Manchester Middle School

Good morning!  We wanted to send out a reminder about required immunizations for rising 7th graders.Virginia students are required to get these vaccines before entering seventh grade:• Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap): The Tdap vaccine is required by law for all students entering seventh grade.• Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY): Students are required to have one dose of MenACWY vaccine before entering seventh grade.• Human papillomavirus (HPV): The HPV vaccine is required by law for students entering seventhgrade. After reviewing educational materials approved by the Board of Health, the parent/guardian may elect for their student not to receive the HPV vaccine with no additionalpaperwork required by Chesterfield County Public Schools. Ask your health-care provider about tthe benefits of the HPV vaccine.Get your vaccines now. Call today to make a wellness appointment with your health-care provider and get your shots updated. Health Department immunizations are available by appointment only forchildren age 18 and under. To schedule an appointment, call 804-768-7454.Documentation that your child has received this immunization should be brought to the front office/school nurse prior to the 1st day of school Students who do not meet the immunization requirements will be excluded from school until their immunization records are turned into the front office/school nurse.

In anticipation of Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we really want to show our educators how much we appreciate their efforts this year! We are going to do a GIFT CARD RAFFLE and need your help! We are requesting gift card donations that will be raffled off to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The impact Manchester Middle School teachers leave on their students extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Please consider helping make the teachers at Manchester Middle School feel recognized and appreciated for the many hats they have worn during the past year. Thank you in advance for the generous donations. We are asking that donations be provided to us by April 26th. Gift cards can be dropped at the front office or if your purchase a digital gift card it can be sent to scott_fortune@ccpsnet.net Here is the link for the google form: MCMS Teacher Appreciation Week 2023-2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekc4Z8QRztM4Ylc33ugUK5TReyE2xYs4b483atgcGvP2G4Lw/viewform

Prom closet seeks community donations

This video shows how Monacan High is helping trim the cost of prom by offering free dresses, suits and accessories for students. As a service learning project, students run the Chiefs Closet like a boutique — complete with attractive displays, business communications and social media promotions. Community donations to the prom closet are welcome and can be left in the front office of Monacan High (11501 Smoketree Drive). This year’s prom is May 11. If you have questions, please email teacher meredith_shuman@ccpsnet.net.

Free Immunizations for rising 7th and 12th grade students Don't wait until the summer!!! You may not be able to get the immunization before school starts and your child cannot attend school until they receive the immunizations! State-required immunizations for all students going into 7th grade for the next school year are going to be offered for free at Meadowbrook High School on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. through the Virginia Department of Health. Please bring your insurance card or a copy if you have insurance. All 6th grade students will need the Tdap, Meningococcal Conjugate and HPV before starting 7th grade.

In anticipation of Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we really want to show our educators how much we appreciate their efforts this year! We are going to do a GIFT CARD RAFFLE and need your help! We are requesting gift card donations that will be raffled off to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The impact Manchester Middle School teachers leave on their students extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Please consider helping make the teachers at Manchester Middle School feel recognized and appreciated for the many hats they have worn during the past year. Thank you in advance for the generous donations. We are asking that donations be provided to us by April 26th. Gift cards can be dropped at the front office or if your purchase a digital gift card it can be sent to scott_fortune@ccpsnet.net Here is the link for the google form: MCMS Teacher Appreciation Week 2023-2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekc4Z8QRztM4Ylc33ugUK5TReyE2xYs4b483atgcGvP2G4Lw/viewform

Spring Into Wellness on April 29

Families are invited to a mental health resource fair organized by Chesterfield County Public Schools. Spring Into Wellness will take place 4:30-7:30 p.m. April 29 at CTC@Hull (13900 Hull Street Road). Registration is required for this free event. In addition to more than 30 wellness vendors, speakers will cover these topics: Motivation and goal setting for tweens and teens; Understanding your child’s nature for happier parenting; and College prep and student wellness. Register at https://bit.ly/48EpdGM.

