Children have a snack time, homework time, recess, and other age-appropriate activities.

Please contact Ms. Nichols or Ms. Reier for more information or to be placed on the waiting list.

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Programs:

Our neighborhood school is committed to developing the whole child, and offers many programs and events to engage children in addition to our rigorous academics and innovative technology.

Upcoming programs:

*Early Act: a service club for fourth and fifth grade students, partnered with Bishop Snyder High School's Interact Club and the Westside Jacksonville Rotary Club. This is a community service club that meets bi-weekly after school.

*in2books: a reading program that pairs students with community mentors who are "epals" and write each other via email about their thoughts, reflections, and connections to the books.

Current programs:

*Art á la mode: an arts extravaganza in the spring featuring students' art work and an ice-cream social

*Spring and winter music programs: holiday programs featuring the grade levels in song and dance!

*Spelling bee

*Science fair

*TV Production Studio: students set up and run our morning news show

*"Are you smarter than a CTE fifth grader?": On Monday, 5th grade students announce an academic trivia question on the morning news show. Students have until Thursday to answer the question. Winners are announced on Friday's news show.

*Library Birthday Book Club: Students choose a new library book to donate to the library in honor of their birthday, receive a nameplate in the book, and appear on the morning news on their birthday!

*Mentors through Homeland Security: Employees of Homeland Security come mentor and tutor select students

Patrols:

Chaffee Trail Elementary counts on reliable 5th grade students to help with morning arrivals, afternoon dismissals, flag raising ceremonies, and as leaders of the school. Read on to find out how to become part of this important team!

Students, I know you have seen our school safety patrols in the hallways and some of them open your car door for you in the morning and afternoon. Have you ever wondered how you get picked to be a patrol? First you need to make all As in conduct. Second, you need to make all As and Bs in all subjects on your report card with an allowance of two Cs per nine weeks. You are not allowed to be late for school. If you are tardy a lot, you won't be considered. You can't be absent a lot, either. You have an important job to do and there are not extra patrols to take your place when you are absent.

We have a lot of fun and in June if you raise enough money, you get to go to Washington DC for 5 days! I hope something you have learned about being a patrol will make you try extra hard to become a patrol!- Mrs. Sciullo, patrol mom

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PTA:

Chaffee Trail Elementary benefits from a large and active PTA. All families are encouraged to participate in school activities and fundraisers put on by PTA. Fundraisers include cookie-dough sales, Spirit Nights at Chick-Fil-A, Bono's Bar B Que, and Adventure Landing, and holiday gift sales. PTA also assists in daily volunteering in the classrooms, library, and front office. They are a vibrant and integral part of our school! If you haven't already joined PTA, become part of the team! It's only $5.00 per person to join, and all funds go toward supporting our fabulous school!

If you are new to Chaffee Trail, or have not been an active member before, please consider joining our board.

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SAC:

The responsibility of the School Advisory Council is to provide parents, citizens, faculty, staff, and students an opportunity to participate in the development of educational priorities, assessment of a school's needs, and identification of local resources.

The functions of SAC are primarily to assist in the preparation and evaluation of the school improvement plan and to assist in the preparation of the school budget.

Chaffee Trail's SAC meets every third Thursday of the month at 5:00 PM. Under Sunshine Law, all SAC meetings are open to the public, and all parents and community members are encouraged to come.

SAC Chair: Angela Moore

SAC Secretary: Maggie Kundert, Co-Secretary: Becky Couch
 

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Business Partners:

Businesses are valued partners at Chaffee Trail. They have helped us get our inaugural year off to a flying start with varied donations such as paint, copy machines, money, and time. Bridgestone-Firestone graciously donated $5,000.00 to our school for professional development books and classroom libraries and supplies. We are always open to collaborating with our community to benefit our students and school. Interested businesses please contact Assistant Principal, Casie Doyle.

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