19 April 2021 | Chartiers Valley Primary School |
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Dear Primary School Families,
The Primary School is hard at work planning for the 2021-2022 school year. An integral part of our planning for student placement for the 2021-2022 school year is family input. We encourage all families to complete the Student Placement Family Input Form no later than May 3. As you can imagine, many variables must be considered when creating classroom assignments. Though we cannot guarantee or honor specific placements, your input is valuable as we use it in conjunction with staff information. This form is only for current kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade families. A different form will be issued later for incoming kindergarten students. Please click here to access the form.
Our next CV Cyber Academy material pick-up for Kindergarten and 2nd grade will be on April 30. First graders only will shift dates in order to pick up their materials during Spring Acadience testing the following week. First-grade families, please look for postings in Google Classroom from your teacher pertaining to this change. All CV Cyber Academy students are asked to please return their Junior Achievement pack at material pick-up.
As we near the end of the year, we want to remind families that enrollment for incoming Kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year is now open. Any child who turns 5 prior to September 1, 2021, can enroll in Kindergarten. Information can be found on the district website. Please share this information with any relatives, neighbors, or others that this may apply to. We encourage early registration as kindergarten screening will be held the last week of May!
Please note the changes to the end-of-year dates on the district calendar. The last day of instruction for students in first and second grade will be Friday, May 28. The final day for Kindergarten students will be Tuesday, May 25. Our annual Fun Day will be held on Tuesday, May 25.
Please note the PTG has extended the sign-up through April 23 for anyone interested in supporting Teacher Appreciation week. Please see the PTG section below for the link. The PTG is unable to facilitate funds being collected via the classroom, so the funds will need to come from the parent(s) who sign up to head TA week.
Finally, please be sure to read an important message from Superintendent Dr. Vanatta below.
Remember, it is a GREAT day to be a Colt!
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Sincerely,
Anissa Rosenwald, Principal
Emily Mather, Principal
Marc Hubert, Assistant Principal
*If you need this information translated into your native language, please contact us with your desired language.
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Important Upcoming Dates
April
29 - Aviary Virtual Assembly for All Students
30 - CV Cyber Academy Material Pick-Up Day (K and 2nd Grade ONLY)
May
3-7 - Teacher Appreciate Week
3-14 - Acadience Testing for CV Cyber students
3-14 - CV Cyber Material Pick-Up (1st Grade ONLY)
10-21 - Acadience Testing for In-Person students
25 - Fun Day and Last Day for Kindergarten
28 - Last Day for First and Second Grade Students
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Dear Chartiers Valley families,
While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage this school year, we can not forget the importance of school safety. Sadly, the recent tragic events in Knoxville, Boulder, and Indianapolis remind us that prevention and preparedness are top priorities, now and always.
At Chartiers Valley, we take matters of school safety very seriously. School police officers serve in each of our school buildings, and the District partners with our local police departments and first responders. We have developed emergency response plans and regularly practice safety drills with students and staff. Furthermore, school police and counselors talk with students about positive decision-making and responsible citizenship.
We can further promote a safe environment in our schools by talking with your children at home regarding matters of safety. We encourage you to share our school policies, rules, and consequences with your children and discuss the importance of responsible behavior. For instance, District policy prohibits the possession of any type of weapon at school. Violation of this policy results in serious and appropriate consequences, as outlined in the student handbooks.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, please urge your children to talk to a trusted adult if they see something concerning or feel unsafe. Anonymous reporting is available via phone or text through the Safe2Say program. We applaud students and parents who courageously come forward to report concerns, as this is key to preventing crises.
For your reference, below are some helpful resources for talking to your children about school safety.
Thank you for your support and for trusting us to educate and care for your children each day. Again, their safety is our highest priority. As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Johannah M. Vanatta, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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Nurse's Newsletter - 2020/2021 Edition
Daily Screening Reminder
Please remember to screen your child for COVID-19 symptoms prior to school each morning. Click here for a helpful screening checklist. If they are not feeling well, please keep your child home. If you have any questions about whether your child should stay home from school, please contact your School Nurse.
Health Services Website
Dental Visits
The Smile Mobile Dentist visits have been postponed until May due to COVID-19 concerns. As of now, the dates are as follows:
May 3, 2021 - Intermediate School
May 4, 2021 - Primary School
May 5, 2021 - Middle School
Screenings
Our typical screening timeline for weight, height, vision, and hearing will be pushed back to a later time. Our department wants to ensure that screenings are performed in the safest way possible. If you have specific concerns about your child, please reach out to your building’s School Nurse.
