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!
CES Mock Election
CES students had an exciting opportunity to learn about civics today by participating in an election organized by the 5th Grade WINGS class. They cast their votes on a range of important issues, including grade level representatives, new playground equipment, and the governor.
Tomorrow is a scheduled Professional Development day for the Chillicothe R-II staff, so there will be no classes. Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend! To view the 2024-25 Chillicothe R-II Academic Calendar, click on this link: https://tinyurl.com/328suyr4
Tomorrow is a scheduled Professional Development day for the Chillicothe R-II staff, so there will be no classes. Wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend! To view the 2024-25 Chillicothe R-II Academic Calendar, click on this link: https://tinyurl.com/328suyr4
This week's overall Hornet High Five winners! ❤️
There's no place like CES on Halloween!
On Wednesday, October 30th, each classroom nominee for the Student Leadership Team presented their 30-second campaign speech during their lunch shift. Their topic: Why I Want to Be the Student Leadership Representative for Our Grade.
Each of the 38 K-5th grade candidates did an incredible job delivering their speeches at CES! On Monday, CES students will vote to elect six representatives, one for each grade level, to serve on the CES Student Leadership Team, where they will help make important decisions for our school.
3rd Grade Pumpkin Run & Pumpkin carving
Congratulations to all of our "Caught Reading" winners this week! Students were awarded posters from the Book Fair in library.
CES October Musicians of the Month 🎶
CES October Artists of the Month 🎨
Congratulations to our "Hard Working Hornets" in PE/Health!
Kindergarten through 5th grade students in Mrs. Maples’ Art 2 class have been enjoying their Glow Art unit. They are exploring different mediums that glow under black light. The excitement and joy when they enter the room and work with art supplies that glow is priceless. A special thank you to Paul and Betty Steele for providing the funds for this fun and memorable art experience.
Fosters Heating and Cooling, our Partner in Education with Mrs. Daugherty’s 2nd grade class, visited today to deliver fun games and fantastic prizes for the kids, along with a thoughtful card and gift card to support the classroom. We are so grateful for the continued community support here at CES!
CES Red Ribbon Week October 28-31
