Chandler School

Please check the lost and found areas for your children’s clothing and other items such as sweatshirts, uniforms, backpacks and lunch boxes. Unclaimed items that are left over the holiday break will be donated to the Shamrock Shoppe for resale in the used clothing bins. There are two lost and found areas on campus. The first is on the lower school campus on the field level to the right of the stairs as you are going down. The second area is on the middle school campus opposite the art and game room just before the tower. If you have a lower school student it is best to check both areas as many times items left in the gym are taken to the middle school lost and found area.

Pasadena Outlook is a new local newspaper. The publisher has asked Independent Schools in Pasadena to send content publicizing events that take place on our campuses. Poly, Mayfield and Westridge have already been featured in the first two issues. Chandler recently sent pictures from the Fall production of Beauty and the Beast. We were pleased with the final layout included in a recent issue. Using information that we get from you during the enrollment process, we have a database of Chandler families who do not want their children’s photographs included in any school publication. It goes without saying that we will not send pictures to the Outlook that include children whose parents do not want them featured in school publications.

For the Beauty and the Beast spread, we sent pictures without naming the students. In the future, we would like to include the names of the students featured in the photographs. If you do not want your child named or featured in any photo that we send to the Outlook , or other local newspapers, please e-mail Sheryl MacPhee in our development office: smacphee@chandlerschool.org

Tired of Making Lunches?

Wish there was a HEALTHY alternative?

California Fresh Foods is providing healthy hot lunches to our students.

• These lunches are served up fresh, buffet style (no prepackaging).
• Entrées, salads and side dishes are made fresh daily and only healthy ingredients are used.
• Sign up for a day / a few days / a few weeks / the whole year.

This program has been well received by our students AND it’s not too late to sign up for the rest of the school year. The cost of this program is still only $5.00 a day. We’ve attached the order form which you can use to sign up for any lunch, January 7, 2008 to the end of the school year.

California Fresh will continue to offer the drop in lunch program at the increased cost of $6.00 a day.

To place your order please download, print and complete the attached order form. Then mail the form and your full payment to:

California Fresh Foods
9349 Melvin Avenue #6
Northridge, CA 91324.

Wednesday January 16th at 7:00 pm in Hill Hall
Vanessa Van Petten, speaker

All Chandler parents are invited to hear Ms. Van Petten speak about communication patterns and pitfalls between parents and their pre-adolescent and adolescent children. Ms. Van Petten previously spoke to 6th grade students at Survivor Day in November. She returns to Chandler to speak with parents in January. A graduate of Marlborough and Emory University Ms. Van Petten is a published author and engaging speaker. Please plan to attend!

The annual Teacher vs. Student Chess Tournament will be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm in Hill Hall. Students of all levels are welcome to participate. Please contact Maggie Chang at maggie91006@yahoo.com if you would like to sign up for the tournament.

The application deadline for prospective Kindergarten students is Friday, December 14, 2007. If you have friends or neighbors who are interested in applying to Chandler School for September 2008, please encourage them to visit our website at www.chandlerschool.org as soon as possible for application materials. Tours and play dates are scheduled once a completed application has been received in the Admissions Office.

Pasadena Outlook is a new local newspaper. The publisher has asked Independent Schools in Pasadena to send content publicizing events that take place on our campuses. Poly, Mayfield and Westridge have already been featured in the first two issues. Chandler recently sent pictures from the Fall production of Beauty and the Beast. We were pleased with the final layout included in last week’s issue. Using information that we get from you during the enrollment process, we have a database of Chandler families who do not want their children’s photographs included in any school publication. It goes without saying that we will not send pictures to the Outlook or any other newspaper, that include children whose parents do not want them featured in school publications.

For the Beauty and the Beast spread we sent pictures without naming the students. In the future, we would like to include the names of the students featured in the photographs. If you do not want your child named or featured in any photo that we send to the Outlook, please e-mail Sheryl MacPhee in our Development office: smacphee@chandlerschool.org.

Dear Parents,

In the Spring of 2008 the school will make pre-configured laptop “bundles” available to 5th, 6th and 7th grade families for purchase through our technology vendors. These bundles will include both Windows and Apple options and will be able to be fully supported by the technology department at Chandler. They will provide the best blend of technology and support for the price.

My recommendation for current 5th graders is to wait for the bundles. Laptops perform best in their first three years. Timing your laptop purchase to coincide with the beginning of the school year means that you will get the most “bang for your buck” through 8th grade. Current 6th and 7th graders are welcome to wait for the bundles - they will provide excellent value - but do not have the same time considerations relative to their Chandler career.

For families wishing to purchase a laptop before the bundles are available we have defined a hardware and software specification that parents can use to make purchasing decisions. Laptops meeting the specification will be able to be used as part of the program. If you are considering a laptop purchase in the near future and would like the tech department to “sign off” on the machine prior to purchase please contact me.

Chandler Middle School Laptop Program Minimum System Specifications - Nov 2007

Sincerely,

Trevor Spicer
Director of Information Technology
Chandler School
tspicer@chanderlschool.org

Jennifer Hewlett has been hired as our new kindergarten teacher for the 2008-2009 school year. She will start her position in August 2008. Jennifer was one of the finalists for the kindergarten position that Cara Gancedo filled prior to the start of this school year. She chose to withdraw her name from consideration in order to spend a year at home with her young daughter. Jennifer is ready to return to the classroom, and we are thrilled. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Maryland. She has ten years of first grade and kindergarten teaching experience. In her letter of introduction Jennifer wrote, “I love kindergartners and love teaching them.” She showed those qualities in her demonstration class during the interview process. Jennifer will be visiting the Chandler campus from time to time in the second semester to learn more about the school and the program from Marita Hancock and Cara Gancedo.

Holiday Camp Activities & Signup Form

Dear Parents,

The Chandler Afterschool Program is offering a full-day Holiday Camp to all children ages 5-12. The camp will be in session Friday December 21st, Wednesday December 26th through Friday December 28th, and January 2nd through Friday January 4th. The program will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Extended care will be available from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The fee for the Holiday Camp Program is $50/day if registered by December 14th. Extended hours are $12 per day. The fee for the drop-in program, if space is available, is $60 per day and includes a late registration fee of $10 per day if form is not received by December 14th. To reserve a space for your child, please fill out the attached form and return it along with full payment to the Afterschool office. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

A snack during the regular camp day and during extended care will be provided daily. Children also need to bring a sack lunch and extra beverages if needed. There will be a variety of activities offered for the children including sports, game room, arts and crafts, and cooking.

Should it become necessary to cancel your reservation, please inform us in writing by Friday December 14th. Fees, less a $10 withdrawal charge, will be refunded if you contact us by the 7th. Any withdrawals received after December 14th are non refundable.

Parents will be notified and a full refund will be made if the Holiday Camp is filled when your enrollment request is received.

Sincerely,

Alycia Brown
Afterschool/Camp Director