Fabulous job collecting! A total of 4735 were collected. Way to go Chestnut!! Here are the pod totals.
Yellow: 474
Green: 1631
Blue: 2630
Keep collecting and turning in those Box Tops and Labels for Education. The count will be reset and the next race will end in January. Thank you for supporting Chestnut Elementary!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Box Tops Pod Race Update
The race is on! In the lead is the Blue Pod with 1285. Following close behind is the Green Pod with 952. The Yellow Pod is off to a slow start but is sure to gain momentum with almost 200 so far. The final collection for Race One of the series is next week! Be sure to send all your Box Tops and Labels for Education to school with your student.
Remember each Box Top is worth 10 cents! With over 550 students, 10 box tops per students earns us $550! Look for them on all your purchases: kleenex, ziploc, progresso soup, general mills cereal and so much more!
Remember each Box Top is worth 10 cents! With over 550 students, 10 box tops per students earns us $550! Look for them on all your purchases: kleenex, ziploc, progresso soup, general mills cereal and so much more!
Reflections "Diversity means..."
Does your student like to draw, write stories, take pictures or make up songs? Reflections is a National PTA program to enhance the Arts in schools. The theme for this year is "Diversity means..." Students must submit an original piece of work in one of the following categories: art, literature, photography, musical composition, dance choreography, or film. The entry must include an entry form with parent signature. Students can obtain more information in Art, Music and Library. All entries are due by November 4 at 3pm.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
PTA Meeting Wednesday, October 5
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 5th at 5pm in the Music Room. We will gather at 4:45pm. The business meeting will begin promptly at 5pm. I hope to see you there. ~Amy
Friday, September 23, 2011
Family Picnic Cancelled
Due to the rain, the picnic for today, September23rd, has been cancelled. I apologize for the inconvenience. I look forward to seeing everyone at the next school event. ~Amy
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Chestnut Family Picnic, September 23rd
Chestnut PTA will be hosting a Family Picnic on Friday, September 23 from 5:30-7pm behind the school. We hope you will be able to come, meet your student's classmates and mingle with parents and staff. More information will be sent home with students.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Welcome Back!
The 2011-12 school year has begun! The first PTA meeting of the year will be Wednesday, September 7 at 4:45pm in the Music Room. The business meeting will start promptly at 5pm. Everyone is welcome to attend but only current paid members are able to participate. Membership forms will be available at the meeting. Dues are $6 per person. Forms are also available in the school office and can be turned in at any time to the office or through your child's classroom teacher.
Meeting agenda items include budget approval, upcoming fundraisers, programs and activities needing volunteers, and the formation of an audit committee and bylaws review committee.
Your participation is greatly appreciated. I hope to see you Wednesday, September 7th!
~Amy
Meeting agenda items include budget approval, upcoming fundraisers, programs and activities needing volunteers, and the formation of an audit committee and bylaws review committee.
Your participation is greatly appreciated. I hope to see you Wednesday, September 7th!
~Amy
Sunday, May 1, 2011
May Meeting Items
We will be electing officers for 2011-2012 on May 4 at 5pm in the Music Room. The following individuals have been nominated:
President: Amy Basco
Vice-President: Jennifer Palinkas
Secretary: Stephanie Romig
Treasurer: Michelle Anderson
Other topics include upcoming events (Muffins for Mom, Member Appreciation, Family Picnic) and future planning for the summer and next year. Please plan to attend.
President: Amy Basco
Vice-President: Jennifer Palinkas
Secretary: Stephanie Romig
Treasurer: Michelle Anderson
Other topics include upcoming events (Muffins for Mom, Member Appreciation, Family Picnic) and future planning for the summer and next year. Please plan to attend.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Math Fair: We had fun!
A big THANK YOU! to everyone for a successful partnership program! Parents and staff worked hard to bring three areas of focus together for 1 1/2 hours of fun for all students. Math facts or number sense, measurement and geometry were the three areas each grade focused on for about 25 minutes each. Here is a synopsis of the activities.
Pocket Day: Everyone was encouraged to wear as many pockets as possible. Some students wore shorts over pants. Others made shirts covered with pockets. Kindergarten and first grade counted the number of pockets each person had and the total pockets for their class. Second and third grade looked at their class data to determine the frequency each number of pockets occurred. Fourth and fifth grade were compiling school wide data to determine the average number of pockets, class averages, pod totals, school total, mean, median, mode and more.
Sawtooth Quilts were made by the Kindergarten and first grade classes to explore shape relations. They also made 12 inch rulers using 1-inch squares for measuring.
Tangrams were featured in second and third grade for shape relations and area. Kits will be provided for all second and third grade classrooms for further exploration. They also had fun with the Minute Madness activity. Do you know how many time you can write your name, hop or the number of jumping jacks you can do in one minute? They do now and for many of them it varied greatly from their predictions.
A place value game, As Close as Possible, required the fourth and fifth graders to use logic, strategy and subtraction/addition skills to reach the lowest score. Geoboards allowed them to explore shapes, angles, area and perimeter.
