Join the PTO for a fun night of family swimming!
Registration is now open for the 2024-25 Girls Hoops Season.
General Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z1DhdhgBHZoThv39IJ_52dkJOZY9nneZ_NWxk56SKwM/edit#heading=h.lmyxag8obd2j
Please register your daughter via the following google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dRNViVg5dl5Du5a4B2zLU1vRq1WnKGcEMVEHa08w83w/edit
Thank you all of our hard working staff that instruct ART curriculum. Arts in education is so important for our students quality of life, their mental health, and many other skills. Not to mention the importance of understanding the world around us that is filled with art and music wherever we go. Can you even imagine a world without different building designs, colors, no melodies, background music, etc?
PTO is meeting on Monday, September 16 at 3:30.
Click the link below to view the August/September Elementary Newsletter!
Haga clic en el siguiente enlace para ver el boletín de agosto/septiembre de Primaria.
https://secure.smore.com/n/tk4ae
CES PTO will be meeting on July 30 at 4:30.
IT'S FINALLY HERE 🥳 Summer Reading starts today with our kick-off party at 10am!! Hope to see you there!!
Communication Board Dedication at CES
The communication board was specifically designed for all students to help them communicate, express their feelings, and ask questions. In addition, this specifically gives students who are non-verbal a way to communicate with others.
Special Thanks to Suzzann Bessette, Abigail Schlafer, CHS Woodshop, Turner Doornink, and dotCOM branding.
Money from Suzzanne Bessete Herb Kohl Award/Grant was used to help purchase.
Using funds generated from the Book Fair, Bright Star Touring Theatre came to Clintonville Elementary School today to put on two shows. - Ms. Hill
Linked is the information regarding the Back to School Clothing Resource. The actual event is Tuesday, July 16th 9-5pm. However, they are requesting registration before June 28th. Please click on the link below for registration.
https://cccshopping.as.me/schedule/1c2d4fa9/appointment/18699584/calendar/4794982?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=18699584
Please thank ALL Staff Member at CPSD. Happy Staff Appreciation Week!
CES PTO Family Night
Earth Day and Author Visit to Ms. McGregor's Room.
Michelle Lewis - K Teacher at CES was highlighted in Dr. Jean and Friends Blog
https://drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com/2024/04/kindergarten-day.html
Michelle Lewis wrote this beautiful memoir that is perfect to share with you today! I know many of you feel the same way.
When I reflect on the 17 years I have been a teacher, I have definitely seen the pendulum swing back and forth in the field of public education.
Ever since I was in kindergarten, I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. Every morning when I walk into my classroom, I still feel like I’m living my dream.
Even with all the challenges and changes in education, I still love being a teacher. I truly do not think there is much greater in life than looking into the eyes of a child and watching them grow, learn and discover the world around them.
Of course, like so many teachers out there, I find myself wishing so many things could be different in the world of early childhood education but I try to make the best of it and hope the pendulum swings back to a time when the focus becomes more about “what is truly best for kids.”
I hope somewhere down the road changes are made in education, especially in the realm of early childhood education to ensure ALL curriculum is developmentally appropriate. We are causing these young kiddos to feel anxious, defeated and as if “they can’t measure up.” Some of these kids truly feel stressed when they take assessments. Some already show signs of test anxiety.
In my classroom, I do my very best to meet all of the state standards and teach the provided curriculum but my main focus is always my students. I look to how they are doing, how they are feeling and what they need at any given moment.
I find ways to incorporate time for that “social- emotional learning” piece of the puzzle that is often missing in many curriculums. I practice/ teach Conscious Discipline by Dr Becky Bailey in my classroom and use “teachable moments” as opportunities for learning.
I want my students to understand the importance of showing empathy, kindness, compassion, etc. I want them to know they are loved. I want them to feel a sense of belonging at school and know they are a part of our school family. I want them to live with integrity and do the right thing, even when nobody is watching. I want them to know that they can aim for the stars, live their dreams and become whoever they want to be. I want them to know they can make a difference in this world .
As a teacher, I truly believe that teaching my kiddos the importance of being helpful, safe and kind is more important than teaching them their ABC’s and 123’s. Every day my 4K students recite our classroom mission statement in sign language.
“Today in 4K we will play together, learn together and work together. We are a school family. We will be helpful, safe and kind.”
In my classroom, I want my students to see “learning as fun” and I want them to truly want to come to school. Of course I want them to learn the academics they need to be successful in kindergarten and beyond but I also want to provide time for them to play, laugh, giggle, sing and dance.
I try to provide my students with the best possible learning experience every single day and I strive to take care of their social and emotional well-being.
One way I do this is by reserving the last 10 minutes on Thursdays (4K is only 4 days per week) for a DANCE PARTY, complete with colorful lights and songs the kids love to dance too. Obviously as teachers, we purchase items for our classroom “out of pocket” but I will say the disco ball laser light was without a doubt one of my best purchases for my classroom.
We dance to songs like “Gummy Bear,” “It’s Raining Tacos,” “The Hamster Dance,” “Happy” and the list goes on. It’s funny because I have taught my kids “The Locomotion” and we have made a train and danced around our classroom and even gone down the hallways and they absolutely LOVE IT! I often hear during our dance parties “Ms. Lewis, can we please do the train song?”
For 10 whole minutes, it is pure joy in my classroom. There is dancing and jumping and hand holding and laughing and I can guarantee, every child in my class walks out of my classroom with a smile! And guess what happens on Monday— they want a DANCE PARTY!
This blog I wrote wouldn’t be complete without personally thanking Greg Smedley-Warren. He is an absolutely AMAZING kindergarten teacher in Tennessee who prompted me to start having dance parties in my classroom after observing videos of his class having them.
More eclipse pictures (Post 2)
Even more Eclipse Pictures (Post 1).
It definitely was an excited educational day in Clintonville.
Eclipse Fun!
Ms. Long's High School students reading to Elementary kiddos during Read Across America Week.
Information for this years Color Run - Thank You Mr. Z and Ms. Carmody :)
English - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S-CXzfPFVLv7Ehl9XXQxqdtUb0iipplI/view?usp=drive_link
Spanish - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1of6Q0nYilllhIXndjfxV0f6zhbA2KpaC/view?usp=drive_link
Online link:
https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Clintonville/FearlessFemalesWiseGuysColorRun5K
