📣 **We're Hiring!** 💙💛

Carthage Middle School is looking for a **Social Studies Teacher** to join our team for the 2027–28 school year!

Check out the flyer below for more information about the position and the great benefits our district offers!

📧 Interested applicants can contact Dr. Dustin Day at **dday@cesd317.org**.

Please help us spread the word! 💙💛

Good evening, this is a friendly reminder that all RePete candle orders are due Monday, November, 16th. Please have order forms and money turned into the office. Help the Carthage Middle school PTO make their fundraiser a success. Thank you and have a great weekend.

Two of our fourth graders earned the chance to lead our Friday morning announcements today by meeting their classroom expectations. Great job, Miss Presley Snyder and Mr. Grant Jacob, and thanks for helping Mrs. Jacoby with the announcements! 🎤

CESD #317 Families,
This is a reminder that there will be no school on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans Day.

School will resume on Thursday, November 12.

We are grateful to all veterans for their service and sacrifice. 🇺🇸

🍽️ We’re hiring! Carthage Elementary School District #317 is looking for a Kitchen Helper at Carthage Middle School.

The starting pay is $18.50 per hour for the 2026–27 school year. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., subject to change. Duties include washing dishes, sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor, and keeping the dishwashing area clean and organized. A food handler certificate is required.

To apply or ask questions, please contact Jacob Rowland, Food Service Director, at jrowland@cesd317.org.

For pay details, see Appendix A of the Support Staff Contract.

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

🥫 Our CESD Food Drive is next week, November 16–20!

Carthage Primary and Carthage Middle School are collecting unexpired, nonperishable food items for Tri-State Family Services. Check out the flyers for details for each building!

If you have questions, please reach out to your building’s Student Council sponsors.

• CPS — Mrs. Calvin and Miss Watson
• CMS — Mr. Finch

Thank you for helping support families in our community! 💙

Today is our last day for selling apple cider donuts!!!! Order forms and money are due tomorrow back to CPS!! We have a BIG fundraising goal to hit of 3 dozen per student or 500 dozen for our whole school! Please consider helping our PTO with this fundraiser- your support and contributions mean more than you know and make such an impact!! Thank you so much!! Carthage Primary PTO

🥤🎉 A sweet celebration for our first graders! Mrs. Carlisle’s and Mrs. Mynatt’s first grade classes tied for FIRST PLACE for participation during last week’s Red Ribbon dress-up week! Their school spirit earned each class a caffeine-free Polar Pop party! There were some VERY excited first graders when Mrs. Jacoby dropped off their Polar Pops this afternoon! Way to go, first grade! ❤️

🐾 Students helped Mrs. Jacoby welcome a special visitor! Officer Bishop stopped by during Miss Twaddle’s kindergarten class's PE time and introduced students to the new police canine! 🐕‍🦺💙 Thank you, Officer Bishop, for spending time with our students and introducing us to your new four-legged partner!

🎤 Mr. Zachary Lenz took over morning announcements today! This fourth grader earned the opportunity by meeting his classroom teacher’s expectations. What a fun way to celebrate his hard work and help kick off our school day! 🌟 Way to go, Zach! We’re proud of you! 👏

🎨 CPS families, mark your calendars! Our Art Show is Wednesday, November 18, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. Come enjoy our students’ artwork, purchase individual projects, and join us in the gym at 6 p.m. for the live auction!

See the attached flyers for more information. We hope to see you there! 💙💛

The Carthage Elementary School Board of Education would like to formally invite the public to the next board meeting, November 18, 2026. This meeting will take place at 7:00pm at the Middle School cafeteria – 640 Buchanan Street. During the discussion portion of the regular meeting, Fred Weber of GRP Builders and Tim King of King Financial Services will be at the meeting to present and answer any questions about a potential new middle school and the implications this would have on taxes. We look forward to seeing all of you on November 18th.

Two of our 4th graders earned the chance to help with morning announcements by meeting their teachers’ classroom expectations! Way to go, Mr. Leo & Mr. David! Keep up the great work! 💙👏

📅 Mark your calendars, CPS families! Join us for three special upcoming events:

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Assembly: Tuesday, November 10, at the IWHS Gym
🎨 CPS Art Show: Wednesday, November 18, at the CPS Gym
🎶 CPS Winter Music Concert: December 6, at the IWHS Gym

We look forward to coming together to honor our veterans and celebrate our students’ creativity and musical talents! Please see the attached flyers for more information.

Good evening, this is just a notification the middle school gym floor has been clear coated over the weekend. The last coat was completed 8:00 am Sunday. We are just wanting to inform parents and students that when they come to school on Monday, there may be some residual odor in the building. Thank you and have a good evening.

A special thank you to our two 4th grade announcement helpers today, Mr. Granger Kelly and Miss Emmy Maag!Their teacher recognized them for meeting classroom expectations, earning them a turn to help with announcements. Way to go! 💙

🎤 A special thank you to Miss Lenore Akers, our fourth-grade announcement helper earlier this week! She rocked it! 🌟 Our fourth graders sometimes earn the opportunity to help with announcements when their teacher recognizes great classroom behavior, academic achievements, or reaching a goal. We love seeing our students shine and celebrating their hard work! 💙

We wanted to send out a clarifying message to families regarding our PTO Directory. Communication has started going out this week for Halloween parties on 10/30! Please know that in order for us to be sending text messages to you from your room parent- you must fill out a permission slip. This consent to text is a formality that we must follow to ensure safety and permission from all families. We do really appreciate your understanding and we follow this protocol.  Please use the link below to fill out the directory if you would like to receive these messages. It is also very important to include your name, phone number and child’s name and classroom so we know what group to put your contact with and ensure you get the correct communication. If you could please get this filled out as soon as possible, we would really appreciate it as we would like to have these lists confirmed and done.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQv3KPcKrW-aOMuqQqRZsom2JajEpVroig07q8n7X7t3NRaQ/viewform?usp=header Again, if you have already filled out the online copy, or sent a paper copy back to school- you should be good to go and we appreciate it so much! If you are questioning if you sent the paper copy back to school- you can go ahead and submit online and we will double check for you!  Thank you for your collaboration and support to help make our classroom parties a success!  Carthage Primary PTO

❤️ Get ready for some fun at CPS! Join us for Red Ribbon Week dress-up days October 26–30 as we celebrate making healthy choices and staying drug free! We’ll also celebrate Día de los Muertos on Monday, November 2 by wearing black or bright colors. 🌼 Check out the flyer for each day’s theme. We can’t wait to see everyone join in!

📣 Join our team at Carthage Primary School! We’re seeking caring, dedicated educators for two openings: • Third Grade Teacher • Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Come make a difference in a supportive school community! For more information about either position and how to apply, please contact Principal Ryanne Jacoby at Carthage Primary School. Please share to help us find our next team members! 💙