Chaffee Elementary News 9/11/2023
Principal's Pen
Greetings Chaffee Families,
I hope that you took the time to review your child’s progress report and ACAP scores (grades 3-5 only) that were sent home Wednesday. Please reach out to your child’s teacher should you have any questions and/or concerns. We are completing DIBELS testing for students in grades K-3 this week and will send home test results in the coming weeks.
This year, as part of the Alabama Literacy Act, students in 3rd grade who do not score proficient on the spring ACAP reading test may not be promoted to 4th grade. It is imperative that our students are at school daily unless sick so that they can receive their many tiers of instruction. We want all of our students to be successful, but we cannot educate them if they’re not at school.
Congratulations to our 2nd graders for winning the August Attendance Challenge! Our September Attendance Challenge is underway.
Currently our daily attendance is around 94%, very close to our goal of 95%! Please remember how important it is to get your child(ren) to school every day and on time. We know from research that attendance in school is extremely important to every child’s success and is strongly associated with academic, behavioral, and social success. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 18 or more days of school for any reason- including excused and unexcused absences. We need your support by having your child attend school every day possible. If your child is ill and must be out, please send in a doctor or parent excuse within two days of returning to school. We appreciate your help with this! We love your kiddos, and we want to see them daily!
Soar Eagles,
April Clark
Principal
Upcoming Events
- September 12: PTA Board Meeting
- September 15: Student Council Election
- September 25-29: College & Career Week (see flyer below)
- September 26: ACAP Parent Meeting
- September 28: PBIS Celebration
- September 29: e-Learning Day
- September 29: End of Q1
- October 2: Custodian Appreciation Day
- October 2-6: Fall Break
- October 12: Report Cards
- October 13: Make-Up Fall Picture Day
- October 16-20: Fall Book Fair
- October 17: PTA Executive Board Meeting
- October 19: Grandparent Lunch
- October 23-31: Red Ribbon Week
- October 27: PBIS Celebration
- October 31: Book Character Parade
Chaffee's College and Career Week
September 25th- 29th
- Monday: Make it Happen - Teachers will talk about their college experience and display their college pennant
- Tuesday: Your Future Looks Bright - Wear sunglasses and bright colors
- Wednesday: Career Day - Dress up as what you want to be when you grown up
- Thursday: College Career Day - Join Huntsville City Schools for College Colors Day; Wear your favorite college colors with pride
- Friday: Finish Strong (E-Learning Day) - Chaffee Choices Equal Success; Choose Success and work hard on our E-Learning Day
