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🏃‍♂️💨 Get ready, Chittum families! The Boosterthon Fun Run is just around the corner, and we need YOU to register and join the fun! 🎉💙 🌟 Every student can participate in this exciting event filled with music, teamwork, and high-energy fun! ✅ Register today at Mybooster.com and start gathering pledges to support our fundraising goal of $20,000 to purchase outdoor/playground equipment and shade structures! 🎯 Let’s lace up, get moving, and show our Chittum spirit! 🏅💪 Who’s ready to run and have fun? Drop a 🏃‍♀️🎉 in the comments if your student is registered! 🎉Kickoff Date: 04/01/2025 👟Event Date: 04/09/2025

Thank you so much to all of our amazing volunteers for Career Day! What a fun, informative day🧑‍✈️👮‍♂️👷🏻‍♀️👨‍💼

🌸🌈 Springtime Spirit Week is Here! 🌈🌸 Get ready, Chittum Bears! 🐻✨ Let’s celebrate the season with a week full of fun school spirit! 🎉 🌿 Monday - Shamrock Day 🍀 Wear GREEN to bring the luck of the Irish! 🏀 Tuesday - March Madness 🏆 Show off your favorite sports team gear! ☀️ Wednesday - Spring Sunshine! 🌸 Dress in your brightest, sunniest colors! ⛈ Thursday - Thunder & Lightning ⚡ Pair up with a friend and dress as thunder and lightning! 🧦 Friday - National Rock Your Socks Day! 💙💛 In honor of National Down Syndrome Day, wear your most colorful, mismatched socks to celebrate the uniqueness of individuals with Down Syndrome. ✨

We are so proud to share the amazing work of our older artists! The 4th and 5th graders made the most creative paper mache. Please take a minute and admire their work! 🎨🖌️👨‍🎨

Don't forget, Spring Picture Day is Monday, March 10th! 🌼🌷🌱🌳🌾 Visit: Mylifetouch.com to order your photos now! Picture Day ID: EVT4CDQDR

⛈️ Due to inclement weather, all after-school and evening activities for today, March 5, 2025, are canceled. Please note, this includes YMCA child care and Boys and Girls Club. 💻 For more weather-related updates, visit https://www.cpschools.com/emergency

🗓️Just a reminder that Friday, March 7th, 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

📚✨ Get Ready for Spirit Week at Chittum ✨📚 Join us in celebrating Read Across America with fun dress-up days! 🎉 📖 Monday: Fiction or Nonfiction Day? Wear blue for fiction 📘 or yellow for nonfiction 📒! 🎭 Tuesday: Rhyme Time Duo Day Find a friend & dress as rhyming words! Examples: Cat & Hat, Star & Car, King & Ring 👑🎩 👕 Wednesday: Read a Shirt Day Wear a shirt with words on it—let your outfit do the talking! 🗣️ 📚 Thursday: Book Character Day Dress as your favorite book character! (No face coverings, please!) 📖✨ Let’s make this week one for the books! 📚💙💛

📢 Does your child have an IEP or a 504 plan? SEAC is your voice! 🗓 When? March 11 ⏰ Time? 6:30 PM 📍 Where? School Admin Building 🎯 Topic of Discussion: I'm Determined: Transition & Inclusion Join us for an important conversation about empowering students with disabilities through transition planning and inclusion! 🔗 Learn more: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/special-education-advisory-committee

Does your child have an IEP or a 504 plan? Then SEAC is your voice! JOIN US: When: March 11 Time: 6:30pm Where: School Administration Building TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: Science of Reading For more Info: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/special-education-advisory-committee

💻 The Chesapeake Virtual Academy (CVA) is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. CVA offers full and part-time online learning for K-12 students in Chesapeake. 📝 The deadline to apply is March 10, 2025. 🔗https://www.cpschools.com/article/1951420

🌨️ Weather Alert: Remote Learning Day 2🌨️ Due to the ongoing severe winter weather impacting our area, Chesapeake Public Schools will continue with asynchronous remote learning on Friday, February 21, 2025. 💻 🏫 All school buildings & offices will be closed. Additionally, all school activities and athletic practices are canceled for Friday, February 21, as well as all CPS school activities and athletic events scheduled for the weekend. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates as needed. 🔗 For the latest information, please visit www.cpschools.com/emergency ❄️Stay warm and stay safe! ❄️

