CES Weekly Communicator

Happy Leap Year, Chapelfield Families!

We love reading Life According to Og, the Frog as a school community. It was a perfect connection to Leap Year. On Thursday, Og the Frog came to school to visit students for Leap Year. Og left some frogs in the building for students to find. It was a fun day! I hope your family is enjoying reading together. Remember you can always pull up the videos of teaching teams reading the chapters. You should have read up to Chapter 8 by Monday! Please pay attention to our Read Across America spirit week next week!

House Bill 288 letters went home this week. Please make sure to send back the permission slip by Monday, March 11th to either OPT IN or OPT out on this developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention with Mrs. Jasin, our counselor.

I hope to see many of you at the Boys Bash tonight.

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Nikki Miller

Hello Families!

This week we had a kickoff for this year’s One School One Book! Students met Og the Frog and received a bag with a copy of the book, Life According to Og the Frog. Thank you to the PTO for purchasing books for every student!! In the bag you will find the following papers:

• Welcome Letter explaining One School One Book

• Calendar of what chapter to read each day

• Questions to answer after each chapter

• OPTIONAL Project Ideas

Each night your child should read the assigned chapter and answer the question that goes with it. This is intended to be a family reading experience, and many of our students will need support in reading the book or having it read to them. There are videos of each chapter being read by staff members of Chapelfield if you would like your child to use those. You can access these videos on the One School One Book website.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Hoppy Reading!

Mrs. Jessica Long

Library Media Specialist

Chapelfield Elementary School

(614) 478-5575

Website

longj@gjps.org

Hello CES families.

I hope everyone is doing well!

We are currently wrapping up a three-week fitness unit where we are learning about muscular

strength, cardiovascular endurance and flexibility. Just wanted to give the students a big shout

out as most classes will have completed two 15-meter pacer tests (Grades 2-5). The pacer

really helps us gauge our individual endurance levels. Huge shout out to all our students here

as they tried to reach their own personal best all while being safe by knowing their own limits!

Our field day is tentatively planned for May 22nd this year. I am still in the early stages of

planning. However, I will be working hard over the next few weeks getting things planned and

ready. I just wanted to mention the tentative date at this point. If you are able, we would love

to have as many volunteers as possible! I will be sending more detailed information out in the

upcoming weeks.

Thank you everyone and have a fantastic weekend!!!

Matt Scheibeck

CES Physical Education

Dear Chapelfield Families-

The following paper letter went home with students on Tuesday, February 27. Please check their book bag. It is the standard letter sent to all elementary families in GJPS. Please sign and return the form to your child's teacher to grant permission or to excuse your student from receiving instruction in child sexual abuse prevention by Monday, March 11th .

Dear Elementary Families,

This letter is to serve as notification that Senate Bill 288 has altered Ohio Revised Code 3313.60 to require that children in grades kindergarten through six receive annual developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention.

School districts must notify the parents and legal guardians of the following information:

• Instruction in child sexual abuse prevention is a required part of the district's curriculum;

• Upon request, parents and legal guardians may examine instructional materials;

• Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student can be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention.

As recommended by the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce, our district will be using the SPEAK UP lessons developed by The Foundation United. In order for your student to receive this instruction, we require written permission from you as the parent/guardian.

*Instruction will be delivered by Mrs. Jasin, our school counselor. Attached below are the slides that will be used to present the information to students as well as an overview of the program.

Program Overview

K-2 Presentation

3-5 Presentation

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Miller ( millern@gjps.org) or Mrs. Jasin ( jasink@gjps.org).

Please return the letter to your child's homeroom teacher by Monday, March 11, 2024.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Miller

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

*Tuesday, March 5: Chiller Skate Night-Read the flyer below.

*Tuesday, March 12: PTO Meeting @ 7 p.m. with free babysitting from GLPS' NHS

*Friday, March 15: PTO Art Night-$20 a person

*Sunday, March 17-Saturday, March 23: Restaurant Night- Piada

*Tuesday, March 19: Chuck E Cheese Night

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.

Check out our latest safety video featuring GJPS Superintendent Dr. Deagle and Gahanna Division of Police Chief Spence talking about firearm storage safety and highlighting the risks of look-alike weapons.

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.

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

Monday, March 4: Silly Sock Day-One School, One Book

Tuesday, March 5:

• Og Day-Wear Something Green or with frogs: One School, One Book
• PTO Chiller Night @6-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5-Tuesday, March 19: PTO Spring Flower Sales

Wednesday, March 6: Read your shirt day: One School, One Book

Thursday, March 7:

• Pajama Day: One School, One Book
• End of Quarter 3

Friday, March 8: No School

Monday, March 11: No school, Teacher Work Day

Tuesday, March 12:

• PTO Meeting 7-8 p.m.

Friday, March 15:

• Seussical Jr. Performance 1-2 p.m.
• Report Cards Published
• PTO Art Night 6:30-8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19: Chuck E. Cheese Restaurant 3-9 p.m.

Friday, March 22: Learning Community @ 8:30 a.m.

Friday, March 29: No school

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