What a FABULOUS Season!

Our girl's volleyball team has had a wonderful season. Regular season play ended in a 9-1 record for both A and B. On Thursday night the girls finished out tournament play by defeating Olmstead to win the Logan County Middle School Volleyball Tournament. We will be having a volleyball banquet at 6pm on October 16th just following Parent-Teacher Conferences to celebrate their season. Thanks to all the hard work and dedication each and every player put into the season. Thanks to Coach Kelly Carpenter and Coach Kristi Porter for their help to our team!

Fundraising Information

The whole staff, and especially the students, want to thank you for all the work that was completed on our fundraiser this year. Our grand total so far stands at approximately $6,500. (We'll give you a complete total later when the magazine orders are tallied by the company.)

This means so much to our students. We'll be able to pay for more of the field trips than we would have because of this gas situation we all find ourselves in. Additionally, we will be able to bring in assemblies to the school. (We've already had one on science!) We'll put some of the money back towards improving the sign at the road and maybe in the next few years we'll see that come together.

For those who are anxious about the BMX show, it is scheduled for October 30th.

We expect the fundraising items to be in within the next week to week and a half. It will take us a few days to separate the orders, but hopefully they will be ready when you return from fall break.

Thank you to all who helped, sold, donated money, and especially the time you put into it. On behalf of all the students, THANK YOU!

Volleyball Tournament

The Volleyball Tournament begins tonight at LCHS. Our team has had a phenomenal season! Our A and B teams both finished the season with 9 wins and 1 loss. This puts our team in the first seed position.


Our first match is tonight around 7pm. We will play the winner of the Lewisburg and Olmstead match. If we win, we play again at 8pm. Both of these matches are in the auxiliary gym. If we lose, we play again on Thursday night at 5:30pm.

The championship game is Thursday night at 7:30. We're hoping to be there!!

GOOD LUCK GIRLS!

Thoroughbred Readers

Our Accelerated Reader program has changed slightly this year. Instead of focusing on just point goals, our focus is on reading on the appropriate level for each child.

All students in the building are working on "Certification Levels." These levels begin in Kindergarten and grow with the students throughout all years here at Chandler's. As a student's abilties in reading grow, they earn certification goals and progress to the next level.

We are also starting something called Thoroughbred Readers. This program is completely voluntary. Students who sign up are given a list of "must read" books for their grade level. These are books that are high quality literature and books that every child should read. If your child chooses to be a Thoroughbred Reader, they have all year to read a certain number of books from the choices on their grade level list.

The requirements are to read the book and pass the AR test (Students in Kindergarten may have the book read to them by a parent or a teacher).

At the end of the year, all students who complete these requirements will be invited to a celebration. If you have questions, let us know. Please visit our "Parents" page on the school website to see the list of books for your child's grade level.

Basketball Tryouts and Sports Physicals

Basketball Tryouts will begin the week we return from fall break. Please check our website for detailed information about times and dates. Each child wishing to tryout must have a current sports physical. If you need to download the physical, click here. If you have additional questions, please contact Mr. Swatzell or Mr. Fleming.

PTSO Meeting Change

The PTSO meeting for the month of September has been moved from the 16th to the 15th to prevent conflicts with the football schedule. The meeting will still be in the school library at 5:30pm.

Another Volleyball Win

Congratulations to the volleyball team. Both A and B teams beat Auburn. We have two more home games and the Middle School Volleyball Tournament will be on September 22nd and 25th. Way to go girls!

Reminders...

Here are a few reminders to be aware of.

• To help support our volleyball team we will be having "Purple and White" days on September 11th and 15th. On the 11th we play Olmstead at home. On Sept. 15th we play Adairville at home. Games begin at 5:30pm. Please come out and support our team.
• Thursday is the last day for Grandparent Day lunch reservations for 5th-8th grade.
• The SBDM meeting will be held at 4pm on the 16th. The PTSO will follow at 5:30pm with a monthly meeting. PTSO will be busy planning the Fall Festival, so come out and join us.

"iTuned" in @ School Winners for August

We had our first attendance contest winners for the month of August. In order to be eligible for each drawing, students must have

· No unexcused absences or tardies and less than two excused absences/tardies on their attendance report for the time frame of the contest
· Have no discipline referrals for the month of the contest.
· Have at least a C average on all their grades (4th-8th grade).

We will draw two winners from each hallway a month.

The winners are...

Primary: Alyssa Downing and Dontavius Blann

Primary winners received Walmart gift cards, T-shirts, and a toy.

Intermediate: Brittany Carter and A.J. Simmons

Intermediate winners received Walmart gift cards, T-shirts, and CD players.

Middle School: Shyan Lyons and Elizabeth Williams

Middle School winners received Walmart gift cards, T-shirts, and a saucer chair.

Future prizes include movies, gift certificates, portable DVD players, ipods, MP3 players, and much more. The September contests runs from September 1st through 26th.

Jostens 8th Grade Rings

Jostens will be here on Wednesday, September 10th during 8th grade lunch time. Students wishing to place an order need to have their $20 deposit at lunch that day. All 8th grade students should have brought home a packet of information. If you have questions, please let us know.

Grandparent's Day Lunch

We will be celebrating Grandparent's Day this Thursday (Sept. 11th) with grades K-4. Reservations have been sent home for those who have sent in their money. If you did not receive your reservation time, please contact Kathy Wagoner at the Family Resource Center. We will be taking reservations for a few more days for the lunch on the 18th for grades 5-8. Let us know if you have questions. Deadline is September 11th for reservations on the 18th.