Husky Headlines May 13-17 2024

Parents, As we approach the end of this year, please share with us your feedback on this school year as we are aloways looking for ways to improve and support teaching, learning and our school culture. All answers are anonymous. We will use this feedback as we begin to plan for the 24-25 school year. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! Please share your thoughts in this survey by May 31. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefQ8mYogt5Vs2t-TFDMDYtqlU9ezN8_iHgYgO-XCjan1ugdw/viewform

End of year SOL Testing will begin this week for students in Grades 3-5 in Reading and Math. Students in Gr. 4 take an end of year SOL in VA Studies and students in Gr. 5 take an end of year SOL in Science. We are proud of the great work all of our students and staff have accomplished as we prepare for these state assessments. Please ensure your student has a fully charged chromebook on the day of their test.

Here are the upcoming SOL testing dates:

May 14 - 4th Grade Math SOL

May 15 - 5th Grade Math SOL & Accelerated Math SOL

May 17-31 - Makeups and Expedited Retakes, Makeups may also occur when a student returns to school

Fill in learning gaps. Strengthen skills. Get ahead. Whatever your motivation, summer school can help make summer count! Summer programs are available for students with and without an individualized education program who meet the criteria detailed on the summer learning page. Scroll to the bottom of that webpage for answers to frequently asked questions and contact information for each area of summer school.

• SRES Students that were recommended to attend summer school at Spring Run this summer by their teacher received a letter in their report card on Friday explaining how parents can sign up for summer school.

• Registration opens April 11 for in-person summer school and closes May 28.

• CCPSOnline summer registration has been open for weeks and closes April 26 for students interested in taking high school credits online.

Dear Parents,

Parents and guardians must pick up their children’s medications from the school clinic, but the medications must be available for student use through the last day of school on May 31. All remaining student medications, including over-the-counter medications, may be picked up from the school clinic during normal school hours June 3-4.

After 4 p.m. June 4, all leftover medications will be packed and turned over to the Chesterfield County Police Department for disposal. Once medications are packed for police collection, they cannot be retrieved so it is important for parents to pick up medications on time. Late pickups are not permitted, and medications cannot be stored at the school during the summer.

All medications must be picked up even if your student will attend summer school. At the beginning of summer school, parents will need to provide children’s medication to the summer school coordinator at your child’s summer site. Please contact your child’s school nurse to request a copy of the medication order for all medications being administered during summer school.

Join us for Summer STEAM Camp on June 10-13 from 9-12 Grades K-2 and 1-4 Grades 3-5. Cost is $130 for the week pay online here Register/pay online: https://osp.osmsinc.com/ChesterfieldVA/

In STEAM Camp we will be exploring:

● Engineering Design Challenges

● Coding

● Minute to Win-It Activities

● Lego Robotics and Coding

● Robots

● 3-D Printing

Details:

● Only for Spring Run Elementary students

● 15 students maximum Grades K-2

● 20 students maximum Grades 3-5

● June 10th - 13th (Monday-Thursday)

● Cost $130 for the week

● Eat breakfast/lunch before you come. Pack a snack/water bottle.

● Transportation is the responsibility of parents

● Registration open until maximum capacity is reached

● Register/pay online: https://osp.osmsinc.com/ChesterfieldVA/

Greetings Spring Run Families!

Field Day is nearly here!

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 24th!

Shoutout to all our INCREDIBLE 2023 volunteers last year! Over 150 amazing humans came out to make this day the best day of the year!

As you know Field Day is a big endeavor and YOU are a huge piece to this amazing day of Spring Run FUN!

VOLUNTEER FOR FIELD DAY

Please join us as a volunteer by finding information and signing up!

Click HERE

There are many volunteer opportunities and we would love to have you!

There are over 50 active, super fun stations and your support is appreciated- Thank you in advance!

Please make note of your time-slot selection. The time slot you select is how we will assign you for the big day!

