Cahaba Crew

Monday, June 17, 2024

Summer Edition

PTO Executive Board

2024-2025

President - Angela Burton

Vice President - Dani LeMaster

Volunteer Coordinator - Kristen Turner

Treasurer - Stephanie Steele

Secretary - Katie Quimby

Fundraisers - Mallory Pruitt and Celeste Ward

New Staff and grade level changes

Second Grade

Tessa Mann - making the move from 4th

Abbey Wright - coming from Springville

Third Grade

Sabrina Johnson - making the move from 2nd - self-contained

Schneryll Hollings - ELA, teaming with Rish - coming from Homewood

Fourth Grade

Rebekah Jenkins - ELA, teaming with Wessel - coming from Winona, MS

Fifth Grade

Grace Songer - Social Studies/Science teaming with Wilkerson and Moore - coming from Springville

Special Education

Courtney Mosley - making the move from 3rd grade

Hannah Tolbert - taking Fulmer's spot - coming from

Culman Co.

Art

Jourdan Barnett - coming from Pell City

Matt Taylor - coming from Oak Mountain

Sunday, May 19, 2024

On the Calendar....,.

Monday: Fifth Grade Awards Program @ 9 - 2:00 Prize Patrol - Double Winners - Gradebook locks at midnight

Tuesday: K- 1 Field Day - Picnic lunch at 11:15 - Grade Verifications Due - CES Dog Field Trip

Wednesday: 2-5 Field Day - Picnic lunch at 12:15 - Report Cards generated

Thursday: - Last Day for Students- 12:00 dismissal - Secret Pal Reveal - 2nd and 3rd PST - Report Cards Published

Friday: Flex Day

Duty this Week

Kindergarten: Bamberg

First Grade Hall: Latham

Cafeteria: Garrett

Carline: Faucher and Fulmer

Zone 1: Marshall

Zone 2: Vincent

Zone 3: Windham

Radio: Smith

End of Carline: Wessel

Monitor Carline Students: Bamberg and Vincent

Intersection of the back hall: Searcy

Hallway around Searcy /Kiefer: Fortenberry

Intersection of the Front Hall: Young

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: pink

Tues: blue

Wed: green

Thurs: yellow

Star Students

Mon: Wilkerson

Tues: Moore

Wed: Mills

Thurs: Franklin

I know we all realize how blessed we are at Cahaba to have the absolute best PTO around! These sweet ladies volunteer their time for all kinds of tasks, whether it be for the kids, the staff or the school in general. Let’s show them a little love with a small token of our appreciation!

The plan is for each grade level/department (5 members each) to fill a small beach bag (provided by the office) for one of the PTO members that head a committee.

We are hoping that each of you can purchase a small thank your gift ($10 recommended) to go in your assigned PTO bag.

Each grade level/department would end up with 5 gifts in their assigned bag.

If you’re unable to participate in this for any reason, please let me know so we can fill the gap in some other way.

The bags will be in the front office starting Monday and hope to have filled by Wednesday.

Below is the list of how we split up the grade levels/departments and the PTO volunteer you’re assigned. I understand you might not personally know

the person you are assigned to but everyone on this list has worked so hard for our school.

No need to put your name on anything since the bag is from Cahaba! Joy will add a “Thank You from Cahaba” note to each bag too.

Some gift ideas (Coffee Cup, Candle, note pads, something to use by pool or beach, Bath & Body Works . . . you get the idea 😊 You could all chip in for a nice gift card and fill the bag with "junk" from dollar tree ??

Please let me (Barbara) know if you have any questions. I appreciate you all participating in this fun project for our PTO.

Kindergarten – Dani LeMaster (Vice President and year book)

1^st Grade – Mallory Pruitt (co-fundraising)

2^nd Grade – Celeste Ward (co-fundraising)

3^rd Grade + Pam Shepard – Vicki Higgins(Hospitality)

4^th Grade + Tina Luttrell – Chelsea Greene (co-Wall of Fame)

5^th Grade + Lindsey Faucher – Abby Valas (5^th Grade Extravaganza)

ExEd Department – Casey Shockley (PaceSetter)

Specialists – Lindsey Page (co-Wall of Fame)

Lunchroom – Abby Cohron (Volunteer Coordinator)

Custodians + Interventionists – Joy Spina (Friday Freeze)

Office Staff – Angela Burton (President)

Last Chance to nominate for Team Member of the Month! Any 3-5 teacher

ICYMI: Reading subtest for our second and third graders came in Friday. 98.8% of our 3rd graders met the cut-off score - 96.7% of our 2nd graders met the cut-off

I'm so proud of all of you.

Sunday, May 12, 2024

It's "A" Week

Star Students

Mon: Shorter

Tues: Wilkerson

Wed: Moore

Thurs: D. Franklin

Fri: Mills

Last Week of School we'll go back through 5th grade starting with Wilkerson

This Week....

Monday: Announce May PaceSetters - Clap Out - Fourth Grade Field Trip -Kindergarten Bash

Tuesday: Data Meetings during Specials

Wednesday: Third Grade Awards- HTMS Band performs for School

Thursday: Meads Miracles PJ/$2 Day - 2nd grade Field Trip - Miss Annie K-1 -Math Team Competes

Friday: PaceSetter Breakfast -Fourth Grade Awards - Fourth Quarter Celebration

Coming Soon...

Grades Due

Fifth Grade Awards

Voice Presentations

Last Prize Patrol

Field Days and Picnics

CES Dogs Field Trip

Report Cards Published/sent home

Last Days!

Secret Pal Reveal Breakfast

Duty This Week

Kindergarten: Summers

First Grade: Bridges

Cafeteria: Faucher

Carline: Garrett and Young

Zone 1: Lipford

Zone 2: Kibbey

Zone 3: Moore

Radio: Prickett

End of Carline: Bone

Monitor Carline: Summers and Collins

Intersection of the back hall: P. Franklin

Hallway around Searcy/Kiefer: Kiefer

Intersection of the Front Hall: Fulmer

Walker Pass Colors

Mon: Pink

Tues: White

Wed: Yellow

Thurs: Green

Fri: Blue

A few parents have asked me about class pictures. We chose to skip out on class pictures and Spring pictures this year. Please post or email your parents one last Class Picture before the end of the year!

Time to nominate for our last Team Member of the Month for this school year. Please nominate a 2-5 teacher for this recognition. Our last honorees were Donna Franklin and Tessa Mann.

Monday morning immediately following morning announcements we will "Clap Out" our Fifth Graders.

The Fifth Graders will start close to 8:10 at their end of the hall and walk down the entire hall leaving the doors beside Bridges/Patterson’s room. They will re-enter by the Art/Counselor room and then exit through the historic front doors. Please have your students in the halls and ready to cheer!

Shorter, Bamberg and Jones – immediately following announcements please join Pennington and Summers on their hall. That hall should be lined with Kindergarten students when the Fifth Graders come in those end doors.

I encourage you to make posters, blow party horns, use the “clapping hands” or any other creative thing you can think of to encourage and show appreciation to our Fifth Graders.

Mrs. Smith will be taking pictures

Mrs. Prickett will be streaming LIVE on FB

Immediately after exiting the historic front doors, they will load buses for HTMS!

Here's your EOY Checklist and Checkout form. Please print this form, staple it and turn in to Mrs. Tyner before you leave Friday, May 24. Room Assignments for 2024-2025 will be shared on or before May 23rd.

EOY Checklist - 2024