Calhoun Elementary

Tomorrow is MINK DAY •Dress like a Mink or wear class T-shirt •Coffee trailer 7:30-1:00 for adults •Noon basketball game HOME. Free admission for students. Concession stand open with varying prices. Adults enter & pay @ back gym door •DQ Night at Athens location. Dine in & drive thru orders only. 8th grade earns % back when you show them flyer. •4/5 basketball game @ Mt. View 6:00

And the winner is... Calhoun Community Food Pantry!
Calhoun Total: 2180
Winning Homeroom: Keylon's 8th Grade with 1, 043
The rest of the school met the challenge and collected more than 8th grade this week, so the ENTIRE school gets a Hat Day Tuesday, December 2nd! Mrs. Keylon's homeroom will receive an ice cream sundae party for their amazing work!

WEDNESDAY It's dress as your favorite subject day AND the last day of our food drive. Will 8th grade hit 1,000? Will the rest of the school beat 8th grade and earn a hat day? Let's do this, Minks! All donations accepted until 2:45 pm!

Spirit Week is off to a great start! Monday was Tacky Tourist Day, and today was Flip Day when students dressed as teachers, and teachers dressed as students! Wednesday is dress as your Favorite Subject Day!

Sanford Baptist Church presented a donation to Calhoun School's FCA today. Pictured are Principal Jon Franks with FCA members Jason Austin, Gloria Hall, Landry Tucker, Tymber Hembree, Olson Franklin, and Sanford Baptist representative (and very familiar Mink), Mickey Blevins. Thank you, Sanford, for your kindness and generosity! If your church would like to be involved with Calhoun FCA, please reach out to us!

THANKFUL Post! You might notice some recent additions and upgrades to our playgrounds and facilities! We'd like to thank these businesses and individuals for putting in the resources, time, and manpower to make all this possible for our students! •Hiwassee Builders Supply •Wright Brothers •PIE Center •Evan Thomas •Michael Shirk •McMinn County Schools We love that we can reach out to these partnering agencies for support because they are #allinformcminncountyschools

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⭐️Alumni Spotlight⭐️ Pictured are Mandi Melton along with Emma and Ethan McNelly. Mandi is Calhoun 8th Grade Class of 1996 and Emma Calhoun 8th Grade Class of 2015. This fabulous crew serves as pastor's wife (Mandi) and Youth Ministry Directors (McNellys) at Calhoun First Baptist Church. They provided the message, worship, music, food, and much needed smiles and hugs for our FCA today. Mandi's 3 children make the 3rd generation of her family to attend Calhoun School; Emma is the second generation of her family. Tradition and family are so important to Calhoun School, and these ladies are keeping it alive! We hope you were outside to hear Ethan's praise music this afternoon as well! When it comes to career fields, Emma is currently serving as Development Director at Full Circle Women's Services. Minks doing GREAT things! We are SO proud and thankful for these we call OURS! #allinformcminncountyschools #allmink

TODAY: •FCA until 4:30 •Cheer Performance Practice 4:30 (park in gravel lot and walk students to end doors. Adults not permitted at practice but MUST chaperone during games beginning at 5:30. Students will sit with parents until 4th quarter of girls game when they’ll gather in annex.) •HOME games vs Etowah City Boys JV 5:00, Girls 6:00, Cheer Performance, Boys Game 7:00 •Bring a box or bag of cereal for the Calhoun Food Pantry for a free bag of popcorn sponsored by Spring Creek UMC

Calhoun Family Engagement hosted Magical Math Family Night tonight with MUSE of Knoxville! Thank you to all those in attendance! It was a magical night of interactive learning!

Calhoun MPP after school students set up a "market" where they got to practice money exchange. At the market was apple cider and apple cobbler! Students partnered with Calhoun Junior Beta students for assistance, and some were joined by family members! It was a delicious day to be a Mink! #allinformcminncountyschools

Calhoun's annual Veterans Day Parade was held this morning where students, faculty, and staff greeted and thanked Veterans for their service as they drove by. May we always remember the sacrifices these brave men and women have given so that we may hold these signs, so that we may wave these flags, so that we may proudly and safely gather.

JV Practice Game @ Niota is now on and is optional. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Boys JV game @ Niota has been canceled for tonight. Varsity games are still on.

If your student participated in cheer camp in August and intends to perform at Thursday night's ballgame, please make sure you email Mrs. Leslie to let her know. Directions are here.

Monday: 🏀basketball AWAY @ Niota Tuesday: 🇺🇸Veterans Day Parade @ 9:30. Please invite veterans you know to drive through so that Calhoun may properly thank them for their service. ⭐️Family Night will begin that evening at 4:30 with MUSE of Knoxville. Come by between 4:30-6:30 and enjoy Magical Math stations with your family. Everyone in attendance will be entered into prize drawing. Bring boxes of cereal for additional entries. Food vendors will have lots of goodies for sale! Grab dinner before you leave. Thursday: ✝️FCA after school. See dismissal details in provided graphic. 📣Cheer Performance: follow directions on provided graphic. 🏀Home basketball vs Etowah City

Exciting news! Our school is now offering telehealth visits in the nurse’s office through our partnership with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH). We are excited to provide care for minor illnesses while your child is at school. This service makes accessing pediatric care quicker and more convenient—a pediatric provider can evaluate your child through a virtual visit right from the nurse’s office. Our goal is to make getting care easier and help students feel better and stay in school when possible. For more info and to allow your child to participate, please complete the consent form using the link below. 👉 Click here for consent and more information: https://www.etch.com/your-visit/school-telehealth-resources/

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Item pick up for the PTO Auction is Saturday November 8 from 9-11 at Door 3 at the gravel parking lot. Thank you for your support!

The annual Calhoun PTO auction ends tonight at 5 pm. https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/16131