Husky Headlines Feb. 26-Mar. 1 2024

Dear Parents,

Town Hall :

Steven Paranto, our Matoaca District School Board Member will be hosting a town hall here at the school’s cafeteria on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7pm. The purpose of the town hall is to discuss the events of last Thursday and how we move forward, together, as a community.

All are welcome to attend.”

Silent Auction:

The PTA is back with another virtual silent auction! Get those bids ready so you can be top dog on items such as breakfast buddies, lunch and legos, Principal and Vice Principal for the day, and basketball and taekwondo sessions! The auction has a variety of experiences, sports classes and home and beauty offerings! Visit the link to see the full list: https://app.memberhub.gives/sresauction

Bidding begins at 7am on February 27th and ends at 10pm on February 29th! Questions? Contact Maggie Lenart, maggie.lenart@gmail.com.

School Dance K-2:

The K-2 Sneakerball Dance tickets taking place on March 8 are now available. Please reserve your tickets here:https://forms.gle/9MQ12Mtq2teZ23L17

A ticket is good for one student and one adult. (This is not a family dance this year.) Ticket reservations will end on Friday, March 1. Tickets will be delivered to students the week of the dance. This event is FREE!

School Dance 3-5:

The 3-5 Dance on March 15 still needs about 7 volunteer spots filled before we release the ticket reservations. Consider signing up for a spot if you haven't yet:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4AA5AC29A2FA7-47535200-lets?fbclid=IwAR1uj15gsRDsBkO2dgTc8ChGcj5xudxpqyemVBF79et2OO_WKBJHYO0acXQ#/

Here is the link to order yearbooks: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1411319/Spring-Run-Elementary-School/2024-Yearbook/2023080115151123073/CATALOG_SHOP/?fbclid=IwAR2KxVwrQa7nKksXtuL7rdX1nQm7l2FIOisy2iOzj_orCL4gf5i2WkycDyg

The deadline to guarantee a copy for your student is Thursday, February 29.

Spring Run has talent! Sign up here to be part of our 7th annual Student Talent Show https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccnJw9G9a32dTaVLq5THev--irZ43w2Mm5n7irmZd0WeYxlQ/viewform?pli=1

Talent Show Practice will be on April 9 from 4:15-5:30. If you have questions about the show please email jennifer_conn@ccpsnet.net

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

What is Club 3:16?

Started by students last year, Club 3:16 is a place for students grades 3-5th to meet and greet with others who are interested in exploring and growing their faith in Jesus. 3:16 was named by students after the scripture passage John 3:16.

What do we do at Club 3:16? At this club you’ll meet new people, sing songs, play some team games and hear a message about faith that you’ll get to talk about with other students.

How can I attend Club 3:16? If you’re interested in Club 3:16 you can fill out the permission slip:

Club 3:16 Permission Slip

When are the remaining Club 3:16 Meeting Dates?

2/14, 2/28, 3/13, 3/27, 4/24, 5/8

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.

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 26 Matoaca School Board Rep Steven Paranto Town Hall @ SRES Cafe 7PM

Feb 26-March 1 AM Bus Evacuation Drills

Feb 26-March 8 Spring DESSA Assessments Gr 1-5

February 27 - Thursday, February 29: PTA Silent Auction

February 29: Leap Day; Launch Spirit Night, 6pm-8pm https://fb.me/e/5jJciQKcK

Final Day to Order Yearbook and be guaranteed a copy - order here: https://www.jostens.com/.../202308011515.../CATALOG_SHOP/...

March 1: 4th grade Jamestown Field Trip

March 1: K/1 Parent Gifted Referral Deadline

March 5: No School, Asynchronous Learning Day/VA Primaries Voting Day

March 10: Daylight Savings Begins

March 14: Spring Picture Day

March 15 Gr 3 Field Trip Museum of Science

March 19 PTA General Membership Mtg 7:00 Library,

March 21 End of 3rd Marking Period

March 28 Gr 5 Field Trip Living History Museum

March 8 K-2 Sneakerball Dance 6-8 PM

March 15 3-5 Sneakerball Dance 6-8 PM

March 22 Early Release Day @ 12:55

April 1-5 No School Spring Break

April 10 No School

April 17 Kdg Registration Day 9-7

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.

