Cheetah Chatter Parent Update
Chapel District Elementary School Nov. 10th-19th
American Education Week 11/15-11/19 Spirit Week
Hello, Chapel Families!
Thank you for all of your support during our Fall 2021 Scholastic Book Fair! It was wonderful to see our families in the building supporting CDES! A special thank you to Cindy Doupnik and the CDES Grandparents Club for organizing this wonderful event which supports our school.
A reminder that on November 11th and 12th there is NO SCHOOL for students.
Our Grandparents Club is currently selling Butter Hearts pastries, pies, and cookies. Order forms are due TODAY November 10th. Item delivery/pick-up will be November 19th at CDES. Please make checks out to "CDES Grandparents Club."
We are accepting donations for our Giving Tree gift card program through November 15th. Please reach out to Mrs. Tillman (jtillman@talbotschools.org) with questions. Giving Tree donations go directly back to our Chapel families, so thank you for considering donating.
Next week is American Education Week (November 15th-19th). CDES will be celebrating with a Spirit Week! Please see the graphic below that outlines our specific spirit days for the week.
Wishing everyone a relaxing and fun Waterfowl Festival weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kari M. Clow
CDES Principal
CDES Veterans Day Salute Video
CDES Partnership with Wounded Warrior Project
Lost and Found- Please Claim Items!
We have TONS of Lost and Found items! Please claim if any of these items are your child's!
CDES Giving Tree!
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...
We will be helping some of our Chapel families have a happy holiday season this year. We will be collecting gift cards to help ease the financial burden for families in need. If you would like to help brighten the holiday for these families, please send gift cards by November 15th to:
Chapel District Elementary School
11430 Cordova Road
Cordova, Maryland 21625
Att'n: Jane Tillman
Feel free to contact me at jtillman@talbotschools.org with any questions. Thank you so much for giving!
CDES Pre-K Celebrates the 50th Day of School!
Student Illness/Covid Info
My Child is Sick! What should I do???
We will continue to keep you informed of Covid updates. Please see the TCPS link below that shows Covid cases and quarantined students by TCPS school below.
Basically if children show any signs of illness there are three options:
1) Stay home for 10 days, may return with no fever for 24 hours and resolution of symptoms
2) Get tested, return with proof of negative PCR test result and resolution of symptoms
3) See a doctor and get a differential diagnosis/note and have no fever for 24 hours and resolution of symptoms
My Child Has Been Deemed a Close Contact! Now What?
R.I.S.E Program Has Started, Volunteers Needed
How We Recognize Students at CDES for Positive Behavior!
*Pay attention
*Act responsibly
*Work to do their best
*Show respect
Students can also receive small P.A.W.S. daily when they follow school rules. Students then write their name on these P.A.W.S. coupons, which go into their classroom envelope for weekly drawings for the prize cart on Fridays.
Chapel Cheetah Champs!
Additional Snacks at Lunch
Important Upcoming Dates
NOVEMBER
*11/10- Early Dismissal (12:20 p.m.), Last Day of Book Fair (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)
*11/11- Veterans Day, No School for Students/Teacher Inservice Day
*11/11- Youth Mental Health First Aid Virtual Training (Parents/Community welcome) 9-3
*11/12- NO SCHOOL- TCPS Closed (Waterfowl Festival Weekend)
*11/15-11/19- American Education Week (Spirit Week, Quarter 1 Awards)
*11/18- End of Chapel Kids Care Food Drive
*11/19- TCPS Education Foundation Mission Possible Event 5-8 p.m. (Tickets must be purchased)
*11/24-11/28- Thanksgiving Break, NO School
*11/29- 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Begins
DECEMBER
*12/1- Grandparents Club Meeting 6:00 p.m. (You may attend in Media Center or on Zoom)
*12/4- PTO Breakfast with Santa 8:30-11 a.m.
*12/14- Parent Advisory Committee Meeting 5:00 p.m. (Zoom)
*12/14- PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. (You may attend in Media Center or on Zoom)
*12/16- Quarter 2 Interim Ends
*12/17- 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Ends
*12/21- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training 5:30-8:30 virtual
*12/22- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training 1-4 in person
*12/22- Quarter 2 Interims Issued, Early Dismissal 12:20 p.m. dismissal
*12/23-1/2- TCPS Winter Break
Research on Child Development
Available Designs- CDES Online Spirit Wear Store!
CDES PTO Updates
PTO Officers:
Co- Presidents: Bernadette Golt and Taren Knopp
Vice President: Katie Callahan
Treasurer: Julie Callahan
Secretary: Ashley Foster
PTO Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Meetings held in person in the Media Center OR you can attend virtually on Zoom!
*Next PTO Meeting: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m-
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85746972623?pwd=VHZTd1FtVDBuWnY3SjZNY0N0UlM4Zz09
*Please email any questions or comments to cdespto@gmail.com
Please link your E-Vic Card TODAY! You must renew your membership each year. Thank you!
Support Our PTO- Re-Link or Link Your Harris Teeter E-Vic Card! Must renew this annually!
CDES Grandparents Club Info
President: Mike Butler
Vice President: Carla Callahan
Treasurer: Cindy Doupnik
*Meetings will take place the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. Meetings held in person in the Media Center OR you can attend virtually on Zoom!
Next Grandparents Club Meeting: December 1st at 6:00 p.m
Zoom link- https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88366253821?pwd=RUJHb1JzRUVDeXoxRlFKWDNFZURsdz09
Please be sure to print out the Grandparents Club membership form below, complete, and to pay your $5 dues to be a member! We are looking for new members!
Our ButterBraids fundraiser is due November 15th! Get your orders in for the holidays! Order forms went home with students in their take home folders.