This week we celebrated World Kindness!
“Let Your Kind Shine”
Kindness is everywhere at CES! The three recipients of this week's awards were nominated by a teacher or staff member for showing exceptional kindness. They received a sunshine bag and the opportunity to sit in the yellow sunshine chair over the next week to promote kindness throughout CES!
Everley Wheeler (Miss Teeter’s Kindergarten)
Everley consistently lets her kindness shine in everything she does. Whether it's offering to help classmates, cheering up a sad friend, or simply sharing a smile, she spreads a positive attitude throughout our school. She is always willing to include others and offer encouragement. Her kind actions inspire others to do the same.
Gracelynn Ball (Mrs. Schneider’s 3rd Grade)
Gracelynn shines EVERY day she steps foot in CES. She is a very hard worker, even when it's tough. She is on task and a great leader in our classroom! She is helpful and caring to everyone! Her kind smile can brighten the worst day! Keep shining, sweet girl!
Ledger Narr (Mrs. Dodson’s 4th Grade)
Ledger is always going out of his way to lend a hand, or to make someone else feel better. He is there for all of his friends, but also for people he may not even know. He is a kind student through and through!
Our overall Hornet High Five Winners! Honesty, helping in the cafeteria, listening in class are all High Five worthy!!!
Some of our Hornet High Five Recipients
Our 3rd-grade Tadpoles had an exciting visit to Grand River Technical School this morning! They explored three fascinating fields: Diesel Mechanics, Computer Science, and Computer Networking. Our students loved discovering potential future career paths and are grateful for the wonderful partnership with GRTS.
Check out our kindergarten superstars who know all their ABCs and letter sounds! They enjoyed a fun ride around CES in the ABC Wagon—way to go!
Writing Consultant This month, Literacy Coach Christie Jackson from NWRPDC visited CES to model writing lessons in our host classrooms. Teachers from all grade levels had the opportunity to observe Christie as she presented lessons designed to align with each grade’s upcoming writing standards. Following each demonstration, Christie met with teachers to discuss effective strategies and tips for enriching writing instruction at CES. Mrs. Jackson was genuinely impressed by the quality of writing she observed throughout our school, sharing that she was excited to return to CES because of our welcoming staff and students who are eager to write. Christie will continue supporting our writing instruction with four more visits throughout the 2024-25 school year, helping to further strengthen and inspire our students' writing journey.
Congratulations to our latest "Perfect Penmanship" recipients. ✏️📝✏️
CES enjoyed a special visit from the CHS Players, along with some of our elementary students, who will be performing in this weekend’s production of Shrek.
The CHS Players are excited to present "Shrek The Musical" this weekend at the Performing Arts Center! We invite you to check out the showtimes below and join us for a delightful production showcasing the incredible talents of our students. We hope to see you there!
Our entire first grade visited the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library! We learned about book handling and listened to silly stories. All first graders are bringing home a form to created their very own library account. CES Families, please return their books to the library at your convenience!
Terrific Kids
3rd Grade WINGS students spent six weeks learning about the world’s famous landmarks including natural & man-made sites. As a culminating project, they each picked their favorite to build as a diorama & display in our school library.
Today/Tuesday...Fundraiser U pick up at the CELC Preschool entrance to the gymnasium from 3:30-6pm. PTO Meeting 5:30 Cafeteria. Thanks!
Thank you to our Veterans and to everyone who made our CES Veteran’s Day Assembly a huge success. We are proud to honor our Veterans and their service to our country. 💙🇺🇸❤️
Well done CES on our recent fundraiser! Please plan to pick up your Fundraiser U items on Tuesday between 3:30-6 in our gymnasium. ( CELC/Preschool entrance only)
Our overall Hornet High Five winners for this week! Way to work hard, set goals, focus and listen at CES!
At CES, students are working hard to develop proper letter formation in both print and cursive. Research highlights the benefits of handwriting on brain development, showing that the act of forming letters activates neural pathways critical for reading skills. This brain-building effect happens uniquely through handwriting—not through tracing or typing—making it a key part of literacy development (James & Berninger, 2019).
Today, we presented our very first “Perfect Penmanship Award” to celebrate neat writing! Congratulations to 3rd grader Jalyus Kimmis for a beautifully written letter in Mrs. Schneider’s class. Keep up the excellent work, Jalyus!
At CELC and CES we have so many staff and teachers that go above and beyond to support our students and school. This year’s nominees for Beacon of the Year and Teacher of the Year were all so deserving!
Today we honored two Beacon of the Year for CELC/CES and two Teachers of the Year to represent CELC/CES.
Beacon of the Year for non-certified
Kelly Potts-Paraprofessional
Beacon of the Year for Support Staff
Marty Sharp-Custodian
Teacher of the Year for Preschool-2nd grade/Specials
Katie Maples-Art Teacher
Teacher of the Year for 3rd-5th Grade/Title/SPED
Natalie Holcer-Interventionist/Title
CES cheered on our CHS Cross Country Team this morning as they headed off for their state competition! We love creating these shared experiences with our Hornet family—both our youngest and oldest students! Go Hornets!
Introducing our first ever CES Student Leadership Team for 2024-25! Grade level representatives from left to right: Kindergarten-Bayler Koenig
1st Grade-Zeke Cady
2nd Grade-Terrell Johnson
3rd Grade-Griffin Cooper
4th Grade-Sophia Hawkins
5th Grade-Nella Beetsma
The CES Student Leadership Team will help make important decisions and provide input to improve our fine elementary school!
