Richard B. Cartmell Elementary

Carroll County Schools is collecting money to benefit Special Olympics Kentucky. You can bag up your coins or grab a handful from your console of your car and drop them at the board of education office, 813 Hawkins Street. Thank you for supporting Special Olympics!

Cartmell Elementary students enjoyed field day today! (More photos on the District Facebook page.)

To the Families of our Students, Starting May 14, 2025 our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 1) one completed by all school staff, 2) one completed by students in grades 3 and above, and 3) one completed by the families of students in all grades. We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact the school’s front office. FAMILY SURVEY WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household. ● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete ● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school. ● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected. WHEN: The survey is now available for you to take through June 5, 2025. HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access, ● Simply click on this link: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/cartmell-elem-ky/families STUDENT SURVEY This survey will be completed by students in grades 3 and above on a computer at school. ● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete ● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AWARDS DAY THIS FRIDAY! Celebrate with Cartmell at our annual Awards Day Ceremony this Friday in the gymnasium at 9:00 AM. Lines are traditionally long, so please plan to arrive early. **ALL GUESTS WILL NEED ID and WILL BE SCANNED INTO THE RAPTOR SYSTEM UPON ARRIVAL.** Doors will open at 8:15--please be patient with office staff, as they will work to get everyone in as quickly as possible! Classroom awards and celebrations in homerooms will follow the ceremony, and guests will be free to join their students after all classes have dismissed from the gym. WE CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

Cartmell Elementary's STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) teams wrote thank you notes to community partners who supported their efforts in the Animal Savers and Sellers Community Garden projects. The Animal Savers presented a $750 check to the Carroll County Animal Shelter. Thank you to all of our community partners!

To the Families of our Students, Starting May 14, 2025 our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 1) one completed by all school staff, 2) one completed by students in grades 3 and above, and 3) one completed by the families of students in all grades. We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact the school’s front office. FAMILY SURVEY WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household. ● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete ● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school. ● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected. WHEN: The survey is now available for you to take through June 5, 2025. HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access, ● Simply click on this link: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/cartmell-elem-ky/families STUDENT SURVEY This survey will be completed by students in grades 3 and above on a computer at school. ● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete ● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.

CCHS Junior Shelby Hillebrandt is working with the regional FFA officer team to collect donations for communities devastated by the recent tornadoes. Shelby's family hails from that region of the state and she will be delivering items to the London, Clay and Hazard areas over Memorial Day weekend. This is a quick turnaround donation drive with everything due by 3 p.m. on Friday. Please see the flyer for items needed.

🎟️GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY BEFORE 9AM TO AVOID THE LINE AT THE DOOR! The dance is this evening from 5-7. Tickets will be on sale this morning in the library. $10 for one student and their grown-up chaperone. Do you have more than one. Cartmell student? No problem! Their ticket is only an additional $5 (family cost not to exceed $20). Cartmell students and their grown-ups ONLY. Dress in Hawaiian shirts, shorts, appropriate summer outfits for the luau theme--no high heels or swimwear. See you there! (This dance is a fundraiser for our house system and related materials and activities--thank you for your support!)

Cartmell Elementary's choir will present its annual spring musical, Go Fish, tonight. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium. The choir performed its dress rehearsal for the student body this afternoon.

Carroll County Schools Nutrition Services will be offering a 10-day boxed meal kit to children ages 1 - 18. These may be picked up on assigned dates starting Friday June 6. Each box will contain 10 complete breakfasts and 10 complete lunches, all at NO COST TO OUR FAMILIES. All contents of the boxes are shelf stable items to help with limited refrigerator and freezer space. Each box will contain a menu that will show what items should be included to make a specific meal for each day. These meals are procured through a vendor and are not prepared by the school district. However, District Food Service staff will be in charge of the distribution. Please sign up to ensure that we have enough boxes on hand to meet demand. Sign ups will run through July 14. To sign up, please use the link below and Angela Adkins, Carroll County Schools Nutrition Director, or Lisa Payton, Carroll County Schools Assistant Director, will add you to the pick up roster. https://forms.gle/wKZPv8SKzKbk3yur6

Join us for our Go Fish! Choir Concert on Wednesday, May 21st at 6:00 PM in the school gym! 🎶 Choir students should arrive by 5:45 PM in the music room. It’s going to be a fun, fishy performance you won’t want to miss! 🐠🌊 #ccpanthers

3RD GRADE FAMILIES!! This WEDNESDAY, May 21 will be "DISNEY DAY" for your grade! Wear your best Disney attire or dress as your favorite Disney character! Students will rotate to Third Grade classrooms for Disney-related activities. (This is a grade-level activity that applies only to 3rd grade students.)

