Raise Craze Fundraiser: Registration is open for Raise Craze! Kickoff is Monday, October 7th! This event is a cornerstone for our community and we need your support to make it a success! We will be asking friends & family for donations for our school. Raise Craze is not just about raising funds; it’s about fostering a spirit of kindness and community. As a way to pay their generosity forward, we’ll complete acts of kindness for others!

Once your student is registered, encourage them to do kind things, and then log them together online! Using the online platform, we will track donations made and AOKs logged. Your classroom teacher will send out an email with more information about the classroom incentives opportunities. You can register here: https://my.raisecraze.com/AR16WTM/

We are hoping to raise $50,000. We are hoping to log 3,250 Acts of Kindness schoolwide.

There are two grand prizes this year! The classroom with the highest amount of donations will win a free session from Scaly Tails! The classroom with the highest amount of AOKs logged will win the opportunity to slime Principal Hart!

We have created a graphic to help families better understand exactly what the PTA funds for the school and why we raise this money every year. All donations directly benefit all our students and teachers, enabling us to provide essential programs and support throughout the year. Together, we can ensure that Spring Run Elementary continues to be a place where our students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Thank you so much for your support!

Beginning October 2nd, you will be able to review certain test results from your student’s Fall Virginia Growth Assessment via ParentVUE. To view overall scores, log into ParentVUE and click the “Test History” tab.

You will also be able to view instructions for accessing the Virginia Department of Education parent portal in ParentVUE. Click on the “Documents” tab for instructions and an individual claim code that will grant access to the VDOE parent portal.

When parents log in to the VDOE Parent Portal they will have access to the VDOE Parent report, scores from the fall growth assessments, any previous scores that were claimed, and Student Detail by Question reports for fall growth tests. Scores and the Parent Portal letters will only be available for students who participated in the fall growth assessment.

Finally, if you are not able to access ParentVUE, please let us know.

Free online tutoring is available for students in grades 3-12 via Stride Tutoring.

Students can reserve time for online video meetings with tutors licensed in subject areas in which they need additional support. Students do not need a teacher referral or recommendation and there are no fees for families.

To access Stride Tutoring, students along with their families should go to the backpack icon on the RapidIdentity dashboard using their CCPS-issued Chromebook. Click the Stride Tutoring icon under the “District Applications” heading. No additional login credentials are required.

Stride tutors are certified teachers who develop instruction to help students succeed. Tutoring sessions may be scheduled for any subject/topic/concept where additional instruction is needed. Students may share materials from class and representations of their work to help the tutor best align the session with the work being done in the classroom.

At this time, there is no limit to the number of tutoring sessions a student may use. Additional information, including FAQ and a quick-start guide for logging on to the Stride platform, is available at oneccps.org/tutors.

To provide this service, Chesterfield County Public Schools is using funds available through the Virginia Department of Education’s ALL In initiative as well as other funding sources. Free tutoring will be open to students as long as funds are available.

Sept 10-Oct 18: PTA After School Enrichment Classes 4-5 Tu-TH

Sept 30-Oct 25 VALLS Testing Kdg

Oct 7-18 PTA Raise Craze Fundraiser

Oct 7-11 Grade 5 NNAT Testing

Oct 7-18 PTA Raise Craze Fundraiser

Oct 14 Fall Student Picture Day Lifetouch

Oct 17 Earhtquake Drill

Oct 17 Raise Craze Service Night 6-8PM

Oct 18 Connexus Vison Screenings Gr K and 3

Oct 21 Gr 5 Field Trip to Pochahontas State Park

Oct 23 End of 1st Marking Period

Oct 24 Early Release Day Dismissal @ 12:55PM

Oct 28-Nov 1 Gifted Creativity Assessments Gr 2-5

Oct 29 Gr 1 Fall Room Transformations 11-12:30

Oct 31 Dress as a Book Character Day

What is Club 3:16?

Started by students in the spring of 2022, Club 3:16 is a place for students grades 3-5th to meet and greet with others who are interested in exploring and growing their faith in Jesus. 3:16 was named by students after the scripture passage John 3:16.

What do we do at Club 3:16? At this club you’ll meet new people, sing songs, play some team games and hear a message about faith that you’ll get to talk about with other students.

How can I attend Club 3:16? If you’re interested in Club 3:16 you can fill out the permission slip in the weekly school parent newsletter. You can attend all or just some of the meetings!

When are Club 3:16 Meeting Dates?

October 9, 23

November 13

December 11

January 8, 22

February 12, 26

March 12, 26

April 9, 23

May 14

When is the first Club 3:16 hangout? Our kickoff for 3:16 will be at See You at The Pole with families on September 25, 2023 BEFORE school at 8:30 at the flagpole.

On regular club dates: when you arrive to school, please enter from the parent pickup loop at the gym entrance no earlier that 8:15.

Before you attend you must submit a permission slip below.

Club Permission Slip

See you there!

5th Grade Yearbook Contest; Deadline Friday October 11th! New this year, all fifth grade students are invited to submit designs for the cover of the 2024-2025 yearbook! In addition to their artwork on the cover, the winner will receive a free yearbook! Fliers have been sent home explaining the contest. Please submit all entries and permission slips to the front office by October 11th. We are so excited to see your talent!

