Carnelian Elementary -

October brings a lot of awareness and a lot of Spirit Days for students to participate in! This is the last week we will encourage orange on Wednesday for our character trait, Responsibility. Student Senate will reward the classes with the highest participation! Friday, we are inviting our community to wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. Next week, PTA has a great Red Ribbon Week planned!

Did you miss Coffee with the Principal last week? Don't worry! Mrs. Williams sent an email with the presentation and handouts to all Carnelian families. This month's topic was PBIS and Bully Prevention lessons and reporting procedures. October is Bully Prevention Month and our students will be learning the definition of bullying and what they can do to respond and help prevent it. Our school counselor, Ms. Moreno also helped create a student video so that we can hear from our Cardinal students on the topic of bullying. There is also a Family Newsletter on Bully Prevention so that the discussion can continue at home as well.

October 1st is an exciting day!

Tomorrow is our PTA Footloose Fundraiser Dance-a-thon event! PTA provided each Cardinal student with a free shirt to wear! We are looking forward to some dancing fun tomorrow! Cardinals-remember to wear your Footloose Fundraiser shirts! See you on the dance floor!

Hello Carnelian Families! PTA President, Jason Fell just held our Footloose Fundraiser Kick Off assembly this morning, so our fundraiser event has officially started and the kids are excited! The next few days are going to be filled with fun as we discover new worlds and work together to raise $30,000 for Assemblies, Award Lunches, School Events, Teacher Appreciation, etc.. at Carnelian Elementary! Every student will participate in the fun through a character-building program, event day, and school incentives. Here are a few things you can do to help us reach our big goals! Register your student at MyBooster.com to join the fun. Search for “Carnelian Elementary.” Donate and share. We are encouraging every family to share their donation page with 10 people. Throughout the week, each class will earn fun rewards based on how much they raise on their classroom tracker. When a class earns a reward, this adds some extra awesomeness to their day. I will keep you updated! 10/01/2025: Event Day. This is our epic celebration day for Carnelians Footloose Fundraiser! P.S. Prizes are primarily earned by email shares, so log on to mybooster.com and use the easy email feature today Thank you in advance for helping us reach our goals! Thank you for participating! Carnelian PTA & Carnelian Elementary

Hello Carnelian Families! Please check your email for the Cardinal Updates Monthly newsletter for October! There is alot happening!

Yellow is the color we wear on Wednesdays for our character trait of the month, Respect! Yellow is our visual reminder that respect is seeing value in all people and things and treating them with care.

Carnelian Community! Remember that dismissal is at 1:10 for the next 3 days due to parent conferences. K-5 will be on modified schedule for the remainder of the week. Thank you!

Congratulations Carnelian Elementary for receiving the PBIS Silver Award recognition! This recognition is for the hard work and dedication our community puts in to making sure our students know what it means to do things “The Cardinal Way”, by being safe, kind and proud. We are proud of this achievement and we are grateful to our staff and families for supporting this process!

Want to know what it means to be a Title 1 school? Join us tonight on google meet and we can show you! The meet link will be sent to your email just before 5:00. 👍🏻

As we remember the events of 9/11, we can’t forget the bravery and sacrifice of the First Responders on that day. Carnelian would like to recognize and honor the First Responders in our community this Wednesday. @altalomaschools @carnelian_pta @explore.carnelian

There's a 3-day weekend coming up Carnelian!

Hello Carnelian Community! The monthly Cardinal Update newsletter will be going out soon. In the meantime, here are some upcoming events for your calendar! Our Dine Out Event on September 4th is at The Habit! In the month of September, students, staff and the community are encouraged to wear yellow on Wednesdays as this is the color connected to our character trait of the month, Respect. More info to come on our new character program, but just wanted to put it on your radar!

See you all tonight!

Hello Carnelian Community! Join us this Thursday for Back to School Night! PTA Meeting at 5:00 PM in MPR. Grades 1-3 classroom presentations at 5:30 PM. Grades 4-5 presentations in MPR at 6:00 PM. GATE Parent Meeting in MPR at 6:30 PM. Playground supervision for students so parents can attend the teacher presentations. See you on Thursday!

Join us next Thursday for Back to School Night!

Carnelian Cardinals in grades 1-5 begin their I-Ready Diagnostic Assessments next week! We are encouraging our students to take their time and do their best. We use the data from these assessments to determine which students need extra support and which students are ready for enrichment learning. Let’s go Cardinals!

We are beyond excited to see our Carnelian Cardinals on Monday! Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Proud and have a GREAT Cardinal day!