Chatham Elementary School
Where We Are Proud To Be SHARKS!
February 15, 2019
Important Dates:
February 18-22:
- No school; Winter Vacation
February 27:
- Early Dismissal Wednesday (student dismissal 1:35pm)
- CANCELLED-Kindergarten and 1st Grade Family STEM Night-CANCELLED
February 28:
- Playground and Beautification Committee meeting (2:30pm; CES conference room)
March 5: Kindergarten Registration (more information below)
March 6:
- Kindergarten Registration (more information below)
- Proud to Be a SHARK community event (all welcome; CES gymnasium 1:30pm)
March 7:
- School Council (2:30pm; CES conference room)
March 13:
- Early Dismissal Wednesday (student dismissal 1:35pm)
March 14:
- PTO meeting (2:30pm; CES conference room)
March 20:
- PreK screening (more information below)
March 27:
- Early Dismissal Wednesday (student dismissal 1:35pm)
Monomoy Family STEM NIGHT (originally scheduled for 2/27) has been cancelled. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.
Kindergarten Registration for 2019-2020 School Year
Registration for all children eligible to enter Kindergarten in the fall of 2019 will be held at Harwich Elementary School and Chatham Elementary School on Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Please bring your completed registration packet. Click here for registration documents and requirements.
All children who reach the age of 5 before SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 are eligible for enrollment in Kindergarten.
As the family of an entering kindergarten student, your participation is invaluable. On your scheduled registration day, you will need to come to the school, preferably without your child, to register. Please remember to bring your completed packet.
The schedule for registration is as follows:
Students whose last name begins with (A-M): Tuesday, March 5, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Chatham Elementary
Students whose last name begins with (N-Z): Wednesday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Chatham Elementary
Monomoy Regional School District Chatham Integrated Preschool
Chatham Elementary School will conduct its annual
Early Childhood Screening, by appointment on
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Parents interested in having their child attend
Chatham Integrated Preschool as a peer model should call:
Cathy Karras at 508-945-5135 to schedule a 45 minute screening appointment
Any parent who suspects their three or four year child may have a
special need may contact Cathy Karras at 508-945-5135 to schedule a
screening appointment.
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 steps do I need to take to add and subtract decimal amounts?
What do we need to research to learn the most about a time in history?
What are some aspects of Mexican culture that stand out to you?
Ask Me About...for Grade 3
Animal extinction, extirpation, and recovery.
How we know about animals that were once on Cape Cod.
Ask Me About...for Grade 1
Ask Me About...for Grade 2
Ask Me About...For Grade K
Ask me to name the four layers of the rainforest.
Ask me to tell you what comes from the rainforest.
Ask me to tell you why it is important to save the rainforest.
Ask Me About...For PreK
Proud to Be a SHARK Community Event
March 6th at 1:30pm-ALL welcome
Agenda:
1. Opening Act-Ms. Turco's Class
2. Proud to be a SHARK: Kindness Club recognition
3. Look for the Good Campaign Launch
3. Fin-tastic Feat~Soda pop tops donation to the Masons Lodge
4. Shark Song-all community sing along
SHARK Shout Out
SHARK Shout Out
A SHARK Shout Out to the 4th grade Monomoy Travel basketball team (pictured above). This team won their league championship this past weekend. They also completed the season with a perfect 16-0 record in the league. They beat So. Plymouth 54-30 in the championship game. Way to go SHARKS!
SHARK Shout Out
Certificate of Recognition
Positive Office Referrals Were Also Sent This Month to the Following SHARKS:
PreK News:
Students enjoyed a Valentines’ surprise this week. We finished up our unit on Nursery Rhymes. When we get back we will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday.
Have a great break!
Kindergarten News:
Our loft is turning into the rainforest. We are making the animals that you would find in the rainforest to add to our classroom rainforest.
We have four new sight words this week: and, this, will, make. We also added the word patterns -ane -ain and -ank this week. We love relaxing in our library corner with a good book!
We enjoyed a class Valentine's celebration!
We have earned another shark this week.
Third Grade News:
Grade 4 News:
Kindness Club" starts work on their new project, "Awareness Week," March 25-29th. Stay tuned for more information to come.
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
Next meeting: January 3, 2019. Meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings online.
Click here for the 2018-2021 Schoolwide Improvement Plan
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CES Student-Parent Handbook 2018-2019
Healthy Choices: MRSD Wellness Policy
Chatham Elementary School Website
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Community News:
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