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5th Grade Families & Care Givers, Tomorrow is our Middle School Transition Night! We are working in conjunction with several elementary schools to provide resources to our parents for the transition to middle school, especially for magnet and special transfer options. The event is tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3rd) at Chaffee Trail Elementary @ 6 pm. Hope to see you there!

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, Happy Thanksgiving Week! We only have 2 school days this week. Our school will be closed Wednesday-Friday this week. We look forward to seeing our students here on Monday, December 2nd. While you are doing your Black Friday shopping, don't forget to add this year's yearbook to your list! There are two photos for ordering. One is for purchasing a yearbook and one is for making an ad. Ads are open to all, but 5th grade ads will be taken first. The deadline for all ads is February 14th, 2025. Please take some time this week to enjoy your family and friends. We are definitely grateful for the opportunity to serve your children as their elementary school. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal Chimney Lakes Elementary School

Just a reminder that TODAY is an Early Dismissal Day. Please make sure you are picking up your students or at the bus stop an hour and a half before. We begin car rider dismissal at 12:45 pm. Extended Day will proceed as normal. Thank you for making sure your student is taken care for dismissal.

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, We have a lot going on this week and wanted to make you aware of all things CLE! *Friday, November 15th: We will have our Turkey Trot sponsored by PTA. Remember to put in your pledge to our trotters to support PTA incentives at the school. Students can purchase Icy Spot items for $3 each. Money is due by Thursday, November 14th. Finally, top off a FANTASTIC FRIDAY by going to Chuck E Cheese to have some food, fun and games! *Next Week: 3rd & 5th grade classes will have field trips. It's Early Dismissal Wednesday (11/20) and Family Math Night on November 21st from 6-7:30 pm. Check out the flyer for details! Finally, students in grades 3-5 must turn in their Science Fair projects by November 22nd! We hope you have a great Thanksgiving break. We will be in session on Monday and Tuesday (11/25 & 11/26), but the building will be closed Wednesday thru Friday. We will be back in session on Monday, December 2nd. My best to you and your family. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello Chimney Lakes Families & Care Givers, We had a wonderful Veteran's Day celebration today. We love this annual tradition at Chimney Lakes and the ability to pay our thanks to all of our military family members, including my own. After all, November is the Month of the Military Family! Students will have Monday off from school for Veterans Day. We will see all of our students back on Tuesday, November 12th. Wednesday is World Kindness Day (November 13th). So I encourage students to wear anything that says "kind" or "kindness" on their shirts. Finally, I hope you will support our PTA with their upcoming Turkey Trot on Friday, November 15th. I've attached a flyer with more information for you to sign up. Don't forget! Our School Choice Expo is coming up very soon on Saturday, December 7th. Look on our social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) for links to sign up for tours! Enjoy the long weekend. Remember to follow us on Facebook & Instagram! Sincerely, Marianne G . Lee Principal

Beginning in November, every Tuesday, Technology Services will be available to distribute free ECF laptops to any student enrolled in a traditional DCPS school. This includes students who have already been assigned a laptop from school. This will be a secondary device the students can keep at home for school use. See the details below! WHAT: Free laptop for all DCPS students! No registration necessary! *Wait times may be shorter if ECF survey is completed in advance, but not necessary. WHEN: Every Tuesday beginning November 5th* *The week of December 16th will be on a Thursday- December 19th 8:00 am – 4:00 pm WHERE: 4075 Boulevard Center Drive Jacksonville, FL 32207 For additional support families may call the Technology Service Desk at 904-348-5200. Pickup dates: • November 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th • December 3rd, 10th, & 19th

Hello CLE families, We are SUPER EXCITED that our Kindness Car-nival is tomorrow Thursday Oct. 31st from 5-7pm at CLE car rider parking lot. We will also have our Safety Patrols selling $5 hotdog meals (includes hotdog, bag of chips, an drink). If you would like to purchase items individually, they will be $3 for hotdogs, $2 for drinks, $1 for chips. They are only accepting cash. We have so many fun filled things happening and cannot wait to see you there!!

Hello Parents, As we prepare to celebrate the upcoming Veteran's Day holiday, we are asking students and school employees to bring in a 5x7 or 8x10 copy of a photograph, color or black or white, of a family member(s), in uniform, who served in one of the branches of our military. We request a copy of your photo, not the original, so we can glue it to our board. On the back of the photo please write the following- Person's name, Years they served, Branch of the military Student/staff name to return photo to Place your picture in your student's homework folder no later than Wednesday Nov 6th. This will give us time to display it on our Military Wall of Honor. If you have any questions, please call Chimney Lakes Elementary School. Respectfully, Christina Harris MFLC, Military Family Life Program Magellan Federal

