PFC News

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Please see this LINK for the 2022-2023 School Supply Lists.

So happy to see Families, Students, and Teachers back on Campus for Chaparral’s Open House Night! We’ve missed this! The Scavenger Hunt and Food Trucks were a great addition to this Event.

What an amazing few months we’ve had with the return of Running Cubs. It will start back up in this Fall. See you then!

Today’s morning assembly was an experience I will never forget. I want to thank our many P.F.C. leadership and volunteers, our teachers, and our staff for their hard work in putting everything together. The assembly was perfect! You are all amazing. I want to thank our Teachers in Charge, Kelly Lampert, Claudine Mullenaux, our Office Manager Donna Welti, and our Co-Presidents, Julie Berkus and Lindsay Vaisman. They are the glue that supports us in doing our work each day. I also want to thank our music teacher, Mr. Michael Siegel, for teaching our students the beautiful song “In My Life” by The Beatles. Also, a special thanks to Ms. Gabrielle Harradine and Alicia Bueschen, our art teachers, classroom teachers, staff, and volunteers for supporting all our students and buddies in creating the beautiful quilt. It will always be a memory I will cherish.

At the assembly this morning, the following was my message to everyone. It has been my true privilege to serve as principal of Chaparral Elementary for the past nine years. I can honestly say that my time here has been full of blessings. These past nine years have been the best of my educational journey. To finish my career at Chaparral is an honor, and I will forever be grateful for that.

Together, we have grown immensely, built deep relationships, and learned alongside each other as students, teachers, staff, parents, and community partners. As C.U.B.S., I am most proud of our belief in remaining lifelong learners, using mistakes to model the learning process, and working alongside a unified community that uses the collaborative process where all students are the center and focus of all decision-making.

When people hear about Chaparral, the reputation is full of strength, care, innovation, and community spirit. Go C.U.B.S.!

To our Mayor of Calabasas, Mary Sue Mauer, Councilmembers, our L.V.U.S.D. School Board President, Vice President, board members, our Superintendent Dr. Stepenosky, fellow principals, and the many school district cabinet members. I am overwhelmed, and I can’t thank you enough for your patience, for tirelessly working to meet the needs of our school, and for your unwavering support.

Parents, Teachers, and Staff, your dedication never ceases to amaze me as you tirelessly work and volunteer for our C.U.B.S. It has been my pleasure working with you over the years. Thank you for sticking with each other through all of the struggles. Through those times, we still made great memories. There are many I cherish, and they will never be erased from my memory. I am moving on, but the shared Chaparral mission and vision will remain strong. I will forever be proud of the work we have done together.

Students, as part of our Chaparral unified team, we want you to remember how important you are to your friends, family, and our community. With a strong belief in yourself, I know you will be happy and make a difference in this world.

As I step out of this role, I will take Chaparral’s C.U.B. spirit with me. I will close with what I often say to our students. “Have a wonderful day and remember, the number one thing good students do is “never give up!”

With Love and Gratitude,
Stephanie Brazell
Principal

To View Full Message Click This Link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/12868612

Starting this fall, Ms. Napier and Miss Ryan will be leading enrichment classes after school. Classes will run Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays right here on campus. Please check out the website for more information and access the registration form when you’re ready to sign up. We can’t wait to see you this fall!

June 8th 11am-9pm. See flyer for details.

See flyer for details

Chaparral PFC is so excited to announce our new playground has been installed and is already being used by our students! As seen in the pictures, this playground includes multiple climbing options, slides, monkey bars and numerous ways to have fun! Located on our lower level, this playground will be used by all grade levels throughout the year and was made possible by donation to our PFC Donor Drive! Your generous donations allow for campus improvements that directly impact the Chaparral CUBS!! A special thank you to our CUBS Committee for overseeing this project: Grace Fisher, Felice Becker, and Stacy Dishlip. We are so excited to see the students enjoy the playground equipment for years to come!

Thank You to all who attended the PFC Meeting! For those of you who couldn’t make it here is a LINK to view the minutes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9iet7EKeDM-tX-vfFN-5HiTtzDmWcdcXKbiJSD7P68/edit?usp=sharing

Next Meeting is WEDNESDAY, May 11th @ 8:15am IN PERSON in the MPR
Zoom Option will also be available

Want to congratulate a cub? Purchase a 1/4 page or 1/8 recognition page!

