The Cherry Street Connection

Greetings Parents and Students,  If you have internet access and a Playstation 4 or Xbox, did you know you can use either to connect to Google Classroom? Mr. Schuba mentioned this in a post recently, and I've found some instructions online ("Thank you," Utica City School District in New York State for your directions.) The following link will tell you how to do this in a step-by-step fashion. The second link it so an article that also describes how to do this, but also includes how to find the Google Classroom app.  Using PS4 and Xbox (instructions):  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gwIY5gyrgG99qbB7PNTKVdIrUoy-PLs51uHB7Nue_cU/edit?usp=sharing Article on using App, PS4, and Xbox: https://edtechawesomeness.com/2020/03/17/access-google-classroom-with-your-phone-your-xbox-or-your-playstation/ Hope this helps. -Mr. Moore

The attached link is the Extended Learning Plan for Cherry Street Intermediate. This will give you a brief rundown of what to expect over the rest of the school year. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you, and please stay safe.  Extended Learning Plan:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dKdwZo3cbEfeM61JaLCIY11I_EYbuRjTLVP3Wju4qpQ/edit?usp=sharing

Due to school being closed, Mrs. Kik, the CSI Counselor wanted to open up “Virtual Office Hours” to Cherry Street students starting Wednesday, April 1st, to offer up another person to talk to during these difficult and uncertain times. Mrs. Kik will be available to talk with students who have any needs or concerns. To contact her, you will need to send her an email (Mrs. Kik:  rkik@kpschools.com) ; she will send you a “Google Meeting” code to either call into with your phone, or to login with an internet capable device. The days and times she will have her “Virtual Office Hours” will be Wednesday, April 1st, and Friday, April 3rd from 11am-4pm. Mrs. Kik wishes you all the best!

Greetings, Parents! This is a follow up to our Facebook post from last night.  The staff is pulling together worksheets and providing links for students to practice the skills they have been working on recently in their classes. It is important that students complete this work, so when they return to school on April 6, we can resume class as normal as possible. We will also provide links to educational sites that students can use to further fine-tune their skills.  We will have packets available for students who are absent today for pick up after school. The office will be open until 3:30. As we receive more information, we will share out to the community as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.  - Mr. Moore

Greetings Parents, this is a quick reminder to please make sure your child has their coat when they leave for school. With the warmer weather, we have had an uptick in the number of students who are not bringing a coat to school. Even though it is warmer, it is still too cold for them to not have a coat at school. If you can help us out with this, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your help. 

Parents:  The 5th grade cookie orders are in today. If your child sold cookies, please come up and get them. You can pick them up anytime this afternoon before 4:00. Thank you.

CSI had a practice lockdown yesterday (2/19/2020) at 2:00. Local law enforcement and first-responders attended and helped us run the lockdown. I'd like to thank, and commend, the staff and students for their excellent response time to the drill. They did a great job of following our procedures. Thank you for being awesome! Mr. Moore

Next week will be Spirit Week! Below is a list of the days and the themes that we will have at Cherry Street. Join us in the fun!!! Monday, Feb 10: Swinter: (dress as summer and winter together) Tuesday, Feb 11: Sports Team or Team Colors Day Wednesday, Feb 12: Backwards Day Thursday, Feb 13: Blue and White Day Friday, Feb. 14: Red, White, or Pink Day

Just a friendly reminder that next week will be a slightly different schedule: Monday, January 20: No School for Students. Staff have professional development (sorry staff, you still have to work).  Tuesday, January 21 & Wednesday, January 22:  Normal school days for all! Thursday, January 23:  1/2 day for students; Full day for staff. School dismisses at 11:10. Friday, January 24:  1/2 day for students; Full day for staff. School dismisses at 11:10.

