Choudrant Elementary School

Parents, This is a reminder that school will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15. If there is bad weather on Tuesday, we will have a virtual day. Teachers have sent home work for your child to do in case we are closed due to weather. If school is not closed on Tuesday, they do not have to do the homework packets. I will send out a message on this platform as well as put it on our school facebook page if we will have a virtual day. Everyone have a safe and warm weekend. Mrs. Martin

Parents, Today we practiced our Lock Down procedures. We talked with the students and let them know this was a drill and there was no emergency. All students at CES were safe at all times. We were able to use our new locking devices and are very thankful to all of our families that donated in order for us to purchase these for our classrooms. We read a book after the drill called, I'm not scared...I'm prepared because I know all about ALICE. I will send the link to the book if you would like to read it with your child also. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office. https://cdnsm5-ss9.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_87539/File/I'm%20Not%20Scared...%20I'm%20Prepared%20-%20ALICE.pdf

Aggie Families, We are preparing for Kindness Week, February 12-15. We will be collecting coins that week for a "penny challenge." All coins collected will go to St. Jude's in honor of one of our student's siblings that is receiving treatment there now. If you have large coffee cans , animal cracker containers, large cheese ball containers or anything similar, that you could send for the classes to collect their coins. We will be sending more information home about this later. Thanks in advance, Mrs. Martin

Welcome Back Aggies! Please click on the below link to see Our week at a glance and lunch menu. https://5il.co/2buwu

Parents, I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome everyone back! We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning. I wanted to remind everyone that construction has started in our office. We will have a temporary office during construction on the side of the building closest to the cafeteria. You will see the signs designating the office. There will also be no parking in the office parking lot until construction is complete. You will need to park in the carline area if you are coming to school. Also, we ask that no one parks in the bus lane after 2:45. If you need to access the office for any reason after 2:45, please park on Walker Road and walk in or you can park in the back parking lot and walk around. We appreciate your patience during the inconvenience of construction. It will be worth in when it's complete.

Last 3 days before Christmas Vacation. See the Week at a Glance below for lunch menu and events for the week. Just a reminder, Mr. Durrett has canceled the 1/2 day of school for Thursday, so our last day will be this Wednesday, Dec. 20. https://5il.co/2b2k6

Lincoln Parish Schools announced today that ALL Lincoln Parish Schools and the Central Office will be closing for Christmas break at 4:00pm on Wednesday, Dec. 20. We will not have the 1/2 day of school on Thursday.

We are excited to have 1st Grade parents on campus for Christmas songs and stem activities. Our office is under construction so we ask that all parents park along the carline area on the right side of the boulevard or on Walker Road also on the right side(playground side) of the road with the flow of traffic. Please do not park on both sides of Walker Road. We will begin at 8:30. See you soon!

Tomorrow is Christmas lunch with our PreK and 3rd grade parents. We are excited to have our guests. Just to let you know, our office area is under construction so we ask that you park down our carline road on the right side of the road and if needed on the right side of Walker Road(next to the playground fence) going with the flow of traffic. Please do not park on both sides of Walker Road.

Parents, Please see the attached letter to help you keep up with all the upcoming events at CES. It's a great day to have a great day! https://5il.co/2astu

Parents, Here is your December breakfast and lunch menu. Breakfast: https://5il.co/2a715 Lunch: https://5il.co/2a71a

Parents, This Thursday, December 7th is school picture retakes. If your child was NOT here on the original picture date of October 27th, they will have pictures taken on Thursday, December 7th. I will send an order form home with these students and I am attaching an order form. Pictures from the October 27th date will be going home today, if you would like these retaken please send the original pictures back on Thursday. https://5il.co/2a5gu

Tonight's the night, CES Fall Carnival!! Carnival hours are 5:00-7:00pm. We have parking in our front playground, back parking lot, and at the church. PTO will have their auction in the cafeteria. Hope to see everyone tonight! There will be no parking in the carline area or on Walker Road.

Fall Fest at Choudrant Elementary is almost here! This Thursday, 5:00-7:00 pm. Don't forget to buy your tickets ahead of time to avoid waiting in line. Come to the office 9:00-2:00 to purchase tickets. We are sending home printed maps, but below is a link to the map to have on your phone. We look forward to seeing you there! https://5il.co/29043

Third grade teachers are having a cake walk at the Fall Festival next Thursday. If you would like to sign up to bring a sweet treat for the cake walk, please click on the link below. Also, don't forget you can buy your tickets early and skip the line. Mrs. Deon is selling tickets from 9-2:00 in the front office. We are getting excited about Fall fest. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4CAAAD28A2FF2-46004544-cescake

It's Fall Festival Ticket Presale Week. If you would like to avoid the long lines on the night of the event, you can come to school to purchase tickets between 9-2 starting this week. All ticket sales are final. The cost of the tickets are $1 a piece. Most booths are 1 ticket. There may be one or two that take more. Fall Festival Nov. 16 5:00-7:00pm

We are excited to host our Parent Technology Night again this Monday, November 6. Students will receive an incentive of either a free one day homework pass or three super tickets (their choice) if his or her parent attends. Only parents/guardians need to attend. We look forward to seeing you Monday night at 6pm in the CES gym. https://5il.co/28ed3

Parents, Just a reminder, that today report cards are being sent home in your child's folder. Please sign the report card and return to school. Below is a link for our Parent and Family Engagement Compact for 2023-24 school year. https://5il.co/289rd

Parents: the CES PTO would like to keep you updated - please see the November issue. https://5il.co/283zb Also, donations are still being welcomed for the silent auction (see wish list here) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F49ACA72AA0F9C70-44443191-auction#/

Let's finish out Red Ribbon Week Strong Wednesday is "Love Your Heart and Mind!" wear Read and Hearts Thursday is "Give Drugs the Boot" wear boots Friday is "Our School chooses to be Drug Free!" wear an Aggie spirit shirt