Order your yearbook and recognition page at https://commpe.pictavo.com/shop
Don’t miss out, the deadline to order and submit your completed recognition design is Friday April 8th!

If you have any questions, please email Shirra Hever at Chaparralyearbook2020@gmail.com or for Tech Support, call  Pictavo Technical Support at 1-800-290-0036 

WHEN: April 27-29
WHERE: TANG & JAVA (http://www.tangandjava.com)
22776 Ventura Blvd Ste D Woodland Hills, CA 91364
See Flyer below for Information! We receive 15% of all proceeds!

Don’t be Late! Running Cubs is EVERY Friday

Running Cubs will take place on FRIDAY’S from 7:30-8:00am Grades 1st-5th will run together weekly. Students who do not want to run will go and sit outside their classrooms.

Running Cubs is a great way for your child to start their day! Upon arrival, children will receive a card they will hold onto as they run laps. A parent volunteer who will scan their card after each lap run. Laps are accumulated and exercise and laughter start their day. We hope to see your child on the upper yard on Friday’s for Running Cubs!!! See Current Stats below.

Our Amazing TK/Kindergarten Teachers are bringing back Discovering Kindergarten. A week long introduction to Kindergarten right before school starts! If you have an incoming TK or Kinder Student they won’t want to miss it! It will be the week of August 15-19.

Download the Application HERE

Menu for this week is as follows:
5/23 Chicken Corn Dogs
5/24 Chicken Cheese Rice Burrito
5/25 Chicken Caesar Salad
5/26 MaxStix Pizza Sticks
5/27 Chef Surprise

Menu is subject to change: May’s Lunch Menu

We’d like to express an Enormous THANK YOU toMichelle Freedman our Auction Chair and her amazing team of Auction volunteers!
We raised over $33K for our School. THANK YOU to all the generous and devoted families and local businesses who have donated to our auction! We sincerely appreciate your support!

*Anyone who still needs to pick-up Auction Items can email: chaparralpfc@gmail.com

Thank you to all of our Chaparral parents this year! We were able to have some events and without you, this would not be possible! We are looking forward to the 2022-23 school year and starting to plan for fun and exciting events and fundraisers!

Chaparral’s PFC is run by amazing parent volunteers! Our community would not be successful without all of you. Attached to this post is a list and information for PFC Executive Board positions, coordinator positions, as well as committee sign ups. There are brief descriptions of the positions, but if you have any questions please reach out to us! Chaparral has such a wonderful community of parents and we want you to be involved! If you would please fill out the volunteer information packet by Saturday, May 14th and email it to us at Chaparralpfc@gmail.com. Click HERE for the Information Packet.

Thank you so much for your interest and we cannot wait to work with you!

Julie Berkus and Lindsay Vaisman
Co-Presidents

Variety Show is THIS Friday and Saturday @PAEC
Please come out and support your fellow cubs! Variety Show tickets are now on sale for Friday, May 6 at 6pm and Saturday, May 7 at 2pm! We look forward to Rewinding to the 90’s with you! https://ci.ovationtix.com/35610/production/1111028

Live stream tickets are also available if you want to watch it from the comfort of your home. https://lvusd.ticketspice.com/chaparral-pfc-variety-show-90s-rewind

***Order your digital download and/or DVD of the 2022 Variety show now! Have these memories forever!
PURCHASE HERE: Variety Show Digital Download 
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Please Save the Date for Chaparral’s Open House Night Thursday, May 19th.
We are so happy to have Parents back on campus for our Open House Night! More information to come.

There will be Optional Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, March 10th and Friday, March 11th.

TK/K Dismissal – 11:30am

Grades 1-5 Dismissal – 12:27pm

Jaxx Theatricals and Boys and Girls Club presents Chaparral Elementary School in “Disney Deviants.”
Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruel De Vil, Jafar, their children & many more…
 
Class Rehearsal Times: Thursdays from 3:00 – 4:30PM
February 17 – April 14. **Final Showcase after class on April 14 @ 5PM
Open to Grades 1st – 5th.
 
