🚌🚌shouting THANK YOU to our amazing, reliable bus drivers! 🚌🚌 we literally couldn't do "school" without you! 💛💙🐻
🎭📚✨Families, don't forget to shop our book fair this week! Students can begin purchasing books today! This Thursday is our Masked Reader event, all families are invited to join in on the fun of identifying the MASKED Reader, and shopping the book fair afterwards! Looking forward to seeing you all there!🎭📚✨
📣📣📚📚📚We are so excited about the Scholastic Book Fair coming to Chittum next week! 📚📚📚📣📣
*All classes will preview the book fair on Monday, October 21st, then the fair will be open for students to shop from October 22-25.
*We will also host a family shopping night after the Masked Reader event on Thursday, October 24th at 6:30pm.
Visit the Scholastic website to set up your eWallet now!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/chittumelementaryschool1
Unity Day! 🧡🐻 Tomorrow come to school looking like you are ready to, Party like a Rockstar! 👩🎤👨🏻🎤
🥗Looking for a rewarding career in school nutrition?🥗
Join us at the School Nutrition Services Job Fair on October 29, 2024, from 3:00PM to 6:00PM at Western Branch Primary School. This event is exclusively for school nutrition workers.
💻 Visit www.cpschools.com/Careers
📢Our test of our Parent Alert System was conducted at 6:23 p.m. this evening.
The TEST message was sent via phone call, email, text message, and mobile app notification. If you did not receive our message via the platform you think you should have, please first verify that your emergency contact information is correct in ParentVue. To get a text message, you must have a cell phone number listed as your primary contact.
We appreciate your partnership in this effort to ensure we are providing effective communication. For more information about our Parent Alert System and safety and security protocols, please visit: cpschools.com/emergency
Homecoming spirit week is this week! The participation for Pink Out day was incredible! Let's continue it tomorrow by wearing orange for Unity Day! 🧡🐻
Our first Masked Reader event is a little over a week away! Join us on October 24th at 6:00pm to guess which staff member is behind the costume. After the Masked Reader hop over to the library to shop the Scholastic Book Fair. 🎭📚✨
REMINDER: In conjunction with Safe Schools Week, we will conduct a test of our Parent Alert System tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16, 2024, after 5:00 p.m. The purpose of this test is to ensure that our families and staff receive important information from both the school and district, including information regarding safety incidents, weather delays or cancellations, and other important reminders.
If you don’t receive our message via the correct platform(s), please first verify that your contact information is correct using our Online Student Verification process through your ParentVue account. If you still need assistance, please contact your school.
Visit our website for additional information: https://www.cpschools.com/article/1818081
📢 Chesapeake Public Schools will be conducting a test of our Parent Alert System on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, after 5:00 p.m. 📢
⚠️ The purpose is to test all communications channels the district uses to alert families of important information. On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, we will send a TEST message to the contact information we have on file for staff and parents via text, email, phone call, and mobile app. This will allow individuals to ensure they are receiving district and school communications through the correct platforms. We will also post the TEST message to our website and social media accounts.
🎯 Our goal is to ensure we provide accurate, effective communication in a timely manner. To update your emergency contact information, please use the Online Student Verification process through your ParentVue account. If you need additional assistance, please contact your child’s school.
💻For more information about our safety protocols, please visit: https://www.cpschools.com/article/1818081
Our first graders had the best day at Triple R Ranch yesterday. Thank you so much for hosting us, and including such interactive lessons! 💙💛🐻🐓
📆2025-2026 Calendar Feedback📆
Four Academic Calendar options for the 2025-2026 school year were presented to the School Board on October 7, 2024.
💻We invite you to review the options and select your preference by participating in the 2025-2026 Calendar Survey: https://www.cpschools.com/page/community-surveys
Únase a nosotros mientras compartimos consejos y trucos para padres mientras presentamos los factores de protección del Parent Cafe
Ofreceremos cena (¡GRATIS!) y cuidado de niños en este evento.
Confirmar su asistencia! https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=33988181
🚍 We're hiring bus drivers! Ready to join our team?
💻Learn more about this and other exciting job opportunities here:
https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/employment-opportunities
🏫💬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
🍂🍂🍂📸 Parents, if you are struggling to purchase fall photos please refer to the information below.📸🍂🍂
Visit: https://my.photoday.com/s/LTBW/69643
This will bring you to the Chittum Gallery home page. Click on the Chittum Fall Photos gallery then the second page will pop up asking for the students name and Student ID. This will allow you to view the students' photos. To access the students images you will need to know your student's ID number,
Join us for a fun-filled night featuring dinner, school and community resources, and a showing of Disney Pixar's Inside Out 2!
Note: Pre-registration is required to participate in our free dinner!
For info & to register, visit: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=31420459
💵We need your input on the resources needed for our schools. The information you provide will help guide budgetary decisions. The survey closes on October 8th.
💻To complete the survey visit: https://cpschools.com/surveys
Thank you for your participation.
🕸️Join us as we share parenting tips and tricks while featuring the Parent Cafe’s Protective Factors: Parental Resilience & Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development.
🍴FREE dinner and childcare during the event.
💻RSVP by 10/8: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=33986435
🎉🎉🎉🎉 Chittum’s 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year is 🥁🥁 Kim Holt! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 What an honor it is to work with her and see the impact she has on our students everyday! The best Librarian there is!
