CUSA Communications

01/06/2023

Welcome Back!!

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A huge CUSA welcome to:

School nurse, Ms. Crumbley!!!

School counselor, Dr. Miller!!!

Learning Support Teacher, Ms. Rivers

Upcoming Events

Schoolwide Spelling Bee

January 23rd

Sunshine Room

  • Grades K-3 (9:30-10:30 AM)

  • Grades 4 & 5 (1:30-2:30 PM)

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Fundraisers

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Events

Winter Concerts

On December 14th and 16th, the students of CUSA celebrated the Holiday season by performing at two outstanding music concerts in singing and instrumental music. Thank you to all the students who worked so hard to make these performances possible and to all the members of staff who supported their efforts.

Happy Holidays!

Hillary Heslop

4th and 5th Grade Winter Wonderland Dance

Spirit Week

Gingerbread Houses

Our 1st grade scholars spent some fun time making ginger bread houses this week!

Ugly Sweater Day

Pajama Day

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CUSA's Student Uniform Policy

Polo shirts:

white

black

blue

black

orange

Pants or skirts:

black

navy blue

tan.

**No open-toed shoes/sandals, flip-flops, slides, slippers 🚫

**No jeans🚫

**No T-shirts 🚫

PBIS

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PBIS theme for January:

Everyday can be a day of service.

Let's keep our school clean!

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Community Readers Needed:

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👇🏾Click the link for the flyer👇🏾

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Click the link below to apply.

👇🏾Click below for the BEFORE & After Care form👇🏾

Paper applications are available in the main office.

Before care starts at 7:30 AM.
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👇🏾Click the link for the Home Access Center👇🏾

Boys and Girls Club of Chester

How to join:

  1. Download the BGCC Membership application.

  2. Fill out the application

  3. Bring completed application to the Boys & Girls Club of Chester with $50 payment to the Boys and Girls Club.


👇🏾Click the link below to download the application👇🏾

https://www.boysgirlsclubchester.com/_files/ugd/24ffe7_cc068ba0a12d44c9810f9652e7f21d7c.pdf

Scouts Programs

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Boys & Girls, K-5th Grade

Applications are located in the Main Office.


THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY COUNCIL PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, DELAWARE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES TO PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL SCOUTING PROGRAMS.

Girl Scouts

Flyers are located in the Main Office.


*Disclaimer: Chester Upland School District does not sponsor or sanction this event.

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Parent Teacher Organization

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Families, your voice is important and we want to hear from you. Your ideas, opinions, questions, concerns and contributions to CUSA are welcome! Please join us for our PTO meetings. More information to come. Meetings will resume soon. Stay tuned!

Technology Use and Notice

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· All Student Technology (Chromebooks, iPads, Chargers) MUST be returned to school immediately!!! Failure to return student technology will result in a fee being charged for lost or damaged equipment. · Please ensure your scholars come to school with the supplies needed to have a successful school day. Supplies such as pencils, pens, erasers, crayons, notebooks, etc. are essential to your scholar’s school day!

Punctuality

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Arrival & Dismissal

School starts at 8:45AM.


  • 9:01 students are late.


Chronic lateness results in absenteeism which may require legal court intervention.


Dismissal is 3:35PM - 3:45PM

Parents, it's imperative that your child is picked up on time daily. We DO NOT have staffing for proper supervision after 4:00PM. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up on time daily.



Early Dismissal ends at 2:45pm

A medical or other planned appointment should be scheduled around the dismissal window. Please don't reduce instruction time for our scholars by scheduling or planning routine early dismissals before the end of the school day.


Cold/Inclement Weather Dismissal

  • Pre-K & Kindergarten parents will enter through the front entrance(9th Street courtyard) and leave through the Parker Street exit.
  • Students that ride a bus or a van will continue to leave through the Parker Street exit.
  • Walkers and pick-up (1st - 5th grade) will dismiss from the cafeteria (Fulton Street exit)

🦺Safety🦺

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For the safety of our CUSA Scholars and staff:

All parents, visitors, vendors, etc. are required to stop into the main office. No one is permitted to go beyond the front office without authorization. If the secretary is not available, kindly be seated in the waiting area across the hall from the office and we will assist you as soon as possible.

🚫ALLERGY ALERT AND REMINDERS!🚫

PLEASE Remember that we are a NUT🥜, SEAFOOD🐟🍤, LATEX🎈🧤, and CITRUS FREE🍊🍋 SCHOOL! For the safety of our students and staff, peanut butter products, tuna fish, orange slices, etc., are NOT allowed!

Welcome!!