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Our community has been challenged by other cities throughout the nation to
recycle the most aluminum CANS from September 22-30. Tallahassee has
accepted this challenge, and now we are challenging you.
All Leon County elementary school PTOs are challenged to collect the most
cans and bring them to our CANpaign 2006 Rally on September 30 at Home
Depot on Capital Circle, NE from 9:00am-3:00pm.  In return for your
CANtribution, we will pay $.40 per pound for your CANS ...and the school
that brings in the most CANS (by weight) will get double the money.
Our PTO president, Donna Lewis, is up for the challenge.  You can bring
your aluminum cans to the Guidance hallway and put them in the marked trash
can.    Let's see how many pounds of cans we can collect in 1 week.

Art News
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts is hosting family day on
Sunday September 24 from 2:00-3:30pm.  This is a wonderful family fun event
at no cost to you. Families can view the exhibition "Combined Talents: The
2006 Florida International". Then the children can make their own artwork
and take it home. Tables with materials will be placed throughout the
exhibition. Parking in the FSU lot is free! Come on out and enjoy the art!

NEWS FROM PE
The "Champions" program is coming to Chaires. All 3rd-5th grade students
are invited to sign up for the FREE after school fitness program. We will
be doing exercises to work on speed, strength, flexibility and agility. If
you are interested in signing your child up, please contact Coach Lang or
Coach Escobedo. Champions will be held Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri. from
2:30-3:15 starting Monday the 25th (don't worry you can sign up late). Your
child may choose 2 of the 4 days to participate. Let's encourage our kids
to stay fit and have fun while doing it!!!


CLEMONS CORNER
Governor Jeb Bush has declared Monday, September 25, as Family Day—A Day to
Eat Dinner with Your Children.  Supporting material about Family Day and
the important role it can play in the lives of families can be found on the
following website  www.floridafamilyday.com  We encourage you to support
this event within your home.  Our Chaires Family would like to wish you and
your family a Happy Family Day.

Science News
The beginning of the year has been a busy one for our budding scientists at
Chaires.  Kindergarten, First and Third Graders have started the year
focusing on Life Science, enjoying learning about the needs of living
things, and plant parts.  The First and Third Graders have conducted plant
experiments, while the Kindergarteners are observing plant growth starting
from a seed.
Second Graders have been busy learning about weather, understanding how
vibrations cause sound, and using the scientific process to conduct
experiments.
Fourth Graders started the new year studying Earth Science, including the
weather and listening to guest speaker, local meteorologist Rob Nucatola,
who came out to speak specifically to them.  Currently, the Fourth Graders
are studying rocks and minerals and did hands-on experiments to learn how
rocks are formed and how to test rocks using the Mohs Scale.
Fifth Graders have been extremely busy learning about Life Science,
including the classification process, cells, and the interactions of living
things.  These industrious students are working hard to be prepared for the
FCAT Science test which will be administered in a few months.
Remember your child is studying science in his/her regular classroom, and
comes to the Science Lab once a week for hands-on activities.  Your child's
report card grade will reflect his/her demonstration and mastery of the
science benchmarks in both of these areas.  If you have any questions,
please email me at [log in to unmask] or call 878-8534.
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.


   Oct 3  PTO Board Mtg.
   Oct 13  Teacher Planning Day NO SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS
   Oct 20  Picture Day
   Oct 25  Report Cards Go Home
   Nov 7  PTO General Meeting, Media Center,
5:00pm
   Nov 9  Fall Field Day
   Nov 10 Veteran's Day- School Closed
   Nov 14 Progress Alerts Go Home
     Skate Night at Skate World, 6:30-
8:30pm
   Nov 16 DARE Graduation, 5th Grade students
   Nov 17 Picture Retake Day
   Nov 22-24 Thanksgiving Holiday