PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
Please plan to join us for our upcoming events!  Our Fifth Grade Honors
Chorus will perform on Saturday, March 12th starting at 7:00 p.m. in Lee
Hall Auditorium at Florida A & M University.  Then, our first graders will
perform on Tuesday, March 15th at 8:00 and 9:15 a.m. in the Chaires
Cafeteria. Since they are young, we don’t do an evening performance.
Instead, we’ll set up a section of special seating for parents that want to
join us for the performances.  Also, on Tuesday, we’ll have Skate Night!
What a great way to meet the children in your child’s class and get to know
their parents, too.  We hope to see you there!

MRS. MCCASKILL’S CORNER
I know that all of our third, fourth, and especially fifth grade students,
parents and teachers are glad that we are “FINISHED with the FCAT!”
Special thanks go out to all of the parents who got the kids to school well-
rested, fed and on time.  We know the children worked hard and did their
best.  Let’s remind children that just because the testing is over it
doesn’t mean that school is over!  Our third, fourth and fifth grade
students will still need to continue to work hard in class since their
class grades and demonstration of mastery of grade level benchmarks is ALSO
a promotion criteria.
Good news for the parents of first and second graders on the testing
front!  Our SAT/9 testing will take place on the Tuesday and Wednesday
following spring break.  We are so excited that the children will only be
taking TWO subtests this year – the two are used to help with promotion
decisions – reading comprehension (a 40 minute test) and math concepts and
skills (a 50 minute test).  The children have been learning the necessary
skills all year.  And, during the second semester, they’ve been learning
about the format of the test so we KNOW they’re prepared.

National Nutrition Month
Tallahassee Dietetic Association has partnered with Leon County Schools to
promote Healthy Eating and Active Living during March, National Nutrition
Month.  The Tallahassee Dietetic Association will be presenting a parent
power point presentation for nutrition education, children’s physical
activities and parent/child nutrition activities with taste testing
giveaways and prizes at selected school sites. The event is scheduled for
approximately 1 hour.  Everyone is invited to attend and encouraged to
bring all family members.  Please select a school site nearest you!  For
more information, please contact Lorri Pilkington at Health Services 487-
6380.
School   Date    Time
Canopy Oaks  March 14, 2005  6:00p.m.
Riley   March 15, 2005  6:30p.m.
Moore   March 29, 2005  6:30p.m.

TEACHER PLANNING DAY
Chaires Extended Day presents "Wacky Fun Science on Friday. March 18th,
2005 from 7:00am-6:00pm.  Have fun making gak, slime, play dough, tornados,
wave bottles and much much more. Bring a lunch, a drink and wear
comfortable socks and shoes.  The cost is $27.00 and registration forms are
available in the front office.  For more information call Cathy Davis at
922-2866.

SPRING BREAK CAMP
Chaires Spring Break Camp: March 21-25, 2005. 7 AM to 6 PM, "Wacky Acky"
Amusement Fun.  Come join us for a week full of WACKY on-site amusement
park FUN!!!  Play carnival games, eat cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn,
play wacky relay races, face painting, tie dye, dress-up for Wacky
Wednesday, wacky hat day, moonwalks, water games, scrapbooks, crafts, and
much more!  Call 922-2866 for more information, and look for a Registration
Form to be sent home from your child's teacher.

AWESOME PANTHERS
Congratulations to Timariel Wiggings for participating in the Annual Black
Heritage Festival in Lakeland Florida. Timariel's dance group won 3rd place
in the Dance Ensemble for a Contemporary Dance in which they performed.
Students came from as far away as the Bahamas as well as students from all
over the State of Florida.  Timariel also recited the poem "Alone" by Maya
Angelou for the judges.  Keep up the good work Timariel!!!

Jonah Goldstein-Greenwood won the boys 10 and under doubles title in the
United States Tennis Association Super Series tournament in Tallahassee on
March 5. He also took 2nd place in the singles division of the Super Series
tournament that was held in February.  Jonah is a fifth grader in Mrs.
Coleman's class.  Way to go Jonah!!!

