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Library News

It’s time to return US library materials for the year!

Laptop Program News

All new and incoming 9th-grade families are required to purchase specific Lenovo or Apple laptop models. For families who need to order a laptop for 2011-12, please refer to the email sent by Daisy Steele or go to the Laptop Information Web site.

Appreciation Celebration for Teachers Leaving the Beginning and Lower Schools

What: Appreciation Celebration for former students and parents to thank teachers leaving at the end of the school year
When: Wednesday, June 8, right after school
Where: Fir Grove

Betsy McCormick is retiring after teaching kindergarten for 28 years.

Sue Henry is retiring after teaching in the Beehive for 21 years.

Zalika Gardner has taught grades 1-2 in the Lower School for 13 years. She will be teaching grades 1-2 at the Opal School, a charter school housed at the Portland Children’s Museum, a step towards her dream of opening her own charter school.

Francine Chough has taught French in the Lower School for 12 years. She will continue to teach French to people of all ages.

Richard Snell has taught grades 3 and 5 in the Lower School for the past 10 years. Richard and Fran will be moving to Hawaii to teach in an independent school near Honolulu.

Rebecca Plaskitt has taught grade 4 in the Lower School for the past 7 years. Rebecca and her family will be moving back to England to be near other family members.

Kathie Kimmy, Learning Specialist, looks forward to spending time with her grandchildren and with her son in Germany. She’ll continue to tutor students in early literacy.

Senior family updates and reminders

• If you have not already done so, please come by the Upper School office in Dant House to pick up your graduation materials: Six invitations per family and personalized announcements for those who have placed an order.
• If you would like to order professional photos or a DVD of the ceremony, remember to fill out the forms distributed via email.  Forms can also be downloaded on the Upper School web page.
• The senior class trip is June 3 through 6 (Friday through Monday). Permission forms are now available on the Upper School web page. The packing list accompanies the form, which is due on June 1 (updated).
• Also, please call or email Mary Yacob at x315 or yacobm@catlin.edu if you have family members with special seating needs for the graduation ceremony.

Thank you from the Upper School office!

Senior project presentations: Thursday, June 2

All Catlin Gabel families are welcome to attend our special senior project assembly on Thursday, June 2, from 1:05 to 2:05 pm in the Cabell Center. The five projects featured in this assembly involve search and rescue, auto repair, historical re-enactment, organic farming, and education in the hospital setting. Parents of seniors are welcome to stay on for continuing presentations in classrooms from 2:10 to 3:15 pm. For more information, contact Mary Yacob at x315.

In accordance with Oregon law, every student entering grade 7, 9, or 11 must have a physical exam before beginning school in the fall. We recommend making appointments as soon as possible, since doctors' schedules become very full in the summer. Physical forms can be downloaded on the Upper School Web page.

In the fall, we will welcome sophomore Nimsi Campos-Solís from the Cloud Forest School in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Please contact Spencer White, global education coordinator, at whites@catlin.edu if you are interested in hosting our fifth Cloud Forest scholar.

As we approach the end of another great school year, the PFA respectfully reminds parents that giving personal gifts to teachers invites misinterpretation, favoritism, and inequity. To avoid these unhappy situations, the PFA encourages families who wish to express their appreciation to a teacher to do so with small, inexpensive tokens such as a note, a card, or a child’s drawing. For those who would like to do more, the PFA suggests that families consider giving to the school’s annual fund in honor of a particular teacher or teachers.