May 27, 2010
What's coming up?
May
27 2nd gr. Portfolio Night
28 *No classes, Report Writing Day
31 No classes, Memorial Day
June
1 3rd gr. Portfolio Night
2 Jumpathon, 3:30-4:15, Main Gym
3 4th gr. Immigration Storyline event, 5:30-7:45 pm
4 Field Day Volunteer Mtg., 8:30 am, LS faculty lounge
4 1st gr. overnight, Catlin Gabel Please Note: 11:30 dismissal for first graders only, no exceptions
7 Jump Up Day, 9:25-9:50 am
8 5th gr. Portfolio Night, 6:30-8:00 pm
8 4th gr. French Storyline presentation, 5:30- 7:00 pm, French Rm.
9 Pet Day, 2:00-3:00 pm
10 Field Day, 12:10-2:15 pm, Track
10 5th gr. graduation, 2:30-3:15, LS Library
11 Disco Friday, 8:00-8:20 am
11 Last day of school!!! Full day
*After School Care Available
Note: New or changed items will appear in bold.
Class Placement Form for 2010-2011 Due Tuesday, June 1
So how will class placements be made for next year? As always, we spend a great deal of time considering the best placement for each child. Class lists will be made taking into consideration the balance of gender, personality, friendships, learning style and special needs.
You can find the annual Parent Report for Class Placement on the Lower School web page by clicking
here and scrolling down. It is for you to fill out to help provide information about your child that helps us make the final placement. It is due back to Vicki by Tuesday, June 1. You know your child best, so we ask you three questions: What are your child’s strengths as a learner? What are your child’s challenges as a learner? What other information should we take into account as we consider your child’s placement for next year?
Keep in mind this is not a request for a specific teacher. Instead, you are giving us information that keeps us informed about your child as we go about creating two balanced classroom groupings. Know also that you do not need to fill out the form at all — we will use our knowledge about your child to the best of our ability to help with his/her placement for next year if we do not receive a form from you. Class lists will be mailed to you in mid-August.
I am confident that your child’s experience next year is going to be a positive one. Our teachers are masters who have a passion for teaching, build strong relationships with children and parents, and breathe life into the curriculum.
Honor Your Child’s Teacher
Show your gratitude for the amazing teachers who educate your child by making a gift to the school in their honor.
Make your gift
online or call 503-297-1894 ext. 306.
Remember, your contribution is 100% tax deductible.
Volunteers Needed for Field Day June 10
Please contact Carrie Blank at blankc@catlin.edu if you are available to volunteer on June 10. There will be a meeting for all volunteers on Friday, June 4 at 8:30 am in the LS faculty room.
Lower School Jumpathon - Jump Rope For Heart
June 2, 3:30-4:15 pm, Main Gym
Dear Parents,
Your child has been invited to participate in a Jump Rope For Heart Jumpathon on Wednesday, June 2. The event will be held in the main gym starting at 3:30 pm and ending at 4:15 pm.
This event raises revenue to fund the development of educational materials that teach the importance of heart health and staying fit. It will also help fund potentially lifesaving research into heart and blood vessel disease and stroke, our nation’s number one and number three killers. Besides being fun, the jumpathon promotes jump roping skills and the importance of physical activity and community service. It builds school spirit and helps connect our school with the community.
Students have the option of raising funds while participating in this event. Family and friends are welcome to support student participation by making contributions. Checks should be made out to the American Heart Association. For those students wishing to do this, participation envelopes are used to collect contributions and should be brought to the event. Contributions can also be made online.
On event day, please make sure your child wears soft-soled athletic shoes and clothing that will not interfere with the rope.
Sincerely,
Carrie Blank and
Sheila Williams
Physical Education Instructors
Please Return Those Forms!!
Don’t put it in the pile for later!!!
RETURN THEM BY JUNE 11
This past week you should have received a packet of important forms which was sent to each household with children enrolled for next year. Please don’t let this mailing get lost in the shuffle.
• Sign and return the two sided emergency medical forms. Please Note: Even if you do not make any changes we still need your signature.
Additional Forms
• Directory Listing
• Parent professional and grandparent information form
• Photo identification denial form
Your children’s health and safety and your family’s directory listing depend on you doing your homework. Thank you for your prompt attention to these materials.
Who might you invite to next year's Grandpsrent/Special Friend Day?
Our annual Grandparent/Special Friend Day will be Tues. November 23, 12:30-3:00 pm. Knowing that people make plans in advance, it is not too early to invite your child’s guest/s!
In the spirit of saving printing costs, postage, and many hours of clerical work, we decided not to send out formal invitations to guests next fall. So we are relying on you to make a personal invitation!
