meaningful and a great opportunity for you to hear about what your child is learning and how he or she is progressing this year.

Patriotic Day is a special day to honor and celebrate our Veterans and First Responders at CMCSI. Patriotic Day will be next Friday, November 12th at 9:00 AM. More information regarding this year's Patriotic Day can be found below. November 22nd-26th is Thanksgiving Break, and we hope this week is full of family time and rest for our Warrior families.

We hope everyone has a terrific November. We are thankful for our CMCSI Warriors and for your continued support as well. Feel free to contact us if you ever need anything.

~ Dr. Betsy Ainsworth, Principal & Mrs. Dana Walker, Assistant Principal

Upcoming Dates

November 1st-5th-Parent Conference Week

November 1st-5th-Book Fair

November 1st-11th-Canned Food Drive

November 9th-Fall Festival from 4PM-7PM

November 10th-Fall Pictures-MAKE-UPS or Retakes

November 11th-Prevent Blindness Screening for 1st & 3rd grade

November 12th-Patriotic Day

November 19th-FBHS Spirit Day

November 22nd-26th-Thanksgiving Holidays

December 2nd-Holiday Pictures with Santa

December 9th-Christmas Chorus Program

December 20th-January 3rd-Winter Break

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

Our annual Fall Festival has been rescheduled and will now be Tuesday, November 9th from 4PM-7PM. At the Fall Festival, there will be baskets being raffled off by PTO, a cornhole tournament, food vendors, a costume contest and free games & prizes for our students. All proceeds go towards CMCSI PTO. PTO still needs volunteers for Fall Festival, so sign up here to help. We hope to see you there!

Patriotic Day at CMCSI

As you may know, CMCSI has a long history of celebrating our Veterans and First Responders with our Patriotic Day Parade and Program near Veterans Day each year. We are excited to honor our Veterans and First Responders in several ways this year. We have three options for our families to participate this year:

1) Patriotic Day: Veterans & First Responders in the families of our CMCSI Warriors are invited to join our Patriotic Day Parade and Program on Friday, November 12 at 9:00 AM. Veterans/ First Responders should arrive at CMCSI at 8:30, and sign in with their state-issued ID in the front office. We invite our visitors to wear their uniform or other clothing representing their branch of service. Veterans & First Responders will walk in a parade with their CMCSI student around our track and then enjoy our Patriotic Day Program with a performance from our CMCSI Chorus. Veterans and First Responders who plan to attend Patriotic Day should register here.

Visitors may attend Patriotic Day this year, but please remain in the reserved visitor seats for the parade and program. Patriotic Day will be hosted completely outside this year due to COVID precautions, so please dress accordingly. ALL visitors must sign-in at the front office with a state-issued ID, so please arrive early.

2) CMCSI Warrior Wall: Please submit pictures of U.S. Veterans and First Responders from your family- past or present- for us to display on our Warrior Wall! Attach a picture (or copy of a picture) to paper and list the Veteran/ First Responder’s name, branch of service, years served, and relationship to CMCSI student(s). We will proudly display our pages on our “Warrior Wall” in honor of Veterans Day. Please submit to your child’s teacher or email to cmcsi@hallco.org by November 11^th and list your student and teacher on the back of the page, if you would like the photo returned.

3) Thank You Letters: If you have a current or retired U.S. Veteran or First Responder in your family, CMCSI would like to thank him/her! Please complete the information at this link (same as the Patriotic Day form above). Our classes will “sponsor” a Veteran or First Responder and create notes, pictures, letters, etc. to show our appreciation for his/her service. CMCSI will send our notes, etc. home with your student to deliver.

Chestnut Mountain staff and students are eager to honor those who serve our country and community for Patriotic Day. If you have questions about Patriotic Day, the Warrior Wall or Thank You Letters, contact your child’s teacher or the front office.

Holiday Pictures with Santa at CMCSI

Holiday pictures with Santa will be on December 2nd. Online ordering information is here. Order forms for cash/ check will be sent home also. ONLY students who have pre-paid for pictures will see Santa for pictures. Please turn in the online code to your child's teacher, so we don't miss anyone on picture day!

Visit the link here and sign up for updates via email regarding your child's school portraits. These updates will include promotions, additional deals and the ability to order more pictures at a later time.

CMCSI Yearbooks

Yearbook Sales are happening NOW. We ran out of yearbooks last year, so GUARANTEE your child's copy by ordering in advance. January 31 is the LAST DAY to pre-order and ensure your child gets a copy! 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.

Character Education

We are continuing to promote positive character at CMCSI. This month's character word is Contentment. Students are learning that Contentment means "learning to be okay with what you have." Jackie Chan will be this month's community influencer for demonstrating contentment. 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.

Cafeteria Information

Breakfast and Lunch Menus are available in both English and Spanish and can be accessed by clicking here.

Information from our School Nurse

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:
- - - January 13 @ Wendy's in Oakwood
    - January 21 is Parent's Night Out @ Dojo
    - 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!