Husky Headlines Feb. 5-Feb. 9 2024

Dear Spring Run families,

On February 8th, 2024 Spring Run Elementary will be hosting our 2nd International Night since 2019! We're so excited to be able to bring this back and pair it with our Scholastic Book Fair. International Night/Book Fair will run from 6PM to 8PM on 2/8/24

Students and their families will be able to pick up a "passport" and travel to different "countries" in the cafeteria to learn about each country's traditions, history, and cuisine. We would love to have the diversity of cultures and backgrounds at Spring Run represented!

Some ideas for each country:

• Pictures, posters, artifacts, flags to decorate the table
• Coloring or activity pages
• Traditional food to taste on the go (think like Costco samples)
• A recipe to share (we can make copies if you would like handouts)
• Anything else you'd like!

If you are interested in signing up to host a country, please fill out this interest form by February 6th

Sign up here for a performance or table https://bit.ly/SRESInternationalNightFeb8

We are also looking for groups or individuals to share any performances of music or dancing from your culture in our gym during the evening.

Book Fair Information:

The Book Fair runs from February 5th-9th.

The Spring Run ES library will be hosting our annual Scholastic Book Fair the week of February 5th - 9th 2024. We would love to have several volunteers to help set-up, break down, help students shop for books and make a wishlist. Volunteers will meet in the Spring Run ES Library and time slots will be offered in 45 minute increments based on the resource schedule. Please consider donating your time to help make our book fair the best one yet! Volunteer here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA8A628A4F9C70-47196991-spring#/

3 ways to shop:

• In-school:

• Students may shop at school during their library class. (If you choose this option, please send money to school with your child on their library day.) Should they miss their library time, they may come later in the week.

• Parents may come shop with their child during their scheduled library time.

• IN-SCHOOL FAIR DATES: February 5- February 9, 2024

• Online:

• All families may shop at the online fair at bit.ly/SRESbookfair24

• ONLINE FAIR DATES: February 2- February 15, 2024

• Orders will be shipped to your home.

• Family/International Night:

• Book Fair and International Night- Thursday February 8, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

• The Book Fair will be in the library. International Night activities will take place in the cafeteria/gym

• Donations to Classrooms:

• All teachers will have a bucket to fill for their wishlist. Books can be selected from these buckets to donate to classrooms. Students may hand deliver these books or we are happy to give them to the teacher on your behalf.

Payment Methods:

• We are strongly encouraging the use of eWallets this year.

• Important Note: eWallets do not carry over from previous years. You MUST set up a NEW eWallet and transfer any previous funds to the new eWallet.

• Please visit our scholastic homepage at bit.ly/SRESbookfair24

• We also accept cash and checks from students purchasing items during their library class. Checks should be made payable to Spring Run Elementary School.

• If you come to shop with your child during their library time or during the family night, we will accept cash, check, credit cards, or ewallet.

• NEW: All purchases this year will be Tax Free

Thank you for your support!! Proceeds from the Book Fair are used to purchase new library books and support our library programs.

Mrs. Lepcio, Mrs. Visotski, and Mrs. Vest

In-school student shopping schedule

Parents may come and shop with their child during their weekly library resource time. Please sign in at the main office when you arrive.

In conjunction with the VDOE, we will be recognizing Virginia Kindness Week February 12th-16th. What is Virginia Kindness Week? The purpose of Kindness Week is to recognize that simple day-to-day acts of kindness enable our schools, communities, and state to be a kinder, safer, healthier and more inclusive place to live, work, learn and play.

Teachers will have prompts, videos, and activities to share with their classes throughout the week and students will each have their own Kindness Bingo board to complete throughout the week as well. In addition to the activities, please note that there will be two simple spirit days:

Wednesday, 2/14 Color Our World with Kindness (wear red, white, or pink)

Friday 2/16 We are Crazy for Kindness ( wear crazy socks, crazy hair, or both)

Consider nominating one of our amazing SRES teachers for an REB Award of Teaching Excellence! Nominate outstanding teachers for R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence! The program is accepting nominations through 5 p.m. Feb. 20. Teachers are selected each year to receive amazing grants up to $15,000 to support professional development.

For details: cfengage.org/receive/scholars-educators/educators

Coming to Spring Run once again!

Check out Girls on the Run for girls, from grades 3-5.

The group will meet Mondays & Thursdays from 4pm to 5:30pm, from 2/26-5/5.

