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Thank you to all of the families that provided dinner and dessert last Tuesday during parent-teacher conferences. It was a great treat for all of us. We truly appreciate you taking the energy and making a donation to help make a great meal. We enjoyed leftovers the next day at lunch! Thank you!

Special thanks to: The Miles Family, The DeLong family, The Turner Family, The C. Wilson Family, The Shannon Family, The MInard Family, The Ray Family, The Viers Family, The Kraly Family, The Hunt Family, The Contreraz Family, The A. Wilson Family, The Bakerray Family, The Poniatowski-Hanks Family, The Stearns Family, The Cousins Family, The Coulter Family, The Peters Family, and The Woodruff Family.

It is time to get ready for Trunk or Treat 2023! We ask that each child bring in 50 pieces (or more) of wrapped candy to populate the candy supply. Students should deliver this candy at the start of the day to the candy bins located at the front door entrance and the gym lobby entrance. Please make sure your candy is donated by October 23. Thank you!

On Halloween, students should not wear their Halloween costumes or makeup to school. They will be able to get into costume in the afternoon. Costumes must adhere to the dress code. There should not be costumes that are bloody, appear dangerous, or promote the idea of harm. No weapon-like props may be used or brought to school. Questions can be directed to Mr. Young.

Would you like to decorate your trunk for Chatfield's Annual Halloween Trunk or Treat? If you would like to participate, please complete the form linked below by October 16. Decorators should plan to set up around 1:30pm with the first classes coming through around 2pm! We will supply the candy with parent donations. This activity is weather dependent and if cancellation is necessary because of weather we will notify families by Noon.

https://forms.gle/xqH8n6F9Eb8V6fQC6

Eat at Culvers on Friday Oct 27 and a percentage of your bill will be donated to Chatfield School! It's a half day so stop by for lunch. The program ends for the day at 3pm.

The Fall Festival and Bike Rodeo was another sucessful event provided by Chatfield P.I.E. We would like to thank everyone for their participation. At the October P.I.E. meeting it was discussed that both the date and the weather were not ideal for the event. We know many families that would have liked to attend had made previous plans. The P.I.E. group is taking that feedback in to consideration for the planning of future Fall Festival/Bike Rodeo programs. If you did not donate to the Fall Festival/Bike Rodeo fundraiser, it is still appropriate to donate an amount of your choice. These can be delivered or mailed to the office. Checks should be written to Chatfield School memo: PIE.

The Chatfield P.I.E. adopted a budget for the 23-24 school year at the October meeting. The budget includes supplying each teacher with $100 for special projects, $2,500 for special request projects, and a designation of $10,000 to the stage fundraising project that the school has embarked upon. If you would like to support P.I.E. please donate.

P.I.E. has several unique events planned for the school year. Upcoming include Skate Nights, Urban Air event, possible family dance, winter family night and chili cook-off, special dance, and other special programs for the students.

2023 Chatfield Archery Teams

Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-8

Intro & First Practice is THIS friday, October 20th (Schedule Below).

PARENTS NEED TO ATTEND FIRST PRACTICE

To register, please fill out Google form by 10/19/2023.

LINK---->>https://forms.gle/M14ZkZiWWFewM2UM9

Grades 3rd – 5th practicing at 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Grades 6th – 8th practicing at 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

Tentative Practice Dates : 10/20, 10/27, 11/03, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/1, 3/9, 3/15

Communication and updates between coaches and parents will be done via the “TeamReach” smartphone app. Please download the app and use the access code “Dolphin2018”

Thank you to those that have already signed up for Girls Basketball. With our numbers and the age breakdown we will have two teams this year. We will have a younger team to be made up of 4th and 5th grade girls and an older team for 6th -8th grade girls. The coaching team of Mrs. Burrough and Mr. Zeeman will return for the 6-8 girls team. We need a head coach for the 4th/5th grade girl's team. We have a parent interested in helping but need a head coach to run the 4th and 5th grade team. Basketball practice/games will be 2-4 nights a week. If you missed the sign up for your daughter OR If you would be interested in coaching for the 4th/5th grade team, please let Mr. Boyle know by calling 810-538-1733 or email lboyle@chatfieldschool.org.