MPORTANT: 7th Grade Field Trip Information We regret to inform you that the 7th grade field trip scheduled for Monday, April 8th, has been postponed. Due to recent guidance from the county regarding the solar eclipse occurring around 3pm on Monday, April 8th, we are not able to hold the field trip as originally scheduled. We are considering options to reschedule the field trip to a day in late May.If you have already paid for the field trip, YOU WILL NOT need to pay again or turn in another field trip permission form.If your child was not registered for the originally scheduled field trip, once a date has been secured, a new permission form will be given to your child to bring home. They will have until May 1st to submit the new field trip form and $30 to attend the trip. There will be a HARD DUE DATE of MAY 1st, 2024. If we cannot reschedule, you will be fully refunded for the amount you originally paid. We will continue to keep you informed with any new information about the date. Thank you so much for your continued support. Have a great spring break! ~ 7th Grade Teachers

IMPORTANT: 7th Grade Field Trip Information We regret to inform you that the 7th grade field trip scheduled for Monday, April 8th, has been postponed. Due to recent guidance from the county regarding the solar eclipse occurring around 3pm on Monday, April 8th, we are not able to hold the field trip as originally scheduled. We are considering options to reschedule the field trip to a day in late May.If you have already paid for the field trip, YOU WILL NOT need to pay again or turn in another field trip permission form.If your child was not registered for the originally scheduled field trip, once a date has been secured, a new permission form will be given to your child to bring home. They will have until May 1st to submit the new field trip form and $30 to attend the trip. There will be a HARD DUE DATE of MAY 1st, 2024. If we cannot reschedule, you will be fully refunded for the amount you originally paid. We will continue to keep you informed with any new information about the date. Thank you so much for your continued support. Have a great spring break! ~ 7th Grade Teachers

In anticipation of Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we really want to show our educators how much we appreciate their efforts this year! We are going to do a GIFT CARD RAFFLE and need your help! We are requesting gift card donations that will be raffled off to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The impact Manchester Middle School teachers leave on their students extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Please consider helping make the teachers at Manchester Middle School feel recognized and appreciated for the many hats they have worn during the past year. Thank you in advance for the generous donations. We are asking that donations be provided to us by April 256h. Gift cards can be dropped at the front office or if your purchase a digital gift card it can be sent to scott_fortune@ccpsnet.net Here is the link for the google form: MCMS Teacher Appreciation Week 2023-2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekc4Z8QRztM4Ylc33ugUK5TReyE2xYs4b483atgcGvP2G4Lw/viewform

Camps for grades 5-8

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers two summer camps for students who will be in grades 5-8 in 2024-25:

Camp EPIC (Exploring Pathways in Careers) is packed with exciting, hands-on career experiences 8 a.m.-4 p.m. June 10-13 (Monday through Thursday) at two sites. The cost is $150. Sign up using this form for one of these sessions:

• CTC@Courthouse: CyberWatch, Dental Discoveries, Energy Explorers, Farm to Table, Just Desserts, Motor Sport Legends, Next Level Chef, Pet Pals or Robot Wranglers
• CTC@Hull: Animation Nation, Beauty Stars, Just Desserts, Next Level Chef, Pet Pals, Rescue 911!, Robot Wranglers, Top Model or True Detective

Team SKILLS is a basketball camp where students improve basketball skills, develop teamwork and learn important life lessons 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Thursday in the Midlothian Middle gym. The cost is $75 for each one-week session. Sign up now using this form.

• June 24-28
• July 1-3 (Camp is closed July 4.)
• July 8-11
• July 15-18

Summer is for camps!

Summer camps offer a chance to explore new areas, and registration is open now! Chesterfield County Public Schools is offering four different camps in 2024, and they are expected to fill up fast. Get the details and register here for Camp EPIC, Cultural Arts Camp, Team SKILLS and World Language Camp.

In anticipation of Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we really want to show our educators how much we appreciate their efforts this year! We are going to do a GIFT CARD RAFFLE and need your help! We are requesting gift card donations that will be raffled off to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The impact Manchester Middle School teachers leave on their students extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Please consider helping make the teachers at Manchester Middle School feel recognized and appreciated for the many hats they have worn during the past year. Thank you in advance for the generous donations. We are asking that donations be provided to us by April 26th. Gift cards can be dropped at the front office or if your purchase a digital gift card it can be sent to scott_fortune@ccpsnet.net Here is the link for the google form: MCMS Teacher Appreciation Week 2023-2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekc4Z8QRztM4Ylc33ugUK5TReyE2xYs4b483atgcGvP2G4Lw/viewform

Good afternoon This may surprise some of you but we are going to cancel the track meet today. The meet will be rescheduled for Monday March 11th at Manchester. If you have questions please contact Lauren Coleman – Lauren_coleman@ccpsnet.net

