
The Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary faculty nominated four teachers as finalists for Teacher of the Year. The nominees are Megan Martin, Brittany Stephens, Lesley Avery, and Deni...
National STEM Day was yesterday, November 8th (our Thunderbirds weren't in school due to parent/teacher conferences!). The day celebrates science, technology, engineering, and math...

Four Candy's Creek Cherokee educators have written and received grants from Arts in Education and Business Council. Arts In Education (AIE) provides funds for a variety of quality ...

We are excited to announce that six CCC teachers have written grants that were funded by Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation. These grants, totaling over $14,000, are fun...
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On Monday morning, students and staff members at Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary School wore gold as they showed their support for Olivia Weatherford, a fourth-grade student batt...

Join us for our Grandpersons' Breakfasts next week! K, 1st, and 2nd grade students may bring their family members on Monday, September 19 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. 3rd, 4th, and 5th grad...
Please visit this link to access our Parent/Family Newsletter for the months of September, October, and November. The Spanish version can be found here. Thank you!

Mrs. Avery has announced the members of Creek Chorus and Thunderbird Choir. These talented students will be meeting on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to learn more about singing and...

We are working on wrapping up our TCAP test this week, and then we will move into a very busy May! Make sure that you have these dates on your calendars. We plan to finish strong!

We are proud to announce that Brittany Strother has been selected as the CCCES Teacher of the Year. Brittany is a dedicated educator who cares about her students and strives to mak...

We are excited to announce our Teacher of the Year nominees, Brittany Strother (5th Grade Teacher), Lisa Eason (ESL Teacher), Ann Collins (Library Media Specialist), and Denise Lon...

Our families enjoyed an evening of multicultural learning and entertainment on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Choir students presented a musical performance featuring songs about the ...

Candy's Creek Cherokee Elementary was deemed a Heart Safe School by Project ADAM of East Tennessee on November 12th. The school's response team has met with Project ADAM staff and ...

Our kindergarten classrooms took their first field trip of the year to Guthrie Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze on Thursday! They spent time outdoors and learned about how food gets from...

Ann Collins ("Dr. Booklove") received the exciting news that her grant proposal, "Plan, Create, Learn.... MAKERSPACE!" has been awarded from the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network. ...

Caleb Shelton and Kelli Nekhela wrote a grant proposal to construct and plant a garden with our students, and the Whole Kids Foundation awarded the grant in the amount of $3,000. T...

We are so excited to welcome back our Thunderbirds for the 2021-2022 school year! If you have questions, please reach out to us at 423.476.1160. See ya soon!!

We are SO excited to welcome back our Thunderbirds and meet our new Thunderbirds! Please ensure that students are registered online by Thursday, July 29 so that everyone will be as...

This past spring it was suggested that we announce the books for 4th & 5th grade March Madness earlier. This allows everyone to become familiar with the titles and have more opport...