November
2000
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8th Grade
Fundraising
The 8th graders
are raising money for an 8th grade class trip by selling pizza
every Friday and by running the new CLC Store which will
sell food items and school supplies. Information about the pizza and
the order forms were sent home in last Friday's mail folders. If you
would like more information please go to the Friday Pizza web site at
http://clccharter.org/~naterr/pizzapage. For the CLC Store, each
student will be able to set up an account in which they can put money
for purchases made at the store. More information about the store and
how to set up an account are in today's mail folder.
Rocket
Launch
This Saturday, November 4, the CLC Rocket Club will be holding its
3rd Annual Fall Launch! Any and all are welcome to join us at the
soccer fields at Mt. Nittany Middle School at 10 am. We will be
launching until noon (or until our engine or rocket supply is
exhausted!). Rocket Club members should bring their engines to the
launch. Glenn will have a few extras for use! Parents should bring a
lawn chair to watch the fun! (Not that the lawn chair will enjoy it
that much, but at least you'll be comfortable! Wow, I've been hanging
out with Glenn too much).
November
Parent/Board Meeting
This month's Parent Meeting will be held one week earlier than
usual onThursday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Mark's
classroom. The focus of the meeting will be a discussion of the CLC
math program. Our monthly Board Meeting will immediately follow at
8:30 p.m. All community members are invited and encouraged to attend
both of these meetings.
Thanksgiving
Vacation
A reminder that
there is no school from Thursday, Nov. 23 through Monday, Nov.
28. Enjoy the holiday break!
Project #2
Transition Week and Exhibition Day
We are at the end of week #2 of the 2nd set of projects. Each
project runs for 5 weeks. Week #6 is Transition Week when the
students share and present their work to each other and their
parents. The official exhibition day for this project is
Wednesday, November 29. Please come to school between 9:30 a.m.
and noon that day and check out the results of 5 weeks of hard work!
The third round of projects will begin on Monday, December
4.
Teacher
Appreciation Lunch
We all know that CLC has the best teachers in the district(s). One
way we show our appreciation for their work is by feeding them. On
the first Friday of each month, parent volunteers prepare entrees, a
salad, bread and dessert for our faculty and staff. The table is set
with linen and china, and everyone enjoys a relaxing meal.
Our September luncheon was generously catered by Cyle Hacker's family
(team 3), owners of Duffy's Tavern. Thanks also to our October cooks,
Tom Ryan (Nater, team 2), Vonda Yoder (Kyle, team 3), and Sue Egolf
(Michael, team 2). We are always looking for new cooks and could also
use one more person to help with making phone calls and setting
things up. If you'd like to volunteer, please call Liz Kisenwether
(231-4095, lxk13@psu.edu) or Annie Lesieutre (237-3672,
ajl@kirkof.meche.psu.edu). Our next lunch will be December 1st.
(We've changed to the first Friday of the month to avoid directly
following parent meetings.)
A HUGE Thank
You
As a staff, we
are very aware that we have an incredibly supportive community of
parents at CLC. We just want to let you know how much we appreciate
the monthly lunches, the volunteer hours, the words of encouragement,
and everything else you do to show your support. You are very much a
part of the success of our school. Thank you!
Friday "Mail"
Folders / Web Site "Announcements"
Just a reminder
to please, please, please ask your child for their Friday "mail"
folder every week. This folder is one of our main methods of
communicating with you. There are often papers included in the folder
that need to be signed and returned to school on Monday. Also, our
web site has "announcements" posted that are updated on a regular
basis. Please get into the habit of checking our site often for new
information.
CLC Parking
Lot
Within the next
month, our landlord will be painting lines in the parking lot behind
the white classroom building. Officially, CLC only has half of the
spaces (11) in the lot (the Massage School has the other 11). That
poses a problem since we have 11 full-time employees plus Brian,
Diane, our Special's teachers on Thursdays, and various other
visitors who need a place to park. So, we are asking parents to park
on the street whenever possible (along Burrowes or Fraser is best),
or, if you need to pull into the lot to quickly run in and out of the
school, please use your flashers. This holds true for our monthly
parent and board meetings also. The Massage School is open until
10:00 p.m. on Thursdays and requires half of the lot for their staff
and clients.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Art Block Wish
List
Loom (floor or
table)
Remote control toy vehicles (working or not)
Engines (lawnmower, etc. - working or not)
Scraps of lumber, metal, insulation and foam board
Woodworking tools
Screws, nails, bolts
Modeling or Pleistocene clay
Soldering equipment
Ilford photo paper (box of 100)
Photography chemicals for developing
Black & White Tmax 400 film (24 exp.)
Acrylics, oil, or watercolor paints
Drawing Paper
Small paint brushes
Diabetes Walk
News
The State
College Walk raised approximately $22,000.00 for Diabetes research.
Our team of students, families, and friends collected the third
largest total dollar amount with $1245.00. Congratulations to our
participants and thank you to all of you who supported their
efforts.
Math Volunteers
Needed
We have a big
need for parent (or even grandparent) volunteers to help out during
math classes. Math is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. every
morning, although coming in even one morning a week would be helpful.
(Expert math skills are not a necessity - we need volunteers in all
levels of math!) Call M.J. in the office if you are
interested.
ESP Club
Schedule
Mondays:
Math Olympiad 3:15-3:45
Math Counts 3:15-4:30
Math Club 4:30-5:30
Publications 3:15-?
Tuesdays:
Knowledge Masters 3:15-4:30
Chess Club 4:30-5:30
Art Club 3:15-?
Card Games Club 3:15-?
Wednesdays:
4-H (every other week) 4:00-5:30
Thursdays:
Mountain Bike/Adventure Club 3:30-5:30
Book Discussion Group 3:30-?
Fridays:
Movies 3:30-5:15
Music
Lessons
Diane has been
in contact with Frank Flarkey who was our after school music
instructor last year. He is available to give instrumental music
lessons on Monday afternoons if there is enough interest. If you
would like more information about this, please contact Diane directly
at diane@clccharter.org.
School Pictures
& CLC Directory Update
School pictures will be taken by Jackie Aberegg, a professional
photographer, during the week of November 13-17. A flyer with the
specific day and the price list will be sent home in next Friday's
mail folder. Also, we are close to having a CLC directory completed
for parents and students. Hopefully, it will be finished before
Thanksgiving break.
Snow
Days
Not that I am
anticipating snow any time soon, but I did want to remind you that we
follow the State College School District's decision on school
closings due to weather conditions. If State College is closed, we're
closed. The closings are usually broadcast on the local radio
stations and on Channel 4 on T.V. For Bellefonte, Bald Eagle and
Penns Valley students, your transportation is dictated by the
individual district's decision to close or start late/dismiss early.
If Bald Eagle has a 2 hour delay, but State College is on time, your
Bald Eagle bus will run on the Bald Eagle schedule, two hours late.
If Penns Valley is open, but State College is closed, CLC will be
closed. Does all of this make sense?
I'll send out another reminder once snow days look like a real
possibility.
Cold Weather
Clothing
A reminder to make sure your children are appropriately dressed
for the cold weather when they leave the house in the morning. Also,
please remember to write their name on the tag of their jackets,
gloves, hats, etc. so that when these items are left behind in the
big room (and, inevitably, they will be at some point this winter)
they can be returned to your child.