TIGER TIMES
November 2022
Thankful for November!
Note: Vacations are not an excused absence.
Family and Community Engagement Events
Family Engagement Month Movie Night. November is Family Engagement Month. To celebrate, the department will be holding Movie Night at Jolliff Middle School. Dinner will be served at 5:30 and the movie will begin at 6:30 on Thursday, November 10. Pre-registration is required for dinner. More information can be found on the flier.
Military Families Workshop. This military family workshop will allow parents to take part in a presentation on Building Resilience in Children while students in grades 1-8 are invited to participate in a presentation on the Nature and Prevention of Bullying. The event will be held at Camelot Elementary on Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m. and you can pre-register here. More information is available here.
Need a Tutor??
Tutoring schedule for the Dr. Clarence Cuffee Library located at 2726 Border Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23324.
Mondays-Math Tutoring
Grades: K - 2 from 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Grades: 3 - 5 from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesdays-Reading Tutoring
Grades: K - 2 from 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Grades: 3 - 5 from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
School of Excellence/Trunk or Treat/Book Fair
With continued PTA support, we can hold more activities like this one!
Community Info.
Upcoming Events
November is:
- Native American Heritage Month
- Family Engagement Month
- Monday, November 7th- End of Grading Period
- Tuesday, November 8th- No School- Teacher Workday (all schools)
- Friday, November 11th- No School- Veteran's Day
- Tuesday, November 15th- Make up pictures- Please let your child's teacher know.
- Monday, November 21st- Report Cards available on ParentVue
- Wednesday, November 23rd- Early Release at 12:04- Please plan accordingly
- Thursday, November 24th- Friday, November 25th - No School- Thanksgiving Break
School Times and Transportation
- School begins at 7:35. Doors will open at 7:15 to begin drop-off. Please be sure that your child has their bookbag/lunchbox ready as you approach the drop-off location. This will make the line faster to ensure we get everyone in the building in time for school to begin. Once you have come to a complete stop, your child may exit the car on the passenger's side of the car.
- School ends at 2:04. We are actively preparing for the dismissal process at 1:50.
- Please be sure that your child and the teacher know how your child gets home every day.
- For the safety of our students, no transportation changes after 1:30. This is a Chesapeake Public Schools guideline this year.
- Kindergarteners: PLEASE have bus tags daily!
- Please do not line up outside for parent drop-off before 7 so that staff can get in the parking lot for the day.
- Please do not line up for Tiny Tiger pick-up prior to 1:30.
- Absences: Please be sure to log into ParentVUE to submit absence notes, you can send in a note or email Porttiger@cpschools.com within 4 days of absence. This is important because the absences automatically go unexcused without a note and an excused reason (illness, doctor). 5 unexcused absences lead to the beginning phases of truancy.
- Thank you so much for your assistance in helping our school day run smoothly!
Transportation
Be sure to share with the teacher knows exactly where your child is going the first day of school. Bus/pick up. This will help with the dismissal process. Also, make sure that you have a valid ID for pick up.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR KINDERGARTEN PARENTS: Your child will have a bus tag which will be placed on their backpack. The person picking the Kindergartener up from the bus stop MUST have the matching tag. Bus drivers do not have the ability to verify parent contacts so the card is the only way that they can verify the person is allowed to have that child. If no one has the card or can quickly get the card, the student will be returned to school for pick up and verification. This is a CPS policy and the driver MUST follow the policy. The policy is for your child's safety!