PTA NEWSLETTER: The latest addition of the Chaparral PTA Newsletter, Champion Chatter, is available to view or print out at chpes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com
PLEASE SHARE YOUR BOUNTY! Please contribute to our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Did you know that there are more than 450,000 people at risk of going to bed hungry sometime each month in Orange County? Children make up 42% of the hungry in Orange County, and the Chaparral Champions would like to help make that number smaller. We will be having a school wide food drive from Tuesday, November 2 through Thursday, November 18. Our goal is to have each student bring in at least one pound of food to share with those less fortunate. Personal care items (such as diapers, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, toilet tissue, soap, brushes, etc.) are also needed. Please bring non-perishable items only and no glass containers. Students should bring their food items to the flag salute each morning or up to the office to deposit in the barrels from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County that helps more than 380 local agencies feed more than 220,000 people each month.
Thanks for your help for this most worthy cause!
MOVIE NIGHT: Come join Mr. McGann for a Movie Night featuring Toy Story 3 on Friday, November 19 from 5:30 – 8:30pm in the Hall of Fame. Kids (K-5) – have a blast with your friends! Parents – drop off the kids and go enjoy a night out or hang out and watch the show together. Toy Story 3 starts at 6:40, with bingo before the show. The event is free, however, we’re asking you to donate what you pay your sitter ($10/child suggested minimum donation) An optional meal, catered by Baja Surf Tacos is available for $5 per person. See flyer in Thursday Folder or download at chpes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com. National Honor Society members from Tesoro HS and San Juan Hills HS along with Assisteen members from San Clemente HS will be present to help with Bingo. Mr. McGann and members of the technology capital campaign committee will be on hand the entire night as chaperones. The Chaparral Technology Committee is looking for volunteers. The committee is raising funds to replace the school’s obsolete computers. If you can help out, please email Stephen Rozmiarek at chaparral.technology@gmail.com.
Proceeds will go to help fund the Chaparral Computer Capital Campaign. We need to raise enough money to replace the computers in the lab & classrooms (90 total) because:
-the computers are older than the kids using them
-they have less processing power than an iPhone
-they can’t access websites with Flash, including their math textbook website!
Parents can enjoy 50% off a second dinner entree at BeachFire Bar & Grill, Infusion Restaurant & Martini Bar and Casa Ranchero.
Valid with each paid regular entree of equal or lesser value (present coupon or flyer, November 19 only)
Movie Night – RSVP by Wednesday, November 17 & reserve your spot, space is limited.
MESSAGE FROM LADERA RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA- MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Do you want to learn how to how to increase communication with your son/daughter? How to handle the internet, cell phone, video games? How to behaviorally parent today’s teens? If so, mark your calendar for November 16, 8:30 am in chorus room A101 for our PTA General Association Meeting with special guest speaker Dr. Jerry Weichman, PhD. Dr. Weichman has spent the past 12 years specializing in adolescents and parenting adolescents. In addition to having a private practice, Dr. Weichman is also a teen motivational speaker, parent educator, television news expert and author of the book How to Deal.
2010 SPEAK UP: Share your ideas and opinions in a national online survey. Join students, educators, and parents from around the country in speaking up to decision-makers about technology, science, and 21st century skills.
www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2010
October 18th – December 17th, 2010. Our district’s Secret Word is: cusd
For more information about the online survey please contact Kathy Bari at kwbari@capousd.org or visit www.tomorrow.org/speakup/index.html
PTA News:
GLASS MAGNETS at the HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: Your child will have the opportunity to make their own sets of glass magnets at the Holiday Boutique. There are 8 pre-designed sets of magnets plus individual monogram magnets to choose from. Each set is $5, monogram magnets are $2/each and are not sold as sets. Children and parents who would like to make these magnets must pre-order & pay for them by Friday, November 19th. Then bring your child(ren) to the Holiday Boutique in December where they will make the magnets themselves! Great grandparent or friend gifts for your children to give! Order forms and color samples are in the office. Questions? christina.roberts@cox.net
KIDS KORNER STUDENT SHOP: Thursday, December 2 from 10:30am-3:00pm in the Hall of Fame. Chaparral Students will have a chance to get their holiday shopping done during school. Most items will be $0.35-$5 (with a small variety of items going up to $15). All students will have a chance to preview the merchandise the day before on the lunch tables. There will be free gift wrap for every gift. Kindergarten and Preschool parents are welcome to come shop with their child. Questions? Contact Stacey Craven at lipstickgirl@cox.net
CHAPARRAL HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: Friday, December 3 from 2:00pm-5:30pm. Come get your holiday shopping done at this boutique featuring several of your favorite Ladera Ranch vendors, many of them Chaparral Families! Nothing over $15! Free gift wrap, tasty treats, bake sale, craft project (magnets–order ahead), raffle gift basket, and more! Children welcome to shop with a parent. Questions? christina.roberts@cox.net
BAKE SALE AT THE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: If you have a tasty cookie recipe and like to bake, we invite you to participate in our Boutique Bake Sale on Friday, December 3! Send in your HOMEMADE baked goods pre-wrapped individually or packaged by the dozen to have them sold at our boutique where 100% of the proceeds will be given right back to Chaparral! Bring your baked goods to the front office during school hours. Questions? christina.roberts@cox.net
CONTINUE TO SAVE YOUR PLASTIC BOTTLES! The next Girl Scout/Green Team collection will be on Friday morning, November 19. Contact Nicole Peguero, pegueroinc@hotmail.com, with questions.
SAVE THE DATE: Sing in your pajamas with Mr. Healy! Thursday, December 9 @ 6:30PM in the Hall of Fame. Bring the whole family and wear your favorite pajamas as we sing along with Mr. Healy! If you have any questions please email Hilary Clark sbenclark@yahoo.com or Kim Todd at jaskimtodd@cox.net. Hope to see you there!
PTA COMMITTEE NEWS:
NOVEMBER IS HEALTHY LIFESTYLE MONTH: Take stock of current habits and pick two things that you can improve upon from now until year-end. It has a ripple effect over time on it’s impact! Did you realize that it is important for children to come to school emotionally and physically healthy. Studies have shown that children’s physical well-being has a significant effect on their learning and long-term success. When children are well-rested, well-nourished, and physically fit they are more ready to learn. Parents share the responsibility of ensuring their child’s well-being with teachers, the community, its members, and all its services. Learning the facts about various health concerns is key to this common effort. Here are some great resources that can help: www.pta.org/healthy_lifestyles.asp
Joe McGann
Principal, Chaparral Elementary School
CHAPARRAL ‘SAVE THE DATE’ UPCOMING EVENTS
November
November 2-18 – Thanksgiving Food Drive
November 11 – Veterans Day Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
November 12 – Fall Recess (NO SCHOOL)
November 17 – PTA General Association Meeting – 8:15
November 19 – Plastic bottle collection
November 19 – Glass Magnet Orders Due
November 19 – Chaparral Movie Night – 5:30 – 8:30 benefits student technology
December
December 9 – Mr. Healy Night: 6:30 in the HOF
December 2 – Kids Korner Student Shop 10:30-3:00
December 3 – Holiday Boutique 2:00-5:30
