Principal's Pen
Greetings CES Families,
Student attendance has really improved this quarter. Our attendance challenge is in full swing and will continue for the month of April. As of now 3rd grade is in the lead. The winning grade level gets an ice cream sundae party. The winning homeroom gets a pizza party! Thank you for ensuring your child is at school unless he/she is excluded for sickness.
Our 2nd and 3rd graders completed ACAP testing last week. We are very proud of their effort on this test. Our 4th graders will test April 17-20 and April 25-26. Our 5th graders will test April 17-20. On testing days please make sure students arrive to school on time, eat a healthy breakfast at home or at school, and have a charged laptop. Please encourage your child to do his/her best. Every test is practice for the next test!
Chaffee Elementary is now a Purple Star School! This designation was awarded by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC). A Purple Star School is a public school committed to supporting the unique educational and social-emotional needs of military-connected students. If your child is a military-connected student and needs support at school, please reach out to our counselor, Ms. Burwell.
In the next week you will receive information about our spring fundraiser, the Eagle Run. This is a color run held during the school day for all students. It’s going to be a blast!
About 40% of our students have completed registration for the 2023-24 school year. Please encourage your friends to register as soon as possible. You can reach out to Ms. Cothren or Ms. Saylor with any questions. Each Friday we will draw student names for prizes to be given to those who have completed registration. We want all students to be registered by April 15! This will help us to create class lists earlier for next school year.
Soar Eagles,
April Clark
Principal
Upcoming Events
- Apr. 14: K for a Day
- Apr. 21: PBIS Celebration (Cake & Crafts)
- Apr. 28: Fit & Fun Run
- Apr. 28-May 5: Book Fair
- May 1-5: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
- May 2: PTA Meeting & Family Reading Night (save this date, fun details to come)
- May 9: PTA Executive Board Meeting
- May 11: 3rd & 4th Grades Awards Day
- May 12: Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grades Awards Day
- May 16: Field Day
- May 18: PBIS Celebration
- May 19: 5th Grade Graduation & Celebration
- May 24: Report Cards & Last Day of School (1/2 Day)
'K' For a Day
April 14, 2023
Learn what a day in the life of a kindergartener is like !
What to Expect:
- Parent information session
- Students visits kindergarten classrooms
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Question and answer session
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School tour
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2 time sessions to choose from
Call (256) 428-7040 for more information.
Attendance
It is vital that students are present each day unless sick. Students are allowed a limit of 7 parent sick notes a year. Students are considered truant if they have more than three unexcused absences at any time or if they have more than 18 absences for the year, whether the absences are excused or unexcused.
Please send excuse notes to your child's teacher or email them to sarah.cothren@hsv-k12.org.
What's Up in P.E This April?
Hello Golden, Eagles! It's Coach B. I'm excited to give you an update on what your children have been learning in P.E. During the month of March, we worked on dribbling a basketball and learning dances for the Decades Dance. In April we will be playing cooperative games and doing post-testing for the fitness test!