📸Last week, Deep Creek and Great Bridge High Journalism students attended media day at Harbor Park. Students got hands-on experience practicing their photography skills while taking pictures all around the park. ⚾
✨Big thanks to Jostens for organizing this fun event!✨
🍎September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🍎
FACT: Good attendance opens doors to learning, building connections, and accessing valuable resources and support. 🔗
👉 For more information about our attendance guidelines and policies visit https://www.cpschools.com/article/1749912
Remember: #AttendanceMattersVA
✈️Our students were soaring high at the 2024 NAS Oceana Air Show STEM Day!
Today our 5th graders took to the runway, diving into a wide range of hands-on activities and experiments.
🎉Shout out to our 3 academies for leading some outstanding sessions! #InspireCPS
🚀 Former Crestwood Intermediate School students are in the first stages of sending their science investigation to space! 🌌
Last school year, Jameson Beltaine, Kayleb Crook-Watts, Allison Hudgens, Leila Jeter, and Kelby Johnson were selected to have their student-designed experiment on beet germination in microgravity conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 🌱👩🚀
On Tuesday, the middle schoolers met with their former science teacher, Mr. Weaver, to prepare the seeds for space travel as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. We are proud of these budding scientists! #InspireCPS #CPSCelebrates
🍎September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🍎
FACT: By 9th grade, strong attendance can be a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores📚✨
👉 For more information about our attendance guidelines and policies visit https://www.cpschools.com/article/1749912
Remember: #AttendanceMattersVA
Today, we celebrate our amazing IT professionals! 💻 Their expertise keeps our schools connected and running smoothly. Thank you for all you do to support our students and staff. #CPSCelebrates #ITProfessionalsDay
‼️REMINDER: The Title 1 Job Fair is this Thursday‼️
The Department of Human Resources is hosting a job fair Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Oscar Smith Middle School.
This event will focus hiring great people for the following positions:
☑️Bus Drivers
☑️Custodians
☑️General Education Teachers
☑️School Nutrition Services Workers
☑️Special Education Teachers
☑️Substitute Teachers
☑️Teacher Assistants
📝Bring plenty of resumes to share with school teams! We can't wait to meet you!
💻For more information please visit https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/careers
#JoinOurTeam
🌟We are excited to welcome visitors from the UK Armed Forces' Families and Safeguarding, Education Policy Team in the Ministry of Defence! 🏫
💻📚Over the next three days, they'll be visiting our schools to explore our unique academic, enrichment, and extracurricular offerings. Earlier today, they had the opportunity to tour Grassfield Elementary and Hugo Owens Middle School. Thank you for joining us! 🍎🎉#InspireCPS
🪇National #HispanicHeritageMonth is celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15. Join us as we recognize and celebrate the impact and contributions of our Hispanic students and their families within our community. #CPSCelebrates 🪇
Learn more: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/About.html
🍎Parents and students are invited to join us as we discuss the transition to high school. Our panelists will give tips on study skills, organization, time management, student activities, and more!
For more info & to register visit, https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=32588709
Today, the Chesapeake Career Center Firefighting class paid tribute to the heroes of 9/11 by researching one of the fallen firefighters and sharing their stories with the class. Their presentations are displayed in the classroom adding to their memorial wall. Afterwards, Mr. Moritz commemorated the anniversary by ringing the bell. 🔔🚒❤️
🎉 Big thanks to the Chesapeake Economic Development Office for supporting our J.A. Cotton Career Scholar Award! Their generosity helps provide $1,000 to a senior at each high school designed to help them pursue their career goals after graduation! 🎓#CPSCelebrates
🌟📝We invite our families to a fun night of exploring the many resources that Chesapeake has to offer. We will have food trucks available for families to purchase food and mask crafts for the kids! 🍔🌭🥗🍧
💻Register now using the link: tinyurl.com/cpscarnival24
🌟Congratulations to Driver’s Education Instructor Deborah Fry for being named as one of the TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE by the National Road Safety Foundation and the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association!🌟
🚗Ms. Fry has been teaching driver education since 2002 at Indian River Middle School and Indian River High School. She has been instrumental in shaping the future of safe drivers and steering students toward success. 🛣️Thank you, Ms. Fry!
👉Learn more: https://www.adtsea.org/driver-ed-awards.phtml
#InspireCPS #ADTSEA
🍎 September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🍎
📝 FACT: In education, consistent attendance is crucial for academic success. By 6th grade, frequent absences can significantly increase the risk of dropping out. Success starts with being present!
👉 For more information about our attendance guidelines and policies visit https://www.cpschools.com/article/1749912
‼ Remember: #AttendanceMattersVA
🚨Join us for the Title 1 Job Fair 🚨
🗓 September 19, 2024
⏰ 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
📍 Oscar Smith Middle School
📌 Spread the word and bring your resume!
💻For more information please visit: https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/careers
#JoinOurTeam
🚸Join us for Sibshops, a program that provides siblings of kids with disabilities with peer support and information. This event is for siblings in grades 2-8 .
💻 To learn more and to register visit: https://www.cpschools.com/events?id=32588708
Happy First Day of School! 🎉📚✏
We were so excited to see so many smiles from our students, teachers, administrators and staff this morning!
Follow us on our new Instagram (@cpschoolsva) for more first day fun! #FirstDayCPSVA!
🌞Today is the big day!🎒
😁We can’t wait to see your first day smiles! Share your photo in the comments below or tag us using #FirstDayCPSVA!
💻 Download and print these #FirstDayCPSVA grade-level signs at https://www.cpschools.com/o/cps/page/back-to-school
😄Tomorrow is the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! 😄
It's a new year and a new beginning with many adventures ahead. Our staff, students, and famous Indian River alum, Jay Pharoah are thrilled to welcome you back.
Check it out: https://youtu.be/UGVzj43mnK8 #CPSCelebrates #FirstDayCPSVA
