Good News Club will NOT meet tomorrow
Tuesday is a home NOON basketball game. Concessions will be available while supplies last. Choices can be found below or on the school website. Student admission is free; in person attendance of the game is at teacher discretion. Students must remain with classes. Adult admission is $4.
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 24-26.
Thank you, Minks, for a record setting canned food drive. Our school totaled 3,376 items collected! Mrs. Parkison's 4th grade wins an ice cream sundae party collecting 956! Congratulations, but the REAL winner is the Calhoun Community Food Pantry!
Tomorrow is deadline for Relay for Life shirts. Order form may be found on calhounminks.com.
Tuesday is a home NOON basketball game. Concessions will be available while supplies last. Choices can be found below or on the school website. Student admission is free; in person attendance of the game is at teacher discretion. Students must remain with classes. Adult admission is $4.
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 24-26.
Congratulations to fifth graders Colt Rymer for winning 1st place and Jenna Ricehson for placing 3rd place in McMinn County's World Milk Day Dairy Poster Contest sponsored by Mayfield Dairy Farms. Way to go!
Mrs. Parkison is still in the lead with the food drive, but several other classes are making gains. Food Drive ends 3 pm Friday. Thank you, Minks, for your support with this project!
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 24 - 26.
Mink Updates:
-Food Drive: Parkison's 4th grade coming in HOT! Collection ends 3 pm Friday.
-4th & 5th Grade field trip Tuesday. Please wear class shirts.
-Basketball game @ Rogers Creek Tuesday
-Relay T-shirt orders due Friday
-Milk & Cookies with Santa tickets on sale now.
Just a reminder:
Per Transportation Department guidelines, students may not ride any other bus or get off at any other stop other than what is designated in their school records. This means students may not ride home with friends, even with a parent note.
After Week 1, Mrs. Keylon's 8th Grade has the most number of items collected for the Calhoun Community Food Pantry. Our homeroom competition ends Friday, November 19th at 3 pm!
Calhoun School Veterans Day Parade
Thursday, November 11
9:30 am
Veterans drive through circle drive while students thank them.
Students, please wear red, white, & blue.
Relay shirts will also be available in regular orange, adult sizes of long sleeve for $18. Please just indicate this on the form if you would like long sleeve instead of short.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1662131/WildasaMinkSweetasSodaPop.pdf
Join us in helping our Calhoun Community Food Pantry!
Bus 45 is running late but is running its route. Students will not be counted tardy.
Calhoun 8th Grade Spaghetti Dinner
Sunday, November 7th
11 am - 1 pm
$8
Spaghetti, bread, dessert
Drive thru only
Meals may be purchased Sunday.
Enter circle drive and pull around. We’ll be waiting with a smile!
CES Updated Calendar for November
Lots to know:
11/6 Young Authors Conference @ Central
11/7 8th Grade Dinner $8 from 11 - 1 Drive thru only
11/8 Calhoun Food Drive begins
11/8 4-H meeting with poster contest
11/11 Veterans Day Parade 9:30 am
11/12 Flu Shots for those who registered *This is a new date!
11/19 Relay t-shirt orders due
11/19 End of food drive
Young Author's Conference
Saturday Nov. 6, 2021
at McMinn Central High School
8 am until Noon.
$5 registration at the door
In person speaker Stephanie Campisi & Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Virtual speakers Sandra Markle & Zach Akers
Books will be for sale during the event.
CES Relay for Life Team is selling "Wild as a Mink but Sweet as Soda Pop" shirts with breast cancer awareness ribbon for $15 each. Orders are due by November 19th. Forms are going home with students, or you may print from calhounminks.com.
You may also order tickets with this link:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TNQDuK5AeUOrd-uBo78RG_miWb8b2iNOuOngztf7-S5UQjY4UE1UN0lXSVIyNU82VFk0R1VJM1lLWiQlQCNjPTEu
8th Grade Spaghetti Dinner
Sunday, November 7th
11 am - 1 pm
$8 per meal
Drive thru only
To purchase tickets, please see any 8th grader or contact CES at 423-336-2974