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Chatfield Cheetahs

August 2023 Welcome Back Newsletter

ChatfieldCheetahsAugust 2023 Welcome Back Newsletter
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Mark Your Calendars

Aug. 8th Back 2 School Night

Aug. 11th First Day of School (1st-5th Grade)

Aug. 14 Kindergarten Open House

Aug. 15 th Kindergarten's First Day of School

Aug. 22nd REC. After School Tutoring and Enrichment Begins

August Breakfast and Lunch Menu (click on link) August Breakfast and Lunch Menu (click on link)

Event Information

Back to School Night for Grades 1st-5th


  • Meet your teacher and the rest of the wonderful staff at Chatfield.
  • Discover all of the opportunities your child will have this year.
  • Back to School Photo Booth.
  • Drawings for special prizes!

When?

Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023, 05:00 PM

Where?

Chatfield Elementary School, D 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO, USA

First Day of School for Grades 1st-5th

Friday, August 11

  • Remember this is an early release day. Students need to be picked up at 2:00

Kinder Open House

Monday, August 14 from 4:30-6:30 in classrooms.

First Day of Kindergarten

Tuesday, August 15

Kinder students start their educational journey. Good luck class of 2036!

Register for 2023-2024

Each year requires a new registration. If you haven't already, we ask that you log into ParentVue to register and provide any updated information from last year. At the end of registration there will be a prompt to fill out the Meal Benefits - Federal Funding Application. This application provides a variety of funding and opportunites for our students, so we ask that you please complete the form. Breakfast and lunch are free to all students this year.

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AUGUST SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL LEARNING

This month we will begin the year with a focus on Growth Mindset and spend time discussing, modeling, and practicing RESPECT


We want Chatfield to be a community where every student feels a sense of belonging, as well as contributes to a sense of belonging for those around them.

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Teachers Preparing for 2023-24

Teachers started their professional learning off this year reviewing the systems and structures at Chatfield so that every student has consistency and predictability throughtout our community. We know EVERY MOMENT COUNTS, and we want to ensure we are setting students up for success.
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WE ARE ACHIEVING!

We are proud of our students hard work. Not ony have our CMAS scores continued to increase in both ELA and Math over the last three years, but our primary scores in Dibels have as well! Congratulate your child, and be sure to thank a teacher!
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EVERY STUDENT COUNTS. EVERY MOMENT MATTERS

Chatfield Elementary is proud to have dedicated staff, students and families working together to create postive learning outcomes for all learners. We believe EVERY STUDENT COUNTS. EVERY MOMENT MATTERS. We are committed to our academic, social and emotional growth.



  • School Rating of Performance on School Performance Framework

  • 2021 CDE Promising Practices School

  • 2021 D51 Outstanding Academic Growth School Award

  • 2022 D51 Outstanding Academic Growth School Award

  • 2022 Governor's Bright Spot Award ELA Growth

  • 2023 Governor's Bright Spot Award Math Growth

  • 2023 D51 Outstanding Academic Growth School Award

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MATH BRIGHT SPOT AWARD

Chatfield Elementary is being recognized for earning Governor’s Bright Spot Award for growth in math based on state math assessments since 2019. Chatfield is one of 12 schools to recieve the award, and 1 of only 2 schools in the state to recieve multiple Bright Spot Awards! Way to go students and staff!

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Governors Polis Visits Chatfield

Congratulations to Chatfield Elementary School for being recognized with the Governor’s Bright Spot Award for ELA. The Bright Award is given for academics growth.

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FEATURED ON CDE'S PROMISING PRACTICES

Be sure to watch the Promising Practices video featured on CDE that describes the instructional practices Chatfield has implemented to meet the needs of our learners.


The last two years Chatfield has exceeded the district's average academic growth percentage and earned the highest percentage of student growth to receive the D51 Outstanding Academic Growth School Award.

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Chatfield Elementary School

Email: dave.mccall@d51schools.org
Website: https://chatfield.mesa.k12.co.us/
Location: 3188 D 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO, USA
Phone: 970-254-4930
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chatfieldelementaryschool

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