Chimney Lakes Elementary -

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, Hope you're having a great week! Here are a few things happening at CLE this week: *Ada Twist, Scientist Family Night TOMORROW! Come by tomorrow at 6 pm for a fun time with STEM activities, snacks and your own Ada Twist book! *Monday is Labor Day. That means...No School for All! Enjoy the long weekend. *PTA's Fundraiser launches this Friday! Look for your packet from your child's teacher on Friday. Finally, I want to share with you an important topic that we want to educate our students on. Your child has a right to be safe at school and learn in an environment free from sexual discrimination and harassment. These rights are rooted in Title IX, a federal civil rights law that makes sex-based discrimination and harassment illegal in schools. To assist with equipping students with this information, we have created three age-appropriate videos for each grade-level that discuss Title IX and the resources that students have to report concerns. Over the next few weeks, schools will be reaching out to families regarding when their video presentations are taking place. We wanted to ensure you had the opportunity to view these videos in advance. There are three videos, and each one is geared toward a specific grade band: elementary, middle, high. They can be found at www.duvalschools.org/titleix. We encourage you to watch these videos with your children. If you would like your child to view the video in school, no further action is required. If you would like to opt your child out of watching the video in school, you can submit a Parent Opt-Out form by Thursday, September 5th. You will find this form in Focus under Forms. It is titled “Title IX Grade Level Video Viewing.” Thank you as always for your support and partnership. If you have any questions related to Title IX, please email TitleIX@duvalschools.org. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, It's Principal Lee and I want to urge you to join us Tuesday at 6:00 pm in our Multi-Purpose Room for a fun and engaging event for children and adults alike! We will not only have a reading of Ada Twist, Scientist, but we will have 5 stations that families will rotate through: *STEM Challenge # 1 *How to Make Rain? *Mystery Bags/Boxes *Ada Twist-Character Coloring Sheet *Snack Station However, you must RSVP to https://militarychild.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/militarychild/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2177& OR...Open this QR code on the flyer. Make plans to attend on Tuesday! You'll be glad you did!

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, We hope your week is off to a great start! We are definitely in the daily groove of things at Chimney Lakes. Just wanted to make sure you know that our weekly email is coming your way. On Mondays, you will hear from me to let you know what's happening at CLE. We encourage you to be a part of as many events as you can. Our first event for the year is a great family literacy event, Ada Twist - Scientist! This event is sponsored by CSX Inc and in conjunction with our Military Family Life Counselors. Come out on Tuesday, August 27th @ 6:00 pm. Join our Boeing Aircraft volunteers to participate in our STEM activity that goes along with a free book, Ada Twist - Scientist. A light snack will also be provided. You can sign up by opening the photo and scan with your QR code by the camera on your phone. Do so today! PTA Fundraiser is coming soon! Look for your flyer coming home with your little one on Friday, August 30th. Car Rider parents....Please be aware that our car line is designed for students to exit out the back driver's side. If your student can exit that way, please do so. Students should be ready to exit when it their turn. Agendas should be already signed, lunch box in hand and ready to step out when the car stops. Also, please remember that students need to be able to buckle themselves. Parents/Pick Up designees need to stay in the car and move forward. There are some great tools on Amazon that help little ones buckle themselves in. Finally, we do not have an August Early Dismissal. However, mark your calendar for September 25th for our first one. Have a super week! Marianne G. Lee Principal

Just wanted to reach out and let you all know that we are almost through that first week of school. It can be a very hard adjustment for kids and parents alike. You all have adjusted to our changes in drop off/pick up with grace. Just a few reminders... *When coming out into traffic to Staples Mill Drive from the front drive or the car rider circle, everyone must turn right. There is a sign as you leave car riders. This is to keep the lines moving and to avoid accidents. *Our car line starts on the left side of the gate. However, Staples Mill Drive fills up fast. Starting around 2:30 pm, you will want to come up Cheswick Road and then turn right at the first light, which will take you directly to Chimney Lakes. You'll be facing the right way and will get in the line. Please remember to be kind to others as well as our property. Do not park on sideways as well as on the grass. We hope you have a great Friday!

Hello all! I hope your youngster had a great day at Chimney Lakes! Upon reflecting on the day, here are a few reminders: *Please make sure your have set up your FOCUS account. This FOCUS account gives you the ability to be on the app with access to all of the tools that parents need. *The front drive is for VPK students ONLY. The gate in the afternoon will be closed and entry is only available with a VPK pass. K-5 parents will need to use the regular car line. Come down Cheswick Drive to join the car line. We thank you for your patience. *Make sure you have your car tag ready for Ms. Morales at car circle. This makes the process go faster for all. *Parents will be able to walk their student into the building for the next 2 days. Starting Thursday, all students will need to come into the building by themselves. Please make sure we have a correct phone number for you. There are times when emergencies occur and we need to contact you. Finally, I've attached some photos to help you with joining the new DCPS app and accessing Oneview. PikMyKid will be removed from the app soon. It is not cooperating with the new app. We are encouraging families to access PikMyKid through the PikMyKid app. (It's a separate app) Let's have a fabulous Tuesday! Principal Marianne Lee

Don't forget to come to the Boo-Hoo/Yahoo Breakfast Monday morning in the media center. Drop off your little one in VPK or Kindergarten and head to the media center. We have a continental breakfast for you sponsored by our CLE PTA! You can join PTA and meet some new friends.