The first card marking ends on Friday, October 27. Please note this is a half day of school. Please make sure your child has all of his or her work turned in and that you are monitoring assignments (grades 4-8) in Skyward. Report cards will be ready Nov. 3.

We would like to improve the school's stage that is used for the school musical and for special events including the end of year honor's programs and 8th Grade Farewell. The project to upgrade and replace the stage will cost approximately $60,000 and is not part of the school's general fund budget. This means the school, staff, parents, grandparents, and students, all Chatfield Partners, will need to work together to achieve this big project. Thus far we have a commitment of $10,000 from Chatfield P.I.E. towards the goal. Would you like to help? Please consider donating to the project or helping with grants and future fundraising ideas.

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

Builders Club is a student-led service organization for middle school students. Members in this program are students who are interested in service to their school, community and world. The local Kiwanis Club of Lapeer serves as the Builders Club sponsor. With the help of Kiwanis and Lapeer High School's Key Club, Builders Club will work to foster caring, empathy and good character in students, to develop students' service and leadership skills, provide opportunities for students to learn, engage, serve and lead to benefit Chatfield school, the local community and world.

It is exciting to see students from Lapeer High School's Key Club investing an interest in establishing Builders Club at Chatfield Middle School. While Mrs. Bierbusse serves as the Builders Club advisor, all meetings are student led by both Chatfield Middle School students and Lapeer High School students.

We are excited to announce the first recipients of Dolphin Shout Outs! This is a new recognition program. Staff and students nominate students for exhibiting the characteristics of Dolphin PRIDE including Perserverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Empathy!

Recently nominated students are:

Eli LoBaido

Jaxson Stearns

Mylah Overland

Jordan Ray

Oliver McNutt

Charlotte Russell

Zoey Burchi

Aspen Epperly

Spencer Bond

Austin Hagan

Weston Hanks

Kelsi Smith

Savannah Matthews

Jordan Gosciniak

Destiny Markham

Cash Hanks

Oakley Lange

Grayson Cole

Claire Grant

Congratulations!

Join us for Math and Reading Family Game Night on Thursday, November 9. Families will have the opportunity to eat together and then rotate through a series of fun games! We ask that you preregister before the date of the event. See link below to register!

The Junior lightning cheerleaders did absolutely amazing at their recent competition! This is the first time Lapeer Junior Cheer has taken 1st and 2nd place in the competition! They worked hard! Congratulations to all of our Chatfield participants!

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.

The middle school students will be selling holiday Poinsettias, greenery, and wreathes this Fall. We have always been very happy with the products.

Mandels Poinsettia/Green Fundraiser:

Starts: 10/9-10/25

Delivery 11/16

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

10/16-19/2023 5th Grade Camp

10/20/2023 No School

10/25/2023 Picture Retakes (AM)

10/27/2023 End of 1st Marking Period

10/27/2023 Half Day of School 11:30am Dismissal

10/31/2023 Halloween - Trunk or Treat (PM)

11/3/2023 Report Cards Sent Home

11/6/2023 No School-Teacher Professional Development

11/9/2023 LEAF Deposit Day Grades 1-4 (PM)

11/9/2023 Math and Reading Game Night (preregister) 5-7 PM

11/20-24/2023 No School

11/23/2023 Thanksgiving

11/27/2023 Scholastic Book Fair Week through 12-1

Parents & Guardians,

We are hiring some part time employees! If you are interested in being on one of our teams please let us know! Specifically we could use some support on our lunch team, child care team, and on our substitute team. Contact Mr. Kraly at bkraly@chatfieldschool.org or Mrs. Davis at adavis@chatfieldschool.org

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