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WHERE KIDS EAT FREE 347 Grill Ak-Chin 16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa (520) 233-2426 www.ultrastarakchin.com Here’s the deal: Sunday Brunch 6 and younger eat free with paid adult. On Tuesdays, all kids 12 and younger eat free with purchase of adult entree.

Apple Dumpling Café 3076 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 279-3879 www.appledumplingcafe.com Here’s the deal: Mondays are Family Value night, where kids eat free with each adult meal and two drinks purchased. On Family Fun night, kids receive free ice cream with a meal.

After-school coolness is from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, where kids buy one ice cream, and get one free.

Chompie’s 3481 W. Frye Rd., Chandler (480) 398-3008 www.chompies.com Here’s the deal: All day Tuesday, children 10 and younger receive one free item from the kids’ meal menu with adult meal purchase of $8 or more. Dine in only.

Connect5 Family Centers Corp.

222 E. Warner Rd., Chandler (480) 699-2122 1495 S. Higley Rd., Gilbert (480) 361-8410 Here’s the deal: Mondays and Fridays free kids’ meals with an adult

purchase for Munchie Monday Free Lunch and Freebie Friday Free Dinner.

Copper Still - Moonshine Grill 2531 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 101, Gilbert (480) 242-1258 www.CopperStillMoonshineGrill.com Here’s the deal: Every Tuesday, kids ages 10 and younger eat for free with the purchase of an adult meal.

Dilly’s Deli 2895 S. Alma School Rd., Suite 5, Chandler (480) 722-0644 www.dillysdeli.com Here’s the deal: On weekends, get one free kids’ meal for each adult meal purchased for $4.79 or more.

El Palacio Restaurant and Cantina 2950 E. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 802-5770 www.epchandler.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday kids 12 and younger eat free with paid adult.

Fat Willy’s 4850 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler (480) 883-1356 www.fatwillysaz.com/Chandler Here’s the deal: From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, dine in and get a free kids’ meal with every adult entrée purchased. Little Leaguers menu only, 12 and younger.

Nabers Music Bar and Eats 825 N. 54th St., Chandler (480) 705-0288 www.nabersaz.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free every

Monday and Tuesday, with the purchase of an adult meal and two beverages.

NYPD Pizza 2580 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler (480) 722-0898 www.aznypdpizza.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat for free on Wednesday and Sunday after 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh Willy’s 1509 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler (480) 857-2860 www.pittsburghwillys.com Here’s the deal: Every day except Sunday breakfast, kids younger than 10 eat free with each paying adult.

Additional kids eat for 50 percent off; Wee Willy menu only.

Planet Sub 1920 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 245-6503 www.planetsub.com Here’s the deal: Monday kids eat free with paid adult.

Sidelines Grill 2980 S. Alma School Rd., Chandler (480) 792-6965 www.sidelinesaz.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free from kids’ menu after 4 p.m. Thursdays with adult entree. Dine-in only.

Cannot be combined with any other offers or specials.

Someburros!

3461 W. Frye Rd., Chandler 2597 S. Market St., Gilbert 1335 E. Baseline Rd., Gilbert

www.someburros.com Here’s the deal: Every Tuesday night from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. kids 12 and younger eat free with purchase of combo or specialty meal. Dine-in only.

The Cove Grill 5070 S. Gilbert Rd., Suite 400, Chandler (480) 802-9070 www.thecovegrill.com Here’s the deal: Tuesday kids younger than 12 receive one free meal per adult entrée purchased.

The Sushi Room 2475 W. Queen Creek Rd., Chandler (480) 821-9000 www.sushiroomaz.com Here’s the deal: Sunday Funday means kids 12 and younger eat free, two kids per paying adult.

Uncle Bear’s Grill and Bar 1980 W. Germann Rd., Chandler (480) 722-1555 www.unclebearsgrillandbar.com Here’s the deal: Wednesday kids eat free with each full price entrée purchased.

