
We are so excited to welcome our grandparents and special guests to CES for Grand’s Day! Come enjoy lunch with your student and make some sweet memories together. ❤️
📅 Tuesday, September 15: PreK, Kindergarten, 2nd & 4th Grades
📅 Thursday, September 17: 1st, 3rd & 5th Grades
🍎 Guests will join students during their regular lunch time.
🌟 FAMILY NIGHT 🌟
Can’t make it during the school day? Join us for Family Night on Thursday, September 17 from 4:00–7:00 PM! Bring the whole family and come shop the Book Fair together! 📚✨
We can’t wait for a fun week of family, books, and special memories at CES! 🐾💙

Get ready to have some fun dressing up as we celebrate the 1950s during Book Fair Week, September 14–18! 🎶🕶️🍦
Each day has a different dress-up theme, so check out the flyer and start planning those outfits! From pastels and crazy socks to our best 50s looks, it’s going to be a nifty week at Carpenters! 💗🩵
And don’t forget—Friday is Cougar Cub spirit day! 🐾
We can’t wait to see everyone join in the fun! 📚✨

Meet Mrs. Hovater, our 4th grade Science & Social Studies teacher, and Mrs. Dudek, our Resource & Inclusion teacher! 💙 We’re so thankful for the care, support, and love for learning they bring to CES each day! 🍎


Grandparents’ Day at Carpenters Elementary is just ONE WEEK away! 🎉 We are so excited to welcome our grandparents and special guests to enjoy lunch with their students and make some sweet memories together! 🥰
📚 Don’t forget to stop by the Book Fair after lunch!
Check the flyer for your student’s designated day. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🐾💙



We wanted to give our Cougar families an early reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL this Friday or Monday! 🩵🖤
We hope this early reminder gives everyone plenty of time to make arrangements for the long weekend.
Enjoy the extra time together, and we’ll see everyone back at school on Tuesday!
We invite our grandparents and special guests to join their student for lunch on their designated day:
🩵 Tuesday, September 15 — PK, Kindergarten, 2nd & 4th Grades
🖤 Thursday, September 17 — 1st, 3rd & 5th Grades
Guests will join their student during their specific lunchtime. After lunch, be sure to stop by the Book Fair and shop together! 📚
We can’t wait to welcome our CES families for good food, great books, and special memories! 🩵🖤

We are so lucky to have these two wonderful teachers helping our youngest learners grow, learn, and make memories at CES! 📚🍎🖍️


You can find the CES lunch menu anytime right in the Blount County Schools app! 📱
Just follow the steps in the graphic below:
More → Documents → Students & Families → Menus → Select the month you need
We hope this makes it quick and easy to see what’s for lunch each day! 🐾
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Get ready to Read, Then Rock Around the Books! 🎶📖 Our Book Fair will be open September 14–18 in the CES Library!
🩵 Family Night: September 17
🖤 Time: 4:00–7:00 PM
🍧 Snow Biz will be there!
Families can also set up a student eWallet using the QR code on the flyer for an easy way to shop.
We can’t wait to see our Cougars find some great new reads! 📚🐾🩵🖤

We are excited to officially introduce our 2026–2027 Carpenters Elementary Boys & Girls Basketball Teams! 🩵🖤
Congratulations to all of our student-athletes who earned a spot this season! We are so proud of the hard work, effort, and determination shown throughout tryouts, and we can’t wait to see these teams hit the court!
Help us congratulate our newest Cougars! 🐾🏀
Let’s go, Carpenters! 🩵🖤

