The Chester Upland School of the Arts (CUSA) is dedicated to improving our community through high academic achievement and artistic excellence. We will engender in our young scholars strong character and enlightened leadership through purposeful acts of service.

We will provide a safe learning environment with a welcoming atmosphere which creates a sense of belonging amongst the families. We maintain an inclusive environment which acknowledges and respects children from diverse family and cultural backgrounds.

Website: https://www.chesteruplandsd.org/Domain/10
Location: 901 West 9th Street, Chester, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 447-3777
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cusa2017?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! I hope this message finds you and your family well.

I love the beginning of the school year because it's filled with great anticipation and excitement for both children and adults. This school year has the promise of being a wonderful year.

We will send this our weekly newsletter on most Fridays to keep you informed of upcoming events and updates. Our hope is that through positive communication we will excel in partnering together to make this a special school year for everyone here at CUSA.

Thank you for your engagement and commitment to our children!

Principal Loper

ASAP:

Please send in the forms from the Welcome Back packet that were sent out earlier this summer. Most important are the Health/Allergy form and the updated contact form. Having current emergency contact information allows schools to reach families about your student or a change in school operations. Updating your student's health information helps safeguard your child's well being by keeping the school informed of any significant changes important to your child's health.

Due:

The dental forms that were sent home Tuesday were due today, September 8th. If your form is sent in Monday by 9:30AM, we will include them.

PLEASE remember that we are a NUT🥜, SEAFOOD🍤🐟, LATEX🎈, and CITRUS FREE🍊🍋 School! For the safety of our students and staff, peanut butter products, tuna fish, orange slices, etc., are NOT allowed!

Updated phone numbers are so important to us. We need to be able to reach you in the event of sickness or injury. Only parents or guardians will be called (except in emergencies) unless you specify something different in writing.

An updated Emergency Information form is important for the safety and well being of your child. Thank you for taking the time to peruse the information and change, add, or delete anything that you feel is necessary.

Please contact Ms. Summers and your child's teacher with any and all updated contact information as soon as possible.

• K-5th grade breakfast starts at 8:30 AM, FULTON STREET entrance
• 9:01 AM - Students are late.

Chronic lateness results in absenteeism which may require legal court intervention.

Dismissal is 3:35PM (PreK & K) & 3:45PM (1st-5th)

Parents, it's imperative that your child is picked up on time daily. We DO NOT have staffing for proper supervision after 4:00PM. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up on time daily.

Early Dismissal ENDS at 2:45PM

Medical or other planned appointments should be scheduled around the dismissal window. Please don't reduce instruction time for our scholars by scheduling or planning routine early dismissals.

Cold/Inclement Weather Dismissal

• Pre-K & Kindergarten parents will enter through the front entrance (9th Street courtyard) and leave through the Parker Street exit.
• Students that ride the bus or a van will continue to leave through the Parker Street exit,
• Siblings of Pre-K & K students will be picked up from the conference room (Room 105).
• Walkers and pick-up (1st - 5th grade) will dismiss from the cafeteria (Fulton Street exit).

All parents, visitors, etc. are required to stop into the main office. No one is permitted to go beyond the front office. No one is permitted to go beyond the front office without authorization. If the secretary is not available, kindly be seated in the waiting area across the hall from the office and we will assist you as soon as possible,

Principal Loper & AP Dr. Odom

Who: Parents and Guardians

What: Attend Back to School Night Open House

When: Wednesday, September 13th @ 5:30 PM

Where: CUSA's cafeteria (Fulton Street and Parker Street entrances ONLY)

Why: Communicate with staff, learn about policies and incentives🗣️

Raffle: Enter for a chance to win a prize! Winner(s) will be contacted Thursday morning!🏆

• Send your scholar to school with a bag.
• Students will have an opportunity to pick books to take home.
• Share the gift of reading with you child.

With shared reading, your child will trust and expect that you will be there for them. The importance of trust to small children cannot be overstated. Reading a favorite book to your children not only helps you bond with them, but also gives your children a sense of intimacy and well-being.

Polo shirts:

white

black

blue

orange

red

Pants/skirts:

black

navy blue

tan

**🚫No open-toed shoes/sandals, flip-flops, slides, slippers

**🚫 No jeans

**🚫 No t-shirts

Families, your voice is important and we want to hear from you. Your ideas, opinions, questions, concerns, and contributions to CUSA are welcome! Please join us for our PTO meetings. Meetings are announced through this newsletter and through direct contact the PTO leadership.

https://forms.office.com/r/itLcgzL35N

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

More details will be announced next week.