Flu
Flu vaccines will be highly recommended this cold and flu season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per the CDC, influenza vaccination will be paramount to reduce the impact of respirator illness in the population. Please contact your child’s health care provider for information on where to get a flu shot.
Our department is working hard to keep our students and staff healthy and safe. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your building School Nurse with any questions or concerns!
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Kaila Pugliese
Primary School Nurse
412-429-7015
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Kindergarten registration is now open! Visit the Registration page on the District website for more information!
Afternoon Student Pick-Up
As a reminder, if you are planning to pick up your child in the afternoon occasionally, you must complete the Online Pick Up form before 1:30 that day.
FREE MEALS!
Following the extension of the Federal Free Breakfast and Lunch Program, all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch daily. Remote students should complete the Google form to order meals for pick-up.
Attendance
If your child is absent from school (online or in-person), please email the PS Attendance Secretary, psattendance@cvsd.net. If your child is a hybrid student and is too sick for school, but able to attend online, please email your child’s homeroom teacher AND psattendance@cvsd.net to let them know your child will be working from home that day.
On all remote learning days, please be sure to log your student's attendance in Infinite Campus.
Follow us on INSTAGRAM
Chartiers Valley Primary School is now on Instagram! Find "all things primary" by following us @cvsdprimary.
Also follow: @cvsdcolts @cvsdintermediate @cvsdhighschool
Flyers
All flyers are sent digitally via PeachJar! That means no more backpacks full of paper and over 150,000 pieces of paper saved each year...that's 17 trees!
Click on the graphic to view flyers for:
- community & school events
- youth sports and activities sign-ups
- job and scholarship opportunities
- and more!
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Parent Teacher Group (PTG):
Our monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month via Zoom. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm.
The PTG has provided an Earth Day activity for all students. Each bag includes magnolia seeds, a seed starter pod, a cup, a stake, and starter instruction. If needed, the directions can be found by clicking here.
The April Dine to Donate event will be at Texas Roadhouse on Thursday, April 29 from 4 - 9pm. Remember to bring the flyer found on PeachJar and the PTG will earn 10% from your order.
The PTG realizes that the homeroom parents this year have had much more on the plates than previous years. For this reason, we have decided to remove the responsibility of Teacher Appreciation lead from the homeroom parents/coordinators. If you are interested in heading TA week for your child(ren)'s teacher, you must sign up using the linked Sign Up Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4CAAA62EA4F85-2021.
TA Week - Item drop off will look a bit different this year than in years past. We are looking for items to be dropped off by the Friday before TA week – April 30th. Any perishable items that you may be looking to send can be dropped off/brought in on the day that you wish the teacher to receive it. Due to COVID restrictions, parents cannot enter the school for this event, even if it is before or after school hours.
The PTG is seeking officers for the 2021-2022 PTG Executive board. Please reach out to psptg@cvsd.net if you are interested in learning about the board positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, 2 Co-Treasurers.
The PTG provides a basic soft-cover yearbook at no cost. Upgrades to personalized covers as well as other enhancements are available to order online directly through Lifetouch. Look for the flyer that is sent home for more information. Cost of upgrades are used to offset the total cost of yearbooks for the PTG. Order online, now through April 1, at ybpay.lifetouch.com, ID code 9996721.
Would you like to send a special message to your child in the yearbook or send a shout-out to their teacher or other CVPS faculty or staff? Yearbook dedications/shout-outs are being accepted online only through March 26 at a cost of $4 per entry of 60 characters or less. http://bit.ly/cvps_dedication
The yearbook committee is collecting pictures to fill various theme pages of the yearbook. If you have pictures from the 100th day of school, CV Cyber Academy schooling, snow days, children with their masks on, Halloween, holidays, Valentine's Day, school spirit/CV anti-bully shirts, any other themed day, please send original/largest file size pictures to psyearbook@outlook.com. Please include your child's name and homeroom teacher. Also, if your child did not have a school picture taken and you would like for them to be included on the class yearbook page, please send a headshot style picture to the email address above including the child's name and homeroom teacher.
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Chartiers Valley Primary School
125 Thoms Run Road Bridgeville, PA 15107
412-429-3270
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