The SHARK Alert

Chatham Elementary School Community Update

October 13, 2024

Dear CES SHARKS & Friends,

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I hope you are enjoying a lovely long weekend with your family and friends. This week there will be lots of activity at CES. As a reminder:

Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - 11:00 am Dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday - SHARK Assembly
Thursday - 11:00 am Dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday - Grade 1 to Chatham Fire Department; Grade 3 & Grade 4 to Kate Gould Park

We will also be welcoming a new principal this week. On Tuesday, Kevin Junior will be acting as Principal for the Day. We will keep you informed of any changes he may make during his time as leader of our school. Congratulations to the following students who also earned prizes from the Back to School Night Raffle.

Principal for the Day - Kevin Junior

Lunch with Dr. Kelly - Jack Shock

Lunch with a Special Adult - Faquiri Stewart

Extra Recess for their Class - Link Zarate

Backpack Winners:

Layla Coughanowr
Elliott Lincoln
Owen Rogers
Sophia DelGiudice
Atlas Baker
Cael Butter
Scarlet Peace
Charlotte Packard
Mia Stohr Romero
Teonique Henry

Congratulations to all our winners and thank you once again to all of the families who attended our Back to Scholl Night!

Warm regards,

Dr. Kelly

Chatham Elementary Gets A Facelift!

CES Building Improvements

You may have noticed that our school has undergone some recent facility work including a fresh, new paint job at the building's Main Entrance and the reconfiguration of the courtyard to the new and improved SHARKyard.

The SHARKyard work began with removal of the overgrown and underused planting beds, greenhouse, and storage buildings. The laying of AstroTurf makes for a safe, clean, and maintenance free space we can all enjoy. Work will continue over the course of the year with the installation of a performance stage and seating, raised planting beds for science studies, and the installation of tables for outdoor learning. Don't be surprised to find some sharks incorporated into the design as well.

Thank you to Mr. Michael McMillan the MRSD Business Manager, Mr. Rick Travers the MRSD Facilities Director, Mr. Greg Hines CES Lead Custodian, and Dr. Scott Carpenter and Dr. Robin Millen for their support of this ongoing project. We love what has always been accomplished and can't wait to see what is next!!

Stage One Complete! Turf Installation

Coming Soon - Tables & Raised Planting Beds

Future Home of an Outdoor Stage & Seating

Health Notes from Nurse Heidi

Annual Health Office Screenings to Begin Next Week

Massachusetts General Law, chapter 71, section 57 with related regulations 105 CMR 200.000 mandates that school nurses do periodic screenings of vision, hearing, growth (height and weight) and posture.

Vision: Grades PK-4
Hearing: Grades K-3
Growth (Height and Weight/BMI): Grades 1, 4

Parents/guardians will be notified if a vision, hearing, or postural screening requires further evaluation. Included in this notification will be a request for a report from your healthcare provider of their findings so that the nurses are aware of any problems which may interfere with learning and can accommodate any needs that are identified.

Parents may choose not to have their child participate in any or all screenings. Please notify your school nurse in writing if you wish for your child to opt out of a screening. This must be done annually.

If your child is receiving treatment for a vision, hearing, or postural concern, please provide your school nurse with current medical documentation of his/her condition.

Post Office Club

In a world of emails and texts, CES is bringing back the lost art of letter writing with our newest club offering, the CES Post Office. Led by Ms. Turco and Ms. Amanda, this club is teaching students how to write friendly letters, address envelopes, and creating a CES postal system.

Each classroom and office was assigned a mailing address and mailbox. Students are encouraged to send letters/postcards to their friends and teachers in other rooms. Our post office club collects and distributes the mail once a week. You can also participate and send your own letters and cards. Check out the CES Directory to find your favorite Shark's address. Home letters can be dropped off at the Main Office to be distributed by our CES postal workers.

This Week's Super SHARKS

Congratulations to this week's winners of the SHARKS Expectatons Raffle. Keep on earning those tickets SHARKS!!

Mrs. Hubbard's Class:

Calvin Buck

Ms. Johnson-Dreyer's Class:

Myles Marson

Mrs. Imparato's Class:

Alaina Brown

Mrs. Melanson's Class:

Angelica Chilikova

Mrs. Laub's Class:

Tessa Blair

Mrs. Tuccio's Class:

Esme Turner

Mr. Anglim's Class:

Kevin Junior

Ms. Turco's Class:

Lucy McManus

Mr. Gessner's Class:

Willow Neal

SHARK Talk

We begin each day at CES with the Morning Announcements. Once a week we are treated to a special video edition of the morning announcements called SHARK Talk. The SHARK Talk crew is made up of six incredible 3rd-graders. This special club records and puts the video together on Thursday afternoons.

You can view this week's SHARK Talk HERE.

Inktober is Ink-credible at CES!

Ms. Kidd's Inktober challenge is going strong. Each day our Shark artists submit their ink drawings for the daily prompt. We invite you to join us in the daily challenge and please send in your own submissions via backpack mail if you would like to share your talent with our entire community. Everybody is an ARTIST at CES!

Coming Soon to CES...

Monday, October 14th - No School - Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day Holiday
Tuesday, October 15th - Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, October 17th - Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 30th - CES Halloween Parade 4:00 pm sponsored by the PTO and the Chatham Merchant's Association

SHARK Shout Outs

Thank you Mr. Patrick for setting up the SHARK Talk crew with a better video camera! The quality of the video is much improved!!

A HUGE thank you to Ms. Kidd for posting our INKTOBER drawings each day. The board is growing and growing!!!

Thank you to Ms. Deb for organizing our CES Post Office Directory!

October Lunch Menu

COMMUNITY NEWS

Resources for Families

CES Student Handbook

Click here to view the Chatham Elementary School Handbook full of information, policies, and procedures.

Cape Cod Community Based Resources

Click here to access an extensive list of community resources including, but not limited to: food, housing, parenting support, mental/behavioral health, utilities, transportation, summer programs, clothing, etc.

Contact us:

Dr. Jennifer Kelly, Principal

Email: jakelly@monomoy.edu
Website: http://ces.monomoy.edu/
Location: 147 Depot Road, Chatham, MA, USA
Phone: 508-945-5135
Facebook: facebook.com/ChathamElementarySchoolPto

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuaO-WElYPYfj1kU9LfhSzw
Instagram: ChathamElemMRSD

Archived Editions of the SHARK Alert

You can access past SHARK Alert editions at the Monomoy Regional School District website or by pressing this button. Happy Reading!!