Chapel Street Elementary School

Ready to navigate the fast-paced world of AI in education with your family? 🧠🤖

Join us for a crucial webinar with special guest Dr. Phil Piazza as we dive into "What Students are doing (And Shouldn't be doing)" with artificial intelligence in school settings!

We'll be exploring the do's and don'ts, discussing the blurry line between support and shortcut, and giving you practical ways to build trusting conversations about AI use at home. Learn the essential skills your kids need to develop now to thrive in an AI-powered future.

🗓️ Webinar premieres 10/21/25 @ 7pm on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pBFWxaIdKj0

#AIinEducation #FamilyWebinar #ParentingInTheDigitalAge #StudentAI #DrPhilPiazza #EdTech #SchoolLife #DigitalLiteracy #FutureSkills #TechTalk #ParentResources #AIandKids

🎤🎧 New Podcast Alert!

Mark your calendars! The next episode of the Stratford Public Schools Podcast: From Forest to Shore airs October 23rd at 8:00 AM and we're tackling a topic on everyone's mind: the district's cell phone policy! 🗣️

Join us as we talk with Dr. Phil Piazza and Dr. Diana DiIorio about the policy's main goals, which are all about creating a focused, inclusive, and productive learning environment for every student. We discuss:

📱The need to balance technology with learning.
📱The positive changes we're seeing in classrooms and hallways.
📱How limiting device access helps students build crucial social skills and emotional resilience.
📱The importance of authentic, face-to-face communication and collaboration.

This policy isn't about banning technology—it's about teaching our students to use devices as tools rather than toys! 🛠️

Listen on 10/23 to get informed, feel connected, and be inspired by the work shaping the future of our students. Link in bio!

#FromForestToShore #SPSPodcast #CellPhonePolicy #DigitalWellness #StudentSuccess #StratfordCT #CTEd #EducationPolicy #ToolsNotToys #FutureReady #StratfordPublicSchools

Way to go Chapel Cheetahs - we are sitting at 97.3% attendance for the start of the 2025-2026 school year! Keep up the good work everyone - school is BETTER with you here everyday! #includeengageinspire

Grade 5 students working collaboratively to solve problems and communicate thinking through visual representations.

This is just a reminder that the Stratford Public Schools and Central Office will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025 in recognition of Labor Day.

What is AI and why should families care?

Join us for a special webinar with Acting Superintendent Heather Borges, where we'll discuss the basics of artificial intelligence and its impact on our students and community.

Tune in on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7 PM EST on our YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@StratfordPublicSchools

🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 Our Apex Fundraiser is just around the corner, happening in two weeks! 🚀 We're gearing up to raise funds for Literacy Night, Big Read, Field Trips, Teacher Appreciation and for other PTA Programs and Initiatives., and we need your support! Stay tuned for more details on how you can get involved and help make a difference. 💪 #ApexFundraiser #SchoolCommunity #SupportEducation

Attention Stratford Public Schools families! Is your child's physical and immunization record up to date? All missing health documents are due by August 22nd. Watch our video to learn more about the requirements and where to get help if you need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr6PmIItL3s

#StratfordPublicSchools #StudentHealth #SchoolYearReady

Chapel Families, All students in grades 3-6 will be participating in the Smarter Balanced State Assessment over the next few weeks. Chapel's testing schedule was created to spread testing sessions out providing students with ample opoortunity to complete each section while also limiting the amount of time they are testing each day. There is a math section of the test that consists of 2 parts. A reading section and a science section ONLY for students in grade 5. For each section of the test, students in grades 3 and 5 will test from 9:15-10:15 AM and students in grades 4 and 6 will test from 10:20-11:20 AM each day. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or to Mr. Cicero. As always, thank you for your support! Respectfully, Mr. Cicero

Spring Picture Day is coming to Chapel on Monday, May 12, 2025!

It's March Madness time at Chapel as the Battle of the Books began on Monday, 3/3/2025!

Happy New Year Chapel Cheetahs - welcome back to school!

On Monday, the @BunnellBulldogs and @SHSRed_Devils Marching Band and Color Guard visited our school to put on a wonderful performance! #includeengageinspire

Thank you Veterans for your service.

Our Positive Office Referrals keep rolling in and we have held two Principal's Luncheons with some of our award winners. Keep up the great work Chapel Cheetahs!

On Tuesday, October 15th our 6th grade students visited the Stratford Public Library.

Chapel Street School PTA Trunk or Treat - FREE for PTA Members, $5 per family - 6:30-7:30 PM - FRiday, October 25 - Flood MS parking lot - Please enter through James Farm Road

We would like to thank all of those who were able to attend Open House on Thursday evening - it was great to see so many of our families. If you were unable to attend, please reach out to your child's teacher for information you might have missed. The opening presentation given by Dr. Armistead and Mr. Cicero is located in the News section below.

Hello Chapel Families, Please see the Open House Presentation from our specialists teachers. It is located in the News section below.