April Update

So the school year is slowing down, and the much anticipated time is on its way for Chandler's 8th Grade Students; Graduation. This years graduation is going to be held in the gym, on the last day of school, (May 27.) It will be at 6pm. We are also planning a talent show, more details to come. It is being put together by Chain Link #2. You can recieve more info from Mrs. Cooper and Meguiar. Please stay posted. We are also hosting a "Transition Night." This is where the incoming Kindergarten, 4th and 6th graders come and see the hallways they will be in the following school year.

So please remember;

• May 27, 6pm: 8th Grade Graduation.


• Talent Show; Date, Time and place soon to be posted.


• May 23: Transition Night for Kindergarten, 4th and 6th grade.

April.... and the near future!

As we all know, the 2010-2011 is wrapping up. One thing we don't want to be is a cluttered wreck the next year; here are some things you should know for next year.

For April;

• April 4-8 will be the week of Spring Break
• April 14, Group and Spring Pictures

FYI: Next year, all Logan County Schools will be providing Chinese Language Classes to all Middle Grades. The district is looking is looking for host families for the Chinese teachers who will be here for two years. If your family is interested in hosting a family, please contact Mrs. Brown for more details. If you are interested, there will be more information provided. This is a great opportunity for our students and we hope one of our Chandler's families will be able to help!

March Updates

Tonight, Chandler's Will be hosting a family movie night. A letter was sent home with your child.
The information will be posted here.
Movie: Despicable Me.
Admission: ONE Can of food and you MUST have a parent/guardian!
Popcorn and Cokes will be sold.
Bring a blanket to sit on.
Your parent must stay THE WHOLE movie.

Some more updates for March are listed here.

• March 22, PTO Meeting
• March 28, Nine Weeks Report cards go home. (This is not a progress report!)

For elementary schools, you must have 136, 6-hour school days and a minimum of 1062 instructional hours. We have missed 12 days of school, and in order to amend the calender.

We have missed President's Day, in February. We will also be having a Spring Intersession on the following days.

• March 28, 29, 30, 31 and April 1. (These days were originally the first week of spring break.)
• Extended school on the following Fridays; April 29, May 6 and 20th will be FULL days, (until 3pm.)
• This will result in the last day of school being may 27, dismissing at 1pm!

So, remember for this month;

• The first week of spring break is now an intersession.
• There will be 4 Fridays that will be dismissed at 3.
• Tonight's Despicable Me!

No Child Left Behind Update

The results of last year's testing is out. If you have not already heard, we have made improvements and continue to work towards helping all of our students achieve. If you would like to access reports, you can always find them on our school website. You can download our Kentucky Core Content Test reports and No Child Left Behind Reports at this address:
http://www.chandlers.logan.k12.ky.us/Our%20School.htm

One great bit of news, the state made mistakes in our favor and after data clean up, Chandler's met all of its 10 goals for No Child Left Behind.

Pull Tab Deadline

We are approaching a deadline for collecting coke tabs to benefit Ronald McDonald House. Please turn in your coke tabs by Wednesday, November 10th. This will give us time to weigh our tabs and turn in our tab total to the Nashville Ronald McDonald House.

We are one of 106 schools participating in the contest to give students a chance to win lunch from McDonalds and a free ice cream cone.

Please continue to keep saving the tabs even though the deadline is approaching. We will begin on November 11th to start saving for next year! Thank you for all your help!

Box Tops

The PTO would like to thank everyone who has supported the Box Tops program. As a result of the efforts of the parents and students, Box Tops will be sending the PTO $768.00. That is such a great turnout for this program.

Please continue to save these. We will have one more submission to Box Tops in February.

Red Ribbon Week - October 25-29th

Next week will be Red Ribbon Week to help students becoming aware of making the right choice when it comes to drugs. As part of the awareness activities that will be happening, students can dress to support each day's theme.

Monday's theme: Drug Free America - students wear red, white and blue
Tuesday's theme: Give Drugs the Boot - students wear boots
Wednesday's theme: Be all you can be – Be Drug Free - students wear camouflage
Thursday's theme: Team up Against Drugs - students wear team jerseys
Friday's theme: Put a Cap on Drugs - students wear interesting caps(hats)

Please encourage your child to support this week and the choice to be drug free.

Blood Drive November 9th

Chandlers FRYSC will be helping with a blood drive on Nov. 9th at school.

We need at least 33 people to donate blood in order for the Red Cross to come to the school.

FRYSC is taking appointments for 1:00pm to 6:00pm for that day. We would really appreciate anyone who could possiblly be a donor that day. This is a way to show students how we can help others.

You may call the FRYSC at 542-7757 orthe school at 539-4139 to schedule your appointment.

Bring A Hero Breakfast (PreK-3)

On August 31st we will have a Bring a Hero and Have a Book Breakfast for preschool through 3rd grade. Students are invited to bring up to two guests for a pastry breakfast and read a book together. K-3 will read with their "hero" from 7:15-8:00 AM. (AM Preschool will read at 8AM).