Rehearsals will take place on the Chaparral campus, outside with masks.
 
For more details and to register, go to https://jaxxtheatricals.org/chaparral/

Come Support THE Foundation and LVUSD Schools!

Uncle Nearest Storytelling Event 2/26

Fine Beverage Crafting and Storytelling Event

See Info:
https://checkout.square.site/buy/QQADNOSNZEBYL4Z5Z7B2BY37

We had an incredible Kindness Challenge Week. The participation by students and staff with the Spirit Challenges was epic. So many of our classes had 100% participation. Students worked hard to spread kindness all over school. Our library now has many kindness bookmarks made for use in the library by all students.  I have included pictures in this message. We finished the week with an assembly after our fire drill where we shared the Kindness Chain we put together schoolwide. Each link on the chain contains a special message of hope, love, and kindness. It is a beautiful reminder that we are truly connected. We will be posting our “Kindness Unites” chain in the library as a great reminder of the power of kindness. Kindness has the power to unite us all!  Go C.U.B.S!

Support Calabasas High School students and order all your Valentine’s Day treats from their Storefront through this link for a percentage of the proceeds to go directly back to the students.

Order your candy by January 28 for it to be shipped by Valentine’s Day directly to you. Please reach out to family and friends, the support is greatly appreciated!

Here is the link:
https://www.yumraising.com/secure/calabasashs_calabasas_high_sees_candies_fundr85/candy?h=Mic_Mey3542&c=ot5851%20https://www.yumraising.com/secure/calabasashs_calabasas_high_sees_candies_fundr85/candy?h=Mic_Mey3542&c=ot5851

The 2022 Chaparral PFC Online Auction is only a few weeks away! This is our second biggest fundraiser and in 2019 hosted parties brought in over $20,000!
 
A hosted party is an event planned by a group of Chaparral parents. The details; theme, date, and number of attendees are up to you! Parties can be for kids or adults. Popular themes for kids are swimming, bowling, game truck, beach and park playdates. Popular themes for adults are Mom or Dads nights out and Parent theme parties. We are hopeful that by the time we can have these parties they can be in person (depending on the safety guidelines at the time of the parties). See and fill out Auction Party Form HERE.
 
Start planning now and e-mail your party details, by February 4th to chapauction@gmail.com
 
We’re also collecting regular donation items such as restaurant and retail store gift cards as well as big ticket items like sports tickets and theme park tickets. Please let us know if you have anything to donate!

The success of our auction depends on all of us!!

We rely on our volunteers to help make all of our events run smoothly. Thank You to those who came out on Friday to help pass out Rapid Tests for our Cubs Community.

Volunteers Needed for LVUSD Vaccination and Booster Clinic
We will need volunteers for this event and would love your support – please contact chaparralpfc@gmail.com and sbrazell@lvusd.org  if you can help for a few hours. All Chaparral students and parents are welcome to get vaccinated and boosted! Flu vaccines may be available too! 

Where: Chaparral Elementary School
When: Wednesday, January 26 from 2-5pm

Huge Thank You to our Read-a-Thon Coordinators Maria Caddis and Grace Fisher. We raised $32,219 and 447 kids participated this year clocking in a total of 147,454 minutes of reading! The prizes that you ordered will be going home next week with your kids.

Huge Thank You to Jodi Dalyai and Margaret Scarborough Greer for organizing Chaparral’s Annual Toy Drive with Motor4Toys! It was a HUGE success. The donation of toys was our largest one yet. We were told by the organizer, Mr. Dustin Troyan, and the Chevrolet Car Club that they were bringing the toys to an underprivileged community that very day. Great job CUBS!

Please remember to fill out the Health Screening on ParentSquare DAILY! The District is still requiring this for our Staff, Teachers, and Students safety. Thank you

Thank You to all who attended the PFC Meeting! For those of you who couldn’t make it here is a LINK to view the minutes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kPYzll3gzVEhq-lykvANHRsHNj5eeVWOkvD48VblbJY/edit?usp=sharing

Next Meeting is Friday, February 4th @ 8:15am ZOOM