Cherokee Trail Elementary

09/15/2026

We had a great run day! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️The sunshine came out just in time! ☀️☀️We are crushing our goals and are cruising right towards our end goal of $23,500. Keep donations coming until 9/22!

Donate below ⬇️

https://r4funds.com/cherokeetrailrun26/

09/14/2026

Dear Parents and Families,

Mrs. Whittingham is looking for parent volunteers to help make this year’s Field Day the best one ever! 🎉

Field Day for grades 1–6 will take place on Friday, September 25, and we would love your help making it a fun and memorable day for our students. (Kindergarten field day is in the Spring)

Please sign up using the link below if you are available to volunteer:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054FAEA622A02-65687422-grades #/

Berry Blendz smoothies will be available for purchase as well. $4 each, cash only

Thank you for helping make Field Day a wonderful experience for our students. We truly appreciate your support!

We are in need of volunteers for field day. Please sign up for a spot below.

09/13/2026

We are doing great so far CTE! We have one more week to reach our goal Please help by sharing with family and friends so we can have the best for our school.

Run day is September 15th.

Donate here ➡️
https://www.r4funds.com/cherokeetrailrun26/

Sign up to volunteer on run day here ➡️
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094CA4AE2CA46-65710066-funrun #/

09/08/2026

We kicked off our annual fun run today at CTE! Please help your student get started by sharing our fundraiser by email, text or social media. Find the link below!

https://www.r4funds.com/cherokeetrailrun26/

08/28/2026

This has become one of our favorite back to school traditions! 🍦 We loved seeing so many of you out supporting CTE last night. Many thanks to our staff for showing up and making it extra special for our students.

08/27/2026

We would love to see you tonight at Cold Stone to support CTE! Find a list of teachers below to see when they are scooping ice cream! 🍦

4:00-4:30 - Mr. Halley, Ms. Zavadil, Mrs. Dunker

4:30-5:00 - Ms. Christou, Ms. Labate, Mrs. Boutilier

5:00-5:30 - Mrs. Metheney & Mrs. Taraba

5:30 - 6:00 - Mrs. Long, Mr. Bartuska, Mrs. Howard

6:00 - 6:30 - TBD

6:30 - 7:00 - Mrs. Bosco, Mrs. Tyler & Ms. Ranieri

7:00 - 7:30 - Mrs. Jakubowski, Ms. Carey & Mrs. Scott

7:30 - 8:00 - Preschool Ms. Shayla and Ms. Megan

08/20/2026

REMINDER:
PLC Late Start Fridays begin tomorrow!
21Aug26

more about PLC Fridays @:
https://cte.dcsdk12.org/family-resources/friday-late-start-beginning-202627-school-year

08/13/2026

We had a banner opening day at CTE!!!
Welcome to all of our students and families ...
it's going to be an amazing year!! ⚾️

Opening Day ...Every kid, every inning, no strikes!

08/07/2026

Mrs. DeRose welcomed most of our amazing staff back to school today! It’s Opening Day at CTE and we are so excited to see our incredible students soon!

07/28/2026

Calling all Cherokee Trail Elementary Runners! It is time to register to run like a Cheetah! This year's theme is Jungle Animals. In addition to ribbons, you will be running laps to earn animal print bracelets and secret bonus prizes.

20 laps - White Ribbon and Giraffe Bracelet
40 laps - Red Ribbon and Zebra Bracelet
60 laps - Blue Ribbon and Tiger Bracelet
80 laps - Purple Ribbon and Cheetah Bracelet
100 laps - Silver Ribbon + secret bonus prize
120 laps - Gold Ribbon + secret bonus prize

Eligibility
Open to Grades 1-6, as well as staff and parent mentors (K only if parent is a mentor)

Training Schedule
Mondays & Wednesdays (Aug 24-Sept 14)

Time
7:40 am to 8:25 am

Registration Fee
$25.00 per participant (Paid via MySchoolBucks). Search "Run Club" under the School Store on MySchoolBucks to pay.

Registration Deadline
August 23, 2026 (Strictly no late entries!)

Link to Register
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceVera_zMg-9irE1m1EuQT6wtGaJuPJyQjGsvLtgLZjtH8-w/viewform