Conner Street Elementary School

Hello, Conner Street Families. We have a few announcements on today’s call out. Conner Street will be hosting a family night on Tuesday, September 19th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Please see the form your child brought home, Schoology, or the Facebook page to register. Class shirt order forms were sent home, those are due by September 8th. Popcorn pass purchases are also due by September 8th, which is our first Popcorn Friday of the year. If you have not turned in your PTB Volunteer information form, please do so ASAP. Several parents have inquired about donating to the Coffee Cart project for Ms. Custer’s class. I am reposting that list on Schoology and the PTB Facebook page. We plan to start the cart this coming week. Our third annual Read-a-Thon is coming soon, letters were sent home today. Last year we raised around $6,000. We would love to surpass that goal this year. Proceeds will be going toward playground maintenance. Finally, there is no school for students on Monday, due to Labor Day. Have a great weekend!

Just a reminder, the Technology Agreement and Insurance Information is all online this year. Please use the QR Code or link to register. If you need a paper copy, contact your child's teacher. The Technology Agreement must be completed in order to issue an iPad to your child.

Hello, Conner Street Families. We made it through the first couple days of the school year, and they were a blast. Thank you to all our parents that were so patient during the monsoon this morning. Also, a big thank you to all our parents that arrived with their students on time. We know the last two mornings have been chaotic, but that should improve next week. Our Pre-K students do start on Tuesday, so please be mindful of those parents walking through the crosswalk. Pre-K Parents must park and walk their child to the entrance. Use the crosswalk provided. School dismisses at 2:30, bus students are loaded first, then car pick-up and then walkers. There is a PTB meeting next Tuesday at 7:00 pm, all are welcome. Class t-shirts also go on sale next week, order forms will be coming home. Finally, our online school spirit wear store is open. There is a huge sale going on now through 9/14. Have a great weekend!

Hello, Conner Street Families. Well, tomorrow is the big day. The first day of school for grades K-5 for the 2023-2024 school year. We have several things to review, but I will try to go quickly. Doors open at 7:10, you are more than welcome to line-up before then but please do not let your children out of the car until adults are ready to receive them. Last year, we did have a few issues with unattended children prior to 7:10. School begins at 7:30. For the next few days we will stay out front longer if needed. Please make sure to go through our drop-off line, do not drop-off students in the middle of the road or the back of the parking lot. Please do not exit your cars, we will take care of assisting your students out of the vehicle and into the building. School dismisses at 2:30, bus students are loaded first, then car pick-up and then walkers. There will be several forms coming home tomorrow, please complete those as quickly as possible. A few of those forms have been made available online this year, but if you need a paper copy, please notify your child’s teacher. It is not required to complete the Free and Reduced lunch form; however, a lot of school funding comes from this information. Please do not be afraid to fill out that form online, just to see if you qualify. See you in the morning!

Good afternoon, Conner Street Families. Open House will be held Tuesday, August 22nd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Parking is limited, so please park at Forrest Burdette and walk over with your family. Make sure to take plenty of pictures at Open House, because parents need to remain in their cars in the drop-off line on the first day of school. This will ensure student safety, as well as make our line move more efficiently. Class Lists will be posted today as of 5:00 pm. Grades 3-5 will rotate through all teachers and are assigned homeroom for attendance purposes. It is too late for teacher requests. Please DO NOT take photos of the lists and post to social media. Updates to Drop-Off Procedures and Pick-up Procedures – Our Drop-off and Pick-up Routes are the same as last year. I do know that some of our veteran parents chose an alternate route at times, for the first two weeks PLEASE follow the directed route to help our new parents. The only changes to Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures are as follows: For Drop-off – School does start at 7:30, the staff monitoring the front of the building will begin entering the school at that time. Anyone arriving after staff is inside the building, will need to park and escort their child to the front door. Anyone arriving after 7:40, will need to enter the building to sign in their student as tardy. All tardy students need to complete food/drink items from outside sources, before entering the classroom. Breakfast is available here at Conner Street until 7:55. For Pick-Up, all bus students AND car pick-up line students will be loaded, prior to walkers or walker pick-ups. As always, have a great weekend.

