CUSA Communications

01/27/2023

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Conferences are next week!

Thursday, February 2nd (8:30 AM - 6:30 PM)

Please see your child's teacher for more details.

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Asynchronous Student Days

Students will learn from home Thursday, February 2nd (Parent Teacher Conferences)

& Friday, February 3rd (Teacher Professional Development Day)

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🦺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.

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)

Ice Skating Opportunity

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First come, first served!

The first grade is selling ice skating tickets for $5 (1 skate session and skate rental) each and we have some left.

It is not a field trip, skaters will go on their own time.

Location: Delco River Rink at Harrah's Casino, Chester PA

Please see a first grade teacher for more information.

🗓️Events🗓️

Schoolwide Spelling Bee Participants and Winners

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District Spelling Bee

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5th Grade Heritage Bowl

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District Science Fair

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💵Fundraisers💵

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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 🚫

🚫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!

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!

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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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!