Cherokee Elementary

🛎⛈IMPORTANT - WEATHER UPDATE🛎⛈ Based on conversations with state and local emergency management agencies regarding the incoming inclement weather from Hurricane Helene, Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27 will be Learn-from-Home days for all Polk School District campuses. Please refer to communication channels from your student’s respective school/teacher for guidance and expectations regarding assignments. A decision related to extracurricular activities/sporting events for Friday and Saturday will be announced at a later time. We apologize for the inconvenience, but will always make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff, keeping safety our first priority. Thank you for your continued support and stay safe.

⛈WEATHER UPDATE⛈ As part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and staff, we are continually monitoring updates from state and local emergency management agencies on the anticipated effects to our area from Tropical Storm Helene. The latest briefing indicates that school district operations could be impacted for Thursday and/or Friday. In an effort to help you best plan and prepare, we will provide an update regarding any potential delays or cancellations after 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25. We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership.

Cherokee Upcoming Dates

Come early in the morning to get your spirit items! Cheerleaders will be here from 7-7:30am selling spirit items in the gym. Wear your BULLDOG red and black tomorrow! 🐾🐾🐾

Get your smiles ready! Tomorrow (Thursday) is PICTURE DAY!!!

Please Join Us For Our Title 1 Meeting Tuesday, October 1, 2024 !0:30m or 5:30pm CES Cafeteria

Congratulations to our August "Mindset" Winners, Mrs. Christy Ford and Mrs. Angie Davis! Thank you for your outstanding attitude and determined mindset. We could not do it without you!

Let's Go Bulldogs! Tomorrow is SPIRIT DAY! Wear your bulldog red and black! Cheerleaders will be here from 7:00-7:30am, so come early if you want to purchase spirit items!!!

Get your smiles ready!!! PICTURE DAY is Thursday, September 19th! All students and staff need to get their picture taken for the yearbook.

We remember 9/11... 🇺🇸 Thank you Officer Eric Faulkinberry for posting the flag half-staff in memory of 9/11.

We are thrilled to announce that several of our outstanding students have been selected to be a part of K-Kids, a service and leadership organization for young students sponsored by Kiwanis International. K-Kids empowers our young leaders to make a difference in their school and community through various service projects and activities, all while developing leadership skills and a heart for helping others. Join us in congratulating these amazing students for their dedication and passion for service! Cherokee K-Kids held their first meeting today with their sponsor, Mr. Will Dover, and discussed future School Service projects🎉 Let's celebrate their journey toward making a positive impact! Our 2024-2025 K – Kids are: Kenzleigh McAvoy, Hudson Landrum, Addie Popham, Nolan Heuer, Brinley Smith, Alexander Barrientos, Peyton Watson and Vicente Escalante #KKids #YoungLeaders #ServiceInAction #CESisthebest

These students had a great time team building today in P.E. while building a Hula-Hut Tower. This one is 3 high! Great Job Coach Little and Coach McKelvey!

Early-Bird Special Ends Soon! Buy your yearbook today!!!

Spirit Day is this Friday!!!! Wear your Red and Black and head to the gym before 7:30 if you want to purchase spirit items from the CHS Cheerleaders.

Progress Reports will be sent home tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11th.

SAFETY UPDATE: Polk School District families, As your Superintendent, but most importantly as a parent, I understand the uneasiness and uncertainty you may be experiencing regarding your child’s safety while at school. Last week’s horrific event proved that we can never put too much emphasis on protecting our most valuable assets–our children. As such, we have many security measures in place to protect our students and staff on a daily basis. Some of these safeguards which have been in place for three years or more include Centegix alert badges for all employees, multiple metal detectors at all schools/district facilities, access controls on all external doors, KIST (Keep It Safe to Teach) locks installed on classroom doors and throughout the building, mental health therapists, and a fully staffed Police Department that includes an officer at every school in our district, including two at each of our high schools, one of which is a K-9 officer. This list, however, is not exhaustive of all of our safety efforts because we do not want to compromise our security measures by sharing them publicly with those that could potentially use the information to do harm. We hope you can appreciate this added layer of protection. As a district, we firmly believe that school safety is a shared responsibility. We ask that you take the time to have a conversation with your student(s) about the importance of their actions, especially when it comes to potential threats. We ask that all stakeholders that see something, say something by reporting alarming information to school authorities or through our anonymous tip line. In addition, we ask that you stress the consequences for students that make threats, whether spoken or written, in person or online. Any such act directed towards our students, staff, or schools, upon investigation, will result in the appropriate charges by our law enforcement officers. Please discuss the seriousness of such behavior with your child. Lastly, we ask for your continued partnership in helping us maintain a secure environment by adhering to our district policies and procedures. While they are not always convenient, they are all in place to protect those in our care. It takes all of us to ensure our schools are a place where staff can teach and students can learn because they feel safe and secure. Respectfully, Dr. Katherine M. Thomas, Superintendent

You have a few more days to visit the BOOK FAIR!!!

Congratulations to Mrs. Kara Short’s fourth grade class!!! They won the Attendance Award for the month of August, including the trophy, plague, and extra recess!!! #CESisthebest, #attendancematters #Cherokeerodeo

Congratulations to our CES Educator of the Year, Mrs. Meagan Morris. We are honored to have you represent us and appreciate your dedication and commitment to your students each and every year. You truly exhibit excellence! #CESisthebest

We're so proud of our 5th graders!!! Mrs. Sara Brown's 5th graders are building raised garden beds and planting seeds. They also went on a campus walk looking for signs of weathering, erosion, and deposition. The classes brainstormed ways to decrease erosion and created a plan to implement in hopes to fix the issues! #Cherokeerodeo, #CESisthebest, #PSDproud, #KeepShining