CES Weekly Communicator

Thank you families for giving us time on Monday to work collaboratively as a staff on growing in best practices in instruction. We traveled to many different buildings to work with teachers across the district. We were able to plan for the next 2 months of Number Corners, develop new strategies in literacy specifically with vocabulary and word study, tighten our programs in special education, dive deeper in instruction with the related arts team, look at data for our English Language learners, discuss the use of science notebooks, and learn about the functions of behaviors. These days with grade levels and departments are important for us to continue to be the best educators for your children. Thank you for this valuable time.

We will have our last parent teacher conference this week along with 3 opportunities to learn about the reading requirements for students in Kindergarten through third grade. Please join me in the library. There will be 30 minutes of FREE babysitting provided by GLHS' National Honor Society in the gym during those times.

Finally, I want to let you know that Mal Miller, our day time custodian of 10 years, will be joining GLHS as a manager! We are excited for his leadership position although we will miss all he has done for our building , students, staff, and families throughout the years. Please make sure to read his message to you below!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Nikki Miller

On Thursday, October 5, I will be hosting meetings on the new Dyslexia Law and Third Grade Reading Guarantee. This meeting is targeting families with students in K-3rd grade. GLHS' National Honor Society Students will be babysitting students in our gym during the 30 minute information session so you can attend without your child. This is FREE. Here are the times of the different sessions:

Session 1: 4-4:30 p.m.

Session 2: 5:15-5:45 p.m.

Session 3: 6:15-6:45 p.m.

In the meantime, please take a moment to watch this video made by GJPS curriculum department:

Dear Students, Families, and Staff,

I wanted to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the past ten years working at Chapelfield Elementary. Serving the students, the staff, and the community has been the greatest time of my life, and it has been an honor to watch the students grow and learn over the years.

With mixed feelings, I am excited to announce that I will be accepting the new manager job at the high school. While I will surely miss the students and staff at Chapelfield, I am looking forward to this new chapter in my career.

I want to assure you that even though I will no longer be at Chapelfield, I will still be back from time to time, and I look forward to seeing all of you at the high school.

Thank you for making the past ten years so rewarding and memorable. I will always cherish the memories and friendships that were made during my time at Chapelfield Elementary.

Sincerely,

Mr. Miller.

Chapelfield students, families, and staff will miss Mr. Miller. He has made a great impact on the school. We are in the process of hiring a new custodian. At the time, we will have a building substitute. Mr. Miller begins at GLHS on Wednesday, October 4. We are so proud of him and wish him well.

A letter will come home next week to invite family members who are veterans to take part in our special program on Friday, November 10.

*PTO is in need of some volunteers for Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 5. If you are able to help please click the link below to help make this event a success for our teachers.

• https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4CA9A82BABF85-parent

*Read-A-Thon coming soon.....October 5-19, 2023!

*Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday, October 10 at 7 p.m. in the library. School board candidates will be speaking to us that night.

*Volunteers Needed: 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.

Thursday, October 5:

*Parent Teacher Conferences 3-7 p.m.

*Dyslexia & Third Grade Reading Guarantee Overview in the library; Babysitting offered in the gym

Session 1: 4-4:30 p.m.

Session 2: 5:15-5:45 p.m.

Session 3: 6:15-6:45 p.m.

Thursday, October 5-Thursday, October 19: Read A Thon

Tuesday, October 10: PTO meeting in the library from 7-8 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17: Kindergarten Vision Screening

Wednesday, October 18: Picture Day Makeup

Friday, October 20: End of Quarter 1

Monday, October 23 and Tuesday, October 24: No School

Friday, October 27: Fall Parties and Costume Parade at 1 p.m.

Friday, November 3: PTO Movie Night

2023-24 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

2023-2024 School Menus

BUS SCHEDULE AND ROUTES FOR 2023-24