December 8, 2024
Hello and Happy Sunday,
Two weeks until vacation, what? The late Thanksgiving is throwing us all off. We hope you had a great weekend and were able to partake in a few holiday events around the area.
It is getting cold so all K-4 students will need to bring a warm coat, snowpants, winter boots, hats, and gloves/mittens every day. Middle school students will not be allowed on snow areas and will need to stay on paved surfaces if they aren't wearing winter boots. (Crocs are not the best choice of winter footwear for recess.) If you are having difficulties outfitting your child with the appropriate gear, please contact our nurses. All students are outside for morning recess, midday recess, and walking between the buildings to they need to dress in layers and bring appropriate winter clothes.
Students were treated to one of the most popular PE units: STAR WARS. The gym is blacked out. Black lights are plugged in. Glow-in-the-dark balls and pins are set-up. And then the movie's music begins... It is so much fun.
First graders enjoyed a showing of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Acadia Rep Theater on Friday.
Thank You: A huge shout out to Ms. Dority and Ms. Sweeney's classrooms as well as the resource/reading rooms for their patience during the drilling and blasting. We know that this has been disruptive and appreciate your flexibility and patience.
School Building Update: The final phase of blasting and drilling is finally here! Foundation is being laid. Steel work will start with the new year.
News From Our Wonderful CES PTSA
COOKIE EXTRAVAGANZA SIGN-UP (Mon. Dec. 16): The Annual Cookie Extravaganza, when teachers & staff are treated to an array of delicious goodies in the staff rooms, will be on MONDAY DECEMBER 16!
We are looking for volunteers to provide 2 dozen cookies each. For more info and to sign up: COOKIE SIGN-UP
Thank you for treating our wonderful teachers & staff during this festive time of year!
TIGER GEAR: Order your Tiger Gear now to get it in time for holiday gifts! Tees, stickers, winter hats, & hoodie sweatshirts can be viewed and purchased here: Tiger Gear Order Form
CES CARES PROGRAM: We have some families in our Conners Emerson School community who struggle during the winter months. In 2018 the PTSA introduced CES CARES, a program that distributes gift cards to help support CES families in need at this time of year. The holidays are a perfect time to spread goodwill, so if you are able, please consider making a donation to lend a helping hand to members of our CES family. 100% OF YOUR DONATION will go towards purchasing gift cards to be distributed to families who could use some extra support around the holidays. Please send donations to the school in an envelope marked “CES CARES” with a student, drop off at the main office, or mail donations to:
Conners Emerson School
Attn: PTSA
11 Eagle Lake Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Checks can be made out to “CES PTSA” with “CES CARES” in the memo. (Thank you for supporting our school community!)
MITTEN & GLOVE DRIVE: As the temperatures drop, we are still in need of mittens & gloves (new, or clean & gently-used) for our nurses to provide to CES students. A collection box is located by the main office (Conners building) for easy drop-off.
If you have any community events that you would like to share, feel free to send our way. We will post them on the Community Events page on our website. There are lots of holiday happenings so please check it out!
Have a great rest of your holiday weekend and we can't wait to see you tomorrow!!!
Dr. Webster
Upcoming Events:
Early Release Day @ 12:30 on Friday, December 13th
CES Dance 6-8th grade on Friday, December 13th 7-9pm
Winter Concert Dec 19th for grades 1-4 and Emerson Music Groups @ MDIHS (more details to come)
Spirit Day: HO-HO-HO Holiday Runway Show (fave holiday outfits) on Thursday, December 19th
Spirit Day: Pajama Day on Friday, December 20th
Winter Break is December 21st - January 1st