2- Boys B-Ball Varsity Only @ Chase

Social Media Safety Parent Meeting @ French Middle School

4- Boys B-Ball Mid Season Varsity Tournament @ HPHS

6- School Counselor's Week

Boys B-Ball B Team @ Landon, V/JV @ Chase

7- Boys B-Ball V/JV vs. Lawrence @ Chase

8- Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 3:30-7:30 PM

9- No School

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences 7:30 AM -7:30 PM

10- No School

13- Boys B-Ball B Team @ Chase, V/JV @ Eisenhower

16- Boys B-Ball B Team @ Jardine, V/JV @ Chase

20- Boys B-Ball V/JV @ Robinson, B Team @ Chase

21- PTO Meeting @ Chase 5 PM in Commons

Career Fair for Students

23- Boys B-Ball V/JV @ Landon, B Team @ Chase

27- Boys B-Ball Post Season Tournament

Conferences are scheduled for the evening of February 8 and throughout the day on February 9. Students are not in school on February 9 or 10. If you have not scheduled your conference time on-line yet, please reach out to your child's AB teacher in order to get your conference scheduled. Please call the main office at 785-295-3840, for assistance. We hope to see all of our parents and students during conferences.

Below you will find directions for parents to sign up for conferences.

This is a great time of your to check with your student in regards to their school supplies. Students may need their pencils, colored pencils, markers, and paper re-stocked. Classroom teachers are happy to receive donations of pencils, boxes of kleenex, binders, and glue.

Chase Middle School is fortunate to have acquired hygiene items to provide our families with items they may need. Here is a list of items that we currently have in stock. If your family has a need for any of these items, you can fill out this simple form, or call us with which items you need. This link will also be on our school website to access as needed.

• Laundry detergent
• Deodorant
• Chapstick
• Combs
• Toothpaste
• 2 in 1 Shampoo/Conditioner
• Face wash
• Bar soap Hand sanitizer

While at conferences be sure to check out the raffle baskets that our PTO will have set up. PTO will also have spirit wear available as well as trash bags to purchase.

Please take a moment to fill out the district Parent Climate Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPS23Parent There will also be a computer set up at conferences for parents to complete this survey for your convenience.

Congratulations to our January Students of the Month. Showing responsibility, being respectful, compassionate, and self-aware are all characteristics of our students of the month.

Isabella Robles 6th grade

Ray'Laina Martin 7th grade

Juan Ramirez Morales 8th grade

Spectators Students

• Admission to all athletic events is $2.00 except for tournaments, which varies by the type and place of the tournament. All football games at the schools are free. All games/activities at Hummer are $2.00.

• Students may not attend extracurricular activities if they have failing grades.

• Students will wait outside the gym doors till a staff member allows them to enter the gym. This will usually be by 3:00 p.m. Students MAY NOT enter the event after 3:30 p.m., unless accompanied by a PARENT or with a pass from a teacher.

• Students are to enter the gym quietly, pay admission, sit down and watch the event. Students must sit in the student section.

• Once students enter the gym, they are in the bleachers until half time or a break in play occurs. If students leave at any other time, they MAY NOT reenter.

• Students asked to leave a game for any reason will not be allowed to attend any more games for the remainder the season.

• All student spectators attending away game events at other schools and facilities MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT.

• DON’T wait to call after the event is over! Rides should be at school on time to pick you up.

• All student spectators must be picked up no later than 15 minutes after the game or event (plays, dances or any other extra curricular activity) or risk not being allowed to attend any more activities.

• Clapping or cheering for a good play is encouraged.

• GO COUGARS!!!!

Parents

• There will be parent meetings for each sports season which will be required for student athletic participation. These meetings will outline safety, sportsmanship, district, school and KSHSAA guidelines.

• KSHSAA Guidelines prohibit any spectator from entering the “field” of play during athletic events. Violations are reported to KSHSAA and offenders must take a KSHSAA sportsmanship online course before they can attend further events. This course has a cost.

