Principal's Weekly Message

Good afternoon Chatham Park Elementary School 5th Grade Bulldog Families,

Please review the attached letter addressing details for our upcoming district wide 5th Grade Unity Day occuring next Friday, June, 2nd. We are looking forward to celebrating our 5th Grade students and watching everyone all come together as Middle School Fords. Take care and enjoy your evening!

Dr. Jabari Whitehead

Happy Friday Chatham Park Elementary School Bulldog Families! Please find attached the Notes and Reminders, Basketball Clinic Flyer, and Spring Newsletter from our School Nurses. Take care and enjoy your weekend! With love and gratitude, Dr. Jabari Whitehead

Good Morning Chatham Park Elementary School Bulldog Families! I hope this message finds you doing well. On a personal note, you may have noticed that you have not been receiving the morning Monday video messages. For that I am sorry. However, for well-being and keeping home, home and work at work, a choice had to be made because time was beginning to be stripped away from the most important people in my life. Make no mistakes, the videos will return once I find a way to work smarter not harder. Additionally, I believe in living the core values that I espouse and share with you. When it comes to family, we as adults must learn to become ruthless with our time by keeping the main thing the main thing. When we say yes to one thing, we are saying no to something or someone else. There is no such thing as work life balance. None of us hopefully, as long as it is within our control are giving the same amount of time to our work as we give to our family. We must tip the scales certainly in favor of what matters most. I appreciate this community's consistent support, involvement, and flexibility. Most importantly, I am grateful to serve in a space where I have been allowed to bring all of who I am to Chatham Park and the Havertown community each day. It is truly a gift. Again, we will certainly hear from me when it matters most. Communication must be authentic and purposeful. It is not for show and ego. It is and will always be about bringing joy and making connections. I appreciate your time, patience, and understanding today and always. Lastly, please find attached 2 documents. The first are the Notes and Reminders for 5-8-23 and the second is the flyer for the upcoming HASA Talent Show scheduled for June 1st, 2023. Take care everyone and make it a great week! With love and gratitude, Dr. Jabari Whitehead

From our Transportation Department: A reminder about the bus stop drop-off procedure

All kindergarten and first-grade students are required to be met at the bus stop by a parent/guardian. If a parent/guardian is not at the stop, the bus driver will not allow the student to exit the bus. The transportation office will attempt to make contact via a telephone call with the parent/guardian and the bus will continue on the run, and return to the student's stop after completing all remaining stops.

Students in second grade and older are permitted to exit the bus without a parent/guardian at the stop.