Chatham Elementary School
Where We Are Proud To Be SHARKS!
March 15, 2019
Fin'tastic CES Students Are:
Honest
Accepting
Respectful
Kind
Successful!
Important Dates:
March 20:
- PreK screening (more information below)
March 21:
- Parent Unversity-Next Generation MCAS Information Session (see more information below); 6pm, CES library
March 27:
- Early Dismissal Wednesday (student dismissal 1:35pm)
- Trimester II reports cards sent home to families
April 3:
- Proud to Be A SHARK Community Event: PTO Cultural Arts Committee present Poetry in Motion. (1pm; CES Gymnasium-all welcome, for more information, see below)
April 10:
- Early Dismissal Wednesday (student dismissal 1:35pm)
April 15-19
- Spring break (no school)
Weekly Article: "Ask Me About..."
Each week the grade level teams will publish two to three statements for caregivers to use as conversation starters with their child(ren). Although the Scoop is a great place to see and discuss end-of-learning products, these "ask me about" conversation starters will help promote discussions about current learning. For additional questions to ask your child about school, please visit "Understood's" article:
How to Say It: Better Questions to Ask Your Child About School and keep us updated on how these questions are working!
Ask Me About...for Grade 4
What are the three classifications of angles?
How can we structure our informational writing?
Ask Me About...For Grade 3
Which books I choose to read more often: fiction or nonfiction
Ask Me About...For Grade 2
- Tel me 3 interesting things about penguins.
- How can you use mental math as a strategy to add or subtract?
- What or who are you grateful for?
Ask Me About...for Grade 1
Math word problem: Sarah had 15 cookies, she gave 7 to her friend. How many cookies does Sarah have now? Where would you make the number bond?
Ask me what my favorite food is and where does it come from?
Ask Me About...For Grade K
Ask me to tell you words you use when you are stating your opinion.
Ask me to tell you about the Ice Age.
Ask me to count to 100 for you.
Ask Me About...For PreK
The concept of yesterday, today and tomorrow on a calendar.
Which type of weather we have had the most of in March?
Which song is my favorite during group time?
Our Next Proud to Be a SHARK Community Event (4/3/2019) Is Courtesy Of Our PTO. Poetry In Motion Will Visit CES!
April 3rd at 1:00pm-ALL welcome
Cutural Arts Event:
Poetry in Motion
Poetry comes to life in David Zucker’s masterful performance of acting, mime, vocal gymnastics, humor, audience participation, and a trunk full of costumes, puppets, and props. David’s irresistible cast of characters, recreated from the poems by A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Langston Hughes, Shel Silverstein, Edgar Allen Poe, and James Whitcomb Riley, are not to be missed.
David Zucker is an actor, director, playwright, mime and teacher who’s unique programs have been delighting, enlightening and inspiring audiences for 45 years. He has performed for over 1 million children in his career! David regularly tours the country to perform Poetry in Motion and Odyssey of the Mime for 6 different chapters of Young Audiences. He has been chosen from over 900 ensembles as a National Young Audiences Artist of the Year.
SHARK Shout Out
SHARK Shout Out
SHARK Shout Out
A Special SHARK Shout Out to All of Our Community Readers! Each visitor shared their love of reading and helped us kick off our Book Fair week by saying Happy Belated Birthday to Dr. Seuss!
Lieutenant Tavano
Mr. Metters
Ms. Kibblehouse
Mr. Cocolis
Dr. Carpenter
Ms. Malone
Our guests
SHARKS everywhere!
A SHARK Shout out
Ms. Cavannagh
Ms. Davis
Mr. Birchfield
Ms. Malone
Dr. Carpenter
Ms. Sheehan
Sgt. Massey
Ms. Goldsmith
Ms. Davis
Grade K (King) News:
We have been using our writing time this week to learn about sharing our opinions. We know the words: I think, I feel, I like, I do not like, my favorite and I believe are ways that we can state our opinion on a topic. We also learned that we have to support our ideas. We are using the word "because" to explain our thinking.
We are learning about the numbers to 100 and are practicing what comes next. We are also practicing putting groups of tens and ones together to build a number. We are composing and decomposing these numbers.
We filled our shark tank again and earned another visit with a shark!
4th Grade News:
Some students even transformed their expository into a Dr. Seuss-like piece!
PreK News:
This week in preschool, we have started our spring unit. We have decorated rainbows and sorted colors. At the academic table, we have counted spring items. Today we will be hiding a leprechaun around the room to discuss concepts such as on, under, over, between and beside. We are using the program Touch Math when counting. Each numeral has touch points that correspond with its quantity. Students are learning number identification and number quantities at the same time.
At the fine motor tables, we have been playing with green slime. Also, we have pegs and gears.
Lunch Bunch:
Science Club Photos
Library Media: first student created video using iMovie on our brand new Macs! The students filmed a short stop motion video, completed the editing, and added music.
2018-2019 School Council
2018-2019 Members:
Robin Millen, CES principal (co-chair)
Maegan Storey, parent (co-chair)
Ann Barnard, teacher grade 2
Lindsay Bierwirth, parent (new member)
Meghan Lampert, parent and EL teacher
Deb Hanley Lopes, parent
Margaret Turco, teacher grade 3
Katherine Ware, parent and Library Media Specialist
Meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings online.
Click here for the 2018-2021 Schoolwide Improvement Plan
Now on Facebook! Please "LIKE" us!
To Make This Playscape a Reality~Please Vote Yes at Town Meeting for the CPA Grants!
