PARENT INFORMATION MEETING FOR POTENTIAL KINDERGARTNERS

     Chadron Primary School will host an information meeting for parents of potential Kindergarten students for the 2013-14 School Year.  The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. in the Primary School Gym.
     The purpose of the meeting will be to give parents an opportunity to sign their child up for Kindergarten and to obtain information about State and District requirements for enrollment.
     If parents are not able to attend the meeting, they may call Chadron Primary at 308-432-0710 or Trisha Berry at Chadron High School at 432-0707 to request a registration packet.
     Kindergarten students will have a chance to meet their teacher and classmates and to visit their classroom on Friday, May 3, from 8:00-11:00 A.M.

PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS GET A NEW MOBILE COMPUTER LAB

Mrs. Jodi Hendrickson assists a student who is ready to test in the Read Naturally Program.

Chadron Primary School Students and Staff are delighted to have a Mobile Computer Lab available for their use throughout the school day.  The mobile lab of 24 computers can be moved from classroom to classroom to be used by the students when the computer lab is being used for keyboarding and computer class.   Currently the lab is being utilized for Read Naturally Reading Fluency practice and for additional writing activities.  However, staff will undoubtedly find other ways in which to utilize the  lab in their classrooms.

Chadron Primary School Sets Parent-Teacher Conferences

     Chadron Primary School will hold its Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19 from 3:00-7:00 P.M.  School will be dismissed for students at 1:30 P.M. on both of those days.
     Parents whose children's last name begins with M-Z are scheduled to come between the hours of 3:00-5:00 P.M. both evenings, and parents whose children's last name begins with A-L are scheduled between the hours of 5:00-7:00 P.M. both evenings.  If parents cannot come during the hours in which they are scheduled, they may come at any time during the two evenings or schedule a conference with their child's teacher at a different time.
     Please plan on attending.  We look forward to visiting with you.

Chadron Primary School Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday

Mrs. Landreth's Kindergartners show off the hats they made for their Dr. 

Seuss Celebration.

     The students at Chadron Primary School celebrated Read Across America and Dr. Seuss' Birthday on Friday, March 1st.  In addition to creating "Cat in the Hat" hats to wear throughout the day, students enjoyed many of Dr. Seuss' books.  A special treat at 1:00 P.M. was the arrival of thirteen Middle School Students who read Dr. Seuss books to the students in each classroom.

Kindergarten Students Unite the Letters Q and U

     The Kindergarten students at Chadron Primary School united the Letters Q and U in a ceremony on Friday, February 22nd.  There   were two different ceremonies, each with a bride (Ms Q), groom (Mr. U), flower girls, ring bearers (quilt bearers), bridesmaids (queens), groomsmen (quarterbacks), and ushers (sushers).
     The wedding party from Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Fisher's classrooms were Groom-Eli N.; Bride-Danity T.; Flower Girls-Taylee W., Rylee B; Quilt Bearers-Caden B., Billy H.; Queens-Addie D., Tess H., Aaliyah W., Opal B., Anabell G., Nevaeh W., Shelby F., Paige Y., Hannah J.; Quarterbacks-Zandar B.; Jonathan F., Talon R., Jack L., Trace S., Justice S., Brock S., Tristan T., James K., Gavin F., Davin S., Thomas S., Afton J.; Sushers-Mia B., Hermena N., Laniah B., Stanor K., Ana G., Naticia W.
     The wedding party from Ms. Schmid and Mrs. Landreth's classrooms were Groom-Tyler J.; Bride-Jodean C.; Flower Girls-Sidney S., Taegan B.; Quilt Bearers-Myles N., Jace L.; Queens-
Eliana U., Trista E., Aubriella C., Raelynn W., Kiera H., Suzy R.; Quarterbacks-Cade S., Quinn B., Rain G., Owen W., Tucker C., Blayden M., Cade K., Zane C., Creighton R., Noah W., Wylee W. Alex F.; Sushers-Andrew G., Kimi R., Jennifer M., Brady D., Micah W., Johnathan C., Devon Y., Julian F.
     Following the ceremony, the Kindergarten students enjoyed refreshments and a wedding dance.

January 23rd Marks 100 Days of School for Chadron Primary

Each classroom at Chadron Primary  celebrated the 100th Day of School in a different way.  Some of the activities in their classrooms included doing 100 exercises, enjoying snacks which included 100 pieces,100th Day art projects, and counting to 100.  The students all had a great time showing off their ability to count to 100 multiple times in multiple ways.

Mrs. Gardner's First Grade	Mrs. Claussen's First Grade
Mrs. Fisher's Kindergarten	Mrs.Hudson's Second Grade
Ms. Schmid's Kindergarten	Mrs. Landreth's Kindergarten

Students Participate in Martin Luther King Day Celebration

     Students from the Primary Building along with Intermediate students and Fifth Grade Students were invited by Dr. Dave Nesheim, Social Science Professor at Chadron State College, to perform during the Martin Luther King Day Celebration hosted by Chadron State College.

     CSC students, Job Corp students, and community members began the celebration with a march from Common Cents to Memorial Hall.  In addition to speeches from Dr. Randy Rhine, President of Chadron State College, Dr. Dave Nesheim, Social Science Professor at CSC, Brek Brixius, NCAP Community Services Director, and two students from Pine Ridge Job Corp, the elementary students performed three songs, directed by Chris Dickerson, Elementary Music Teacher at Chadron Public Schools.  The audience joined in with the singing and listened to the story "Follow the Drinking Gourd," a story about the slaves' escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad, read by Mrs. Dickerson.