• At Chase, an emphasis is placed on courteous and positive interaction with officials, opponents and all coaching staff. Sportsmanship

• Be courteous to all: participants, coaches, officials, staff, and fans.

• Know the rules; abide by and respect the officials’ decisions.

• Win with character and lose with dignity.

• Display appreciation for good performance regardless of the team.

• Exercise self-control and reflect positively upon yourself, your team, and your school.

• Permit only positive, sportsmanlike behavior to reflect on your school or its activities.

• Do nothing that will embarrass you, your school, your team, or your coach.

Cellular phones and electronic devices are not needed at school. No student cell phones can be out in the classroom or hallways during school hours. Wireless earpods cannot be used at school. If a staff member sees a student’s cell phone or wireless earpods, the student will be asked to put them away. If the student refuses, an administrator will be notified to come take the cell phone or earpods to a secure location in the office. Parents will be contacted to come pick up the item(s). Multiple violations of this policy may result in additional consequences.

Water bottles with water are only allowed in classroom. Students are not allowed to have food or colored liquid during the school day in classrooms. If you have any questions, please contact the main office at 785-295-3840.

The school building will be open to students at 7:20 a.m. Prior arrangements need to be made if students need to meet with an individual teacher or work in the media center. Students who do not have school business or are in the after school program are to be out of the building by 3:00 p.m. Parents are asked to contact the principal if there are reasons why students need to arrive at school prior to 7:20 a.m. or remain later than 3:00 p.m. Students are to be off campus by 3:15 p.m. unless other arrangements are made with the administrative staff. Breakfast will be served from 7:20-7:42 a.m. Students must be in their classroom by 7:50 a.m. Students are tardy for school if they are not in their classroom by the 7:50 a.m. bell.

Chase Middle School Counselors are coordinating a Career Fair for 6-8th graders. There will be a variety of career professionals coming to visit with students on February 21st about the paths that they took, education, salary, and some hands-on activities that students can participate in. We can't wait to share the opening of doors with our future leaders!

If you wish to purchase your 22/23 yearbook in the office, please take the exact amount or check payable to CMS Activity Fund. Yearbooks are $15 each and on sale now. Yearbooks will be delivered to students before school dismisses in May.

To Use the Dillons Food Stores Community Rewards Program:

Simply encourage your participants to visit the appropriate link below..

• For Dillons Stores - go to http://www.dillons.com
• For Baker's Stores - go to http://www.bakersplus.com
• For Gerbes Stores - go to http://www.gerbes.com

Once logged into their Dillons Food Stores account they can search for Chase Middle School either by name or TK880 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card.

*Customers must have a registered Dillons Food Stores rewards card account to link to your organization.
*If a member does not yet have a Dillons Food Stores rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any Dillons Food Stores

REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register their rewards card.
Participants must swipe their registered Dillons Food Stores rewards card or use the phone number that is related to their registered Dillons Food Stores rewards card when shopping for each purchase to count.

Thank you!
Dillons Food Stores Community Rewards Department

Don't forget about the Social Media Safety Information Presentation taking place Thursday, February 2nd from 6:00-7:00 at French Middle School. See the flyer below.

We love to see all of our families in person at conferences and we look forward to greeting you all next Wednesday and Thursday.

The Topeka Public Schools, Unified School District No. 501 is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity. No person shall, on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin or ancestry be denied lawful access to any appropriate educational service, program or activity provided by the school district. The Title VI and Title IX compliance coordinator is the Assistant Superintendent for Teaching/Learning/Administration. The Section 504/Title II compliance coordinator is the Coordinator of College and Career Ready Services. For employment, the EEO/AA officer is the General Director of Human Resources. All compliance coordinators may be contacted at 624 SW 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294, (785) 295-3000. The clerk of the Board of Education has been designated to receive and redirect or handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, regulations and procedures. The clerk may be contacted by calling (785) 295-3045 or by writing to 624 SW 24th Street, Topeka, KS 66611-1294.