PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and joyous holiday break! Over
the break, I got married in Alabama and took a short honeymoon trip to
South Dakota. I am trying to get used to being "Mrs. Moss" instead of Ms.
Lewis, and the children are really helping me out!
The second semester is off to a wonderful start! Our fifth grade students
are really starting to "buckle down" and prepare for middle school! Report
cards will be coming out on January 15th and we will hold our second awards
assembly on the following Wednesday.
Mrs. Olk will be sharing more information about our upcoming "FCAT
Saturdays" that will help students who may need that extra support to get
prepared for the upcoming standardized testing.  The PTO has purchased test
preparation booklets that parents may use at home to help prepare children,
as well.  Test preparation booklets will be on sale at PTO events.
I hope to see everyone out on our upcoming PTO "Family Writing Night"
scheduled for January 21st.

MRS. OLK’S CORNER
FCAT preparation for 4th and 5th grades: Your 4th and 5th grade child has
been enrolled and issued a password that will enable him/her to access an
excellent FCAT practice site. They need to log on to www.FCATEXPLORER.com
and they can access this site from home. The students will also have access
to this web site here at the school.

CROSSING JORDAN  AUTHOR COMING TO CHAIRES ON JANUARY 21ST
Are authors real people?????
You don’t want to miss hearing Adrian Fogelin, author of Crossing Jordan,
speak about her books and the writing process!!! She will be our guest of
honor on Tuesday, January 21st (our Family Writing Night) at 6:00pm in our
media center. Adrian Fogelin has received raves over her first book,
Crossing Jordan, which takes place in Tallahassee! Some of the honors
include being one of the Florida Sunshine State books for grades 3-8,
American Library Association 2001 Best Book for Young Adults, 2000 VOYA Top
Shelf Fiction for middle school readers, the Honors List of International
Reading Association and 2001 Notable Books for a Global Society. If you
liked Crossing Jordan, come check out Anna Casey’s Place in the World and
My Brother’s Hero which are sequels to it! We are so fortunate to have this
opportunity, please don’t miss it!

PTO MEETING – JANUARY 21ST
The next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 21st at 5:30pm in
the Media Center.  “FAMILY WRITING NIGHT” begins at 6:00pm in the Media
Center.  This is the night we will have Adrian Fogelin, the author
of “Crossing Jordan” here with us to discuss writing with parents and
students.  Mark your calendars!

PHONE BOOK RECYCLING
Thanks to all who recycled phone books. We collected 435 phone books. Waste
Management recycling will donate $1.00 to the Adult for Literacy Campaign
for each book that was recycled.

DECEMBER GOLDEN SPOON AWARDS
Congratulations to the following classes who won the Golden Spoon Award for
wonderful lunchroom behavior in December: Ms. Fasthoff, Mrs. Fortune, Mrs.
Murphy, Mrs. Hintzen, Mrs. Shaner, Mrs. Mizell, Mrs. Dietrich and Mrs.
Coleman

LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION
The Leon Co. Parks and Recreation Department will be holding registration
for Little League on January 18th and 25th at the Chaires Community Center
that is located next to Chaires’ school. For more information check out the
Community Center website at:  http://
www.co.leon.fl.us/parks/cc/duhfawlt.htm

BECOME A VOLUNTEER PHONE COUNSELOR!
If you would like to become a volunteer phone counselor with Helpline 24 (a
local crisis hotline),  the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline, and PhoneFriend (an
after-school support line for children, there will be a free 75-hour
training program, beginning on Thursday, January 16th at 7:00pm. No
experience is necessary and training is every Tuesday and Thursday, from
7:00pm–9:30pm, through April 3rd. The training is being held at the FSU
Bellamy Building, in Room 021. For more information call 681-9131 x 225 or
check the web site at www.211bigbend.org.

JAIL CREW COMING TO RAKE LEAVES
We would like to thank the Leon County Jail Crew for helping us to maintain
and beautify our campus. The jail work crew will be coming out this weekend
to rake leaves near the railroad tracks.

“HOOP SHOOT” CONTEST
The Elks Lodge invites all public and private schools within their
jurisdiction to participate in their annual “Hoop Shoot” Free Throw
Contest, this Saturday, January 11, 2003, 9:30am, at Deerlake Middle
School. The contest is arranged in two divisions, one for boys and one for
girls in age categories 8-9; 10-11; and 12-13. Contestant groups are
determined by their ages as of April 1, 2003. For more information, please
call Bruce Peck at 922-6545.   LUNCH IS PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!!

UPCOMING EVENTS
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for these upcoming events!
Please note that the items with a P 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.

P January 13  January Faculty/Staff Recognition Breakfast
SAC Meeting, 5:30pm, Media Center
 January 15  REPORT CARDS GO HOME
January 17  Spirit Day
 January 20  Martin Luther King Holiday – NO SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS AND STAFF
 January 21  PTO Meeting - 5:30pm, FAMILY WRITING NIGHT –
 6:00pm, Media Center
Bookmobile 4:30-7:30pm
  January 22  Student Award Assemblies (8:15am Grades
4&5, 9:00 Grades 2&3, 9:45 Grades k&1)
January 24  Spirit Day
January 28  Leon Co. Mobile Health Unit, 1:30–3:30pm, Chaires
East Parking Lot
January 31  Spirit Day

February 3  SAC Meeting, 5:30pm, Media Center
February 4  Skate Night, 6:30-8:30pm, Skate World
   Bookmobile 4:30-7:30pm
February 5  Spring Pictures
   Progress Alerts Go Home
February 7  Spirit Day
February 11  FCAT 4th Grade Writing Test
February 14  Spirit Day
February 18  PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, “FAMILY MATH NIGHT”
February 21  Spirit Day
   Bookmobile 4:30-7:30pm
February 25  Leon Co. Mobile Health Unit, 1:30-3:30pm, Chaires
East Parking Lot
February 28  Spirit Day



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