Eagle News, 3/8/10

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March 8, 2010

Calendar

March

13 GAMBOL

20 - 28 No School - Spring Break

29 Classes Resume

April

7 Dr. Viola Vaughn, 12:45 - 1:30pm, MS Commons

8 First Grade Parent Orientation Meeting, (for parents of current kindergarten students) 6:30 - 7:30pm, LS first grade classroom

15 PFA Meeting, 8:15 - Coffee, 8:30 Meeting, Gerlinger

16 Viewfinder Global Film Series

30 Spring Parade

May

2 Spring Festival, (Beehivers lead off the festivities with a parade.)

20 PFA Meeting, 8:15 - Coffee, 8:30 Meeting, Gerlinger

25-26 Kindergarten Parent - Teacher Conferences (optional)

28 *No BS or LS Classes - Report writing day

31 No School - Memorial Day

June

10 Kindergarten Olympics, 10:00 a.m., Track

11 Kindergarten Boat Trip

Last Day of Classes

*Prearranged childcare available as space permits

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Beginning School Art Show
February 22 - March 29

Please stop by the Cabell Center to see the wonderful art display created by the preschool and kindergarten students.

Heads-up!

•Star words this week are: "on" and "am."

•Look for these coming home today:
100 number chart
Lower case letter chart

•Check-out the "Spring homework assignment" below!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for the time that you provided in your schedules for us to chat with you about our most important topic…your children! We love sharing insights and information during these valuable conferences. It was a most rewarding two days. Be sure that you contact us if you have any lingering questions!

The Week Ahead...

Spring, rainbows and leprechauns have begun to influence the kindergarten. A variety of colorful collage material is being used in the Art Studio as well as rainbow colored tempera paints at the easel. The question “How does a rainbow happen?” will be considered during our group times. We will share our thoughts together and then individually draw our ideas. Look for these theories displayed in your child’s classroom. The possibility of leprechauns is a compelling topic for book making. That, along with making specialty marbleized papers will be scheduled during morning Exploration time. We have set up a few “spring” experiments for the children to keep an eye on in each classroom as well.

Spring Homework

Last week the children visited our Golden Rain Tree to look closely at its budding branches. They compared it to the photographs of the tree during fall and winter. Please use this beautiful season to take a walk around your garden, yard, or neighborhood. With your child, please bring in to school an example of a budding branch, or one that is just beginning to leaf out. We will make a collection of these for our science tables. The Eagles love to use a magnifying glass, and this is another one of those opportunities to appreciate the differences and similarities found in nature.

We are also hoping that some of you might have access to a pond with frog spawn. The children love to watch pond water with tadpole eggs. There are usually many other creatures to observe in the water as well. Our usual source for pond water has “dried up.” We need a bucketful that we can share between the two classes.

Have a great week,

The Kindergarten Team

Gambol Auction News

Go to www.catlin.edu/giving/gambol to purchase admittance and tuition raffle tickets. The Gambol auction catalog is online! Check it out and start making plans to bid on fantastic items. Go to http://www.catlin.edu/giving/gambol/catalog.
See you on March 13 at the Nines!

Class Art Projects for the Gambol

Click here to view the AMAZING class art projects that will be auctioned off at the Gambol.

Bus Alert!

Catlin Gabel’s AM and PM route bus service will not run during Experiential Days, Breakaway or Winterim, Tuesday, March 16 through Friday, March 19.

Parent - Faculty Association Accepting Nominations

The Parent-Faculty Association (PFA) is accepting nominations from March 1st until April 15th, for the 2010-11 school year. Anyone interested may apply. The PFA welcomes parents who are new to the school and parents who have not considered leadership involvement before. Generally, it is best to start out by volunteering as a grade representative before serving on the executive council. Nominating yourself is encouraged.

Please e-mail pfa@catlin.edu to nominate a candidate (including yourself) for any of the following positions:

Grade representatives (preschool through twelfth)
Volunteer coordinator
Spring Festival
Advisor to Council
Beginning School coordinator
Lower School coordinator
Communications coordinator
Treasurer
Vice president

Dr. Viola Vaughn to Speak at Catlin Gabel School

Please gather in the Middle School Commons at 12:45-1:30 pm, on Wednesday, April 7th to hear Dr. Viola Vaughn, founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, 10,000 Girls in Kaolack, Sénégal, West Africa. She will speak at Catlin Gabel about her work educating girls. Dr. Vaughn is an American with an Ed.D. from Columbia University who received a CNN “Hero” award in 2008. She is a social entrepreneur who has built 10,000 Girls from an idea to a vibrant program currently serving 2,567 girls in 10 towns and villages in rural Sénégal. Veronique de la Poterie, French teacher in the US, is creating ties between Senegalese and CG French language students.
Viola Vaughn clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIvdwUKDTxA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyOWV3VlnEY

Catlin Gabel Summer Programs

We are pleased to announce the launching of Summer Programs 2010! We have numerous programs available for students preschool through high school and even some adult offerings. Please peruse our online catalog and registration material. We have a number of wonderful new creative classes as well as the return of many favorites. Remember, Summer Programs are open not just to Catlin Gabel families, but to the entire community - please pass the word to friends, relatives and neighbors. Summer Programs - Our Difference Is Learning!

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