CES Families — thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we work through our new morning traffic pattern! Based on what we learned this morning, here are a few reminders that will help keep arrival moving safely and efficiently:
🚗 Keep the line moving forward. To the extent possible, please continue pulling forward and avoid leaving large gaps between vehicles. Keeping the line moving allows us to get more cars onto campus and off the roadway.
🚌 Keep moving around special transportation buses. When special transportation buses are stopped to unload students, the car line may continue moving around them. Please proceed slowly and carefully while doing so.
🚶 Please use the crosswalk. If you park in the lower lot and walk your student to the building, please utilize the designated crosswalk. A staff member will be stationed there to assist pedestrians with crossing during natural pauses in the car line.
🏫 Please wait until you reach the awning to drop off. For student safety, please do not allow students to exit your vehicle until you have reached the designated drop-off area under the front awning.
🚫 Gate 3 is closed to all car traffic. Please remember that Gate 3 is reserved for buses and is not an entrance or exit for car traffic.
⏰ If possible, please arrive earlier. Our heaviest traffic continues to occur around 7:30–7:35 a.m. When a large number of vehicles arrive at the same time, we simply cannot move that volume of traffic through campus quickly enough. Arriving even a little earlier, when possible, will make a significant difference in reducing congestion.
Thank you again for your patience, flexibility, and cooperation as we continue to make adjustments. Each morning gives us an opportunity to identify ways to make the new pattern work more smoothly, and we appreciate everyone working together to keep arrival safe and efficient! 🩵🖤
📢 Morning Traffic Pattern Updates & Tips
CES Families — thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we work through our new morning traffic pattern! Based on what we learned this morning, here are a few reminders that will help keep arrival moving safely and efficiently:
🚗 Keep the line moving forward. To the extent possible, please continue pulling forward and avoid leaving large gaps between vehicles. Keeping the line moving allows us to get more cars onto campus and off the roadway.
🚌 Keep moving around special transportation buses. When special transportation buses are stopped to unload students, the car line may continue moving around them. Please proceed slowly and carefully while doing so.
🚶 Please use the crosswalk. If you park in the lower lot and walk your student to the building, please utilize the designated crosswalk. A staff member will be stationed there to assist pedestrians with crossing during natural pauses in the car line.
🏫 Please wait until you reach the awning to drop off. For student safety, please do not allow students to exit your vehicle until you have reached the designated drop-off area under the front awning.
🚫 Gate 3 is closed to all car traffic. Please remember that Gate 3 is reserved for buses and is not an entrance or exit for car traffic.
⏰ If possible, please arrive earlier. Our heaviest traffic continues to occur around 7:30–7:35 a.m. When a large number of vehicles arrive at the same time, we simply cannot move that volume of traffic through campus quickly enough. Arriving even a little earlier, when possible, will make a significant difference in reducing congestion.
Thank you again for your patience, flexibility, and cooperation as we continue to make adjustments. Each morning gives us an opportunity to identify ways to make the new pattern work more smoothly, and we appreciate everyone working together to keep arrival safe and efficient! 🩵🖤
📢 Morning Traffic Pattern Updates & Tips
CES Families — thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we work through our new morning traffic pattern! Based on what we learned this morning, here are a few reminders that will help keep arrival moving safely and efficiently:
🚗 Keep the line moving forward. To the extent possible, please continue pulling forward and avoid leaving large gaps between vehicles. Keeping the line moving allows us to get more cars onto campus and off the roadway.
🚌 Keep moving around special transportation buses. When special transportation buses are stopped to unload students, the car line may continue moving around them. Please proceed slowly and carefully while doing so.
🚶 Please use the crosswalk. If you park in the lower lot and walk your student to the building, please utilize the designated crosswalk. A staff member will be stationed there to assist pedestrians with crossing during natural pauses in the car line.
🏫 Please wait until you reach the awning to drop off. For student safety, please do not allow students to exit your vehicle until you have reached the designated drop-off area under the front awning.
🚫 Gate 3 is closed to all car traffic. Please remember that Gate 3 is reserved for buses and is not an entrance or exit for car traffic.
⏰ If possible, please arrive earlier. Our heaviest traffic continues to occur around 7:30–7:35 a.m. When a large number of vehicles arrive at the same time, we simply cannot move that volume of traffic through campus quickly enough. Arriving even a little earlier, when possible, will make a significant difference in reducing congestion.
Thank you again for your patience, flexibility, and cooperation as we continue to make adjustments. Each morning gives us an opportunity to identify ways to make the new pattern work more smoothly, and we appreciate everyone working together to keep arrival safe and efficient! 🩵🖤
We’re so excited to have this awesome group of young writers, reporters, photographers, and storytellers joining the Cougar Club Chronicles! We can’t wait to see their creativity come to life as they help capture and share all the great things happening at CES.
Congratulations, journalists! 💙🖤

📢 Morning Traffic Update
Thank you, CES families, for your patience and cooperation as we continue to roll out our new morning traffic pattern!
Be on the lookout this afternoon for a few updates and helpful tips based on what we learned from this morning’s arrival.
We appreciate everyone working with us as we make adjustments to keep morning arrival safe and as efficient as possible! 🩵🖤
📢 Morning Traffic Pattern Changes Tomorrow!
CES Families — our NEW morning arrival traffic pattern begins tomorrow, Thursday, August 27!
🗺️ Please reference the attached maps to familiarize yourself with the new traffic flow before arriving tomorrow morning. A paper copy of the maps and information also came home with students yesterday.
We know a change in routine may take a little time to get used to, and we appreciate everyone’s patience, attention, and cooperation as we make this transition.
Our goal is to keep morning arrival safe, smooth, and efficient for everyone! 🩵🖤
Thank you, CES Families!



📢 Morning Traffic Pattern Changes Tomorrow!
CES Families — our NEW morning arrival traffic pattern begins tomorrow, Thursday, August 27!
🗺️ Please reference the attached maps to familiarize yourself with the new traffic flow before arriving tomorrow morning. A paper copy of the maps and information also came home with students yesterday.
We know a change in routine may take a little time to get used to, and we appreciate everyone’s patience, attention, and cooperation as we make this transition.
Our goal is to keep morning arrival safe, smooth, and efficient for everyone! 🩵🖤
Thank you, CES Families!


