CFIE Family Newsletter
Friday, February 17, 2023
CFIE Mission:
#CFIEReady4theWorld
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD!
- Please keep your child's lunch account up to date so they have enough money on their account to purchase their breakfast/lunch and, if you allow, snacks can be purchased too- OCS Nutrition makes it easy by having a way to make payments online! Did you know that meal charges left unpaid follow your child each year? When they get to middle and high school, students who owe money for meal charges may not be able to try out for extracurricular activities like sports and may not be permitted to walk the stage at graduation unless these charges are paid! If you think you may qualify for free or reduced meals, please complete the online application (http://www.lunchapplication.com/). Be sure to also send money for meals while you wait for the decision on approval!
- LOST & FOUND OVERFLOWING WITH JACKETS! If your child is missing a jacket, chances are it can be found in our lost and found located in the cafeteria! Please have your child visit to find any lost items/jackets! See picture inset to see if you see it!
2/20- Staff Workday- no school for students
2/21- ACCESS for ELL testing begins - if your child is testing (letters were sent home this week), please make sure they are on time for school these next two weeks and have a fully charged laptop for grades 1-5.
2/21- Battle of the Books Round One- wish our team luck! If they advance to the next round, that will take place on 2/24!
2/24 - Interim Reports are Coming Home!
2/25 - Odyssey of the Mind Competition- Queens Creek Elem, Swansboro- we have two teams competing this year! Come cheer them on and see AMAZING creativity of students from NC’s Coastal Region!!
TITLE I NEWS! WE NEED READERS for READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK!
Read Across America Readers Needed (February 27 - March 3)
Would you like to share you reading talents with CFIE? We'd love to have you come share a story with us as we celebrate Read Across America Week! Please complete the form below and we will be in contact with you to set up a time to come visit. If you have any questions, please reach out to Melanie McGuire at melanie.mcguire@onslow.k12.nc.us. We look forward to hearing from you! See below for our week of fun attire to wear during this week!
Here is the link for the guest reader sign up: https://forms.office.com/r/Pqxra9zKhP
The next Parent Workshop Night is Thursday, March 2nd, from 5-7 pm!
100th Day of School - February 10th!
CFIE Celebrates Black History Month!
Sweetheart Dance - February 10, 2023
MFLC Corner
Information directly from Camp Lejeune and New River:
PCS’ing and Need Flights?
Take a copy of your basic orders to Camp Lejeune DMO, Building 1011, as soon as possible to begin arranging OCONUS travel. Have Pets? AMC flight schedules and pet spaces are available 90 days out.
Peak Season is around the corner, seats and pet spaces will be very competitive and often difficult to reserve the closer we get to your departure date.
May FY23 is now open, and June FY23 will be opening in a few weeks.
The earlier you come to DMO, THE BETTER!
Lost and Found
The Provost Marshal Office would like to remind you, if you have lost items on Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River, please contact the Lost and Found Custodian, Mr. Sam Stolfa at 910-450-7578, or come to PMO Headquarters, Physical Security Department located at Building 58 on Virginia Dare Drive. Items residing within Lost and Found are phones, keys, watches, sunglasses, jewelry, electronics, and other various items. All items left over 120 days will be destroyed.
Warm-Up Tournament
Mar 4 & 5 | 8:30AM | Paradise Point Golf Course, Camp Lejeune
Register now for your chance to qualify for a spot on the Camp Lejeune’s team in the upcoming 50th Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate Golf Championship! Entry fee is $30 and includes prize fund (merchandise certificates) and meal on Sunday. Entry fee does not include greens or cart fees. Flighted by handicap. Sign up by 5PM on Mar. 1 in the Paradise Point Golf Course Pro Shop. Open to the public. Info: www.mccslejeune-newriver.com/golf 910-451-5445
Hadnot Point Marine Mart Closing Feb. 10 for Renovations
Hadnot Point Marine Mart will close for renovations at 3PM on Feb. 10. It will tentatively reopen in the fall. As an alternative, please visit Wallace Creek Marine Mart or Central Area Marine Mart. We appreciate your patience during this time.
Free Tax Preparation at the Installation Tax Center
The Tax Centers on Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River are now open. The tax centers are open to all service members, their families and retirees.
MCB Camp Lejeune Tax Center
Bldg. 50 on Lucy Brewer Ave.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Unit and Individual Appointments
Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon for E-5 and below
910-451-3030 or 5351
MCAS New River Tax Center
Bldg. AS-216 on Bancroft St. (1st Floor)
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
910-449-6169
https://www.newriver.marines.mil/Staff-Judge-Advocate/Tax-Center/
Both tax centers are offering a drop-off and pick-up program for Tax Year 2022 basic tax returns (federal and state returns). Drop-off services are available anytime during normal hours of operation. For more information, please contact the tax center.
