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Upcoming Events
HCPS Budget Office 2012-2013 Stakeholder's Forum
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM at the Twin Hickory Area Library, TW Meeting Room
SCA Rainbow Day
Thursday, January 12 Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, January 16 Math and Technology Night Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 PM SCA Crazy/Wacky Day Thursday, January 26
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News from the Greater Community
Kids' Tech University
Kids' Tech University is an all-day event at Virginia Tech University in January, February, March, and April. Each day consists of an interactive session, centered on answering a question about the world around us, and a hands-on component, which features the Virginia Tech professors, students, clubs, and community. Kids can take part in the virtual labs and forum after the all-day event to continue to cultivate their interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Click here for more information. Return to index |
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Happy New Year Cub Families!
The Henrico County Public Schools Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey was sent home this week. Parents will have until February 3 to return them. Parents with two or
more children in HCPS will receive a survey for each child. If both children attend the same school, they may complete both surveys if the school experience is unique based on each child's grade level. Should the perspective be the same for both children (twins), parents only need to complete one. Then of course, a mother and a father could each fill out a survey based on their unique school experiences.
This is the third year in a row for the Parent Surveys. Dr. Russo and the School Board are looking for trends. After this year, the surveys may only be issued every other year or so.
Please take a moment to answer each question and then return the stakeholder satisfaction survey to us by February 10, 2012. We appreciate your time and look forward to your feedback. Thanks for your continued support of Colonial Trail and all Henrico County Public Schools.
Based on the 2011 stakeholder survey results and our analysis of the 2010 results, we were able to identify several areas of strength and weakness, which we considered in the development of the goals and objectives for Colonial Trail's 2011-2012 School Improvement Plan.
Strengths included: - 99% of our parents felt welcome at Colonial Trail.
- 99% of our parents believe our teachers appear enthusiastic about teaching.
- 99% of our parents believe this school's staff is committed to their child's education.
- 99% of our parents believe this school prepares their child to be a good citizen.
Some relative weaknesses included: - 93% of our parents felt when their child has a problem, he/she knows who to talk with.
- 90% of our parents felt they were involved in the decisions that affect their child's education.
- Only 82% of our parents felt that Career Planning was a focus last year. This year, we have expanded our Career Fair Parental Involvement, and have held an SCA Spirit Day for Careers. We also made an effort to increase our use of Junior Achievement lessons and plan to bring back the HCPS Careers on Wheels bus through the department of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in the spring of 2012. Our school counselors and teachers also used the career planning website, Careerview.org, created by Virginia Tech, which features over 400 career choices for grades 1-5. One aspect of the program is a career inventory that helps determine which careers would appeal to each child's interests. Check this out from home some time!
And we've shown improvements the last two years in a row in the following areas: - The school makes effective use of technology for instructional purposes.
- My child's school makes effective use of technology as a means of communication.
At Colonial Trail, we believe Communication is Key! Thanks to our PTA who create our Cub Chronicle each week and keep us all informed!
Mr. Cantone
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| CTES Math and Technology Night
Mark you calendars and save the date for the CTES Math and Technology Night on Thursday, January 19 at 6:30 PM. The PTA is hosting this fun family night to explore and learn more about math and technology by playing games, watching cool technology demonstrations, and digging deep into the meaning of the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference, better known as Pi - and by that we mean PIE!
Bring the whole family to enjoy pie desserts and further your understanding of math and technology practices.
We need volunteers for this event, so if you're interested in the planning, setting up, staffing a table, or anything else, please contact Nancy Chazen.
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SCA Happenings
SCA will have 2 spirit days in January
- January 12: Rainbow Day. Each grade level wears a different color and together we are a rainbow!
K-red, 1-orange, 2-yellow, 3-green, 4-blue, and 5-purple - January 26: Crazy/Wacky Day. Mismatch clothes and crazy hair
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| CTES International Night
One of our favorite CTES Family Programs events - International Night - is coming up on Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 PM. Students and their families look forward to this special night of learning about other countries and their traditions, and of course sampling their food.
If you are interested in helping plan the event, please attend our meeting on January 9 at either 9:00 AM or 7:30 PM in the cafeteria. A form will be coming home soon with information about presenting a country booth.
Please contact Beth Zorn for more information.
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| CTES Variety Show
The annual CTES Variety Show is right around the corner on Friday, March 30. This is such a memorable and proud night for our students and families. It's a big show with a lot of entertainment and fun.
Information will be sent home soon, along with an nList posting, but we need your participation to make this event happen. We have many exciting volunteer opportunities that require your help. Please join us on Friday, January 13 at 9:00 AM in the Library Conference Room for the kick-off planning meeting.
Contact Nancy Keith for more information and to sign up to join the planning team.
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| HCPS Budget Stakeholder's Forum
The Henrico County Public Schools' Budget Office is preparing the upcoming 2012-2013 budget. As a part of this process, the office will be holding forums for suggestions and feedback from the Henrico community.
The meeting location closest to CTES is at the Twin Hickory Area Library in the TW Meeting Room on January 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM.
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| After School Enrichment Program
After School Enrichment registration begins on January 10 and runs through January 24. We are excited to be offering programs by All Fired UP, Drama Kids International, Mad Science, Overtime Athletics, and Young Rembrandts.
Look for the green packet in your Tuesday folder.
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| HCPS School Nutrition Services Newsletter
The January newsletters from HCPS School Nutrition Services have been posted to their website. Click here to download them..
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The Fine Print
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The Cub Chronicle is published by the Colonial Trail Elementary PTA weekly on Fridays during the school year. The publication is free to all interested members of the CTES community who join our mailing list regardless of PTA membership. All community members are welcome to contribute articles, notices or topics for inclusion in our publications. Deadlines for submission of content is 5:00 PM on Friday for publication the following Friday. All submissions of content should be made by email to CTES PTA VP-Communications. Information included in The Cub Chronicle is at the discretion of the CTES PTA Executive Board. The Board reserves the right, at its discretion, to limit content or to choose to include content in one of our other publications. Any decision regarding editing, use of alternate communications tools or denial of use will be communicated to the originator of the request prior to publication. Your comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Email your feedback to Joel Silverman at communications@ctespta.org.
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