CES Weekly Communicator

Happy Friday, Chapelfield families.

It was a great week to say HELLO to all of the students and families at Chapelfield every morning! A huge shout out to Krysten Jasin, our school counselor, and Kim Keller, our K-2 intervention specialist. They both worked hard to ensure every student felt part of our Lion Pride. Kristen Muenster, our PTO President, was also able to bring some pretty cool visitors like Brutus! We ended our week with an assembly that featured a pretty cool basketball player from our community who showed us some cool tricks. He talked about the importance of saying hello to all people in our community! The week doesn't stop here. Make sure to always encourage your child to say hello to fellow Chapelfield students! Have them check in on one another. A simple hello can go a long way and BRIGHTEN a person's day!

We will see you on Tuesday, September 24. We have professional development on Monday! During the long weekend, fill out your child's Emergency Medical Authorization form. They are due on September 30th!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Nikki Miller

Please make that you pick up and/or have your child walk home at 2:45 p.m. All students need to be supervised by a parent to stay on the playground for safety reasons. If they DO NOT have a parent, they must leave immediately at 2:45 p.m. Thank you for your support.

What is your favorite color?: Navy Blue

What do you like to do for fun?: Crossword puzzles, trying/cooking new foods.

What is your favorite subject? Reading!!

What was your favorite grade as a student and why?

I loved all of the interesting projects and creativity Mrs. Danford brought to my third grade year.

What are you looking forward to at CES?

Getting to know all of the students and staff! Everyone has been so kind and welcoming.

What is your favorite color?:Green

What do you like to do for fun?: Traveling and seeing new places, being outside/hiking and spending time with my family and friends :)

What is your favorite subject?: Reading/writing

What was your favorite grade as a student and why?

What are you looking forward to at CES?

Working with all of the students, families and amazing staff! I am loving collaborating with other teachers/team members and look forward to continuing to make connections with the CES community!

What is your favorite color?: Purple

What do you like to do for fun?:Watch Columbus Crew soccer and play soccer, play board games with friends, read, baking, and walk my dog

What is your favorite subject?: Math

What was your favorite grade as a student and why?

What are you looking forward to at CES?

I am looking forward to making connections with students at CES and supporting our hard working staff members. I can already tell it’s a wonderful place to be!

All students MUST have their emergency cards completed by September 30th. They will not be able to have snacks or go on a field trip without it.

You can complete this on infinite campus.

Infinite Campus is our parent portal and student information system. This site will allow parents/guardians to access school information electronically. For example, Infinite Campus will allow you to update email addresses and other important information regarding your child as well as view your child's report card electronically.

ALL Families (either new to Chapelfield or returning families) need to update your information in the Parent Portal of Infinite Campus. Directions for how to update Infinite Campus are linked below:

1. Log into the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus at: https://gahannajeffersonoh.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/gahanna_jefferson.jsp

2. Click MORE from the left hand column

3. Click on ONLINE REGISTRATION from choices on the right

4. Click START next to "Existing Student Registration"

5. Go through each step to complete the registration

Families New to Chapelfield Elementary: If you are a new family to Chapelfield (including all of our kindergarten families), you will receive an email from Mrs. Gilzow, school secretary, soon detailing directions on how to log into the Parent Portal of Infinite Campus to update your information.

Returning Families: If you need assistance - please call the school office at 614-478-5575. Mrs. Gilzow will be happy to help.

The front office is a busy place the last 30 minutes of school. We ask that parents NOT CALL to make transportation changes after 2:00 p.m. Please make sure students know your plan of pick up before they come to school.

*Thank you to everyone who attended our first PTO meeting of the year. We were so excited to see so many new faces and can’t wait for a great year!

*PTO Restaurant Nights:

• Next week, from 9/23 - 9/29, we will have a fundraiser with Piada (any location). Whether you order online or go into Piada, just use the promo code - RLJL8T and Piada will donate 20% to Chapelfield PTO.

*Parent Teacher Conferences Support: Please sign up to help with PTC dinners on October here:

GJPS Families-

Dash & Stash!

Come and join the fun, whether you dash, walk or run!

Come see the progress of the new GLHS!

Do you own a business or work at a business that would like to have a decorated trunk at the Stash?

If you would like more information, please contact Dianna Bessignano at bessignanod@gjps.org OR (614) 269-4262.

Thank you for your help!

Dianna and Tricia

Columbus Metropolitan Library’s School Help Centers are now open, offering students in your family free after-school help.

• Reading Buddies, 15 minutes of one-on-one reading practice for K-3 students

• School Help Centers, offering K-12 students free help with their schoolwork plus use of computers, printers, digital research tools and other resources

• HelpNow, connecting them one-on-one with a virtual tutor Monday-Friday, 2-11 p.m.

• Online school help tools available 24/7

• YouMedia, an open lab space at nine locations where teens can explore technologies

• After-School Snack, offered at 16 locations in partnership with the Children’s Hunger Alliance

Learn more at columbuslibrary.org.

Monday, September 23: NO SCHOOL-Districtwide Professional Development

Thursday, September 26: OSU Vision Screening for 1st grade from 8:15-10:30 a.m.

Friday, September 27:

*Our first learning community meeting-PACKS

*5th grade BizTown

GJPS Elementary Student Handbook 24-25

2024-2025 GJPS District Calendar (PDF)

2024-2025 School Menus

2024-2025 Bus Schedule and Routes

2025-2026 School Calendar