PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
Spring Festival will be held on Saturday, April 9th this year from 10:00am-
2:00pm.  We would like to invite anyone that is interested, eager and ready
to begin working on their class' booth to please join us for an
organizational and working meeting.  The meetings are on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings, from 7:30am-10:00am in the Guidance hallway.  We will
continue these meetings every Tuesday and Thursday until the festival.  If
you will need any special supplies to work on your booth, please call or e-
mail Kim Williams at 509-2759 or [log in to unmask]  Together we can
make this festival the one to remember.

MRS. MCCASKILL’S CORNER
Welcome Back!  I know you had a wonderful Spring Break with your children.
Our 1st and 2nd graders completed their SAT/9 test on Tuesday and
Wednesday.  I am sure they all did a great job.  We would like to remind
you that we still have a lot to cover academically and that we are counting
on you to get your boys and girls to school on time.  Thank you for your
continued support. Have a Great Weekend!

PANTHER PROWL WALK/RUN
The Panther Prowl Walk/run will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at
9:00am before the festival.  Pre-registration forms were sent home today
and can be turned in to your child's teacher.  The first 200 registrants
will receive a "goodie" package and t-shirt for the race.

SILENT AUCTION
The Chaires Panther PTO is seeking donations for the Silent Auction.
Donations can be monetary, gift certificates for goods or services, or
items from your business.  Since the Chaires PTO is a registered non-profit
organization, any donation received can be considered tax deductible.  We
will provide you with a receipt documenting your gift.  You may drop off
donations with your child's teacher or in the front office.

GUIDANCE NEWS
We need your help for a special project entitled “CANDY CHUTES!”  A
helicopter pilot is requesting care packages full of “candy chutes” for the
Iraqi kids.  The pilots drop “candy chutes” from their helicopters as they
fly in the vicinity of the kids.  Candy chutes are Ziploc sandwich bags
with 6-7 pieces of candy in them.  They tape them up so they don’t break on
impact and they drop them when they see kids along their flight route.  Of
course, they are careful not to hit the kids as they zoom along at 150 mph
100 ft. above the ground.  We (soldiers and our country) want to be able to
give something back to them that says we (soldiers and our country) care
about them.  It would also be neat if we could put a SHORT hand-written
note or picture in each candy chute.  Something wishing them peace and best
wishes from the USA or even a note saying that the package was made in
Tallahassee, Florida.    This is how you can help….we need you to bring in
bags of candy, and boxes of Ziploc sandwich bags over the next 3 weeks.
Turn these into your teacher by Friday, April 15th.  Also, we need you to
write short notes or draw a picture for the kids of Iraq.  We (Student
council and third grade) will collect these from the classes on Friday,
April 15th.  Once we have collected them, we will spend the next week
bagging the candy to be dropped by the pilots.   Please help us in the fun
yet caring effort.  If you have any questions, please contact Miss Ann
Miller or Miss Ballance.

SPRING AHEAD
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, April 3rd.  Remember to set your
clocks ahead one hour before going to bed on Saturday.

BOOK FAIR
The Book Fair will be held the week of April 11th from 8:30am-1:30pm in the
Media Center and Tuesday night from 5:00pm-7:00pm.  If you are available to
volunteer please contact Julie Sander at 942-0312.  Hope to see you there!

GROUP PICTURES
We will be taking class pictures on Wednesday, April 13th.  Photos must be
ordered and paid for on picture day.  You may order more than one if you
desire.  Picture envelopes were sent home today and can be returned on
picture day.  The cost is $10.00 and checks are payable to Leonards.  The
pictures will be taken outside on the playground.  In case we have bad
weather we will take them in the Cafeteria on the stage.

GRIEF COUNSELING
The grief counseling group will begin on Monday, April 4th at 12:45p.m.  If
you have a child who would benefit from this group, please stop by the
Guidance office and fill out a parental permission form.  These students
may have lost a parent, relative or even a pet.  The incident may be more
than a year old.

TILES NEEDED
The Art teacher is in need of approximately 525 plain white tiles for an
art project. The tiles need to be 6"X6" and cannot be Mexican tile, because
we need to fire them in the kiln. If you can donate or know someone who can
donate these please contact Jan Munn at 878-8534 or by e-mail
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SUMMER CAMP
Come and join the Chaires Summer fun Camp for an exciting 10 weeks of
fieldtrips, special events, and weekly themes.  We are accepting incoming
Kindergartener's through 5th graders.  Call Cathy Davis at 922-2866 for
more information or to get a registration packet. Registration begins
today!  Limited enrollment.  First come, first served.

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.
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
X April 11-15 Book Fair, Media Center, 8:30am-1:30pm
April 12 Fifth Grade Program 8:00am & 9:15am, Cafeteria
  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 & 4th Grade Recorders 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, 8:00 am, 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. Horne's fifth grade class the week of March 14th.
WAY TO GO!

Spirit Stick Award
Congratulations to the following most “Spirited” classes for the week of
March 14th.  These classes had the most students in their grade level
wearing purple and gold on Friday.  They are: K-Mrs. Davis, 1st-Mrs.
Padgett, 2nd-Ms. Blair, 3rd-Mrs. Bedford & Mrs. Wiegman, 4th-Mrs. Dietrich,
5th-Mrs. Toner.