18 August 2020 | Chartiers Valley Intermediate School
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We are excited to welcome our students to the 2020-2021 school year! The CVIS staff is eager to see our students return to the classroom and begin this year’s educational journey with your child! We are looking forward to providing quality learning opportunities both in-person and online, building strong family and student relationships, and creating a safe, vibrant, and nurturing learning environment for your child!
We know this school year brings uncertainty, excitement to return, and many questions. We hope to bring further clarity to your child’s return to CVIS, along with information from the District. If you haven’t already, please be sure to review the Reopening & Planning section on the district website. Many questions you may have are answered there. Specifically, the Reopening Plan Summary is a great resource for parents to read and reference regarding details of important procedures for the 2020-2021 school year.
Homeroom Assignment & Student Information Update
To view your child’s homeroom teacher, please log on to Infinite Campus. The Infinite Campus portal will be open to parents by the end of the day on August 18, 2020.
Please click herefor homeroom teacher room numbers and partner teachers.
While logged into the Infinite Campus portal please review and update your child’s information. It is imperative that we have accurate information for our students. Should you notice any items that need to be updated, we urge you to make those updates before the start of school. If you require assistance in making the updates to your child’s information, please contact the Intermediate School office at (412) 429-2233.
The first day of school is Monday, August 24, for both Hybrid and CV Cyber students. Our school day begins at 8:45 and dismissal will begin at 3:25.
CV Cyber Academy students should log into their Google Classroom on the first day. Hybrid students with last names beginning with A-K should attend school in-person on the first day. Hybrid students with last names beginning with L-Z should log into their Google Classroom on the first day.
Once the school year begins, open communication with your child’s teacher is an important component of his or her success; therefore, I encourage you to contact your child’s teacher to address any concerns that may arise.
The CV Cyber Academy application is now closed to allow for planning. Enrollment requests and changes should be directed to the Intermediate School Assistant Principal Peter Schintz.
Transportation
Bus information will be mailed soon from our Transportation Department. If you have any questions regarding transportation, please contact the Transportation Department at (412) 429-7011.
If you are planning to drive your child to school, the student drop-off will be Door #2 at the front of the building (sports field side). Drop-off times are between 8:30 and 8:45. All students must exit the car from the passenger side once the vehicle is stopped in the designated drop off area. Parents may not exit their vehicles. If you need to exit your vehicle, please park your car and walk your child to the crosswalk area. Our staff will monitor your child from there.
If a parent or guardian provides transportation for their child after school throughout the entire year, they must send a written statement to the teacher at the beginning of the school year. Parents who occasionally pick up their child at the end of the day will need to complete an online early dismissal/pick-up form. A link is available on the school’s website under “Parent Resources,” “Frequently Used Forms.”
For dismissal, parents should park in the lot near the playground. Parents will enter at the gym lobby doors and will be directed to the gym to check in with proper identification where you will wait for your child. While you wait, please be sure to maintain physical distance and wear a mask. Once you have picked up your child, please exit to the far right gym doors. It is our goal to create parent traffic that flows in the gym lobby doors and exits at the far gym doors that will bring you out near the playground. We ask that you please monitor your children crossing the street and while in the parking lot as you exit the school grounds.
If your child has an early dismissal, please click hereto access the online early dismissal form. This form needs to be completed before 2:30 p.m. on the day of the early dismissal. All other dismissal pickups (calls after 2:30 p.m. or those without a completed dismissal form) will be signed out at the office.
School Breakfast & Lunch Information
Chartiers Valley offers free and reduced-priced meals to students who qualify under state guidelines. Parents may obtain an application at any school office, or click herefor the online application from the district website. Applicants must reapply each year. School lunch menus can be found on the school district’s website, at https://cvsd.nutrislice.com/menu/ or by downloading the Nurtrislice app.
Breakfast is available in the cafeteria for all students at the Intermediate School who wish to participate. For these students, they will be directed to the cafeteria for a Grab ‘n Go Breakfast that will be taken to their homeroom to enjoy.
Student Supply Lists
For grade level supply lists, please visit the district’s website or click here. We appreciate your patience as we updated the supply lists.
3rd Grade and New Student Orientation
Third grade and new student orientations were held virtually this year. The information shared in the virtual orientation may be a benefit to all students, having been out of our school building for so long. If you feel your child will benefit from watching a tour of the school or the orientation video, please use the links below to view them. As you view the orientation or tour, talk with your child about what they are looking forward to and what they may be wondering about.
We have new staff members joining us and others moving onto new opportunities. Please join me in congratulating Officer Povirk and Mrs. Kelly in their retirements! Please also join me in welcoming our new staff members: Kelsey Newcamp (3rd Grade) and Officer Abel (SRO). Mr. MacKenzie and Mrs. Pavlovich have moved to 5th grade, Mrs. Larson has moved to 3rd grade, and Mrs. Mele has moved to 4th grade. Ms. Mallon is still our wonderful school counselor, but her office is now located on the first floor in the hallway near the library!
On behalf of the Intermediate School faculty and staff, we are truly looking forward to the 2020-2021 school year with your children!
Monday, August 24 - First Day of School for all students (in person for last names beginning in A-K; remote for last names beginning in L-Z and all CV Cyber Students)
Wednesday, August 26 - First day of in-person learning for students with last names beginning in L-Z
Monday, September 7 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
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