Our students and staff incorporate regular emergency drills as a part of school safety. In adherence with state statutes, we collaborate with our Safe Schools Deputy (Mr. Acuna), district staff, and school-based leadership before and after each drill.
Beyond fire drills, we also address throughout the year other emergencies, such as severe weather, natural disasters, hazardous materials, active assailants, and reunification. On Thursday of this week, CTE students & staff practiced a simulated campus evacuation.
While we did not leave our campus, each step to evacuate campus was practiced. Principal Kogelshatz shared that "we are very proud of our students who took this task extremely seriously, followed staff direction, and ensured that we were prepared if there was ever a need to evacuate our campus."
#CTEmustangs #safetyandsecurity
We are excited for our Mustangs to return to school tomorrow (1/9)!
Check out this link for January's newsletter! https://www.smore.com/beha6q
Reminder: There is a 2-hour early release tomorrow, Thursday, 12/21. Please be at your pickup location 2 hours early. Daycare remains open for registered students -- a holiday daycare schedule is available in the office. School resumes for students on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024.
𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭! 🎶🎵🎄🎅🎸
Mr. Hayes and the Mustang Chorus have been working hard to prepare for tonight's concert! Today, all students were able to hear their dress rehearsal!
The chorus concert at CTE begins at 6:00pm! #CTE #CTEmustangchorus
CTE's dress up days reminder 🎄🎅
Wednesday, 12/20 - Wear as much red or green as possible!
Thursday, 12/21 - Wear a festive holiday sweater/shirt
Tomorrow is our regular HAT DAY 🎩sponsored by our student leadership team -- it is also our annual sing-along with Harry Havery. Many students in the past have worn their best holiday hats on this day! 🎅
𝐏𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🎅🎁🎄
Last week many of our students took part in our PTO's Holiday House shopping event! The students were so excited to pick out gifts! Thank you to the endless number of volunteers, and even a handful of 5th graders who helped our youngest students throughout the week!
𝐂𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 "𝐁" 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋!
Principal, Mr. Kogelschatz, shared with the CTE staff on Monday that Cracker Trail Elementary remains a "B" school!! He stated, "This achievement is a direct reflection of the commitment, passion, and tireless efforts everyone pours into our students, each other, and our school community. Your collective contributions have created an environment where our students can thrive and succeed."
CTE scored 57% of the total points - up from 56% from the year before. We are currently 5 percentage points away from an "A."
Parents, thank you for partnering with us and allowing us to make a positive impact on your children each day. We look forward to what we will achieve this year!
#CTEmustangs #CrackerTrailElementary #FLschoolgrades
Our Polar Pals Holiday Shoppe is next week! Each class has a scheduled day/time to shop. More information will come from your child's teacher.
This service gives students the opportunity to buy gifts for family and friends for the holidays. Prices will range from under $1 to $20.
Students will be able to checkout with cash, e-gift card, or both.
Want to make shopping easy and safe for your student and school volunteers? Order an e-gift card now! All gift cards will be loaded into the school’s cash register app making it simple for your student to shop and checkout without the need to bring cash.
Buy your e-gift card at: www.schoolshoppes.com/buy/polar-pals/A3FL39
𝐏𝐢𝐞-𝐚-𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫! Today, the top 5 sellers from the PTO fundraiser were rewarded by putting a pie in their favorite teacher's face!! 🥧>>😎
Check out this morning's WCTE announcements show: https://www.youtube.com/live/Zmn1CRYLZsI?si=vdWGy3M51-QhVqvj&t=429
⭐️ Daxtyn Hines >> Mr. Bowers
⭐️ Taron Mitchell >> Mrs. Butler
⭐️ Cooper Damon >> Mrs. Rowe
⭐️ Channing Bassett (absent) >> Mrs. Hines
⭐️ Rylee Cooper >> Mrs. Carter
Through MIDFLORIDA's Gift of Reading program, CTE's and thousands of Kindergarten students throughout the area recently received a new book to help them develop a love of reading. Additionally, several of their employees visited classrooms earlier this week to read the book, Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever!
Members from our PTO energized our teachers & staff this morning with loaded tea deliveries! We appreciate them always thinking and recognizing our team!
➡️ Don't forget tomorrow is our annual Veterans Day program at 9:00am - visitors may begin checking in at 8:15 a.m. with a government-issued ID. Veterans who will be in attendance and who would like to be recognized can pre-register here: https://forms.gle/oAxCKxaj1m37afA47
Our October bus of the month is bus #54! 🚌🥳️
Each month we do a drawing for PBIS Bus of the Month. In order to be in the drawing the bus must have NO referrals all month. All students who ride the bus and the bus operator will get the treat of the month. Thanks for showing great Mustang behavior even on the bus!
🐷 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 🐷
We had one of the most wildly successful Kiss The Pig events! Historically, we have always donated to a student in need or a local non-profit. This year, unanimously the PTO planning committee and school staff suggested donating the pennies to a staff member who is battling cancer. We are overjoyed with our Mustangs who donated over $3300 to help with this individual's treatments! This is the most money raised by Kiss the Pig that anyone can remember! 😁😭🖤💛🐎
🪙 Least pennies collected, 8 cents: Principal, Mr. Kogelshatz
💰 Most pennies collected, $575++: 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Melendy
#ctemustangs #ctehoedown #ctehoedownthrowdown #CTEkissthepig
𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! 🍂🍁🦃
Can you even believe it?? November is here, which means lots of fall and holiday activities ahead!
View our November Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/7wkzn
This month’s activity calendar is very full, review it and make note of important days that pertain to your child.
Save the date! 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔 | 𝑨 𝑽𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝑻𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 - November 10, 2023 @ 9:00 am
A special Veterans Day music program to celebrate those of us who have served and continue to serve, provided by the students of Cracker Trail Elementary School.
With special guests, VFW 4300 Honor Guard and Highlands County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Brenda Longshore.
🍬 The Mustang Leadership team is once again collecting candy to give to troops who are currently on active duty. Anyone willing to donate can bring individually wrapped (non-chocolate) candy that can be dropped off in the boxes that will be at the CTE Veteran’s Day Program.
🎤 We'd love to recognize veterans who will be in attendance. Please fill out this short form for each veteran, or call the office at 863-471-5777. Reminder, all visitors to campus must present a valid government-issued ID.
🔗 https://forms.gle/oAxCKxaj1m37afA47
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🐴🐷🎟
5:30 - Mountain Dew Cloggers
5:55 - DU Dancers
6:15 - Mountain Dew Cloggers
6:45 - Hoedown Throwdown School-wide Dance
6:50 - Classroom Door Winner Announced 🚪
6:55 - KISS THE PIG 🐷
Our 4th graders had a fantastic day wrapping up their unit on the Middle Ages with a real-life experience at Medieval Times! 🐎🤴⚔️🤺
Thanks to everyone who came to parent-teacher conferences last week! We value this partnership. Each fall and spring, we ask families to take a brief survey about our school.
Please take 90 seconds to let us know how we are doing. We want to know what you think about your child’s school. The information from the survey will help us improve student relationships, learning conditions, and the school’s overall environment. Your answers are confidential and this survey is voluntary. If you scanned a QR code and took the survey during your conference, you do not need to complete this again. THANK YOU!
🔗 www.tinyurl.com/sbhc2324f
Thank you to PTO and all who helped organize a fun & delicious 🎃 day for our staff!
