Cherokee Elementary

Highland Families- With the threat of severe weather early this evening, the Highland School District will end Parent-Teacher Conferences at 6:00 p.m. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but want to keep you and our staff safe during this weather threat. If you are unable to attend conferences before 6:00, please call your child’s school building to set up a conference with their teacher for a later date/time. Thank you, and stay safe REBELS! CES: 870-257-3118 HMS: 870-856-3284 HHS: 870-856-3273

First-quarter progress reports are being sent home today. CES Students - by backpack HMS/HHS Students - being mailed out today The first quarter will end on Friday, October 13 Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for October 19 *More details to follow

Keep up with summer events by marking your calendar with the following dates! June 5 - 29 (M-Th Weekly) Summer School *qualifying students HMS/HHS Campuses June 5 - 29 (M-Th Weekly) Seamless Summer Feeding Program *refer to previous information sent out about locations/times Saturday, August 5 Backpack Extravaganza Location: Highland Assembly of God Church Tuesday, August 8 District Open House Location: all campuses Time: TBD Have a great summer, REBELS!

Please read this important information about the summer P-EBT benefit available to Highland students!

After-school tutoring will end next week at CES!

It's Kindergarten registration time!

Cherokee Elementary will take classroom teacher requests for the 2023-24 school year from Tuesday, March 14, to Friday, April 14. Requests may be made by phone at 870-257-3118 or by email to joni.gaskins@highlandrebels.org or jamie.martin@highlandrebels.org.

Mark your calendars!

After-school tutoring will be held Tuesday afternoon ONLY this week at Cherokee Elementary - Wednesday afternoon will be canceled. Please call the main office at 870-257-3118 if you have any questions.

The Cherokee Elementary School Book Fair will take place Tuesday, February 7 - Friday, February 10. Those interested in setting up an EWALLET for their student may follow the directions linked in the video below! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html *remaining balances will not be cashed out at the register. All remaining money in e-wallets will be saved for future purchases (online or future book fairs). Students/parents may shop together before school each morning OR students will also have the opportunity to visit the fair with their teacher/classmates at designated times throughout the week.

Attention Activity Bus Riders (those CES students who ride the bus to the Hutson Center to be picked up) Just a few notes to help with afternoon pick-up: - Regular car rider numbers and activity bus rider tags are DIFFERENT.  If your student does both, you will need both sets of tags. - If your student is going to be an activity bus rider, please visit the office at Cherokee Elementary School to get a tag (these have student NAMES on them, not numbers).  You may call 257-3118 if you have any questions. -All tags for activity bus riders need to be placed on the DRIVER'S SIDE of your vehicle for pick up.   Thank you!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on each campus Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. Dismissal will be reversed for this day ONLY and will be as follows: Cherokee Elementary - Bus riders will be dismissed at 2:45. Car riders will be dismissed after the buses have left the parking lot. Activity bus riders will be dropped off at the A.L. Hutson Center at 2:40. Highland Middle School - Bus riders will be dismissed at approximately 2:55. Car riders will be dismissed after the buses have left the parking lot. Highland High School - Bus riders will be dismissed at approximately 3:05. Car riders will be dismissed after the buses have left the parking lot. Bus riders should arrive home at their approximate normal time. The Highland School District will observe a FALL BREAK and will not be in session on Friday, October 21, and Monday, October 24. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 25.

Mark your calendars! School pictures will be Thursday, October 13th. Information will be sent home soon with students.

Parent packets for the upcoming flu shot clinic have been sent home. The clinic will be held on Monday, October 3rd, at the A.L. Hutson Center. Students participating may bring their paperwork back by this Friday, September 30, or even on the day of the clinic - all students will be transported from their building to the clinic and returned. This clinic is SHOTS only; no flu mists are available. If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse.

Our community blood drive is coming up!

Parents/Guardians: 1st Quarter progress reports have been mailed. The end of this quarter will be Friday, October 14. Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 20 - more information be will shared at a later date.

If your child has been participating in the K-2 Pee Wee Basketball Camp, there is a DATE CHANGE for next week. The camp will be held next Wednesday (9/21) & Thursday (9/22). The times will remain the same, from 5-6 pm.

It's not too early to order your 2022-23 Highland Rebel Yearbook! Save $10 NOW if you order by Friday, September 16th. Click the link below for website information and a QR code: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14SlCMDkI3oTD08cbQxDnqw0XkHxoub80SKCaSyZTVDs/edit?usp=sharing

Parents / Guardians: Please review our Dismissal Procedures for CES. We appreciate you adhering to these to assist with a smooth dismissal each afternoon! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ODt-CunyEbIOguxFztq5plxAfu2UHITooj59bdtkBqk/edit?usp=sharing

Reminder that this week is Peewee basketball camp. Girls will be today and tomorrow from 4:30 to 5:30. Boys camp will be Thursday and Friday from 4:30 to 5:30. Please arrange transportation for participants as it will not be provided.