PRINCIPAL’S PAWSE
What a fabulous performance our Patriotic Program turned out to be!  I
would like to thank the children, parents, teachers, and especially Mrs.
Kilpatrick for their hard work, flexibility and enthusiasm in putting
together our fourth annual Patriotic Program.  It was a FABULOUS and moving
event.
We’re looking forward to a special event on Tuesday next week.  Our PTO has
graciously provided us with a special Story Teller who will be here on
Tuesday.  Children will hear stories of the old west and get a chance to
see the story teller’s horse!  Children may choose to dress up as a cowboy
on Tuesday in order to join in on the festivities!

MRS. MCCASKILL’S CORNER
Parents, we want to thank you for your participation and cooperation in
your child's education at Chaires Elementary.  We ask that you continue to
read to your child each day and have him/her read to you each day.  Our
boys and girls are doing a great job in following the school rules.  We
also want the parents to remind your children to continue to follow the
school rules.  If your child doesn't have a "Panther Pride" school T-shirt,
we want to encourage you to purchase one so that we all can show our school
pride on Fridays.  Our list for "Citizen of the Week" is growing. Keep it
Up!   "TIME IS MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY BECAUSE TIME IS IRREPLACEABLE"

BLACK HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST
Governor Jeb Bush’s annual Black History Month Essay Contest is open to all
K-12 students in the state of Florida.  Essays should address the following
topic: “What Impact has an African American Educator from Florida Had on My
Life.”  Three winners will be selected: one elementary (K-5 student), one
middle (6-8 student), and one high school (9-12 student).  Winners will
receive a 4-year full tuition scholarship to any Florida state college or
university of their choice, provided by Florida Prepaid Education
Foundation.  Winners will be notified on January 20, 2005.  Contact Cristal
Cole in the Governor’s Press Office at 488-5394 or Leslie D. Steele in the
Florida Lottery Communications office at 487-7727 for more details.

PLANNING TO MOVE OVER THE HOLIDAYS?
Holiday time is a popular time for families to move to other areas. If you
are planning to move over the holidays, please let the office know ahead of
time so that we can prepare a withdrawal form and make sure your child’s
records are in order. If you have any questions, please call us at 878-
8534.

PTO NEWS
Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers who logged 442 hours in the month
of October.  Mr. Willie Williams has logged 126 hours working in Pre-k.  We
can’t thank you enough for your help.

ACT-SO TALENT SHOWCASE
The Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP ACT-SO Program will sponsor a Talent
Showcase, on Friday, December 10, 2004.  The showcase will be held in the
Auditorium of the James A. Rickards High School, 3013 Jim Lee Road
beginning at 6:30 pm.  Doors open at 6:00pm. Talent from elementary, middle
and high schools will compete for prizes.  First place winner on each
school level is $100.00 with $50.00 going to the second place winners and
third place winners will receive $25.00.  Schools are welcome to have more
than one performing group in dance, vocal, dramatics, poetry, or
instrumental.  Registration fee per unit is $5.00.  The community is
welcomed and an admission fee at the door is $5.00 which will support the
2005 ACT-SO Program.  ALL winners will also receive a “Certificate of
Appreciation” and a chance to visit an Orlando theme park in June 2005.
Applications are available in the front office.

ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICE PROJECT
Our third grade classes are collecting these items for our local Animal
Shelter.
   Empty shoeboxes
   Canned or dry pet food
   Cat litter-(not the scoop-able kind)
   Pillowcases
   Pet/baby shampoo
   Hard rubber animal toys
   Old towels/blankets/comforters
Our homeless critters will appreciate your generous efforts to make them
more comfortable until they find a permanent home.

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