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September 2020 School Newsletter
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Immunizations Required for 11-Year-Olds
The Arizona Department of Health Services requires that all 11-year-old children obtain two adolescent vaccines, Tdap and Meningococcal (MCV4), or provide a valid exemption. These new immunizations are important as they will provide protection against serious illness.
Tdap is a combination vaccine that provides protection against three bacterial diseases — Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough). Meningococcal prevents against four types of bacterial meningitis.
Parents should review their child’s immunization records. If these vaccinations have not been received, the child should obtain the vaccination at either their doctor’s office or an immunization clinic. Proof of immunizations will need to be received before the student can begin school.
Children who are not yet 11 will be required to get the new immunizations once they turn 11.
Cheatham to Distribute Chromebooks and Materials July 30 and 31
Cheatham School will be distributing Chromebooks and instructional materials on July 30 and 31 during the following times.
| Date | Time |
| Thursday, July 30 | 8:00 AM-10:00 AM |
| Thursday, July 30 | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM |
| Thursday, July 30 | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM |
| Friday, July 31 | 8:00 AM-11:00 AM |
For more details on Laveen’s Back to School plans, visit www.LaveenSchools.org/Back-To-School.
Cheatham to Host Community Forum May 18
Cheatham School will be hosting a virtual community forum on May 18 at 4:00 p.m.
The agenda will include the following topics:
• Student Discipline Data
• Race-based Disproportionality
• Strategies to Strengthen the Home/School Partnership
The meeting will be hosted via a livestream link, and parents/community members will have the opportunity to ask questions and give input.
Cheatham Takes 3rd Place in Mathleague.org Competition. Three Students Qualify for Regionals.
Cheatham Elementary took 3rd Place overall in the recent Mathleague.org competition. Three of our students qualified for the regional level of competition. These students are Shayne Ragsdale, Mackenzie Rogers, and Jackeline Santiago-Aguiluz.
Cheatham hosted the December 14 competition. This event was attended by 17 schools and approximately 130 students throughout the valley and was comprised of district schools, charter schools, and private schools who participated in this event.
Cheatham Students Send Cards to Wounded Soldiers
Cheatham students in Grades 2-3 and 7-8 created greeting cards for wounded soldiers.
During the school’s Paw-to-Paw time, middle school mentors assisted their younger peers with the cards.
Cheatham first started sending cards to troops in 2017 after student council members attended a leadership conference. When they returned they wanted to find a project that would allow students in the lower grades an opportunity to work with students in the upper grades. “They thought a greeting card project would be the perfect way to bring grade levels together while sharing their appreciation for our soldiers who keep us safe,” explained student council sponsor Sandy Life.
Cheatham practices Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) which is a widely used approach to supporting positive behaviors with the intention of improving social, emotional, and academic outcomes for all students. Part of the school’s PBIS approach is “PAW to PAW” where older students mentor younger students regularly. PAW to Paw typically takes place on early release Wednesdays.
“This activity prompts students to work together while enhancing their creative and writing skills. At the same time, it supports strong character traits including sharing, caring, kindness, and showing gratitude,” Life added.
Cheatham Takes 2nd, 3rd Place in MathLeague.org Competition
Six Cheatham students competed in the mathleague.org competition and took 2nd Place in their division and 3rd Place overall!
Congratulations to our Cheatham Mathletes: Kiara Ince, Ryan Neisch, Xavia Roberts, Cherece Carter, Virgil Hartman and Kevin Nguyen. Club sponsor is Ms. Carrie Taylor.
Students Prepare Food For Malnourished Children
Cheatham’s 8th grade students volunteered at Feed My Starving Children. Students prepared enough meals to feed 93 children one meal per day for an entire year!
This was the group’s first community service project of the year. They hand packed rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags. The bags are then shipped to Feed My Starving Children’s food partners for distribution to malnourished children around the world.
Cheatham Girls Attend Intel’s TEC is for Girls Conference
Cheatham middle school girls attended the T.E.C is for Girls conference, sponsored by Intel, on September 22 at South Mountain Community College. The girls were exposed to technology, engineering, and computer science careers by rotating through a variety of workshops.
Workshops included What Meets the Eye, Exploring Coding, and How a career in STEM will change your life. These workshops allowed the girls to dissect an eye ball, utilize basic coding skills, build a speaker, and explore careers in STEM; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The day ended by participating in activities with professional story tellers who gave the girls the skills to turn any narrative into a story.
This conference was just the beginning of an ongoing relationship between Cheatham, South Mountain Community College, and Intel. A club will be started at Cheatham and led by Ms. Shanine Turner to continue these experiences. The same group of girls who attended the conference will meet at least two more times during the school year to celebrate their successes.