The Chat

Tuesday, December 19 will be a special day for students and staff as we celebrate the holidays. The treat street dessert will be jingling and hot chocolate will be served after students enjoy visiting reindeer and taking a horse drawn trolley ride. We will need lots of baked goods for treat street! Please remember us when you are doing your holiday baking! Please deliver baked goods to the kitchen on the morning of December 19. If you need a container returned please make sure it is labeled. Please avoid baked goods with nuts and if they have nuts or peanut butter please label as such. If your item is gluten free please label as such. Thank you in advance! Everyone also shares such wonderful baked goods! See photos for examples.

Students will have a chance to purchase gifts for family and friends this week! Last week your students should have brought home a purchase planning envelope. Parents are encouraged to complete the envelope with their child. The student may bring the envelope to the Santa Shop to purchase items. We recommend sending in dollar amounts not to exceed an amount of cash you are comfortable sending to school with your child. Pricing will be $1 to $25 per item.

We would like to thank all of the crafty and creative parents and families that donated items to sell at the Santa Shop!

We are in need of volunteer to help with the Santa Shop! Tasks include, helping students shop, making change, helping students pack up their items, and overall being of good holiday cheer! If you could make some time to help out, please sign up here: Volunteer Sign Up

We want to thank everyone for their patience during the Genesee Street construction project. You made it! Genesee is again fully open and we can resume using the Genesee Street entrance to Lake Drive. Those families that pick up in Grades 4-8 (by the gym lobby/north parking lot) can resume coming in off of Genesee Street. Those families that pick up in the south (kindergarten) or west lot (Grades 1-3) should continue to enter Lake Drive from DeMille Blvd.

One critical note: Genesee is now just one lane where people turn right onto Lake Drive. If traffic happens to back up on Lake Drive off of Genesee and you are trying to turn right onto Lake Drive, you cannot stop and block traffic in the east bound land of Genesee.

The week after Thanksgiving we immediately saw relief to the pick up traffic flow when Genesee St. opened. We hope that you noticed this too!

Sign up with this link for Youth Basketball Sign Up LINK

This is a great program to get started with basketball and for young students to hone their skills for future playing! Designed and run by Mr. Boyle, students learn skills and have fun while they do it!

The CYBP will Now INCLUDE 5th grade! The program is for ANY student attending Chatfield and/or others in Grades 1-5. Registration will end on January 5th (5:00 p.m.) Cost for new CYBP participants: $45 (includes reversible jersey) Returning participants (with jersey): $30. Cost for late registrations (after 1/5) will be an additional $10.

ALL PARTICIPANTS NEED A CURRENT WELL- CHILD EXAM ON FILE.
Details:
CYBP Dates: Saturday – 1/13 (Evaluation Clinic@Chatfield) Grades 1-2 (9:00 - 10:30) Grades 3-5 (11:00 - 12:30)
Team skills camp Games

January 20th, February 3rd, February 24th January 27th, Feb.10th, March 2nd, March 9th

Skill Saturdays: Grades 1-2 (9:00 a.m -10:00am. or 10:15 - 11:15 a.m) - Team specific Times TBA
Grades 3-5 (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 12:45-1:45 p.m.) – Team Specific Times TBA

There will be practice/Skill weeks and game weeks. They will alternate back and forth. The skill weeks will be run like a camp (by Mr. Boyle), but with smaller numbers and very focused instruction. We would like coaches/parents to help and be involved/assist on practice days as well. On game dates there will be no practice time before their games. Boys and girls in grades 1-2 will play on 8 foot baskets during the season (between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) while those in grades 3-5 will play their games on regulation 10 foot baskets (between 11:30 and 1:30 p.m.).

Each game will consist of two 20 minute “running clock” halves while being officiated with volunteer officials trained by a licensed basketball official through the MHSAA.

