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Calling all rising 2nd Grade parents! Join us for an informational meeting to help your child transition to the next grade level. The meeting starts at 8am on May 7 in the CPS Cafeteria. Meet the team and ask questions! This is a parent focused meeting. Your child will meet the team later on the same day.
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Help us celebrate our teachers next week! Need ideas for gifts? Follow the link to find your teacher's favorite things! https://cps.commercecityschools.org/o/cps/page/parents
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Calling all rising 1st Grade parents! Join us for an informational meeting to help your child transition to the next grade level. The meeting starts at 8am on May 6 in the CPS Cafeteria. Meet the team and ask questions! This is a parent focused meeting. Your child will meet the team later on the same day.
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Good Morning! Commerce City Schools is a Charter System. As a Charter System, each school has a Governance Team composed of administrators, parents, teachers, and community members. The team manages a small budget, provides feedback on school policies, reviews the School Improvement Plan, and participates in discussions regarding curriculum and resources. The team meets 6 times per year typically after school for approximately 1 hour. Each member serves a 4 year term. There will be a parent representative opening for the 24-25 school year. If you are interested in being a part of the team or in nominating another parent, please complete the Google Form linked by Friday, May 10. An election will be held following May 10 per Charter policy. Please reach out to Mrs. Lund (mandy.lund@commercecityschools.org or 706-335-5587) with any questions. Thank you!
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Our CES chorus will present Aladdin Kids on Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3 at 6:00 in the CHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 (cash only) at the door. Tickets can also be purchased beforehand from the CES front office. Children 4 and under and CCS employees will be admitted free. Our students have been working hard under the direction of Mrs. Hall. We hope to see you there!
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Friday, May 3rd, will be the final day of this school year for which meals may be charged without a positive account balance to support the charged amount.
This is necessary to enable our Cafeteria Managers to assess their list of owed balances, notify households and close out the school year with zero negative balances.
Beginning Monday May 6th students will not be able to purchase meals without payment or an account balance to support the charge. Please put sufficient money on your child’s account or send payment with them for the purchase of meals. Positive balances on the final day rollover to the next school year OR you may request a refund by e-mail or in writing to the School Nutrition Director. Positive balances for graduating seniors or students leaving the district can also be donated to our Angel Fund. The Angel Fund consists of community donated funds and is used to help families needing assistance paying their child’s school meal account.
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Attention 24-25 Kindergarten students, please check out this summer Kindergarten preparedness opportunity hosted by Fletcher Academy.
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Girls' Basketball Camp for girls grades K-2 will be held on May 10-11 and grades 3-7 will be held on May 17-18. Please see the flyer for more information and the link to register. https://forms.gle/Acrnc8K4BLjJQXiUA
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CPS held their first "Ready, Set, Kindergarten" presentation this evening! Families learned things to work on to prepare their future Tigers for school. They even received tools to help them at home.
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A Title I Parent Feedback Meeting will be held on 4/16 at 6pm (at CES) or 4/17 at 7:45am (at CPS). We will cover various Title I topics on our school but more importantly, we will ask for your feedback regarding our school processes. Please join us at one of the meetings to share your input. It is very important to our school .
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Though we were on Spring Break last week, we do not want to miss the opportunity to recognize Mrs. Lance as part of Assistant Principal Appreciation Week!
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Attention parents of future Tigers: If you have a child ages 3-5 who is not currently enrolled in Kindergarten, please join us on Thursday, April 11 at 6:00 in the CPS cafeteria. We will share tips for preparing your child for school. Each parent in attendance will receive a take-home bag with at-home fine motor and literacy activities. Please share and RSVP if attending to ensure we have take-home bags for everyone. https://forms.gle/vX5KLNDLZe5pAK7o6
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Bring your smile to Spring Picture Day on April 11! Students will have individual and class pictures made on this day. Class pictures will cost $10. An envelope will be sent home on Monday, April 8 for class picture orders. Only students returning the envelope and $10 fee by Thursday, April 11 will receive a class photo. Individual photo packages will be sent home in late April/early May for purchase.
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Kindergarten Registration for the 24-25 school year will be open April 8-May 3. A child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2024 to register. Please visit https://cps.commercecityschools.org/o/cps/article/1534926 for more information.
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Spring Break is April 1-5!
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Easter fun
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Today (March 15) is the deadline to order a yearbook! Yearbooks are $25. https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/Code: YB28254
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Reminder: Friday, March 15 is a teacher workday/student holiday.
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Norfolk Southern Rail notified the City of Commerce that the railroad crossing (highlighted in yellow) at N Elm and Homer/Jefferson Rd will be closed for repair /repaving from Friday morning at 7am until Saturday morning at 8am. Broad Street and Elm Street will be open (just the crossing will be closed) Please plan for delays with traffic. Thank you for your patience.
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Thank you, Dr. Pitts, for donating a books from the Book Fair to EVERY Kindergarten student at Commerce Primary Fair. Thank you for your continued support!
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