Good afternoon, Conner Street Families. Up until now, our call out system has not updated. This is the first official call of the year, all previous announcements were put on Facebook. Open House will be held Tuesday, August 22nd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Parking is limited, so please park at Forrest Burdette and walk over with your family. If you are too busy to cook that night, we have you covered. Pizza Hut is sponsoring a Conner Street Night, where our school will receive a percentage of the profits. Simply mention Conner Street when placing an order. Proceeds will go toward our 5th grade celebration. Class lists will be posted at 4:00 pm on August 18th. Please DO NOT take photos of the lists and post to social media. Ms. Lisa has already posted suggested classroom supplies on Facebook, and those will be posted outside of the school when lists go up on the 18th. School Store – Conner Street will be hosting an online Spirit Wear Fundraiser for this school year. Please see the school website, Schoology or Facebook for the flyer, as well as the link. Currently they are running a big back to school sale. There are items such as t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, and even backpacks with the Conner Street Logos. Updates to Drop-Off Procedures and Pick-up Procedures – Our Drop-off and Pick-up Routes are the same as last year. I do know that some of our veteran parents chose an alternate route at times, for the first two weeks PLEASE follow the directed route to help our new parents. The only changes to Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures are as follows: For Drop-off – School does start at 7:30, the staff monitoring the front of the building will begin entering the school at that time. Anyone arriving after staff is inside the building, will need to park and escort their child to the front door. Anyone arriving after 7:40, will need to enter the building to sign in their student as tardy. All tardy students need to complete food/drink items from outside sources, before entering the classroom. Breakfast is available here at Conner Street until 7:55. For Pick-Up, all bus students AND car pick-up line students will be loaded, prior to walkers or walker pick-ups. As always, have a great weekend.

Hello, Conner Street Families. Reminder there is no school on Monday, and Wednesday is the last day of school. We will release at 11:30. Report cards will be distributed on Wednesday at dismissal. If your child is not there to pick it up, you will be able to contact the board office over the summer to get them. All grades are also on Schoology. Have a great weekend.

5/19/2023 – Call-Out Good evening, Conner Street Families – I apologize in advance, because we have a lot on the call out this week. All the information is also on Schoology, the school webpage, and Facebook. The local churches have reached out and asked us to sponsor a food drive to help replenish the pantry for the summer months. We are going to do this next week when we will have several parents in and out of the building. We will have two new large trash receptacles out in front of the building for anyone to drop off nonperishable items. These will be rolled inside each evening. Please feel free to participate. We have had several instances lately with students watching TikToks at home that have inappropriate conduct, and then bringing these “songs” and “challenges” into the school. Many of these students do not even understand the inappropriateness of what they are watching. Please address this with your students. TikTok challenges and songs are not welcome in the school setting. Offenses of inappropriateness will result in disciplinary action. We have also had an increase in inappropriate physical behaviors. Continued inappropriate behaviors may result in a student not being able to participate in field day. iPad Collection will take place this Monday, May 22nd. Students will be turning in their iPads and their chargers. Any charger that is not turned in will result in a fee of $25. Please make checks payable to Conner Street Elementary. Field Day will be this coming Thursday. Grades K-5 will be participating from 8:30 – 11:15. We will resume from 12:45 – 1:45 for grades 3-5 ONLY. Students should wear class shirts. Families are welcome; however, we ask that you park at Forrest Burdette. The side gate will only be open until 8:00 am. Anyone arriving after this time will need to buzz through the front door and sign-in. If you plan on bringing coolers and/or tents, please arrive prior to 8:00 am. DO NOT block the bus or parent drop off loops to unload. At the end of the day, please make sure to clean up all trash around your tent areas. We will not be accepting food deliveries that day. If you plan to leave for lunch and take your child with you, the child MUST be signed out, and then back in upon return. May 23rd – AR Party May 24th – 5th Grade Step-up Day and 3rd grade Field Trip May 25th – Field Day during the day, 5th grade celebration at 6:00 pm at Forrest Burdette May 26th – 5th Grade Trip May 29th – No School, Memorial Day May 31st – 3 Hour early out, Last Day Have a great weekend!

