PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
Special thanks to all of the parents who attended the Writing Seminar for
Parents on Tuesday evening. I would also like to thank Gia Kolias from
Student Assessment for presenting; Vineyard Publix, our business partner,
for providing the snacks; Cathy Davis and the Extended Day staff for
providing babysitting services; Kim Williams and our PTO for providing the
drinks and selling their FCAT preparation materials; and many of the
teachers who attended and assisted with the event! Our event was so well-
attended, that we will host two additional parent seminars. Please mark
your calendars and plan to attend: Tuesday, January 11th, Reading Testing
Parent Seminar at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, February 8th, Math Testing Parent
Seminar at 5:30 p.m. We hope to see MANY parents those nights.
Here is an excerpt from the “Parents’ and Guardians’ Guide to the 2003 Test
Results: Grade 4”
Encouraging Your Child to Write
Your daily contact with your child provides you with unique opportunities
to be involved with your child’s education inside and outside the
classroom. You can encourage your child to write by:
•Talking to your child about what he or she has written at home and at
school;
•Having your child write letters to friends and relatives;
•Writing notes to your child
•Speaking with teachers about the development of your child’s writing
skills;
•Supporting a variety of writing tasks in your child’s school curriculum;
•Displaying stories, essays, or other written works at home on the
refrigerator or bulletin board; and
•Demonstrating the value of writing in real life situations (e.g., keeping
a diary or writing stories, poems and letters).
MRS. MCCASKILL’S CORNER
Our students have been doing a great job following our school rules. We
want to encourage you to stress the importance of following school rules.
We have completed our second DIBELS and WUR (Writes Upon Request) this
week. We really appreciate your participation at our first Writes Upon
Request workshop on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 here in the cafeteria. If
you were not able to attend, please call the school or stop by to get the
information that was distributed to the parents. We want you to know how
much we appreciate your assistance and cooperation as we continue to give
your children the best education we can while they are with us. Remember to
read to your children each day and have them read to you each day. THANKS
PARENTS!
"What counts is not the number of hours you put in, but how much you put in
the hours."
LOST AND FOUND
Now that we are moving into the cooler months, our lost and found is
growing. If you have lost a jacket, or any clothing item, please have your
child check the rack in the cafeteria. To help us in returning a lost
jacket to your child, please write their name on the tag.
WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
The City of Tallahassee and Capital Health Plan are sponsoring this years
Festival of Lights. Come join the festivities at the Park Avenue Commons
on December 4th from 5:00pm-11:00pm. There will be Arts & Crafts, Food
Vendors, Exhibitors, Multiple Stages of Live Entertainment and Holiday
Lighted Illumination Displays. The Lighting Ceremony will be at City Hall
Plaza from 6:15pm-6:30pm with the 3-K Jingle Bell Run beginning at 6:45pm
on Call Street at Monroe. The Holiday Parade will start at 7:30pm on
Tennessee Street to Gaines Street.
A NIGHT OF GIVING
The Chiles High Choral and Drama Departments presents A Night of Giving
featuring A Christmas Carol and Amahl and the Night Visitors. The
performance will be held at the Chiles High Performing Arts Center on
December 9th and 10th at 7:30pm. All tickets are $6.00. For more
information call 488-1756 Ext. 421.
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 Dec 6-10 PTO Holiday Store
Dec 7 Skate Night, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Skate World
Dec 14 Holiday Program 8:00am, 9:15am,
Holiday Dinner 5:00pm Holiday Program 6:00pm
Dec 17 Early Release Day 11:20am dismissal
Dec 20-31 Winter Holidays School Closed
Jan 3 Teacher Planning Day No School for students
Jan 4 Students Return
Skate Night, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Skate World
Jan 12 Report Cards go home
Jan 17 Martin Luther King Holiday School Closed
Jan 18 PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, Cafeteria
Jan 31 School Advisory Council Meeting, 5:30pm, Cafeteria
Feb 1 Skate Night, 6:30pm-8:30pn at Skate World
Feb 7-11 Writes Upon Request Grades 1,2,3& 5
Feb 8 Progress Alerts go home
Feb 8-9 FCAT Writing-4th Grade Only
Feb 15 PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, Cafeteria
Good News At Chaires
Citizen’s of the Week
Congratulations to the Citizens of the Week. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
Spirit Stick Award
Congratulations to the following most “Sprited” classes for the week of
November 19th. These classes had the most students in their grade level
wearing purple and gold on Friday. They are: Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Padgett,
Mrs. Loney, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Perez, and Mrs. Horne.
Morning Announcement Helpers
We would like to thank the students who helped deliver morning
announcements from Mrs. Nelson’s third grade class the week of November
15th. They are: WAY TO GO!
Attendance Awards
Congratulations to our attendance winners who had the least amount of
unexcused tardies for October. The winning classes were: Mrs. Laney with
only 4 tardies and Mrs. Coleman with only 4 tardies. These classes enjoyed
a cupcake treat on Wednesday provided by Publix at the Vineyards, one of
our school partners. WOW!
Golden Spoon Awards
Congratulations to the November 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. Fortune & Mrs. Davis, 1st-Mrs. Padgett & Mrs. Turner, 2nd-Mrs.
Loney, 3rd-Ms. Shaner, 4th-Mrs. Walker, and 5th-Mrs. Derrenberger.
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