🌨️ Weather Alert: Remote Learning Day 2🌨️ Due to the ongoing severe winter weather impacting our area, Chesapeake Public Schools will continue with asynchronous remote learning on Friday, February 21, 2025. 💻 🏫 All school buildings & offices will be closed. Additionally, all school activities and athletic practices are canceled for Friday, February 21, as well as all CPS school activities and athletic events scheduled for the weekend. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates as needed. 🔗 For the latest information, please visit www.cpschools.com/emergency ❄️Stay warm and stay safe! ❄️

🌨️ Weather Alert: Remote Learning Day 2🌨️ Due to the ongoing severe winter weather impacting our area, Chesapeake Public Schools will continue with asynchronous remote learning on Friday, February 21, 2025. 💻 🏫 All school buildings & offices will be closed. Additionally, all school activities and athletic practices are canceled for Friday, February 21, as well as all school activities and athletic events scheduled for the weekend. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and provide updates as needed. 🔗 For the latest information, please visit www.cpschools.com/emergency ❄️Stay warm and stay safe! ❄️

❄️ Weather Alert: Remote Learning Day❄️ Due to severe winter weather, Chesapeake Public Schools will shift to asynchronous remote learning on Thursday, February 20, 2025. 💻 All school buildings & offices will be closed. We’re closely monitoring the weather and will share updates as needed. Stay safe! ❄️ 🔗 For more details, visit www.cpschools.com/emergency

🥣 Cereal Collection War: Help Western Branch High School Win! 🥇💛💙🧸🐻 Western Branch High Branch school needs OUR help! 💪 They’re going head-to-head in a Cereal Collection War against Deep Creek High School to stock up food pantries for those in need. 🥣❤️ But here’s the deal… they lost last year. 😱 Let’s step up and help them claim VICTORY! 🏆 Bring in new/unopened boxes of cereal and drop them off at the table across from the library—every box gets them closer to the win and helps families in need! 📅 Collection Dates: February 10th- 14th 📍 Drop-Off Location: Chittum Elementary- on the table across from the library Let’s show our community spirit and bring home the win (and a whole lot of cereal)! 🌟 🥣💛💙🧸🐻

🍬💖 Spread Kindness with Candy Grams! 💖🍬 In honor of Kindness Week, we’re selling Candy Grams next week! 🌟 Send a sweet treat and a kind message to a friend, teacher, or classmate! 📅 When: February 10-14- in the morning 📍 Where: Mrs. Johnson’s Office 💵 Cost: $1 each ✨ Important: Make sure you know your friend’s first name and teacher’s name so we can deliver your Candy Gram! Also, make sure you check in with your teacher in the morning before coming down to buy candy grams. ✨ All Candy Grams will be delivered on Tuesday, February 18th in celebration of National Random Acts of Kindness Day! 💕 Let’s fill our school with kindness, one sweet treat at a time! 🍭✨ #KindnessWeek #SpreadKindness

💖✨ Kindness Spirit Week is Coming! ✨💖 Get ready to spread kindness and have some fun with our themed Spirit Week from Feb. 10 - Feb. 14! 💫 💥 Feb. 10 - Superhero Kindness Day 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ Dress as your favorite superhero and use your powers for good! 👯‍♂️ Feb. 11 - Twin Day 👯‍♀️ Kindness is better together—match with a friend! 🎭 Feb. 12 - Wacky Kindness Day 🤪 Wear your wackiest, craziest outfit and spread kindness in a fun way! 🛌 Feb. 13 - P.J. Day 😴 Be kind to yourself and stay comfy in cozy pajamas! 💖💛❤️ Feb. 14 - Friendship & Kindness Day 💖💛❤️ Wear pink, yellow, or red to celebrate love, kindness, and friendship! Let’s fill our school with kindness and show that even the smallest acts of kindness can make a BIG difference! 💕✨ #KindnessWeek #SpiritWeekFun #KindnessMatters

🏫💬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

Due to inclement weather, all after-school and evening activities for today, January 21, 2025, are canceled. Please note - YMCA child care and Boys and Girls Club will operate on their normal schedule. For more weather-related updates, visit https://www.cpschools.com/emergency