5/12/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – We have several things on the call out, but almost all of it pertains to 5th graders. Monday - the band director from HMS will be here presenting to 5th graders during the day. Tuesday – PTB meeting at 7:00, this will also have a 5th grade move-up to middle school Q&A Session Thursday – 5th graders will be taking the Advanced math test for 6th grade Friday – Middle School Chorus try-outs May 23rd – AR Party May 24th – 5th Grade Step-up Day and 3rd grade Field Trip May 25th – Field Day during the day, 5th grade celebration at 6:00 pm at Forrest Burdette May 26th – 5th Grade Trip

5/5/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – Next week is testing for grades 3 – 5. Grades 3-4 will be testing Monday – Wednesday, and Grade 5 is Monday – Thursday. Please try to rearrange any scheduled doctors’ appointments, so that your child can be here to test. Additionally, please try to ensure that your student arrives to school on time. We will begin testing by 8:00 am each morning, and the test is untimed. Representatives from HMS Band and Chorus will be here the week of May 15th. Also, advanced math testing for 6th grade will occur this week. On Tuesday, May 16th will be our last PTB meeting of the year at 7:00 pm. I will also be hosting a Q&A about middle school life. 6 years I can answer most questions. Finally, thank you to all of our families that so graciously brought in items for Teacher Appreciation Week. Have a great weekend!

4/28/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – We have finished up our i-Ready Diagnostics and the vast majority of our students showed HUGE growth. We are so proud of them! After school tutoring for the year, also finished up this week. This coming week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Our PTB has posted a link on the Facebook page asking for volunteers to bring certain items. If you are interested in doing so, please find that on the Conner Street Elementary PTB Facebook. The week of May 8th is testing for grades 3 – 5. Please try to rearrange any scheduled doctors’ appointments, so that your child can be here to test. Additionally, please try to ensure that your student arrives to school on time. We will begin testing by 8:00 am each morning, and the test is untimed. Grades K, 1, and 2 will also be going on a field trip the week of May 8th. Representatives from HMS Band and Chorus will be here the week of May 15th. Also, advanced math testing for 6th grade will occur this week. On Tuesday, May 16th will be our last PTB meeting of the year. I will also be hosting a Q&A about middle school life. I have not scheduled any speakers from the middle school, but after working there for 16 years I can answer most questions.

4/20/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – Monday, April 24th – our 4th and 5th graders will be having a guest speaker to discuss Cyber Safety, the Dangers of Social Media and Cyber Bullying. Next week, Ms. Audra will be teaching lessons concerning body safety. More information can be found on Schoology, or you can call Ms. Audra at extension 2220 if you have questions. Friday, April 28th was a previously scheduled Popcorn Friday; however, that is the date of our i-Ready Reward party where many students will be eligible to receive popcorn. Therefore, we will not be having our REGULAR Popcorn Friday that day. Additionally, we have SO many students eligible for the party, we will be shifting from a movie to 40 minutes of extra recess, so that we can divide into two different groups, K-2 and 3-5. Trust me, most of the kids are excited about this and not disappointed that it is not a movie. Obviously if we have weather issues that day, we will have to make changes. Any student not eligible, but close to meeting their goal, will be, or already has been, given an opportunity to retest. Menu Changes – We try to post the menu each month on Schoology and the Facebook page; however, if we have delivery issues or cooks absent, we must make changes on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes this change has to be made at 6:00 am. PTB will not be having the possible 4th/5th grade dance next Friday, due to scheduling conflicts. No School tomorrow, April 21st - it is a Professional Learning Day for Staff.

4/14/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – Next week is another busy week at Conner Street. Our 3rd-5th graders will be working on their last i-Ready diagnostic on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. We will be running the same schedule as when we take the state assessment in May. This will allow our students to have a practice run, and make sure that the schedule works. Please stress to your students about the importance of the diagnostic. Any students that are absent these days will make up the diagnostic when they return. April 18th is our monthly PTB meeting at 7:00. We will be having a brief LSIC meeting immediately after. April 21st – No School for students, Professional Learning Day for staff. Reminder for our 5th grade parents, final payment for students and chaperones is May 12th. Have a good weekend!

3/31/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – Parents when you are visiting our school, it is important for you to buzz and wait for a response from Lisa. If you see a staff member or other parent entering, please wait until Lisa has officially acknowledged your presence. Student safety is a top priority, and we must be aware of anyone entering the building. Next week is Spring Break. There is no school for students OR staff. Students and staff return to school April 10th. The week we return to school is very busy, please listen closely for a run down of activities. All week it will be our Spring Book Fair. It is not a buy one get one fair, and we will not be having an evening shopping event. April 12th – 4th Grade Field Trip April 13th – Spring Pictures and Class Group Photos, these are Pre-Pay ONLY Yearbooks are still on sale, please see Facebook for more information. Also, our Facebook and Schoology posts both have a calendar of events for April and May. Finally, update to the school calendar – the last day for students, May 31st, is now a 3-hour early dismissal. We will dismiss at 11:30 am. Enjoy your break!

