The Bulldog BARK!

The spring storm season is approaching! As a school with separated "satellite buildings," this has significant implication on Clay Hill. Student safety is our priority and the CCDS Lightning Policy requires that when lightning is detected in the area, students must shelter in place, and all outdoor activities must be suspended.

THIS INCLUDES DISMISSAL.

• Our purpose is never to inconvenience parents and caregivers if severe weather shelter in place protocols are initiated.
• We will always do our best to attempt to communicate with you throughout the days when inclement weather is expected to interfere with dismissal, so you may plan accordingly.
• Please be patient with dismissal during inclement weather as our staff diligently and typically endures challenging circumstances to facilitate communication, retrieval, escorting, and safe delivery of students to their caregivers, often during active storms.

We appreciate your help!

Friday, 3/14, is the LAST DAY of the GRADING PERIOD! It is imperative that you monitor your child's grades in Synergy NOW to ensure that all assignments are submitted and that s/he takes every opportunity to resubmit or revise any eligible assignments.

While you're checking grades...all parents are encouraged to review their child's contact information, particularly the names and phone numbers of individual you wish to authorize us to contact regarding your child or to release your child to. Occasionally, these are out of date and numbers have changed or are not in service. We are unable to edit this information for you, and accurate contact information is CRITICAL, particularly during emergencies. To update or check your child's info, access your ParentVue account and navigate to Registration. Call us at 336-0775 if you need assistance.

What fun we had at this week's K-2 Field Day! The kids had a black engaging with a variety of physical challenges, and it was great to see many of our parents in attendance. We are looking forward to this week's Field Day for grades 3-5.

Students who've earned at least 70 PAWS Points from Feb. 10 - Mar. 10 will enjoy extra fun on Thursday, March 13, at our PAWS Point Party! (Check your child's PAWS Points bank in his OneClay Portal.) We would be so grateful to have several parents support our events by distributing/managing equipment, supervising, students, coordinating activities, etc. If YOU would like to join us from 12:30-2:30 (30 minutes to prepare for the event, starting at1:00 pm), please complete click the button below!!

Vision Is Priceless will provide full, dilated eye exams and prescription glasses for your child. All exams and glasses are free of charge for the school and the student’s family. Any student is welcome to sign up for our program - we are not limited to students who failed the vision screening. There is no income or insurance restriction. The only requirement is the student permission form that needs to be completed prior to the scheduled exam day and that MUST be signed by a parent or guardian.

If your child is currently in grade 4, 5, or 6, s/he will take the computer-based Grade 4, 5, or 6 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing assessment on April 1 or April 2, 2025. The B.E.S.T. Writing assessment is administered in one 120-minute session, and students may work up to half of a typical school day. Click the link below for in-depth information about the writing assessment, and please contact us with any questions you may have!

Please join us in highlighting the universal impact of math in our students' daily lives by emphasizing opportunities to have number talks at home! Parents can incorporate math into everyday activities like cooking by measuring ingredients, counting items while grocery shopping, discussing shapes and patterns around the house, playing math-based board games, using manipulatives like blocks to visualize numbers, and asking math questions related to real-life situations while traveling or watching TV; essentially, making math fun and relevant to their daily lives by pointing out math concepts in everyday situations.

Monday, Mar. 10:

• Celebrate Math: Making Sets of Ten: Dress in Your Favorite Decade!
• Robotics Club, 3:00-4 :30 pm

Tuesday, Mar. 11:

• Celebrate Math: Dress to Show Your Favorite Math Profession
• Qtr 3 Pancakes with the Principals (Principals Award Winners)
• Math Team Practice, 3:00-3:45
  
  

Wednesday, Mar. 12:

• Celebrate Math: Double It! Dress as Twins!
• Chime Choir Field Trip/Performance
• Robotics Club Practice, 3:00-4:30

Thursday, Mar. 13:

• Celebrate Math: Get Your Thinking Caps On! (Wear hats!)
• PAWS Point Party, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm

Friday, Mar. 14:

• Celebrate Math: PI Day! "Pi A Teacher" Event
• Grades 3-5 Field Day, 8:45-10:45
• 2nd Grade Field Trip
• End of the 3rd Grading Period
• SPRING BREAK BEGINS!!

Volunteers can assist before, during, or after school, and we know that our students are FAR more successful when we are blessed with strong engagement from our parents and caregivers!

CCDS Volunteer Registration is NOW available! Click the link below to access the CCDS Volunteer Information and Registration page!

• ALWAYS bring your ID with you to CHE. Your child will NOT be released to you (or anyone else), even if we know you, without a picture ID. Safety FIRST!
• Students will not be released at car-rider pickup unless the appropriate Car Tag is visible on the dashboard or windshield.
• Parent permission, in writing is required in order to change a student's transportation. Parents may email the teacher through ParentVue - well in advance, please - to notify him/her of a transportation change. Please call the school in addition to email to ensure that the message is received in case the teacher is unable to check her email before dismissal!

Our school office hours are 7:30 am to 3:30. Student instructional time is from 8:30 am, when the tardy bell rings, until 2:42 pm, when students are dismissed. Students are permitted on campus for breakfast in the cafeteria at 8:05 am.

Please be aware that supervision by staff is not provided before 8:05 am or after 3:00 pm. Onsite before- and after-school care is provided by the YMCA for students in grades K-6 from 6:30 am until 6:00 pm. Click HERE for information about the YMCA program.

The CCDS Family Handbook / Code of Conduct, which includes the district's dress code policy, has been updated for 2024-2025. Click HERE to view the updated document. Please note the following expectations that reflect either policy updates or expectations specific to CHE:

• Shorts, dresses or skirts should come to the middle thigh or longer. If leggings are worn with the above-mentioned clothing items, then the top layer of clothing (shorts, dress, skirt, etc.) MUST come to the middle thigh or longer.

• Jeans/pants that have frays/holes above the middle thigh must have something underneath them, such as leggings that cover the skin, so as not to expose skin or undergarments.

• Shirts must cover the shoulder and not expose undergarments in any manner or any part of the torso.

• Students may bring water ONLY - no other drinks - to class, in a CLEAR, plastic bottle with a secure cap or lid.

• Head coverings are not permitted inside buildings & classrooms.

• Cell phones and ALL other wireless devices must be silenced or powered off once students enter the campus.

Email: adele.reed@myoneclay.net

Website: che.myoneclay.net
Location: 6345 County Road 218, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone: 904-336-0775
Facebook: facebook.com/cheengage