CES Weekly Communicator

Happy Friday, Chapelfield Families!

It was great to see so many families last night at our winter Parent Teacher Conferences. If you did not have a chance to sign up and talk to your child's teacher, you can sign up to talk to them on Tuesday, February 13 from 3-7 p.m. The 5th grade committee will be selling baked goods again!

This morning, we celebrated our students who have shown RESPECT in the months of December and January! We are so proud of their leadership in PAWS. Miss McCulley and Mrs. Keller were also recognized by their colleagues for being STUDENTS FIRST. We have a lot to celebrate at Chapelfield.

Finally, we just installed our Learning Community mindful art project outside of the cafeteria. We are learning that we rise by lifting others up! Check that out on Tuesday if you come by for Parent Teacher Conferences. The art work is the picture at the top of this newsletter!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Nikki Miller

Your classroom teacher and/or room parent should have reached out to you about plans for Thursday, February 15's Valentine's Day Service Project & Party. Parents are invited to come from 1-2 p.m.

Dear Chapelfield Families,

Our Student Council is FEELING THE LOVE this February and we are ready to SHOW THE LOVE to those in need. We will be collecting self care products during the week of February 12th through February 16th and delivering these products to those who lack basic care necessities. Please join us in reaching our goal of 1,000 SELF CARE ITEMS by FEBRUARY 16th. ANYONE at Chapelfield may bring in ANY self care item(s) of their choice OR we are asking the following grade levels to donate:

K~1 Toothbrushes and Toothpaste

2~3 Soap and Deodorant

4~5 Shampoo/Conditioner and Shaving Cream

We appreciate your support and donations.

Thank you,

Chapelfield Student Council Members

All K-3 students will take the Acadience Reading assessment beginning this coming week. The assessment window is from January 29 - February 16. Acadience Reading is a universal screening assessment that measures the acquisition of early literacy skills. This assessment provides reliable and valid data to find students who may be at risk for reading difficulties, and helps identify skills to target for instructional support. Classroom teachers will share assessment results with families once the testing window closes.

Students in our English Learner (EL) program will take the Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA) in February. The OELPA is a required test for English Learners in the state of Ohio. There are four parts to the test: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. This will help us know how your child is growing with their English language skills.

Your student does not need to do anything to get ready for the OELPA. What we are doing in school will help them prepare for this test.

We will receive the test results in May. A family report will be emailed to you by the end of June. Translated reports can be mailed home to families who ask for them.

The test scores are used to help us plan your student's English Learner services for the 2024-25 school year. Students who score “Proficient” on this text will exit the EL Program.

If you have questions about this test, please contact Mrs. Melville at melvillm@gjps.org.

The Ohio State Testing schedule is outlined below for students in grades 3, 4, and 5. We kindly ask that you avoid scheduling planned dental and/or doctor appointments on these dates. We really appreciate your support and understanding!

Are you needing after school care? The YWCA has a program at Chapelfield called Kid's Place. Here is the contact information for any parents interested in signing their child up to participate. Below is the Enrollment Specialist’s contact information.

Dr. Beverly Frierson

Office Number: 614.224.9121 ext. 1275

Email: bfrierson@ywcacolumbus.org

If you believe your family may qualify for free/reduced-price meals, please apply online for free or reduced-price meal benefits with these easy steps:

1. Sign in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
2. Choose "MORE" in the left-hand column.
3. Choose "MEAL BENEFITS".

RELATED LINKS

GJPS Food Service Webpage

Free/Reduced-Price Meal Benefits Online Application Tutorial (PDF)

Free/Reduced-Price Meal Benefits Paper Application (PDF)

Events:

*Friday, February 16: PTO Snow Tubing Day at Mad River from 2-4 p.m.

*Friday, February 23: Girls Gala @ 6:30p to 8p https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4BACA923A0FE3-47565018-chapelfield

*Friday, March 1: Boys Bash has been RESCHEDULED @ 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Volunteers Needed:

*Teacher Apprecition: We also still need people to help with teacher appreciation, May 6-10. Please contact PTO by email if you are interested helping.

*In order for us to give back to our school community and provide fun events, we need volunteers. Please sign up here to join our team.

GJEA Gala-Ways we can support

The PTO is selling raffle tickets! The tickets are $10 per raffle ticket or 3 for $25. The raffle is for $1000 CASH! If you'd like to purchase raffle tickets, email Andreaagan1@aol.com. Good luck! By the way, Chapelfield gets back 50% of all raffle ticket sales, so you're directly supporting Chapelfield with your raffle ticket purchase. The winning ticket will be announced on 2/24/24. The winner does not have to be present at the night of the gala to win! Cash is accepted or a check written out to GJEF!

Other ways to help with the gala are listed below:

• If you'd like to be a donor for the gala or donate an item for the auction, please contact Dianna Bessignano at BessignoanoD@gjps.org or Tricia Mueller at twiggt@gjps.org.
• If you'd like to donate an item to the gala from their Amazon Wish List, here's the link https://tinyurl.com/2024GalaWishlist.

In 2022-2023 this is what the GJEF brought to our school district:

$65,475 awarded to 39 Grants of Excellence

$22,765 awarded in Mini Grants

$14,000 Fund A Need donations for Elementary Sensory Hallways

$33,320 for donor designated programs

$98,400 in Scholarships to 34 students

Thank you for supporting GJEF so that they can continue to support Chapelfield and all the schools in our district.

Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation is a little less than 4 weeks away from its Annual Gala. Our theme this year is The Roaring 20's!

The foundation relies on volunteers to make this event possible and they humbly submit the Volunteer Signup link below for you or those in your network who may be interested in attending and volunteering. And, if nothing else you can get to dress up for the 20s! This is promised to be a fantastic event.

Please see the link below for all open opportunities. Please feel free to forward this information or pass the link along.

If you have any questions, feel free to email the volunteer chair, Rachael Pinckney, at rachaelapinckney@gmail.com.

Volunteering Sign Up Link

Our annual Spread the Word Day is coming back in March at GLHS and our theme this year is: I belong, you belong, We ALL Belong. We will be taking the time to celebrate people of ALL abilities during the week of March 25th-29th with our big celebration with Gahanna Schools on Wednesday, March 27th. T-shirts are on sale NOW through Feb. 19th at https://www.gahannapawprint.com/stw. Thank you for your support!

The Heart and Pride Award recognizes two outstanding staff members each month who make a profound impact on our students and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools.

The Heart & Pride Nomination Form will remain available year-round and is open to any member of our staff, regardless of position.

Monday, January 29-Friday, February 15: Acadience Testing for K-3 students

Monday, January 29-Friday, March 22: OELPA testing for EL students

Tuesday, February 13: Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, February 15: Valentine's Day Service Project and Parties @ 1 p.m.

Friday, February 16: No School; PTO Snow Tubing Day at Mad River 2-4 p.m.

Monday, February 19: No School-President's Day

Thursday, February 22: PTO Skate Night @ 6-8:30 p.m.

Friday, February 23: PTO Girls Gala @ 6:30-8 p.m.

Saturday, February 24: Gahanna Foundation Gala

Friday, March 1: PTO Boys Bash @ 6:30-8 p.m.

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

2023-2024 School Menus

BUS SCHEDULE AND ROUTES FOR 2023-24

24-25 School Calendar

25-26 School Calendar