Elementary Schools – Testing Dates
As families set up doctor’s or other appointments that necessitate a child missing school, it is important to avoid the dates of the state-mandated tests including the Iowa/CogAT Tests and Achievement Tests. To help you in planning, here are the test dates that will be coming up in 2013: Grade 3: Ohio Achievement Testing – April 23, 24; Grade 4: Ohio Achievement Testing – April 30, May 2; and Grade 5: Ohio Achievement Testing – April 30, May 1, 3.
Important Open Enrollment Information
Starting August 2013, the Chardon Schools will permit the enrollment of students who are residents of other school districts within the scope of the policies and regulations adopted by the Chardon Board of Education. Admission guidelines and the application form are available to download from the district’s homepage at www.chardonschools.org. Important Open Enrollment Dates include: May 1 – First date Open Enrollment applications will be accepted at the superintendent’s office during normal working hours.; May 31 – Open Enrollment applications are due to superintendent’s office; July 1 – Parent/guardian informed of acceptance or rejection. Acceptance limited to 1 year; July 15 – Parents must notify district of their acceptance/rejection of open enrollment. Failure to respond will forfeit their application that year. Questions: Contact Ellen Ondrey at 440-285-4052.
Fourth Grade Invention Convention
Mrs. Joanne DeShetler’s fourth grade gifted students had a busy month of March as they competed in their classroom Invention Convention. Special thanks to local judges who interviewed the students and ranked the inventions, including Mr. Tom Curtin, Geauga Park District; Mrs. Debbie Hofstetter, Chardon Schools Foundation and Retired Chardon Teacher;
Mrs. Deann Mooney, Retired Chardon Teacher; Mrs. Debbie Morgan, Geauga County Gifted Coordinator; and Mr. Paul Pira, Geauga Park District. The top scorers will go on to compete in the Cleveland Invention Convention at Strongsville High School on Saturday, May 11. Best of luck to our Chardon competitors.
CHS National Honor Society Hosts Quiz Bowl
Quiz Bowl is an annual trivia tournament sponsored by the Chardon High School NHS. The event is a fundraiser to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This year we had 24 student teams compete with the Semifinals and Championship match televised and broadcast through out the school. The teams compete for the bragging rights of being the last team standing. The top three donor classrooms were invited to be the live audience at the event and they were given a pizza party. The event raised over $868, with all proceeds going to St. Jude’s.
Sebastian Diaz-Rodriguez, Jessie Mysyk, and Joey Casavecchia took on the
team of Adam Benjamin, Kristin Novotny and Brett Bender.
Hilltopper Wrestling Camp
The Chardon Hilltopper Wrestling Camp will be held June 17-19 from 8-10 a.m. This camp is open to kids age 5 through those entering the 6th grade. The camp will focus on Hilltopper wrestling fundamentals as well as serve as an introduction to the sport for those who have not wrestled before. Look for registration information & flyers in the next few weeks.
Chardon Safety Village (July 29 – August 9)
Chardon Schools is proud to sponsor the Chardon Safety Village program geared for children entering kindergarten in the Fall of 2013. This two-week program will run for 2 hours in the morning or afternoon. A qualified teacher will instruct children on a variety of safety subjects including: Traffic Signal, Police and Fire Safety, Playground Safety, Street Signs, School Bus Safety, Stranger Awareness, Bicycle Safety, Poison Prevention and Home Safety. The program will accommodate up to 30 students in each class. Parent volunteer participation is appreciated.
Registration is on a first come-first served basis. This class fills up quickly so register soon.
Morning Class 9:30-11:30 a.m. OR Afternoon Class 12:30-2:30 p.m.
You can download the registration form from the district’s homepage
State Immunization Requirements for Seventh Grade
Attention sixth grade parents: By the start of next school year, your child is required to have a booster shot in the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis series. You must provide the school with written verification of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acelluar pertussis, adult and adolescent formulation) vaccination from your healthcare provider. Failure to do so will result in exclusion from school until the requirement is met. This requirement is a state law. Please contact your child’s physician now to see if your child has already had this shot or to make arrangements to receive it. We have already begun accepting written verification of this vaccination for next year. This vaccination can be obtained through the Geauga Co. General Health District. Contact them at 279-1950 or see Lori Strickland RN, Chardon Middle School nurse, for a clinic schedule.
