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Chief Charlo Elementary School News - April 2022 (1st Ed)
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FRONT OFFICE NOTES
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION is currently happening. Child must be 5 on or before September 10, 2022. Documents needed to register are:
Copy of Birth Certificate
Copy of Immunization Records
2 forms of address verification
Visit your school or www.mcpsmt.org/studentregistration to register.
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Back after a two year hiatus ... Class Photos will be happening April 20. We will be starting with Kindergarten classes promptly at 8:30am. Try to have your student(s) to school on time.
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MCPS Fine Art Camps are now open for registration. See info below under CAMPS section.
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Chief Charlo April At-A-Glance
SCHOOL CALENDAR
April 7 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm
April 14 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm
April 15 - Dress Silly Day - ALL students earned a FUN day of silliness.
April 20 - Class Photos in the school gym. Start promptly at 8:30am. Watch for order forms to go home on April 14.
April 21 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm
April 23 - Chief Charlo Garden Work Day (Volunteers Needed, 10:00am-1:00pm)
April 28 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm
PTO CALENDAR
April 11 - Papa Murphy Dine Out Night (S Russell location only) - Watch for necessary flyer
April 13 -- Virtual PTO Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, * Use Zoom link to join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6031397958?pwd=cTR6TEw0MTE2Z2lRTWxrOXdvY2RSUT09
April 13 - Butter Braid Pickup at Missoula Fresh Market on South Reserve - Please use the sign up genius link so we can be prepared for when you arrive. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48ABAF2EAAF8C34-butter
School Lunch Menu
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
After two years, the Chief Charlo School Store has reopened, but we NEED your help to run it. The PTO is looking for volunteers to run the store from 2:30-2:45pm on the below dates.
If you have some time to help out, please sign up at the following Sign Up Genius link:
Help Chief Charlo raise some extra dough by ordering a pizza on Papa Murphy's Night.
South Russell location ONLY.
~ Chief Charlo Library ~
National Librarian Day is April 16. Since the 16th falls on a Saturday this year, please encourage your student(s) to take a couple of moments during the week to let Mrs. Greil know how much they appreciate her and all she does to help them find the perfect book to read and learn how the library works. Mrs. Greil is definitely the heart of our library!!
Spring and Critter books
It's April and spring is finally here! The weather is warming up, and everywhere flowers are blooming and little critters are waking up from "their long winter's nap"! The library has lots of fun books with critters to learn and laugh with.
Chief Charlo's LIBRARY PAGE
Check out the Chief Charlo Library Page for LOTS of fun links, Online book recommendations for your student and Online reading rooms. https://www.mcpsmt.org/domain/149
Poetry Books
In honor of 'Poetry Month', ask Mrs. Griel about the library's selection of poetry books. They're located in the 800 section of our library.
Farm to School and Garden Committee
On Wednesday April 6th, Farmer Erin returns to Chief Charlo 2nd grade classrooms for the final Farmer in the Classroom visit. We will play a final review game to test what we’ve learned about Montana farming topics this year including storage veggies, apples, wheat, cows, and honey bees and will celebrate with a taste of Montana Superbread!
Garden City Harvest Farmer-Educators teach two sets of lessons in Chief Charlo's School Garden each spring and fall. In the spring, Kindergarteners and 3rd graders visit the garden for composting and planting lessons and return as 1st graders and 4th graders in the fall to harvest veggies and put the garden to bed. In the spring, we also offer a 30-minute planting activity for other grade levels.
Garden Work Day - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Save the Date and join us on Saturday, April 23rd from 10am-1pm for a garden work day! We will be replacing the garden beds and installing a new, drought-tolerant, low water watering system. We are looking for 20 volunteers. Snacks and drinks provided by the PTO. Sign up at the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050444abaf2ea7fa7-garden
To learn more about Garden City Harvest Farm to School programming, visit gardencityharvest.org/farm-to-school or contact Erin Austin, School Garden Manager, at erin@gardencityharvest.org or (406) 285-1109.
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
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More than 600 Missoula students go home with backpacks full of food to sustain them through the weekend.
MOR4Kids (a 501C3) has donated about $290,000 through gift cards to 30 Missoula area schools.
Thousands of dollars in like-kind contribution of supplies have been donated.
Sign Up NOW for Summer Camps
Art, Music, Theater and STEM Camps
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MCPS Art and Music Camps
https://www.mcpsmt.org/domain/959
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https://www.zootownarts.org/programs/youth-education/youth-education.html
Missoula Art Museum
https://missoulaartmuseum.org/kids-families
Missoula Writing Collaborative
http://www.missoulawritingcollaborative.org/programs/summer-camp-2021/
Montana Suzuki Institute
http://www.mtsuzukistrings.org/
Missoula Children's Theater
https://mctinc.org/childrens-theatre-in-missoula-2/2021-summer-day-camps/
Missoula Irish Dancers
https://www.missoulairishdancers.com/copy-of-details
Camp Invention
https://www.invent.org/programs/camp-invention
LWM (Learning With Meaning)
Variety of Camps
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Missoula Parks and Recreation
https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/DocumentCenter/View/55691/2021-Summer-CampsMT Natural History Center
https://www.montananaturalist.org/summer-camps/
spectrUM Discovery Area
https://spectrum.umt.edu/education/Camps/default.php
Boys and Girls Club of Missoula County
YWCA GUTS! Summer Adventures
https://ywcaofmissoula.org/guts-summer-adventures/
Earth Within Girls
Turner Farms
https://www.turnerfarms406.com/summer-camps
Animal Wonders, Inc.
https://www.animalwonders.org/summercamps.html#/
Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
https://www.missoulabutterflyhouse.org/camps/
AR Stables
https://www.hmbhorses.com/summer-camp
Little Griz Clubhouse
https://lilgrizcubhouse.com/summer-camp
Historical Museum of Fort Missoula
Outdoor and Sports Camps
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Missoula Family YMCAhttps://www.ymcamissoula.org/programs/camps/summer-day-camps
University of Montana Youth Camps
http://www.umt.edu/crec/YouthCamps/default.php
University of MT Football
https://www.montanafootballcamps.com/youth-camps.cfm
University of Montana Soccer
https://www.montanasoccercamps.com/youth-camp.cfm
Missoula Outdoor Learning Adventures
https://missoulaoutdoors.com/outdoor-adventure-summer-camp/
ROOTS Acro Sport Center
https://www.rootsacrosports.com/camps
Hall of Fame Sports Academy
http://halloffamesportsacademy.com/1243.html
Missoula Fencing Association
http://missoulafencing.net/summercamps/
Treasure State Lacrosse
https://www.treasurestatelacrosse.com/page/show/4074274-missoula-mt-june-28-30
Missoula County Public School Information
Locate your individual school's Native American Specialist and learn about resources available to your child.
CHIEF CHARLO PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION (PTO)
Current Board Members:
Heather Bomb, President: chiefcharlopto@gmail.com
April Miller, Vice Presidents: chiefcharloptovp@gmail.com
Amy Mill, Treasurer: chiefcharlotreasurer@gmail.com
Elyse Johnson, Secretary: chiefcharloptosec@gmail.com
Meeting Schedule: We meet virtually the SECOND WEDNESDAY of each month. Meetings start at 6:00pm.
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