Good Afternoon CHES Families,

Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Monday, January 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. 

We want to hear about your experience with your child’s education. Thank you to those that have already submitted a response to our anonymous school climate survey.  If you have not completed it yet, we invite you to complete this before January 30. This voluntary survey asks about topics such as school safety, the school environment, and your child’s engagement in school, among others. Your responses will help both to identify strengths and to improve the climate of CHES! You can take the survey by clicking this link.  

• CHES will be hosting a multicultural night on February 10th from 5:30-7:00 and we would love to celebrate your heritage! If you would like to contribute to our multicultural night, please fill out this form. The form closes on January 30, 2026. We will reach out and provide more information about the event closer to the date. Thank you for your participation! 

• As part of our efforts to support the social and emotional well-being of students, our teachers will be using the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) tool to help determine how we can best support our students in developing social emotional skills. For more information on the DESSA, please click HERE. 

Middle schools are having info sessions/open houses for rising 6th grade families.  Please click on the button for the middle school where your child will attend to learn more about the informational nights. 

• Please review the CCPS Math Placement Guidance Documents included here to help prepare for scheduling for your rising 6th grader (regardless of where they will attend middle school). 

  • • Guidance for Rising 6th Graders

    • Middle School Math Course Offerings 26-27

    • FAQs related to math acceleration

• 5th Grade teachers are beginning the process of course recommendations.

• 5th grade promotion ceremony - Save the Date! May 27

• Parents of ESL students please see these Community English Learning Resources for information about opportunities to learn English. 

• The Kindergarten and 1st Grade Gifted Referral Window opens tomorrow, January 12th and closes February 27th. The online gifted services referral and review form must be submitted to begin the gifted evaluation process. Verbal or email communications do not serve as a substitute for this form. To learn more about gifted education in CCPS, click HERE. 

• Earn cash for our school!  By linking your Kroger Plus/Shopper’s card to Clover Hill Elementary School, a portion of any qualifying purchase you make is donated to CHES.  These funds help support your students.  More information at: https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

• Please help us keep our students safe during parent drop-off.    We have noticed an increase in students hanging out of windows and sunroofs while cars are moving in the drop off line. For their safety, we kindly ask that all children remain seated and buckled in until your vehicle has come to a complete stop at the designated drop-off point. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe environment for everyone.

• Here is a link to directions to get students logged into any device at home to access learning apps through RI and Backpack: Accessing Learning Apps at Home

• Please send in a hand-written note if you need to change your child’s transportation. We ask that you not show up in the car rider line without first sending in a note. We cannot make changes at dismissal time. 

• Parent Drop off will close at 8:25am in order for students to have enough time to be in their classroom at 8:30am.  

• Any transportation changes must be made by phone no later than 2:30pm.  

• Any early pick ups must be before 2:30pm.   

• Whenever you or someone authorized to pick up your child comes into the office, a physical identification card must be presented.  An image of an ID card will not be accepted. 

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