Please ask your students about these activities to reinforce what they experienced. It was great to see many parents come and participate with their children as well. Thanks for making Math Fair a great experience for everyone! ~Amy
Pocket Day: Everyone was encouraged to wear as many pockets as possible. Some students wore shorts over pants. Others made shirts covered with pockets. Kindergarten and first grade counted the number of pockets each person had and the total pockets for their class. Second and third grade looked at their class data to determine the frequency each number of pockets occurred. Fourth and fifth grade were compiling school wide data to determine the average number of pockets, class averages, pod totals, school total, mean, median, mode and more.
Sawtooth Quilts were made by the Kindergarten and first grade classes to explore shape relations. They also made 12 inch rulers using 1-inch squares for measuring.
Tangrams were featured in second and third grade for shape relations and area. Kits will be provided for all second and third grade classrooms for further exploration. They also had fun with the Minute Madness activity. Do you know how many time you can write your name, hop or the number of jumping jacks you can do in one minute? They do now and for many of them it varied greatly from their predictions.
A place value game, As Close as Possible, required the fourth and fifth graders to use logic, strategy and subtraction/addition skills to reach the lowest score. Geoboards allowed them to explore shapes, angles, area and perimeter.
Please ask your students about these activities to reinforce what they experienced. It was great to see many parents come and participate with their children as well. Thanks for making Math Fair a great experience for everyone! ~Amy
Friday, January 21, 2011
Chuck E Cheese Night
It was great to see so many familiar faces at Chuck E Cheese last! Even though we had many hurdles to jump for the event to happen (date changes, they didn't send the packet with fliers and stickers, the snow came down and the roads were questionable in spots...) it was wonderful to see so many kids having a great time and so many parents socializing. Thanks for supporting our family events! ~Amy
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Math Fair Update
Math Fair: Numbers, Shapes, Measurement will be held throughout the day Wednesday, January 26th as follows:
9-10:30am Kindergarten and First Grade
10:30-12pm Fourth and Fifth Grade
1:30-3pm Second and Third Grade
Students will rotate through three stations. Stations will be based on numbers or facts, geometry or shapes, and measurement. Topics were chosen based on our achievement data and teacher input.
Parents are encouraged to participate with their student. If you have addition time, we would love to have you participate with other grade levels, too. Forms will be coming home this week for you to sign up.
As always, thank you for supporting the success of your students through your involvement. ~Amy
9-10:30am Kindergarten and First Grade
10:30-12pm Fourth and Fifth Grade
1:30-3pm Second and Third Grade
Students will rotate through three stations. Stations will be based on numbers or facts, geometry or shapes, and measurement. Topics were chosen based on our achievement data and teacher input.
Parents are encouraged to participate with their student. If you have addition time, we would love to have you participate with other grade levels, too. Forms will be coming home this week for you to sign up.
As always, thank you for supporting the success of your students through your involvement. ~Amy
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
New Year News
Chestnut has been bustling with activities since the Healthy Lifestyles Program.
The Original Works fundraiser wrapped up successfully. I hope everyone who participated is as happy as I am with the items they ordered.
The Holiday Family night was awesome. Lots of activities and crafts. Miss Beth (from the cafeteria) did a fabulous job painting some large photo boards for us with cut outs for faces. The kids pictures (and some parents) came out great! Thank you to everyone who helped and participated to make the night a great event.
Mrs. Riley was busy have students design possible covers for the 2010-2011 yearbook. We will have a selection available at the February PTA meeting for attendees to vote on and choose this years cover.
We kicked off a fundraiser last week and the kids are excited to earn an opportunity to cover the male teachers with silly string (10 items sold) or a limo ride (20 items sold). All orders and money is due to Chestnut PTA before January 19.
Math Fair is coming! It will be a daytime event again on Wednesday, January 26. K-2 will participate in the morning with 3-5 participating in the afternoon. Planning is being finalized so watch for more info to come. Parent attendance to participate with your child is encouraged.
Box Tops Pod Race 2 is underway and will end February 11. Last year the Blue Pod dominated. The Green Pod won this past fall. Who will be next? The entire school is a winner with this project as we earn 10 cents for every Box Top to support school and family activities.
Thank you for all your involvement and continued support of our students and school. Don't hesitate to contact PTA for more information. ~Amy
The Original Works fundraiser wrapped up successfully. I hope everyone who participated is as happy as I am with the items they ordered.
The Holiday Family night was awesome. Lots of activities and crafts. Miss Beth (from the cafeteria) did a fabulous job painting some large photo boards for us with cut outs for faces. The kids pictures (and some parents) came out great! Thank you to everyone who helped and participated to make the night a great event.
Mrs. Riley was busy have students design possible covers for the 2010-2011 yearbook. We will have a selection available at the February PTA meeting for attendees to vote on and choose this years cover.
We kicked off a fundraiser last week and the kids are excited to earn an opportunity to cover the male teachers with silly string (10 items sold) or a limo ride (20 items sold). All orders and money is due to Chestnut PTA before January 19.
Math Fair is coming! It will be a daytime event again on Wednesday, January 26. K-2 will participate in the morning with 3-5 participating in the afternoon. Planning is being finalized so watch for more info to come. Parent attendance to participate with your child is encouraged.
Box Tops Pod Race 2 is underway and will end February 11. Last year the Blue Pod dominated. The Green Pod won this past fall. Who will be next? The entire school is a winner with this project as we earn 10 cents for every Box Top to support school and family activities.
Thank you for all your involvement and continued support of our students and school. Don't hesitate to contact PTA for more information. ~Amy
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