Cherry Hill Zone PTA Update - Week of May 10, 2021

 ZONE update:

• The next Zone PTA meeting is Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:15am.

• Guest Speaker: Scott Goldthorp, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction

• Zone Fair Funding Committee had a very productive meeting on April 29th.  Laurie Deitch has put together a flyer to help inform the community about Fair Funding and the Bond. 

• Community members can get involved by attending the next Fair Funding Committee meeting on Thursday May 27 at 7:00pm via Zoom or conference call in. 

• PTA Presidents received email notification on 4/27/21 of CHEA President Steve Redfearn’s generous offer to assist the PTAs with their Teacher Appreciation activities with a reimbursement opportunity of up to $250 per PTA. THANK YOU CHEA!

• Cherry Hill Lacrosse Summer League

• Registration for 2021 Cherry Hill Lacrosse Summer League is $125 for 5 Thursdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at DeCou Turf Fields in Cherry Hill, NJ.

• Games will be small sided for maximum touches on the ball, and we will use a shot clock so the boys and girls play with pace.

• Each division is based on your son or daughter’s Fall 2021 grade, and is limited to 100 student-athletes.

• 5-6pm Fall 2021 Grades 1-4; (Goalies Gr 1-4 warmup from 4-5pm)

• 6-7pm Fall 2021 Grades 5-8; (Goalies Gr 5-8 warmup from 5-6pm)

• 7-8pm Fall 2021 HS & College

• Register @ https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/264182/signups/new

• Please contact Coach Meyers at LaxCoachMeyers@gmail.com with any questions.

• May 15, 2021 CHPS Athletics Day celebrates and showcases Cherry Hill Public Schools’ outstanding student athletes from Beck, Carusi and Rosa Middle Schools and High Schools East and West.

• The Cherry Hill Public Library is hosting a free virtual program for caregivers on How to Pay for College on May 19 at 7:00pm

• SAVE THE DATE: May 23, 2021 Dancing with the Cherry Hill  Stars

• Support this year's VIRTUAL Dancing with the Cherry Hill Stars!

• Order your link to the virtual show — $15 per link! http://cherryhilleducationfoundation.com/oschs-ticket-page/

• Vote online for your favorite dancers. One dollar = one vote! http://cherryhilleducationfoundation.com/2021-dancing-with-the-cherry-hill-stars/

• Consider becoming a sponsor: https://files.constantcontact.com/9650c5d5101/51269eeb-c857-4b5f-b62b-e17386c71c2a.pdf

• 2021 Dancing with Cherry Hill Stars:

• Mayor Susan Shin Angulo and Dr. Joseph Meloche

• Mary Capurso and Alan Saperstein

• Jon Cohen and Lisa Silver

• Carlton Faria and Sarah DuVall

• Ben Landsburg and Jodi Raditz

• Sharyn McTaggart and Sean MC Taggart

• Tavit Murray and Julia Reese

• Joy Patterson and Rebekah Gross

• Colleen Rubini and Joe DeMarco

• Kristen Smith and Jason Fazio

• Lauren, GeorgiaMae and Joey Giordano 

Providing a safe environment is a partnership between parents/guardians and the school district.   Please remind your school communities:

• To review the Travel Guidelines for Students when traveling out of town.

• Alert the school nurse about any planned travel to discuss the required post-quarantine guideline, prior to sending student back to school.

• Use the COVID-19 At Home Screening prior to sending students to school

• Report to the nurse if student or any household member tests positive for COVID, or if they have an actual or suspected COVID exposure

• Keep students home when they are sick

• Promptly pick up students if they become sick at school 

DISTRICT update: 

For CHPS information and resources, please visit  https://www.chclc.org/chclc

• BOE meeting May 11, 2021

• To join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81694410918

• To join via conference call: 646-558-8656  or 301-715-8592, Meeting ID 816 9441 0918

• Save the date! "SEL-ebrate the Power of Social Emotional Learning" on May 12, 2021, at 7 pm. More details and link from the District this week. 

• School Age Child Care (SACC) registration for the 2021-2022 school year begins May 3, 2021. Full information is available on the School Age Child Care & STEP page of the District website.

• The Community Bulletin Board, found on the District website, offers information on programs, activities and events in the Cherry Hill area. The most recent Bulletin Board items include Big Brothers Big Sisters' call for youth participants, and YMCA of the Pines Summer Camps information. Check the Community Bulletin Board regularly for updates!

• Thanks to an extension of federal funds, CHPS distribution of FREE meals to ALL CHERRY HILL STUDENTS (public, private and home-schooled) continues on every Monday. Pick up 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 10 snacks per student from noon-2:00pm and 4:00-6:00pm at High School East or High School West -- no income threshold required!  

• Friendly reminder: Please mask up when picking up FREE meals/snacks! WE want to keep you & the Aramark team safe & healthy as they hand out meals to 1,000+ cars each Monday while being unable to maintain 6 feet of distance. These are state, Cherry Hill, Aramark & CDC guidelines. 

• Through the summer of 2021: Any family currently receiving free wifi from the District will automatically keep it through the summer, unless their youngest/only child is a high school senior (Class of 2021).

 

• 2021 - 2022 Kindergarten and 1st Grade Registration is ONGOING.  Full details available online.