Sign up here: https://www.gotrrichmond.org/programs

Parents of Students in Grades K and 1, The online gifted services referral and review form is open to receive referrals for CCPS students in Kindergarten and First Grade. This year's referral deadline is March 1, 2024. For more information about the referral and identification process, please visit our school's website.

Beginning February 16th, you will be able to review certain test results from your student’s Winter Growth Test(s) via ParentVUE and also get additional detailed information from a VDOE parent portal.

To view overall scores, log into ParentVUE and click the “Test History” tab.

A more detailed breakdown of test results is available by using the Virginia Department of Education Parent Portal. Instructions for accessing this information are also included in your ParentVUE account. Click on the “Documents” tab for instructions and an individual claim code that will grant access to the VDOE parent portal.

Please keep in mind that VDOE Winter Growth Tests were only taken by students in grades 3-8 for reading and mathematics (this does not include math for middle school students who are taking Algebra I or Geometry). Scores and the Parent Portal letter will only be available to students who took a Winter Growth Test.

If you are not able to access ParentVUE, please let us know.

To show our wonderful staff how appreciated they are, we would love to host a CHILI COOKOFF! We are looking for 10 parents to make their favorite home made chili recipe (recipe would need to be doubled) to bring it for staff lunch on Friday, February 16th! The staff will vote on their favorite and the winner will receive a $25 Target giftcard (along with bragging rights!!). :)

Please choose a slot below and click on the button to sign up. All items would need to be brought in to the front office by 10:00 AM Friday, February 16th! Thank you! You can bring it in right in the crockpot and we will plug it in so it stays warm! Sign up here https://bit.ly/SRESChiliCookOff

Jan 16-March 1 WIDA Testing for ELL Students

Jan/Feb Swim Lessons YMCA Grade 2 (see your teacher for your class dates/times)

Feb 8 6:00-7:30 Family International Night/Book Fair Cafe/Library

Feb 9 Spirit Day -Wear your favorite sports jersey to school

Feb 16 Chili CookOff Staff Lunch

Feb 19 President's Day No School

Feb 20 PTA Harriet Tubman Assembly 9:45 Gr 3-5 and 3:00 Gr K-2

Feb 20 PTA Mtg 7:00 PM https://meet.google.com/hyg-ifze-juo

Our dances are coming!

It's a Glow Party Sneaker Ball!! Formal attire plus sneakers are encouraged.

K-2 Students are invited to join us, with one adult each on Friday, March 8, from 6pm to 8pm.

3-5 Students are invited to join us, with one adult each on Friday, March 15, from 6pm to 8pm.

There will be a limit of 500 tickets per dance, and ticket sales will cut off one week before each dance. This dance is free to all students! Tickets will be delivered to students in their classrooms the week of the dance.

Tickets will not be released for reservation until all volunteer spots have been filled. Please sign up below:

K-2 Dance: https://www.signupgenius.com/.../4090F4AA5AC29A2FA7...

3-5 Dance: https://www.signupgenius.com/.../4090F4AA5AC29A2FA7...

Please note that, as mentioned, only one adult per student is allowed to attend, however, if one parent/guardian is chaperoning, the other parent/guardian is still able to volunteer. Any parent who volunteers will have a guaranteed ticket for their student(s) and their plus one.

Budget season for Chesterfield County Public Schools begins Jan. 23 when Superintendent Mervin B. Daugherty presents his budget proposal to the Chesterfield County School Board. Public meetings throughout January and February offer opportunities to learn about the FY 2025 budget and speak up about priorities:

A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Thomas Dale High (3626 W. Hundred Road), which is inthe Bermuda District.

The School Board will hold a second work session on the budget at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Public Meeting Room.

A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Midlothian Middle (13501 Midlothian Turnpike), which is in the Midlothian District.

On Feb. 13 in the Public Meeting Room, the School Board will hold a third work session on the budget at 4 p.m., then will hold a public hearing on the budget at the start of a 6:30 p.m. business meeting.

The School Board will meet to adopt the budget at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Public Meeting Room.

Budget work sessions and public hearings will be livestreamed at http://chesterfieldschoolsva.swagit.com/live/ and shown on Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 28. Details about the budget will be posted on oneccps.org.

Chesterfield County Public Schools continues to be at the forefront of ensuring that parents and guardians have transparency about school library books.

