East Tate Elementary School

✨🖤❤️Exciting News! ❤️🖤✨ We are thrilled to introduce our new PTO Board for this school year! 🎉 🌟 President: Kassie Isbell 🌟 Vice President: Crystal Romero 🌟 Treasurer: Sherra Stricklen 🌟 Secretary: Jessica Cook 🌟 Coordinator: Elizabeth Jones We are so thankful for their dedication, leadership, and passion for our students, staff, and school community. 🏫💛 Let’s give them a big WELCOME and show our support as they begin this amazing journey together! 🙌 The next meeting will be October 13th at 6:00. Come out and show your support for our school. #PTO #TeamWork #SchoolFamily

✨🧹💙 Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! 💙🧹✨ Today we celebrate the amazing people who keep our school shining bright and running smoothly! 🌟 A HUGE thank you to: Mr. Darius Mr. Ricky Ms. Eason Mr. Mario Your hard work, kindness, and dedication don’t go unnoticed—we appreciate you more than words can say! 🙌💖 Let’s show them some love in the comments! 💬👇 #CustodianAppreciationDay #ThankYou #SchoolHeroes

👕✨ Bully Awareness Shirts Are Here! ✨👕 We’re so excited to announce that our Bully Awareness T-shirt is now available to order! All orders are due by Friday, October 15, 2025. 💵 Pay with cash 🎉 A huge congratulations to Allison Norwood in Mrs. Foret’s 6th grade class for designing the winning shirt! Let’s stand together against bullying and show our support by wearing this amazing shirt! 💙

📰 The PTO Newsletter Went Home Today! Check your child’s backpack! The October PTO Newsletter was sent home today with important updates, upcoming events, and ways to get involved at ETE.🎒💌 Didn’t get a copy? You can also view it below. Thanks for staying connected—we’re looking forward to a great month ahead! ❤️

📢 Attention 4th Grade Families! 📢

We are excited.

Tonight is the night for our 4th Grade Parent Information Night at 5:00 PM here at East Tate Elementary. 🏫✨

This special evening will give parents the opportunity to:
✅ Meet the 4th grade teachers
✅ Learn about classroom expectations and curriculum
✅ Hear about upcoming projects, events, and ways to support your child’s success this year
✅ Ask questions and stay informed about all things 4th grade

Your involvement makes a huge difference in your child’s learning journey, and we can’t wait to partner with you to make this year the best one yet! 💡📚✏️

We look forward to seeing all our 4th grade parents there! ❤️🐾

🌟 August Spotlight 🌟

We are so excited to announce our Teacher of the Month and Staff Member of the Month for August! 🎉

🍎 Mr. Garrick Smith – Teacher of the Month
👏 His dedication, passion for teaching, and the way he inspires students every single day make him truly deserving of this honor. Thank you, Mr. Smith, for all that you do to make learning meaningful and fun!

🌼 Mrs. Amber Jordan – Staff Member of the Month
💫 Mrs. Jordan goes above and beyond to support our school family. Her hard work, positive spirit, and willingness to help wherever needed make such a difference in our community.

Please help us celebrate Mr. Smith and Mrs. Jordan for their outstanding contributions to our school! 🖤❤️ #WildcatPride #TeacherOfTheMonth #StaffOfTheMonth

🐾💵 Our Wildcats have been working hard to show positive behavior, and every Friday they get to spend their Paw Bucks they have earned at the school store! 🎉 From fun supplies to little treasures, students were so excited to shop and enjoy the rewards they’ve earned. 🛍️✨

We’re proud of their efforts to make great choices every day—keep it up, Wildcats! 🐾❤️ #PositiveBehavior #WildcatPride #PawBucks

🍎✨ Today we celebrated our amazing teachers & staff with an Apple Bar! From caramel drizzle to sweet toppings, the staff got to enjoy a little fall treat as a small way of saying THANK YOU for all you do each and every day. 💛

You truly are awesome to the core! 🌟 #StaffAppreciation #AppleBar #Grateful

🎉📚 Big News for East Tate Elementary! 📚🎉

We are proud to share that our school has earned a “B” rating on the state report card! 🏆👏

This rating reflects the incredible efforts of our students, the dedication of our teachers and staff, and the ongoing support from our families and community. 💪🍎 Every day, our Wildcats are showing growth, learning, and success inside and outside the classroom.

