Welcome to this week's edition of the Comfort Elementary School Newsletter! I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day holiday!

Please remember it is very imporant to have your student at school on time. Class instruction begins at 7:45 am so earlier is better. Get going 10 minutes earlier than your usual. This gives your child time to get to class, settle in, eat breakfast if needed and get ready to learn.

With CES pride,

Amy Ellis

Principal, Comfort Elementary

Hi there everyone,

The Labor Day weekend is coming up, and I know most of us are looking forward to more time for rest or catching up on our to-do lists. Here at Comfort Elementary we strive to create a Growth Mindset for all our students. In a growth mindset, children believe their brains can grow through effort and learning — even when something feels hard. A fixed mindset is the opposite. Fixed Mindsets believe that there are limits to their learning and opportunities. 

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

“I’m just not good at math.”

“This is too hard.”

“I give up.”

  “I’ll try a different strategy.”

“I’m not good at this yet, but I can improve.”

“This is hard because I’m learning something new.”

“I’ll try a different strategy.”

Try This:

Ask your child: “What’s something that felt hard this week?”

Then follow up with: “What could you try next time?”

This is important because it helps normalize struggle as part of learning.

Take care, 

Mrs. Irvin

1 - No School

8 - NWEA MAP Testing (K-5)

8 - Grandparent's Breakfast (PK&K 7:30, 1 - 7:40)

9 - Grandparent's Breakfast (2-5) 7:30

9 - Fall Pictures

15-16 Hearing and Vision Screening

16 - Pan Dulce and the Principal

18 - CAM Visits CES (music) 3rd and 4th

19 - Friday Intervention Day

19 - Homecoming

Please remember that school will be held on all Fridays in August and on Septermber 5, 2025.

School will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of Labor Day.

We will return to school on Tuesday September 2, 2025.

Beginning-of-the-year testing will continue this week with our Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade students. Upper grade levels will follow in the coming weeks. Thank you for supporting a smooth and successful start to our assessment season!

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following links: