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http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/schools/Elementary/Chancey/Welcome.html

The Principal’s Pen...

COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Felicia Carter
A BIG THANK YOU to every- Kentucky PTA Scholarship Applications Hello Chancey families! I hope
one who sent in gently used uni- everyone weathered the wind
forms for the Clothing Sales this storm. Although it was an incon-
year. We raised $261 for the venience, I found it to be a re-
warding experience in many ways.
Student Birthday Book Program. PTA Scholarship Applications for Parents, I saw more children than ever
Any uniform items that we had Teachers and High School Seniors are available outside playing and being kids,
left over were given to the JCPS in the kiosk. The Scholarship is worth $500 to- neighbors being neighborly, and I
CAP program, Chancey Clothes wards course work in the field of Education. The was overall more productive
Closet & the Chancey FRC. The deadline for applications is around my house.
next Used Clothing sale - TBA. Feb 15, 2009.
The Chancey Clothes Closet & My favorite memory of the week
the Family Resource Center con- was the evening my husband,
tinues to accept uniforms. Please son, and the dog piled on our bed
to play Hi Ho Cherry-O and Candy
bring items to the front office. Land by candle light. The power
outage made me realize that what
October Calendar I thought was quality time wasn't
exactly quality time. That is why
my husband and I have decided
that 2-3 nights a week, we will
9/29 & 10/1 4th & 5th Grade Basketball & Cheerleading tryouts 6-8 pm have a voluntary power outage at
10/2Skating Party Champs 6-8 pm, Class Attendance Wars/Win Pizza our house. This was a great re-
10/2Fall Picture Day (in uniform) flection time for me. What about
10/3No School Teacher - Professional Development you? Did the power outage cause
10/6No School Teacher - Professional Development you to evaluate your family time?
10/6 to 10/11PTA Start the Art Week I know that fitting more things into
10/7No School - Teacher Parent Conferences a day sometimes seems abso-
lutely impossible.
10/13PTA Open Meeting 7:00 pm
PTA Board Meeting 7:30 pm - Library So, here are some ways you can
10/14 Doughnuts with Dad (TIME) - Cafeteria build quality time into your day:
10/15 Chancey Chat Article Deadline — email submissions to
Monica Burns at monicaburns@inbox.com •Use time in the car with your
10/16 SBDM meeting 4:15 pm child to talk about his/her day.
10/18 to 10/24 National Red Ribbon Week - Say No to Drugs, National PTA •Set priorities and consciously
10/21 Pajama Day decide how to spend your time.
10/21 to 10/23 Perfect Attendance Day Window •Every week make an appoint-
10/22 Fall Picture Retakes (in uniform) ment with your child to spend
10/23 15th District Reflections Program Deadline some alone time together.
10/24 Fall Classroom Parties (look for information from room parent)
10/28 Market Day Pick Up 5:30 to 6:30 pm in Cafeteria Visit my web page for up to date
10/31to11/2 Emerging Minority Leaders Conference, Chicago IL- 15th Dist PTA information and useful websites.
Just visit Chancey’s web page >
JCPS Showcase of Schools- Convention Center
click on Meet the New Counselor
> click on Mrs. Carter

