March 1-31
Free GED tests
In March, GED® tests are free. The usual cost is $45, but first-time test takers who register in March will pay nothing to take the test. Chesterfield County Public Schools is able to offer free tests for a limited time because the Adult Continuing Education Office received a grant from the Virginia Department of Education.
Contact: 768-6140

Social Workers Month
March is Social Workers Month. School social workers are a vital link in connecting home, school and the community. They provide resources to students, families and staff members.
Contact: 594-1661

March 8
Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Woolridge Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 13947 Hull Street Road.
Contact: 739-6330

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Chalkley Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 8201 Hull Street Road.
Contact: 674-1300

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Reams Road Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 1100 Courthouse Road.
Contact: 674-1370

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Crestwood Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 8006 Buford Court.
Contact: 560-2710

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Hopkins Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 4116 Meadowbrook Blvd.
Contact: 743-3665

Math event
Students and families in grades 3-5 at Ecoff Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 7032 Commons Plaza.
Contact: 768-6185

Math event
Students and families in grades 3-5 at Matoaca Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 20821 Woodpecker Road.
Contact: 590-3100

Meeting
Hening Elementary’s Student Council Association will meet at 8:15 a.m. in the library.
Contact: 743-3655

Meeting
The School Health Advisory Board will meet 7-9 p.m. at the School Administration Building, 9900 Krause Road.
Contact: 594-1757

Pictures
Wells Elementary will take group and individual spring pictures.
Contact: 768-6265

Skate night
Enon Elementary will skate at Chester Skateland.
Contact: 530-5720

Dine to donate
Tomahawk Creek Middle families will eat at Qdoba at Chesterfield Towne Center 5-8 p.m.
Contact: 378-7120

Breakfast
Evergreen Elementary will have a Big Buddy Breakfast for kindergarten and fifth grade. Students may invite a grandparent, mentor or adult friend.
Contact: 378-2400

March 8-12
Principals Appreciation Week
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has declared this to be Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week.
Contact: www.doe.virginia.gov

Musical volunteers
As part of Music in Our Schools Month, several parents, former students and members of the community are volunteering to perform for Grange Hall Elementary students during music classes.
Contact: Alicia Ericson or Jordan Edwards, 739-6265

Jump Rope for Heart
To raise money for the American Heart Association, Jacobs Elementary will participate in Jump Rope for Heart during PE classes. March 12 will be Family Fitness Night.
Contact: 674-1320

Field trips
Third- and fourth-grade students from Hopkins Elementary will visit the MathScience Innovation Center to participate in hands-on, interactive lessons 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact: Lisa Hill, 743-3665

Book fair
Beulah Elementary will have a book fair during school hours. Family night is 6-9 p.m. March 9, and third-grade students will perform “A Word Adventure” at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: 743-3620

Book fair
Davis Elementary will have its spring book fair during school hours and 6-8 p.m. March 9.
Contact: 674-1310

March 8-19
Book drive
In honor of Dr. Seuss, Marguerite Christian Elementary will hold a book drive to collect new and gently used books for a children’s hospital.
Contact: Richard Rowland, 530-5733

March 9
Meeting
The Chesterfield County School Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.
Contact: 748-1405

Night at the Museum
At 6 p.m., Davis Elementary will present Night at the Museum featuring interactive activities for families. There will be a Science Museum, Art Gallery, Authors Museum, History Museum, book fair and pizza.
Contact: Kerensa Sheehan or Amanda Peterson, 674-1310

Presentation
Beulah Elementary first-grade students will receive American flags from the Colonial Heights Voiture 1530 of the Forty and Eight, a veterans group.
Contact: 743-3620

Nutzy
Representatives of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, including Nutzy, will act out “Casey at the Bat” for Hening Elementary students in the gym. Grades 3-5 will attend at 9:45 a.m. and K-2 will attend at 2:50 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Literacy
At Literacy Night, Crenshaw Elementary families will enjoy bedtime stories and learn reading strategies. The event starts at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: 739-6250

Pyramid concert
The bands of Clover Hill High and Swift Creek Middle will perform a pyramid concert at 7 p.m. in the Clover Hill High auditorium.
Contact: 739-6315

Field trip
Fourth-grade students from Woolridge Elementary will visit Pamplin Historical Park.
Contact: 739-6330

Dine to donate
Tomahawk Creek Middle families will eat 4-8 p.m. at Five Guys at Hull Street and Route 288.
Contact: 378-7120

Performance
Theatre IV will perform “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” for K-2 students at Reams Road Elementary.
Contact: 674-1370

Pictures
Bellwood Elementary will take spring pictures.
Contact: 743-3600

Dine to donate
Hening Elementary families will eat 4-9 p.m. at Jason’s Deli on Forest Hill Avenue.
Contact: 743-3655

Fitness event
Grange Hall Elementary will host Family Fun and Fitness Night at 6:30 p.m. There will be a special performance by Black Tie Entertainment at 7 p.m.
Contact: Kathy Sefrin, 739-6265

Health fair
Elizabeth Scott Elementary will host a health fair at 6:30 p.m. Grades 3-5 will perform at 7:15 p.m.
Contact: 541-4660

Blood drive
Elizabeth Scott Elementary will host a blood drive in the cafeteria 3-7 p.m.
Contact: Susan Mintz, 530-0862, to schedule an appointment.

