THE BRIDGE TO SECONDARY SUCCESS * VOLUME 3 ISSUE 11 / MARCH 15, 2016
This group of Walk and Roll participants met at the Target trailhead one day last fall.
ALP application
deadline this Friday

Students who have successfully completed the Advanced Learning Program in the third grade at Carrollton Elementary School or the fourth grade at Carrollton Middle School will remain in the program for the 2016-2017 school year.

For others who want to be considered, the deadline to apply for the CMS Advanced Learning Program is this Friday, March 18. Parents may download the application packet for their convenience. Learn more

Pre-K registration 
begins March 21

Carrollton Elementary School will have lottery registration for prekindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year beginning Monday, March 21, through Friday, March 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Children must be four years old on or before Sept. 1 and reside in the city limits of Carrollton to be eligible for Pre-K. More

Time to register 
for kindergarten

CES kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year is under way. To set an appointment, please call the registrar's office at 770-832-2726.

Students who do not live in the Carrollton city limits also are eligible to register.

Non-residents go through an application process at registration and are required to pay a tuition fee of $500 per family to attend Carrollton City Schools if accepted. Learn more 
 

The Link issues 
linked to archive 

Would you like to revisit past editions of The Link? An online archive has been created and linked to the  CMS website, or just go straight to the  archive!

Online payments
make life easier
 
Don't forget you can pay non-resident tuition, field trip fees, after-school program payments and make class donations online through RevTrak. Pay for school meals through EZSchoolPay. It's that easy!
 

These student cyclists met at the Hay's Mill trailhead and rode to school on this section of the Greenbelt by Buffalo Creek.
Walk and Roll spring
kickoff this Wednesday
After a successful launch last spring, Carrollton City Schools once again has joined Tanner Health System and a local Safe Routes to School initiative to promote Walk and Roll, an effort to draw attention to the value of walking and biking to school as alternatives to riding in cars.

With the popular Carrollton Greenbelt routed through Carrollton City Schools, advocates encourage families to start using the trail and sidewalks on campus to get to school in an effort to not only to alleviate traffic, but to encourage physical activity among our students.

This spring's kickoff celebration will be held next Wednesday, March 16, and will feature a variety of activities to jump start the day - and the program - for the rest of the school year.

* Start walking or rolling from the Hay's Mill
or Target GreenBelt trailheads between 7:15
and 7:30
* Meet at the celebration tent that will be set up
between CES and CMS along the Greenbelt
* Be on the lookout for free gifts
* Meet Captain Carrot, Broccoli Boy and
Rude-a-bay Girl
* Pick up a Grab N' Go breakfast in the school
cafeteria before you head to class
* Join students and parents walking daily
through the end of the school year!

All students or student groups must be accompanied by an adult. Read this brochure to learn more.
Cruz wins DAR essay contest

Carrollton Middle School sixth grader Brooklin Cruz wrote an essay during her Trojan Time for a Daughters of the American Revolution contest earlier this year and she has won first place locally and first place in the district. A ceremony presentation for her and the other entrants will be held April 16 at 11 a.m. at the Neva Lomason Library here in Carrollton. Read her essay here, written about the Stamp Act. Congratulations, Brooklin!

KIDS CORNER
How have you enjoyed the Walk and Roll initiative?


"I really enjoy riding my bike on the Greenbelt. We drive to my friend's house on the golf course in the morning and then we ride our bikes on the Greenbelt to the middle school. We do this whenever the weather is appropriate. We started riding more recently because of the warmer weather and sunnier days. My mom, brother, and sister ride with me along with a group of friends."

Micah Alba
Fifth Grade


"It is a fun way to get together with your friends. We start at the golf course and end up at the elementary school then I ride my bike to the middle school just before school starts. Our parents ride with us to the schools. We usually have a large group that rides with us but sometimes it is just me and a couple of other good friends that ride."

Hudson Blackmon
Fifth Grade


"I think it is a neat way to travel to school. We start sometimes at the Target parking lot and ride our bikes pass the junior high school and cross over to get to the middle school. I have a group of really good friends that travels with us. We had to stop riding our bike during the winter months because it was too cold but now we are starting it back up again because of the warm weather and I am really enjoying it."

Reece Williams 
Fifth Grade