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Heads-up!

•The Star Word this week is 

Many of the children have mentioned that they have lost their star words.  You can make them at home on 3 x 5 cards.  The words your children should be learning are:  said, the, see, is, I, a, he, she, can, in, it, & and!

•100! Day is coming next week.  Have you helped your child fill their bag with 100 items?  Remember, the items don’t have to be all the same, just 100.

•Look for an email soon with the Spring Conference form.  Please print the form, complete, and return to school prior to March 4 and 5 conferences.

 Dear Parents,

Have a smiley day!

The Kindergarten Team

Viewfinder Film Series

Beginning School Parents:  Please note that the film Rights from the Heart (1 & 11) deals with equity and diversity and is suitable for ages 5 and up.

Friday, February 19, 6:30 p.m
Diversity and Multiculturalism in Independent Schools

Long Way from Home (82 min)

Three very capable girls enter 9th grade at top schools. There they confront worlds very different from the ones they come from.

Host: Diversity Steering Committee members Paul Andrichuk,  Allen Schauffler, David Ellenberg, Zalika Gardner, Brett Mathes, Ann Fyfield, Veronica Ledoux

Rights from the Heart (I & II) (80 mins)

Based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of a Child, these short, nonverbal films engage even the youngest audience members in conversations about equity and diversity.    Funded by the National Film Board of Canada, these films address topics from the right to self-expression, homelessness, and racism with innovative and beautiful animation techniques.  Suitable for children age 5 and older. 

Hosts: Nance Leonhardt & Spencer White

Garden Design Club Contest

The Garden Club is going to expand the existing garden behind the middle school, and we would like your design help. This is a contest soliciting your garden design ideas by February 22.
 
We want to add twelve more beds onto the existing five beds so that students, teachers, and parents can grow more vegetables for the Barn lunches. Hen in the Barn has requested the following: sunflower and lilies, basil, carrots, lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes. Of course, beets, peas, and beans are welcome too! We also envision fruit trees or bushes, benches, garden art, and beautiful paths of some sort, lined with cedar chips.
 
Click here to go to the “Blank Garden Image” PDF to download and print the file:
 
Once you print the file, please follow the directions on the sheet by drawing in twelve beds, fruit trees or bushes, benches, and garden art.
 
Once finished with your drawing, please return it to Catlin Gabel School, addressed to Carter Latendresse, so that he receives it by February 22.
 
You will be notified if your design is chosen so that the Garden Club might honor you with a $50 gift certificate to The Farm Café.

Childcare during Parent Conferences

• All-Day Programs:  Contact Ginny Malm or 503.297.1894 x353 ASAP to inquire.   Cost is $45/day/student.

• Drop-In Care during the time of a family’s conference only

→Siblings must be at least 3 ½ years old and “school savvy"

GAMBOL AUCTION NEWS

The Tuition raffle is back by popular demand. Don’t miss this opportunity for a chance to win $10,000 towards tuition at Catlin Gabel. You can purchase your raffle ticket at www.catlin.edu/giving/gambol. You must be 18 years and older to purchase a raffle ticket. Drawing for raffle will take place on March 13 at the Nines. Need not be present to win. For more information, please contact the auction office at gambol@catlin.edu