CHIEF CHARLO HOWL NEWSLETTER

Come join us at Chief Charlo's Family STEAM NIGHT!

TOMORROW - Thursday, April 25th 6:00-7:00pm!

There will be a community mural project at STEAM night. Students will have an opportunity to add one or two textures to the mural. Students who want to will work on sections of the mural for up to one minute. Wear clothes that you’re not afraid to get dirty and destroyed as we will be working with acrylic paint. This will be a first come, first serve task. Unfortunately, there will not be enough time for every STEAM Night participant to take part in this project.

Thank you to everyone that supported the Daffodil Day Sale!!

$900 in proceeds were collected, of which $465 was donated to support the Montana Camp Mak-A-Dream Program and the other $465 will be utilized to send our 4 Kindergarten classrooms on a field trip to the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium.

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The Lost and Found is FULL of gloves, hats, lunch boxes, water bottles, and coats. Please look to see if something belongs at your home before April 30th. After that items will be purged and donated.

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Come to the FREE All School Event THIS Thursday, April 25th, 6:00-7:00pm, as Chief Charlo Elementary transforms into a STEAM Exploratorium of hands-on adventure! Discover fun and exciting activities centering around Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics!

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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION continues. Child must be 5 on or before September 10, 2023. Documents needed to register are:

Copy of Birth Certificate

Copy of Immunization Records

2 forms of address verification

Either visit your school's front office or click here to register your student online for Kindergarten.

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See below or MCPS website regarding IMPORTANT levy information. Please vote YES to PASS the General Fund and Safety Levies on May 7th.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

April 25 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm

April 25 - Schoolwide STEAM Night, 6:00-7:00pm

April 27 - Middle School Honors Ensemble Music Orchestra Performance, 1:00pm

May 2 - Early Out - ALL students dismissed at 2:30pm

LOOKING AHEAD

May 2 - FREE Parenting Class, 6:00-8:00pm (Let's Talk About Bullying, Peer Pressure and the Internet)

May 4 - Spring Garden Clean Up and Build - We NEED your help building our new ADA Pathway

May 6-10 - Staff Appreciation Week

Did you know you can earn money for Chief Charlo by buying the products you use every day? Box Tops for Education is an easy way to make a donation to the PTO without spending anything extra. Simply download the Box Tops app to scan your store receipts for participating products. Chief Charlo will automatically earn cash with every Box Tops product you buy. There are over 350 products from 80 different brands including household names like Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Annie's, Lysol and Pillsbury. Download the Box Tops app on your phone or log onto boxtops4education.com to learn more.

Interested in Chief Charlo Spirit Wear? Check out what is available in our School Spirit Shop HERE

History

The origins of National Teacher Day are murky. Around 1944, Arkansas teacher Mattye Whyte Woodridge began corresponding with political and education leaders about the need for a national day to honor teachers. Woodbridge wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt, who in 1953 persuaded the 81st Congress to proclaim a National Teacher Day. The National Education Association (NEA) and its affiliates continued to observe National Teacher Day on the first Tuesday in March until 1985, when the National PTA established Teacher Appreciation Week as the first full week of May. The NEA Representative Assembly then voted to make the Tuesday of that week National Teacher Day. Celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week of May, the actual date varies each year. This year National Teacher Day is May 7th.

* The Chief Charlo PTO asks that you encourage your child to show their appreciation to their teacher(s), lunch staff, or even their bus driver by making them a card, writing them a letter, drawing them a picture or making some other fun creation. We have the BEST staff her at Chief Charlo. Let's show them how much we have appreciated them for all they have done for our children over this past year!! *

$900 in proceeds were collected, of which $465 was donated to support the Montana Camp Mak-A-Dream Program. George Laufenberg, Executive Director of Camp Mak-A-Dream, was thrilled to accept the $465 donation from the Daffodil Day sale. The other $465 will be utilized to send our four Kindergarten classrooms on a field trip to the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium in May.

We are looking for helpers MAY 4th to join us in cleaning up the school garden and putting in the NEW ADA pathway. This new pathway will make our beautiful garden easily accessible to ALL our Chief Charlo students so they too can learn in our beautiful outdoor space.

Spring is here and garden lessons are in full swing! Planting lessons will be held on May 30th and 31st for K and 3rd grade.

Be sure to stop by the garden this summer to check out all the growth to come. Summer open garden hours will be held on Thursdays from 9am-12pm from June 17th to August 15th. Come enjoy some garden activities and free Chief Charlo garden produce! Interested in getting your hands even dirtier? We are looking for volunteers to help weed and harvest during the summer. Visit Garden City Harvest to learn more and sign up to volunteer at one of our community gardens. Contact your School Garden Manager Lyris with any questions at lyris@gardencityharvest.org

The Families in Transition (FIT) Program is here to assist Chief Charlo students and families experiencing housing instability (McKinney-Vento Act) and/or economic hardship. FIT works as a bridge between those families, our school and the district staff to empower students to stay in school and remain successful both in school and as lifelong learners. FIT also provides families access to community resources and services.

FIT is able to provide extra services to our students in need. This may include extra one-on-one educational support, or supplying students with school supplies, weekly EmPower Packs, or basic needs such as clothing, gym shoes, winter gear, toiletries, etc.

FIT is here to support your family, because we care about all of our Wolves - BIG and small!!

I look forward to assisting you!

Coryll Rupert (FIT Coordinator)

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~ MCPS Summer Art and Music Camps ~

** Unfortunately, there will be NO visual art camps offered through MCPS this summer **

June 10-14 - Intermediate Choir Camp

For students entering grades 6-9: 8:00-11:00am Registration Form

June 10-14 - Intermediate Band and Orchestra camps

For students entering grades 6-9, 12:00-4:00pm Registration Form

(Financial Assistance Available)

Current Board Members:

Elyse Johnson, President: chiefcharlopto@gmail.com

Mindy Glenna, Co-Vice President: chiefcharloptovp@gmail.com

Kristen Owens, Co-Vice President: chiefcharloptovp@gmail.com

Annie Harris, Treasurer: chiefcharlotreasurer@gmail.com

Meeting Schedule: Monthly meetings typically occur the SECOND WEDNESDAY of each month in our school library, 6:00-7:00pm, unless otherwise specified. FREE childcare is always available.

Interested in becoming a member? Everyone is welcome! Membership is free due to our amazing sponsors. The Chief Charlo PTO encourages families to join, stay informed, and help out in any way you can. It's never too late to join and be part of the FUN!!

Check us out at http://facebook.com/chiefcharlopto

Chief Charlo PTO

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Email: ChiefCharloPTO@gmail.com
Website: https://www.mcpsmt.org/page/8832
Location: 5600 Longview Drive, Missoula, MT, USA
Phone: 406-542-4005
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chiefcharlopto