To the Families of our Students, Starting May 14, 2025 our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 1) one completed by all school staff, 2) one completed by students in grades 3 and above, and 3) one completed by the families of students in all grades. We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact the school’s front office. FAMILY SURVEY WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household. ● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete ● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school. ● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected. WHEN: The survey is now available for you to take through June 5, 2025. HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access, ● Simply click on this link: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/cartmell-elem-ky/families STUDENT SURVEY This survey will be completed by students in grades 3 and above on a computer at school. ● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete ● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.

REMINDER: Please remind your child to keep his/her district ID Badge with their backpack and to wear it to school each morning! Badges are incredibly important for locating students quickly and accurately on school transportation. We also use them daily for meals in the cafeteria. Thank you for helping your child develop responsibility with their ID; we appreciate your support! (If a badge has been lost, please remind your student to report this to homeroom teachers first thing in the morning, and we will issue a replacement.) #ccpanthers

To the Families of our Students, Starting May 14, 2025 our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 1) one completed by all school staff, 2) one completed by students in grades 3 and above, and 3) one completed by the families of students in all grades. We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact the school’s front office. FAMILY SURVEY WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household. ● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete ● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school. ● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected. WHEN: The survey is now available for you to take through June 5, 2025. HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access, ● Simply click on this link: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/cartmell-elem-ky/families STUDENT SURVEY This survey will be completed by students in grades 3 and above on a computer at school. ● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete ● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.

LIBRARY BOOKS ARE PAST DUE! Parents, please help your child locate any overdue or missing library books to return to school. Missing book notices will be issued Monday. The replacement cost for lost or damaged books will be noted on the slip, and should be paid by the last day of school.

Way to go, Cartmell Elementary students! If you have been at school all week, you are most likely finished with KSA testing for the year! Students who have been absent for testing may have additional makeup tests to complete in the week to come. Get some good rest this weekend, you have earned it for all of your hard work this week. Cartmell staff members are proud of you!

HOUSE HULA DANCE TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY, MAY 19--THURS, MAY 22! Our House Hula Dance (a fundraiser for our House system) will be NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 22, 5-7PM in the Cartmell Gym! TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY MORNING! *Ticket cost will be $10 for a Cartmell Students and ONE Adult Guest (students must be accompanied by an adult to attend, one adult per student). *Additional Cartmell students from the same household can attend for $5 (total per family not to exceed $20). *CARTMELL students only *Tickets will be on sale Mon-Thurs of next week in the LIBRARY (exact amount appreciated) A variety of concessions will be available for purchase, and priced at $1 each. This is a Hula dance with casual dress--Hawaiian/tropical shirts, shorts, summer style outfits and/or house colors encouraged! (swimwear or high heels are NOT appropriate) We can't wait to see you at the HOUSE HULA!!

Great job third graders, if you have been at school all week, you're done with KSA testing for the year! Fourth graders, you have one more day of testing- tomorrow is the Science KSA! Be sure to toggle back and forth between any of the given pictures, graphs, and scenarios when answering the science questions. You can still use the X feature. Your scrap paper is also important as you select the best answer to each question.

To the Families of our Students, Starting May 14, 2025 our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 1) one completed by all school staff, 2) one completed by students in grades 3 and above, and 3) one completed by the families of students in all grades. We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact the school’s front office. FAMILY SURVEY WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household. ● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete ● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school. ● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected. WHEN: The survey is now available for you to take through June 5, 2025. HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access, ● Simply click on this link: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/cartmell-elem-ky/families STUDENT SURVEY This survey will be completed by students in grades 3 and above on a computer at school. ● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete ● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.