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Principal's NotesDear Chief Charlo Wolfpack,December is a fun and busy month for our students and we want tomake sure you have the necessary information you need at your�ngertips. Here are some school wide events where all householdmembers are encouraged to participate: PTO Meeting - December 10th, 6:00pm in the LibraryPICTURE RE-TAKE DAY- December 11thWINTER CONCERTS - December 12thKinder & First Grade Performance at 9:00amSecond & Third Grade Performance at 10:20amFourth & Fifth Grade Performance at 1:00pmBook Fair at Barnes & Noble - 13th and 14thWinter Break: Dec 23rd-Jan 3rd - Welcome back on January 6th,2020A few reminders as we head into winter break:

Please remember to call if your child is sick or absent for otherreasons. In addition, please do everything you can to get yourkiddos to school on time.With winter now in full swing, please be sure your children aredressed appropriately for the weather. We will not cancel recessunless the temperature is less than 0. We will take intoconsideration the wind chill. Also, please be sure to write yourchild’s name in their coat/hat/gloves. The lost and found bingrows considerably during the winter months!We continue to ask families to say their goodbyes at the door.We encourage our students to enter the day independent andcontinue to build those self-help skills.As a part of our district Montana Behavior Initiative (MBI), ahuge focus is continuing to support ALL our students throughschool wide celebrations. Once again this December we will beimplementing 3 school wide celebrations;

An all school extended recess on December 6thAn all school winter STEAM challenge on December 13thAn all school winter games activity on December 20th

New this year, our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) team isadding shorter celebrations called “Winter Wednesdays”- On December 4th, 11th and the 18th, we will have a brief schoolcelebration from 10:45-11:00am focusing on community. Please besure to ask your kiddos about ALL these celebrations this month.Thank you all for the continued commitment and support with ourMTSS systems at Chief Charlo, where EVERY student and EVERYadult matters! WHAT'S NEW IN STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, theArts and Math):Chief Charlo continues to make our students STEAM experience apriority at school. Last month, students participate in our very �rstschool-wide STEAM challenge. Our school wide focus were grade

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Picture Re-take Day is December 11thIf your student will be participating in re-take day, please send yourpicture package with them on the day of re-takes. If you are takingpictures for the �rst time, please let your classroom teacher know andwe will send an order form home with your student. Any package speci�c, or photo photo speci�c questions need to be directed to Jenn Medford at LittleBear Photography.Little Bear Photography http://www.littlebearphotos.com Questions? Contact littlebearmt@gmail.com 406-251-1312

level “tableau” performances. Every student, K-5, participated in thischallenge. We have a December STEAM challenge planned forDecember 13th as well.In addition, Students continue to explore the “Arts” through ourdistrict SPARK! Initiative. Again, this year, local resident artists arevisiting classrooms and creating art integration lessons forstudents. In addition, technology will be an emphasis this monthduring our week-long “hour of code”. Students will learn and explorecomputer programming through coding. We continue to see strongengagement and learning through these STEAM pathways. Thank you all for a great �rst half of our school year!Vincent GiammonaPrincipal, Chief Charlo

Chief Charlo: December at a GlanceTuesday, December 10th: 6:00-7:00pm - PTO Meeting - Chief Charlo LibraryWednesday, December 11th: School Picture RETAKE DayThursday, December 12th: Winter Concerts (all in the gym) Kinder - 1st grades - 9:00am, 2nd - 3rd grades - 10:20am, 4th - 5th grades - 1:00pm Friday -Saturday, December 13-14th: Book fair at Barnes and NobleMonday - Friday, December 23rd - January 3rd : No School - Winter Break

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Chief Charlo Library CornerSeason’s Greetings! This month in the library, Holiday and Familybooks will be highlighted. Some of these titles include: K-2 grade Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert E. Barry, MerryChristmas Squirrels! by Nancy Rose, It’s Christmas, David by DavidShannon, The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco, TheMiracle of the Potato Latkes: A Hanukkah Story by Malka Penn,Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales by Ludwig Bemelmans,The Family Read-aloud Holiday Treasury by Alice Low 3-5 grade The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson,Hanukkah! By Roni Schotter, Celebrating Chinese New Year by DianeHoyt-Goldsmith, A Little House Christmas Treasury by Laura IngallsWilder, and The Dog Who Thought He was Santa by Bill Wallace. Missoula Book Exchange If you are cleaning out your closets for the New Year and �nd extrabooks, the Chief Charlo Library has an account at the Missoula Book

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Families in Transition (FIT) ProgramThe Families in Transition (FIT) Program is here to assist Chief Charlostudents and families experiencing homelessness (McKinney-Vento Act)and/or economic hardship. FIT works as a bridge between thosefamilies, our school and district staff to empower students to stay in andremain successful in school as lifelong learners. FIT also providesfamilies access to community resources and services. FIT is here to support your family, because we care about all of our Wolves - BIG and small!! Coryll Rupert (FIT Coordinator)728-2400, X4983 ============================================================================

Exchange. You can take your used books to the Book Exchange andgive the credit to our library. Any book credited to our account allowsthe library to obtain books for our students. The Missoula Public LibraryThe Missoula Public Library will be open during our school breakwith lots of activities and books for you to love. Food For Fines runsDec 1st-7th. Bring in canned food to erase all book �nes. For libraryhours and events check out their website athttp://www.missoulapubliclibrary.org/ Tumble BooksWe also have a book website for our Chief Charlo students. To log onenter username -chiefcharlo and password - books. You can click onhundreds of book choices and the book will read out loud to you.Find this website and many more at my library web page underonline resources at http://www.mcpsmt.org/domain/149 or theChief Charlo web page under Library. This December have a safe and wonderful winter break! See yousoon at the library! Mary Greil Teacher LibrarianChief Charlo Elementary406-728-2400 ext 4965

Click on the following links to learn more about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act andwhat services are provided through the Chief Charlo FIT Program.

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PTO Events for 2019/20 School YearJoin us for these FUN events that bene�t your school! 100% of all moneyraised is allocated to services, events and needs of Chief Charlo studentsand staff.Jog-A-Thon- SEPTEMBER 27thHearing Screening- Oct 3Vision Screening- Oct 8Original Works-Coming SHIPPING SOON! Fall Fest- OCT 25thParents Night OUTCraft Fair- Nov 16Barnes & Noble Book Fair- December 8/9 & 13/14Bingo Night- JanuarySpirit Week & Sock Hop- February STEAM Showcase Night: April 8th, 2020 BBQ Basket Fundraiser- June 2020...want to know more details and be part of more FUN?Follow YOUR PTO on Facebook (Chief Charlo PTO) or on Instagram: ChiefCharloPTO for the most up-to-date information and communication

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YOUR Parent Teacher Organization2019/20Join us for the next PTO meeting - FREE Child Care!!! NEXT MEETING DAY: Tuesday, December 10th , 2019, 6:00-7:00pm- Chief Charlo Library Current Board Members:Kara Cook, President chiefcharlopto@gmail.comJeff Avgeris, Vice President Krash197@gmail.comAmy Mill, Treasurer chiefcharlotreasurer@gmail.comJennifer Owen, Secretary jeowen08@gmail.comMeeting Schedule: We meet the SECOND TUESDAY of each monthin the lunchroom. Meetings start at 6:00pm and childcare is free!Interested in becoming a member? Everyone is welcome! It's nevertoo late to join! The Chief Charlo PTO encourages families to join,stay informed, and help out in any way you can. Please contact usat chiefcharlopto@gmail.com or follow our social media outlets onFacebook or Instagram for more information. Membership is freedue to our amazing sponsors.

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