Good News Club will NOT meet today. Please make transportation arrangements for your student.
We are very proud of Madeline Schenck and Laine Brockway. These eighth graders represented Calhoun as Youth Leaders this week on the campus of Tennessee Wesleyan University.
This Week @ CES
Thanks to a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Ashville, NC, visited Calhoun Elementary on Friday, November 1, presenting two performances.
Their performance of Peter Pan, about a boy who just wouldn’t grow up, was for students in grades Kindergarten – 4th. Peter Pan is one of the texts that support Tennessee curriculum standards and engages students in foundational literary concepts.
Students in grades 5-8 watched Bright Star actors perform The Story of Anne Frank, celebrating the courage of Anne Frank and her family. This performance honors the strength of the human spirit during some of the most challenging times in history.
We'd like to thank Tennessee Arts Commission, Bright Star Theatre, and Mrs. Tullier for making today possible!
What.a.day! We welcomed November Western style... in the rain!
🤠Day 5 of Spirit Week
🎟️Carnival Day with PTO
☕️🍔Food & Coffee Trucks for adults
🎭Bright Star Theatre Performances
🧾Conclusion of PTO's Online Auction*
*Check your email for auction invoice, and make sure you process your payment. It will show you pick up time and location on the invoice.
Next week's school schedule and reminders will be posted after a little sleep! Have a great weekend, Minks!
Clock is ticking. Auction ends at 6:00 pm. Make your account and bid here:
https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/13853
Answers to commonly asked questions can be found here:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2197/ce/4957001/Carnival_2024__1_.pdf
Additional punch cards may be purchased at carnival which is INSIDE today.
It's Carnival Day! Volunteers are busy preparing. Coffee truck is set up in front circle. EVERYONE is hoping for clear skies! Gellyball waiver (yes, it has a date typo from the company) must be completed by 10:00 for students to participate! It's gel orb blasters game at targets or other players. Lots of fun!
Complete it here: https://sportscarnival.com/clubs/ultimate-bunker-games/forms/sign_waiver?reservation=280830
Day 4 of Spirit Week... My Homies & Me! Duos, Trios, and groups. It's always a great day to be a Mink!
The Calhoun Community Trunk-or-Treat is always a hit! Thank you, everyone! It was a great night!
Rise-n-Grind Coffee Truck will be available to purchase in the morning and Fully Involved Bistro at lunch (adults only for both). Friday is carnival day!
PreK enjoyed a little Spooky Science and Snacks in our outdoor classroom today.
Day 3 of Spirit Week. Home is where you hang your hat! Hat Day!
There's No Place Like Home... or Calhoun! Go Minks!
Thursday:
Day 4 of Spirit Week with the theme “My Homies & Me” where students may dress in pairs, trio, groups etc. Can students wear costumes? Yes, but...NO masks, face paint, or toy weapons.
Last day to sign up for DC 2026 trip and receive early bird discount. Find info and register here: https://worldstrides.com/custom/2026-calhoun-es-dc-220496/
Community Trunk-or-Treat will be 6 - 7:30 tomorrow. We still have room for trunks. Sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050B44AFAD22AAF58-51024968-trunk
Friday:
PTO’s Fall Carnival. Please make sure you’ve sent in forms and payment. Find info here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2197/ce/4957001/Carnival_2024__1_.pdf
Have you signed the ELECTRONIC WAIVER for Gellyball? Do that here: https://sportscarnival.com/clubs/ultimate-bunker-games/forms/sign_waiver?reservation=280830
Volunteers needed! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44AFAD22AAF58-50515073-calhoun?useFullSite=true#/
PTO's Online Auction ends at 6:00 pm. Register and bid here: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/calhounminks
Day 5 of Spirit Week with the theme "Home on the Range." Students are encouraged to dress with a country or western theme.
Whew... until next time. GO MINKS!
Calhoun PreK had a wonderful field trip to Ocoee River Maze last week! Thank you, Calhoun Hall of Fame member Dianne Brady Fetzer, for hosting these mini Minks! They had a blast!
Spirit Week Day 2
Home Away from Home
Tomorrow is the deadline to turn in carnival forms and money. As a reminder, students CANNOT play Gellyball without a signed waiver. It’s free to sign it for “just in case” they decide to participate.
Access it here:
https://sportscarnival.com/clubs/ultimate-bunker-games/forms/sign_waiver?reservation=280830
Spirit Week began today with "Home of the Brave"
On Friday, some students with great attendance were rewarded with some amazing prizes as part of our Marvelous Minks Attendance Initiative. Thank you to VEC Customers Share grant and our own Mrs. Pam!
PTO's online auction is live NOW! Ends Friday, November 1st 6:00 pm.
https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/calhounminks
If your students came home saying the teachers looked "extra" this week, it's because it was Underground Spirit Week! Black Out, Animal Print, Royalty, Anything but a Cup, and All the Seasons had students guessing all week! Now it's students' turn! Spirit Week begins Monday! There's no place like HOME! Or Calhoun
