Chasco Chat
“Taking Pride in Our Success”
Michele DiIorio, Principal
May 6, 2015
Rob Magoulis, Assist. Principal
Chasco Families,
First and foremost we want to recognize our 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade
students for the outstanding job they did with this year’s state assessments.
The policies and procedures they must adhere to can be demanding but our
students rose to the challenge and took care of business. We also want to
thank our wonderful staff for all they do. Although Teacher Appreciation is a
week, we appreciate them everyday.
The end of a school year is always an exciting time for everyone but
everyday is another opportunity for students to gain knowledge. We want
to remind students that school expectations are still in place and should be
followed at all times. We know our teachers will find ways to incorporate
activities that are not only educational but fun as well. Our kindergarteners
had a fabulous time at Robert K. Rees Memorial Park learning patterns
found in nature. The students rotated around to various stations to look for
and create their own patterns using sand, bubbles, shells and leaves.
There has been a lot of information in the news lately about End of
Course Exams and how the district is addressing these assessments.
Please know that we are following the guidelines set by both the School
District and the State.
We are looking forward to our Chorus performance of “A Kid’s Life”
on Thursday, May 7th and the 5th Grade trip to Epcot on May 8th. Ask your
students about what may be coming up for them. It has been a great year
and we know everyone is going to continue to do their best until the last day
of school.
Upcoming Events
May 7th Chorus Concert 7PM
May 8th 5th Grade Epcot Trip
May 8th PTO Mother’s Day Flower Sale
May 12th 5th Grade Parent Breakfast
May 14th All Pro Dads Breakfast
May 15th Transition to Kindergarten Parent
Meeting
May 18th SAC Meeting
May 20th 5th Grade Parent University at
CHMS
May 21st All Pro Dads Dance
May 21st Student Art Show
May 25th NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
May 27th 5th Grade BBQ
May 29th 5th Grade Promotion
June 3rd LAST DAY for STUDENTS
Rob Magoulis, Assistant Principal
Special Thanks
A HUGE THANK YOU to the following Business Partners for helping to make our teachers feel special:
*The awesome Horace Mann, our wonderful PTO, the Freaky Fast Jimmie John’s, the fantastico Olive Garden,
and the Best Baristas from Starbucks.
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 Thursday, May 14th for All Pro Dads Breakfast on the Stage Side of our cafeteria at
8:30am. On Thursday, May 21st All Pro Dads will be hosting a Spring Dance at 6:00.
STUDENT STANDOUTS
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Tropicana Speech competition:
1st Place:
Maria Bustinza
2nd Place: Heather Gofio
3rd Place: Logan Hitaffer and Aiden Braswell
Maria Bustinza was also the first student in the last five years to finish all 15 Sunshine State Reader
Books. She was awarded a Scholastic Book Fair Gift Certificate so she could add books to her personal
library. Way to go Maria.
Attention 5th Grade Families! You are invited to a very special 5th grade breakfast. The breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 12th from 8:15-‐9:15AM in the elementary school cafeteria. This free breakfast is for the entire family! The focus of this event will be to help prepare parents for their child’s transition to middle school. We will also be reviewing what we talked about during our monthly middle school meetings that were held throughout the school year. We hope to see you there! If you are unable to make it to our breakfast, don’t forget about the upcoming Parent University event, hosted by Chasco Middle School, scheduled for Wednesday, May 20th from 5:30-‐7:30PM in the cafeteria. Art Lovers
There will be a Student Art Show on Thursday, May 21st from 6:30 to 8:00pm. ALL
STUDENTS will have art work in the exhibit. The art will be on display in the Music Room. All are
welcome to attend. We realize the Spring Dance is on the same night but feel free to take a break
from dancing and stop by for a few minutes.
News from the P.E.A.C.E. garden -‐ Many students par:cipated in Earth day plan:ng and weeding in the garden. We currently have 3 new framed garden beds and are growing lots of leBuce, radishes, green beans, sunﬂowers and zinnias. Our biggest project is to expand our plan:ngs of Milkweed to provide an essen:al food source for Monarch buBerﬂies. Step by step, seed by seed, we are working our way towards schoolyard habitat cer:ﬁca:on. This year Chasco also par:cipated in the Pasco County Bluebird Project. Our ﬁrst batch of baby bluebirds hatched successfully, and we are hoping for a second batch this summer.