Please join us in the middle school commons on Wednesday, February 7 for the P.I.E. meeting. We will be planning for future events and activities. We hope you can attend!

Please watch your child's classroom newsletter for information about upcoming parent-teacher conferences. We would like every student to have a conference completed by their parent this winter. Most teachers will hold conferences on February 27 and 29, but some will be scheduled at other times. Additionally some teachers will be running student led conferences and the student will need to attend the conference. Please take advantage of this conference time to help build a stronger partnership between home and school for the benefit of providing your child the best education possible. Elective (specials) teachers will be available for drop in conferences on those evenings.

Student Council is selling candy grams this week for $1 each. Candy grams will be delivered Feb. 14. Parents wishing to purchase a candy gram for their child may complete a candy gram and send it in to the office with money on or before Feb. 9. Thank you! Please see your email for more details regarding the candy gram sale.

We are kicking off the Cards for a Cause Fundraiser, which will run February 5-14. Your child should have brought home a flyer and order form on Friday. Our sales goal is one box per student, but we imagine many families, relatives or friends may want to purchase more because these are great card sets. There is a prize for the top selling homeroom and their individual prizes for the top selling students. Funds raised are supporting our P.I.E. goal of supporting classroom events and a special end of year event. Please consider participating in this fundraiser. See pictures below and order form attached (this was sent home on Friday in a paper version and is available in the office).

P.I.E. is hosting the annual WinterFest with Chili and Soup Cook-Off on Saturday Feb. 24 from 4pm to 7pm. Adults may enter for best chili and/or best soup and students may enter for best chili or soup. Voting will be done by participants through purchased tickets. A student best chili and best soup will be chosen and same with a best adult chili and adult soup. Even if you do not make soup or chili everyone is still welcome to come. Use this sign-up link to register for the cook-off either for an adult or a student AND you can use this link to volunteer to help or to bring dessert or supplies. Thank you so much. This is a fun event, and we hope you can make it! SIGN UP LINK

Parents of current 5th grade students are requested to attend the middle school open house held on March 5 at 6:30pm. This meeting is also open to anyone who is interested in learning about enrollment in grade 6, 7, or 8 for the 2022-23 school year.

Click the link below to watch a fun introductory video of the Finding Nemo cast!

2/5-14/2024 Paperpie Cards for a Cause Fundraiser P.I.E.

2/7/2024 P.I.E. Meeting 4pm

2/14/2024 Valentine's Day Celebrations (K-5) PM

2/16/2024 No School

2/19/2024 No School

2/20/2024 Grades 5-8 Spelling Bee Music Room 6:30PM

2/24/2024 Chili-Cook-Off Sponsored by P.I.E.

2/27, 29/2024 Parent-Teacher Conferences

2/29/2024 LEAF Deposit Day K-4 PM

March is Reading Month!

3/5/2024 5th Grade Middle School Transition and Prospective Students to Middle School 6:30PM

3/7/2024 Science Night Dinner K-5 5:30 PM-7:30PM

3/9/2024 K-8 2024-2025 Future Enrollment Community Meeting and Tour 10am

3/19/2024 County Spelling Bee

3/19-21/2024 7:00 PM Finding Nemo Middle School Musical

3/22/2024 27th Annual Spring Candy Hunt

3/22/2024 End of 3rd Card Marking

3/22/2024 Half Day of School 11:30am Dismissal

3/25-4/1/2024 Spring Break No School

4/2/2024 School Resumes

4/11/2024 Son and Mom/Special Guest "Rock Night" sponsored by Upper El.

4/18/2024 Daughter and Dad/Special Guest Dance sponsored by P.I.E.

We anticipate having some openings at every grade level for the 24-25 school year. Please share the following information meeting dates with friends or family that may be interested in enrolling their student for the 24-25 school year. At the seventh and eighth grade level, we sometimes have openings that allow for immediate enrollment. Encourage those who may be interested to register for the enrollment lottery. The kindness of a referral to a friend, neighbor, or family member is the greatest compliment we can receive and the best way to support the well-being of the Chatfield School program.

If your current Chatfield student has a sibling entering Kindergarten through Eighth grade and you would like to enroll them for the 2024-2025 school year, please complete the Sibling Enrollment Registration form (attached to this newsletter or found on the website enrollment page. Please turn this form in the office by April 5, 2024 to insure priority for possible enrollment.

Leigha Block competed in the District FFA Leadership contest in Cass City on Friday, January 26th. Leigha participated in the Creed Public Speaking and scored a silver rating.

3rd grader Ryleigh Meier recently competed in a gymnastic competition and won medals! Congratulations on your hard work Ryleigh!

We would like to congratulate the following students who have been recognized by Chatfield staff for an outstanding contribution or accomplishment! Congratulations!

