Nov. 1-30
Coat drive
Grange Hall Elementary will collect gently used coats for people in need in the community.
Contact: 739-6265

Nov. 9-16
Book fair
Matoaca Middle’s east campus will hold a book fair during school hours. Family night will be 3-7 p.m. Nov. 10.
Contact: 590-3110

Nov. 9-19
Book fair
Jacobs Road Elementary will hold a book fair during school hours.
Contact: Ruby Purifoy, 674-1320

Nov. 9-20
Food drive
Bailey Bridge Middle PTA will sponsor a canned food drive for the food bank.
Contact: 739-6200

Nov. 9-23
Book fair
Providence Middle will hold a book fair during school hours. Family night will be 5-8 p.m. Nov. 17.
Contact: 674-1355

Nov. 12-18
Book fair
Carver Middle will hold a book fair during school hours. Family night will be Nov. 17 until 6:30 p.m.
Contact: 524-3620

Nov. 16
Community barbecue
Schools in the area of James River High are inviting the community to a barbecue and information session 6-8 p.m. at Bon Air Community Center, 8725 Quaker Lane. School administrators and counselors will be on hand. There will be a panel discussion with time for questions from attendees. In addition to James River, these schools are participating: Robious Middle, Providence Middle, Greenfield Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, Bettie Weaver Elementary, Robious Elementary and Bon Air Elementary. All community members are invited. RSVP by Nov. 13.
Contact: Amanda Voelker, 378-2420 or amanda_voelker@ccpsnet.net

Community meeting
A community meeting will take place 7-8:30 p.m. at Clover Hill High. County and school leaders want to hear from community members about the FY 2011 budget. The community meeting will include a presentation and small group discussions.
Contact: 748-1405

SOL assembly
Beulah Elementary will recognize students who scored 500-600 on SOL tests during a 2:30 p.m. assembly.
Contact: 743-3620

Field trip
Students in the Academic Success Program at Meadowbrook High will visit the Virginia Holocaust Museum as part of a unit on tolerance, which included reading “Night” by Elie Wiesel.
Contact: 743-3675

Forensic science
Forensic science students from VCU will work with classes at Salem Middle 9:32-10:46 a.m.
Contact: Chris Morris, 768-6225

Dine to donate
Bailey Bridge Middle band boosters will dine to donate at Chick-fil-A 5-8 p.m.
Contact: 739-6200

Meeting
At 7 p.m., the Chesterfield County Council of PTAs-PTSAs will meet at the School Administration Building, 9900 Krause Road.
Contact: Stella Edwards, 530-1809

Assembly
Chalkley Elementary will hold student awards assemblies for in the cafeteria starting at 8:50 a.m.
Contact: 674-1300

Dine to donate
Chester Middle families will dine to donate at Chick-fil-A in Chester 5-8 p.m.
Contact: 768-6145

Open house
The Humanities Specialty Center at Monacan High will hold an open house at 7 p.m. for eighth-grade students and their parents.
Contact: 378-2480

Mentoring
Midlothian High student mentors will travel to Beulah Elementary to tutor first-grade students.
Contact: 743-3620

Nov. 16-20
Recycling
Beulah Elementary will hold its monthly newspaper drive.
Contact: 743-3620

Book fair
Greenfield Elementary will hold a book fair during school hours. Family night will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Contact: 560-2720

Book fair
Wells Elementary will hold a book fair during school hours. Family pizza night will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Contact: Marqquita Copeland,

Nov. 16-25
Food drive
Marguerite Christian Elementary will collect canned and boxed food for the Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Christmas Mother.
Contact: Mandy Gray, 530-5733

Nov. 16-30
Food drive
Tomahawk Creek Middle will collect canned and boxed food for the Chesterfield/Colonial Heights Christmas Mother.
Contact: Rebecca Fox, 378-7120

Collection for soldiers
Salem Elementary will collect useful items to send to U.S. troops stationed overseas.
Contact: 768-6215