Good evening, I know this is not the normal night for a call out but I do have some information. Tomorrow is Connor Street day at the Hurricane Pizza Hut, all you have to do is mention Connor Street Elementary when you place order and our fifth graders will receive 15% of the profit. Also, we did complete our evacuation drill this afternoon, thank you to those of you who listened to the call out or read our Facebook post and had your students prepared to take a drill seriously.

3/24/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – This coming week, depending on weather, we will be doing an evacuation drill where we will walk to one of our three reunification spots. Please talk to your children about the importance of taking drills seriously, but that there is no need to panic. Each time we do a drill, it is announced clearly on the intercom that it is a drill. Students will be having to cross the street at one point, so we may have police officers present to help us. Again, please do not be alarmed if you see this. All county chorus performers will be practicing for their concert all day on March 29th and 30th. The concert is the 30th at Poca High School. Thursday, March 30th is our 5th grade night at Pizza Hut, please mention Conner Street Elementary when placing an order and we received 15% of the profits. Good luck to our archery team as they compete in the state archery competition this weekend. Finally, April 3rd-7th is Spring Break. There is no school for students OR staff. Enjoy your weekend!

Correction to call out - 5th grade Pizza night is Thursday, MARCH 30th!

3/19/2023 – Call-Out Good afternoon, Conner Street Families – We do not have much on the update for this week, so it will be quick. Tomorrow, March 20th, is the last day of the 3rd nine weeks and it is also the last day to earn AR points for the upcoming party. Thursday Pizza Hut will be hosting a CSE Fundraiser. Simply place an order with the Hurricane Pizza Hut and mention Conner Street. Our 5th graders will receive 15% of the profits for their upcoming trip. More information coming home this week. Spring Break is the week of April 3rd – 7th. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

3/10/2023 – Call-Out Good evening, Conner Street Families – There is a lot on our update, so please listen carefully. Reminder next week is the last week for the Read-a-thon, we are halfway to our $10,000 Read-a-thon goal. If we reach that goal by March 17th, Mrs. Warner has agreed to cut her hair in front of students and donate it to Locks of Love. Next week we are celebrating One Book One School. All students have been reading the same book, The One and Only Ivan, and will be bringing their own copy home. Students who will be using a different mode of transportation from school need to have a note. You may also call the school with plenty of advanced warning. We cannot simply take a student’s word for it that they have had a transportation change. We have had a lot of mix-ups due to this lately. If there is no note, or no call, students will be sent home via their normal mode of transportation. Kindergarten registration is March 15th and 16th. If you know anyone who plans to send their child to Conner Street next year for Kindergarten, please have them call Lisa to make an appointment. March 16th will be our Title One Reading Family Night as well as our Art Fair. All are welcome. For 5th grade parents – the $50 deposit for our field trip is due by March 17th. Carnival tomorrow – 11:00 – 4:00 Have a great weekend!

3/3/2023 – Call-Out Good evening, Conner Street Families – There is a lot on our update, so please listen carefully. First, we realize it is probably overwhelming for some of you with all the fundraisers we have going on right now. We apologize, it just so happened that Pi Day, the American Heart Association Heart Challenge and Read Across America weeks are all during the time. Next year, we will look at doing our Read-a-thon during the fall semester. On that note, we will be selling chances to pie teachers and administrators next week. Chances will cost $1. For each $1, the student will have one ticket entered into a drawing to pie their teacher. All student tickets will then be combined at the end of our activity to have the chance to pie the administrators. Additionally, we are almost halfway to our $10,000 Read-a-thon goal. If we reach that goal by March 17th, Mrs. Warner has agreed to cut her hair in front of students and donate it to Locks of Love. Next, Saturday – March 11th is the PTB Carnival. All are welcome; however, parents must stay with their children. The times are 11-4, and more information is coming soon. For 5th grade parents – the $50 deposit for our field trip is due by March 17th. There was a typo on one part of the informational letter. Have a great weekend!