Good Monday CLE Families & Care Givers, Hope you had a great weekend doing all things fall! We have a busy week ahead of us at CLE and wanted to make sure were aware of all of our activities. *Red Ribbon Week: This week is Red Ribbon Week. We started off today with wearing red. today. Tomorrow is Crazy Hair/Hat Day. Check out the flyer attached list of activities. *Wednesday is an Early Dismissal Day! We will begin our dismissal process at 12:45 pm. All students will need to be dismissed by 1:15 pm. Extended Day will proceed as usual. *Thursday is a SUPER busy day. We have our Book Character Parade at 9 am and our Kindness Car-Nival from 5-7 pm. Parents are able to come as spectators and stand in the front hallways to watch students on Thursday morning. Make sure you check out the flyer that was sent home for examples. We can't wait to see our students in their costumes & vocabulary words. Finally, Friday was supposed to be a Weather Day. However, due to the hurricanes we've had this year, it is now a regular school day. Hope you have a great week! Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Technology Services still has a number of free ECF laptops to give out to students. Principals, APs, and school leaders, please share the following message with your school communities through Thrillshare. Teachers, please post in your published Rooms (Thrillshare) to help ensure all families are aware of the opportunity. If you are a district employee, we would greatly appreciate your assistance in sharing with the family communities you work with, as well. Beginning in November, every Tuesday, Technology Services will be available to distribute free ECF laptops to any student enrolled in a traditional DCPS school. This includes students who have already been assigned a laptop from school. This will be a secondary device the students can keep at home for school use. See the details below! WHAT: Free laptop for all DCPS students! No registration necessary!* *Wait times may be shorter if ECF survey is completed in advance, but not necessary. WHEN: Every Tuesday beginning November 5th* *The week of December 16th will be on a Thursday- December 19th 8:00 am – 4:00 pm WHERE: 4075 Boulevard Center Drive Jacksonville, FL 32207 For additional support families may call the Technology Service Desk at 904-348-5200. Pickup dates: • November 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th • December 3rd, 10th, & 19th

KINDNESS CARNIVAL is right around the corner!! We need your help parents. Please donate a bag of candy to our upcoming event. You can drop off a bag of candy to the front office at any time or send it with your student to drop off to the front office . WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!!!! <3

Hello CLE Families & Community! As a Title 1 school, we offer many different resources for our parents, guardians, and families. One way to find out about all the great things our Title 1 department does, is to check out our Parent & Family Engagement Plan. It is located in print at our school or can be found on our school website at https://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/34195.

Hello CLE Parents & Care Givers, Hope you have been enjoying a change in the weather. Hopefully, we'll enjoy fall weather for a bit before it starts to get cold. We have some wonderful events coming up soon. We hope you will make every effort to participate! *Kindness Kar-nival (Trunk or Treat) on Thursday, October 31st from 5-7 pm. We are still looking for some vendors, so if you know of any that would like to participate, please share the QR code on the flyer. We are asking for donations of candy or Halloween treats. Please send them in starting tomorrow (Tuesday 10/22) all the way up to the 31st. Come and bring a canned food for our food drive! *Red Ribbon Week is the week of October 28th through November 1st. You will find a flyer attached to this email for what fun things we're doing each day of the week. *Our CLE Annual Food Drive is coming up soon. You can bring your non-perishable items as soon as the night of our Kindness Karnival all the way through November 15th. Finally, our Book Character Parade is coming up on Thursday, October 31st. It's scheduled for 9 am and parents can come as spectators. A flyer with samples is coming home on early this week. However, you can get a sneak peek on this email. If you have any questions, please let us know. You can reach your teacher directly on Rooms or can call the school at (904) 573-1100. Have a wonderful week! Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello CLE Families!! We are so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Kindness Car-nival (trunk or treat) on Thursday October 31st, 2024, from 5-7pm. We are looking forward to all the families that come out and visit us that evening. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please scan the QR code on the image below to identify how you would like to support. Feel free to reach out to Assistant Principal Mrs. Darr if you have any questions. (smithh2@duvalschools.org)

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, We hope you are safe and sound from Hurricane Milton. DCPS schools will remain closed until Tuesday, August 15th. Contrary to some communication out in social media, students do not return until Tuesday. This is due to the Planning Day for teachers to have to update and finalize grades for the 1st 9 weeks. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, I hope you are having a good day. Wanted to let you know that tomorrow is an Early Dismissal Day. It's our first one of the school year. We will begin dismissing our car riders at 12:40 pm, Park and Pick Up at 12:45 pm and Walkers at 1:00 pm. Please make sure you adjust your schedule for these times. Duval County Public Schools will close schools for students on Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th for Hurricane Helene, which is supposed to cause excessive flooding and high winds in our area. We will return to school on Monday, September 30th. Please take precautions for you and your family.. The nearest shelter is Chaffee Trail Elementary, if needed. Due to these closures, we will not have our STEAM/Science Fair Night on Thursday, 9/26. If you have parent conferences scheduled for these days, please reschedule as soon as possible. Hope you stay safe and we'll see our students next Monday. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal Chimney Lakes Elementary School