We will again plan to have the Beginning School and Lower School Grandparents/Special Friends Day events on the same day as requested by a number of our grandparents. If your guest has grandchildren in both the Beginning School and the Lower School, they may attend an informal luncheon between sessions right here on campus, as there is an hour between our events on that day.
Tues. Nov. 23, 2010
10:00-11:30 Beginning School Grandparents/Special Friends Day
12:30-3:00 Lower School Grandparents/Special Friends Day
A SHORT STORY FROM THE LIBRARY
Now is the time to round up and return those overdue library books !
Yes, we allow students to keep and check-out new materials in the next few weeks if they are needed for DEAR, bedtime reading or class research. But start making that transition to your local public library!
Note: You will receive overdue notices by e-mail. These are auto-formatted and include the word “fines.” We do not charge overdue fines, so don’t worry. (Just send chocolate.)
Please, always let us know of any questions or concerns you have about the overdue list. The circulation process involves technology, so errors happen. (OK, so there could be an operator error, now and then.)
If your child says, “I am SURE I returned that!”… experience shows that the child is probably right. This is SO easy to fix once we know, because we will find the book on the shelf (still checked out!) Please inform us of this immediately so we can correct the computer!
If your child says, “I never checked that out!”…experience shows that most likely your child is having a senior moment. Usually the book turns up (under the bed? in the classroom?) and the child says, “Oh! THAT book!” (If only I had a dollar for every time…)
Note: it is possible that items may have been returned an hour or two after the e-mail notices were sent. Relax; it won’t appear on the next exciting update!
BILLING FOR LOST BOOKS: We deal with lost items on a case-by-case basis depending on many factors. If you think it’s lost for good, talk to us.
Thanks so much for helping
to preserve the treasure of our library.
Questions? Email Lisa at ellenbergl@catlin.edu
Pet Day is June 9th!
From 2:00 to 3:00 pm we invite families to show off and share the joy of pets. You are by no means required to bring a pet to school. There's plenty of fun in being free to visit all the pet areas. Dogs go to the paddock, cats go to the science room, other small pets go to the art barn, and photos of pets go to our Virtual Pet Gallery in the foyer of the Lower School (pictures can come to school in the morning).
If your family chooses to bring a pet to campus, the pet should arrive at 2:00 and someone must be responsible for the pet at all times.
Common Sense and Safety Considerations:
Clean up after your pet. Never bring a pet who has been known to bite. Consider the potential for reactions to being around many other pets. Dogs must be on a leash. Water will be provided in buckets in the paddock. If you have a pet with special needs of any kind please speak to Vicki.
Register NOW for Catlin Gabel Summer Programs
We have numerous awesome classes and activities to select from and they are filling fast.
Especially for Lower School students:
• Kids in the Kitchen grades 3-5
• Young Authors Society grades 3-5
• Creative Writing grades 4 -5 and older
• Cats Away, The Mice Will Play grades 3-6
• Reading, Writing, Recipes grades 3-6
• Super Star All Sports Camp grades 3-7
• Hoop it Up – Boys & Girls grades 3-8
• Woodworking For Kids grades 3-5
• Crime & Espionage grades 4-5 and older
• Fortunes For Fun grades 3-5
• Bikes are Us! grades 4-5 and older
• Run to the Sun grades 4-5 and older
And many more…
Register NOW before it is too late!
After-School Care News
Lower School After-School Activities next week include
• Tuesday 4th Grade Chinese Conversation Group will gather in the Barn after school. Group members should be picked up in the LS Chinese Room at 5:00 pm, or they will come to ASC. This is the final meeting for this school year.
• Wednesday LS Strings Ensemble Playing Group meets right after school, 3:15-4:00 pm in the US Choir Room. Students should bring a snack from home. If not picked up by 4:00 pm students will go to ASC.
• Individual Strings Lessons as scheduled Wednesday afternoons
• Spring Robotics for 5th Graders continues this week for pre-registered participants. Tuesday, June 8 is the date of the eagerly anticipated RoboBucks Auction.
• Homework Club - the Tuesday after-school Homework Club has finished meeting for this school year.
• ASC all-day program - the Friday, May 28, ASC all-day program has filled.
Don’t Worry! There will be After-School Care “as usual” through the final day of classes, Friday, June 12. Remember to let us know of any changes to after-school schedules, including riding the CGS bus, by calling 503.297.1894 ext. 666 before 1:00 pm on the day affected.
Remember that After-School Care can be your Plan B when things get hectic
As we ease into the final weeks of School, the pace accelerates as we all know all too well. We are flexible and want to help you simplify, if we can. Call 503.297.1894 ext. 666 with children’s schedule changes (ASC or bus) by 1:00 pm, or call Ginny directly at 503.297.1894 ext. 353 after that time.