**Please note: Volunteers assigned a role may be present on campus during their assigned time slot (more info to come).

Due to the size of SRES parents/family members who are not registered as field day volunteers may not join their child during field day activities. There are no visitors allowed to participate during field day -only volunteers who are helping run field day activities on this day.

Thank you!

We’re looking forward to this fantastic day of Spring Run Fun with your kiddo(s)!

With Husky heart,

Ms. Burdette & Ms. Carroll

Spring Run Elementary PE Teachers

We have developed a new online student absence reporting form. If/when your child will be absent from school you can complete this simple online form instead of calling and reporting your child's absence to the office. When a parent completes this form it sends a notification to the main office so the attendance secretary can record your child's absence in our Synergy student database. We hope you will find this new tool useful and helpful in reporting your child's absences.

Here is the new form https://bit.ly/3TsQjeq

Parents, as we enter springtime and the last few months of school, we ask for your help reviewing our school wide behavior expectations with your children.. We continue to remind students to be respectful, responsible and safe in all of the areas of our school. Please also review voice level expectations in our common spaces such as the cafeteria. Thank you for your help and support.

May 13 Manchester HS Seniors Walk/Parade the Halls 11:00

May 14 Gr 4 Math SOL

May 15 Gr 5 Math SOL

May 20 4th Qtr Grades close

May 21 PTA Mtg 7:00 PM https://meet.google.com/bqy-ecce-otn Grade 1 team attends

May 22 8:30 Walk/Bike to school day from Collington Pool House

May 24 Field Day

May 27 No School Memorial Day

May 28 Move Up Day , 10:30-11:00 K visits 1st, 2nd visits 3rd, 4th visits 5th

May 29 Move Up Day . 1:00-1:30 1st visits 2nd, 3rd visits 4th

May 29 9:45 SRO Meets with Gr 5 Students from Manchester MS in Cafe

May 29 Gr 3 Husky Store Cafe

May 30 Careers on the Move Schedule 9:45- 10:30- 1st and 3rd grade, 10:30-11:15- 2nd and 5th grade,(11:15- break for volunteers),11:30-12:15- K and 4th grade

May 30 2:30 Gr 5 Egg Drop Contest Cafe

May 31 Grade 5 Parade/Walk the Halls of the School 11:00

May 31 Gr 5 Picnic 11:30-1

May 31 Last Day of School Report cards go home

Summer camps offer a chance to explore new areas, and registration is open now! Chesterfield County Public Schools is offering four different camps in 2024, and they are expected to fill up fast. Get the details about Camp EPIC, Cultural Arts Camp, Team SKILLS and World Language Camp.

Camp EPIC (Exploring Pathways in Careers) offers exciting, hands-on career experiences for students who will be in grades 5-8 in 2024-25. Camp EPIC costs $150 and runs 8 a.m.-4 p.m. June 10-13 (Monday through Thursday) at two sites:

• CTC@Courthouse: CyberWatch, Dental Discoveries, Energy Explorers, Farm to Table, Just Desserts, Motor Sport Legends, Next Level Chef, Pet Pals or Robot Wranglers

• CTC@Hull: Animation Nation, Beauty Stars, Just Desserts, Next Level Chef, Pet Pals, Rescue 911!, Robot Wranglers, Top Model or True Detective

Cultural Arts Camp offers visual arts, music, STEAM, physical activity and world language for students who will be in grades 1-6 in 2024-25. Cultural Arts Camp runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the cost is $165 for each two-week session.

• June 24-July 3 at Old Hundred Elementary (Camp is closed July 4.)

• July 8-18 at Beulah Elementary

Team SKILLS is a basketball camp for students who will be in grades 5-8 in 2024-25. Campers will improve basketball skills, develop teamwork and learn important life lessons. Team SKILLS runs 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Thursday in the Midlothian Middle gym, and the cost is $75 for each one-week session.

• June 24-28

• July 1-3 (Camp is closed July 4.)

• July 8-11

• July 15-18

World Language Camp features daily rotations through four languages and cultures: French, Spanish, German and Latin. Students who will be in grades 2-5 in 2024-25 will enjoy memorable and meaningful activities. Camp runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the cost is $115 for each one-week session.

