Chimborazo Elementary Newsletter
February 2019
Principal's Message
Parents and Community Stakeholders,
We have an eventful month ahead of us as we approach our 100th day of school and recognize Black History Month! We also have our Chimborazo Winter Dance upcoming, and we hope everyone has an opportunity to attend this amazing event as we celebrate with food, dancing, and games. If you are looking for a way to be involved in the school that will benefit Chimborazo, and your child’s education, then the dance would be a great start. We also have numerous events still planned as the year continues. If you'd like to hear more about how you can become involved, the PTA is meeting next week, the 6th, at 5:15 pm.
Academically, we have just completed our mid-year assessments in language arts and math to see how much progress our students have made. We will use these results to provide remediation and enrichment as we begin our second semester. We encourage you to send your child, if in grades 3 through 5, to attend tutoring during the week or on Saturday. Additionally, please reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions as to how you can support your child at home and at school. Report cards will be distributed this week. Please read through the comments and grades. This information will give you an idea of the progress your child is making. Our teachers will also be conducting goal conferences with our students as we we continue to chart the course for great readers and leaders.
Lastly, learning is not only occurring during our school day but, as alluded to earlier, has extended after school and during Saturdays as well as we work to enrich and strengthen our students educational experiences. Extended day tutoring is taking place to prepare our students for state-wide tests in May. Saturday Academy is helping to support our students as well in the areas of math, science, and language arts. Chess club and 24 club have helped develop our students skills and cognitive abilities. This month, as we continuously support and promote our students leading healthy lifestyles, we will begin a run club that is facilitated by Mrs. Daniels of Fit4kids. Blue Sky will continue working with classes to more readily enable them to make scientific connections between the classroom and the real-world as our students develop an understanding of how the world works and the community we live in. I encourage you, as we monitor and support the progress and achievements of our students at Chimborazo, to attend the Superintendent's State of the Schools address Tuesday, February 5th, at 6 pm. The speech will be held at Martin Luther King Middle School as Mr. Kamras updates all stakeholders on where we are as a school district and where we are headed. As always, thank you for the support of our students, staff, and school as we continue to ensure our children leave the building a little bit smarter than how they come in everyday.
Respectfully,
David T. Peck
Principal of the Mighty Chimborazo Jaguars
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February Events
Black History Month
Friday, February 1st, 2019
Report Cards sent home
Friday, February 4th, 2019
4 pm Principal Meeting with SCA
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
9 week 5th grade science benchmark
6 pm State of the School Address @MLK
Wednesday, February 8th, 2019
4th grade Blue Sky
5:15 pm PTA Meeting
Friday, February 8th, 2019
6 pm Chimborazo Winter Dance
Monday, February 11th, 2019
VPI Field Trip
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
Run Club begins before school
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
3rd and 5th grade Blue Sky
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Valentine's Day
Friday, February 15th, 2019
2nd 9 week awards ceremony (9:30 VPI-2/1:30pm 3-5)
Monday, February 18th, 2019
Student/Staff Holiday (President's Day)
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
5:30 pm Black History Celebration
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
100th Day of School Celebration (Dress like you're 100 years old!)
5th grade Science Museum Field Trip
10 am Robinson Theater visit
Monday, February 25th, 2019
2nd grade Blue Sky
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
4th grade Blue Sky
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