ART NEWS
March is Youth Art Month. This year we are displaying the 2nd grade's Sioux
Parfleche, the 4th Grade's Greek Vase, and the 5th grade's Highwaymen
paintings at the Leroy Collins Public Library, downtown. Please come out
and see all of our talented artists: Andrew Burk, Julia Frichter, Kyle
Hunter, Amina Lamarr, Kaycee Smith, Taylor Snipes, Stephon Thomas, Ronzo
Wade, Chase Yeager, Erin Titus, Michelle Madsen, Keaundra Peterson, Dana
McCalvin, Lauryn Higdon, Courtney Haupt, Jacob Punausuia, Celine Burton,
Jonah Goldstein-Greenwood, Alex Hutchison, Kaitlyn Koetz, Rosetta Lynn,
Michael Neu, and Jacob Slupecki.  Artwork will be on display the entire
month of March.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for these upcoming events!
Please note that the items with an X indicate that we will be seeking
parent volunteers to assist us.  If you are able to assist, please contact
the front office by calling 878-8534.

X Mar 15 1st Grade Program, 8 am & 9:15am, Cafe., No evening program
  SKATE NIGHT, 6:30 (PTO Meeting at Skate World)
Mar 18  Teacher Planning Day: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Mar 21-25 Spring Break: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Mar 22  Leon Co. Mobile Health Unit at Chaires East, 1:30-3:30pm
Mar 29-April 1 SAT/9 Testing, Grades 1 & 2
April 3  Daylight Savings Time Begins, spring forward 1 hour
April 4  School Advisory Council Mtg., 5:30pm, Media Center
April 5  Skate Night, 6:30-8:30pm at Skate World
April 6  Report Cards go home
X April 9 Spring Festival, Silent Auction and Fun Run
April 12 5th Grade Program & 4th Grade Recorders 8am & 9:15am, Cafe.
  6:00pm Parent Program
April 13 Class Photographs
April 18-22 Writes Upon Request Testing Grades 1-5
X April 18  Science Fair set-up, Cafeteria
X April 19 Science Fair Judging, Family Science Night
         PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, Media Center
April 25 Fifth Grade visit's to Fairview and Swift Creek, 9:15-12:30
April 26  Third Grade Program & 5th Grade Chorus, 8:00am & 9:15am
  6:00 Evening Performance, Cafeteria
  Progress Alerts go home
May 2-6  Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3  Kindergarten Orientation, 8:00am, Cafeteria
  Skate Night, 6:30-8:30pm at Skate World
May 9  School Advisory Council Mtg., 5:30pm, Media Center
May 11  Pre-K & Kindergarten Program, 8:00am & 9:15am
May 17  PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, Media Center
May 23  School Advisory Council Meeting, 5:30, Media Center
May 26  Fifth Grade Articulation Ceremony, 8:00am, Cafeteria
May 27  Early Release-11:20am dismissal
  Last day for students

Good News At Chaires
Citizens of the Week
Congratulations to the Citizens of the Week.  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Morning Announcement Helpers
We would like to thank the students who helped deliver morning
announcements from Mrs. Derrenberger's fifth grade class the week of
February 28th.   WAY TO GO!

Spirit Stick Award
Congratulations to the following most “Spirited” classes for the week of
March 4th.  These classes had the most students in their grade level
wearing purple and gold on Friday.  They are: K-Mrs. Davis, 1st-Mrs. C.
Turner, 2nd-Mrs. Anderson, 3rd-Ms. Miller, 4th-Mrs. Perez, 5th-Mrs. Toner.

Golden Spoon Awards
Congratulations to the February Golden Spoon Award Winning Classes!  These
students did a great job following the rules and showing great manners
during lunch.  The following classes enjoyed a special treat during lunch:
K-Mrs. Davis, 1st-Mrs. C. Turner, 2nd-Mrs. Anderson, 3rd-Mrs. Shaner, 4th-
Mrs. Perez, and 5th- Mrs. Derrenberger

Attendance Awards
Congratulations to our attendance winners who had the least amount of
unexcused tardies for February.  The winning classes were: Mrs. Relken with
only 6 tardies and Mrs. Toner with only 4 tardies.  These classes enjoyed a
cupcake treat on Friday provided by Publix at the Vineyards, one of our
school partners.  WOW!

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