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Dear ChurchillCSD Families & Staff,
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, and I know many of our students have been busy crafting leprechaun traps, hoping to finally catch one of those mischievous little tricksters. I can’t wait to see if anyone succeeds this year! Although I suspect those leprechauns have a way of slipping through even the best constructed and planned traps! Keep an eye out for tiny footprints and a little bit of mischief in the morning!
On a more academic note, this week we kick off our state SBAC testing with our students at Numa. The Smarter Balanced assessments (SBAC) are an important way to measure student progress in grades 3-8 as they work toward future success in college and careers. These computer-adaptive assessments provide valuable feedback for teachers and parents, helping us support each student’s growth. The tests are aligned with the Nevada Academic Content Standards in English Language Arts and mathematics, and the results are included in the Nevada Report Card.
As we wrap up a chilly week, we know spring is on the horizon - especially as our baseball and softball players take the field! Of course, in true Nevada fashion, we will endure some frigid days and tough weather before we can fully embrace the warmer days ahead. But seeing baseball and softball season begin and those players out there is always a sure sign that spring is coming, even if we have to go through a few more cold fronts along the way. Warmer days are just around the corner!
Thank you for your continued support, and may the luck of the Irish be with all of our students, whether they're testing, playing ball, or on a mission to catch a leprechaun!
Regards,
Derild Parsons
📅 UPCOMING NO SCHOOL DAY REMINDERS❗
Friday, March 28th - No School for Students (Professional Development Day for Staff)
Friday, April 11th - No School for Students & Staff
SPRING BREAK: April 14-18!
Attendance Reminder for Families ✅
We'd like to emphasize our attendance policies and procedures.
ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
EXCUSED does not equal EXEMPT! (State Law NRS 392.130)
Please note that any absence not excused by a medical/mental health professional or a school administrator will be counted against the student's attendance as per Nevada state attendance law.
Any absence that goes unreported by the parent will default to a truancy after three days.
Excused = NOT EXEMPT (counted against student's attendance).
Exempt = Medical Professional note provided or School Admin Excused (not counted against student attendance).
Notification: Schools may notify families of any concerning patterns associated with excessive absences; including but not limited to notes home, School Attendance Review Board (SARB) warnings, pre-SARB notices, and SARB attendance contracts.
Missing School for Illness?
Please remember to call your child’s school every day that they miss school due to an illness so the office staff can excuse them.
As stated above - EXCUSED does not equal EXEMPT (State Law NRS 392.130). Any absence not excused by a medical professional will count against the student's attendance as per Nevada state attendance law.
Excused = NOT EXEMPT (counted against student's attendance).
Exempt = Medical Professional note provided (not counted against student attendance).
Message from our Partners at Care Solace 💜
March is Women's History Month, a month to study, observe, and celebrate the vital role women play in American life and history. We will continue to encourage girls and young women to speak up, challenge expectations, and become trailblazers, pioneers, innovators, and leaders. And that includes encouraging them to advocate for their own mental health.
If your student needs help to reach their full potential, Care Solace can help connect them to mental health care. They will navigate the mental health care system, explain options, and quickly find available providers in our local community. Care Solace is a complementary and confidential care coordination service provided by Churchill County School District.
- Call 888-515-0595. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365.
- Visit caresolace.com/churchillcsd and either search on your own OR click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.
We promise to continue to do our part to ensure our students are thriving and learning.
FREE MEALS for ALL STUDENTS for 24-25 School Year 🥪🍎
BREAKFAST & LUNCH FREE FOR ALL STUDENTS!
Churchill County School District’s application to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) has been APPROVED for the 2024-2025 school year (July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025).
CLICK HERE for more information!
Medical Plan of Care for Special Diets
If your child(ren) has/have any food allergies or needs to be on a special diet, this form MUST be filled out and returned to the health staff at your child(ren's) school. You can download the form below.
📣 Announcements & Upcoming Events
🌊💚🤍 Churchill County High School
Greenwave Community Closet - In Need of Donations!
