
Contact CES or participating CES students to order your Moon Pies!




You’re invited to participate in Calhoun Family Engagement’s Acts of Kindness Challenge! When you complete one of the acts of kindness, color in the box or cover it with a sticker. The middle spot with lines is for you to write in an act of kindness of your choice. If you fill in the entire board by August 29th, turn it in to Mrs. Leslie Tucker and your family’s name will be placed in a drawing for a family prize! If you need a copy sent home, please email ltucker@mcminnschools.com or download here: https://5il.co/2tm1l


Good News Club will begin Wednesdays in September for registered students. Students in grades K - 5 may stay after school until 4:30. Please see the clubs section of calhounminks.com to learn about GNC! You may read info and register here: https://cefchattanooga.breezechms.com/form/df533f198722988726


Students may earn their ticket to the Air Elite Dunk Team Show at Calhoun Show by selling Moon Pies! $200 in sales earns the student VIP status on the court!


Support our Calhoun students playing on the McMinn Middle Softball Team!


Basketball Open Gym will begin August 19. It will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4:45 for students with signed permission only. Prompt transportation must arrive to back gym door by 4:45. No adults may enter gym, and Saturday open gyms are no longer being held. Students may get permission forms from front office or download here:
https://5il.co/2thn0


The invitation for Huntsville Space Trip is now being extended to 3rd, 7th, & 8th graders with accompanying adult. If you’d like a form sent home, please email cgarrison@mcminnschools.com or call the front office. You may view the form with complete details here:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2197/ce/4632727/STREAM_Trip_Space_Center.pdf


Reach for the Moon... Pie! Sales begin today!


Cheer Try-outs for 6th - 8th graders will be next week.



Book Fair is coming! That means we need volunteers! Please use the link below to sign up digitally or return the form being sent home with students.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B44ADAD2BA5FC1-47023236-book#/


Welcome home, Tala!


Calhoun Relay for Life invites you to Athens Movie Palace August 13 at 6 pm for Harold and the Purple Crayon. Tickets are $8 with proceeds going to Relay for Life. Please purchase tickets from CES. Forms have been sent home, or you may view it here: https://5il.co/2t6z5


Grades 4-6 plus Beta Members are invited to attend an "Ultimate Field Trip" to the US Space and Rocket Center on Saturday, August 24. Below is the link to the form with complete details. Please email cgarrison@mcminnschools.com if you need the form sent home or have questions. We still have seats open. Register soon!
https://5il.co/2s0jo


Cross country practice for middle school will begin Tuesday at 4:00. Meet at the Regional Park lower pavilion (by the pond). 6-8 boys and girls.
If students are interested, they need to make contact with pamnile@mcminnschools.com


Day 2 of school tomorrow for most of our Minks. PreK and Kindergarten students please refer to your staggered start schedule. For morning drop off, please form 2 lines from Sherwood Ave to the back gate and merge every other car. It’s going to be a great first week at the best school EVER!


Join us in welcoming back SRO Brittany!


What a great Open House and First Day at the Best.School.EVER!






Calhoun School 2024 Open House
Thursday, August 1
5:00 - 6:30
Please reserve front circle parking and cafeteria entrance (door 13) for voters. Find your classroom, meet your teacher, stop by any of the info stations that apply to your family, and grab dinner from food vendors! Here's what information will be available and where you can find them!


Info for Kindergarten families

