More April and Summer Birthdays!! 🎂
Mrs. Thompson’s 4th graders enjoyed a visit to the Fire Department as their Partner in Education.
Spring testing is underway at CES! We love seeing our students’ focus, determination, and commitment to doing their best. Testing continues through the end of April, and students are being rewarded with incentives for their hard work—keep it up!
Building confidence, giving their best effort on testing, helping keep our school clean, encouraging friends, and spreading positivity—just a few of the amazing reasons our students earned a Positive Principal Phone Call today at CES! 🎉
The final Chilli MO PTO meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, April 14th, marking a significant milestone for our school community. The evening was filled with productivity as we installed our new Executive Officers, gathered numerous volunteer sign-ups, and finalized key decisions for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our founding executive officers—Kayla Leatherman, Shannon Mason, and Amanda Shaw—for their two years of dedicated service and for laying such a strong foundation for this organization.
We are also excited to announce our leadership team for the next chapter. Joining Mary Cady, Whitney Tan, and Libby Howe are our newest officers: Molly Owens, Kayla Thompson, and Allison Jeffries. Our PTO is an integral part of the CES community, and with such a passionate group of parents and staff, we look forward to watching this partnership grow even stronger in the years to come!
Today marked our last Warrior Wednesday of the 2025–26 school year! A huge thank you to all of our heroes who visited CES—we’re so grateful for you!
We are beyond proud of the seven 5th graders who represented our school at the District Math League contest last Saturday. They all did an incredible job tackling some seriously tough problems and showed off their amazing math skills!
A huge round of applause for our individual winners:
Sprint Test: Jax Brown 1st Place
Target Test: Kristian Winfrey 4th Place, Bridger Green 5th Place
Overall 5th Grade Placements: Jax Brown 3rd Place, Bridger Green 5th Place, Harper Fairley 9th Place, Kristian Winfrey 10th Place
State Qualifiers: Jax Brown, Bridger Green, Harper Fairley, and Kristian Winfrey — See you at the next level!
To top off a fantastic day, our school took home 5th Place Overall in the contest sweepstakes!
Congratulations to all our students for their hard work, after school practice, and for representing us so well. You all rock!
On Monday, April 13th, CES was thrilled to host our annual Kindergarten Orientation, welcoming over 70 future Hornets and their families to campus!
Our future kindergarten students had a fun time exploring their new school. They met our amazing teachers, enjoyed cookies and milk in the cafeteria, and had a blast on the playground. To top it all off, they even got to practice sitting on the school bus!
It was a wonderful sneak peek at all the fun and learning ahead. We are so excited to officially welcome the Class of 2039 this August—we can’t wait to watch you grow and shine!
“Let Your Kind Shine”
Kindness is everywhere at CES! The three recipients of this week's awards were nominated by a teacher or staff member for showing exceptional kindness. They received a sunshine keepsake and the opportunity to sit in the yellow sunshine chair over the next week to promote kindness throughout CES!
Thea Jones (Mrs. Wolf’s 1st Grade)
Thea never stops smiling. She is honest, trustworthy, and a great leader. Thea will be partners with anyone and is quick to encourage or lift someone’s spirits. Thea is thoughtful and sweet and shows her kindness daily.
Kenzie Lowe (Mrs. Comstock’s 3rd Grade)
Kenzie is such a helpful student. She is kind to everyone and she notices when other people are kind. She always lets the teacher know when she sees other people doing the right thing. I am so thankful that she is in my class because not only does she do the right thing, but she recognizes and praises others when they do the same. She chooses kindness every single day and continues to let her kind shine, making our classroom even more of a bright and happy place.
Maci Sheetz (Mrs. Davis’ 5th Grade)
Maci is such a good student and kind friend. Maci does the right thing and is kind and encouraging to her classmates. We are so glad Maci is part of our classroom this year!
Our April Terrific Kids are "Capable"
CES Snapshots
CES Goal Getters!
More ABC Wagon Riders!!!
Birthday Books 🎂
Happy National Siblings Day! 👫
At CES, we truly are a family. Pictured are many of the siblings who get to go to school together this year. (If we missed your students in the photo, please let the office know so we can try to get a picture of them, too!)
From arriving together each morning to sharing a quick high-five or hug between classes, having siblings on one campus makes our school day even brighter. There is a special kind of comfort in knowing your brother or sister is just down the hall. We love seeing these connections and the smiles they bring to our CES community!
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At CES, we truly are a family. Pictured are many of the siblings who get to go to school together this year. (If we missed your students in the photo, please let the office know so we can try to get a picture of them, too!)
From arriving together each morning to sharing a quick high-five or hug between classes, having siblings on one campus makes our school day even brighter. There is a special kind of comfort in knowing your brother or sister is just down the hall. We love seeing these connections and the smiles they bring to our CES community!
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Kate Albus, author of two historical fiction books, visited CES today! She gave presentations to 3rd-5th graders about her books and being an author. She was very inspiring and encouraged students to find stories everywhere around them. We are so glad she visited CES!
Get ready to cheer, Hornets! Mark your calendars for the CES Track and Field Days at Jerry Litton Stadium! Come out and support our incredible student-athletes as they show off their speed, strength, and sportsmanship. We’ll see you at the track!
The Hornet Hive Spirit Shop was open today for some of our classrooms, and just look at these happy Hornets! ❤️
A big thank-you to Shannon Mason and the Chilli MO PTO for making it possible!
You won’t want to miss the upcoming CES Art Show! 🎨 Our students are bursting with creativity, and we can’t wait to showcase the incredible work of our talented student artists. Mark your calendars and come see the masterpieces!
A wonderful performance tonight of “Choose Kind” by Mrs. Lauhoff and our amazing 2nd graders—such a beautiful reminder of the importance of kindness and spreading it wherever we go! 💛
