Chester Elementary School

Dear CES Family,

How important is reading? Well, we're going to take a day to celebrate it on March 1st, which is National Read Across America Day. This also coincides with a celebration of the amazing children's author, Dr. Seuss. Our staff really places a premium on reading because the benefits are huge: improved imagination and creativity, better and expanded vocabulary, general cognitive development...the list is long. Oh, and another really important benefit: improved concentration. This is particularly important in today's society where so many of our students are so quick to jump from one thing to the next without really going to depth on anything.

We have some great news about books for you: thanks to some folks at our district office, CES has received grant funds in the amount of $25,000 for the sole purpose of growing our library book collection. That's a lot of money! Our librarians, Mrs. Mary Juska and Mrs. Mandy Hull, along with our teaching staff, are working hard on the selection and purchasing process and will have expended all of our funds by April 1. We are buying a lot of books and have the wonderful challenge of figuring out where to put all of them...a great problem to have. This is a huge win for our kids.

Sincerely,

Scott Cory

Principal

3/1 End of Second Trimester

3/1 Dr. Seuss Day

3/4-3/15 Read-A-Thon

3/5 & 3/6 Talent Show Practice, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., CES Gym

3/7 Talent Show, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., CES Gym

Thank you to Westside Spreading for you donation to provide books for our CES Book of the Month program! These books bring laughter and happiness into our classrooms! They provides inspiration, encourage curiosity, discuss important themes and promote positive school culture on our campus.

That's right, Summer School! I know, it's only February, but we're getting an early start on trying to determine interest. Click on the "Summer School" graphic to learn more and state your interest. More information coming in the weeks to come.

We have a great chamber of commerce in the Lake Almanor Basin! If you haven't seen their newsletter, "Town Chatter," it's full of great information about local events. Click here to access the most recent newsletter. Lots of great January news and events! You can also sign up with the Chamber to have it sent to you.

Email: scory@pcoe.k12.ca.us
Website: ces.pcoe.k12.ca.us
Location: 158 Aspen Street, Chester, CA, USA
Phone: 530-258-3194
Facebook: facebook.com/ChesterElementary