Principal's Pen
Greetings Chaffee Families,
February is packed full of events! Please see the Upcoming Events section below so that you don’t miss anything! There are several flyers in the newsletter also to remind you of upcoming events.
This Friday students will be dismissed at 11:30am. We are aiming for 100% attendance on Friday before we begin the holiday weekend.
This month we will also have Valentine’s Day parties. Students are allowed to bring Valentines for their classmates. Classroom teachers will provide more information about this. As a reminder, all food items should be store bought.
Valentine’s Day Party Schedule:
12:30-1:15: Grades PreK, 1st, 5th
1:15-2:00: Grades Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Let’s keep up the improved student attendance this school year! It is so important for our students to be at school daily unless excluded for medical reasons. Once a student misses more than 18 school days, (s)he is considered chronically absent, which counts against our school on our state report card grade. Missing 18 days of school a year is roughly two days a month. There is so much learning going on every day, our students can not afford to miss two days of school a month. We do have Truancy practices in place that I must follow to address unexcused absences and chronic absenteeism. If your family has a special circumstance, please reach out to me so that we can make a plan to support your student.
Please save the date for our next spirit night, which will be on Thursday, February 29, at Flow Trampoline Park. This Spirit Night will be in conjunction with our Title I Parent Focus Night, Leap Into Learning. See the flyer below for more details.
We are always looking for feedback from parents. Our Parent Coordinator steers our parent engagement plan. Please complete the linked survey. Chaffee Elementary Parent Feedback Survey
You can purchase your child's yearbook. You can order online or send your order to school using the order form send home in Wednesday Folders.
Soar Eagles,
April Clark
Principal