Whiskey Rose Bar and Grill 135 W. Ocotillo Rd. Chandler (480) 895-ROSE (7673) www.whiskeyrosesaloon.com Here’s the deal: Kids eat free every day with the purchase of an adult entree and kids drink.

WHERE KIDS EAT FREE The SanTan Sun News now has a regular “Where kids eat free” section.

Restaurant owners, please email us details such as days of the week kids can eat free at your establishment, and what conditions apply, such as purchase of an adult meal, certain hours, etc., Include your restaurant name, address, phone and website and a contact name for verification.

Readers, if you know of a location that has a kidseat-free program, email us with the restaurant name, a phone and / or email for confirmation and details.

Email information to KidsEatFree@santansun.com.

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CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT May 26: Memorial Day holiday; no school May 28: High school graduation; last day of school; fourth quarter ends May 29: Teacher in-service workday; no school

Carlson Champions Help wanted – PTO is seeking chairpersons for next year’s committees. If interested, fill out the form provided in the Monday Morning Message, indicating position of interest.

—Lora Robinson

CTA-Independence Hawks Save the dates – Student Council Yearbook Stomp is 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22. Students are invited to bring anything from their yearbooks to their class T-shirts to homemade memory books to have signed by their friends.

Thanks due – Thanks to all the wonderful, supportive parents of CTA-Independence. Through purchases during the month of March at Costco, nine cases of copy paper were donated to the school. Thanks also to Amanda Chandler and the PTO board for organizing a wonderful Spring Fling, and to Dad’s Club, room parents and volunteers for helping

the event run smoothly. More than $18,000 was raised, which will be used for instructional materials, equipment, grants for classroom funding, library, music, P.E. programs and more.

Calendar May 28: Sixth Grade Clap Out; last day of school.

—Wendi Olson

Haley Tigers Music notes – Haley third graders recently performed a multicultural music concert, “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,” at the school wide Celebration of Learning. All thirdgrade students participated, singing, playing instruments and dancing.

Earth Day – For Earth Day, preschool Tigers talked about ways they could help Earth by reducing, recycling and reusing items. As a class project, students used imagination in reusing something they were planning to recycle or throw away. Kids brought in homemade binoculars, bird feeders, animals, pencil holders and more, and presented them to their peers.

Sporting chance – The new Chandler Sports League, consisting of four Chandler schools with a total of six teams, recently competed in its final game. Haley’s two teams are ranked first and second in the league.

—Stephanie Vatistas

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Creative classrooms – Hancock is the recipient of a matching grant of $2,000 from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, including funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, for an all-school Artist in Residence program that began earlier this spring. Extracurricular tax credit donations from parents also helped provide funding. Award-winning artist, author and university professor Stella Pope Duarte has been guiding students through the art of creative writing. The program culminated in a combined Art Walk and Classroom Creative Writing Performance event held at the school.

—Andrea Dickson

Hull Heroes Warm welcome – Welcome to new PTO officers Peg Linge, Heather Henry and Shelly Warren.

Thanks due – Thanks to Hull’s PTO, faculty, staff, students and teachers for celebrating World Autism Day with Light It Up Blue. Thanks also to all the outgoing PTO officers, committee leads, Art Masterpiece coordinators, Junior Achievement volunteers and all volunteers.

Reading success – Hull PTO and students raised almost $2,395 at the recent Read-a-Thon, recording more than 37,860 minutes.

Kudos – Congrats to AAA award winners Jorge Garfio, custodian; Jessy

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Calendar May 23: Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Media Center; third grade’s 2,000 reading minutes ice cream party; fourth grade Grand Canyon trip.

May 28: Kindergarten graduation, 9:30 a.m.; Sixth Grade Clap Out, end of day; last day of school.

May 30: Kindergarten testing.

—Lalitha Krishnan

Jacobson Jets Kudos – Fourth graders Grace Mao, of Mrs. McNeeley’s class, and Daniella Cervantes, of Ms. Banda’s class, were recently honored as two of 19 winners in the City of Chandler’s 11th annual Environmental Art Contest. They were recognized for their effort and commitment to the environment.

