Happy Holidays from the Superintendent

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News Tips 12-17-12

Dec. 17

Concert

Woolridge Elementary fifth-grade students will perform a winter concert 7-8 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Contact: 739-6330

 

Dec. 17-18

Visiting author

Kathryn Williams, who writes young adult books, will speak with students about writing, editing and publishing. She will be at Thomas Dale High at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 17, Carver Middle at [...]

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Special Announcement – School Safety Update

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Online registration is new for Adult Continuing Education

Online access now makes it easier than ever to register for an Adult Continuing Education class! By going to ace.mychesterfieldschools.com, Chesterfield residents can sign up for workforce training, enrichment classes and other educational opportunities.

Registration for spring classes begins at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 7, but the site is already up so that people can create [...]

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News Tips 12-10-12

Dec. 10-14

Awards assemblies

Chalkley Elementary will hold awards assemblies in the cafeteria:

Dec. 10 — grade 2 2:05-2:50 p.m. Dec. 11 — grade 1 2:05-2:50 p.m. Dec. 12 — grade 5 8:50-9:30 a.m. and grade 3 2:10-2:50 p.m. Dec. 14 — kindergarten 9:40-10:20 a.m. and grade 4 2:05-2:50 p.m.

Contact: 674-1300

 

Concert

Robious [...]

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Meeting notices 12-7-12

The Chesterfield County School Board will hold a closed meeting at 8 a.m. Dec. 14 in the School Board conference room of the School Administration Building, 9900 Krause Road, under Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia to consider the performance of specific employee of the board.

The Chesterfield County School Board will hold a [...]

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News Tips 12-3-12

Nov. 29-Dec. 7

Book fair

Falling Creek Middle will hold a book fair 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily and 5-8 p.m. Dec. 5. Also on Dec. 5, the music department will perform. To shop online: bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/fallingcreekmiddleschool

Contact: 743-3640

 

Dec. 3

Gingerbread houses

Robious Middle families will build gingerbread houses 6-8 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Contact: [...]

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Meeting Notices 11-26-12

On two Saturdays in December, the Chesterfield County School Board will visit nine schools as part of the capital improvement plan development process. Here is the schedule:

At 8 a.m. Dec. 1, School Board members will meet at the School Administration Building, 9900 Krause Road, then go to these schools:

8:15-9:05 a.m. at Beulah Elementary, [...]

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News Tips 11-26-12

Nov. 26

Jamestown

Jamestown representatives will present information about Powhatan Indians to Matoaca Elementary second-graders. Students will handle and analyze clothing, bone tools, pottery and other reproduction artifacts.

Contact: Lisa Witt, 590-3100

 

Dinner

Alberta Smith Elementary families will eat at Chick-fil-A.

Contact: 739-6295

 

Nov. 26-30

Food drive

Alberta Smith Elementary students and staff [...]

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News Tips 11-19-12

Nov. 19

Come Home Alive

Parents of teen drivers and their children are invited to a safe driving program called Come Home Alive at 7 p.m. at Clover Hill High. Stressing the influence that parents have on teen drivers, the free program includes information about distracted driving, coaching tips for parents, an overview of the [...]

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Four Chesterfield teachers win R.E.B. Awards

Mount Kilimanjaro, the Great Barrier Reef, Europe and Hawaii are the destinations for R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence recipients from Chesterfield County Public Schools.

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School Board adopts Design for Excellence 2020

The Chesterfield County School Board last night unanimously adopted the Design for Excellence 2020 strategic plan, affirming that Chesterfield County Public Schools has a vision for the future that extends beyond shading in the correct bubble on a test. The school system is focused on equipping students with the skills necessary for success in life.

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News Tips 11-12-12

Nov. 7-27

Food drive

Bensley Elementary is holding a food drive for the Christmas Mother.

Contact: 743-3610

 

Nov. 8-14

National French Week

This is National French Week.

Contact: www.frenchteachers.org/nfw/

 

Nov. 12

Veterans Day

Congressman Eric Cantor will honor local veterans and announce the 2012 Congressional Veteran Commendation recipients during a 1 p.m. ceremony [...]

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Recent successes in Chesterfield County Public Schools 11-12-12

Technology awards 

Dr. Adam Seldow, executive director of technology for Chesterfield County Public Schools, won the Virginia Department of Education’s 2012 State Educational Technology Leadership Award and the Region 1 Educational Technology Leadership Award.

The awards recognize individuals who demonstrate leadership by assisting school divisions in education technology planning and implementation. Division superintendents in each [...]

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SAT guru schedules three sessions in Chesterfield

SAT guru John Swann will visit Chesterfield County Public Schools three times this school year to help students achieve higher scores on the SAT reasoning test. Students are welcome to register for any of these free and popular sessions, which run 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:

Nov. 17 at Monacan High School, 11501 Smoketree Drive Jan. 19 [...]

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Two resource fairs will help struggling students find alternative ways to complete high school

Two resource fairs will help struggling students find alternative ways to complete high school

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News Tips 11-5-12

Oct. 29-Nov. 5

Book fair

A book fair will be held 7 a.m.-3 p.m. in the library of the Thomas Dale High ninth-grade campus. The fair will be open until 7 p.m. Nov. 5 during parent-teacher conferences.

Contact: Shelley Armstrong, 768-6145, ext. 221

 

Oct. 29-Nov. 7

Book fair

Matoaca Middle’s east campus is holding [...]

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Recent successes in Chesterfield County Public Schools

Superior marching bands, National award and International achievement

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Meeting Notices 11-2-12

Members of the Chesterfield County School Board may attend the annual conference of the Virginia School Boards Association Nov. 14-16 at the Williamsburg Lodge Conference Center, 310 S. England St. in Williamsburg.

Members of the Chesterfield County School Board may attend the Bravo! Awards event honoring outstanding alumni of Chesterfield County Public Schools. Sponsored by [...]

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News Tips 10-29-12

Oct. 15-31

Shoe collection

As a community service project, Woolridge Elementary is collecting old athletic shoes to help National Geographic Kids set a Guinness World Record for the longest chain of shoes, which will then be recycled into athletic surfaces.

Contact: 739-6330

 

Oct. 24-Nov. 31

Exchange students

Clover Hill High students and staff will [...]

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