Hello Chimney Lakes Families & Care Givers, It wouldn't be a regular school year without something new to learn...right? The new DCPS app will be WONDERFUL when all of the parts are working and everyone knows how to work them. We are sharing some photos with you to help you through this process. Here are some steps to get you started: *Download the DCPS App by going to your App Store on your cell phone. Search for "Duval County, FL". There you will find the DCPS logo. *Click "Menu" to have the tabs off to the left opened. *Click the arrow next to "Duval County Public Schools" and select "Chimney Lakes Elementary" as a school you follow. You would do the same for any other school your children attend. You will have to go in between the schools to see the live feed. The DCPS feed will feed into our Chimney Lakes feed. *Then, hit "Parent Portal", but you will need to do the OneView login as "Parents, Guardians" with your username and password you used to link your FOCUS account. You should only have to do this once to set it up. *Go back to the "Home" feature. At the bottom right of the app, you will see "School App" or "Rooms". The school app is our CLE Live Feed with important dates and notices. The "Rooms" page is the classroom app. This is where you would communicate back and forth with the teacher. This section is kind of like Bloomz and/or Class Dojo were for you in the past. *To log into Rooms, you will need to click the picture that looks like the Duval County Public Schools logo (looks like a bridge). The app will take you to the page that looks like our regular log in. *PikMyKid is also active. Just like the FOCUS portion of the app, you will need to log in, but once you've done so, it should be set for the year. I hope this helps in getting the information and resources you need for a smooth start to the year. Sincerely, Principal Marianne Lee

REMINDER: Extended Day drop off and pick up will be in the main office. ED drop offs end at 7:50 am so make sure you are here by 7:50 am. Thank you!

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers! Tomorrow is ORIENTATION at Chimney Lakes! Here's the TO DO List for you: *Help your child find their classroom and meet their teacher *Give school supplies to your child's teacher *Find out about bus transportation *Get your car rider dismissal tag (one per family) $1.00 for each additional. *Join SAC (School Advisory Council) *Join PTA $8 *Meet our new School Counselor, Ms. Durham Finally, take a deep breath because everything is going to be ok. You will be allowed to walk your child to class on the first 3 days of the first week. After that, you will have to drop them off at car riders or the walker gate (no entrance past the walker gate). Bus riders and Day Care Vans will be dropped off at the back of the building. Please know we have supervision all over the building and patrols willing to help our little ones find their way. Relax Families....We've Got This! #teamduval

CLE Families & Care Givers, We wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to adjust to a change in the dismissal pattern at CLE. While the front drive was never an option, some did use it. Due to our VPK dismissal, this will not be an option. Only VPK students will be dismissed from the front of the school. Day Care Vans will move to the back of the building, near buses. Cars and Walkers/Park and Pick Up will remain the same. VPK parents will have a special car pass for the front drive. Mrs. Hawkins will have those during Orientation. Car Riders: Don't forget to get your car tags for your car. This makes dismissal go so much faster.

Calling all CLE Families! Come to our MCEC "Tell Me A Story" reading event. Join us for a reading of "Ada Twist, Scientist", discussion time and create hands-on science experiments. We'll also provide a small snack. It's 1st come, 1st served! So register TODAY by going to the QR code . We are so excited to have this wonderful event sponsored by CSX. Check out the flyer today! #cle #teamduval

Hello Chimney Lakes Families & Care Givers, Now is the time to join PikMyKid! All dismissal methods will use PikMyKid this year, including Extended Day. You can find the PikMyKid app in the NEW DCPS App. This new app will house all apps that the district uses in ONE place! YAY! Only about 65% of our parents are on PikMyKid and safety is a top priority! I've uploaded an image of the app for you. Go to your Apple App Store and Google Store to download. Look for "Duval County, FL". Don't get tricked by the old DCPS app by typing in Duval County Public Schools . You will be able to see school, class and district communication through this app. In addition, you will use FOCUS, PikMyKid and much more!

Come to Orientation at Chimney Lakes on August 9th! This will give parents an opportunity to meet to their child's teacher, bring in much needed school supplies, find bus routes, sign up Extended Day and much, much more! This year, you will also get the opportunity to attend Volunteer Orientation. Required for volunteerism at the school. You can also find school supply lists on teacherlists.com. Type in "Florida" and "32244" to find Chimney Lakes. You can also find the lists on our website at www.duvalschools.org/cle. Class assignments will be mailed on postcards, but you will also be able to see them in FOCUS the last week of this month. Can't wait to see you all on August 9th!