Register Now for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition-East
Weapons Training Battalion will host the MCMC-East at the Stone Bay Range Complex, March 6-17, 2023. The competition will consist of 10 training days over a two-week period. Week one will consist of history of the CIAP, instruction on firing positions, dry fire, zero establishment, instruction on advanced pistol and rifle positions, dynamic target engagement and individual marksmanship practice. Week two will consist of individual competition with rifle and pistol, team competition, annual rifle and pistol qualification and awards ceremony.
Commands desiring to submit teams or individual Marines, use this link for registration: https://practiscore.com/fy23-marine-corps-marksmanship-competition-east/register
The last day to register is March 1, 2023. Marines who do not register before the March 1 deadline will only be considered on a stand-by basis.
All commands located east of the Mississippi River are invited to participate in the competition. This includes units from II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 2d Marine Division, 2d Marine Logistics Group, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Marine Forces, Special Operations Command, Training and Education Command Schools, MCAS New River, MCAS Cherry Point, MCAS Beaufort, MCLB Albany, MCSF Blount Island and MCRD Paris Island.
For more information and registration details go to: https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/MCIEAST_WTBN/SitePages/FY-23-INTRAMURAL-MARKSMANSHIP-COMPETITION.aspx?from=SendByEmail
Additionally, Team Captains are required to attend one of the three Team Captain Meetings on Feb. 9, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. respectively. Team Captain Meetings will be hosted by Weapons Training Battalion at RR-11H in Stone Bay. For questions, contact WTBn S-3 at 910-440-2917.
Stay Connected with Camp Lejeune
https://www.facebook.com/camp.lejeune
https://twitter.com/camp_lejeune
https://www.instagram.com/camp.lejeune/
https://www.lejeune.marines.mil
Stay Connected with MCAS New River
https://www.facebook.com/mcasnewriver
Order a CFIE Yearbook!
- go to www.strawbridge.net
- Click Order Pictures and Yearbooks.
- Enter our Online Code: YB27128
- Enter your name and email, then click Access Yearbook.
- Enter your child's information, then click Submit Details.
- Select your product and quantity. Click View Cart to proceed to checkout.
Thank you for your consideration in donating!
Volunteer Opportunities at CFIE/ Be a Field Trip Chaperone!
In order to be a volunteer at CFIE to work directly with students, including being a parent chaperone for field trips, the following process must be followed and approval obtained from District Office after a background check.
First, you must complete the the following form and seek Mrs. Hill's approval and signature-
Onslow County Schools Criminal Background Checks for School Volunteers form
Second, bring the completed and signed Background Checks form and a picture id to one of the fingerprinting sessions below:
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
Lastly, as long as everything checks out, begin your volunteering experience with CFIE!
Menu Changes
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars!
2/13- Lockdown Drill for staff & students
2/15- First Grade Field Trip
2/20- Staff Workday- no school for students
2/21-2/24- ACCESS Testing (ELL students)
2/27-3/3- ACCESS Writing Grades 1-3 ELL
2/24- Interim Reports go home
2/25- Odyssey of the Mind Tournament
2/27-3/3- Read Across America Week/CHEW Food Drive
3/2- Read Across America Night (5-7 pm)/Title I Parent Workshop
3/2- Kindergarten Dental Screening
3/8- Tornado Drill
3/10- Staff Workday- no school for students
3/12- Daylights Savings Time Begins - Spring Forward 1 hour
3/15- Geography Bee
3/17 - Fifth Grade Field Trip
3/21- Spelling Bee
3/22- Early Release Day- students dismiss at 12:00 pm
3/28- Multiplication Bee
3/29- End of Grading Period
3/29- 1st Grade Guest Speaker, Mary Downing, Onslow County Museum
3/30- NEHS Induction (9 am)
3/31 - Third Grade Field Trip
4/3-4/7- Spring Break - no school for staff & students
4/10- Staff Workday - no school for students
4/11- 5th Grade NC Check-ins (window open until 4/14)
4/13- Report Cards go home
4/14- Grades 3-5 Awards Ceremony
4/14- 2nd Grade Field Trip
4/17- 3rd & 4th Grade NC Check-ins (window open until 4/21)
4/18- Lockdown Drill for staff & students
4/18 - Title I Parent Workshop
4/20- Grades 4-5 Chess Tournament
4/21- Grades 2-3 Chess Tournament
4/27- Math Counts Competition
5/1- Staff Workday - no school for students
5/1-5/5- Staff Appreciation Week
5/4- K-2 Field Day
5/5- 3-5 Field Day
5/8- EOY iReady Math Diagnostic & DIBELS
5/9- Interim Reports go home
5/19- Future Forward Fair (5-7 pm)
5/26-6/9 NC EXTEND I Testing
5/29- Holiday- no school for staff & students
5/31- Reading EOG (3rd) & Science (5th)
6/6- Reading EOG (4th & 5th); RTA (eligible 3rd)
6/8- Math EOG (3rd-5th)
6/9- Students Last Day of School/Report Cards go home
About Us - Carolina Forest International Elementary
Email: tracy.hill@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/carolinaforestes
Location: 141 Carolina Forest Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC, USA
Phone: (910)346-1778
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