Cheetah Connection
A PRINCIPAL UPDATE FOR OUR CHANDLER FAMILIES
December 17, 2021
We have many exciting events and dress up days for our students over the next few weeks. Please see more information below. We're looking forward to two great weeks of learning before winter break.
Have a great week!
Respectfully,
Bobbie Allen
Principal
Chandler Elementary
Save the Date!
12/20-1/3- Winter Break- No School!
1/3- Staff Development Day- No School for students
1/4- Students return to school!
1/4- Chick Fil A Spirit Day
1/7- Cheetah Champion Breakfast
1/8- UIL Competition
1/17- No School for Staff and Students- Martin Luther King Day
1/18- Art Night- 7pm
1/20- 4th Grade Field Trip to the STEAM Center
1/27- Kinder Phase 2 GT Testing
1/28- 5th Grade Field Trip to the Musical
Mrs. Sherri Kirby Little Free Library Dedication
We are honored to be able to dedicate this Little Free Library in honor of our former first grade teacher, Sherri Kirby.
Kirby loved being a teacher. She had a deep love for not only her students but all children. She had a laugh that warmed your heart, and a smile that would brighten your day. Kirby loved collecting books. She spent many weekends looking through garage sales for those special books she knew would bring smiles to her kid's faces. She had the most extravagant classroom book collection that she took so much pride in. You would find her daily on the floor with her Cool Kids, enjoying every moment listening to them read. She made everyone feel loved and important. She left such a special legacy at Chandler. Full of love, acceptance, and GLITTER!
Little Free Libraries are such a blessing to all who love to read. With the motto "take a book, leave a book", Little Free Libraries want to provide a book to every reader.
Chandler families, please help us to continue Kirby's legacy by taking care of the library and making sure to follow her motto; "leave a little sparkle wherever you go".
Dedication Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8DODPwuPmTgmJVJE6Khvuqh3D3r109u/view?usp=sharing
Kirby Slideshow: https://animoto.com/play/aOuxtdyHQCaXMXD1RS1T1w
Allen ISD Learn 'N Playday Preschool Registration Information
Allen ISD Learn ‘N Playday Preschool will be having registration for the 2022-2023 school year beginning on January 31st. Before this time, you can get your child on our waiting list by e-mailing your child’s name, birthdate, parent’s name, e-mail, best phone number, and class preference. For more information on how to register your child please check their website at www.allenisd.org/learnnplayday. Anyone in Allen ISD is eligible for enrollment.
Learn ‘N Playday is located at George Anderson Elementary School and has been providing a quality tuition-based preschool experience for 3-5-year-old children since 1986. Classes run from 9 am until 2 pm and are offered 2, 3 or 5 days (5 day-4’s only) a week. If you have any questions, please feel free to email learnnplay@allenisd.org.
Parents & Families of English Learners Newsletter
Allen ISD Parents & Families of English Learners,
Our English Learner Support team would like to share tips, tools, and strategies to help you support your child attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement. Please take a minute to explore the newsletter below!
Ways to Get Involved
- JOIN PTA!!!
- Like us on Facebook: @chandlerelementaryPTA
- Like us on Twitter: @CC_PTA, @cheetahchandler, @ChandlerPrin
- Volunteer! To volunteer, complete a Criminal History Check online at www.allenisd.org each year.
- Contact your child's teacher or sign up to volunteer through the Chandler PTA.
PTA Council Citizenship Award Nominations
Do you know an individual who goes above and beyond giving their valued time and effort to support our school to make a difference for our children? Help us celebrate them by completing this nomination form.
Lunch Visitors- REMINDER
Just a reminder- Lunch visitors must sign up on the Sign Up Genius (located on Chandler's Webpage) at least 24 hours in advance to be able to come eat with their child. This helps us to manage the amount of visitors coming each day. It also will let the teacher know that your child has a lunch visitor so that they send them to the correct place at lunchtime. Thank you for your help with this matter.
- Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their own children in a designated area.
We do have specific days in which we ask for no lunch visitors.
We also do not allow parents to join their students for lunch on state testing days.
When you arrive for lunch, you will need to sign in with the receptionist and then proceed to the MPR (multi-purpose room)
For security purposes and to avoid hurt feelings of other students, only your own children will be allowed to sit with you.