Nov. 17
Meeting
Chesterfield County School Board members will attend a meeting of the Budget and Audit Committee at 1 p.m. in Room 502 of the Lane B. Ramsey Administration Building.
Contact: 748-1405

Presentation
Beulah Elementary is one of four Chesterfield elementary schools to adopt the nationally recognized Olweus Bully Prevention Program. To kick off the program this year, all Beulah students will participate in assemblies: grades K-2 at 10 a.m. and grades 3-5 at 2:30 p.m. Students will be introduced to anti-bullying rules as they watch teachers, administrators, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and faculty members act out bullying scenarios.
Contact: Patricia Reeves, 743-3620

Community meeting
A community meeting will take place 7-8:30 p.m. at Salem Middle. County and school leaders want to hear from community members about the FY 2011 budget. The community meeting will include a presentation and small group discussions.
Contact: 748-1405

Meeting
Curtis Elementary PTA will hold a social studies night at 7 p.m.
Contact: 768-6175

Program
Wells Elementary kindergarten students will participate in a Powhatan Indian program.
Contact: Kari Pennington,
768-6265

Skate night
Elizabeth Scott Elementary will skate at Chester Skateland 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact: 541-4660

Bingo
Providence Middle will host a fall bingo night 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Contact: Les Miller or Cindy Cosby, 674-1355

Meeting
Hopkins Elementary PTA will host Success Night with Superintendent Marcus Newsome as the keynote speaker.
Contact: Donna Venable, 743-3665

Performance
Richmond Symphonic Winds will perform at Swift Creek Middle in the cafetorium at 7:30 p.m.
Contact: 739-6315

Performance
Hening Elementary will perform “Music: The Universal Language” in the cafeteria at 7 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Performance
Fifth-grade students at Bon Air Elementary will perform “Choices Count” at the PTA meeting to honor the 10th anniversary of the core values of Chesterfield County Public Schools.
Contact: Debbie Thompson, 560-2700

Photos
Enon Elementary will make up pictures.
Contact: 530-5720

Performance
Theatre IV will perform “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” for grades K-2 at 9:30 a.m. and for grades 3-5 at 2 p.m. at Swift Creek Elementary.
Contact: 739-6305

Family fun
Swift Creek Elementary families will enjoy Inflation Nation 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact: 739-6305

Guest reader
Morgan Dean, newscaster for Channel 8 WRIC, will read “The Little Engine That Could” to kindergarten and prekindergarten classes at Providence Elementary at 9:45 a.m.
Contact: Lisa Rakes, 674-1345

Nov. 17-19
Grandparents lunch
Grandparents at Winterpock Elementary are invited to lunch.
Contact: 763-5051

Nov. 17-30
Book fair
Chester Middle will hold a book fair during school hours. Family night will be 6-8 p.m. Nov. 17.
Contact: Shelley Armstrong, 768-6145

Nov. 18
Assembly
Wells Elementary grades 3-5 will participate in a “Fun is Fitness” assembly at 1 p.m. and grades K-2 at 2 p.m.
Contact: 768-6265

Assembly
Chalkley Elementary will hold student awards assemblies in the cafeteria starting at 8:50 a.m.
Contact: 674-1300

Dine to donate
Beulah Elementary families will dine to donate at Chick-fil-A in Chester 5-8 p.m.
Contact: 743-3620

Coffee club
Chalkley Elementary will host a parent coffee club about learning styles 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Contact: 674-1300

Visit
Eighth-grade students at Swift Creek Middle will hear a technology presentation in the cafetorium at 9 a.m.
Contact: 739-6315

Book club
Grange Hall Elementary will host a fall birthday book club in the cafeteria 9:30-10 a.m.
Contact: 739-6265

Fitness
Swift Creek Middle will host Family Fitness Night 6-9 p.m. in the gym/café.
Contact: 739-6315

Battle of the Books
Enon Elementary Battle of the Books teams will meet at 8:30 a.m.
Contact: 530-5720

Nov. 18-19
Grandparents lunch
Enon Elementary grandparents will enjoy lunch with their grandchildren.
Contact: 530-5720