We will need to know if you are planning to come. If you have lost your form (it went home on Monday), please call the school to register.

Each child with a family member will receive a $2.00 coupon to the Book Fair. Each adult will be entered to win a $25.00 gift card.

Let us know if you have questions.

Save Your Coke Tabs

We continue to collect coke tabs. Beginning this week we are entering a Pull Tab Challenge with the Ronald McDonald House of Nashville. The school with the most Pull Tabs per student will receive a free McDonald's lunch for all our students and a coupon for a free ice cream cone.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville has a mission to "keep families close" during the critical illness of a child. In Nashville they have a 32 bedroom home for families to stay in and a family room inside of Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital. The pull tabs that are collected help to fund this home.

We know that many of our families have used the Ronald McDonald House during times of illness and have reported how great a blessing it was. We are excited to help out with this need.

Please save your tabs, ask your family to save tabs, and bring them to school. We will be collecting for this challenge through November.

Fundraising Ends August 25th

The school-wide fundraiser ends on August 25th. Please have your order forms and money returned to homeroom teachers by that day.

We are so appreciative of every one's support. This money will be used to fund field trips and and provide classroom activities and supplies.

If you have questions, feel free to call. When we know of the delivery date we will let you know to be expecting the orders.

The School Year is in Full Swing

We are off to a great school year! Thanks for your help in making it so great. There is so much happening already so please keep your eye on the Parents page of the school website for the school calendar.

Also you can visit the Athletics page for all the up-to-date sports schedules. Right now we have students participating in Cross Country, Volleyball, Softball, and Soccer.

The school-wide fundraiser kicked off to a successful start. If you haven't heard we are "lucky ducks" to have such great students! Students who returned their mailer booklets received their first duck today. After the first item is sold the students can receive another duck. If you would like to shop online to help out our school go to www.gafundraising.com and enter the school code: 971556. Students with online sales can receive a third duck. We will start "feeding the ducks" on Monday with Silly Bands. Be sure to wear your duck until the fundraiser ends on August 25th.

This year our Bears of the Month program will focus on citizenship. The school mission is for every student to become a life long learner and a responsible citizen in their community. For the next few weeks we will talk with students about the qualities it takes to fulfil the school mission during Morning Meeting. The first quality of the Bears of the Month for August is leadership.

Please let us know if we can help you or your child or answer in questions.

PTO News

The PTO has planned out many activities for the school year. At the PTO link you will find a calendar of events, Box Tops information, and much more. The link is http://www.chandlers.logan.k12.ky.us/ptso.htm

You can earn Box Tops cash for our school if you shop on the internet. Many of your favorite online stores will donate cash to our school because you shopped with them. Visit http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/marketplace/Default.aspx and sign up for an account. Simply find the store you want to shop from and then they will donate a portion of your sales back. It's that simple. Stores include Avon, Aeropostle, Gap, Khols, Old Navy and many many more! We hope you will take advantage of this easy way to donate back to the school.

Please sign up for a PTO membership by August 31st. The first meeting is Tuesday, August 17 at 5:30pm in the school library. We hope to see you there.

Back To School Dance

Please come out and support the PTO Back to School Dance!

There is a Back to School Dance on Friday, August 13th. K-4 may dance from 5:30-7pm and 5th through 8th from 7:30-9:00pm. Cost is $3 per person and $5 per couple. Refreshments will be available for purchase and there will be a photographer as well. This is for Chandler's students only.

Back to School 2010

Pardon our transition as we are updating our blog as well as starting the school year.

We have had a great first of the year. Thank you so much for helping make it such a great start.

Check back with us soon as we should have some changes up and running!

Congratulations 8th grade class of 2010

The Chandler's staff wishes our recent 8th grade graduates well! On the evening of Friday, May 28th thirty-eight 8th graders participated in graduation ceremonies. LCHS will be receiving a fine class of students in the fall.

March Bears of the Month

Schools to Watch

If you haven’t heard the great news, Chandler’s School was selected as a 2010 School to Watch. Our middle school teachers and students are very proud to receive this honor. Schools across the nation that are designated a School to Watch are academically excellent, are sensitive to adolescent needs, they have highly qualified teachers and have resources they need to support learning. We hope you will join us on April 14th at 9:30am for the official presentation of the award by the Kentucky Commissioner of Education. We will have more details to follow soon. If you are interested in knowing more about Schools to Watch you can visit http://www.schoolstowatch.org/.

Preschool Screenings and Transitions

There will be a preschool transition meeting at LCHS at 6pm March 11. There will also be screenings held on March 19th and 26th by appointment only. You will need to schedule these appointments through the Logan County Central Office. Contact Jane Wilkins at 726-2436. By attending these it will help you to determine if your child can attend preschool next fall. It is very important that you call to set up an appointment if you wish to determine if your child is eligible to attend.