IS Monday Memo

January 9, 2023 | Chartiers Valley Intermediate School

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Dear Intermediate School Families,

Welcome to 2023! We hope you had a fantastic winter break, and we look forward to a wonderful second half of the school year.

Sincerely,

Mr. Schintz, Principal

Ms. Zalar, Assistant Principal

Click here to read more about the Intermediate School principals

Colt Closet

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Device Insurance

Reminder to all CV families: You can still purchase device insurance for your students. Just $20 a year covers accidental damage. Families can purchase device insurance at www.one2onerisk.com.

What is covered?

All physical components of the device due to accidental damage, cracked screens, fire, lightning, liquid damage, electrical surge, theft of device WITH a police report

Free Breakfast Continues for the 2022-2023 School Year

All CV students can get free breakfast each school day. The free breakfast program will remain for the 2022-2023 school year, regardless of a family's need. Lunches will continue to be paid.

Did your child sign up to begin Band or Orchestra in January?

Here is some information you should know:

1- All lessons will begin Tuesday, January 17th, after MLK Day. Lesson days and times will be sent out after winter break.

2- All Band and Orchestra students must rent an instrument before the first lesson. The rental options listed below will deliver the instrument to CVIS.

3- If you have questions, please contact Ms. Grondziowski (Band) at mgrondziowski@cvsd.net or Mrs. Benson (Orchestra) at kbenson@cvsd.net.

*Students who signed up for percussion, please look for an email from Ms. Grondziowski!

Rent for Orchestra only:

Resonance Violins (all string instruments)

530 Washington Rd

Mt Lebanon, PA 15228

(412) 344-7605

Rent for Band only:

Hollis & Germann

4136 Library Rd

Pittsburgh, PA 15234

(412) 531-2781

Rent for Band or Orchestra:

Volkwein's Music

138 Industry Dr

Pittsburgh, PA 15275

(800) 553-8742

Lewis Music Studio

50 Abele Rd Suite 1001

Bridgeville, PA 15017

(412) 208-8794

Winter Weather Reminder--Flexible Instruction Days

As winter approaches, we want to ensure you are prepared for winter weather. If snow, cold, or ice forces us to close the school buildings, students will switch to a Flexible Instruction Day (FID). These are asynchronous learning days, meaning you can work at your own pace. All students in grades K-12 must log in for attendance purposes through Infinite Campus. Click here for the login instructions.

Work for the day will be posted in Google Classroom (K-8) or Schoology (9-12), and teachers can help by providing correspondence during their teaching hours.

If you do not have internet access, please let your teachers know. Discounted internet service may be available; click here to learn more.

Please contact your teachers or building principals if you have questions about Flexible Instruction Days.

News from the PTG

CVIS PTG Website

Volunteers Needed to Create CVIS Yearbook. Sign up at https://bit.ly/CVISYearbookVolunteers

Become a Substitute Teacher at CV!

Looking for a flexible job where you can choose what days you work and be home in the evenings and on weekends? Become a substitute teacher at CV! Save the Date--January 10, 2023, when CV will host a training session for anyone interested in becoming a substitute teacher. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree, but it does not have to be in teaching. We can help you get the forms you need to make being a substitute teacher a reality. The free training session requires no commitment. Click here to sign up.

Meet The Team

School Nurse Lexi: Nurse Lexi Campbell is a pediatric Registered Nurse and is joining the Chartiers Valley Intermediate School as a Certified School Nurse. She has spent her entire nursing career in Pediatrics and the NICU, and was excited to transition to school nursing this past Fall! She is the founder and Executive Director of Camp Cranium, a week-long, overnight summer camp for kids who have experienced a brain injury. She is the mom to Avery (2nd Grade) and Cole (Kindergarten), who both attend Jefferson Elementary in Mt. Lebanon. Their family is completed with a Goldendoodle named Max (named after the Grinch’s dog!) Lexi is thrilled to join the CVSD community and looks forward to supporting students in their health.

EL Teacher Mrs. Pryber is in her 10th year of teaching, spending most of that time as an English Language teacher. Her certifications include elementary K-6, English 7-12, and English as a Second Language K-12. Mrs. Pryber graduated from Point Park University with a degree in Elementary Education in 2013. She returned to Point Park for her M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction, with an ESL certificate in K-12. Mrs. Pryber is a self-proclaimed language nerd and finds the science of reading and the reading brain fascinating. She is working on her level 1 LETRS certification to further support reading for all students.

Before joining the Chartiers Valley School District, she taught English Language and 1st grade for Baldwin-Whitehall and 1st grade for JFK Catholic School in Washington, PA. Mrs. Pryber is beyond excited to teach in the CV district. This opportunity has been a long time hope coming true. She and her family live in the most quaint, beautiful part of Chartiers Valley in Rennerdale. This was another dream come true in 2018 when she, her husband Greg, and her daughters Dalenna and Natalie moved back from the East San Francisco Bay area.

Outside of school, Mrs. Pryber loves exercising in all different forms: lifting, spinning, running, Barre, step, dancing, etc. She even does adult tap at the Legacy School of Dance, where her daughters both take dance. Mrs. Pryber is also looking forward to being a Girls on the Run coach this year. When her daughters aren’t keeping her busy with cheerleading, dancing, swimming, voice, etc., she also enjoys reading, being outside, traveling, or playing games with friends. She is also borderline obsessed with her dogs Beau the beast, a Bernese Mountain Dog, and Jack, a mini labradoodle.