Chancellor News and Notes

CHANCELLOR FRONT OFFICE STAFF

PRINCIPAL: Lisa Saarie

ASST PRINCIPAL: Karen Bates

ASST PRINCIPAL: Tierra Archie

COUNSELORS: Peggy Barr and My Nguyen

SECRETARY: Marie Dugal

REGISTRAR: Alicia Abbas

ATTENDANCE: Karina Santibanez

SCHOOL MASCOT: Comets

TELEPHONE : 281-983-8318

FAX : 281-988-3060

WEBSITE : http://chancellor.aliefisd.net

Any student new to Chancellor or transferring from another Alief school can register 8:00 am to 3:00 pm daily.

Required Documents (Originals):

· Birth Certificate

· Student Social Security Card

· Shot/Immunization Records

· Parent picture ID

· Lease/Deed & 2 current utility bills

· Report Card/STAAR Scores/Withdrawal papers if applicable

Grades PK-5 ……………........................7:55 am – 3:05 pm

Front Doors open ……........................7:20 am

Breakfast begins…............................7:20 am

Students enter class…......................7:45 am

Class begins…...…………......................7:55 am

*Students are tardy at 7:56 a.m.

Dismissal: dismissal routines begin at 3:05 pm

October is Avid Month

4-11 Book Fair

12-14 Student/Staff Fall Holiday (No School)

19- Shared Decision Committee Meeting/FAME Meeting

20- Report Cards

21- 50th Day of School

28- Book Character Parade

31- Bake Sale

October 31-November 4 Red Ribbon Week

Chancellor Parents!

The 50th day of is October 21st! Students will be able to dress up like the 50's! Please do not go out and buy anything! You can be creative and and use whatever you have at home! Below are some ideas!

Staff and Students may wear a pink top with jeans every Wednesday in October for Breast Cancer Awareness!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please join us in celebrating Red Ribbon Week at Chancellor October 31-November 4! Every year, schools across the nation celebrate Red Ribbon week to spotlight the importance of committing to a life free of drugs, alcohol, and violence. We will have different themes and activities planned each day here at school. Please view the theme calendar below on how to participate. Thank you for helping us make this year’s Red Ribbon Week a success!

**Participation is voluntary, and not required. Alief ISD’s dress code policy states that all clothing worn during the week must be worn properly in the manner that they were intended. All clothes must be appropriate.

Setting goals helps motivate children to take control of their learning. Setting short-term goals and experiencing the thrill of achieving them will help your child stay focused on making progress.

To get your child started:

1. Ask your child to identify one goal at the beginning of the week, month, grading period etc. Example goals can be finish reading a book, making an A on a Spelling Test, etc.

2. Have your child write down the goal and post it in a visible spot.

3. Discuss with your child how they will achieve this goal.

4. Check on the progress of the goal, after a few days. If there are any obstacles, come up with some solutions.

5. Evaluate together at the end of the time period.

Working toward a goal helps students learn that problem-solving is an important part of life.

If it is your child's birthday, we want to celebrate him or her! Please feel free to send cupcakes or individually packaged items with your child. Please send enough for the whole class. They will be shared and eaten during the last 20 minutes of the day.

Face coverings are optional but highly encouraged for staff and students. Face coverings protect not only the wearer, but also significantly reduce the risk of spreading COVID 19. At Chancellor, we will have facial coverings available for any employee or student upon request.

Current CDC guidance recommends the wearing of facial coverings for vaccinated and unvaccinated persons when indoors and in confined spaces.

The best way to prevent the spread of illness in our schools is to stay home when ill. Students should not attend school if they have a fever of 100.0 F or higher or new onset of any of the following symptoms of illness that may include:

• Loss of taste or smell

• Cough

• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

• Headache

• Chills

• Sore Throat

• Congestion or runny nose

• Exaggerated shivering

• Significant muscle pain or ache

• Diarrhea

Things to remember about attendance procedures at our school:

1) School starts at 7:45 a.m.—students who are not in class by 7:55 a.m. are considered tardy. Students who are 30 or more minutes tardy, will be considered as a “POD30”, which is a part-of-day attendance violation.

