PRINCIPAL¡¦S PAWS
We are continuing with the HVAC renovation in the 400 building.  The Media
Center, Computer Lab, Guidance office and production room are now located
in the 700 building until the HVAC is finished in January.  Please stop by
the front office to see where these rooms are located. The hallway on the
west side of the office is now fenced in to keep the children safe from the
construction.  We appreciated your patience through all of our renovations.

MRS. MCCASKILL¡¦S CORNER
Parents, we are committed to keeping your children as safe as possible.
Therefore, we are asking that:
1.   You stop by the office, sign in and get a visitor pass when you have
arranged to visit your child's classroom or to have lunch;
2.    If you normally come to the school to pick your child up  before your
child is dismissed, please stop by the office for a visitor pass;
3.    If your child is late, bring your child in, sign in and if you are
walking the child to the classroom, please get a visitor pass.
Parents are strongly  encouraged to make an appointment with teachers to
discuss your child.  As you know, teachers are very busy in the morning and
are not able to talk to parents at length.
We sincerely appreciate your support and want you to continue to feel that
your children are safe at our school and that we are doing all that we can.

THANK YOU FROM MS. KILPATRICK
There are really no words to express my gratitude for your concern and
support after the passing of my husband, Kelly.  He loved being a part of
Chaires and had become so attached to ¡§our¡¨ children since his retirement
four years ago.  The memorial fund in his memory was such a wonderful
surprise.  I¡¦m sure he is smiling down on us as we had many discussions
about needing money for the music program.  Just recently, my mother passed
away, and again, I appreciate your sympathy, cards and words of
encouragement.  You are the best parents, students, faculty and staff to be
found anywhere!

FLAG AND ICE PATROL
Congratulations and our thanks to the 2004-2005 Flag and Ice Patrol
members.  These students were chosen after they wrote essays telling why
they wanted to volunteer to work before and after school raising, lowering,
and folding the school¡¦s American Flag and filling the Clinic ice bucket
each morning.  Please be sure and thank these dedicated students when you
see them performing these important tasks. Lilyan Howard, Mary Williams,
Justin Green, Zach Achler, Forest Beveridge, and Jonathan Howard.

YEARBOOK COVER
It¡¦s that time again!  We are looking for some young artists who may be
interested in designing this year¡¦s 2004-2005 yearbook cover.  If your
design is chosen, you will receive a free yearbook.  Please follow these
rules carefully:
-Draw a design on white 8 1/2 x 11 paper
-Black and White only (pencil or ink)
-¡§Chaires Elementary School¡¨ and ¡§2004-2005¡¨ must be included in the design
Hand in your design to Mrs. Beal in the front office by December 3rd,2004.
GOOD LUCK!


RED RIBBON WEEK
Chaires Elementary will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week to ¡§Build a Wall
Against Drugs¡¨ the week of October 25th ¡V 29th
Monday-¡§Don¡¦t Let Drugs Sneak Into Your Life¡¨-  wear tennis shoes or
sneakers.
Tuesday- ¡§Be a Winner and Sock It to Drugs¡¨- wear mismatched socks to
school.
Wednesday-¡§We¡¦re Too Cool for Drugs¡¨- wear sunglasses to school.
Thursday-¡§Help Put a Cap on Drugs¡¨- wear a hat to school.
Friday-¡§We Support Red Ribbon Week¡¨- wear red to school.
We will also have two assemblies in the cafeteria:
Grades K-3   8:30  Safety tips for Trick-or-Treating
Grades 4-5   9:30  The harmful affects of Substance Abuse: Making the Right
Choice to Stay Clean

ART NEWS
YOU ARE INVITED TO AN ART OPENING!  Come to the Leroy Collins Public
Library on Park Avenue to celebrate our 2nd and 3rd grade artists. The
month of November we will have artwork on display. The second grade has
produced wonderful mixed media works about butterfly migration. The third
graders have created 2-D scriffito Greek pots and have written stories
about their artwork. We are very proud of all our young artists.



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

Oct 27 Report cards go home
Oct 30 Standard Time Resumes, Set clocks back 1 hour before bed
Nov 2 Skate Night, 6:30-8:30 at Skate World
Nov 9 Patriotic Program 6:00pm
ƒÀ Book Fair
Nov 11 Veteran¡¦s Day Holiday NO SCHOOL
Nov 16  Progress Alerts go home
 PTO Meeting, 5:30pm, Media Center
Nov 24-26Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 3 Fall Photo Retakes
ƒÀDec 6-10PTO Holiday Store
Dec 7 Skate Night, 6:30-8:30 at Skate World
Dec 17 Early Release Day, 11:20 dismissal
Dec 20-31Winter Holidays School Closed
Jan 3 Teacher Planning Day No School for students
Jan 4 Students Return
 Skate Night, 6:30-8:30 at Skate World

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 ¡§Spirited¡¨ classes for the week of
October 18th:  Mrs. Davis, Mrs. C. Turner, Mrs. Loney, Mrs. Bedford & Mrs.
Wiegman, Mrs. Perez, Mrs. Coleman.  These classes had the most students in
their grade level wearing purple and gold on Thursday, October 14th .

Morning Announcement Helpers
Special thanks to the students in  Mrs. J. Turner¡¦s fourth grade class who
did our morning announcements during the week of October 11th.  WAY TO GO!



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