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Summer Play Camps for early childhood special education students

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Chesterfield County Public Schools offers Summer Play Camps for early childhood special education students. The weeklong camps provide enrichment experiences and help students practice play and social skills. Families are asked to register here, then school staff members will be in touch to confirm which week their child will attend camp.

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Team MAGIK

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Team MAGIK is a basketball camp for students who will be in grades 5-8 in 2023-24. Campers will improve basketball skills, develop teamwork and learn important life lessons. Team MAGIK runs 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Thursday at Midlothian Middle, and the cost is $65 for each one-week session. Sign up now for one or more […]

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Camp EPIC

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Camp EPIC (Exploring Pathways in Careers) offers exciting, hands-on career experiences for students who will be in grades 5-8 in 2023-24. Camp EPIC runs 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the cost is $150 for each one-week session. Sign up now for one session or two sessions!

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Gallery walk

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Gates Elementary students decorated halls with reports and information honoring famous Black Americans during Black History Month, then classes toured all of the informative hallways.

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Chinese New Year Parade

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Gates Elementary students explored Chinese culture, then celebrated Lunar New Year with a parade.

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FY24 Budget 101

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Not sure how budget planning for a school system works? This video is here to help! Dates of #oneCCPS work sessions and town halls plus budget details are here: bit.ly/CCPSbudget. We hope you’ll join efforts to create a better tomorrow for our students and our community. ¿No está seguro de cómo trabaja la planificación presupuestaria para […]

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Chesterfield County Public Schools names Teachers of the Year

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Kate Doctor, who teaches in the Health Professions and Therapies Specialty Center at Monacan High, is the Chesterfield County Teacher of the Year. Every Chesterfield County school annually selects its Teacher of the Year. Chesterfield County Public Schools selects from those honorees an Elementary School Teacher of the Year, a Middle School Teacher of the […]

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Destination Life

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Families are invited to find support and make connections during the Destination Life resource fair 4:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Chesterfield Technical Center @ Hull, 13900 Hull Street Road. Register rebrand.ly/destinationlife23 for this free event.

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Holiday Message 2022

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Here’s a winter break message for Team Chesterfield from #oneCCPS Superintendent Merv Daugherty. Winter break for Chesterfield County students will be Dec. 19-Jan. 2; the first day back will be Jan. 3. In a change from previous years, school offices and the Career and Technical Center @ Hull will be open during winter break but will […]

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Career Explorations Night

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Chesterfield County families with students in grades K-12 are invited to Career Explorations Night 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Career and Technical Center @ Hull (13900 Hull Street Road). Register here for this opportunity.

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National School Psychology Week

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Nov. 7-11 is National School Psychology Week. This year’s national theme is “Together We Shine,” which recognizes the  important contributions of school psychologists.

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Bond referendum

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Chesterfield residents will vote this fall on the Community Facilities Bond Plan, which would authorize the issuance of $540 million in general obligation bonds. If approved, the Community Facilities Bond Plan will, over the next eight to 10 years, fund 26 capital improvement projects split among four categories: schools, public safety, libraries and parks. Some […]

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Fat Bear week

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The Adapted Curriculum students at Gates Elementary recently learned about voting and read a news article about the Fat Bear competition at Katmai National Park in Alaska. This year’s Fat Bear Week took place October 5-11, and people all over the country could vote for the bear in Katmai that they thought was the fattest. […]

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Bike to school

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Gates Elementary students, parents, and staff participated in National Walk to School Week on Friday, October 14th. Gates PE Teacher Mr. Buckley, and the CCPS Sheriff Department kept our STAR students safe as they made their way to school! Watch DOG DADS Kick Off & shopping at the book fair.

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This is National School Lunch Week

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Team Chesterfield is ready to celebrate National School Lunch Week Oct. 10-14. Check out these awesome and informative posters designed by students in the Mass Communications Specialty Center at Manchester High School. This year’s national theme of “Peace, Love & School Lunch” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to students’ success both in and out of the classroom.

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Join us for Coffee + Conversation

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Parents and caregivers are invited for Coffee + Conversation, free virtual sessions 1-2 p.m. offering helpful information. Register for the sessions that most interest you. Coffee + Conversation is hosted by CCPS Family and Community Engagement Office and Chesterfield County Prevention Services.

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Minutes with Merv: Promote Respect

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Minutes With Merv videos provide fast facts to help Chesterfield County Public Schools parents. This video focuses on preventing bullying, specifically the proactive Promote Respect program.

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Make sure your child’s Chromebook is ready

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Prepare now for a great start to the new school year by making sure your child’s Chromebook is working. Here’s what to do: Locate your child’s Chromebook and charger. Plug in the Chromebook, and charge it up. Check for major damage. If your Chromebook is damaged or not working, then the technology team has scheduled […]

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Minutes with Merv – Registration

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Minutes With Merv videos provide fast facts to help Chesterfield County Public Schools parents. This video focuses on registering students who have not previously attended Chesterfield County Public Schools. After watching the video, go to https://bit.ly/CCPSreg for helpful links.

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STEPP Fact Sheet

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Summer meals update

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With the passage of the federal Keep Kids Fed Act, #oneCCPS schools are expanding summer meal options for children 1-18 years old: An updated list of summer breakfast and lunch sites is available here: https://bit.ly/3chqhJb. Children no longer have to eat breakfasts and lunches on site. Parents or guardians can pick up meals on behalf […]

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Minutes with Merv – Transportation

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Minutes With Merv videos provide fast facts to help Chesterfield County Public Schools parents. This video focuses on buses, transportation plans and ParentVUE. All families are asked to update student transportation info: https://bit.ly/3AEtY5w.

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Make a video! Thank a teacher!

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Hey, students! How about making a video to thank your teacher? Chesterfield County Public Schools is collecting short videos (about 20 seconds long) of PK-12 students telling teachers about the difference they make. The videos will be part of a back-to-school event for teachers and may be used on social media too. Follow this link […]

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Free summer meals for Chesterfield children

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Chesterfield County schools are among the places offering free summer meals for children 1-18 years old. Breakfast and lunch will be available Monday through Thursday from June 27 through July 21 at summer school sites. Texting “food” or “comida” to 304-304 provides information about nearby meal sites. Get more information at mychesterfieldschools.com.

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Apply now for prekindergarten

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Chesterfield County Public Schools is accepting prekindergarten applications for the 2022-23 school year. Prekindergarten serves 4-year-olds with the greatest need, helping them build skills and prepare for kindergarten. Free, full-day prekindergarten with transportation is offered at: Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy for children zoned to attend Bellwood, Bensley, Beulah, Marguerite Christian, Curtis, Ecoff, Enon, Gates, […]

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