Upcoming Events

February 7, 2014
Upcoming Events
February
Feb 11: Founders Day
Celebration 6:30-7pm
Feb 11: PTA Meeting 7 – 8pm
Feb 14: Valentine’s Day Party
2 – 3pm
Feb 14: River Roll 5:30 – 7:30
Feb 17: President’s Day – No
School
Feb 20: McTeacher Night
Feb 28: Yearbook orders due
March
March 6: 2nd Grade Music
Program 6:30pm
Mar 11: PTA Meeting 7 – 8pm
Mar 14: No School – Teacher
Workday
Mar 14: River Roll 5:30 – 7:30
Mar 17 – 21: Spring Break
Mar 21: Mercury Gym Night
6:30 – 8:00
April
April 3: 1st Grade Music
Program 6:30pm
Apr 7: School Picnic
Apr 8: PTA Meeting 7 – 8pm
Apr 11: Family Fun Night
April 17: Kindergarten Music
Program 6:30pm
Apr 18: Mercury Gym Night
Today’s the last day to enter the PTA
Membership Drive Giveaway!
Help us celebrate Founders Day at the
Next PTA Meeting
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Your 2013 – 2014
PTA Officers
President: Kelly Hrisak
VP Fundraising:
Megan Martorana
Laurie Price
VP Membership:
Kiki Fane
Tricia Reynolds
Treasurer:
Lisa Macias
Dawn Cornelius
Secretary:
Catherine Holtkamp
Legislative chair:
Latrese Kabuya
Teacher Rep: Ellen Hamilton
Principal: Lee Heinerikson
Tuesday, February 11
6:30 – 7:00 Founder’s Day Celebration
7:00 – 8:00 PTA Meeting
(childcare provided)
At our next PTA meeting,
Feb 11th from 6-7pm, join us
in celebrating the legacy
and work of our
founders who wanted to
improve the lives and
future of all children.
There will be cake, cookies, lemonade, and as
always, fun!
Did you miss the last meeting? Find the notes from
previous meetings on the PTA page of the Chinn
website.
http://www.parkhill.k12.mo.us/ChinnElementary/Pag
es/ChinnPTACommittees.aspx
River Roll Skate Night
Chinn iChatter
Friday February 14th 5:30 – 7:30
News for or questions
about Chinn iChatter?
Contact Catherine
Holtkamp at
[email protected].
Chinn Panthers, you have another night to enjoy
River Roll Skate Night. So please join us. It will be
fun! Proceeds go to support Chinn.
Very Important Panther (VIP) Luncheon: January Honorees
These students were recognized for demonstrating Good Panther
Basics in the classrooms and hallways.
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
JUMP to the
Box Tops Challenge
ENROLL YOUR INCOMING
KINDERGARTNER TODAY!
Now through
February 14th
Kindergarten Roundup May 5th 5:30 – 7:30
JUMP start our Box Tops
challenge by turning in the
collection sheets sent home
last week. And keep turning
in your box tops!
Families with children entering Park Hill School District
kindergarten in August 2014 may enroll now by visiting
their local elementary schools between 7:45 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Children who turn five on or before July 31 are eligible for
kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year. Parents will
need to bring their children’s certified, state-issued birth
certificate, immunization records and two proofs of
residency to enroll.
We will have a COLOR DAY in
honor of the winning team
where the entire school gets
to wear that school’s colors.
The teams this year are KU,
MU, Nebraska, and Notre
Dame. Missouri is leading
with 141 box tops. Nebraska
has 33 box tops, KU has 3
box tops and Notre Dame
has 0 box tops.
One proof of residency must be a lease or mortgage
agreement. The other should be an original and current
gas, electric or water bill on which the name and address
are provided.
Follow Chinn PTA
on Facebook
After you enroll, mark your calendar for the Kindergarten
Roundup event at your elementary school on Monday,
May 5 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Parents and students will get a
sneak peak of the school, tour the building, ask questions
and get to know the staff.
http://www.facebook.com/p
ages/Thomas-B-ChinnElementary-SchoolPTA/157470521594
If you do not know which school your child will attend,
please check the district website at
www.parkhill.k12.mo.us or go to the Park Hill district
office, 7703 NW Barry Road, Monday through Friday
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to get the enrollment packet
and locate your school. Feel free to call us at (816) 3594000.
Last Chance to
order your
personalized Chinn
yearbook!
Reporting Absences
Orders due
February 28th
See the attached flyer
below or contact Mrs.
Johnson for info.
Don’t Forget:
Save the dates for
upcoming music
programs
When reporting your child's absence to the
classroom teacher by e-mail please, also always
include the office at: [email protected]
and/or [email protected]. This enables the
school to proceed promptly with making
attendance phone calls as needed.
Student Career Day at Chinn!
March 6 -- 6:30pm
2nd Grade Music Program
Chinn Elementary is planning a fun-filled Career Fair
for Thursday, April 24th. This is the same day as Take
Your Child to Work Day. We are Looking for guest
speakers from the community to come to speak to
our students about their careers and relate it to
what they learned in elementary school.
April 3 -- 6:30pm
1st Grade Music Program
April 17 -- 6:30pm
Kindergarten Music
Program
TBA (last week of school)
4th Grade Music Program
Please contact our school counselor, Mrs. Brumitt,
at 816-359-6967 or [email protected] if
you are interested in being a speaker.
Calling All 5th Grade
Parents!
If you are an incoming Plaza
parent for Fall 2014, you are
invited to attend the March
Plaza PTA meeting on
Monday, March 3rd at
6:30pm in the Plaza Media
Center.
Plaza PTA is beginning the
search for the incoming
Plaza PTA board. The board
needs to be set by the last
week of March.
Please send your name and
contact info to Sherri Scott,
current Plaza PTA
President, at
[email protected].
Manner Expectations for 3rd Quarter
We are focusing on Conversational Manners during Third
Quarter. Our new motto for 3rd Quarter:
“Got Manners? Get Friends!”
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Make eye contact
Ask questions
Nod your head
No interrupting
Ears listening
Respect others
Smile
Thanks from The Manners Committee
REMINDER: There will be no Mercury
Gym Night in February. Save the date
for next month: Friday March 21st.
Outdoor Recess Reminder
Save the Date for
the upcoming
McTeacher Night
Thursday
February 20th
Weather permitting, students go outside for recess.
On days when the temperature and/or wind-chill is
above 20 degrees, and the playground area is cleared
of snow and ice, there will be outdoor recess. Please
make sure your children bring appropriate clothing
for these days. If your child is to be excused from
recess, a note of explanation is required. To be
excused for more than three days, a written doctor’s
recommendation is required.
Safety Matters Report: February 2014