The HOWL
Chief Charlo Elementary School - 1st September Edition
Welcome back everyone! We are excited for a new school year!
Say Hello to Our New Principal ... Mr. Gaub
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, concerns, feedback or simply want to connect about our amazing school. I can be reached at 728-2400, X4950 or via email at cgaub@mcpsmt.org .
FRONT OFFICE NOTES
Absent Notifications for Your Student
The MCPS Student Information System, Infinite Campus, works in tandem with our existing Blackboard messaging system. All attendance calls are based on attendance data that is in the Infinite Campus system at 9:30am each day. If you call our office after 9:30am, please be aware that you will likely still receive the District's automated attendance call.
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Annual Forms - Paper copies of student annual forms went home the first week of school. Please fill out and return these forms to your student's teacher as soon as possible to avoid your student's digital access being shut down. You can also complete these annual forms online via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal found on the MCPS website (www.mcpsmt.org).
If you have already completed these forms, then no further action is needed.
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School breakfast and lunch - Breakfast will continue to be served in the classroom and will be free to all students. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria and has increased to $3.00 per day. For more information about the Breakfast and Lunch Programs, as well as links to Elementary and Middle School menus, please visit the MCPS Food and Nutrition Services webpage.
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* Please note that ALL students are dismissed at 3:15pm on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday and at 2:30pm on Thursdays this year.
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* Looking ahead - School Picture Day - Wednesday, September 28.
September-at-a-Glance
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
September 8 - Early out - ALL students dismissed 2:30pm
September 14 - Chief Charlo Garden Committee, 3:30-4:15pm (meet in the garden behind the school) ** We are looking for new volunteers - come join us and check it out **
September 15 - Early out - ALL students dismissed 2:30pm
September 22 - Early out - ALL students dismissed 2:30pm
September 23 - Annual schoolwide 'FUN RUN'
September 28 - School Picture Day
September 29 - Early out - ALL students dismissed 2:30pm
PTO Events
September 14 - In person PTO Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm. Join us in the cafeteria. FREE babysitting is provided during the meeting .
September Lunch Menu
There are several opportunities to get involved at Chief Charlo from helping in the classroom to being on the Garden Committee to helping the PTO with the annual 'FUN RUN' to being a Zero Waste Coach in the Cafeteria. Click on the link above to see how you can get involved today!!
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
PTO will meet in person at the Chief Charlo cafeteria for the 2022-2023 school year. Monthly meetings occur the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6pm. FREE babysitting will be provided.
Mark your calendar for the following PTO meetings:
September 14th
October 12th
November 9th
December 14th
January 11th
February 8th
March 8
April 12th
May 10th
We are hoping to expand our PTO community to include more committee leaders and robust volunteer involvement. We have opportunities for ALL levels of volunteers including Board management, phone calls and community outreach, event planning and organizing, staff food and appreciation opportunities, school store operation, etc. Our future is largely dependent on the inspiration of our participants and we would LOVE to have your input. Please join us so we can work on the things that matter most to our school, students, staff and families!!
Playground Grand Opening
Student Mailbox
Thank You's
Families in Transition (FIT) Program
The Families in Transition (FIT) Program is here to assist Chief Charlo students and families experiencing housing instability (McKinney-Vento Act) and/or economic hardship. FIT works as a bridge between those families, our school and the district staff to empower students to stay in school and remain successful both in school and as lifelong learners. FIT also provides families access to community resources and services.
FIT is here to support your family, because we care about all of our Wolves - BIG and small!!
Coryll Rupert (FIT Coordinator)
728-2400, X4983
Weekly EmPower Packs
School Lost and Found
We encourage you to put your student's name in their coats, sweatshirts, lunchboxes and water bottles so the Lost and Found does not end up looking like this from month to month.
If your child has lost something, the Lost and Found is located at the end of the hall between the front office and the gym.
5-2-1-0 Move Missoula
Missoula County Public School Information
CHIEF CHARLO PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
Current Board Members:
Heather Bomb, President: chiefcharlopto@gmail.com
April Miller and Mindy Glenna, Co-Vice Presidents: chiefcharloptovp@gmail.com
Amy Mill, Treasurer: chiefcharlotreasurer@gmail.com
Elyse Johnson, Secretary: chiefcharloptosec@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule: We meet the SECOND WEDNESDAY of each month in the school cafeteria.
Meetings start at 6:00pm. FREE childcare provided.
Interested in becoming a member? Everyone is welcome! Membership is free due to our amazing sponsors. The Chief Charlo PTO encourages families to join, stay informed, and help out in any way you can. It's never too late to join and be part of the FUN!!
Check us out at http://facebook.com/chiefcharlopto