In anticipation of Teacher Appreciation Week 2024, we really want to show our educators how much we appreciate their efforts this year! We are going to do a GIFT CARD RAFFLE and need your help! We are requesting gift card donations that will be raffled off to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. The impact Manchester Middle School teachers leave on their students extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Please consider helping make the teachers at Manchester Middle School feel recognized and appreciated for the many hats they have worn during the past year. Thank you in advance for the generous donations. We are asking that donations be provided to us by April 26th. Gift cards can be dropped at the front office or if your purchase a digital gift card it can be sent to scott_fortune@ccpsnet.net Here is the link for the google form: MCMS Teacher Appreciation Week 2023-2024 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekc4Z8QRztM4Ylc33ugUK5TReyE2xYs4b483atgcGvP2G4Lw/viewform

A virtual Coffee & Conversation discussion will focus on intellectual disabilities. The Family and Community Engagement Office of Chesterfield County Public Schools will host the free webinar 1-2 p.m. Feb. 28, and a representative of Chesterfield Mental Health will be the featured speaker. Click here to register and to see upcoming Coffee & Conversation topics.

Good morning MCMS Family Due to inclement weather, we will cancel tryouts for Track & Field & Girl’s soccer. With the amount rain that is expected, we will restart tryouts on February 20th.

CCPSOnline classes are open to students in grades 9-12. With learning available 24/7 in a no-bells, no-limits virtual environment, the flexibility of CCPSOnline classes can help high school students create the schedule they want. Act now to take advantage of this Chesterfield County Public Schools opportunity:

• CCPSOnline registration for summer 2024 and for the 2024-25 school year is open through April 28, and the website offers details including registration form.
• Students and parents are invited to a virtual info session about CCPSOnline at 6:30 p.m. March 4; click this link to join the discussion.

Chesterfield Virtual School is open for Chesterfield County students in grades K-8. As Virginia’s first virtual school, the Chesterfield Virtual School provides the opportunity to learn with teachers from across the country and students from all over Chesterfield County. The Chesterfield Virtual School works for students who are self-sufficient and self-driven. School days begin at 7:45 a.m. with morning meetings. Before students are dismissed for the day at 2:15 p.m., teachers cover all core academic subjects. After-school clubs offer additional connections for students. The Chesterfield Virtual School also offers gifted instruction, honors classes, special education and ESL.

• Enrollment for new students is open through April 28, and the school website offers details including registration form.
• Students and parents are invited to a virtual info session about Chesterfield Virtual School on Feb. 21 at 8:30 a.m. or at 1:30 p.m. To join one of the informal sessions, go to meet.google.com and enter cvsinterestmeeting as the code.

Parents can create list of books their student cannot check out

Chesterfield County Public Schools continues to be at the forefront of ensuring that parents and guardians have transparency about school library books.

The district recently added a feature to the online catalog for school libraries that offers another avenue for families to be involved in what their children read. Starting now, parents can create a list of books that their student will not be allowed to check out. (This new feature is in addition to existing opportunities for parents that provide online access to their student’s school library accounts and the ability to opt in to receive an email when their student checks out a book.)

Follow these steps to take advantage of this new method of overseeing what your child can check out from the school library:

• Look up your public access catalog login ID by going to ParentVUE using a web browser on a computer or mobile device (not using the mobile app). In ParentVUE, go to My Account to find Adult ID#. (Contact your school if you need help accessing your ParentVUE account.) Your public access catalog login ID is your ParentVUE adult ID number with G added to the front. For example, if your ParentVUE adult ID number is 123456, then G123456 is your public access catalog ID.
• Select your child’s campus on the school system’s library catalog page.
• Click My Account on the left side of the screen.
• You will be prompted for a library card number and PIN. Your library card number is your ParentVUE ID number with G added to the front. Your PIN is the last four digits of your ParentVUE ID number.
• Add books you do not want your student to be able to check out to a prohibited resource list. This document provides details about how to build a prohibited resource list for your student.

ADHD is topic of Feb. 7 Coffee & Conversation

A virtual Coffee & Conversation discussion will focus on ADHD. The CCPS Office of Family and Community Engagement will host the free webinar 1-2 p.m. Feb. 7, and Melissa Ackley of Chesterfield Mental Health Prevention Services will be the featured speaker. Click here to register and to see upcoming Coffee & Conversation topics.