RESOURCES
MATH Back to School with
Family Education. Website
describes our Math Program,
Investigations 2, and other
Resources for Families. http://
school.familyeducation.com/
math/new-teacher/55249.html
SCIENCE Mad Science of
KY, Enrichment Program,
Tuesdays 4-5p, 9/17 to 10/24,
502-995-8899 PO Box 72270,
Lou., KY 40272 $70 per stu-
dent. www.madscience.org
HEALTH & WELLNESS
KidsHealth- http://
kidshealth.org/teen/
food_fitness/dieting/
obesity.html
Mayor's Healthy Hometown
Movement-
www.louisvilleky.gov/Health/
MHHM
Food and Nutrition-
www.actionforhealthykids.org
NATIONAL PTA website
offers multiple resources for
families. www.pta.org
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER (FRC)
Kim McCarthy
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday, Wednesday
& every other Friday from
8:30 to 4:30
PHONE 423-9829 with
24-Hour Voice Mail
SUPPORT CHANCEY!!! PAPA JOHN’S DOLLARS
FOR DOUGH NIGHTS
CHANCEY PTA
MEMBERSHIP
By joining the PTA you sup-
port the National, State and
Local organization that pro-
vides parents and families
with a powerful voice to
speak on behalf of every
child and the best tools to
help children be safe, healthy
and successful. To join
please send $4 per member-
ship along with the names,
address, student name(s),
student teacher name(s) to
Anice Curtis, PTA
Office. Your address will not
be released to any party
except the PTA registry.
SPIRITWEAR SALES
in the Chancey Bookstore,
8:30 to 9am daily. Make
checks payable to Chancey
PTA. Pick up your hoodies
PTA President’s Message - Shannon Colwick
Hey Chancey Family,
Thank you to everyone, but
especially Kim Howell and
Angie Lile for all the great
work on our Family Fun
Run/Walk. I know our fam-
ily is looking forward to
walking together in an effort
to support Chancey Ele-
mentary. We will see you
there.
USED UNIFORMS ADD DATES FOR OCTO-
Please label BER HERE
Flyers will be sent home. Order
used uniform bags:
PTA - Sarah Stewart pizza one of these nights, attach
in the pizza box label with "total
and send to school.
$ due" to the flyer. Return the
flyer and our school will receive
20% of all sales! Your label
must have the total amount due
MARKET DAY
for us to benefit. The class with
Order online at the highest amount of sales dur-
www.marketday.com Account ing the next 2 months will win a
#22009. Paper Order Forms free pizza party from Papa
sent home. Pick-up ADD John's. Order online and
DATE HERE, from 5:30 Chancey earns an extra dollar
to 6:30 pm, in the school for each order. Contact: Angi
Cafeteria. Order $50 or more Lile 291-5682 or
this month and you will be amfl69fl@gmail.com
entered into a drawing to win
over $35 in free Market Day
items!
VOLUNTEERS! COLLECT BOX TOPS
Campbell 's Soup UPC's & Ty-
Volunteers who signed up son Chicken Project 1 -2-3 La-
to help, we need your phone bels. Help earn Educational
or email to contact you. If items and funds for our school.
you can volunteer be- Send Soup and Tyson labels
anytime in a zipper bag to
tween 4:30 to 6:30 we need
help packing the orders for school. Box Tops flyers were
pick up. Contact Angi Lile at sent home for you to return with
291-5682 or labels. Contacts Karin Hand
amfl69fl@gmail.com 243-1805 or Heidi Wydotis
243-8578 with ?s
It takes MANY to make You are the biggest influ-
things possible for our kids. ence in your child’s life…
We have several opportuni- don’t miss it!
ties coming up for you to get
involved. Red Ribbon week So Blessed!
and Fall Festival are two Shannon Colwick
events where you could PTA President
make a big difference. scolwick@insightbb.com
Please let me know how
you are able to help.
scolwick@insightbb.com.

SCHOOL BASED DECISION MAKING
COUNCIL—(SBDM)
Ronda Cosby-485-8387
ronda.cosby@jefferson.kyschools.us
Susan Glenn-485-8387
susan.glenn@jefferson.kyschools.us
Kelly Milburn-485-8387
kelly.milburn@jefferson.kyschools.us
Rob Byron- rbyron@insightbb.com
THANK YOU to everyone who sent in Boxtops for our first campaign
& contest. Winners will be announced & prizes awarded before the
Winter Break in December.
Start saving your Boxtops for the next contest - date TBA.
Campbell's UPC"s & Tyson Project A+ 123 labels are collected each
month. We have already ordered several New Equipment Items for
the Chancey Gym with our Campbell's labels. The more you send in ,
the more equipment we can get for our students to use. Campbells &
Tyson Labels can be put in the Campbell's collection bin by the kiosk.

Cindy Thompson- cindyt@bgs3.com

Call Karin Hand , 243-1805 or Heidi Wydotis, 243-9587 with ??'s.