You are welcome to bring in an outside meal for your student and/or yourself only.
If purchasing a tray, please have your child order your meal at the beginning of the day in order to have enough food prepared.
We will have expectations that need to be followed, and at no time will lunch visitors be allowed to go in the cafeteria.
Emergency Broadband Benefit
Nurse's Notes
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis (Tdap)
- Meningococcal (must be documented on the vaccine record as one of the following: MCV4, Menactra, Menveo, or MenACWY) Must be given on or after the 11th birthday.
Without these immunizations, your child will not be able to start school next year. We have had reports every year that those shots are scarce over the summer with so many children needing them, so the earlier, the better. If your student has had these immunizations, please turn in the documentation to the Chandler school nurse. I can enter those records into your child’s records. This will make the transition and registration process for 7 th grade much easier.
There will be several general reminders sent out over the next few weeks. You can verify your child’s vaccines in Skyward. If you have already submitted these records, please disregard this notice.
Please let me know if you have any questions
Don’t Forget!
Some of our younger students occasionally have restroom accidents and they need to change clothes. Please remember to send a complete change of clothes (shirt, pants/shorts, underwear and socks) in their backpack for those times, so students can change and quickly get back to class. Thanks for your help!
Counseling Connection
Penguin Patch Update - Thank you from Student Council!
Thank you for sending money with your child to shop at the Penguin Patch last week! It was absolutely heartwarming to hear students talking about who they were giving a gift to and working hard to make the perfect selections! It was a true spirit of thoughtfulness and certainly made a difference in our fundraising efforts for our Kids Against Hunger service project! Once we settled the bill with the Penguin Patch company, we earned $2,138.03 to add to our Kids Against Hunger account! Thank you for your generosity! We hope your children enjoyed their holiday shopping experience!
Chick Fil A Spirit Day - SAVE THE DATE - Tuesday, January 4th
Our next Chick Fil A Spirit Day is the 1st day back to school on Tuesday, January 4th! Please mark your calendar in advance! We hope you can stop by the Stacy Road Chick Fil A on that day for a meal or a treat! When you mention that you are DINING FOR CHANDLER to the cashier, we receive a portion of your receipt to add to our Kids Against Hunger service project fund! Thank you for your support!
SPECIAL'S UPDATES
Library News
Winter break is coming (yay!) and Allen Public Library has a reading challenge for students! Winter Reading Club begins at the Allen Public Library Monday, December 13 through READsquared. Log your minutes or book titles read, or complete special missions by Monday, January 10 to earn prizes!
Important Dates
December 13: First day of Winter Reading
January 10: Last day to log reading and missions
January 16: Last day to pick up prizes
How to Participate
- Register online or on the READsquared app, available on App store and Google Play.
- Already have a READsquared account? Log in to your account and register for your age group.
- Youth Winter Reading Club; ages 0-17
- Adult Winter Reading Club; ages 18 and up
- Keep track of your reading and activities through the READsquared app.
- Reach 500 points by January 10 by reading, completing missions, or a combination of reading and missions.
Children who complete receive a prize bag and a free book of their choice to keep.
We also have free activities throughout December and January. Check our Children’s Programs and Children’s Take & Makes pages for more information. If you need one place that has all this info, here’s our December calendar.
Coach's Clipboard
Get ready!!
It is time to sign up for the Eagle Run! Keep an eye out for all the info that you will need to know from how to sign up to the incentives for teachers and students.
This is your way to help our PE program by raising money for field day inflatable!
Pie the Coaches for the Holly Jolly Run will happen after the break so be on the look out for the date to wear your shirt if you signed up. If you did not pick up your shirt they were delivered here and be handed out when we return to school. Thank you again for all the support.
Students have the opportunity to enter art contests throughout the year. Currently there are two open contests. The Keep Allen Beautiful Recycled Art contest and a Greeting card contest are open to all Allen ISD students. Details for both can be found on the Chandler art faculty website or through the QR code below.
We appreciate your continued support and partnership as we navigate the 2021-2022 school year together. Go Cheetahs!
Thank you,
Bobbie Allen
Principal
Chandler Elementary
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