PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
I was so excited and pleased that we had such a marvelous turnout at our
annual Open House on Monday night!  Didn’t the fifth grade chorus do a
marvelous job performing songs and a skit?  Mrs. Kilpatrick did a terrific
job preparing them in just a few short weeks.  We have more student
performances than ever scheduled for this school year!  Make sure you mark
your calendar now!
Nov. 10  3rd grade Patriotic Program & Recorder Group performance
6:00 pm
Dec 16  4th grade Holiday Program & 5th grade Chorus performance
6:00pm
Feb. 4  1st grade Program two daytime programs only
  8:00am & 9:15am. Seating available for parents
Feb 18  Black History Program (5th grade Chorus)
Seating available for parents at two  daytime  programs.  Times TBA
March 13 9:00-3:00  Honors Chorus Clinic at FSU
  7:00pm Honors Chorus Peformance at FSU,
  Ruby Diamond Auditorium
April 13  2nd grade program & recorder performance 6:00pm
April 27  5th grade program 6:00pm performance

MRS. OLK CORNER
Our Guidance office is sponsoring an Anti-Bullying Presentation to be held
on Tuesday, October 14th from 6:30-8:00pm in the cafeteria. Guest Speaker
Rosemary Prince will be showing a video and giving away lots of valuable
information and many handouts.  Free babysitting will be available for
children ages 3-8.  Homework pass will be given for all students in
attendance.

Hispanic Heritage Month
Governor Jeb Bush is proud to celebrate Florida’s Hispanic Heritage: Five
Centuries of History, Culture and Prosperity, during Florida’s Inaugural
Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15- October 15, 2003.   This year,
Governor Bush is asking students to write an essay on the role of the
family in Hispanic Culture and the importance of reading in the family.
Winners in three categories will receive Hewlett Packard Desktop computers,
as well as a Florida Pre-Paid Scholarship.
 Categories: Grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12
 Entries must be no longer than 500 words.
 Entries must address the following:
 “Celebrating the Hispanic Family: How my family has
 helped me appreciate reading.”
 Entries must be received no later than 10/1/03.
Those interested in participating in the essay contest, please choose
either link below for Official Rules and Guidelines or call (850) 414-5999
for more information.  English: www.floridahispanicheritage.com  Spanish:
ww.floridahispanicheritage.com/la Hispanidad.html

Education Express Tour
We are fortunate to have Senator Ken Pruitt visiting our district on Monday
to kickoff the Brighter Futures Education Express Tour.  Senator Pruitt
will engage in discussions on the value of preserving our school funding in
Florida.  He will speak with students in a Leon High Civic’s class, have
dinner at Leon prior to High School Open House and end with a forum at Kate
Sullivan Elementary.  The forum begins at 6:30pm in the Art/Music Suite at
Kate Sullivan.  A short eight minute video will be shown and the Senator
will dialogue with staff, parents and the community.

FIELD DAY
Field Day will be held on October 24th. Parents, we need you to send in a
white t-shirt for your child if possible, to be tie-dyed. The class will
decide what color to dye their shirts. Then a parent(s) will tie-dye the
shirts for the class. PTO will reimburse the parent who purchases the dye
as long as they save the receipt. (Please, RIT dye only.  No special/fancy
kits.) It is important that every child has a shirt, so if anyone would
like to donate an extra white t-shirt, that would be greatly appreciated.
The Kindergarten Teachers would like their students to wear a Chaires
School shirt (purple and gold) for Field Day.

FAMILY FUN DAY AT INNOVATION PARK
Innovation Park is hosting a Family Fun Day on Saturday, October 18th from
10:00am-2:00pm. This event will help bring science and technology to life
with an interesting and educational twist! Family Fun Day will include FREE
activities and interactive displays from the Challenger Learning Center,
Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, Mary Brogan Museum, City
of Tallahassee Utility Department, Florida Geology Survey/Environmental
Education, FSU Geological Society and more! We encourage parents and
children to attend this amazing educational and entertaining event that
will be fun for the entire family!

COMCAST CARES FOR CHAIRES
Comcast Cable Company has selected Chaires Elementary School to show how
much they care for the community! On Saturday, October 4th, Comcast Cable
employees will be working at Chaires Elementary School to build a
television set for our morning announcements show AND re-labeling our
Accelerated Reader collection. If you’d like to join and volunteer some
time, come out to the school from 10:00-12:00 on October 4th. THANK YOU
COMCAST!

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.

September 30 Bookmobile, 4:30-7:30, front of school
  Cub Scout Pack #25 Meeting, 6:15-8:00, Cafeteria
October 7 Skate Night at Skate World on Capital Circle NE, 6:30-8:30
October 9 Partners for Excellence Kick Off at Civic Center for all
Chaires Business Partners, 8:00am
 October 10 Fall Individual Photographs (Prepaid)
October 13 School Advisory Council Meeting, 5:30, Media Center
October 14 Bookmobile, 4:30- 7:30, front of school
October 17 Teacher Planning Day (no school for students)
October 21 PTO Meeting, 5:30, Media Center
October 28 Bookmobile, 4:30-7:30, front of school
  Leon County Mobile Health Unit at Chaires East 1:30-3:30
  Cub Scout Pack #25 Meeting, 6:15-8:00, Cafeteria
November 4 Skate Night at Skate World on Capital Circle NE, 6:30-8:30
X November 7 Fall Book Fair begins in Media Center
November 11 Veterans Day Holiday (no school for students)

Bus Information
If your child rides the bus and the bus has not arrived within 10 minutes
of the assigned pick up time, please call the Connor Compound at 922-6701.
Here is a list of our busses and their numbers: ORANGE-642, BROWN-643, BLUE-
631, GREEN-3019, PURPLE-688, RED-649, PINK-2013

Good News at Chaires:
Spirit Stick Award
Congratulations to the following “most spirited” classes for the week of
September 19th:  Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Padgett, Mrs. Laney, Mrs. Mizell, Mrs. J.
Turner and Mrs. Toner!  These classes had the most students in their grade
level wearing purple and gold.

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