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Wednesday |
March 5 |
12:15-12:45 p.m. |
Lunch-A-Month
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome (hot dog, potato chips, popsicle, lemonade) |
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Thursday |
March 6 |
7:00 p.m. |
Preschool & Kindergarten Information
Session For current and prospective families. Watch
for more information. |
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Wednesday |
March 12 |
12:15-12:45 p.m. |
Pizza Day (12:05-12:45
for Middle School) – Parents Welcome No pizza day for Seminar students. |
| Friday | March 14 | Re-enrollment Forms Distributed to Current Families | |
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Mon.-Thurs. |
March 17- March 20 |
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Middle School Fieldtrip to |
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Wednesday |
March 19 |
12:15-12:45 p.m. |
Lunch-A-Month
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome (taquitos, chips & salsa, brownie, lemonade) |
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Thurs. |
March 20 |
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Friday –
Friday |
March 21- March 28 |
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School Closed for Spring Break |
| Wednesday | April 2 | Deadline for Returning Re-enrollment Forms | |
| Wednesday | April 2 | 12:15 - 12:45 |
Lunch-A-Month
(12:05-12:45 for Middle School) – Parents Welcome (pasta with marinara sauce, bread, cookie, lemonade) |
| Thursday-Friday | April 4-5 | Strawberry Festival Baking Days - (Watch for more information) | |
| Wednesday | April 9 |
12:15-12:45 p.m. |
Pizza Day (12:05-12:45
for Middle School) – Parents Welcome No pizza day for Seminar students. |
| Thursday | April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Elementary & Middle School Information Session - for current & prospective parents. |
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious
learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of
childhood.” - Fred Rogers
Have you seen, heard, or read the news? Play is important to the cognitive
development and self-regulatory growth of children!
This is not news to us at Community School. For 36 years we have understood that
play is integral to the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development
of each child at each age level.
Community School is one of the few schools in the Valley that values recess
time. We understand the importance of outdoor play and recreation for all of our
children. With seven acres of wooded and open space, our students are able to
strengthen their fine and gross motor skills, experiment with varied social
roles, explore our natural environment, and practice their self-management
skills.
Within our classrooms, children are given time to stretch their imaginations
through drama, art, and music classes, dramatic playtime, and academic
explorations.
If you would like more information about the effect of over-scheduling and
higher academic expectations at earlier ages, or more information about the
importance of play in the life of a child, please feel free to contact me. I
have resources that I would be happy to share with you.
Aren’t you glad that you have chosen a school that is on the “cutting edge” of
developmental research?
Please remind your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers that our Preschool and Kindergarten Information Session is this Thursday, March 6, at 7:00 pm. If you have invited someone to attend this session, please don’t forget to complete a referral card – you will not receive the $250 credit on your fall tuition if you have not turned in the referral card. Referral cards are available in the office and can be downloaded from our website (www.communityschool.net) on the Downloadable Documents page. If you have any questions about the information session or the admissions process, please call Victoria.
The dates for the early learner and elementary drama performances are March 7, 10, 11 and 12. Parents are invited to attend at their convenience. The performance schedule was attached to last week’s Quick Notes and can be found at www.communityschool.net.
It is with regret that we inform the community that we have recently had several thefts on campus. Items stolen include money, a digital camera, a camcorder, an LCD projector, a USB microphone, and a laptop computer. Because of this, please be reminded that you should not send anything valuable to school with your child. Also, please notify Holly or Michi if you have any information about the thefts or notice anything suspicious while you are on campus. Thank you.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Destination Imagination tournament this past weekend. Everyone did a great job! A big thank you as well to all the parents who helped to manage the C.S. teams.
1) 3rd place winners at the middle school level: Amy R., Jonah W., Alex
P., Molly D., Alex B., Swade B. and their managers Beth R. and Elizabeth W.;
2) 2nd place winners at the elementary level: Elena L., Alexandra J.,
Phineas C., Kimberly S., Caroline S., Nicholas P., and their manager Dave L.;
3) At the elementary level: Michael P., Max S., Alex S., Isaac F., Jonathan
F., Keira M., and their managers Sherry P., Arlita F., and Stephanie S. At the
Rising Stars level: Liam H., Tory H., Trent W., MacKenzie S., Dyson M., Sofia
H., Nicholas S., and their managers Steve W., and Jon S.
It’s that time again! Our classes are beginning to work on their art, drama and music pieces for the Arts Festival on Friday, May 23. It is important that students be here as much as possible from now through the festival. Please let the classroom and arts teachers know now if your child will not be here on May 23 or the week of May 23, as these absences will be crucial to the last rehearsals. We also ask that you let classroom and arts teachers know as soon as possible if your child has any planned, extended absences from now through the Arts Festival. Thank you so much for your cooperation. Cherry, Kim, Lisa, and Julie
During the week of March 17-20, the Before School Program will be held in Kim Halsey's classroom, room 102 in the new building.
If you are paying on the monthly installment plan, your ninth tuition payment is due by March 20. Contact Sue (sue@communityschool.net) with questions about your account.
Families interested in tuition assistance for 2008-2009 should have mailed their financial aid forms to SSS or filed the form directly online in February. If you have any questions about tuition assistance, please contact Michi. The Financial Aid Committee will notify families of tuition grants in late March. Limited funds will be available for late applicants.
The committee members are still working on the volunteer sign-up forms for Baking Days and the Strawberry Festival. They will be in touch with each family about volunteer sign up as soon as possible. Families who have provided their email addresses to Carissa will receive the information via email. If you have not yet provided your email address, but would like to receive the volunteer information in that format, please email carissa@communityschool.net.
The Strawberry Festival Community Chest needs your
talent and your donations. What is Community Chest? It was named by the students
and is one of the many fundraising facets of Strawberry Festival. It’s a booth
that showcases strawberry-themed goods made or donated by parents, grandparents,
students and friends.
Each year we receive
wonderful sewn and crafted items. Each year is slightly different, but we do
have some specific items that are perennially popular, such as our t-shirts and
homemade strawberry jam (a huge seller). We rely upon your help to replenish the
stock. If you would like to have the recipe for the jam, ideas for sewn items,
or if you have any other ideas for the booth, please call Mary at
The Community Chest makes a
nice profit for the school and has a faithful following in the festival-goers!
We will have a box in the office waiting to receive your goodies. Thanks for
your help as we prepare for our most successful Strawberry Festival yet!
Sue Deegan (shdeegan@comcast.net) &
Community High School is now accepting applications for the 2008-09 school year. The application deadline is April 15 with decision on admission communicated by April 30. Download applications at www.communityhigh.net. (Click on Admissions link and then the Printable Application link.) Current Seminar students are encouraged to apply. Limited financial aid is available; please see the CHS application for instructions to apply for financial aid. If you have questions, please call the CHS office directly at 345-1688.