Week of August 18-22, 2025

One Week Down at CPE! 💙❤️

We’ve officially wrapped up our first full week of school — and what a great start it’s been! This week, we were so excited to welcome all of our Kindergarten and PreK students to campus. Our halls are now filled with all of our Jr. Patriots, and we are in full swing!

Right now, our focus is on establishing routines, reviewing expectations, and practicing rules and procedures to set the tone for a successful school year. Thank you for reinforcing these expectations at home — it truly makes a difference!

We are looking forward to a year filled with learning, growth, and memorable moments. Thank you for your continued support in making CPE such a special place for our students.

Here’s to an amazing year ahead! 🌟

Cecil Picard Mission & Vision

Communication

Each week we will send a weekly newsletter with upcoming events & information. We also encourage you to follow the CPE facebook page and Parent site for updates and school information.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CecilPicardElementary   

Parent site: https://sites.google.com/vpsb.net/cpe-parent-site/week-at-a-glance-2025-2026

Spirit Wear Sales 

Our Spirit Wear Shop is OPEN for Round 2—and this is your final chance to grab your CPE gear for the year!

🛍️ Deadline to order: August 22, this is our LAST ROUND***

Don’t miss out—let’s show our school spirit in style! 💙

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Virtual Orientation

Please make sure you click the link below to view our virtual orientation for all of your FAQs!

CPE "Virtual Orientation" 

Car line

• Campus opens at 7:40. The car rider line will begin moving at that time. We ask for your
  patience if dropping your child off at school in the mornings. We will do our best to unload
  students as quickly as possible while maintaining safety guidelines and protocol
  expectations.

• Car rider drop-off will end at 8:00 & the gate will officially close at 8:05 each day. 

• Car rider line dismissal will begin at 3:20 in the afternoon. 

Cecil Picard AR 2025-2026
This year, we’re taking our AR reading goals to the next level! 📚 Our mission is to help every Jr. Patriot grow as a reader and develop a true love for books. Each nine weeks, students will work toward their own AR reading goals—and your encouragement at home is the secret ingredient to their success.

Let’s cheer them on, celebrate their progress, and make this our biggest reading year yet! Together, we can inspire a school full of lifelong readers! 💙❤️

Each 9 weeks students will take the STAR test.  An individual goal will be given to each student based on their STAR results.  AR Parties will be attended by students who make 100% of their goal and have at least 85% accuracy.

CPE PBIS Information
At CPE, we’re committed to reducing office referrals by embracing PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports). PBIS sets clear expectations, reinforces positive behavior, and provides consistent support to help students make great choices. By recognizing and rewarding positive actions, we’re building a respectful, productive, and fun school community.

Grading Period Celebrations

Celebrations take place at the end of every grading period. Students who go the entire grading period without any major office referrals get to participate in these events. Students start fresh for every grading period event.

PBIS Event 1: Tailgate on October 10th

Cool Cash Canteen

The Cool Cash Canteen will be on the last Friday of every month unless communicated otherwise. Students will have the option to purchase one snack using their cool cash. 

School Store

Each week, all grade levels have the opportunity to stop at the school store in the morning to purchase items with their cool cash on their designated grade level day. 

School Uniforms

CPE follows the VPSB dress code for students. 

*** NEW JCAMPUS  APP ***

We are excited to announce the new JCampus Student App that is now available for parents and students. This will be a mobile app that will replace the parent portal, will be a one stop shop for communcation and a whole lot more. 

To get this process started, we need all to add this free app to your phone. Please join, share and pass the words to your friends so we can get this useful tool in the hands of all of our stakeholders.

CPE Handbook, Pupil Progression, VPSB Handbook, Beginning of the year Paperwork

Student handbooks will be available to view online. There is also a link below for your reference. Acknowledgement form booklets will be sent home on the first day of school. Please make every effort to sign all forms in the booklet and send them back with your child the next day. If you were not able to attend Meet and Greet these will be sent home on the first day of school with acknowledgement form booklet. It is extremely important that we receive this paperwork completed as soon as possible.

VPSB Handbook

Click me! Student & Parent Handbook

Pupil Progression

Spirit Fridays!

📚 Readers are Leaders – Year 2! 📚
We’re kicking off another exciting school year with the Million Word Reader Challenge – Year 2! Last year, our Jr. Patriots read an incredible amount, and we can’t wait to see them soar even higher this year!

Reading opens doors to knowledge, creativity, focus, and lifelong learning. Whether it’s reading aloud together, talking about a favorite book, or carving out quiet reading time each day – every word counts toward our goal!

Families, we need YOU to join the challenge! Let’s inspire our students to not only become stronger readers but to fall in love with reading for life.

Let’s make this another record-breaking year!
Happy Reading! 💙❤️

2025-2026 School Calendar

Breakfast & Lunch Menu