Family and Student Resources

Student and Family Handbook

Here is the link to the 2024-25 Student and Family Handbook. Please take the time to look through it with your child as it contains important information about Short Pump Elementary School.

SPES Family Dashboard

Our SPES Family Dashboard is a one-stop shop for all of the links you’ll need. Check back as it will be updated as links are sent out to families!

2024-25 SPES Supply Lists

Our 2024-25 Supply Lists are organized by grade level. Please consider donating wet wipes and/or tissues to our LAMPS (Library, Art, Music, PE) teachers. Thank you!

2024-25 SPES Calendar

School and county events will be updated regularly via the 2024-25 SPES School Calendar.

Common Sense Media

Common Sense is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. The organization empowers parents, teachers and policy-makers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives. Stay informed about how to best incorporate technology into your child’s life: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Calling All Volunteers

Interested in volunteering? See what it’s all about in this video.  If you would like to volunteer at our school, please see the guidelines and application on the HCPS website. We look forward to seeing you around our school helping out when visitors are allowed in the building!

Response to Intervention

Information about how Henrico County uses Response to Intervention.

Gifted Programs

Information about Gifted Programs

Gifted Programs has a Gifted News Parent Page. This page contains a variety of informational articles on topics such as:

  • Helping gifted children develop friendships.

  • Helping your child develop habits of the mind.

  • Perfectionism.

  • "Twice exceptional."

  • Gifted 101.

In addition, there are links to information about university and college enrichment programs for students in grades K-12.

Short Pump Elementary Traffic Plan

Family & Student Resources