The Community Closet is a student-run initiative, providing essential resources to those in need. Located at Churchill County High School, it offers food, warm clothing, shoes, and snacks to help ensure all students have the support they need to succeed. It is run by mentorship teacher Heather Benjamin and her dedicated mentorship program students, the closet is open to any student facing challenges, offering a helping hand in times of need.
Grad Nite Events/Fundraisers
🌊💚🤍 Churchill County Middle School
We’re bringing the ENERGY for SBAC testing! 🔥📣
We’re going all out to HYPE UP TESTING and make it fun! 🎉💪 Get ready for a week filled with creativity, school spirit, and excitement as we gear up for SBAC! Let’s show what we know and make this week one to remember! 📚✨
Spring Picture Day is March 18th! 📸🌸
Spring Pictures are happening on Tuesday, 3/18! All pictures must be prepaid. Lifetouch will have a list of students who have prepaid, and only those students will be allowed to take pictures.
📢 Parents, please be sure to prepay if you would like your child to have Spring Photos taken. Students will only have their picture taken on March 18th if they have prepaid.
Spring Pictures will be called by the first letter of the last name, starting at 8:30 AM.
ADDITONALLY, 8th Grade Promotion Pictures will take place during ELA at a separate photo station in the small gym. ALL 8TH GRADE STUDENTS will get their picture taken. Promotees will be given their promotion photos on the last day of school! 🎉
💚💛🦆 Numa Elementary School
What's happening in March:
SBAC Assessments start 3/17
Spring Picture Day 3/18
CCMS Assembly (5th grade) 3/20 at 1:30
3rd Quarter Tribe Award / Activity Day sign up 3/21
Parent /Teacher Conf 3/21
PD Day NO STUDENTS 3/28
Spring Book Fair 3/31 - 4/4
Numa's Art & Music Family Night
Join us for an evening of creativity, music, and fun from 4:30-6:30 PM!
Art Show – Visit Room 40 to see amazing student artwork!
4th Grade Music Performances – Enjoy wonderful performances in the cafeteria
Performance Schedule:
5:00 PM – Mrs. Nall, Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. Bailey, and Mrs. Hooper-Howe
6:00 PM – Mrs. D. Johnson, Ms. G. Lee, and Mrs. Matheson
6:30 PM – Mrs. Purrell, Mrs. Emke, and Ms. Tutty
Book Fair in the Library! Don’t miss the chance to find a great read!
Bring your family and friends for a night to remember! See you there!
NEW NUMA AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
Dear Parents,
New Frontier Behavioral Health Center is offering an after school social emotional learning program this year. This program will run from November 12th, 2024 every Tuesday after school from 3pm – 4pm until April 29, 2024.
If you are interested in having your child participate, please download the file below, fill out the bottom section, and return it to the school as soon as possible.
Don't Forget to Order Your Yearbook!
Get your high-quality Yearbook at purchaseyearbook.com and remember this year forever!
Numa Prepay Code: NumaYB25
Click the file below for more information and a clickable link!
💙💛🐶 E.C. Best Elementary School
Spring Jamboree – Family Fun Night! 🎉🌸
Join us for an evening of games, a book fair, and FREE hot dogs, popcorn, & caramel apple slices! 📚🌭🍿🍏 Bring the whole family and enjoy the fun! 🎉
📅 Tuesday, March 18th
🕔 5:00-6:30 P.M.
The CCHS Volunteer Club is hosting the carnival, and cash-only snack bar with additional treats available for purchase for a fundraiser! The games all have prizes!🌟
- Tickets: 50 cents each or 25 tickets for $10.00 🎟
- Extra Snacks: The CCHS Mentor Club will also have a cash-only snack bar with additional treats available for purchase! 🍪🥤
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎈
💙🤍🐺 Lahontan Elementary School
What's Happening This Month:
March 14................................................No School ~ Modified Calendar
March 17-21...........................................Book Fair - open before and after school
March 19................................................Take Me To Your Reader Family Literacy and Math/Book Fair Night
March 21................................................Parent/Teacher Conferences after 1:30pm
March 25................................................Spring Pictures Day
March 28................................................No School for Students ~ Professional Development for Teachers
💙💛🐻 Northside Early Learning Center
Picture Day is Coming Soon! ✨📸
Northside Early Learning Center
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Visit this website to order: https://www.bellphoto.com/order/NorthsideSpring25
Prepay Code: NorthsideSpring25
Dress your best and bring those bright smiles! Don't miss the chance to capture this year’s memories!