2) K-5th Dismissal is at 3:05 p.m. (Pre-K 3:15 p.m.)—students may not be released after 2:40 p.m. because dismissal procedures will have already started.

3) Students who are picked up before dismissal time will be considered as an “early leave”, which is a part-of-day attendance violation.

4) Excuse notes for absences must be returned to the front office no later than 3 days after returning to school.

5) If your child has excessive absences that have been excused by parent notes, the principal has a right to not allow anymore parent notes as excuses--only doctor's notes or notes from the school nurse will be excused.

Let us know how we can best support you and your children so that they can show up for school on time every day. We want your child to be successful in school! If you have any questions or need more information please contact our front office.

Teachers and students may wear a college shirt with jeans every Wednesday!

BOTTOMS: BLACK, NAVY or KHAKI slacks, shorts, skirts, jumpers, or skorts. Elastic waistbands are acceptable. Shorts, skirts, and skorts may be no higher than two inches above the knee.

TOPS: Any solid colored collared shirts without a logo or design. Long/short-sleeved knit polo shirts, turtleneck shirts, button-down oxfords, and blouses are also acceptable. Shirts must be tucked in at the waist.

WINTER CLOTHING: Sweatshirts and sweaters are acceptable. They must be worn over a collared shirt. Turtlenecks are also acceptable and must be worn under a collared shirt. Please remember to clearly label your child’s jackets, sweaters, and sweatshirts.

College Day: College day is every Wednesday. Students may wear a College shirt and jeans.

SPIRIT DAY: Spirit day is every Friday. Students may wear any Chancellor Spirit shirt and mode of dress bottoms or denim jeans.

***Jeans are only acceptable on Wednesdays and Fridays with the appropriate shirt.

Chancellor Spirit T-shirts are for sale!

Youth Size= $12.00 Adult Size= $14.00

We will continue to have Chancellor Spirit Days every Friday throughout the school year. Students are always happy to show their pride and wear the Chancellor T-shirt. This will be a great way for students to “wear” their school spirit!

Student Prices

Breakfast- Free Universal Breakfast

Lunch- $1.00

The Cafeteria is closed to parents due to health and safety reasons. Thank you for understanding!

*A new application for Free and Reduced Meals must be completed EVERY YEAR. Applications can now be submitted online to determine PEBT benefits and carryover status at:

The SMART Tag system helps increase safety and security for students riding on a school bus, leveraging technology to improve student management and communications on school buses.

SMART Tag monitors student loading and unloading, providing real-time information to the Transportation Department, and you, the parent.

Please make sure that your child wears his/her SMART Tag on their backpack daily!

A.M. STUDENT CAR RIDER DROP OFF

-All cars enter the main parking lot driveway in a single line.

-Front entrance is for bus, ECSE, and REACH drop-off only.

-Students will be dropped off under covered walkway. Please pull all the way up to end of walkway to keep line moving.

-All cars will exit at the end of the driveway. Please stay in line.

-Right turns only to speed up traffic lines.

P.M. STUDENT CAR RIDER PICK UP

-Please line up to turn right into the parking lot. Pick up and drop off is right turn only, per police direction. **You will be directed to exit and go to the end of the line if you enter from a left-hand turn.

-Cars and Daycare enter the main parking lot with staff direction

-Please follow all directions from Chancellor staff members.

-Have name tag visible for staff. *You must go to the office with ID to pick up student if you do not have a name tag in the car.

-Students will be called to the numbered stations by staff.

-All cars will exit at the end of the driveway. All traffic is required to turn right from the parking lot.

*Parents must stay in their cars and display name tag.

**Please do not drive over or through the orange cones.

Parents, to change transportation, you must send a WRITTEN note or CALL the school explaining how you want the child to go home. We cannot accept a verbal change from your child. A dated and signed note must be sent. Only in an emergency situation, we will accept notes sent by fax. Please call to notify Front Office if a fax is being sent.

***Mode of transportation changes will not be honored after 2:40 pm.

We SHINE at Chancellor Elementary!

S– I will show safe behavior

H– Have a positive attitude

I– I will be a team player

N– Never give up

E– Expect success!

Email: chancellorcontact@aliefisd.net
Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/Chancellor
Location: 4350 Boone Road, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 281-983-8318
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Twitter: @ChancellorComet