During its Oct. 10 meeting, the Chesterfield County School Board accommodated a request from the Chesterfield County registrar related to the 2024 presidential primary because many schools serve as voting sites:

• Students will stay home March 5, which is the date of Virginia’s presidential primary.

• Teachers will provide learning materials and set expectations for students to complete work away from school.

• The 2023-24 traditional calendar and year-round calendar have been updated to reflect March 5 as an asynchronous learning day. However, the number of instructional days is unchanged because the school system will ensure that schools meet length-of-school-day and attendance requirements. This may require shifting bell schedules at some schools.

Through this video message, Superintendent Mervin B. Daugherty encourages families to advocate for state funding for schools by reaching out to state legislators. Find out who your legislators are by clicking here.

Dr. Daugherty proposed the budget on Jan. 23. You can view that presentation here; watch a video of the School Board work session here; and review budget details here. The $913.7 million budget reflects commitment to continued educational excellence and addresses three sets of priorities:

• Compensation and required increases: Providing a 4% salary increase to employees and allowing for increased costs for services and state-mandated increases

• Maintaining service levels: Continuing the quality education and support services our community values

• Additional needs: Addressing other needed items for schools based on final state revenue numbers

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.

Aloha! We are excited to kick-off National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) across Chesterfield County Public Schools. This year’s campaign, SURF’S UP with School Breakfast, brings tropical warmth to our spring months while keeping the focus on healthy and delicious breakfast options. Eating breakfast can boost attention, concentration, and memory, all of which helps your student in and out of the classroom.

To celebrate NSBW, your cafeteria is serving 3 special items; Wednesday - Rainbow Parfait w/Cereal, Thursday - Strawberry Overnight Oats, and Friday - Chicken Filet Biscuit. Come join us!

RAFFLES! Students who eat school breakfast during NSBW will be entered into a drawing to win a prize. Two winners per school. Drawing is on Friday, March 8.

Elementary students will have the opportunity to win an informative book on recycling for children “What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet” by Jess French.This book instructs budding ecologists about how our actions affect the Earth and what they can do to help.

Chesterfield County Public Schools will host a free documentary film series for families and educators on these Tuesdays:

• “The Disruptors” on Feb. 27

• “Split Up” on March 5

• “Deej” on March 26

Organized by the Office of Family and Community Engagement, the FACE FWD film series will explore cultural competency, social-emotional development and adolescent support. Tickets are free, but reservations are required via Eventbrite for each of the four films. Each film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Career and Technical Center @ Hull, 13900 Hull Street Road, Midlothian, VA 23112.

Reserve your free tickets for “The Disruptors,” which will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the CTC@Hull auditorium. The film explores attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which is one of the most commonly diagnosed and widely misunderstood neurological conditions in the world, affecting nearly 10% of children and a rising number of adults. But what if having an ADHD brain is actually an asset? A growing number of innovators, entrepreneurs, CEOs, Olympic athletes and award-winning artists have recently disclosed that their ADHD, managed effectively, has played a vital role in their success. “The Disruptors” hears from many of those game-changing people about their ADHD, debunks harmful myths and takes viewers inside a number of families as they navigate living with ADHD.

See the programs for families page on the school system’s website for details about the other films in FACE FWD.

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.

• Guide to special education: Available from the Virginia Department of Education is the Virginia Family's Guide to Special Education. The department developed this new guide to help those involved in special education, whether as families, teachers, school administrators, advocates or students. Meeting the needs of children with disabilities requires an understanding of rights and responsibilities, which include the child’s rights and the school’s responsibilities to meet their needs. This guide includes a description of the special education process and what is required during each step of that process. The guide is currently available in English; translations will soon be available in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Urdu and Vietnamese.

• New video guide: The Virginia Department of Education has released a video guide to the special education evaluation process. These video modules provide parents, families and other stakeholders a brief but comprehensive overview of the special education process on these topics: introduction to video series, identification, evaluation, eligibility, individualized education program, reevaluation, early intervention and what’s next. Each module is designed to be viewed as a stand-alone resource or viewed in succession.

• Website: Lots of helpful information is available on the special education for families webpage of the Virginia Department of Education.

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/