Cheetah Chatter Parent Update
Chapel District Elementary School Sept. 9th-16th
Important Upcoming Fall Events- Mark Your Calendars!
Chapel Families,
We have just completed week 2 and we are so proud of our Chapel Cheetahs and all of their hard work! Students are settling into school routines and are showing their P.A.W.S. daily! We are also busy planning and scheduling field trips for different grade levels, as well as bringing back some of our family and parent engagement events for the school year! Great things are happening at CDES! Below are some important reminders and upcoming dates, so please mark your calendar accordingly. Also be sure to check out the "What's Happening in the Community" section at the end of this newsletter.
Important Upcoming Events
- 9/13- Parent Advisory Committee Meeting (Please email Dr. Clow if you would like to join our PAC!)
- 9/13- PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. (Media Center or via Zoom- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4701100564 )
- 9/19- Panera Bread CDES Spirit Night- 5-9 p.m. Come get some dinner and support our PTO!
- 10/6- CDES Math and Community Fair Night- 6-7 p.m.- Struggling helping your child with their math homework or curious about what your child will be learning in math this year? This is the night for you! Community vendors and partners will also be on site with tables in the gym for families
- 10/8- PTO Fall Festival 12-3 p.m.- Looking for a day of family fun? Don't miss our popular annual event!
- 10/28- CDES Outdoor Halloween Costume Parade 9:15 a.m.- Parents and families are welcome to attend our outdoor costume parade! Indoor class parties will be for students and staff only.
- 11/4- Parents Day and Veterans Day Program- Parents are welcome to visit their child at CDES during the day or to come to our morning Veterans Day Program to celebrate our local veterans
- 11/7- Fall Picture Day
- 12/3- Breakfast with Santa 8:30-11:00 a.m.- Our Grandparents Club's most popular event! you don't want to miss it!
- 12/15- CDES Winter Concert- EHS 6:00 p.m.
A few important announcements:
- Please ensure money is on your child's MySchoolBucks Account (Breakfast is $1.50 daily and lunch is $2.65 daily)- we already have some delinquent accounts!
- Any parent/guardian interested in being chosen as a chaperone for one of our field trips, must complete at TCPS Chaperone Form (teachers will provide this to you for upcoming field trips as needed)
- We continue to look for items for our Fall Carnival classroom baskets. Please see your child's teacher's newsletter for their basket theme
Wishing our Chapel Cheetah families a relaxing weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Kari M. Clow
CDES Principal
Free YMCA Membership Info.
- If you have not yet completed a Free and Reduced Meals Form, please do so! (Forms in English and Spanish below)- Free YMCA membership for those who qualify!
- As soon as applications are processed by the TCPS Finance office and once a family receives a letter from TCPS stating they have qualified for free or reduced meals, just take the letter to the YMCA as proof to sign your child(ren) up for a free membership
CDES PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
We will be having our Parent Advisory Committee meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 5:00 p.m. Our next meeting is September 13th. We invite previous Parent Advisory Committee members, as well as new ones to join! During our PAC meetings, we ask for input and feedback from Chapel families on various topics to improve your and your child's school experience. Please email Dr. Clow if you would like to join our Parent Advisory Committee this year! (kari.clow@talbotschools.org).
Important Upcoming Dates
SEPTEMBER
*9/13- PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. (Zoom link or in person in Media Center)
*9/15- Hispanic Heritage Month Begins
*9/19- CDES Spirit Night at Panera Bread Easton 5-9 p.m.
*9/23- Q1 Interim Ends
*9/24- Frederick Douglass Day
*9/29- Q1 Interims Issued
*9/30- Early Dismissal- 12:20 p.m. Dismissal
OCTOBER
*10/3- 3rd grade field trip
*10/5- Grandparents Club Meeting 6:00 p.m. (Zoom link or in person Media Center)
*10/6- CDES Academic Math Night and Community Fair 6-7 p.m.
*10/8- PTO Fall Carnival 12-3 p.m.
*10/11- Parent Advisory Committee 5:00 p.m. Zoom
*10/11- PTO Meeting 6:30 p.m. (Zoom link or in person in Media Center)
*10/13- Pre-K and Kindergarten Raise a Reader 5:30-7:00 p.m.
*10/27- 2nd Grade field trip
*10/28- Early Dismissal, 12:20 p.m. dismissal
*10/28- Halloween Costume Parade 9:15-10:15 a.m. (Outdoors, Families Welcome)
TCPS 22-23 School Year Calendar
Meal Prices for 2022-2023
- School Breakfast- $1.50 per student daily
- *School Lunch- $2.65 per student daily
We encourage ALL families to complete a Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS) Form below! Students who qualify will receive a free YMCA membership.
**Students may purchase additional snacks and ice cream from the cafeteria.
**Parents may upload money to their student's MySchoolBucks account
Available Designs- CDES Online Spirit Wear Store!
Positive Office Referral Recipients This Week!
CDES PTO Updates
*2022-2023 PTO Officers:
Co- Presidents: Bernadette Golt and Taren Knopp
Vice President: Katie Callahan
Treasurer: Julie Callahan
Secretary: Ashley Foster
*Next PTO Meeting:
Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89703186459?pwd=VlQ4ditVUDF1MkpGRUo1NnpucWZaQT09
(also in person CDES Media Center)
*Please email any questions or comments to cdespto@gmail.com
Please link your E-Vic Card TODAY! You must renew your membership each year. Thank you!
Support Our PTO- Re-Link or Link Your Harris Teeter E-Vic Card! Must renew this annually!
CDES Grandparents Club Info
President: Mike Butler
Vice President: Carla Callahan
Treasurer: Cindy Doupnik
Next Grandparents Club Meeting: October 5th at 6:00 p.m. (in person CDES Media Center)
*Meetings will take place the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Please be sure to print out the Grandparents Club membership form below, complete, and to pay your $5 dues to be a member! We are looking for new members!