October ~ Cardinals of the Month

More AMAZING students spotted in the building!!!  These Cardinals continue to go above and beyond for following our rules and setting great examples.  Classroom teachers celebrate outstanding students by choosing them to participate in the Cardinals of the Month breakfast.  We are so proud of these kiddos and the ways they follow our Cardinal Rules 1)Be Safe, 2)Be Respectful, and 3)Be Responsible.  Congratulations to all of our students!

Breakfast in the lounge!

Back Row ~ 2nd Grade:  Arian M., Addisyn P., Delanie R., and Olivia M.
Middle Row ~ 1st Grade:  Jon Jon H., Jaiden C., Zander S., and Oakley T.
Front Row ~ Kindergarten:  Graesynn S., Blayden H., Kamille L., and Aspen D.

Silly Cardinals

Thank you Chadron Public Library for Lunar Disk Exploration

Recently, students had the opportunity to learn about the moon.  Three stations were set up for students to learn about the moon and its surface.  The highlight of the program was the lunar disk on loan from NASA. The six Apollo missions that landed astronauts on the Moon returned a collection of rocks and sediment samples weighing 382 kilograms and consisting of more than 2,000 separate samples.  The lunar disk contained small samples of this lunar material. Descriptions of the samples were discussed. Students were able to use a digital microscope to get a closer look at the samples.

UNL Virtual Field Trip

On Tuesday, Mrs. Landreth’s class participated in a virtual field trip to Morrill Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mrs. Landreth was awarded the Roger’s Scholarship to cover the costs of the program, Animals in the Hall. Prior to the field trip, students worked in teams to create dioramas based on native Nebraskan animals. During the field trip, Ms. Annie guided us around the dioramas at Morrill Hall. We learned about the job of a zoologist, predators, prey and other animals native to our area. As rural residents in the state, students were able to name many of the animals in the hall. This was a fun, interactive way to learn about the animals near us as well as reinforce key concepts in our animals unit for science class. We would like to give a big shout out to our technology department for helping to make this happen.  We would also like to say a big thank you to Jennifer and Annie as well as all the others at UNL who made this possible for us.

A few Reminders...

A few reminders:

Today is a 1:30 p.m. dismissal ~ we hope you can join us downtown this evening for Trunk or Treat on Main Street from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 

Heart Challenge Event

Chadron Public Schools under the guidance of P.E. teacher Linda Rischling coordinated with Chadron State College and Donna Ritzen to host our Heart Challenge event recently.  Students raised money to support the American Heart Association and enjoyed a variety of station activities led by Chadron State College students.  We had many students and families affected by heart disease who served as Heart Ambassadors for the event and we are so excited to know that many of the college students who work the event go on to host Heart Challenges in other schools and towns as teachers.  Thank you to all students, families, and community members who supported this wonderful event!

Red Ribbon Week

Chadron Intermediate and Chadron Primary will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week Oct. 29th-Nov. 2nd. During Red Ribbon Week we encourage students and staff to wear clothing for the theme of the day.

This year's themes are as follows:

Monday, Oct. 29th  Put a LID on drugs - Wear your favorite hat

Tuesday, Oct. 30th  Don’t be CrAzY, Just say No - crazy/mismatched socks & hair

Wednesday, Oct. 31st  Say BOO to drugs - Bring your costume for the afternoon activities

Thursday, Nov. 1st Team up against Drugs - Wear your favorite team jersey or shirt

Friday, Nov. 2nd   Our School is proud to be drug Free -Wear your school shirt or school colors

Essentials Pantry

 The pantry consists of essential hygienic and household items that cannot be purchased through SNAP benefits or obtained through other community agencies.  All of our items are free, and there are no guidelines as to who can utilize the pantry.  We operate on a “no questions asked” policy.  Basically, if someone comes in saying they need assistance, we will give them what we have.  They just come in and say they are here for the pantry, and they can fill out the sheet to request items.

The pantry is donation based, so we give what we have available.  There is also no limit to the times an individual can utilize the pantry, but I advise once a month to ensure I can get all the donations processed.  General idea of items consist of oral hygiene products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, feminine hygiene products, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, lotion, some infant lotions and shampoo, household cleaners, laundry soap, paper towels, toilet paper, shaving products, and we temporarily have some formula (mainly for high need families).  We cannot accept medications or pharmacy items, food, or clothing.

If someone wants to donate, they can bring them to WCHR at 300 Shelton St.  Currently our higher need items are household cleaners, laundry soap, and shampoo and conditioner.