Hello Cherokee Families,
We hope you all had a great weekend!
Thank you for continuing to support and encourage our students to start the school year strong by being on time every day, being present every day, and giving their best effort every day. We appreciate your support at home.
A few carline reminders: 1) Please pull as far forward as possible before dropping your student off. 2) Please DO NOT drop off at the athletic/west parking lot as this is where our busses drop off. Please DO NOT drop your children off on the street. 3) After you have dropped your child off you may, with extreme caution, pull out to the left and exit our parking lot. Remember we have two exits you may use.
Thank you for your patience as the first days always take the longest due to new families learning our procedures. Please let me know if you have any questions at any time.
Here are a few updates and reminders for you:
1. Daily Announcement and website – Remember you can stay closely connected with these listed events and even more each day by visiting our website HERE. Our Daily Announcements are updated Monday – Friday.
2. Stay connected – Via Remind (text message service) by texting @Principalp to 81010 Follow us on Twitter @CherokeeSPS and/or follow us on Instagram at CherokeeSPS
Also, if you do not receive this via email and would like to please email me at wtpowers@spsmail.org to be added to our email list.
3. PTSA yearly calendar & Clothing Bank signup – Here is the YEARLY CALENDAR with other dates of note and all meeting dates as well. Our next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 7:30 a.m. in the library. You can also find Cherokee PTSA on Facebook HERE. We are looking for volunteers for the SPS PTSA Clothing Bank. Click HERE for dates and times and to sign up. Thank you!
4. PTSA fundraiser – Students received information last week about our annual PTSA fundraiser. This is NOT a required activity. More information can be found on our website. Turn in date is Sept. 6 and 7. Thank you in advance for supporting our PTSA and our students!
5. We have an amazing team here at Cherokee. Thank you to all the families who submitted a recognition last year! You have no idea how much this means to our teachers and staff. You can complete an Employee Recognition Form here to show them your appreciation. No recognition is too small. Thank you for taking the time to recognize and celebrate our staff!
6. IGNiTE – Our students received their Chromebooks last week. Check out this website for more information on IGNiTE. Our website also has links to more information at the top left-hand side of the page under IGNiTE.
7. Superintendent Senior Open Forum representative – Dr. Jungmann is asking each site to identify a “senior” representative this year. This could be a guardian, grandparent, etc. If you or someone you know would be willing please have them contact me as soon as possible. Below are the dates, times, and locations.
Friday, October 21
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
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KAC Board Room
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Friday, December 2
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
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KAC Board Room
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Friday, February 10
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
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KAC Board Room
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Friday, April 7
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
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KAC Board Room
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Friday, May 12
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10:00 – 11:00 AM
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KAC Board Room
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8. We need volunteers for Character Ed and Book talk – Please contact Mrs. Wilson at jrwilson@spsmail.org if you are interested in helping with Character Ed or have questions. You can contact Mrs. Bengsch at jbengsch@spsmail.org if you are interested in book talk or have more questions.
Also, anyone wanting to volunteer at Cherokee must complete this BACKGROUND CHECK as soon as possible.
9. Bell schedules for Cherokee – We use a few different bell schedules during the school year. These will help you when planning for lunch, appointments, etc. This LINK will take you to a folder with the following schedules - Character Ed, Morning assembly, Sports/Pep Assembly, and our regular bell schedule. The dates are listed at the top of each schedule.
10. No school for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5th.
11. First Progress Report – will be sent home on Friday, Sept. 9th. Please contact teachers with any concerns.
12. My SPS app – Have you downloaded the new SPS app? You can find it for Android and Apple in the app store. Search My SPS for Springfield Public Schools.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at any time.
Have a great week and as always #GoIndians
Bill Powers
Principal
Cherokee Middle School
420 E. Farm Road 182
Springfield, MO 65810
Ph: 417-523-7210
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler
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