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Quick Notes
Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
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School Calendar
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Wednesday |
Dec. 12 |
12:15-12:45
p.m. |
Lunch-A-Month
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) - Parents Welcome
(hot dog,
potato chips, Christmas cookie, lemonade)
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Wednesday |
Dec. 19 |
12:15-12:45
p.m. |
Pizza Day
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome
No pizza day
for Seminar students.
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Friday |
Dec. 21 |
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1:00 p.m.
Dismissal. No ASP.
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Monday-Friday |
Dec. 24-
Jan. 4
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School Closed for Winter Holidays
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Monday |
Jan. 7 |
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Classes Resume
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Wednesday |
Jan. 9 |
12:15-12:45
p.m. |
Pizza Day
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome
No pizza day
for Seminar students.
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Monday |
Jan. 14 |
6:15 p.m. |
Board of
Trustees Mtg.
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Wednesday |
Jan. 16 |
12:15-12:45
p.m. |
Lunch-A-Month
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome
(taquitos,
chips & salsa, popsicle, lemonade)
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Friday |
Jan. 18 |
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Martin
Luther King, Jr. Activities
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Monday |
Jan. 21 |
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School
Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Notes from the Director (Holly)
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our eight beautiful
Bolivian exchange students. It has been a laughter-filled and
exciting learning experience for all of our students, host
families, and staff members.
As a host family, you learn a lot about the Bolivian culture and
reacquaint yourself with your own country and family. It is a
joy to share our homes with such delightful young men and women.
Special thanks to this year’s host families: the Musgrave/Stephensons,
Cohens, Nolen/Campbells, Largen/Pattersons, Carrells, Bentleys,
Bostons, Walshes, and Kilgores. Thank you to Michi for helping
with field trips and travel arrangements.
The Bolivian exchange program is in its tenth year. It would not
be possible without all of the hard work, dedication, patience,
and sense of humor that our beloved Elena exudes each day. We
appreciate all that you do, Elena!
To our Bolivian students: We are glad that you became a part of
our community. We will miss you, and our students who are
traveling to Bolivia look forward to seeing you again soon!
Hugs to Rolando, Chicho, Jose, Mauricio, Natalia, Antonio,
Bruno, and Alejandro.
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C.S.
International Festival
December
17-20
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Active
Learning in Progress
The Early
Learner and elementary classes will be sharing in an
International Festival on the mornings of December 17, 18, 19
and 20. On Monday, Autumn and C.S. parent Guiliana C. will host
an Italian activity, and Gretchen and C.S. parent Martina R.
will host an Austrian game. On Tuesday, Elena will welcome
students for an activity about Latin America. Betsy’s and Kim’s
classes will host activities from Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Lucia will conclude the festival with a craft, food, and
costumes from India (under the direction of C.S. parent Meeta
M.) and, later in the day, Brazilian music from C.S. parent
Michelle R. Please let Gretchen or Lucia know if you have
decorations or photos to share for the festivities. More
international activities will be held in 2008. The International
Festival is an outgrowth of the Diversity Circle of Community
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Holiday
Activities
December 21
1:00 p.m. Dismissal
No ASP. |
Special
activities scheduled for December 21:
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Early Learner
and all elementary classes will remain on campus and participate
in special activities here.
Please send a lunch with your child.
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Middle school
classes will be going bowling. They will return to school by
dismissal at 1:00 p.m. More specific information TBA.
Please send a lunch with your child.
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Send a Musical Greeting to Someone at C.S.
Middle
School Choir raises money for field trip.
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The Middle School Choir is selling
holiday songs! For $1.00 each, you can buy a musical greeting
for a Community School person and the choir will sing them the
song. See the
attached page or visit the music page on the
school website for the form. Songs include Deck the Halls, Feliz
Navidad, Jingle Bells, Let It Snow, The Dreidel Song and Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Deadline: Wednesday, December 19. The
money raised will go toward the Kings Dominion trip in the
spring. If you have questions, contact Kim M.
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Safety Alerts!
