The CP BobChat (Open House Edition)

1. When is it? Open House is Monday, August 5 from 5:00-7:00 PM. It is drop in and you can come anytime between 5:00-7:00.

2. Where do families park? In the Sullivan Auditorium Lot, the Lower Cherry Road Lot, in the right hand lane of the Cherry Road Car Loop, and in the right hand lane of the Caswell and Sullivan Car Loop. Please leave the left hand lanes open for traffic to flow. Please drive slowly while on campus.

3. What do we need to do at Open House?

a. Visit your child's teachers.

b. Take care of anything below on the "Beginning of School Checklist."

c. Be sure to pick up your car tags. (These will be distributed on each hallway.) All families need to pick up these because you will use the car tag when you pick up your child in the car line at dismissal. Even if your child goes home by bus or is in an after school program, please pick these up in the event of a half-day dismissal or early release. Be sure to get one for anyone picking up your child.

d. Find out answers to any questions.

e. Visit any of the stations below.

4. Who will be at Open House to help with questions and where will they be located? Know that we will have lots of staff (wearing Cherry Park Staff shirts) throughout the building to help you know where to go.

a. Office Staff--Will be in the main office and can help with any registration, enrollment, and proof of residence questions. If you have not been able to see your child's class assignment in Parent Portal, go there because there may be part of your child's registration that is incomplete.

b. Nurse Love--Will be in her office which is near the main office and across from the music room.

c. Technology Fee Agreements and Payments--Will be done in the Media Center across from the Main Office. If possible, please pay online (and you won't have to wait in any lines.) You can also pay them in the media center. You can also complete your online Technology Forms there.

d. Car Tags--Can be picked up at tables that will be on K-1 Hall, 2-3 Hall, and 4-5 Hall. Be ready to tell staff how many you need and if you will pick up at the Cherry Road Car Loop or the Caswell Street Car Loop.

e. CPES Parent Teacher Organization--Will have information tables in the Cafeteria and near the Main Office.

f. Resource Organizations--Will be located in the cafeteria. Representatives from the following groups will be there: Be Great Academy After School Program, Bus Transportation, Girl Scouts, PTO, Small Fry and Pee Wee Football Teams.

g. School Counselors--Ms. Baskin and Mrs. Flaherty will be on the "Bridge" above the cafeteria.

All families can enter through the Main (Upper) Entrance off of Caswell Street or the Lower Entrance off of Cherry Road. We look forward to helping you and your child have a great start to the new year.

See You Monday Evening,

Mr. Maness

I want to update you on a few new staff members who are joining us.

1. Dr. Rebecca Chevere--Dr. Allison Nichols (our Resource Teacher) is going to take a leave of absence until Labor Day to help her family. Dr. Chevere is a veteran resource teacher who will be serving our students until she returns. (She is bilingual as well.)

2. Mia Beleos and Lisa Tillmon-Clowney--Are our new Gifted and Talented teachers. Mrs. Beleos and Mrs. Tillmon-Clowney are experienced GT teachers who have service in Rock Hill Schools for years. Mrs. Beleos will teach Third Graders on Mondays and Fourth Graders on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Tillmon-Clowney will teach Fifth Graders on Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be at Open House in C105 and look forward to meeting parents.

3. Brian Allen--Is our new Security Officer. Mr. Allen is a former EMT and Air Force Reserve Officer and has retired from the City of Rock Hill in the Water Treatment division. He will be at the Cherry Road Entrance.

4. Jeanne Tshiek--Is our new French Kindergarten Assistant (who is from the Congo originally.) She is an experienced teacher and we are so blessed to have her working with Ms. Lopes.

5. Ale Bucowski--Is our new bilingual receptionist. She joins our other new receptionist, Mrs. Marty Motz in the Main Office.

6. Stephanie Greer and Gwen LaPier--Mrs. Greer will be our new Media Assistant and Ms. LaPier will be working as a .5 Related Arts teacher supporting our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

7. Jon Beck--Will be a new cafeteria monitor for us. He has retired from the military who also coaches at Sullivan.

1. Returning Student Verification--Update all contact information and emergency contact list in Parent Portal. Only students who were in Rock Hill Schools last year need to do this. If you haven't created a Parent Portal account, go to the following link: https://rock-hill.powerschool.com/public/home.html

2. Submit Proof of Residency--Electric or Gas Bill or Lease Agreement sent to our SIS Clerk, Mrs. Janelle Miskelly: mailto:jmiskelly@rhmail.org. You can also drop off a copy in our main office.

3. Purchase School Supplies--See button below.

4. New School Year Calendar--Please go ahead and note important dates from our District Calendar on your personal calendar. See button below.

5. Be Great Academy After School Program--Complete registration if needed for the program. See information below.

6. School of Choice Bus Transportation--Complete registration in Parent Portal if your child needs bus transportation before or after school. https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Page/587 You need to complete the Transportation Request in Parent Portal under "Forms."

7. Medical Needs--Secure any medications and doctors' orders that need to be housed with Nurse Love. After August 1, complete any forms needed for their distribution. Also, be sure to inform her and your child's teachers of any medical needs your child may have.

8. Parent Request of Home Use of Device Form--Needs to be completed only if parents want their child's device to come home. Click on the following link: https://rock-hill.jotform.com/241983560912966 (This does not have to be completed if the teachers need the devices to go home for homework, assignments and projects.)

9. Technology Fee Agreement (TFA) in Parent Portal--In order to pay the $20 Technology Fee, it can be paid by following the links in Parent Portal or paid in person at Open House (in the Media Center). To access Parent Portal, go to this link: https://rock-hill.powerschool.com/public/home.html

10. Review the Mobile Computing Guide--Please review it with your child as a part of the TFA in Parent Portal so you can know your responsibilities with technology. Click on the following link to access it: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEaWJV42GA/YlKHJ6-alHk4QJ4pg6z-lQ/view?utm_content=DAEaWJV42GA&utm_campaign=celebratory_first_publish&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor_celebratory_first_publish#11 If you complete it in Parent Portal, do not print the last two pages.

11. Review the CPES Family Handbooks--Please click on the button for the CPES Family Handbook. Please verify in the Parent Portal by completing the eCollect Handbook Verification in Form that you have read and understand student expectations.

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