Good Day Chimney Lakes Families & Care Givers, I wanted to let you know of an incident today that happened at school. Around 9 am this morning, a student decided to leave the classroom without permission. We have a system in which the teacher notifies administration immediately to get assistance. However, today, the teacher, in error, pressed the notification button too frequently, which caused the lockdown procedures. Students and staff are perfectly fine. They did exactly what they should have done in these cases. I truly applaud them for their actions. Please know, there are no threats to our school or our students. While I know this is scary for parents, we do want you to know, they are safe at school. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office at 904.573.1100. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello CLE Families & Care Givers, Hope you're staying dry with all of these rain showers we are getting! This is Principal Lee letting you know what's going on at CLE this week. *Recorders for Sale (grades 3-5)...are $6 each and available on School Cash Online. Our music teacher, Ms. Lodge, would like for every 3rd-5th grader to have their own recorder. This is their first music instrument for students to practice on. If you have difficulty with purchasing, please connect with Ms. Lodge at lodgek@duvalschools.org. *Birthday Celebrations: We know you want to celebrate your student on their birthday.. However, we do have to honor instructional time for all students. Therefore, families may ONLY bring store-bought cupcakes or treats during the child's lunch. Balloons, flowers, and other deliveries are not allowed. (This also includes on a regular day.) *Fall Pictures are FRIDAY! On this message is the schedule of when your child's teacher will take their class to get photos. All students will take a photo whether or not you order. However, if you wish to order, please do so in the envelope previously distributed. Last Friday was our first Cheetah Chat for our 3rd-5th grade students. K-2 students will have their Cheetah Chat after finishing their Blended Learning testing. Students meeting their grade level standards will receive a fun dog tag from me. We love when our students meet their goals! *A BIG THANK YOU for all of our families for helping us meet our Book Fair goal of over 2000 books sold and over $17,000 in sales. The most important thing is having books in our students hands. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Finally, we are using School Cash Online for field trips, recorders, donations and much more this year. You will find School Cash Onilne in the new DCPS app or by going to www.duvalschools.org, click on "Students and Families" and then "Pay Fees Online". This year, there is no administrative fee and no worries about young children losing their money.

Good Day CLE Families & Care Givers, Hope you're having a great day! Just a few reminders for you. *Progress Reports will be coming out next week. Please make sure that you are checking your child's folder/planner daily. There is always information in them for upcoming events, including Picture Day next Friday! *We need to be a good neighbor to our surrounding subdivisions around Chimney Lakes. When getting in the car line, please pull off to the side of the road. This will still allow for traffic to come through. Also, please do not block the subdivision entrances. Finally, if one of the faculty members is directing traffic, it is for the safety of students. However, we had a parent today not follow this safety guidance. This will not be allowed. Unfortunately, if I need to report your car tag to the DCPS Police, I will for the safety of the students and staff at CLE. Please help us by following the maps, previous notices, and guidance we've provided. Open House/Book Fair Night is THIS Thursday, September 12th. Our VPK-2nd grade students will come at 4:45 (for the annual meeting) and transition to classrooms at 5 pm. Our 3rd-5th grade families will come at 6:15 (for the annual meeting) and transition to classrooms at 6:30 pm. We will start in the Multi-Purpose Room. We will have tables in the back hallway, including our wonderful PTA, with information for you. Military Families.....make sure you come by the PURPLE table to receive your special gift after completing our quick survey. Don't forget to come by the Book Fair that will be open from 5:00-7:30 pm. Can't wait to see you! Lastly, Friday is our first Flag Raising and Cheetah Chat. Our safety patrols will present our colors and help us monitor our students at the Cheetah Chat. As always, if you need assistance, please call the school at (904) 573-1100. Sincerely, Marianne G. Lee Principal

Hello all! Hope you are enjoying a day off from work to celebrate Labor Day! While we have a short week, we are launching to big items for our school year. Our Fall Book Fair, which starts tomorrow and goes until Friday, September 13th and PTA's fundraiser, which launched Friday and will go to the 20th of September. PTA has kicked off the Charleston Wrap fundraiser kicks off today! Our fundraising goal is $15,000. With over 2,500 gift ideas there is something for everyone on your holiday gift list which means your support can really help us reach our goal! Be sure to REGISTER online today at www.registercw.com, and START SHARING our fundraiser with your family & friends! School Organization ID: 21086 Finally, students have State Testing (called FAST) this week for our students. Please make sure your student is here every day! Students typically do worse than in the regular classroom during make ups. We're always here to help. So, reach out to the office at (904) 573-1100 or contact your child's teacher on Rooms! Have a great week! Principal Lee