Chapman's Retreat
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Principal
Dr. Renee Garriss

Assistant Principal

Allison Hammat

Enrollment
879 students

Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Kindergarten- 1:19
First Grade- 1:20
Second Grade- 1:23
Third Grade- 1:22
Fourth Grade- 1:22
Fifth Grade- 1:25
Total School Ratio 1:21

School History
Chapman’s Retreat Elementary, serving grades K-5, was established in 2003. The doors were opened on August 11, for a full day of school.  The first year began with 361 students, 28 classroom teachers, 7 special area teachers, and 5 special education teachers (including speech and gifted education).  The staff, faculty, parents, and community of Chapman’s Retreat cooperatively work to fulfill the mission at Chapman’s Retreat Elementary School .

Before/After School Care
Before/After School Care is offered by Fun Company.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Conferences are held in the fall and spring. Watch for more information from your child's teacher.

Parent Support Organization
Chapman’s Retreat PTO president is Shelby Waymaster.   

Special Programs
Special programs offered at Chapman’s Retreat are: Destination Imagination, Jump Rope Club and Chorus 

Library/Media Center
The Library/Media Center is staffed by a full time library media specialist and a library assistant. The Media Center is centrally located within the school and houses the print and non-print collection that supplements and enriches the academic curriculum. Computer terminals provide access to the Internet, online encyclopedias, Follett OPAC, etc. The Media Center continually promotes the enjoyment of literature and the use of informational skills through various programs and activities.

Guidance
Chapman’s Retreat Elementary has a full time counselor, Jennifer Morris (grades 2-5) and  half-time counselor, Molly O’Neal (K-1).  The Guidance Program at Chapman’s Retreat Elementary School focuses on maintaining a healthy life style through character building. Chapman’s Retreat Elementary is part of the Williamson County Character Under Construction Initiative, which emphasizes a character trait per school month.

The school counselor also presents a developmental K-5 guidance program that is based on Williamson County, State of Tennessee, and National Curriculum Standards. The counselor sees each class K-5 on an alternating week basis.

Opportunities are provided for each grade level to have students meet with the counselor in small groups, which focus on common needs or concerns (divorce, death, social skills). In addition, individuals with private concerns are free to visit the counselor.

Special Education Services
Chapman’s Retreat services include four full-time resource teachers and 10 assistants, a full-time reading specialist, a speech and language pathologist, gifted consultant, school psychologist, occupational therapist, certified occupational therapist assistant, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, and a hearing teacher.

Fine Arts
Chapman’s Retreat has two full time teachers for physical education. Chapman’s also has full time teachers for art and music.

Students attend art classes once a week. The students are exposed to a wide variety of different media, such as pastels, colored pencils, chalks, clay, water colors, crayons, collage, and printing ink. 

Chapman’s Retreat Physical Education Department's focus in grades K-2 includes space awareness, locomotive movements, rhythmic activities, sequences, cooperative behavior, fitness concepts, and sportsmanship. Grades 3-5 focus on skill building, strategies for games and sports, dance and rhythmic activities, healthy lifestyles, and sportsmanship.

The music program at Chapman’s Retreat encompasses many aspects. Students learn about rhythm, melody, harmony, form, texture, composers, music history, musical styles, and musical theatre. They experience all of these through singing, playing instruments, movement, listening, discussion, video presentations and other technological resources.

Chapman’s Retreat has a half-time Tech Coach who supports the teachers in helping to implement the WCS Technology Curriculum into the classroom.  The tech coach works with individual teachers and students as well as groups to model and guide using the hardware and software this school provides for its students.  Some of the technology that Chapman’s Retreat offers is the use of Smartboards, Interwrite Pads, Projectors, computer lab, internet based software (Nettrekker, Reading A-Z, Scott Foresman, etc.) and county and school purchased software (Kidpix, Kidspiration, Inspiration, Type to Learn, etc.).

Partnerships
Chapman’s Retreat is proud to have these businesses participate in a partnership with the school: Kroger, Sam’s Club, Publix, Snodgrass and King, Sam’s Club, Beef O’Brady’s, Cozymel’s, Thompson Station Grille, McDonald’s, Stoney River, Honeybaked, Buca di Beppo, Sonic, My FPZ, Southern Quality Homes, Wendy’s, Christopher Optical, Chili’s, Parents Television Council, First Tennessee, Community South, Sysco, Limestone Title and Escrow, Peanut Gallery, Mayor Leverette, Sunbelt, JT Fencing and Decks.  Please contact the school if you are interested in signing your business up for our partnership program.

Extra Curricular Activities
Chapman’s Retreat offers 4^th and 5^th grade choir, Destination Imagination Teams, and is exploring future opportunities for students.