A “B” rating is something to celebrate — but it’s also just the beginning. 🚀 With continued teamwork, commitment, and Wildcat spirit ❤️🖤, we are striving for even greater heights in the future.

We are so thankful for everyone who plays a part in making East Tate Elementary a place where students can thrive. Together, we are building a bright future! 🌟✨

❤️🖤 Way to go, Wildcats! ❤️🖤

🏈🎉 It’s HOMECOMING WEEK 🖤❤️
So far we’ve had a blast! 🤠👢 We started as cowboys & cowgirls, then partied USA style 🇺🇸🎊, went thrift store shopping 🛍️👕, and today we kept it cozy in our PJs 😴🛌.

📸 Enjoy these pictures from our spirit-filled week so far!

🔥🐾 Tomorrow we show our Wildcat pride by dressing in our Wildcat gear 🖤❤️ Go Wildcats! 🐾🏆.

🏈🎉 It’s HOMECOMING WEEK 🖤❤️
So far we’ve had a blast! 🤠👢 We started as cowboys & cowgirls, then partied USA style 🇺🇸🎊, went thrift store shopping 🛍️👕, and today we kept it cozy in our PJs 😴🛌.

📸 Enjoy these pictures from our spirit-filled week so far!

🔥🐾 Tomorrow we show our Wildcat pride by dressing in our Wildcat gear 🖤❤️ Go Wildcats! 🐾🏆.

📣🎉 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to order your Homecoming spirit items! 🐾❤️🖤 Order forms have already been sent home—don’t miss out! 📝✨

🙏💙 A HUGE thank you to Milwaukee Tools for their generous school supply donation to East Tate! ✏️📚🖍️ Your kindness means so much to us, and we are truly grateful. 🌟 We couldn’t succeed without the love and support of our amazing community. 🏫❤️✨

Here it is, 4th grade parents! 🎉📚 The new date for our Parent Information Meeting has been set! 🗓️✨

📍 Location: East Tate Elementary
📅 Date: Monday, September 29th
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM

We can’t wait to see all of our amazing 4th grade parents! 💙🍎✏️

🏈❤️🖤 HOMECOMING WEEK IS HERE! 🖤❤️🏈

Get ready, Wildcats! 🎉 Homecoming is next week, September 15th–19th, and we’re showing our school spirit in style! We’ll be joining the high school in fun dress-up days all week long. 🙌🐾

📌 Check out the flyer below for all the details, and keep an eye out—flyers will also be coming home this week!

❤️🖤 Let’s show our Wildcat pride together! ❤️🖤

🎉🎩 Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 10th) we’re heading straight for SUCCESS 🚀 by showing up on time ⏰!

To celebrate Attendance Awareness Month, students can wear their favorite hat 👒🧢🎩 to school! Let’s tip our hats to being present and ready to learn 📚✨👏!

🖤❤️🐾 WILDCAT PRIDE 🐾❤️🖤

Last Friday, September 5th, our Wildcats took on the Byhalia Indians and brought home the WIN! 🏈🎉🙌 We showed our spirit at ETE by joining the high school in dress-up day—our students were decked out as the cutest cowboys and cowgirls around 🤠👢🐮.

We are so proud to see our little Wildcats already showing BIG school spirit 🖤❤️🐾! Check out our picture of all our adorable cowpokes ready to cheer on the Cats! 📸🔥

👉 Join us this Friday, September 12th, as we dress in our CAMO 🪖🎯💥 to go to war with Senatobia! 💪🐾🔥

📚✨ Meanwhile in the Library… exciting things are happening! ✨📚

Our students are being issued their very OWN library cards for our school library! 🎉💳 They are learning all about how to use their special card to check out books and explore everything our library has to offer. 📖🤓

The joy on their faces as they discover the independence of choosing and checking out books all by themselves is priceless! 😍👏 We are so proud of their excitement for reading and can’t wait to see all the amazing adventures they’ll go on through the stories they choose. 🚀🌎🐉👑

Way to go, readers! 💙📚 Keep turning those pages and making memories in the library! ✨📖

📢 The PTO meeting originally scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, September 9th, has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, September 16th.

Tonight's Fourth Grade Parent Informational Meeting has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled please keep an eye on our social media for updates.