Chapman Family Weekly Update
September 7, 2019
It's Independence Week!
Wow! What an amazing first week! We are so excited to welcome everyone on Tuesday, September 10th for Open House (5:30-7:00)! Please come in and meet your teacher, tour your child's classroom, and get the grand tour of the school including the new gymnasium. We are so proud and excited about our additions and updates. There are still more updates and improvements on the way such as the remainder of the hallways being painted and new media center furniture.
Monday, Sept 9th is INDEPENDENCE DAY for first graders and Kindergartners. To celebrate this momentous day, please wear red, white and blue! Starting Monday, all students will be expected to enter the building independently. Teachers and safeties will be ready to greet your children into the building. We know that this can be difficult and we are ready to support your children (and parents too!)
Picture Day is September 18th. You should be getting more information from your classroom teachers.
Hearing Screening for K, 1st ,2nd and 4th grade is this week!
Important Information from previous newsletter:
Attached below is a letter to all elementary families from all the principals in the district explaining the safety procedures regarding our new entrances and attendance procedures. They are the same for every elementary building. Please make sure you read this letter carefully and contact me with any questions or if you need clarification.
Doors will open at Chapman every morning at 8:25 AM. If your child eats breakfast at school, please have them at school at this time so they have ample time to eat and they don't miss instruction time.
School and instruction time begins promptly at 8:38 AM. Dismissal is at 3:43. Kindergartner students will be released out the back classroom doors. Parents can pick up on the playground by the basketball hoops. First and Second grade will be released out the main entrance. Third through fifth grade will be released at the entrance to the left of the main entrance.
Lunch times have been adjusted for some grade levels. See below for each grade level's recess and lunch times. This year we are scheduling recess before lunch. Research shows that students are more productive and successful in the afternoon if they eat lunch after recess. The September breakfast and lunch menu is also attached below.
K 11:20-11:40 Recess/ 11:40-12:00 Lunch
4th 11:25-11:45 Recess/ 11:45- 12:05 Lunch
1st and 3rd 11:50-12:10 Recess/ 12:10-12:30 Lunch
2nd and 5th 12:15-12:35 Recess/12:35-12:55 Lunch
New Staff at Chapman!
Rachel Weldon- Second Grade Teacher
Allie Klink- Speech and Language
Maribeth Ford- Resource Room
Conrad Mahr- School Psychologist
Champions Information
PBIS
Technology Forms- Please Fill out for each Student
Please fill out the following form(s) according to your student's grade level. K-2 will fill out the lower elementary form for i-pads and 3-5 will fill out the upper elementary form for chrome books. You will also get this information in your classroom newsletter. You only need to fill it out once per child. Thank you!
Lower Elementary
https://forms.gle/i656NPXgh55MMn888
Upper Elementary
CHAPMAN OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, Sep 10, 2019, 05:30 PM
Chapman Elementary School, Olmstead Road, Rockwood, MI, USA
Other Important Information
Birthdays:
GSD's policy does not allow cupcakes/sweets for birthdays. We would love to celebrate your child's birthday with non-edible treats such as pencils or a book donation to the media center or classroom.New Flexible Seating for 2nd and 3rd Grade:
2nd and 3rd grade classrooms have brand new furniture in their classrooms. There are a variety of seating options and we are excited about the flexibility that this seating will provide our classrooms.
Volunteer Forms and i-Chat Requirements:
All volunteers in the building will be required to fill out a volunteer form and the school will run an i-Chat check for safety and security purposes. You should find these forms in your first week packets from your teacher. My advice is to fill these out and turn them in as soon as possible. Remember ANY volunteer needs to fill these out. You can pick up extra copies in the office as needed. This requirement does include volunteering for classroom parties.
Continued Updates Throughout the Building:
We are not done! We still have some improvements coming to the building that will happen over the school year. It is very exciting to see the continued updates and improvements throughout the last year!
Facebook and Twitter:
Please like our Facebook page Chapman Elementary (SEARCH FOR @GSDChapman on Facebook or follow this link https://www.facebook.com/pg/GSDChapman/services/?ref=page_internal ) and follow us on Twitter @guizzettil and #GSDChapman. This is a great way to stay informed of school happenings throughout the year.
Leslie Guizzetti, Principal
Email: guizzel@gibdist.net
Website: www.gibdist.net
Location: 31500 Olmstead Road, Rockwood, MI, USA
Phone: 734-379-6380
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/GSDChapman/services/?ref=page_internal
Twitter: @guizzettil