🚸 Do you have a child whose sibling has a disability? 🚸
👉 Come learn about Sibshops, a program that provides siblings of kids with disabilities with peer support and information in a lively, recreational setting. What are SIBShops? 🎥 Check out our video: https://youtu.be/gZvs_XdEpIw
When: Wednesday May 14
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM.
Location: Southwestern Elementary
Topic: "Spring is in the Air"
💻 To learn more and to register visit: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=34991167
What are SIBShops? 🎥 Check out our video: https://youtu.be/gZvs_XdEpIw
Last Wednesday was National School Nurse Day! 🩺❤️To celebrate, our Health Services department held a special event recognizing our dedicated School Health Advisors.
Three exceptional team members received awards for their outstanding service during the 2024-2025 school year:
✨ School Nurse of the Year: Cathy Rice, RN (TES)
✨ Clinic Assistant of the Year: Samara Larison, LPN (GBH)
✨ Rookie of the Year: Samantha Heywood, RN (Float)
Proud of our healthcare heroes who keep our students healthy and thriving every day! #CPSCelebrates #NurseAppreciation
🖌️ Teenagers with paintbrushes? What could possibly go right? Find out at the CPS Secondary Art Show!
📍 Location: Chesapeake TCC Campus- Academic Building and George Pass Building
🗓️ Last day to see the show is May 13
‼️ Warning: May cause unexpected feelings of pride, joy, and "how are they this talented already?"
🎨Come see what happens when we let the young ones loose with art supplies! #CPSCelebrates #InspireCPS
🌞 This Custodial Staff Recognition Week, we're celebrating the incredible teams that keep our spaces gleaming! 🌟
Our custodial professionals work tirelessly behind the scenes, ensuring our environment isn't just clean, but truly shines. 🧼🧹
✨ To our amazing custodial teams: Your work doesn't just make our facilities sparkle, it creates the foundation for all of us to shine our brightest every day.
👏Join us in expressing gratitude to these essential team members who polish our schools to brilliance. #CPSCelebrates #CustodialAppreciationWeek
🌟 As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to a close, we want to share a few more heartfelt messages. The outpouring of thanks you've shared speaks volumes about the incredible impact our teachers make daily.
Thank You Teachers! We ❤️ You!! #CPSCelebrates #CPSTAW25
🏫💬You are invited to attend the Gifted Advisory Committee Meeting to help advocate in the interest of gifted students. These meetings are open to the public.
💻For more information, visit our website: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/advisory-committees-gifted-education
🌟 Teacher Appreciation Week is wrapping up, but our gratitude never ends!
The heartfelt messages you've shared this week have shown our educators just how deeply their work touches lives.
It’s not too late to show your gratitude 👉 https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSCelebrates #CPSTAW25
✨ Honoring the Superheroes of the Classroom! 🍎
Behind every success story stands an educator who believed first. Our teachers don't just teach, they transform lives daily.
👉Add your voice before the week ends: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
✨ Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎
Our incredible educators shape futures every day with their dedication and passion, and we are so thankful for them.
There’s still time to show your gratitude: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065
#CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
☀️ Community and school leaders convened this morning for the last Superintendent's Community Engagement Council meeting of the school year. It was an opportunity to collaborate and share ideas, focusing on our enhanced district-wide safety measures and the new Empower 2030 Strategic Plan.
The insights and dedication from our community partners prove invaluable, and we're grateful for your continued engagement. A special note of thanks goes to Trane for sponsoring the event. #InspireCPS #EmpowerCPS
🗓️Just a reminder that Friday, May 9, 2025, is a Teacher Workday for all Elementary Schools ONLY. There will be no school for students enrolled in grades Pre-K-5.
💻 Visit our full calendar on our website: cpschools.com/calendar
✨ Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎
We are so lucky because our teachers are the BEST! See more heartfelt messages from those they've touched!
Share your appreciation: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
🎉 At Monday's School Board meeting, we had the honor of recognizing our PTSA Reflections Program winners across multiple artistic disciplines: Dance 💃, Film 🎬, Literature 📚, Music 🎵, Photography 📸, and Visual Arts 🎨. The recognition ceremony celebrated outstanding student artists from elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Chesapeake.The creative expression demonstrated by our students is truly remarkable.
👏 Special Congratulations to Jacob Forosan from Greenbrier Intermediate, whose visual arts submission earned national recognition with the USA Award of Excellence. Bravo!
🌟 So proud of these exceptional young artists who represent the very best of Chesapeake's vibrant creative community.
📃 To see a complete list of this year’s winners, visit https://vapta.org/reflections-main/ (The link to the list is near the bottom of the page).
🎥 Watch the students being recognized, by visiting: https://youtu.be/k0ITZq81GS4 (the recognition begins around the 6:07 mark)
✨ We continue to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week and the incredible educators who create miracles in classrooms every day! Their dedication impacts not just students, but families and teaching communities!
Here are a few more messages showing just how valued our teachers truly are! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎 #CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
Share your appreciation here: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSTAW25
✨ Happy National School Nurse Day! ✨
🩹 Let’s hear it for the healthcare heroes in our schools who do it all , from monitoring meds and checking fevers to bandaging scraped knees and countless behind-the-scenes miracles. Your dedication keeps our kids safe, healthy, and ready to learn every day!
To all school nurses: your compassion doesn't go unnoticed. We see you and we THANK YOU! 💗🏫 #CPSCelebrates #SchoolNurseDay
🛝 After YEARS of putting band-aids on the old playground, Western Branch Intermediate finally has a PLAYGROUND GLOW-UP worth celebrating!
🎀 Teachers and students alike went WILD at the grand opening bash complete with ribbon cutting, popsicles, music and pure playground madness!
🧗♀️ You haven't seen joy until you've watched your math teacher conquer the slide, your principal tackle the climbing wall, or your bestie get tangled in the net tunnel!
😊 The smiles say it all - this playground was WORTH. THE. WAIT! 🏃♂️ #CPSCelebrates #PlaygroundGoals
🌟 Sending love to all of our classroom heroes who shape futures daily! From inspiring students to supporting families, their impact is EVERYWHERE!
Check out these shoutouts that show just how much they mean to us all! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 📚
Want to thank that special teacher who believed in you? Send your love here: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
🛰️Teachers don’t just teach, they launch students into new worlds of possibility. At Crestwood Intermediate, two stellar educators helped their students reach for the stars and explore beyond their limits.
🚀 Check out their story: https://youtu.be/uFn27VNzedM
#CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
✨ Here’s to all the amazing teachers out there making magic happen every day! Their awesome work touches everyone - from students to families to fellow teachers!
Check out these sweet messages showing all the love and appreciation they deserve! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎
Got a teacher who's changed your life? Drop them a thank you here: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065 #CPSTAW25 #CPSCelebrates
🌱 Shoutout to the amazing teachers who help minds bloom every day! The impact they make stretches far and wide, from students to families to fellow educators. 💚
Check out these heartfelt messages showing just how much they’re loved and appreciated! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
✏️ Got a teacher who’s helped you grow? Send them a message here: https://www.cpschools.com/article/2176065
#CPSTAW25