—Tammy Raschke

Tarwater Toros Kindie class notes – Every kindergarten student gets his or her own caterpillar for the science study of life cycles. Students will observe the stages and report findings in science journals. Students also recently enjoyed a field trip to

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www.SanTanSun.com Butterfly Wonderland, thanks to tax credit donations. The Kindergarten Promotion Program will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22.

Language learning – Tarwater will offer a Kindergarten Mandarin Immersion program for the 2014-2015 school year. Contact Tarwater for more information at (480) 883-4300 or visit the school website.

—JoAnne Cawley

Basha High Bears High honor – Basha High student Julia Nugent earned the school’s highest agricultural honor, the 2014 DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by Monsanto Company.

The award was given to Julia for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience, including competing in the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure Career Development Event, the National FFA Prepared Public Speaking CDE, serving as Chapter President and teaching young students about agriculture for her Supervised Agricultural Experience.

As the recipient of the 2014 award, Julia’s name will be recorded on a permanent plaque displayed at Basha High School.

—Carol Skocypec

Hamilton High Huskies Drive safely – Hamilton High students recently took a pledge to put their cell

phones down and focus on the road as part of Allstate’s national “X the TXT” campaign. Presented by the Allstate Foundation’s local partner Health World, the program aims to raise awareness of the dangers of texting and driving.

—Nicole Schwab

CTA-Goodman Gators Kudos – Congrats to two CTAGoodman teachers for earning Lifelong Learning Grants from the Chandler Education Foundation: kindergarten teacher Krista Smith, who is pursuing her second master’s degree in applied behavioral sciences, and fourthgrade teacher Elizabeth Sacco, who is working toward her master’s degree in educational leadership.

Calendar May 20: “Apollo to the Moon” performance for first through third grades, 1:15 p.m., Multipurpose Room; PTO meeting and elections, 3:15 p.m., Media Center.

May 21: Hydro Heroes water conservation assembly for second and third grades, 1:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room.

May 23: Memorial Day assembly, 8:45 a.m., Multipurpose Room.

May 27: Good News Gators assembly, 1:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room.

May 28: Kindergarten Celebration, 12:30 p.m., classrooms; sixth grade promotion, 1:15 p.m., Multipurpose

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—Kathie Butters

Knox Knights Renaissance Day – Sixth graders have been taking an in-depth look at the Renaissance-era fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. “Walk through the Renaissance Day” will be 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 23; visitors will receive a Renaissance newspaper, enjoy displays and exhibits, encounter various “live” interactions with the people and ideas of the Renaissance and travel through the five “STEAM” hallways to discover what was going on during the Renaissance.

Help wanted – The Art Masterpiece Art Board is looking for grade-level coordinators, who communicate with volunteers for each grade and help with minimal supply prep before each of the six lessons; no art experience is necessary. If interested, contact the school at (480) 812-6100.

Summer fun – KGA will host Camp Invention June 2 through June 6 for Chandler students entering first through fourth grades. Presidential Award-winning teacher Allison Davis will direct the campus. For more information or to register, contact CUSD Community Education.

Book battle – KGA’s Battle of the Books team participated in the district competition recently, in which the winning teams from Chandler

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elementary schools battled via questions asked about 12 books they read during the year. While the KGA team will not continue to regionals this year, team members only missed a single question. Thanks to fifth-grade teachers for sponsoring this activity.

Chess champs – Kudos to the Knox chess players at the Governor’s Cup, who won two gigantic team trophies: second place, K-3, and fourth place, K-6. Congrats to the following students who took home individual trophies as well: Evan H., fourth place, K; Kenneth S., fourth place, K-3; and Kevin C., third place, K-6.

Farewell – As the school year draws to an end, Knox warmly bids fond farewell to all students, administration and other school staff not returning to KGA next year. Thanks for sharing an awesome year at Knox.

Calendar May 23: Renaissance Day May 27: Sixth-Grade Promotion Day May 28: Last day of school —Jacqueline Bartrim

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