Chasco Chat
“Taking Pride in Our Success”
Michele DiIorio, Principal
April 6, 2015
Rob Magoulis, Assist. Principal
Chasco Families,
I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break and is ready to finish the
4th quarter strong. Our 3rd and 4th graders did a wonderful job during the
FSA test sessions. 5th Grade students will begin FSA testing on April 13th.
ELA and Math sessions will be completed using computers and the Science
test will be a paper-based test. This year our district will be field-testing End
of Course (EOC’s) exams. Students in 2nd and 5th Grade will take a
computer-based test in Art, Music and PE.
Chasco is proud to have two teams competing at the state level for
Odyssey of the Mind on April 11th at the University of Central Florida. We
want to wish “Runaway Train” and “Pandora’s Box” teams best of luck.
Did you know that Autism affects 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42 boys?
Currently there is no medical detection or cure for Autism but researchers
are continuing to work hard to learn more about this condition. April is
Autism Awareness Month and Chasco is recognizing this by wearing blue
on Thursday’s.
Please remember Chasco’s number one priority is to keep your child
safe while on campus. We want to remind you to please check in with the
front office for a visitor’s badge while on campus. At dismissal, please
maintain a safe speed in the parking lot and if you are using Walk/Up Pick
Up keep your children within arms reach. Thanks for working with us as
with prepare our students to be College, Career and Life Ready.
Upcoming Events
April 9th All Pro Dads Breakfast
April 9th PE Family Fitness Night
April 13th SAC Meeting
April 21th Pre-K Family Literacy Night
April 24th Kindergarten Field Trip
April 27th Book Fair Begins in Media
May 1st Book Fair Ends
May 4th Kindergarten Registration
May 5th Picture Day
Rob Magoulis, Assistant Principal
Special Thanks
Thanks to Faith Lutheran Church, located at 5443 Sunset Road, for donating the Easter Baskets to our school.
A big THANK YOU to Kumo’s Restaurant, located at the plaza on Ridge/Little Rd, for donating chopsticks for
our Kindergarten Cultural Experience.
A HUGE Thank You to our PTO for purchasing a Yearbook for every 5th Grade Student…that’s WONDERFUL
Remember to continue to save, clip,
and send in you BOX TOPS!
Our PTO thanks you in advance for
giving back to Chasco!
ALL PRO DADS
Don’t forget to join us April 9th for All Pro Dads Breakfast on the Stage Side of our cafeteria at 8:30.
Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day
The National Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day is scheduled for April 23rd. This date falls
during the week of FSA 5th Grade Math testing. If your child does not need to makeup any portions of the
FSA test and you have arranged with your employer to bring your son or daughter to work, please let the
child’s teacher know that they will be participating in this event.
If you are an employee of Pasco County Schools and would like to bring your son or daughter to work,
the district has marked May 29th as the official day. Employees should remember to prearrange these
absences with the school and the child’s teacher.
Music Matters
If you walk by the music classrooms you may hear Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle, Twinkle Little
Star, or other familiar songs floating through the air. Students are hard at work playing the
keyboards in the keyboard lab. Primary students had to identify and play the Mystery Tune (Old
McDonald) and Intermediate students are learning G hand position. Everyone is doing a great job
discovering and performing.
We have also been playing on the xylophones and teaching kids how to use their imagination
to improvise their own music. This is a very creative process.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected for All County Orff and Chorus:
Felix Morales, Jacob Knapp, Aaliyah Harris, Heather Goffio, Jenna Kledzik, Trenton Reinhart and
Justice Katerle.
They will be performing on April 11th at River Ridge Center for the Arts at 4:00. The public is
welcome to attend. They have been working hard, and we are looking forward to a wonderful
concert.
The Lion Cub Chorus will present their spring musical A Kid’s Life on May 7th at 7:00 p.m. in
the CHES cafeteria. Hope to see you there.
Chasco PRIDE Greetings Chasco Families! We are so proud of all our students demonstrating their Chasco PRIDE here on campus. When children come to school prepared to be a Problem Solver and Respectful, to focus on Improving and being Dependable, they feel Empowered to make great choices. This allows for all our students work to their highest potential academically, as well as socially and emotionally. We also know that their Chasco PRIDE is noticed and appreciated all around our community. Please ask your child about the PRIDE Promise and together brainstorm ways that they can use these important character traits around the house, with their siblings, and even when out shopping, traveling, or running errands! Perhaps over Spring Break your family could take note of times your student showed Chasco PRIDE and make a note in his/her planner. We’d love to hear how our Chasco Cubs are sharing their school Pride everywhere they go. Series on Fitness & Nutrition for Families
Breakfast Remains the Most Important Meal of the Day
By Jennifer Kerr, MS, RD
Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school. Adults perform better on the job
when they make time for breakfast. Now we’re finding breakfast plays a very important role in
overall health and maintaining a healthy body weight. Unfortunately, breakfast continues to be the
meal most neglected by both children and adults.
Children’s growing bodies and developing brains require food (energy) at regular intervals. When
children skip breakfast, they go far too long without food. This period of semi-starvation leads to
hunger pains and an upset stomach, decreased cognitive ability and irritability. It is very difficult for
children to meet nutrient requirements for growth and development when a meal is missed.
What we eat is as important as if we eat. Avoid foods like pastries and sugary cereals. These foods
offer calories without many essential nutrients. High sugar foods and drinks may also cause your
energy to rise briefly before it falls to a low level. Your child may feel more fatigued and hungry if
they eat these foods for breakfast.
The USDA’s School Breakfast
Program requires that breakfast
meet applicable recommendations
of the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans and provide one-third
of the Recommended Dietary
Allowances of protein, vitamin A,
vitamin C, iron, calcium and
calories.
Make good choices! Choose whole grain breads and cereals, fruits and even foods that are not
common breakfast items. Dinner leftovers, a peanut butter sandwich, vegetable soup or hummus on
whole wheat toast are all great choices. Choosing high fiber and high protein combinations of
foods will give your child longer-lasting energy.
Combine 3 food groups to create a complete breakfast (example: whole grain pita, hummus and an
apple).
Research shows that participation
in a school breakfast program
enhanced daily nutrient intake and
improvements in nutrient intake
were associated with significant
improvements in student academic
performance, psychosocial
functioning and decreases in
hunger.1
Brought to you by your
School Food Service Department
1
R.E. Kleinman, “Diet, Breakfast, and Academic Performance in Children Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism,” (2002) 46 Suppl. 1:24-30
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