November 2000
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8th GradeFundraising
The 8th gradersare raising money for an 8th grade class trip by selling pizzaevery Friday and by running the new CLC Store which willsell food items and school supplies. Information about the pizza andthe order forms were sent home in last Friday's mail folders. If youwould like more information please go to the Friday Pizza web site athttp://clccharter.org/~naterr/pizzapage. For the CLC Store, eachstudent will be able to set up an account in which they can put moneyfor purchases made at the store. More information about the store andhow to set up an account are in today's mail folder.
RocketLaunch
This Saturday, November 4, the CLC Rocket Club will be holding its3rd Annual Fall Launch! Any and all are welcome to join us at thesoccer fields at Mt. Nittany Middle School at 10 am. We will belaunching until noon (or until our engine or rocket supply isexhausted!). Rocket Club members should bring their engines to thelaunch. Glenn will have a few extras for use! Parents should bring alawn chair to watch the fun! (Not that the lawn chair will enjoy itthat much, but at least you'll be comfortable! Wow, I've been hangingout with Glenn too much).
NovemberParent/Board Meeting
This month's Parent Meeting will be held one week earlier thanusual onThursday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Mark'sclassroom. The focus of the meeting will be a discussion of the CLCmath program. Our monthly Board Meeting will immediately follow at8:30 p.m. All community members are invited and encouraged to attendboth of these meetings.
ThanksgivingVacation
A reminder thatthere is no school from Thursday, Nov. 23 through Monday, Nov.28. Enjoy the holiday break!
Project #2Transition Week and Exhibition Day
We are at the end of week #2 of the 2nd set of projects. Eachproject runs for 5 weeks. Week #6 is Transition Week when thestudents share and present their work to each other and theirparents. The official exhibition day for this project isWednesday, 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, December4.
TeacherAppreciation Lunch
We all know that CLC has the best teachers in the district(s). Oneway we show our appreciation for their work is by feeding them. Onthe first Friday of each month, parent volunteers prepare entrees, asalad, bread and dessert for our faculty and staff. The table is setwith 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 alsouse one more person to help with making phone calls and settingthings 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 directlyfollowing parent meetings.)
A HUGE ThankYou
As a staff, weare very aware that we have an incredibly supportive community ofparents at CLC. We just want to let you know how much we appreciatethe monthly lunches, the volunteer hours, the words of encouragement,and everything else you do to show your support. You are very much apart of the success of our school. Thank you!
Friday "Mail"Folders / Web Site "Announcements"
Just a reminderto please, please, please ask your child for their Friday "mail"folder every week. This folder is one of our main methods ofcommunicating with you. There are often papers included in the folderthat need to be signed and returned to school on Monday. Also, ourweb site has "announcements" posted that are updated on a regularbasis. Please get into the habit of checking our site often for newinformation.
CLC ParkingLot
Within the nextmonth, our landlord will be painting lines in the parking lot behindthe white classroom building. Officially, CLC only has half of thespaces (11) in the lot (the Massage School has the other 11). Thatposes a problem since we have 11 full-time employees plus Brian,Diane, our Special's teachers on Thursdays, and various othervisitors who need a place to park. So, we are asking parents to parkon 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 theschool, please use your flashers. This holds true for our monthlyparent and board meetings also. The Massage School is open until10:00 p.m. on Thursdays and requires half of the lot for their staffand clients.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Art Block WishList
Loom (floor ortable)
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 WalkNews
The StateCollege Walk raised approximately $22,000.00 for Diabetes research.Our team of students, families, and friends collected the thirdlargest total dollar amount with $1245.00. Congratulations to ourparticipants and thank you to all of you who supported theirefforts.
Math VolunteersNeeded
We have a bigneed for parent (or even grandparent) volunteers to help out duringmath classes. Math is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. everymorning, although coming in even one morning a week would be helpful.(Expert math skills are not a necessity - we need volunteers in alllevels of math!) Call M.J. in the office if you areinterested.
ESP ClubSchedule
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
MusicLessons
Diane has beenin contact with Frank Flarkey who was our after school musicinstructor last year. He is available to give instrumental musiclessons on Monday afternoons if there is enough interest. If youwould like more information about this, please contact Diane directlyat diane@clccharter.org.
School Pictures& CLC Directory Update
School pictures will be taken by Jackie Aberegg, a professionalphotographer, during the week of November 13-17. A flyer with thespecific day and the price list will be sent home in next Friday'smail folder. Also, we are close to having a CLC directory completedfor parents and students. Hopefully, it will be finished beforeThanksgiving break.
SnowDays
Not that I amanticipating snow any time soon, but I did want to remind you that wefollow the State College School District's decision on schoolclosings due to weather conditions. If State College is closed, we'reclosed. The closings are usually broadcast on the local radiostations and on Channel 4 on T.V. For Bellefonte, Bald Eagle andPenns Valley students, your transportation is dictated by theindividual district's decision to close or start late/dismiss early.If Bald Eagle has a 2 hour delay, but State College is on time, yourBald Eagle bus will run on the Bald Eagle schedule, two hours late.If Penns Valley is open, but State College is closed, CLC will beclosed. Does all of this make sense?
I'll send out another reminder once snow days look like a realpossibility.
Cold WeatherClothing
A reminder to make sure your children are appropriately dressedfor 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 thebig room (and, inevitably, they will be at some point this winter)they can be returned to your child.