Nov. 19
Community meeting
A community meeting will take place 7-8:30 p.m. at Manchester High. County and school leaders want to hear from community members about the FY 2011 budget. The community meeting will include a presentation and small group discussions.
Contact: 748-1405

Skate night
Wells Elementary families will skate at Chester Skateland 6:30-8 p.m.
Contact: 768-6265

Skate night
Grange Hall Elementary families will skate at Skate-a-Way 6-8 p.m.
Contact: 739-6265

Fun night
Chalkley Elementary families will enjoy fun night at Inflation Nation 4-8 p.m.
Contact: 674-1300

Dine to donate
Enon Elementary families will dine to donate at River’s Bend Bistro and Subs.
Contact: 530-5720

Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee
The Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee will meet at 8 a.m. at the Chesterfield Technical Center.
Contact: 768-6165

Pizza night
Tomahawk Creek Middle families will eat at CiCi’s at Commonwealth Center 5-8 p.m.
Contact: Charlotte Mashburn, 378-7120

Parent coffee
Greenfield Elementary will host a parent coffee titled “Motivating Your Child for Academic Success.”
Contact: 560-2720

Meeting
Hening Elementary will perform “Music: The Universal Language” at the PTA meeting in the cafeteria at 7 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Performance
For the 15th year, the Midlothian Middle eighth-grade chorus, Dazzle, will perform at Sycamore Square’s grand illumination in front of the Ski Center at 6 p.m.
Contact: Susan Parker-Zinski, 378-2460

Field trip
Swift Creek Elementary fourth-grade students will visit Jamestown.
Contact: 739-6305

Nov. 19-20
Grandparents breakfast
Elizabeth Scott Elementary grandparents are invited to breakfast 8:30-9 a.m.
Contact: 541-4660

Dance showcase
The Specialty Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Thomas Dale High will present a senior dance showcase at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $4 for students. Senior citizens and children 5 and younger are free.
Contact: Denise Purvis, 768-6245, Ext. 697

Nov. 19-21
Play
Matoaca High’s Theater Department will perform “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Contact: Martha Wall-Whitfield, 590-3108

Play
Clover Hill High’s Theater Department will present “Back to the ’80s … The Totally Awesome Musical” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.
Contact: 739-6230

Play
Cosby High’s Drama Department will perform “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at 7 p.m.
Contact: 639-8340

Play
Midlothian High’s Theater Department will present “Hamlet ESP” at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 on Nov. 19 and $10 on Nov. 20-21.
Contact: 378-2440

Nov. 20
Talent show
Providence Middle students and faculty will perform in a talent show at 7 p.m. Admission is $5, and proceeds will support Young Men on a Mission.
Contact: 674-1355

Muffins and Math
Beulah Elementary will host Muffins and Math at 8:15 a.m. in the library.
Contact: 743-3620

Concert
German singer Uwe Kind will perform for German students from throughout the county 10:30 a.m.-noon in the auditorium at Bird High.
Contact: 594-1778

Field trip
Fourth-grade classes from Hening Elementary will visit Jamestown and Yorktown 7:15 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Feast
Jacobs Road Elementary first-grade students will dress as Native Americans and teachers will dress as Pilgrims to have a Thanksgiving feast at 2 p.m.
Contact: 674-1320

Field trip
Fifth-grade classes from Hening Elementary will visit the Science Museum of Virginia/Imax 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Fun night
Hening Elementary families will have fun at Inflation Nation 6-8 p.m.
Contact: 743-3655

Field trip
Third-grade classes from Salem Elementary will visit Maymont.
Contact: 768-6215

Feast
Ettrick Elementary families will enjoy a Thanksgiving feast 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Contact: Kimberly Reynolds, 520-6005, Ext. 5706

Nov. 20-21
Performance
Manchester Middle’s Drama Department will present “Juliet’s Ghost” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3.
Contact: Courtney Talbott, 674-1385

Performance
Tomahawk Creek Middle’s Drama Department will present “The Hobbit” at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $6 for adults.
Contact: Charmaine Crowell-White, 378-7120

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