Weekly School Highlights 🎉
Churchill County High School 💚🌊
On March 12, Churchill County High School hosted the 2025 Northern Zone Nevada Music Educators Association (NZNMEA) Choir Festival in the CCHS auditorium. This is the only choir festival in our area, and provides students with an opportunity to showcase their talents. The festival brought together 12 choirs from seven schools, each delivering impressive performances throughout the day. Participating choirs included: Carson Hgih School Chamber Choir, Douglas High School Concert Choir, Yerington High School Choir, Douglas High School Dynamics Choir, Carson High School Concert Choir, Carson High School Concert Choir, Dayton High School Choir, Fernley Intermediate Choir, Virginia City High School Silver Sound, Carson High School Choir I and II, Fernley High School Advanced Choir, CCHS Minor Details Choir (directed by Janice Bice), and CCHS Wavelength Choir (directed by Melissa Juceam). The CCHS music department would like to extend a special thank you to festival judges Mr. Thomas Flemming and Ms. Nicole Heglund, for their expertise and time. They would also like to share their appreciation for Mrs. Ashley Adams for the use of the auditorium and the entire CCHS staff and community for their ongoing support of the school’s music program. The NZNMEA Choir Festival marks just one of many exciting musical events for the CCHS program. The band festival will take place in Carson City next week.
Churchill County Middle School 💚🌊
Numa Elementary School 💛🦆
Kristina Lee’s fifth grade class prepared for state testing by training to become spies. Students put their knowledge of various subjects to the test through a series of missions. From using volume and geometry to build a secret base, to applying their understanding of cells to rescue a kidnapped dog. Students had to put all the skills they’ve gained this year to accomplish their missions, become the world’s greatest spy team, and ace the test, of course! Lee transformed her classroom into a blacklight environment and the students had to use highlighters to complete their assignments - making them feel like true secret agents on a mission.
E.C. Best Elementary School 💙🐶
Students in Stacey Stults' third-grade class are using fraction tiles to help them show where fractions go on a number line. Students Gage Lewis, Lacey Howells, and Jace Harnar shared that putting fractions on a number line is way easier than they thought it would be. Darian Beach and Darwyn Sanchez said it was fun to draw number lines and to get the tick marks evenly spaced on the line. They just started learning about fractions a couple weeks ago in their iReady math book and are catching on fast!
Lahontan Elementary School 🤍🐺
Students in Theresa Moon’s class celebrated the 100th day of school and got creative in planning and constructing leprechaun traps. To kick off the week, each student had to count out 100 Froot Loops and make a necklace. Then they had to write what they think they will be doing when they turn 100 years old. To conclude the week, students prepared for St. Patrick’s Day by constructing leprechaun traps. They are all eager to return to school on Monday morning to see if any of them will be successful in catching a sneaky leprechaun.
👍 Want to see school highlights? Like us on Facebook! 👍
Did you know that every school has a Facebook page? That’s right, you can follow each school's Facebook page and receive daily/weekly updates on important dates, times, events & information! Schools also post fun activities/events that your learners are participating in.
Follow our Facebook pages below:
Churchill County School District Facebook Page
Northside Early Learning Facebook Page
Lahontan Elementary School Facebook Page
E.C. Best Elementary School Facebook Page
📆 Modified 4-Day Week - No School Day Calendar
Important Reminders & Information❗
Health Services 🩺
LICE
We are all excited to be back at school! As we encourage children to learn and share, they also share things we don't want them to: Head Lice! We start seeing a lot of lice outbreaks at our schools this time of year. Please click the link below to learn how to identify lice and for information on what you can do if lice hits your home.
