Principal's Pen
Greetings Chaffee Families,
We hope to complete all ACAP Testing this week! Our 2nd and 3rd graders will complete ACAP testing on April 15-16, and we will complete make up testing throughout the week for any students who were absent on testing days. Please make sure students arrive to school on time, eat a healthy breakfast at home or at school, and have their charged laptop. Please encourage your child to do his/her best.
K for a Day is Tuesday, April 30. Please tell your friends who have rising kindergarten students. The flyer is below.
We will kick off our spring fundraiser, the Eagle Color Run, this week. The Eagle Color Run will be held on Thursday, April 25. Every student will run in the Eagle Color Run and will receive a free shirt. There are other prizes to be earned as students get donations. Our goal is to raise $15,000 for our school. Please be on the lookout for more information about this fundraiser.
Chaffee Elementary is a Purple Star School, and April is the Month of the Military Child! We ask that students, faculty, and staff wear purple this Friday to show support of our military-connected students.
Author and Illustrator Jonathan Miller will visit our school next week to read to all students. His books are available for purchase using the order form sent home with students. There is an additional copy below in case you need it. All orders are due the morning of Monday, April 22.
Our monthly attendance challenge is underway! The grade level with the best attendance this month wins a cookie party and extra recess. Students should be at school unless they are excluded for illness. Please send an excuse note/email or call the front office following each absence so that the absence can be coded as excused when possible. Thank you for your continued help with this!
Don't forget to order your child's Field Day shirt. Paper order forms were sent home a few weeks ago. If you need another paper order form, please let your child's teacher know.
Our Awards Day Celebrations will be held in May. Please see the graphic below for grade level specific times. Students can earn the following awards: All As, All As & Bs, Excellent Attendance, i-Ready Reading/Math Growth, and Governors’ Physical Fitness. There will be other awards given specific to each grade level. We hope that you can join us to celebrate our students.
Registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open. A snapcode was sent to the primary email address on file. Please complete registration as soon as possible so that we can plan for next year. The district will determine our number of teachers for next year based on registration. We would love to earn additional teachers so that our class sizes decrease. Please encourage your friends to register as soon as possible. You can reach out to Ms. Cothren or Ms. Saylor with any questions.
Soar Eagles,
April Clark
Principal