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Register for Kindergarten and PreK!
We’re always excited to meet our youngest students and their families! Registration and application forms have been posted below for Kindergarten and PreK. Not sure which elementary school your child will attend? Find out here. Kindergarten To Register Kindergarten Students who are NEW to Charlottesville City Schools If your child will be NEW to Charlottesville City Schools, complete this form. If your child is a returning Cville Schools PreK student, it will be easiest for you to wait a few weeks and complete a form for RETURNING students. See information for current preschoolers, below. Later, someone from your child’s school will be be in touch about how you ...
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Spring 2021: Energy & Water Conservation: Your New Normal
Charlottesville City Schools and the City’s Energy and Water Management Team are working together to reduce the energy and water footprint of all City schools. In 2019, the School Board approved an Energy and Water Performance resolution, showing a commitment to achieving and maintaining high performing school facilities. Continuing on past efforts, the City’s maintenance and development teams are specifying high efficiency building equipment, such as high-efficiency chillers and LED lighting, and are enhancing operational control through advanced building automation systems. Charlottesville Schools and the City’s Energy and Water Management Team continue to investigate ways to accelerate the installation of high performance equipment throughout ...
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Welcome Back, Jackrabbits!
Hi Jackrabbits! Whether you are returning to in-person learning on March 8 or remaining virtual, we can’t wait to kick things off at Jackson-Via Elementary!
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NEW JVIA student art now posted!
View our school art gallery to see the latest creative visual art projects. You can access the art gallery from the tabs at the top of our school web page or use the link below.
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Canvas — Pairing Codes and More
Charlottesville City Schools uses Canvas, a widely used online “learning management system,” an interactive classroom web site. This page has links and information to help you get started. How Students can Generate a Pairing Code Creating a Parent Account Instructions for parent sign-up with Canvas and how to generate Student Pairing Codes Instrucciones para el registro de padres con Canvas y cómo generar códigos de emparejamiento de estudiantes (consulte la página 3) Reporting a Problem with Your Canvas Account (lost password, etc.) Click “Help,” then “Report a Problem,” and then fill out/submit form More detailed instructions (PDF)
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First Day of School Guide
This first-days guide will help you get off to a great start this week! Remember, Friday is a half-day of mostly asynchronous (independent) learning. Still, log in for live instruction at Walker and the elementaries. Step 1: Students, log into your Chromebook or device. You can log in with the first part of your student email address (example: bsmith44) and your password. Don’t have this info? Call your school. You can also log in with a badge (elementary students). Need a badge? Call your school. Step 2: Open up Canvas. Using your own computer? Here’s the login! Click here for a screenshot to show you where to find Canvas! Step ...
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Back-to-School Supplies Lists for 2020-21
School starts September 8. Now is a great time to get your school supplies! Below are this year’s CCS school supplies lists. Copies of these lists are available at area stores. If you have any questions, please call your school. For assistance with school supplies, any fees, or other needs, please contact your school principal or counselor. School Supply Lists for the 2020-21 School Year: Grades Kindergarten through 4th Grades 5th through 12th Registration for free supplies from the Back-to-School Bash partnership is now closed. If you registered, you’ll receive information about how to pick up your supplies.
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May 2020 News & Highlights
A Word from Superintendent Dr. Rosa Atkins Dear staff, family, and community: It’s official — Charlottesville High School’s “Victory Lap” was triumphant! The drive-through graduation event featured several CHS-related selfie stations (including a mural painted by CHS teacher Nathan Alexander) and a Black Knights spirit station. And it concluded with the graduates walking across the stage with their name read aloud as families watched from the car and nearby teachers and staff cheered. Cars were decorated. Balloons were filled. Cowbells were rung. And, yes, tears were shed. You can find lovely pictures on our social media channels. You can also see it for yourself when our graduation ...
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Modernization Project Video: New look, new learning at Jackson-Via after upgrades
When school reopened after winter break, Jackson-Via students and staff returned to find the finishing touches complete on their 2019 modernization projects. *Video courtesy VMDO Architects in-house production/Asa Eslocker The project included new paint throughout the building, daylighting for more natural light, new technology and furnishings, beautiful way-finding guides, and more. As with the 2018 work at Clark Elementary, fourth-graders saw the biggest impact in their spaces. Designed by VMDO Architects, the work is part of an annual appropriation of $1-1.25 million by the City of Charlottesville for modernization (in addition to annual maintenance of school facilities). Planning is underway for a 2020 ...
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Walker school counselors to visit current fourth graders in coming weeks
The Walker Upper Elementary School school counselors are busy planning their annual visits to all city elementary schools to provide information and guidance to rising fifth graders. For a full calendar of related-events, see important dates below. “We want to make the transition to a new school as seamless as possible for our current city fourth graders,” said Walker School Counselor John Kronstain. “By visiting these students in the coming weeks, we hope to make connections and put them at ease by providing useful information and answering questions they may have.” After visiting each of the six elementary schools, Walker Upper Elementary ...
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