Yearbook Cover Entries Needed

Students wanting to submit entries for the Chestnut Elementary 2011-2012 yearbook are encouraged to submit original artwork to Chestnut PTA by Monday, January 30. All artwork should be in full color on white 8 1/2x11in. paper. The winning yearbook cover will be selected by Chestnut PTA members at the February 1st meeting by secret ballot.

Indoor Recess Parent Volunteer Training

The Lake County YMCA is developing an outreach program to help Painesville City elementary schools when indoor recess is needed due to the winter weather. Abby Silvestri, Sports and Outreach Director at the Central Branch, presented the program and asked for volunteer help at our January meeting.

A training session will be held Friday, January 20 from 12-1pm at the Lake County YMCA Central Branch. Children are welcome to attend with their parents since this is a teacher in-service day. Abby will review different games and lesson plans to be used as well as talk about how the program will be implemented.

To attend the training session and learn more about the Indoor Recess Program, contact Abby at asilvestri@lakecountyymca.org or 440-352-3303.

Box Tops Pod Race Results

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!

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!

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.