Have pictures to submit to the yearbook committee? Use this link:

Yearbook Pictures Submission The deadline to submit pictures for review is February 15, 2025.

Want to purchase a yearbook? Use the link listed here, make sure to search for Spring Run Elementary! jostens.com/backtoschool

Reflections Art Contest: Does your student enjoy art, music, and dance or have an interest in writing, producing films or taking photos? Encourage them to join us and have fun unleashing their inner artist with PTA Reflections! This year’s theme is “Accepting Imperfection.” Scan the QR code on the graphic for entry & contest details! All entries are due by November 1st.

We Sell Spirit Wear! Check out what's in stock today at the PTA Store !

Enjoy treating your staff members? Every year we create a “Staff Favorites List” to take the guesswork out of treating our wonderful staff members! Check out the list here: Teacher / Staff Favorites

Important PTA Dates

10/7 Raise Craze Kick Off

10/11 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Contest Ends

10/15 General Membership PTA Meeting, 7pm

10/17 Raise Craze Service Night

10/31 Dress As A Story Book Character Day

We’d love you to join our next PTA Meeting in person or virtually on 10/15/24 at 7pm! We’ll be in the SRES library or you can join virtually here:

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/utp-mpds-tzb

Welcome, Husky Families! School season is here which means another year that your PTA supports SRES! The mission of the PTA is To make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children. We want to promote an environment at school where teachers and administrators can do their best work and our students can do their best learning. We’re always eager to find more great people, like you, to help us meet this goal. Interested in being more involved with PTA? Send an email to volunteer@springrunpta.com

2024-2025 PTA Board

President-Ashlee Creador

VP Programs-Nakia Taylor

VP Membership-Vacant

VP Ways & Means-Sara Eisert-Wlodarczyk

Treasurer-Matt McCollester

Secretary-Kara Fisher

PTA Meetings: Join us in the library at 7pm on the third Tuesday of each month, or look for the virtual meeting information in Mr. Hart’s weekly email or the Facebook page.

These school wide expectations are modeled and taught by your child's teacher in class, by our counselors when they teach lessons in classrooms, by our administrative team when they visit classrooms and via our AM Husky News Program broadcast in every classroom.

Promote Respect is how our school division educates parents, staff and students about bullying prevention. It is a year-long program that focuses on proactive and positive interventions to teach expectations of respect and provides opportunities for students to practice those skills and make it a part of their daily routine.

The program uses consistent language to identify what respect looks like and sounds like, starting with the description of respect of self, respect of property and respect between peers and generations. It also outlines procedures to report, investigate and intervene when bullying behavior occurs.

What is bullying?

Bullying is defined as any aggressive and unwanted behavior that is intended to harm, intimidate or humiliate the victim; involves a real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and target; and is repeated over time or causes severe emotional trauma. Bullying includes cyber bullying. Bullying does not include ordinary teasing, horseplay, argument or peer conflict.

What happens when bullying is reported through the Promote Respect form?

Reports about potential bullying incidents can come from multiple sources including students, teachers, administrators, counselors and family members. Reports can be made in person or anonymously using a paper or electronic report form. Reporters are encouraged — but not required — to identify themselves so staff can conduct the appropriate follow up. Every school has two adults identified as leads for Promote Respect. These school-based adults ensure the systems and practices are in place to address bullying concerns. When a report is made, designated adults are alerted and follow a protocol to investigate and remediate the concern.

About the program

Promote Respect was developed using research-based practices and it fulfills the state mandate requiring each school board to implement policy and procedures to educate stakeholders about bullying to create a respectful school climate free of bullying. Staff receive proactive training in ways to prevent and intervene in bullying situations and students are educated about preventing and reporting bullying behavior. Each school has a Promote Respect committee that works to reinforce the program within their school throughout the year. Schools continuously monitor data and assess areas of need in order to make any needed changes to promote positive school climate

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

CCPS Hiring Substitutes: If you’re looking for a flexible schedule so you can work when you choose, then consider applying to become a substitute teacher. Chesterfield County Public Schools pays substitute teachers $136 on regular days and $203 on Fridays and high-demand days.

Requirements to work as a substitute teacher include:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Hold a high school diploma or a GED certificate.
• Have two years of work experience with children (paid or unpaid) or have at least 60 college credit hours.
• To work as a long-term sub, at least 60 college credit hours are required and a bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Coffee & Conversation is an easy way to connect with experts offering advice on topics helpful to parents. The free online gatherings take place 1-2 p.m. weekly. See the full schedule and register here for topics of your choice

SRES Staff Game Changer nominations are open

Nomination forms are open for Game Changer Awards. Nominations are due by the 21st of each month. Game Changer nominations may be submitted by anyone – staff or community members. Nominations are due by Sept. 21 for upcoming awards. Submit your nomination here.

Now is a great time to download the Chesterfield County Public Schools mobile app. It connects with school websites, so there will always be something new to view. Get started by downloading the free Chesterfield Schools app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, then dive in to discover all of the information at your fingertips. Choose which schools to follow — be sure to follow the school district too — then you can find out what’s for lunch, see a calendar of events, find out when teams are playing and much more.

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.

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/