October 30, 2023
Carterville Unit #5 is proud to announce our summative designations from the 2023 Illinois School Report Card. Thank you to our students, teachers, parents, and community for you...
October 25, 2023
On Friday, October 20, fourth grade students stepped into the past and witnessed history come to life . Students traveled to the Fort Massac Encampment in Metropolis, IL, for an ...
September 13, 2023
The CIS fourth grade team kicked off their Medieval Unit in style by surprising their students in their morning meeting. All fourth grade teachers, the instructional coach and ...
August 29, 2023
Carterville Intermediate School teachers are utilizing a common 'Morning Meeting' time to provide Tier 1 instruction on behaviors and expectations, set classroom goals, and reinf...
May 18, 2023
A group of fourth graders put on a live museum for the CIS student body and their families. Students in Mrs. Gooden's class have been studying inventors in their ELA block and de...
May 17, 2023
Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Smith, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Van Horn's class had the opportunity to showcase their learning through their biome projects. Students have been studying ...
May 2, 2023
Fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Gooden, received a surprise visit from the Golden Apple Foundation on Monday, May 1. She is one of 10 teachers in Illinois that are recipients of the G...
April 11, 2023
Carterville Intermediate School students are spending their final quarter of the school year focusing on kindness. CHS senior athletes joined us to kick off the quarter with a p...
March 10, 2023
As our fifth-grade classes studied the Civil War, some classes created a paper mini museum to display what they have learned. The classes set up their museum in the cafeteria on ...
March 10, 2023
CIS students that met their third-quarter PBIS goal were rewarded with a field trip to VIP Cinemas in Carbondale. Grade-level classes were able to choose their movie and all thre...
February 9, 2023
Carterville Intermediate School hosted the first ever, Donut with a Grownup, community outreach event. Students were invited to bring an adult to join them for breakfast and get ...
January 17, 2023
Carterville Intermediate School concluded a week long food drive, benefiting the Carterville United Pantry. The counseling team had expressed their desire to restock the pantry a...
November 16, 2022
Fifth grade students had the opportunity to apply their knowledge with a presentation from agronomist, John Pike. Students have been learning about corn in their ELA unit and ha...
October 17, 2022
The second quarter PBIS goal at CIS is to, “Make RESPECTFUL choices during conflict.” We kicked off our goal with a friendly game of Hungry Hungry Hippos. Teams competed to colle...
October 6, 2022
Carterville Intermediate School students sent our sixth grade softball players off to state in style. The CJHS softball team plays Marion in the state championship game in Central...
October 3, 2022
Mrs. Gooden's fourth grade WIN students have spent the last three weeks learning about the physics behind designing a miniature golf course. After learning about the physics, stu...
September 26, 2022
Carterville Intermediate School students celebrated Homecoming 2022 with spirit week. The spirit days included Country/Western Day, Disney Day, Pajama Day, Class Color Day and Sc...
August 25, 2022
This week the students at Carterville Intermediate School participated in multiple safety drills. The completed drills included a bus evacuation drill, shelter in place/tornado d...
August 25, 2022
Mrs. Shaw's sixth grade classes have been learning about geological processes that change our earth, specifically water erosion. She brought this lesson to life by taking her stu...
August 12, 2022
CIS students kicked off their first quarter PBIS goal, "BE PREPARED," by participating in themed Minute to Win It Games. Students had to, "Be a smart cookie and do your homework...