There has been some questions regarding boys basketball at the 4th and 5th grade level. Here is the information we have at this time: Practice will begin on January 14, 2020.  Practice runs from 5:30-7:00 at the Cherry Street Gym. Practice will be every Tuesday and Thursday starting on the 14th.  Cost: $30 per player. This includes: Game Jersey Shoot-around Shirt If you have any questions, you can email Coach Cory Heier at kalkaskabasketball@gmail.com Sign up sheets will be in the CSI office, or you can print one from the following links: 4th Grade:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3aCiSuVKWWMUtDVVRmRkNoRWN5NlB0VlVxMHdFN2RxelJj/view?usp=sharing 5th Grade:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3aCiSuVKWWbktMUjM5MWxUNGlaRDctbW1Tc2RYTGtua2JF/view?usp=sharing

This is the first day of break. CSI wishes everyone safe travels over the holidays. We will see you when school resumes on January 6th . Please be safe over the break.

Greetings, Parents and Students, SEEDS is an after school program that will be offered at Cherry Street after the Holiday Break. Mr. Brian Klauer will be our site coordinator. He visited the classrooms today to give a brief rundown of the program. Students left with a small sheet of paper that had information for parents to read. SEEDS is a great program that provides engaging opportunities for students after school. It also provides students with a meal and assistance with their studies. If you are interested in more information about the program, the link below will take you to the Parent/Guardian Handbook for the program. This will provide a comprehensive rundown of the program and what it offers. If you are interested in signing your child up for the program, applications will be in the office after the break. Please note that students can only attend after their application has been approved by the SEEDS program. We are looking forward to the opportunities this program can offer...

The CSI Holiday Concert is tomorrow!!! Below is the concert schedule and room assignments for where to drop off the students: 6:00pm  - 4th Grade Arrives (see Room Assignments Below) 6:30pm  - 4th Grade Concert Begins 7:00pm  - 5th Grade Arrives (See Room Assignments Below) 7:30pm  - 5th Grade Concert Begins Room Assignments (Please drop students off at these rooms): Drivers Ed Room:  4th Grade - Mrs. Bassett's Class 5th Grade - Ms. Conrad's Class Room 100: 4th Grade - Mrs. Willis's Class 5th Grade - Mrs. Tourre's Class Band Room: 4th Grade - Mrs. Roger's Class 5th Grade - Mr. Schumann's Class Band Room: 4th Grade - Mr. McCarty's Class 5th Grade - Mrs. Liverance's Class

4th and 5th Grade Boys Basketball Mr. Baker will be opening the Rapid City Gym from 3pm-5pm on December 7th and 14th for any 4th and 5th grade boy interested in playing basketball. If you have any questions, feel free to call him at 231-492-7789. We hope to see you there!

Kalkaska K-8 Wrestling will be starting up on December 2nd, 2019. If you are interested, take a look at the information listed below:

There will be no Lego Club Robotics this week (11/18-11/22). 

Greetings Parents,  Report cards were sent home yesterday. If you have not been given it, or it has mysteriously disappeared, please let the office know, and we will be happy to print another. Also, a few eagle-eyed parents noticed that the GPA didn't print. (Nice catch, we missed that one.) If you would like your child's report card reprinted with the GPA on it, please let the office know; we will be more than happy to print another. 

This is a long time coming: Mrs. Dimon's advisory class visited Cherry Street on the Friday of the Homecoming football game. They spent a good chunk of the morning earning community service hours helping clean out the Cherry Street basement. We did manage to get all of the kids back...no one disappeared. We are very thankful for the time and effort they put in. Thank you for the help! Mrs. Dimon's Advisory You never know what you'll find in the basement!

Greetings, Parents and Teachers! This is a reminder that there will be a PTO meeting tomorrow, October 24th, at Cherry Street. This meeting will start at 3:45 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Cherry Street would like to thank all of the parents and guardians that were able to make it to the parent/teacher conferences last Thursday. We know it is often hard to find the time to meet with your child's teachers, but we appreciate you making the effort. If you were unable to make the meetings, you are welcome to call and schedule a time to meet via phone with your child's teachers. Thanks again, everyone, for the support. You Rock!