• June 24-27 at Old Hundred Elementary

• July 8-11 at Beulah Elementary

Video guide and other resources for families of

• Guide to special education: Available from the Virginia Department of Education is the Virginia Family's Guide to Special Education. The department developed this new guide to help those involved in special education, whether as families, teachers, school administrators, advocates or students. Meeting the needs of children with disabilities requires an understanding of rights and responsibilities, which include the child’s rights and the school’s responsibilities to meet their needs. This guide includes a description of the special education process and what is required during each step of that process. The guide is currently available in English; translations will soon be available in Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Urdu and Vietnamese.

• New video guide: The Virginia Department of Education has released a video guide to the special education evaluation process. These video modules provide parents, families and other stakeholders a brief but comprehensive overview of the special education process on these topics: introduction to video series, identification, evaluation, eligibility, individualized education program, reevaluation, early intervention and what’s next. Each module is designed to be viewed as a stand-alone resource or viewed in succession.

• Website: Lots of helpful information is available on the special education for families webpage of the Virginia Department of Education.

Interested in volunteering this year? You will need to submit an application to CCPS as a volunteer which goes through a central approval process that includes a background check. This could take two to four weeks, so be sure to allow ample time for your application to be reviewed before you plan to volunteer. Submit your application here: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/NDYyOmVuLVVT

You must submit an application if you plan to:

Chaperone a field trip

Advise a club or sports team

Participate in mentor groups

Work with students unsupervised

You do not have to submit an application if you are:

Visiting for lunch

Helping in the library or office

A college student in classrooms for program credit

18 or younger

A supervised classroom helper such as a room mom, assisting with a class party, etc.

To join the Spring Run list of general volunteers to be among the first to receive volunteer opportunities, submit your email here: https://docs.google.com/.../17LTGPCU6Dtnz8hJX.../viewform...

You’re invited to nominate staff and students for superintendent’s awards:

• Team Chesterfield staff members are continuously going above and beyond to connect with students, build stronger relationships, provide engaging learning opportunities and help families. Nominate a #oneCCPS Game Changer by filling out this simple form.

• Chesterfield County students shine, and you can nominate students for the Superintendent’s Citizenship Award here.

All good things must come to an end. Our school has had a great year, and we look forward to lots of great activities this month as we round out the last few weeks of school.

We are wrapping up Teacher Appreciation Week today. Our PTA has been enjoying facilitating Staff Appreciation events all week long. Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 are currently taking their SOLs, and we have been providing some volunteers to help out at lunch time. Thank you to our volunteers!

Some students may have received a letter inviting them to come and paint a ceiling tile. Students who receive straight A's for 3 out of the 4 quarters of the year in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are eligible. Once final grades are in for the year, we'll contact any students who qualified after the 4th quarter. This is the second year in a row the PTA has run this program - thank you to our volunteers helping to make this happen! We have 2 painting dates: May 14 and May 28. If you think your child should be eligible and they did not receive a letter, please reach out to your teacher directly.

Our final PTA meeting of the year - time to elect the new board! - is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21. We will have our 1st grade team joining us, AND you can learn about volunteer opportunities for next year. Please join us!

Our last Walk to School Day of the year will be Wednesday, May 22, from Collington. Field Day is May 24, and while this is a school event, the PTA is happy to help facilitate communication of the event, and provided FREE T-shirts to all students and staff.

Yearbooks will hopefully be at the school by the end of the 2nd to last week of school. We will have in person yearbook sales every morning once the books are received until all books are sold out, or the end of the year - whichever comes first. We will accept cash or check in person.

There is no school on Monday, May 27. The staff is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast for any and all volunteers from this year on the morning of Tuesday, May 28. The PTA will be providing coffee for the event. Careers on the Move will be Thursday, May 30 for all grades. The 5th grade Picnic and Final Walk-through School Parade are scheduled for the new last day of school, Friday, May 31.