Breakfast
Evergreen Elementary will have a Big Buddy Breakfast for first-grade, fourth-grade and special education students. Students may invite a grandparent, mentor or adult friend.
Contact: 378-2400

Skate night
Swift Creek Elementary will skate at Skate-A-Way on Speeks Drive at 6:30 p.m.
Contact: 739-6305

March 9-10
Hoops for Heart
To raise money for the American Heart Association, Chester Middle will participate in Hoops for Heart during PE classes.
Contact: Geof LeSueur, 768-6145

Author visit
Author Ginjer Clarke will visit the Davis Elementary to talk about her series of nonfiction animal books and conduct a writing workshop for grades 3-5.
Contact: Wendy Collins, 674-1310

March 10
Special Education Advisory Committee
The Special Education Advisory Committee will meet 4:30-6 p.m. at the Parent-Teacher Resource Center, 4003 Cogbill Road.
Contact: 594-1732

Pizza night
Grange Hall Elementary families will eat at CiCi’s Pizza.
Contact: 739-6265

Celebration
Grange Hall Elementary will hold a birthday book celebration.
Contact: Laura Marshall, 739-6265

Parent coffee
Greenfield Elementary will host its monthly parent coffee. The topic is “Video Games and Their Effects on Children.”
Contact: 560-2720

Assembly
The Richmond Flying Squirrels will visit Marguerite Christian Elementary to promote the Go Nuts for Reading program at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Contact: Kathy Feltus, 530-5733

March 10-11
Field trip
Fourth-grade classes from Bensley Elementary will visit the Virginia Historical Society.
Contact: Erin Hansard, 743-3610

March 10-13
Performance
The drama department at Chester Middle will perform “G2K Once Upon a Mattress.” Show times are 3 p.m. March 10 and March 13 and 7 p.m. March 11-12.
Contact: Martha Stanley, 768-6145

March 11
UR the Future Leadership Program
Providence Middle and the University of Richmond are partnering for the second year in a leadership program. The UR the Future Leadership Program will connect 18 eighth-grade students with faculty and students from the University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Five sessions, including one on March 11 from 9 to 11 a.m., are scheduled throughout the year during which Providence Middle students will work with University of Richmond students and faculty in workshops, team-building exercises and breakout sessions designed to explore the concepts of leadership.
Contact: Shirl Leverett, 674-1355

Cultural event
World language students at Bailey Bridge Middle will hold International Food Night. They will prepare a dish from the country they are studying, present it and market their food to visitors.
Contact: 739-6200

Open house
Carver Middle will host an open house for new students at 7 p.m.
Contact: 524-3620

Math event
Students and families in grades 3-5 at Chalkley Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 8201 Hull Street Road.
Contact: 674-1300

Math event
Students and families in grades 3-5 at Reams Road Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 1100 Courthouse Road.
Contact: 674-1370

Math event
Students and families in grades 3-5 at Crestwood Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 8006 Buford Court.
Contact: 560-2710

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Bensley Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 4116 Meadowbrook Blvd.
Contact: 743-3610

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Gates Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 7032 Commons Plaza.
Contact: 768-6195

Math event
Students and families in grades K-2 at Wells Elementary will participate 6-8 p.m. in Family Math Night at the Food Lion at 15702 Jefferson Davis Highway.
Contact: 768-6265

Performance
Fifth-grade students at Salem Elementary will visit Salem Middle to attend a performance by the Richmond Symphony.
Contact: 768-6215

History visit
Representatives of the Valentine Richmond History Center will visit prekindergarten students at Providence Elementary. Their program is titled “Whose Hat is That?” and uses hats to explore different careers.
Contact: Kathy Ashbrook, 674-1345

Field trip
Hening Elementary students will visit the MathScience Innovation Center throughout the day.
Contact: 743-3655

Awards
The Greater Broad Rock Community/South Richmond Rotary will recognize Hening Elementary students for their citizenship at 2:15 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Dine to donate
Hening Elementary families will eat 5-8 p.m. at McDonald’s on Hopkins Road.
Contact: 743-3655

Art event
Clover Hill Elementary will celebrate Youth Art Month with an art gallery opening at Woodlake Bagel Lox at 6 p.m.
Contact: 739-6220

March 11-12
Grandparents
Grandparents Drop-in Day at Hening Elementary is 2-3 p.m. Grandparents will meet teachers, see classrooms and enjoy refreshments.
Contact: 743-3655

March 12
Gaming tournament
Cisco Networking Academy students at Chesterfield Technical Center will host a gaming tournament 5-10 p.m. for Chesterfield County high school students. The registration fee is $12 in advance or $15 at the door.
Contact: 768-6160, Ext. 1005, or www.CTCGT.com

Fitness
Jacobs Road Elementary will hold Family Fitness Night 7-9 p.m. with aerobics, martial arts and walking.
Contact: Caryn Herman, 674-1320

Spirit Day
Students at Wells Elementary will show their school spirit.
Contact: 768-6265

Competition
Matoaca High will host the district orchestra festival.
Contact: 739-6315

Hobbies
Fifth-grade Center Based Gifted students at Marguerite Christian Elementary will present a Hobby Fair at 10:30 a.m.
Contact: 530-5733

Dine to donate
Marguerite Christian Elementary families will eat 5-8 p.m. at Chick-fil-A.
Contact: 530-5733

Celebration
In celebration of Youth Art Month, Providence Elementary will wear primary colors.
Contact: 674-1345

Broadcast
The children’s engineering program at Clover Hill Elementary will be highlighted in an 8:30 p.m. program on WHRO-TV 15 and www.whatmatters.tv.
Contact: 739-6220

Breakfast
Evergreen Elementary will have a Big Buddy Breakfast for second and third grade. Students may invite a grandparent, mentor or adult friend.
Contact: 378-2400

March 12-13
Competition
Bird High will host the district band festival.
Contact: 768-6110

March 12-14
Competition
DECA students from Monacan High will compete at the state competition in Norfolk.
Contact: 378-2480

March 13
Congres francais
Midlothian High will host the annual Congres francais. This will be the 12th annual countywide gathering of French students.
Contact: 594-1778

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