Just a reminder that Friday, March 8, 2024, is a Teacher Workday for all Elementary Schools ONLY. There will be no school for students enrolled in grades Pre-K-5.
Visit our full calendar on our website: cpschools.com/calendar
Earlier this year, the Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate presented their Excellence in Development Design Awards! 🏆 Congratulations to Woolpert who earned an Award of Merit for Best Educational Building for their work on Great Bridge Primary School! 🏫🎉
Join us on March 14th at 6:30 p.m. for a webinar about Financial Planning for children with disabilities. Learn about guardianship and alternatives, ABLE accounts, and special needs trusts. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSFinancial2024
Kindergarten parents, please be sure to check your email for an important message from Mr. Mason regarding transportation cards.
🎉 March marks the commencement of Women's History Month! Join us as we celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding contributions women have made to history, culture, and society. Explore the impactful insights into Women's History Month at https://womenshistorymonth.gov/ to learn about the diverse ways women have significantly influenced American history. #CPSCelebrates
Our Attendance March Madness competition starts tomorrow! 🏀⭐️ Parents and guardians, please take a look at our flyer to see how you can support your child and their class in the competition!
Reading Month begins tomorrow! 📚
March is going to be a busy month at GBP! Here are a few spirit days to mark on your calendar. We are excited for Read Across America Month festivities, St. Patrick’s Day fun, and our March Madness Attendance Competition (more info to come on this very soon)!! ☘️👍🏼
We are hosting a virtual teacher recruitment fair for the 2024-2025 school year. Interviews will be held March 25-29. Please complete the online registration by March 11, 2024, to secure your spot: https://www.cpschools.com/article/1469176
We can't wait to meet you! 📚
Student ID Badge Update: Students may now have lanyards that are brought from home. However, it MUST be a breakaway lanyard.
Are you looking for ways to support your young reader? Join us on Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. for our Supporting Literacy at Home webinar. 📚
Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSSupportingLiteracy
We had so much fun learning and dancing with Ms. Rita this morning at our Dance, Baile, Ngoma assembly. Thank you to our PTA for sponsoring this assembly for our students as a part of our Black History Month celebration!
Parents are invited to join us on Feb. 27th to learn more about how students can stay safe online. In partnership with the Chesapeake Police Department, learn how to protect children from the dangers of social media. Register to attend: http://tinyurl.com/CPSStayingSafeOnline
It’s Kindness Week! 🫶🏼 We are celebrating by showing extra kindness and love at GBP this week. #VAKindnessWeek
Mr. Mason shared our Thought of the Week by Aesop this morning to get us thinking about spreading kindness, in big or small ways, throughout each day.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
Our Chesapeake Virtual Academy (CVA) is proud to offer fully online courses to students enrolled in Chesapeake Public Schools. Serving students in grades K-12, CVA offers a wide range of core and elective classes, including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses, and provides special education services for students with disabilities, gifted enrichment opportunities, and services for English language learners.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 school year. Students remain connected to their home schools and may participate in all sports, clubs, and extracurricular activities. New and returning students should apply online by March 5, 2024. Learn more and apply online: http://cpschools.com/cva
Reminders for tomorrow and Wednesday. We have a few fun days ahead! 🩷
Our second grade Adaptive PE class is participating in swim lessons and they are having a blast! Thank you to the YMCA, Mr. Oliver, Ms. Davis, and Ms. Baker-Hardison for helping make this happen for our students!
Happy National School Counseling Week to our two amazing school counselors, Mrs. Rich and Mrs. Rantanen. Thank you for all you do for our Baby Wildcats! 💚
🎉 Join us in saluting the service of over 800 school board members in Virginia for School Board Appreciation Month! The 2024 theme — The Heart of Education: Our School Board — acknowledges that the school board is at the heart of the education system, guiding it with kindness and care. The month-long observance is an opportunity to build a stronger understanding of the crucial role school boards assume in a constitutional republic. School boards voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing public school divisions, while preserving the core of our democratic values. #CPSCelebrates
This morning we kicked off second semester with our new virtual morning announcements! A few of Mrs. Scott’s friends were the first to be featured as our pledge helpers. 🐾💚💛
