Please note that if your child is out sick for 3 consecutive days, he/she will need a doctor's note to return to school, after the 3rd day of being absent.

We know that birthdays are a momentous and special occasion in your child’s life. If your child would like to bring in an item to celebrate this very special occasion, one small, non-edible item (ex: pencil, sticker, etc) is allowed to be brought in. Items will be sent home with students at the end of the day. Only one item should be sent in. No gift bags please.

Invitations to home parties may not be distributed at school or on the bus unless the entire class is invited. The office is not able to furnish parents with phone numbers and addresses of students for invitations.

Chardon Local Schools partners with PublicSchoolWORKS to offer the Stay Safe. Speak UP! student safety and bullying prevention program. This 24/7, confidential reporting tool is available to students, parents, staff and the community. Visit the link to learn about 3 easy ways to report and bookmark access to the tool.

Notes for Newsletter Developer:

Link: https://bit.ly/chardonnewssssu

If you are emailing the front office with any type of dismissal/transportation changes (BEFORE 2pm) and/or attendance information, please make sure to email the secretary, Lisa Loncar (lisa.loncar@chardonschools.org) AND the clerical, Nicole Wise (nicole.wise@chardonschools.org).

If you are dropping your child off late to school in the morning and a staff member is no longer outside, you MUST walk your child to the door. Thank you.

• If you are picking your child up in the car pick up line, please stay in your car and DO NOT WALK UP TO THE GYM OR INTO THE GYM TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD. Also, DO NOT get out of your car to greet your child at or near the gym door as it can cause a back up with the pick up line.
• Pick up will be the same location and follow the same flow as morning drop off
• Kindergarten parents, please do not line up to pick up your child until 3:20pm as the preschool gets dismissed at 3:10p.m.
• Please remember to have your car rider sign visible in your window so that staff can match students with families quickly and efficiently
• If you do not have a car rider sign please let us know

With the weather constantly changing, please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather each day so that they will be able to play outside comfortably. Once it starts snowing, your child will need a winter coat, hat, gloves, snowpants and boots to play outside. Also, please make sure to change out your childs extra clothing that you have in their backpack to be long pants and long sleeved shirts once the weather starts to change. Thank you.

Ingredients

1 Cup Unsalted butter, browned

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

1 ½ cups brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs, room temperature

2 ½ cups all purpose flour

2 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp sea salt + more for sprinkling

¾ cup broken pretzels

1 ½ cups caramel bits (Kraft caramel bits)

¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

-Line a large cookie sheet w/ parchment paper

-Brown the butter. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, whisking as it melts, foams, bubbles, and eventually little brown bits form and turns to amber. Immediately pour into a large, heatproof bowl, scraping all the little brown bits into the bowl.

-Using a mixer, beat the vanilla and sugars into the butter for a couple minutes, until it lightens a bit.

-Beat in eggs for about 30 seconds.

-Add the baking powder, ½ tsp salt, and about a third of the flour. Mix slowly, add another third of the flour, mix and add the last of the flour until just combined.

-Stir in the pretzels, caramel bits, and chocolate chips until evenly distributed.

-Scoop out very large balls of dough (at least ¼ cup, but could be bigger, up to ½ cup) and place on prepared baking sheet, leaving plenty of space in between.

-Sprinkle tops of cookies with sea salt.

-Bake 13 minutes or until the edges are golden.

-Remove and allow to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Just a reminder that if your child comes home with different clothes on due to accidents, spills and/or recess mud/dirt, please make sure to wash and return these clothing items. This is very important as our extra clothing supply is very limited. You may also want to keep an extra set of clothing in your child's backpack in case they need to change throughout the day.

All Preschool tuition payments MUST be made by the 5th of every month. Please log into Infinite Campus to make your monthly online payment. Monthly payments are $178 unless you have qualified for the Free/Reduced Lunch Waiver for the 2024-25 school year. If you have qualified this school year, your monthly payments for the Reduced Lunch Waiver will be $133.33 and if you've qualified for the Free Lunch Waiver, your payments each month will be $88.89. If you are writing a check, please make the check payable to the Chardon BOE. Thank you!

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The main goal of the school nurse is to keep students and staff safe and healthy at school. Below are some reminders on when a child should be kept at home or when a parent will be called to pick up his/her child from school.

• Fever > 100.0F in the past 24 hours --- Tylenol and ibuprofen can mask the effects of a fever. Children should be “fever-free” for 24 hours WITHOUT medicine before returning to school.

• Cough/Congestion/etc. --- Children with “bad” or persistent coughs, especially if it keeps them awake all night, should not be sent to school.

• Vomiting or Diarrhea --- Children who experience more than one episode of vomiting or diarrhea should stay home until 24 hours after the last episode. A child may be sent to school if they only had one episode and the parent is confident it is a “one-time deal” and not related to a virus (such as Miralax administration)

• Strep Throat --- Children diagnosed with strep throat should not be sent to school until after 24 hours of antibiotics or longer if determined by a physician. A doctor’s excuse should also be sent with the child upon their return to school.

• Pink eye --- Children with redness in the white of the eyes, itching, yellow or green discharge, or matted eyelashes are signs of conjunctivitis or pink eye. Pink eye is highly contagious, if these symptoms are present a follow-up with your child’s physician should be done. Children should not be sent to school until after 24 hours of receiving prescribed antibiotic eye drops or as otherwise decided by their physician. A doctor’s excuse should also be sent with the child upon their return to school.

• Rash --- Including, but not limited to blisters that are oozing and painful, could be a sign of a contagious infection such as chicken pox, impetigo, etc. Children should receive a follow-up with a physician before returning to school.

• Wounds or Lesions --- Students with skin infections should follow up with their physician and may return to school at their physician’s discretion. Any wound or lesion with drainage (“pus”) needs to be covered and contained with a clean, dry bandage.

• Pain --- Including earaches, toothaches, headaches, etc. Parents will be called if the child is in severe pain or not able to perform in school due to the pain.

• Any other behavior that indicates the student is not feeling well (in combination with any of the above)

Please note that if your child is out sick for 3 consecutive days, he/she will need a doctor's note to return to school after the 3rd day of being absent.

Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school safe and healthy!

Why are health screenings important to my child?

Health screenings give you valuable information about your child’s development.

You will become connected with resources to help prepare your child for success in school.

Screening will help identify any hearing, vision, health, growth, or general development needs your child may have. *

For many children, screenings can mean the difference between success and failure in school. If potential problems are detected at any of the screened areas, the child then has the opportunity to receive specialized help before entering kindergarten.

If you do not have concerns about your child’s health, growth, or development, your school district will still need your child’s screening information and immunization information on file at school.

Click here to apply for free and reduced lunch for the 2024-25 school year.

Douglas Higham, Lead Administrator

admin.celc@chardonschools.org

douglas.higham@chardonschools.org

Lisa Loncar, Secretary

lisa.loncar@chardonschools.org

Nicole Wise, Clerical Assistant

nicole.wise@chardonschools.org

Email: communications@chardonschools.org

Website: chardonschools.org

Location: 308 Maple Avenue, Chardon, OH, USA

Phone: 440-285-4066

Fax: 440-286-8805