CES PIRATE POST
10/11/2026
CES Pirate Family,
Quarter 2: October 12-December 18
Parent Portal Letters Grades 3-5
Families should have received the Parent Portal letter in the mail that families will be using to access state testing: ILEARN Checkpoints, I AM, WIDA, and IREAD results. This is an important document that you will want to keep. You will use this to access all of your child’s state assessment scores throughout their school years. This will give you immediate access to your child’s results!
A Note from the Treasurer
Parents, when sending money to school for sports camps, final forms, or other activities, please place the money in an envelope clearly labeled with: Your child’s name, the amount enclosed, and what the money is for. This small step helps our teachers and office staff make sure your money gets safely and accurately to where it needs to go. Thank you for helping us keep everything organized.
CES Family Night and PTO Trunk or Treat- Oct. 22nd 5:00-6:30
We welcome families to attend our Level Up Family Literacy Night where families can play games centered around reading and afterwards attend our PTO sponsored Trunk or Treat. We welcome students to dress in costume for this event and encourage families to then attend the CHS Track or Treat event from 7:00-8:30 at the high school!
Track or Treat at CHS- Thursday, October 22nd 7:00 – 8:30
Through SAIL (Scholar Athlete Innovative Leaders) and the CHS athletic teams will be sponsoring a track or treat event starting at 7:00 PM Kids can dress in costume, walk the track, get candy, and check out their local CHS athletic teams dressed in costume too! The cost is $5 and proceeds benefit the SAIL scholarship and North Clark Outreach Center’s Elf Tree.
National Anthem Auditions
Have you ever been told that you have a beautiful singing voice? Do you play a musical instrument? If so, we’d love to highlight your talents before our Home Basketball games this school year. Please pick up an audition form from your Music Teacher. Once the form is turned in, you will be given an audition day and time that will take place during the school day.
Media Squad-4th or 5th Grade
Mrs. Shanks is hosting an after school club of student library helpers. This club will meet daily until 4:30 PM. Students will shelve books, clean the library, prep library stations, and do a weekly Book Club. Please see Mrs. Shanks for a permission slip, due Oct. 16th.
PTO News
- Our next PTO Meeting will be Wednesday, October 14th at 6pm.
- Our October restaurant give back will be Jaggers in Jeffersonville on October 12, and it will be all day. I will send the graphics once we get them in.
- Thank you to everyone who donated for our Pirate Quest to help us reach our goal! Our PTO appreciates it and the teachers and students do too!
Scholastic Book Fair- October 19-30
We need volunteers to work our school book fair. Volunteer Book Fair Sign Up Volunteers will receive a $30 gift certificate to use at the bookfair.
eWallet Enrollment Now Open! eWallet is the safest, most secure way to shop the Scholastic Book Fair on October 20-24. We encourage all families to take advantage of this cashless option for their student shoppers. Please use the following link to create you eWallet account for a more efficient shopping experience! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/charlestownelementaryschl
Charlestown Youth Wrestling League
The Charlestown Wrestling League is an opportunity for the youth in our community to explore the sport of wrestling. It will be open to children grades K-5th grade. The clinic will focus on footwork, balance, coordination, flexibility, and basic fundamentals of wrestling. Wrestlers will learn takedowns, turns, escapes, and scoring/rules. The clinic will last 8 weeks and wrestlers will receive two practices a week at the high school from 6:00-7:00. The first practice will be Tuesday October 20th, and Thursday October 22nd. A schedule for the rest of the season will be given out the first week. There will be two scheduled inter squad meets where each wrestler will get at least two matches. This year we are capping the league to the first 60 wrestlers to sign up. If you sign up after the cap you will be notified. The cost of the league is $100 and money is due at the time of registration. Includes T-Shirt. Practices and registration will be held in the high school wrestling room. The parking lot is off Basham Dr. Sign Up Form
Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball Youth League- Grades k-6
This is a youth league sponsored by the CHS girls basketball team and coach. Registration Link The cost is $60. Please direct questions to Coach Matthews at 812-704-6944.
CMS Spooktacular Event: Spook Flyer 2026
Your Principals,
Sara Porter, Principal (PreK – Grade 2) sporter@gccschools.com
Jamie Spear, Assistant Principal (PreK – Grade 2) jspear@gccschools.com
Aimee Doherty, Principal (Grades 3-5) aidoherty@gccschools.com
Jillian Richardson, Assistant Principal (Grades 3-5) jrichardson@gccschools.com
Charlestown Elementary School Student Handbook
Charlestown Elementary School Student Handbook (Spanish)
Student Rights and Responsibilities
CES Calendar of Dates
October
5-9 Fall Break
15 Basketball: FSES at CES
19-30 Scholastic Book Fair
19 Basketball: CES at NWES
20-22 Math ILEARN Checkpoint 1
22 Fall Family Night 5:00-6:30
27-29 ELA ILEARN Checkpoint 1
28 Basketball: RES at CES
30 Fall PTO Party
November
2 Basketball: NES at CES
3 Teacher Day Only
7 Robotics Competition
9 Basketball: CES at Pike
12 Basketball: Utica at CES
18 Picture Retakes
18 Basketball: PES at CES
21 Basketball: First Round of Tourney
23-24 CES Family Thanksgiving Dinner
25-27 Thanksgiving Break
December
1 Basketball:Semi-finals
3 Basketball: Championship
4 CMS Shipwreck Singer Visits CES
7 Red Cross Blood Drive Grade 3-5 Presentations
8 Red Cross Blood Drive 3-7
15-17 Boys Basketball Tryouts
21-1/1 Winter Break