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March 10, 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

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.)

14 Preschool Circus

20 Preschool Parent - Teacher Conferences (classes in session)

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

24-26 Preschool Parent Teacher Conferences (classes in session)

28 *No BS or LS Classes - Report writing day

31 No School - Memorial Day

June

11 Preschool Family Potluck, 11:45 am

*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.

Hello Honeybee Families and Friends!

Thank you so much for sharing your time with us for conferences last week. The Honeybees are growing in leaps and bounds, and it was such a pleasure to celebrate their accomplishments with you. A big thank you to everyone who provided a dish for our lunches on Thursday and Friday, as well. Everything was delicious!

Cat Stories

Last week Allen shared two more cat stories with the Honeybees, both of them true classics. The first was
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag, a book originally published in 1928. In the story, an old couple decides that they would like to have a cat to love and care for. The old man searches far and wide, and comes across a hillside covered in cats! ASK YOUR HONEYBEE how the old man chose a cat?

The second story Allen read was Puss in Boots, a story written by Charles Perrault over 300 years ago. This version is a translation by Malcolm Arthur and is beautifully illustrated by Fred Marcellino. Puss is a character that is clever and crafty beyond all expectations, a miller’s cat who helps his master become the Marquis of Carabas. ASK YOUR HONEYBEE, "Was Puss’s owner really a rich man? How did Puss convince the king that he was?"

Honey

This past week we used our sense of taste to discover something new about honeybees. Chenoa brought three kinds of honey to the classroom: clover honey from Oregon, blackberry honey from Oregon, and mango honey from the island of Java. Each one carries the taste of the plant from which the nectar was gathered. The clover honey was fresh and sweet like grass, the blackberry honey was darker and slightly tart like the berries, and the mango honey was the darkest, with a fruity and smoky flavor. Ask your Honeybee if they chose to taste the different kinds of honey, and which kind they liked the best!

Chocolate Cake

A delicious smell filled the classroom last Tuesday, as Rebecca and the Honeybees whipped up a fabulous chocolate cake as a surprise for Chenoa’s birthday. The recipe came from a book we read around Valentine’s Day called The Bake Shop Ghost. It was a lovely, very tasty cake, and if you are interested in trying it for yourself here is the recipe:

Ghost-Pleasing Chocolate Cake

In a large bowl mix together:

1 ½ cups sugar

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

In a medium saucepan, melt over low heat:

1 ½ sticks unsalted butter

8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate

Remove from heat and add:

1 cup milk

4 beaten eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until blended. Pour evenly into prepared pans, and bake on the middle rack of the oven about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out with moist crumbs adhering to it. Do not over bake.

Cool thoroughly on a rack before icing.

Easy Frosting

3 cups confectioners’ sugar

1/3 cup softened unsalted butter

¼ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch salt

We could use a few more glass jars!!

If your family, or perhaps someone you know, frequently eats Nutella, Chenoa would love to have your extra jars! Glass Nutella jars, and their easy-to-open white plastic lids, make great airtight paint savers. If you have any other glass jars headed for the recycling bin that you think might work well, bring them in and we’ll give them a try. Thanks!

We hope you have a wonderful week!

Allen, Rebecca, and Chenoa

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 coordinator
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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