The CHPS Family Resource Center invites you to attend our first session of Cup of Comfort, a safe space to connect, share experiences, and find support in raising children. Join us for a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate as we come together to build connections and discuss the joys and challenges of parenting. Please bring your ID to check in at the security desk ahead of the event.
Thursday, December 12th at 9:00 AM
CHHS Tech Center AV Room
Questions? Please contact Dana Barefoot, our Family Resource Coordinator, at dana_barefoot@colonialhts.net or (804) 524-3405.
If you plan to travel to Williamsburg tomorrow night to see our Colonial Heights High School boys varsity football team in their Region 3A playoff game against the Lafayette Rams, you can purchase your tickets from GoFan below!
https://gofan.co/event/2280745?schoolId=VA100586
Mark your calendars for our Fine Arts Festival to be held on March 26th from 6-9pm at CHHS!
We recently celebrated the growth and contributions of our English language learning students and their families at our annual ESL Night. Students tasted cultural dishes like baleadas from Honduras and empanadas de pollo from Dominican Republic, played learning games to build English and content skills, located their birthplaces on a map with a photo, and more!
This night couldn't have been possible without our many CHPS staff members who planned and hosted the event and numerous community partners who contributed items and services. Thank you to Anthem, United Healthcare, Tussing PTO, The Heights Baptist Church, and Waleska Co. for donating items and raffle prizes. Thank you to The Heights Baptist Church Spanish Ministry for being present at the event for translation services.
If you're planning to attend the varsity football playoff game, you can order tickets in advance from GoFan or pay with cash at the gate.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://gofan.co/event/2224067
The October New Teacher Academy Workshop focused on helping new teachers clarify the teacher evaluation performance system. A nacho bar and door prizes rounded out this wonderful professional development opportunity. Many thanks to Ms. Dala Serna of CHMS for speaking with our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year teachers!
The approved calendar for 2025-2026 has been posted on our website. You can find it by clicking on Menu and then on "Next Year's Calendar" under the Division header. The direct link is https://5il.co/30un3. The calendar is available in English and Spanish. If you need it another language, please contact your child's ESL teacher.
We hope to see you on November 13th at 6pm at Lakeview to learn about creating visual schedules for your child. Learn how positive can encourage him or her to move through their morning routine! This event is open to all CHPS parents/guardians.
CHPS would like to recognize Quintessential Chiropractic, our first Community Partner of the New Teacher Academy. Drs. Tess and Kat became Bronze level supporters of this new initiative to help support Colonial Heights’ beginning teachers. Thank you so much! If you're interested in supporting this program, contact New Teacher Academy Coordinator Tabitha Strickler at Tabitha_Strickler@colonialhts.net
Thanks to local small business Palmer's Towing & Recovery who volunteered, free of charge, to haul our newly built spectator bleachers to the tennis and field hockey facilities behind CHHS! We are excited to be making progress on our goal to update our athletic facilities over the next few years.
A huge thank you to the DEA, Virginia National Guard, and our local emergency services providers for an amazing Red Ribbon Week event for CHMS students!
As a reminder, students have a ✨four-day weekend✨ that begins tomorrow! Staff will attend professional learning sessions tomorrow, 10/11, and both staff and students will observe the Indigenous Peoples' and Columbus Day holidays on Monday, 10/14.
📵 CELL PHONE POLICY SURVEY 📵
In response to Executive Order 33 and VDOE guidance, we are seeking input from parents, secondary students, & staff about potential changes for our cell phone policy. We welcome your feedback to help inform our decision making. Please be on the lookout for the email with the survey link this afternoon.
The survey is available in English and in Spanish. If you need a survey in a language other than English or Spanish, please reach out to your child's ESL teacher for a translated reference survey.
This year, CHPS joined the Beanstack family! Beanstack is a reading log software that allows all of our students to log their reading minutes, participate in reading challenges, and earn badges and rewards for their reading time. Beanstack has a mobile app that students can use at home from any tablet or phone. All they need is their ClassLink login! And YES, grown-up read-aloud sessions are encouraged and count towards their minutes 😉
Visit our website to download the app, learn how to log in it, and start reading with your child at home: https://www.colonialhts.net/o/chcps/page/beanstack
CHPS is proud to host one of the state's "Commonwealth Conversation on Restoring Childhood Through Common Sense Approaches to Social Media and Cell Phones" events with the First Lady of VA and award-winning social psychologist Dr. Jonathan Haidt. We encourage community members, caregivers, and other stakeholders in student wellness to attend.
📅 September 19
📍CHHS Auditorium
⌚ 7:00-9:00pm
📫RSVP: tinyurl.com/socials-and-cells
🌐 Learn More: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/cell-phone-free-education-in-virginia-k-12-public-schools/commonwealth-conversation-on-restoring-childhood-through-common-sense-approaches-to-social-media-and-cell-phones
Our Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) will be meeting on September 30th in the Tech Center A/V Room at 5:30pm. Directly after, we'll hold a parent workshop on self-care and wellness. We invite stakeholders in our community to join this committee to help shape the services and supports we provide to our students with disabilities.
THIS YEAR'S MEETING DATES:
- Sep 30, 5:30pm
-Nov 14, 6:00pm
-Feb 13, 5:30pm
-Apr 10, 6:00pm
For more information, contact our Family Resource Coordinator dana_barefoot@colonialhts.net!
You are invited to attend a flu shot clinic put on by the VA Dept. of Health. They'll be in Colonial Heights on October 10th at Saint Michael's Episcopal Church from 12 to 2p.m. Free flu shots will be provided on a walk-in basis to those 18 and older.
👨🏾👩🏼👧🏽👦🏽 COLONIAL PARENT ACADEMY 👨🏾👧🏽
We invite PreK through Grade 3 parents and guardians to learn how to implement helpful classroom accommodations within the context of your home!
SEP. 19: Chunking & Task Analysis (6pm at NES)
Date TBA: Visual Schedules & Positive Praise (6pm, Location TBA)
Date TBA: First/Then & Token Boards (6pm, Location TBA)
Date TBA: Play with Me! (6pm, Location TBA)
If you plan to attend on September 19, please RSVP at this link: tinyurl.com/CHParentAcademy
Look for paper flyers coming home with your child, as well.
Reminder: Staff and students will not attend school in observance of Labor Day this Friday, August 30th and Monday, September 2nd. School will resume on Tuesday, September 3rd.
You are invited to attend our regular monthly school board meeting tomorrow, August 27th, at 6:30pm at the CHHS Tech Center. Agendas, recordings, and more can be found on our website at https://www.colonialhts.net/o/chcps/page/school-board