Please note the School Board voted to do away with the half days that were previously scheduled for June 3rd and June 4th. The last day of school IS May 31.

As mentioned above, the PTA elections will be held on Tuesday, May 21. Per the slate of presented nominees, we have three officers rolling off of the Executive Committee this year. Thank you to Micah Montanari - she was our Treasurer from 2021-2023 and has been our Secretary from 2023-2024. Thank you to Maggie Lenart - she has been our Vice President of Ways & Means from 2022-2024.

And thank you to all of you who have supported me as the President for the past two years. Coming out of the COVID years, so much work was needed to get our school and PTA back to it's pre-COVID strengths. We relied on feedback to help us find which direction to head, and have had many learning opportunities along the way. I have confidence that our new President nominee, Ashlee Creador, will serve the PTA and the school well in continuing our drive towards greatness.

If you have any concerns or suggestions, please feel free to contact me through the end of this month, and I will see you around the school building next year!

Thank you,

Katie Adcock

PTA President

Upcoming Events

May

5/13 - Manchester High School Senior Walk Through

5/14 - 4th Grade Math SOL; Ceiling Tile Painting Workshop

5/15 - 5th Grade Math SOL & Accelerated Math SOL

5/21 - PTA General Membership Meeting

5/22 - Walk to School Day

5/24 - Field Day

5/27 - No School

5/28 - Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast; "Move Up Day": K visits 1st, 2nd visits 3rd, 4th visits 5th; Ceiling Tile Painting Workshop

5/29 - "Move Up Day": 1st visits 2nd, 3rd visits 4th

5/30 - Careers on the Move

5/31 - 5th Grade Picnic; 5th Grade Final Walk Through School Parade; LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

PTA Meeting - Tuesday, May 21

In April, we received some updates for the end of the year and met our Resource and SPED teams. Check out our April Minutes!

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 7pm in the library. Join us virtually if you can't make it in person. We will be holding our annual elections for our Officers, we will be joined by our 1st grade team, and we will learn more about Volunteer Opportunities for next year. We hope to see you there!

Check out our Slate of Officer nominees

Walk/Bike to School Day - Wednesday, May 22

Join us at the Collington Clubhouse at 8:30am to walk or ride your bike to school!

New Logo & FREE T-shirts

You may have seen our new logo on our Facebook page. It's also featured on the T-shirts the PTA purchased for every student and staff member. Make sure your student wears their new shirt for Field Day!

Volunteer of the Month!!

Congratulations to Calla Talman, our April Volunteer of the Month!

Calla has been a diligent worker behind the scenes. She takes care of all of her own deadlines, handles all of her necessary contacts, and completes her projects without any additional guidance. She is able to work from her home on her own time, yet make a huge contribution to Spring Run. And this is her second year in this role! We want to recognize our Yearbook Coordinator, Calla Talman, as our April Volunteer of the Month! Calla completed last year’s and this year’s yearbook without issue - and we are looking forward to seeing the new yearbook soon.

Calla received a $15 gift card to Amazon, and she will be able to park in the Volunteer of the Month parking spot until our meeting on May 21.

Thank you for all of your help this year, Calla, and congratulations again!

Thank you for helping to make this a successful year!

Quick Links

Spirit Wear

General Volunteer Sign Up

Teacher & Staff Favorites

Follow us on Facebook

PTA Google Calendar

Feel free to reach out to any officer at any time:

Katie Adcock, President, President@springrunpta.com

Micah Montanari, Secretary, micahmont526@gmail.com

Matt McCollester, Treasurer, Treasurer@springrunpta.com

Nakia Taylor, 1st VP Programs, nmoody18@gmail.com

Maggie Lenart, 2nd VP Ways & Means, maggie.lenart@gmail.com

Megan Price, 3rd VP Membership, Membership@springrunpta.com

Thank you for trusting us!

Parents, Here is the CCPS county website where you can find forms and publications for back to school such as the CCPS Parent Handbook, Health forms, Free and reduced lunch forms, chromebook device agreements, etc. https://oneccps.org/publications-and-forms/