Bed Bugs
Winter seasonal changes bring about infestations and household inconveniences.
Bed bugs are a nuisance, but they are not known to cause or spread disease. They are usually
active at night and can irritate the human skin. The bite is initially painless, but it may become
swollen and itch, much like a mosquito bite.
The source of bed bugs often cannot be determined, as they may be found in many places,
including hotels, hospitals, theaters and schools. Finding a bed bug does not mean that the
building is infested. Adults & children can unknowingly bring bed bugs into buildings,
including schools. In response to this seasonal concern, Churchill County School District
continually works to identify pests, provide inspections of schools and have licensed pest
control specialists treat classrooms and schools as appropriate.
If you have experienced bedbugs in your home, we strongly recommend seeking professional
assistance from a qualified pest control company. If your child has any bites, you should contact your health care provider.
Further information on preventing bed bugs are available on the following website.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bed bug information
website: http://www.epa.gov/bedbugs/
• Center of Disease Control (CDC) bed bug information
websites:
Infinite Campus 💻
Infinite Campus is the account you use to check your child’s grades, check student schedules, pay student fees, check attendance, and get other information about your student. If you already have an account, please ensure your current contact information is correct, as this is the District's primary communication tool.
If you are having any issues logging in, please contact your child’s school front office:
Churchill County High School: 775-423-2181
Churchill County Middle School: 775-423-7701
Numa Elementary School: 775-428-1996
E.C. Best Elementary School: 775-423-3159
Lahontan Elementary School: 775-423-1999
Northside Early Learning Center: 775-423-3463
If you are unable to reach your child's school, please contact the District Office at 775-423-5184 or email parentinfo@churchillcsd.com with your questions. You can also visit our Infinite Campus Resource Page.
Paper Tutor 📝
It may be the begging of the semester, but it is never to early to set goals and make a plan on how you will be successful. One great way to stay ahead is by taking advantage of the resources available to you - Paper Tutor being one of those!
ChurchillCSD is thrilled to continue our partnership with Paper to provide free, 24/7 access to 1-on-1 tutoring and writing support for 4th-12th grade students. There’s a lot to be excited about with Paper’s Educational Support System, including 1:1 live-chat tutoring sessions with subject-matter experts in over 200 subjects and four different languages,
Engaging educational videos and math games to expand student learning in and out of the classroom,
Expert review on any written work (essays, creative writing, poetry, lab reports, etc.),
Reading fluency and comprehension practice, and so much more!
Students can access this incredible resource today through their CLEVER account! They can also go to app.paper.co, search for their school, and login to start a tutoring session, OR you and your student can download the Paper mobile app for additional access anytime, anywhere. Not sure where to start? Learn more about Paper and sign up for a free live webinar here! We can’t wait to see all of the student growth that occurs with Paper!
💪 Your District Office Admin Team
Kathryn Bervin-Mueller
Ryan Larkin-Smith
Director of Inclusive Services
NOW HIRING FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR! 🎉
HIRING BONUSES OFFERED! 💰
Attention Educators! 📣
ChurchillCSD is hiring for the 2025-2026 school year & offering BIG incentives❗
Looking for a rewarding career in education? ChurchillCSD is the place to be! We’re offering amazing hiring bonuses and the highest base salaries for school counselors, psychologists, and special education staff! 🎉
💰$7,000 Hiring Bonus for Licensed Teaching Staff
💰$12,000 Hiring Bonus for Special Education Teachers
💰$2,500 Relocation Incentive for Teachers Moving to the Area
Join a district that values YOU and your dedication to students! 🌟
📱775-428-7240
🔗bit.ly/ChurchillCSDApplyToday
Start your next chapter with ChurchillCSD - where educators and students thrive! ✨
Churchill County School District
Email: parentinfo@churchillcsd.com
Website: https://www.churchillcsd.com/en-US
Location: 690 South Maine Street, Fallon, NV, USA
Phone: 775-423-5184
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchillcsd