🛎🌨❄️IMPORTANT - WINTER WEATHER SCHOOL CLOSURE❄️🌨🛎
Based on conversations with state and local emergency management agencies regarding the incoming winter storm, all Polk School District campuses will transition to a Learn-from-Home day for Friday, January 10, 2025. Please refer to communication channels from your student’s respective school/teacher for guidance and expectations regarding assignments.
All extracurricular activities/sporting events for Friday and Saturday are cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience, but will always make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff, keeping safety our first priority. Thank you for your continued support. Stay safe and warm!
🌨❄️ WEATHER UPDATE 🌨❄️
As part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and staff, we are continually monitoring updates from state and local emergency management agencies on the forecasted winter weather that has the potential to affect our area in the coming days. In an effort to help you best plan and prepare, we will provide an update regarding any potential delays or cancellations after 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8th. We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership.
PLEASE NOTE: Our THRIVE in 2025 event originally planned for this Saturday has been rescheduled for January 25, 2025, at Polk County College and Career Academy-Cedartown High School campus from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
January Parent Newsletter for Elementary Students
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Be sure to check out our cups of Kindness Board in our front lobby! ☕️
*** Updated***
Please Join Us For CES Renaissance Awards
When: Thursday, January 9th
Where: Cherokee Gym
Grade Level Times:
8:35: 2nd Grade
9:25: 1st Grade
11:55: 3rd Grade
12:45: 4th Grade
1:35: 5th Grade
(Kindergarten will have their awards at the end of the year.)
RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25TH!
🎉📆SAVE THE DATE!📆🎉
We have been planning something EXTRA special to WELCOME our students back in 2025!!! DO NOT MISS out on our THRIVE IN 2025 back-to-school event on Saturday, January 25th!
FREE haircuts, FREE school supplies, games, and prizes for the whole family! Everyone is welcome! Come stock up on supplies for the rest of the school year for FREE! 📗✂️🖍📓✏️
#PSDProud #psdtheplacetobe #FamilyEngagement
Merry Christmas, from our Cherokee family to yours! 🎄We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Students return to school on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Check these Top Dawgs out!!! Belinda Ramirez Velasquez and Juliana Sontay Abac have both earned over 200 AR points for Semester 1! This week they were invited to 5th grade's AR lunch with a teacher, cookie decorating party, popcorn party, extra game time, and received a book of their choice along with a notepad and markers! We are so proud of their hard work and dedication to reading! Keep Shining!!!
Mrs. Weldon’s Kindergarten class learned about the United States Postal Service. In addition, each child mailed very special holiday cards.
Welcome to the CES Family! Help us welcome our new staff members, Micah Wade- Pre-K teacher, Heather Gray and Betenia West- Paraprofessionals. We are thrilled to have these three on board!!!
#CESisthebest
It's a great day to celebrate good character!!!
Keep up the good work.
🚍Join Our Team at Polk School District!🚍
The Polk School District Transportation Department is on the lookout for skilled and dedicated Bus Drivers to join our team!
You can view the detailed job description and APPLY today using the link below OR scan the attached QR Code!
https://www.applitrack.com/polkk12/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Transportation&internal=internal&fbclid=IwY2xjawHFRP9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaoBkuJ8ltqMoOKRPC5OpMC3qW6mbrO-lFngormjoAE-9jW-7r-HcJQXBA_aem_vLc1nxpoIETSs3WlwekYVA
You can also call our Transportation Department at 770-684-8308!
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month!!! We are so proud to have you represent Cherokee!!! Keep up the good work!!!!
PreK: Savannah George
Kindergarten: Miquel Cruz
1st Grade: Mia Pineda
2nd Grade: Heather Perez
3rd Grade: Isai Sontay Vicente
4th Grade: Nayeli Lopez Coronado
5th Grade: Reagan Scruggs
Our CES Holiday Production is officially SOLD OUT! There will be no ticket sales at the door and everyone must have their ticket scanned upon entering. Thank you for your support! See you Tuesday at 6pm! 🎄
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Cherokee families. Sending you wishes for abundance in all things that matter. Hope you have a restful and restorative Thanksgiving break. Enjoy your week off. 🦃 There are no classes this week. Students return to school on Tuesday, Dec 3rd.
Help us congratulate our CES November GRIT winners, Mrs. Heather Cain and Mr. Ethan Crider. They exhibit Bulldog Grit each and every day through their passion and perseverance. ❤️🖤
Cherokee Elementary collected 3,004 canned food items to help our community this holiday season. Thank you to all our students and staff for your generosity. It takes a village! ❤️🖤
Check out these pictures! Mrs. Sara Brown's fifth grade students reap the benefits from planning and planting their own garden! Today, they harvested kale. Great job!!!!
#CESisthebest
Rainy day surprises are the best! Conner Sheffield surprised Mr.Rowell with a beautiful painting this morning. Thank you, Conner for your kindness! ❤️🖤
Clubs/ Award pictures will be taken Tuesday, November 19th.
(All safety patrol members, please remember your sash. )
