CES DRUMBEAT
January 2011
IMPORTANT DATES
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January 4
January 12-14
January 12-14
January 14
January 17
January 18
January 20
Students return
4th and 5th Grade Tournaments
Early Release @ 11:45
2nd Nine Weeks ends
January 25-29
January 25
January 26
January 27
CES Literacy Week (see schedule below)
Martin Luther King Day (no school)
Teacher Workday (no school)
Children’s Author Visit at 6:00
Replaces our AR Literacy Night
SAC Meeting @ 5:30
Early Release @ 11:45
Report Cards go home
A New Year and a
Successful Spirit for 2011
From Mrs. McCully
Last year I printed the following for our January
newsletter I hope you find the words still
important as we begin 2011!
As we begin a new year and our final months
preparing for FCAT, take a moment to think
about how YOU best work. Do you work best
when you are hungry, tired, discouraged, and
can’t seem to succeed? I think some of us
might feel we do respond better when we are
under pressure. And I do not disagree that
some amount of pressure is good for pushing
ourselves to succeed. But I think you would also
agree that we all have ‘breaking points’ where
pressure no longer encourages our hearts but
tears at our spirit. This is especially true for
young children.
As our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students go into
their final months of preparing for FCAT, please
join us in making every effort to apply pressure
gently with the greatest of care, realizing that
children need to be believed in, encouraged, and
have enough success so they see the next task
as not only possible but within their reach.
Work with your child’s teacher as a partner in
this effort, and let us make this the year that
brings each child a renewed sense of personal
success and accomplishment. Isn’t that what we
all want?
I am personally pledging to make sure I do
everything I can to clear the decks for teachers
and provide them with the encouragement they
also need.
Now, I would like to take the chance
congratulate students and staff members.
to
Our Teacher of the Year is Debbie Swilley. Mrs.
Swilley has taught at Chiefland Elementary School
for over 25 years! She recently has brought such
meaningful programs to the school as Pennies for
Peace.
This is a worldwide program that
encourages students to raise money for
organizations to build schools.
The program
creates in her students a gratitude for the
educational opportunity our country offers!
Our ESP (Educational Support Personnel) of the
Year is Sarah Fries. Mrs. Fries has been working
at CES for 16 years. This year she serves as a VPK
Assistant and absolutely loves the position. As she
puts it, it has given her a chance to go through you
second childhood!.
Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winner!
Victoria Hutson took home the prize and will now
move on to the District Spelling Bee to be held
Friday, January 7th.. Gerardo De Paz was our
runner up. Congratulations to both of these
students!
We also want to thank Roxanne Simpson for
working so hard with the chorus students to put
together our Christmas Program. We had three
performances! This was a longer program this year
and had the addition of the Bells. It was great to
enjoy the show through our new sound system. You
could hear the children’s voices!
And a BIG Thank You to BJ Whistler for
organizing our first Movie Night. The outdoor
movie was Polar Express and it was a gift from PTO
to the school. We had many staff members who
came out on the Saturday night to help. Thank you
to:
Robert Lowyns, David Sweet, Kristine
Nichols, Janie Jacobs, Maura Ciasulli, Nicole
Fernandez, Chad Brock, Kari Wasson, Katie
Godwin, David Petty, and Michelle Barron. It
was a fun night to snuggle up and watch a big show
on the lawn. ;o))
For our Family Literacy Night on January 20th at
6:00 PM we will be hosting a Florida Children’s
Author. His name is Timothy A. Weeks. He will be
bringing the “Wise Mullet Tales”. These are AR
books and have received positive reviews. We look
forward to having him come to CES.
DECEMBER - STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Head Start – Jose Delacruz
PK – Ella Gore, Ryleigh Walker
KG – Banner Hodge, Christopher Bass, Wade
Gore, Lucas Parise-Sage, Brianna Whidden,
Kamore Bowers, Josephine Welsh, Jaden
“Nevaeh” Ippolito, Angelita Flores, Gracie Mae
Call
1st – Trae Smith, Makalynn Bowling, Jasmin
Guerrero, Karli Koschatzy, Braysen Jernigan,
Morgan Horner, Gerardo Delacruz,
2nd – Hailey Pleiman, Austin Berry, Gage Dukes,
Dasia Shepherd, Amiyah Hall, Olivia Miller
3rd – Ashytan Brown, Cole Carter, Jessey
Manalastas, Andrea Shelton, Chloe Allen,
Greyson Elmore, David Jernigan
4th – Jarrett Lamb, Jeremie Filor, Bryce Yates,
Trace Reed
5th – Kelsey Scheider, Jamie Schaffer