Hawk Updates
CHES Weekly Newsletter
Welcome Back Hawks!
I want to take a moment and welcome all of our new and returning Hawks to CHES for the 2024-2025 school year. Hopefully everyone has had an opportunity to enjoy some time off this summer.
A lot of activity has been happening on the CHES campus this summer. In addition to a change in the Principal position (I'm very excited to be here!) we are lucky to add a few new faces to our upper grades and this school year we will go from 2 TK classrooms to 4!
Our MPR got an electronics facelift this summer and a new video and sound system were installed and have already been put to good use for our ESS participants.
August 21st will be here before you know it! Please read below for important activities and dates to ensure we have a smooth transition to the new year.
It's going to be a great year!
Aaron Little
Principal
Tk/K Back to School Night. August 19th. 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Our TK and K teachers will be hosting Back to School Night for parents. We ask that this event is a Parent Only event. Thank you!
Classroom/Teacher assignments for TK and K will be sent out via email on Sunday, August 18th.
5:00 pm: BTSN kicks off in the MPR. Principal's Welcome.
5:15 - 5:45 pm: Classroom Presentations
1st - 5th Grade Back to School Night. August 22nd. 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Our 1st - 5th Grade teachers will be hosting Back to School Night for parents. We ask that this event is a Parent Only event. Thank you!
1st - 3rd Grade: 5:00 - 5:45 pm. Meet in your student's classroom.
4th - 5th Grade: 6:00 - 6:45 pm. Meet in your student's classroom.
Student Medication
Important information for students with medications...
Medication should be turned in no later than 8/20/24. Parents can turn medication into the main office during office hours 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Medication Authorization to Administer must be attached to medication forms. If your student has more than one medication, only one Authorization to Administer form needs to be filled out with all medication listed and attached to the other specific medication forms.
All medication listed needs to be listed with name of medication, dosage, method of administering medication and time of day to be given.
No expired medication will be accepted.
Only school provided forms (attached) are accepted. All forms need to be completely filled out by the student’s physician.
Parents must sign and date forms.
Medication measuring cups or syringes must be provided with medication. We do not have measuring cups/syringes here at school.
Important Forms:
If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. Jessica Rasoul at jrasoul@powayusd.com.
2024/2025 School Year Birthday Marquee Signups
2024/2025 School Year Birthday Marquee Signups are now open!
Complete the form from the link provided below if you would like your child's name (first name and last initial) to appear on the Chaparral Marquees during the week of his/her birthday. To secure your marquee reservation, please make a $25 donation to CAPES after submitting the form. Donations may be received via Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ChaparralCAPES). Include this note with your donation: "Birthday Marquee for [Child's first name and last initial]".
Note--Each marquee has only two (2) available sign-ups per week. If a week is not listed, it has reached the maximum capacity of reservations. Holiday weeks have not been included. This form is ONLY for the 2024/2025 school year. Please do not submit a response for a future school year.
Your child's birthday message (ex. Happy Birthday Lizzie B.) will appear at some point during the week and will stay up for a minimum of 1 day.
Please note that our CAPES volunteers may need at least one (1) week of advance notice to honor birthday marquee reservations.
Google signup sheet link: https://forms.gle/qsiBngvtxDDcAh8YA
Parking Lot Safety
Everyone is excited for the start of the school year. As a result, our parking lots will be EXTREMELY busy for the first few weeks of school. We ask everyone for patience during all times during drop off and pick up, but especially these first few weeks.
Please use street parking instead of the staff parking lots. During drop-off and dismissal, many families bypass the drive-thru lines and opt to park in the lot. This can cause a lot of angst amongst families who are following our school protocols. Please be courteous to your fellow families. We appreciate you helping our school staff to have access to the staff lot since we do not have enough parking spots to accommodate our large staff. More importantly, crossing your children through our parking lot, during the busiest times, can be unsafe. Thank you for your continued help!
School Breakfast and Lunch
PUSD provides breakfast and lunch to all students free of charge pursuant to the California Universal Meals Program. Free meals are available to all families, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility status. Breakfast service will begin at 8:25 am and end at 8:40 am. Students will report directly to the playground after eating breakfast. Students not eating breakfast need to arrive when the playground opens at 8:25 am.
Meal program details are provided on the Food and Nutrition Department website at PUSD Food and Nutrition. Families are still encouraged to submit a school meal application for free and reduced-priced meal benefits because this information may be used for other programs such as Federal and State funding for your school, reduced registration fees for academic tests, free or discounted fees for bus passes, ESS childcare, and athletic programs, discounted rates for internet service and many more! The application can be found online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/ . Applications must be submitted on an annual basis.
