Hawk Updates
CHES Weekly Newsletter
October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month. Rett Syndrome is a rare neurological and developmental disorder that primarily affects girls and typically becomes noticeable as a child grows and develops.
Rett Syndrome is especially meaningful to our Chaparral community because one of our very own Hawks lives with Rett Syndrome. We would love for our entire Hawk community to come together to show our love and support for her while also helping raise awareness.
Please join us by WEARING PURPLE on Tuesday, October 27!
Let’s fill Chaparral with purple and show what it means to be a community that supports, celebrates, and cares for every Hawk!
Hawks,
Halloween is almost here, and we’re excited to see our Hawks have some fun and show off their creativity! Students are welcome to wear costumes to school this coming Friday (10/30), but please help us keep the day safe, comfortable, and appropriate for all of our students.
When choosing a costume, please follow these guidelines:
• No masks, full face paint or costumes that cover a student’s face.
• No weapons of any kind, including toy or pretend weapons such as guns, knives, swords, axes, or similar items.
• No blood, gore, or costumes that may be frightening or inappropriate for an elementary school setting.
• Costumes should allow students to safely participate in their normal school day, including walking around campus, sitting in class, and using the restroom.
• Please remember that we have students as young as four years old on our campus. Costumes should be fun and school-appropriate for Hawks of all ages.
We love the creativity and excitement that Halloween brings to Chaparral and appreciate your help in making it a fun and safe day for everyone.
Happy Halloween, Hawks!
We want to invite our community members to join the Chaparral Staff in honoring our American Veterans by donating and participating in the Field of Flags program.
This Veterans Day, Chaparral is proud to honor the brave men and women who have served our country by participating in DAV’s Field of Flags.
Each flag represents one veteran and symbolizes our gratitude for their sacrifice and service. ❤️🤍💙
Our goal is to fill our field with American flags in honor of local veterans! Every donation helps support DAV’s life-changing services for ill and injured veterans and their families.
Let’s come together as a Chaparral community to show our veterans just how much we appreciate them.
For every $250 raised, we will receive 24 flags to put on display on our campus for our November 6th Community Gathering. Our Chaparral Staff has already raised enough for 48 flags! If you would like to donate and help us fill our gates and fields with American Flags we would love it!
Click here to donate: https://support.dav.org/participants/ChaparralElementary
(Donation deadline is Thursday, October 29th)
Let’s come together as a Chaparral community to show our veterans just how much we appreciate them.
Every flag. Every veteran. Every sacrifice matters.
An enormous THANK YOU goes out to our families and community for supporting us through last month's Green Envelope Week! Through the generosity of our community, we were able to raise over $90,000!!!!!!
Every penny of that money will go directly to Chaparral and our students through the funding of our PE, Garden and Impact teachers. It will also go toward fun activities like our recent Boogie Bash, movie nights and more! This incredible amount of generosity is why our students are able to receive the top notch education that they deserve!
School Breakfast and Lunch
PUSD provides breakfast and lunch to all students free of charge pursuant to the California Universal Meals Program. Free meals are available to all families, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility status. Breakfast service will begin at 8:25 am and end at 8:40 am. Students will report directly to the playground after eating breakfast. Students not eating breakfast need to arrive when the playground opens at 8:25 am.
Meal program details are provided on the Food and Nutrition Department website at PUSD Food and Nutrition. Families are still encouraged to submit a school meal application for free and reduced-priced meal benefits because this information may be used for other programs such as Federal and State funding for your school, reduced registration fees for academic tests, free or discounted fees for bus passes, ESS childcare, and athletic programs, discounted rates for internet service and many more! The application can be found online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/ . Applications must be submitted on an annual basis.
