Cloudland Elementary School

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

Don't forget tomorrow, September 1st is picture day. A date for a make-up picture day will be set and sent out after tomorrow.

08/28/2026

We had a great time celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton today at school. We plan to have an entire page in this year's yearbook dedicated to Dolly, and we have tons more pictures to share on that page. We have shared a few photos from today here. Enjoy!

Dolly, we will always love you at CES!

08/26/2026

If you're interested, please complete an application on the Carter County Schools website. Please see the information on the flyer. Thank you.

08/26/2026

Join us this Friday, August 28th as we remember and celebrate the life of Dolly Parton. We are most appreciative of her contributions toward the education of students along with her gentle, kind, and generous spirit.

"If you can read, even if you can't afford education, you can go on and learn about anything you want to know. There's a book on everything. " - Dolly Parton

08/21/2026

Congrats, Ms. Smith!

Chelsey Smith, kindergarten teacher at Cloudland Elementary School, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner.

Smith applied for the grant to purchase new tables for her kindergarten classroom. The tables currently in her classroom are too large for the young students.

“Students cannot sit comfortably at their tables to do their work,” she said. “New classroom tables can greatly enrich the learning experience in a kindergarten classroom.”

Northeast Community Credit Union awards $300 every month to a classroom to be utilized for classroom needs, classroom activities, and academic enrichment. Helping Teachers Teach is open to teachers within Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan and Washington counties who are members of Northeast Community Credit Union. Area teachers may become members online or at any NCCU location and can download the grant application on the credit union’s website: www.BeMyCU.org.

08/19/2026

Parents,
Please be advised that Highway 19E is closed between Simerly Creek and Tiger Creek. If you are unable to arrive at school for parent pick-up, all students will remain in the building until the road reopens. You may visit the school once the road has been cleared.

Bus routes that are unaffected by the closure will operate as scheduled. If your child rides the bus and you're unable to be at home upon their arrival, please contact the school to inform us. In such cases, we will keep your child in the school building. Additionally, bus drivers will bring back any student to the school if a parent is not available upon arrival.

Thank you.

08/12/2026

🏈💙💛 WE’RE DOING IT AGAIN!!! 💛💙🏈

Our Tailgate Party is BACK on September 18th, and we are already getting SO excited! 🎉🙌

Last time was such a fun time for our students, families, staff, and community — and this year, we want to make it EVEN BIGGER & BETTER! 🥳

📣 CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES! 📣

We would LOVE to have you join us! Set up a booth, bring a fun game or activity, hand out goodies, show off your business, or just come hang out and support our students! 💙💛

This is about more than a football game — it’s about bringing our school and community together and giving our kids a day they’ll remember. 🥹🏈

We are SO incredibly thankful for the local businesses that continue to pour into our students and support our school. It truly takes a village, and we are lucky to have such an amazing one! 💙

✨ LOCAL BUSINESSES — WE WANT YOU! ✨
If you’d like to participate in our Tailgate Party on September 18th, please reach out to us to get signed up!

Let’s pack this place out, support our kids, support our local businesses, and make this the BEST TAILGATE YET! 🏈🎉💙💛

08/08/2026

Parents, students, faculty, and staff, Today was a smooth and wonderful first day of school! We would like to thank all of you for making it such a great day. Please feel free to add those first day photos in the comment section. We love to see all those smiling Lander faces!

08/07/2026

Tomorrow marks the first day of the 2026/2027 school year across Carter County & we can’t wait to welcome our students back!

We’re ready to support, inspire, & serve every student — every day.

Let’s make it a great year Carter County Families! ✨✏️