CES Student-Parent Handbook 2018-2019
Healthy Choices: MRSD Wellness Policy
Chatham Elementary School Website
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Community News:
PTO Minutes:
Chatham Elementary PTO Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Present:Jennifer Connors, Deborah Hanley, Megan Lampert, Robin Millen, Heather Morgan, Jen Segerson, Kim Terrio, Kathy Ware
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Treasurer’s Report:
The PTO has $17,340 in our account. Invoices owed to CC Embroidery are $6,000.
3. Sharkwear:
Sharkwear will be sold at the Easter Egg hunt downtown if we can secure proper permission/license. Jen Connors has volunteered to man that sale and secure any license.
Sharkwear will be available at movie night and we need to have the ladies tees there. Interest in (L) and (XL) sizes expressed at last sales.
Two bags of Sharkwear were found by Ms. Funk in her classroom.
Process for purchasing Sharkwear was reviewed, should be discussed/voted for large purchases. More gear has been added this year than in past and we should be sure we are all in agreement.
4. Events/Fundraisers:
GALA: After evaluating the time, financial commitment and lack of volunteers, the fundraiser/Gala will be postponed. The fundraiser will be scaled back and redesigned for a Fall event. Board vote was taken on the issue.
Our efforts should now shift to garnering support from Chatham voters to approve the $295,000 in CPC monies that will be voted on at Town Meeting, 5-13-19.
We will have some materials made up for display, posters, signage, etc… Flyers will be sent to families in backpack mail that encourage the approval vote and also let them know babysitting is available at the Town Meeting.
Robin will forward information to us regarding the costs, which seem to be a question lots of our community has about the playground. A few points are the Playscape is approximately $195k, the poured in place ground material is something many towns are being required to have for accessibility and will be a substantial cost. There are also repairs to be made to existing equipment. We hope to share this information as we get closer to the vote. There may be the opportunity to speak as a unified group(all the CPC fund recipients) as this warrant is presented in its entirety.
A Note from Eldredge Public Library:
The Eldredge Public Library is receiving a much-needed facelift thanks to the Friends of the EPL. We are doing our best to keep interruptions and access to materials and services at a minimum, but we do anticipate the following changes in hours:
Monday, March 18th: the Children's and YA Rooms will be inaccessible.
Tuesday, March 19th: the Library will open at 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, March 20th: the Library will be closed.
For more details, call the Library at 508-945-5174, go to the website www.eldredgelibrary.org, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram.
A Note From Brook's Free Library about Fine Amnesty Month:
Saturday, March 23rd: Meet Your Local Farmers Event
Join us Saturday, March 23rd
(noon – 3:00 p.m.)
in the gym at the
Harwich Community Center
You’re invited to the 10th Annual “Meet Your Local Farmers” event (free & open to the public) on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from noon – 3:00 p.m. in the gym at the Harwich Community Center (100 Oak St., Harwich, 02645). Kick-off the 2019 growing season, meet local farmers from around Cape Cod, and learn more about locally grown products.
Click here for a map to the Harwich Community Center.
Farmers will be selling all sorts of interesting (and delicious) items. And a handful of farms will be offering Consumer Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) opportunities where folks can buy a subscription that allows access to farm fresh produce from May to October.
This fun event is brought to you by Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) and the Cape & Islands Farm Bureau.
March 2019
Beginning in 2008, members of the Chatham Fire Department have taken part in an April Fools’ Day “plunge” at one of our local beaches. In the first year, there was only ten participants and $200 raised. The participants vowed to get together every year and to spread the word, hoping more people would join in the fun. It was decided that each year, we would raise money for a different local individual or family in need, usually to assist with the financial burden of an illness or injury. Each year, the swim has grown immensely, both in the number of participants and in the funds raised. In 10 years of publicly advertising the swim, nearly $125,000 has been raised for local families. Aside from the financial assistance, the huge crowd generates an enormous emotional boost for the recipient and his/her family. It is truly a testament to the strength of our local community, and it exemplifies the importance of everyone looking out for each other in our small community.
This year marks the 12th year that the April Fools from Chatham Fire have led the community into the frigid waters. On Monday, April 1st at 4:30 pm, the Fools will be swimming for Michele St. Aubin and her family. Michele has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer with Liver metastasis. She has begun treatment at Dana Farber in Boston. Michele’s loving and devoted husband, Judd, has not left her side since she began treatment, and has therefore not been able to work. Michele and Judd are the proud parents of Asa, a student at Monomoy Regional High School, and Liam, a student at Cape Cod Tech. Both boys have grown up in the Chatham Elementary and Monomoy School systems. The St. Aubin’s are currently residing in Brewster. The St. Aubin’s have attended the April Fools’ Plunge themselves, and are incredibly proud of this great community that they call home. Please come out and help us offer some emotional and financial support to the St. Aubin family. 100% of your donations go directly to the St. Aubin family to assist them in any way they see fit. We hope to make this our biggest and best swim yet. There is no better way to slam the door on the lovely winter season than to take your first refreshing dip of the year!
Please join us Monday, April 1st at 4:30 pm at Hardings Beach in Chatham. Donations of all amounts are graciously accepted. A free post-swim BBQ will take place at the Chatham VFW, immediately following the swim. The BBQ is free to all (whether or not you attended the swim). There will also be both a silent and live auction at the VFW featuring many outstanding goods and services, as well as face painting and other activities for kids! Hope to see you there!
If you would like to donate but are not able to attend, cash and checks may be sent to:
April Fools
Chatham Fire Department
135 Depot Rd.
Chatham, MA 02633
(508) 945-2324
Thank you,
Justin Tavano
Chatham Fire Department
Event Coordinator
Please help the "Kindness Club" help others by donating your pull-tabs to CES.
Chatham Elementary School
Website: www.monomoy.edu
Location: 147 Depot Road, Chatham, MA, USA
Phone: 508-945-5135
Twitter: @ChathamElemMRSD