Jade Marks

Amiyah Secrest

Leo Block

Noelle Kreiner

Everly Stearns

Nicole Norman

Rowan Schubert

Hadassah Cousins

Landon Grant

Lillianna Burda

Brayden Parker

Ben Wilson

Amiyah Secrest

Gunnar Weeden

Jackson Klein

Phoenix Ball

Hope Garner

Ben Gilling

Destiny Markham

Jilliann Mohlmaster

Hayley Radatz

Savanna Matthews

Olivia Good

Addilyn Schrader

Anneliese Pender

Gwen Goemaere

Luke Marburger

Graham Cholewka

Avery Babcock

Vivian Kurtz

Elena Nelson

Abel Bond

Our 12U and 14U boys basketball teams are about half way through the season. They are getting better and better each week. Thank you parents for all your support so far! Thank you Mr. Martin, Mr. Brady, and Mr and Mrs. Lyman for your time and dedication to coaching the boys. February is a busy month for them as they will be playing 2 and sometimes 3 games a week as we they finish their seasons. Below are the game dates.....

• 2/6 Home Vs. FAITH 5:30
• 2/8 Home Vs. Merritt Academy
• 2/12 Home Vs. Lapeer Lakers
• 2/14 Home Vs. Kingsbury
• 2/16 14U Away Vs. Imlay City 7th grade
• 2/17 12U Tournament @ Imlay City
• 2/23 Away Vs. Merritt Academy
• 2/26 Away Vs. Dryden

Chatfield Youth basketball is up and running. We have 75 1st- 5th graders in the program this year! We have played one set of games and had two skill weeks. The boys and girls are learning and working hard. We play our second set of games this saturday! Thank you parents for helping when you can and for getting your kids to Chatfield each saturday. We have more weeks of learning and improving to go.

Archery has shifted over to just competition shooting (4th - 8th graders)! They also have a busy month, competing in 6 tournaments in preparation to qualify and compete in the state tournament March 8th. All the archers are working hard and continuing to improve. We have also added to our stable of certified archery instructors! Thank you Jamie Babcock, Kathryn Peters, Doug Chateauvert, Josh DeYonger, and Josh Kline for taking the time to attend the class and obtain their coaching certification.

This past weekend at the Portage Central Mustange Bullseye Shootout Michael Neumeyer took 2nd place in the middle school boys division and Jaxon Lyman also took 2nd place in the Elementary boys division. Great job!

The Middle School Girls Basketball team concluded their winning season with a banquet last week. The team would like to thank Coach Tim Zeeman and Coach Jennifer Zeeman for their hard work and investment of time and energy in coaching! Thank you coaches! Congratulations girls!

Does your child have something to celebrate - perhaps an athletic accomplishment, a dance competition result, a special camp or program completion? We want to celebrate extra-curricular student success too! Let us know about it and we will celebrate it in the newsletter and on Facebook/Instagram. Send an email to Mr. Kraly (bkraly@chatfieldschool.org) with your child's first and last name, information about the success, and a quality picture (jpeg) or video.

Examples: Athletic award achieved, dance award, special recital, technology achievement, scouts or other organized program recognitions.

Last week, Middle School Bowling Coach Asaro stopped in to encourage student to sign up for bowling club! Now is the time to get involved. Remember, bowling does become a Varsity sport in high school and can lead to many scholarships!

Any and all spirit wear can now be purchased locally at VillageTee! Please visit the link and the Village Tee website to see all of the possibilities available. We are just getting started! www.villagetees.net/product-category/chatfield

A.L.L.Y, Accepting Learners Leading Youth, is our middle school peer-to-peer program. A.L.L.Y. is excited to be selling pickles again this year! Pickles are $1.00 and will be sold after school in the lobby on Thursdays. The funds will go towards the programs’ after-school classroom supplies, project materials, and after-school activity needs. Thank you for your support!

It’s that time of year again when we must discuss winter school closings, the weather and roads can be an issue this time of year. Mr. Kraly and Mr. Young want you to know that they are always concerned about the safety of the students and parents.

We will be working with the superintendents from other local school districts and the Lapeer Intermediate School District to determine the conditions around the county. If your local district is closed that does not mean that Chatfield is closed.

The school directors will make the determination as early as possible and send out messages via:

Radio: WWJ 950, WJR 760, WMPC 1230

Television: Fox 2, Local 4, ABC 7, WWJTV CBS,

CW 50, ABC 12

Internet: www.chatfieldschool.org

Skylert School Messenger: Parents can adjust their contact preferences, E-mail, Text, Phone Call,

by going into Skyward Family Access and clicking on the Skylert tab.

As a general rule of thumb Chatfield School does not have early release on days when the weather and roads become worse during the day. We will provide updates regarding the status of evening activities by posting them to the school website.

When dealing with windchill, this chart is useful in helping to determine if school must be canceled due to dangerous conditions. https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold-wind-chill-chart

Road conditions can vary around the county and on different surfaces so as always use your best judgment and safety when determining if you should drive to school. Safety is always our first priority.

The student & parent handbook for 2023-2024 is available now. Please take time to read it over. If you have any questions or concerns please let Mr. Young or Mr. Kraly know.

Handbook LINK

Link to confirm you have read the Handbook:

https://forms.gle/AfA6UCkprHQgcPAD8

The Chatfield School, a tuition-free, public school academy nestled in the heart of Lapeer, offers the best educational opportunities for students in grades K-8.

Email: chatfieldschool@chatfieldschool.org
Website: www.chatfieldschool.org
Location: 231 Lake Drive, Lapeer, MI, USA
Phone: (810)-667-8970