CH Bird Family Newsletter

We've been busy at CH Bird, and we're excited to share some of the ways we're helping our Blue Jays learn, grow, and feel like they belong!

This year, we're putting an even stronger focus on building positive relationships with students and families. We want every child to feel safe, welcome, and connected to the adults and students around them.

We're also finding new ways to celebrate students! Our Bright Blue Jay Awards and Blue Jay Bravos recognize kindness, hard work, growth, and students showing the Blue Jay Way: Safe, Responsible, and Respectful. We're reminding students that their effort matters, even when things are hard.

Our teachers are also working together to look at student learning and plan lessons and extra support that meet each child's needs. We're using what we learn to make teaching stronger and help every student succeed.

We're especially excited to welcome you to CH Bird next week for fall conferences! Conferences are a chance to celebrate your child's growth, talk about their learning, and hear from you. You know your child best, and your ideas, questions, and hopes help us better support them. We want every family to feel heard, valued, and part of their child's learning team.

Thank you for being such an important part of our CH Bird community. Together, we're making CH Bird a place where every Blue Jay can learn, grow, belong, and shine!

At CH Bird, we know that play is an important part of learning, building relationships, and developing a sense of belonging. That's why we're excited to create a Screen-Free Playtime Library for students in grades K–5!

Our goal is to provide students with engaging, hands-on activities that encourage creativity, problem-solving, cooperation, and meaningful connections with peers. From STEM challenges and building materials to board games, art, and imaginative play, these resources will help students practice important social and emotional skills while having fun together!

Materials will be shared and rotated among classrooms throughout the year, keeping playtime fresh and exciting. They'll also support social skills instruction, indoor recess, and other opportunities for students to connect and learn together.

We'd love your help bringing this vision to life! We've created an Amazon Wish List with items that will help us build this shared collection. If you're interested and able to contribute, we'd be incredibly grateful. There is absolutely no expectation to donate!

💙 View Our CH Bird Screen-Free Playtime Wish List

We are also accepting donations of gently used items similar to those on the list.

Thank you for helping us create more opportunities for our Blue Jays to play together, build friendships, discover new interests, and experience the joy of belonging at CH Bird!

Dine Out Days with Cassoulet are next week, Oct. 20 and 21. They're open from 11-5pm both days. Hot lunch and/or a salad are served each day from 11-1:30pm. Here's the flier for more information.

Our Blue Jay Shuffle was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who helped in any way. It was great to have so many caregivers join us to help count laps and cheer on the shufflers. A big thank you to our CH Best for all the planning that goes into an event like this. Shout out to Christopher, a CH Bird parent, who was our DJ for the morning and to both the police and fire department for their participation. So far the donations total is at about $3,600. Tom's Coffee Truck also donated $110 from their sales. Donations are always welcome. You can donate via cash, check (made out to CH Best) or by Venmo (@CHBirdPTO). Thank you for your continued support!

CH Best (our caregiver/teacher group) needs your help providing snacks for all staff that will be here next Thursday and Friday for conferences. Please sign up if you can. Snacks for Conferences

Nov. 5th is our annual Fall Fest from 5-6:30PM in the cafeteria. Please join us for dinner and games, including a new scavenger hunt and prizes!

Veterans Day Celebration- we are looking forward to honoring all veterans on Wednesday, Nov. 11th. Please share this invitation with all family, friends and neighbors who are military veterans. Veterans Day Invitation

We're looking for someone to help run a STEM club after school on Wednesdays. All supplies and staff support will be provided. We are looking for someone who is passionate about STEM and is available from 2:45-3:45 PM on Wednesdays. Please contact Jenny Divney, jadivne@sunprairieschools.org, if you're interested or have an idea of someone she can reach out to.

Dr. Reed will host the next Community Conversation on Thursday, October 22nd from 9:00am to 10:30am at the new Sun Prairie Utilities Building, 510 Linnerud Dr., Sun Prairie, WI. HERE is a link with additional information.

Please see the link below for the events schedule for this school year.

2026-27 CH Bird Events Schedule

October 22, Community Conversations with Dr. Reed 9am-10:30am

October 23, NO SCHOOL-Conferences

November 5, Fall Fest - 5-6:30pm

November 9, NO SCHOOL