September 9

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit."  - Aristotle                                                           

A Note From Mr. Witherspoon:

Week one is in the books and it has been an amazing start to what promises to be a great year!  We are busy learning all the the appropriate ways that the students can be successful SOARing Eagles!

I want to thank all of you for an awesome drop-off/arrival transition!!!  Also, thank you for coming in to sign your students in on those morning that don't run so smoothly.  We appreciate all of your effort and hard work!!!

I am going to keep this week's note short as I want to announce something very exciting...we have added a 1st grade class to Cleveland for the 2019-20 school year!!! This is very exciting news as we have worked closely with the district in efforts to maintain and/or reduce class size.  Mrs. Jennifer Gray will be our new Eagle staff member in first grade!  We are fortunate to have someone like her join our already passionate staff!!!!  The families that are affected have been notified and there will be a transition period next week in preparation for the new class to being on September 16.      

Please remember that, though it's the weekend, routines will be important for your students to start their week off successfully!  

This year will be the best one yet!!!!  

   

Please, as always, give me a call or email if you have any questions/concerns/compliments regarding Cleveland!!!!  

Stay Awesome and Keep SOARing Eagles!!!!

Beginning of the Year Reminders:

I have had many opportunities in my career, as and educator and a coach, to work with great people/families. I have learned some valuable lessons along the way from each one of my positions that I have held. The top lessons that I have learned are: 1.) The "we" is more powerful than the "me"; 2.) successful organizations put their "players" in a position to "win".

I am looking forward to putting our students in the best possible position to "win" this school year. The partnership that we hold is an integral part of their success. The relationship that you have with your child's teacher and the conversations that you have with your child will help maximize your child's success this school year. We, together, will put our children in the best position to "win" this year as they SOAR to incredible heights!

Please Mark Your Calendar for

Cleveland Elementary School’s

Welcome to a promising new school year!  Curriculum Night is an essential evening for parents.  Your child’s classroom teacher will share with you the curricular highlights for the grade level, as well as provide information on procedural items such as methods for parent/teacher communication, room parent helpers, volunteer opportunities & more.

Please plan to join us:  Tuesday, September 10, 2019

                            Curriculum Night:                 

                             Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2: 5:30 -6:15 p.m.

Grades 3 & 4:  7:15-8:00 p.m.

Open House 6:15-7:15p.m.

The Curriculum Night portion of the evening will be a “parents only” session held in the classrooms.  Kindergarten will have a group presentation in the gym. Supervision will be provided for all school-aged children on the playground and/or the gym (weather permitting) for students.  Please walk your children to east playground upon arrival for Curriculum Night.  Younger siblings (non-school aged children) are asked to stay with their parents.

The Open House portion of the evening is an opportunity for your children to “show off” their classroom and school.  Be sure to visit all of your children’s “specials area” teachers and learn about their art, music, physical education and library media classes, as well as his/her homeroom.  Support staff will also be available for parents during the Open House portion of the evening.  Mr. Witherspoon, the principal, will be available to answer any questions you may have about the year ahead.  

*Kona Ice will be available for purchase that evening too! 

September -

10- Open House/Curriculum Night

17-  FunD Run Kick-Off

17-20 - Hearing Screening (K-12)

27 - Crazy Hair Day

October -

2- Student Count Day
2-  PTA Meeting
10 FunD Run
14-18 - Book Fair
16-18 - Parent Teacher Conferences
17-18 - Student Half Days (AM classes only)

PTA Updates:

The Cleveland Parent Teacher's Association is an important part of our community that binds us all together.  Please consider joining the PTA this school year (it doesn't mean that you have to organize a big event, unless you want to); your voice is all that is needed.  The PTA board is a hard-working group of volunteers that dedicates their time to help make Cleveland Elementary that great place that it is!  

Next Meeting:  October 2, 2019