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1)
Our driveway and
parking lot can become quite congested during the school day.
Please refrain from cell phone use while
dropping off or picking up your child. We have had some
near accidents because of cell phone use. We need everyone’s
attention on safe driving.
2)
For your child’s
safety, please remember to keep the office promptly informed of
any changes in your work, home, or cell phone numbers. We have
had several recent cases of sick children whose parents were
inaccessible due to disconnected cell phones and outdated work
numbers.
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Head Lice
on Campus
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We have had another case of head
lice reported on campus recently. Please check your child’s
head for lice. If you need information on lice control, please
stop by the office or contact your child’s pediatrician.
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Needed:
Family Email Addresses
Email addresses to be used for
school contact purposes only. |
We would like to have a current list
of email addresses for our families.
Addresses will not be shared in any
way with other organizations. If you would, please send a quick
message: just type "family email" in the subject line and be
sure there is at least a signature in the body of the message,
so we can create a contact list. Send the email to:
Thank you!
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Free Software
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Want some cool, free software?
Check out Lelia’s
recommendations.
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Reminder
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Shop Amazon.com via the C.S. web
page and C.S. will get cash back for classroom and lab
technology purchases.
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Purchase a
Brick for the C.S. Walkway at Holiday Prices! |
We are currently promoting a special
window of holiday discount on engraved bricks for our walkway.
Please consider purchasing a brick in honor of a loved one, to
commemorate a special event, or even to share advice with our
students. A single brick with three lines of text is $80; a
double-sized brick with 6 lines of text is $160. Proceeds
benefit the building fund.
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Support Our Middle School Students’ Efforts to Make the C.S.
Campus a True Environmental Classroom
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1)
Please consider buying
a living Christmas tree this year, with the root ball intact.
After the holidays, donate the tree to C.S. The students will
plant the tree between our campus and the Hollins apartments to
create a living, oxygen-producing, evergreen screen. Bring your
live tree to the C.S. parking lot on January 11 between 10:00
a.m. and 12:00 noon or between 1:00 and
2:45 p.m.
2)
Purchase student-made
Community School house ornaments for your holiday tree or as
gifts for family and friends. The students will individualize
each ornament with the name(s) of your choice. Each ornament is
$5. Purchase your ornaments during morning drop off (8:15-8:45
a.m.), after school (3:15-6:00 p.m.), or download the order form
on our website and send it to the office. |
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Attention:
After School
Parents
You must come into the building
to sign out your children. |
Please note that you must park your
car and come into the building to pick up and sign out your
child from the After School Program. Our after school staff
cannot leave other children unattended in order to walk your
child out to the car, and we cannot safely allow your child to
walk out in the dark alone. We take your child’s safety very
seriously, and we want to be sure that each child is handed off
directly to his or her parents or to the person designated by
the parents to pick up that child on that day. Thank you for
your understanding and cooperation!
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Please Check
Lost & Found
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Our Lost & Found
box is overflowing! Please remember to check for your child’s
missing clothing, backpack, lunchbox, etc. The box is located
outside, to the right of the office door. All items not claimed
before the Winter Holidays will be donated to a local charity.
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Weather-Related School Closing & Delay Information
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If there is any chance of a weather-related
school closing or delayed opening, please check one or more of
the following: WSLS-TV 10 and WDBJ-7 or WVTF (89.1), Q-99 FM and
K-92FM radio stations. Best bet for accurate, timely
information: call Community
School (563-5036) after 6:00 a.m. on the morning of a potential closing and listen to the voice mail
message or check the C.S. web page. Please recheck the listings
throughout the morning as our opening status occasionally
changes as weather conditions change. On days of a delayed
10:00 a.m. opening:
classes start at 10:00 a.m., and there is no Before School Care.
You may drop off your children beginning at 9:45 a.m. If weather requires an early school dismissal, we will
post it on our web page and on the TV and radio stations listed
above. Please note: C.S. does not follow the other
systems; we make our own decisions regarding weather closings
and delays. |
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