The district recently added a feature to the online catalog for school libraries that offers another avenue for families to be involved in what their children read. Starting now, parents can create a list of books that their student will not be allowed to check out. (This new feature is in addition to existing opportunities for parents that provide online access to their student’s school library accounts and the ability to opt in to receive an email when their student checks out a book.)

Follow these steps to take advantage of this new method of overseeing what your child can check out from the school library:

• Look up your public access catalog login ID by going to ParentVUE using a web browser on a computer or mobile device (not using the mobile app). In ParentVUE, go to My Account to find Adult ID#. (Contact your school if you need help accessing your ParentVUE account.) Your public access catalog login ID is your ParentVUE adult ID number with G added to the front. For example, if your ParentVUE adult ID number is 123456, then G123456 is your public access catalog ID.

• Select your child’s campus on the school system’s library catalog page.

• Click My Account on the left side of the screen.

• You will be prompted for a library card number and PIN. Your library card number is your ParentVUE ID number with G added to the front. Your PIN is the last four digits of your ParentVUE ID number.

Add books you do not want your student to be able to check out to a prohibited resource list. This document provides details about how to build a prohibited resource list for your student.

#OneCCPS families with students in grades K-6 are invited to a free performance of “Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World.” The Virginia Opera will present two performances on Feb 5 and Feb 7 that tell the real-life story of a young girl living in Mexico City and her friendship with famed artist Frida Kahlo, who paints her portrait.

Families can reserve free seats and learn more at bit.ly/3HAUPle.

Registration is open for adult education classes

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a robust array of adult education classes, and registration for spring opened Jan. 9 via this website. Also, additional details about adult education and a catalog are available here.

Workforce training, enrichment classes, GED assistance and English language skills are offered. Here are a few specific classes scheduled this spring:

• practical nursing

• heavy equipment operator training

• veterinary assistant

• cosmetology

• Medicare basics

• drumming

• digital photography

• cake decorating

• CPR

• Parent and family consultations available free: Parents and caregivers are invited to consult with experienced professionals to talk through topics such as parenting stress, effective discipline, tantrums, helping around the house, healthy relationships, bedtime, preventing risky behaviors and more. Meetings can be in person, by phone or virtually with consultants in the Prevention Services Office of Chesterfield County’s Mental Health Support Services. For more information or to schedule a free consultation, email the Prevention Services Office or call 804-768-72120.

Interested in volunteering this year? You will need to submit an application to CCPS as a volunteer which goes through a central approval process that includes a background check. This could take two to four weeks, so be sure to allow ample time for your application to be reviewed before you plan to volunteer. Submit your application here: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NDYyOmVuLVVT

You must submit an application if you plan to:

Chaperone a field trip

Advise a club or sports team

Participate in mentor groups

Work with students unsupervised

You do not have to submit an application if you are:

Visiting for lunch

Helping in the library or office

A college student in classrooms for program credit

18 or younger

A supervised classroom helper such as a room mom, assisting with a class party, etc.

To join the Spring Run list of general volunteers to be among the first to receive volunteer opportunities, submit your email here: https://docs.google.com/.../17LTGPCU6Dtnz8hJX.../viewform...

You’re invited to nominate staff and students for superintendent’s awards:

• Team Chesterfield staff members are continuously going above and beyond to connect with students, build stronger relationships, provide engaging learning opportunities and help families. Nominate a #oneCCPS Game Changer by filling out this simple form.

• Chesterfield County students shine, and you can nominate students for the Superintendent’s Citizenship Award here.

Happy New Year, Huskies!

In March, our PTA will be hosting 2 school dances - one for K-2 students on March 8, and one for 3-5 students on March 15. We will have volunteer sign ups for this event out in the near future too.

Our PTA Spring Enrichment program will be starting up in mid-February. Registration will run from 1/22 to 2/2. Classes will begin the week of February 13, and will run until March 21. Classes will again be offered from 4pm-5pm Tuesday though Thursday. Please note, in order to have this enhancement program, we will need 1-2 volunteers each day to help check students in and out, and help administer the snack. Class fees will be waived for volunteers committed to the entire 6 weeks. Please contact Chris Plunkett at enrichment@springrunpta.com or me at president@springrunpta.com directly for more information or if you are interested in filling this role.

Parents, Here is the CCPS county website where you can find forms and publications for back to school such as the CCPS Parent Handbook, Health forms, Free and reduced lunch forms, chromebook device agreements, etc. https://oneccps.org/publications-and-forms/