**Returning for 2024--Depending on numbers Mr. Boyle is considering separating boys and girls if possible. I am not sure how this will work, but I think it would be a better experience for all involved. Participation will dictate whether we can do this.**

First Grade will perform their annual holiday celebration at the PIX on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 6:30pm.

Students may wear a hat to school on Wednesday and Fridays from Nov. 8 through Dec. 15 to help raise money for the Lapeer Kiwanis Club's Inclusive Playground. Cost is 50 cents per day or $1 per week. Money will be collected on Wednesday and Friday. Students may pay one week at a time each Wednesday if they would like.

Chess Club is starting up. This club will be sponsored by Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Fenelley and team!

Please sign up using this link: SIGN UP LINK

S10 will be due at the first session on January 16.

Chatfit at Crossfit Lapeer on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 4:45 is back for students in 4th through 8th grade.

Sessions will begin January 10th and go until March 20. LINK TO SIGN UP

Students that enroll in Chatfit are expected to dress in comfortable clothing that will allow them to move without restriction and school appropriate. Students should wear tennis shoes.

Students will be participating in a variety of physical activity ranging from strength building, gymnastic movements (like pull ups, handstands, forward rolls, etc) and metabolic conditioning.

There is no cost to attend, but parents are responsible for their child's transportation to Crossfit Lapeer and picking their child up after the session as well.

*Participation is limited to 20 students

This is a friendly reminder that there is no school Wednesday, Dec. 20 through Tuesday, January 2. School resumes bright and early on Wednesday, January 3, 2024! We hope your family has a wonderful holiday season.

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

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

December Shoutouts:

Lilly Burda

Aubree Parker

Wyatt Jostock

Tommy Radatz

Kiley Quinlan

Daniel Wilson

Graci Goodwin

Jackson Hodge

Maya Wilcox

Teegan Tollison

Destiny Markham

Ensley DeYonker

Ty Allen

Aubrey Kelley

Caleb Welch

Katelynn Fessler

Addelyn Kluck

Luke Hemstrom

Scarletskye Shipp

Broc Ankley

Zac Christie

Lincoln Stearns

Harper Alexander

Tate Hoenthaner

Jaxson Stearns

Kasen Egres

Cohen Overland

Owen Russell

Josh Elzerman

Eve Smith

Aubree Tollison

Liam Marburger

Adalynn Mohlmaster

Claire Cassidy

Lincoln Stearns

Owen Rex

Aubree Parker

Madison Peck

Zander Underhill

Harper Nolan

Jude Jelneck

Ayla Martin

Raegan Sandusky

Congratulations!

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!

Riley recently earned his 2nd degree blackbelt. He started taking karate classes just before he began Kindergarten. Riley also competes in in karate comps in traditional weapons and forms as well as open and creative weapons and forms. Here he is pictured at a tournament in Toronto where he earned 2 third place medals and a 4th place in team forms. He learned a lot!

Addelyn recently performed in the Nutcracker Ballet. We are so proud to see her hard work and dedication to dance. Congratulations!

Gavin's Gold team out of Farmington Hills went undefeated (6-0) to win the International Silver Stick's Championship (Silver Division) this weekend. Gavin got the game winning goal in the Championship game, and had a total of 5 points in the 6 games. The team will now move on to compete against Canada at the end of January.

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 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

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. 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.

12/12/2023 6:30 PM 1st Grade Holiday Show PIX Theater

12/12-15/2023 P.I.E. Santa Shop

12/19/2023 Treat Street and Trolley Rides

12/20-31/2023 No School

1/1-2/2024 No School

1/3/2024 School Resumes

1/14/2024 Family Event at Urban Air

1/15/2024 No School - Teacher Professional Development

1/18/2024 Family Skate Night

1/19/2024 End of 2nd Card Marking

1/19/2024 Half Day of School 11:30am Dismissal

1/23/2024 6:30PM Eighth Grade Transition to High School Meeting

1/26/2024 Report Cards Sent Home

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