The Chapman Chatter
Weekly Newsletter | Issue 26 | February 27, 2023
A Message from the Principal
Chapman families,
I hope that your week has started off well! A big THANK YOU to our PTA! They brought the Super U! Challenge Assembly to our school for students on Friday! A big THANK YOU to our Plaid Party planning committee! It was a fun family event!
Please take a moment to read through this week's newsletter! There are many updates, important dates and new information!
- Chapman Book Fair (March 6-10)
- Kindergarten Registration
- Chapman Family Bingo Nights (March 8 & 9)
- Yearbook orders are now open!
- Harlem Wizards Basketball Game at SHS (March 7)
- Connecting for Kids Parent Support Meeting (March 23)
Wishing you a wonderful week!
Mrs. Harrell
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
- March 3rd: Trimester II Report Cards Live on Powerschool
- March 6th: Book Fair Week Starts
- March 10th: Registration for Incoming 23/24 Kindergarten Due
Weekly PRIDE Winners: February 24
Kindergarten: Dhari Almaraghi, Angelina Kuzyk
1st grade: Lucy Waywell, Jaxon Belica
2nd grade: Kylie Konkoly, Willow Johns
3rd grade: Mia Contreras, Maria Tarabichi
4th grade: Holden Yuska
5th grade: Widad Sulieman
Staff PRIDE Shoutout
This week's staff PRIDE shoutouts
go to Mrs. Fouad and Nurse Penny!
Super U! Challenge – School Assembly
Thank you to our PTA for bringing the Super U! Challenge Assembly to our school! On Friday students participated in an interactive assembly that integrated our PRIDE expectations while students participated in challenges!
Book Fair is Coming!
Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Chapman the week of March 6th. Students will have the opportunity to shop with their classes during the week or if you to prefer to shop with your child, the Book Fair will be open during both nights of Bingo, March 8th and 9th from 6-8 pm.
Info will be coming home next week with your child. Please consider creating an eWallet for payment…a way for your children to shop without bringing cash or check to school. Instructions for creating an e wallet and online shopping are both available from our school’s Book Fair website at www.scholastic.com/bf/chapmanelementary2023
Thanks for supporting our Book Fair! Proceeds of the sale go towards purchasing books for our school library, class libraries, and birthday books, along with funding student activities throughout the year.
Kindergarten Registration for 2023-24 School Year
CHAPMAN PTA
Family Bingo Night
Yearbook Orders are Open!
We're a Box Tops School
Download the Box Tops app & earn free money for Chapman while shopping for school supplies. Just scan receipts and done! Learn more by clicking the above image.
Join Chapman PTA 2022-2023 School Year
By simply joining PTA, you are enriching the school experience for all Chapman students. No additional commitment is required beyond your support, but any additional time you can give during the year to attend a meeting, help out at an event or send in a donation item is valuable! The class with the highest parent enrollment will win a Pizza Party so join today! Memberships are $5.
Chapman PTA Meeting
Thursday, Mar 2, 2023, 07:00 PM
Chapman Elementary School, Drake Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
Community Events
Harlem Wizards Return to Strongsville!
Don’t miss the return of the Harlem Wizards to Strongsville on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:30pm. Watch the Wizards compete in a fun-filled basketball game against a team of SCS All-Stars (Teachers & Staff) in the SHS Main Gymnasium. Proceeds from this night will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Purchase tickets online HERE.
Connecting for Kids: Parent Support Meeting
Come learn all that Connecting for Kids can offer you and your child!
Connecting for Kids is a resource that provides education and support for families with a concern about their child. They can help with many types of concerns-from understanding a new diagnosis to family challenges like divorce, behaviors, anxiety, ADHD and many others. They offer free services and programs to any family who has a child/children between birth-12 years old.
A member of Connecting for Kids will be joining us on Thursday, March 23, 2023 from 6:30-7:30 PM at Strongsville Administrative Offices ( Cook Ave, 44136) They will share information about all of their services, programs and resources. They offer individual family support as well as many group activities and programs. For more info please see : https://www.connectingforkids.org.
Please RSVP to Teresa Karsnak at tkarsnak@scsmustangs.org by March 21st.
Youth Baseball, Softball, T-Ball
Chapman Repeated Resources
Important School Phone Numbers
Main Line: (440) 572-7140
Attendance Line: (440) 572-7140 *choose #2*
Bus Transportation: (440) 572-7060
Clinic: (440) 268-5677
Shared Food Guidelines
The District adheres to guidelines for shared food and snacks so that we can promote safety, consistency, and equal access for the growing number of children who have life-threatening food allergies.
Red, White, Blue Encore Calendar
Students attend Encore Classes (Art, Music, PE) during a specific "color" week. Your child's teacher will share their specific class Encore Schedule with you. (Example: If I have PE on red weeks, I would want to dress appropriately (wear tennis shoes) on the days that are shaded red on the calendar).
PaySchools Online Breakfast/Lunch Payment
PaySchools Central is an online payment platform to help make managing breakfast and lunch and fee payments easier for families. Click below to set up your portal to be used both online and via the mobile app.
Before and After School Child Care
Strongsville City Schools partners with Right at School to provide families with before and after school childcare opportunities. The program is located right here at Chapman! For more information and for program registration, please visit their website.
Program hours: Before school: 7:00 am-8:50 am and After school: 3:25 pm-6:00 pm