Calhoun Early Learning Academy

CELA Student/Parent Communicator

Week of April 1st, 2024
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CELA Student/Parent Handbook

Important Links

CELA Special Events Calendar

Bus Registration

KEEP Registration/Payments

2023-2024 School Calendar

Upcoming Important Dates:

April 8-12: Spring Break for Staff and Students

April 15-16: Kindergarten Musical

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Tell Me Something Good....

CELA loved having the CHS Boys Soccer Team on hand to help with morning drop-off.

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GOOOOOOOOO

JACKETS!!!!!

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THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone for making our 2nd Annual CELA Easter Hat Parade and Egg Hunt a success! The hats were amazing and the smiles captured during the egg hunts are priceless.

Pictured Right: Lime Lizard Trinity knows there's no tired like Egg Hunt Tired!

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Returning Student Registration

March 13, 2024 - April 17, 2024

All students returning to Calhoun City Schools for the 2024-2025 school year must register online via Parent Portal. An email was sent with your portal information the week of March 11, 2024. Please let us know if you did not receive it.

Your child’s information will automatically populate when you enter online registration through your Parent Portal.  It is very important to verify all the information that is listed and update any information as necessary.  The information parents enter and/or approve during registration will be used in communications for students.

Please update all fields.

Proof of Residence is still required for all in-district registration and must be provided before the registration process can be finalized for your child. If you do not live in the Calhoun City District and pay tuition or are a Calhoun City Schools employee, proof of residence is NOT required. 

Rising 1st Grade Summer Camp (optional)

July 15th-18th 8:30am-11:30 am

CPS Main Entrance

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CTAE CAREER CORNER-ENGINEERING

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Students at Calhoun Early Learning Academy are having fun learning about career pathways!  In March, CELA hosted Mr. Francisco Campa, Vice President of Operational Excellence at Apache Mills, to speak to students about the Engineering Pathway.  Students learned how engineers are problem solvers who help create things that make our lives easier.  We are so appreciative of our community members who give their time to teach our students about their future opportunities!

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CLASS PHOTOS

Class pictures will be sent digitally this year so you can own a copy to keep forever! Return the order form along with $10 cash or check and your child's class photo will be sent by e-mail for you to keep, share, or print as much as you'd like! E-mail robertsonm@calhounschools.org with any questions.

ORDER YEARBOOKS NOW

EXTENDED FINAL WEEK: GET ORDERS IN BEFORE SPRING BREAK TO GUARANTEE YOUR COPY!

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THE BUZZ ON CELA DROP OFF/PICK UP

Click here for a refresher and review the CELA procedures for drop off and pick up.

All medical and parent notes should be emailed to celaattendance@calhounschools.org

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As a reminder-on the rare occasion when your child needs a change of transportation, the front office must be notified before 1:00pm.

Email celaattendance@calhounschools.org

READY TO VOLUNTEER?

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If you are interested in volunteering at Calhoun Early Learning Academy this school year and have not already received a Volunteer Interest Form in your child's folder, please use the form linked to enter your contact information. (Parents who signed up to be a volunteer at the PTO table during Open House do not need to fill out the form linked below.) 

VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM

Volunteer Interest Forms with more information will be sent home in your child's folder soon. Please return the completed forms to school. Thank you for your interest! 

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CAFETERIA PAYMENTS

Students can pay charges in person during their lunch at one of the registers or you can visit schoolcafe.com to make an online payment. This is also a great way to check balances and make payments throughout the year. Specific questions can be directed to School Nutrition Director, Kim Kiker at kikerk@calhounschools.org.

Student Meal Prices: Breakfast= $1.50

JJA Lunch-$1.75

PreK/Kindergarten Lunch-$2.45

*Parents have the option to monitor and manage the settings on their child's lunch account through schoolcafe.com.

Calhoun City Schools is currently accepting online applications for meal benefits at www.schoolcafe.com. We encourage everyone to apply as soon as possible as students will be required to pay for meals until approved. Your child's five-digit lunch number is required for the application; if you do not know this number, please contact your child's school.

COMING SOON!

We are so excited about the upcoming Kindergarten Musical and the opportunity to showcase our students talents on the big stage! Please continue to practice parts at home. The classes each night with the most performers will win a COOKIE party!!!

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CORAL

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The Coral Starfish ended last week with a trip to the Creative Discovery Museum.   Jhames, Jaaziel and Irvin loved exploring the music rooms!

STARFISH

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Harper, Daylan and Madelynn were very proud of their bunnies they made as we all great ready for our fun day at the Hat Parade and egg hunt.

Kindergarten students who met their fry word goals enjoyed another awesome Fry-Yay party hosted by some of our favorite Fries: Mrs. Swift and Ms. Shae!

Thank you for working with your child at home on fry phrases! We can't wait for our next Fry-Yay Bingo Party in April!

*Another big thanks to Liz Richards and her amazing team as well as Angela Irwin and Shae Stokes for all the prep and planning!

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Practice From Home

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PRE-K SPOTLIGHT ON YELLOW DUCKS

Small groups were hopping this week in the Yellow Ducks!

On the Right: Isabella Afdahl, Bennett Harper, Gunnar Hall, Coco Garcia, and Kayson Mears worked on sounding out and writing CVC words this week in small groups.

Below, these groups cracked open Easter eggs in small groups, identified the letter, and then determined if it was a capital or lowercase letter.

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Aldo Lara Cruz, Jacky Calzadilla, Ailyn Perez
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Kendrick Reyna and John Lucas Melgar Campos
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Bentlee Powell, Tanner Collins, Zoey Jones, and Skylar Rhodes used watercolors to paint Easter Eggs in independent small groups this week.
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Perla Godoy, Damaris Cordon, Tylan Lay, Stephanie Cienfuegos, and Elliana Amick worked on cutting skills in independent small groups.

PRE-K HELP

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FROM HOME

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The Koala’s painted cookie eggs in class to celebrate Easter and work on learning to work with water colors. 

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JUNIOR JACKET ACADEMY-KHAKI KOALAS

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Sign Up For Summer Camps!

2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Below is the adopted CCS calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.

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There's An App for That

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Calhoun City Schools! It's everything CCS, in your pocket.

Download for Android https://bit.ly/3AksnRa
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for iPhone https://apple.co/3AkIWMO

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Stay Informed with Remind!

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All parents are encouraged to join the Remind for the district and school threads by entering the codes below either in the Remind app or by texting 81010.

Calhoun City Schools Remind: @ccs1902

Calhoun Early Learning Academy Remind: @celahive

Contact Us

Calhoun Early Learning Academy

380 Barrett Rd

Calhoun, GA 30701

706-629-6563

Principal: Amanda Swift

Asst. Principal: Mandy Robertson

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