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Greetings!
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night at the Pie Supper. Please show up with your pie to share (quiche, meat, vegetable, pizza or dessert pie) at the Doris Duke Center at Duke Gardens. The event runs from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM. Thanks, in advance, to parent Paul Kartcheske for making arrangements for us to use this beautiful facility for our annual new year tradition. Reminder for parents of Lower School children - please do not allow your children to play outside of the dining room without accompanying them to supervise.
Lots of new things begin this week - starting with new after school clubs tomorrow! Please note that students may attend any club they would like to try this week with the regular afterschool fee structure. After this week students will need to sign up and pay for the remainder of the club meetings. All students will be coming home with a sign-up sheet tomorrow and we'll have extras sheets in the office.
Here's the schedule:
Mondays -
-Mixed Media Art with Stephen Hayes - Grades 7-12. through March 17
($48 Plus supply fees for student selected projects)
-Basketball practice continues until tournament on Feb 22-23
Tuesdays -
- Mathcounts with Anne Tally and Dan Hill - Grades 6-8 ($104); open to 5th graders as of February 26 ($80) - through May 6
-Comic Book Club with Beth Klonowski - Grades 3-6 -through February 19 ($24)
Wednesdays-
-Mixed Media Art with Stephen Hayes - Grades 3-6. through March 19
($56 Plus supply fees for student selected projects)
-Basketball practice continues until tournament on Feb 22-23
Thursdays-
- Drama with Susie Kless - Grades 3-7 -through May 8 - ($88) - NOTE: meets 4-5 PM
Fridays -
-Tennis with Paige Passavant - Grades 7-12- through May 9-($80)
NOTE: pick up from Forest Hills Park at 4:30 PM - students must provide racquet, balls and water bottle.
ALSO - YET TO COME-Yearbook Club, spring soccer (K-12) and girls volleyball - stay tuned!
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Also new this week:
- Upper School begins new rotation of 7th period electives - guitar club and history of rock and roll continue - additions include Psychology of the Criminal Mind, dance and more.
- Students in Grades K-4 begin Spanish instruction with Miss Celia starting this week! Everyone is thrilled and excited about the adventures to come.
Other Important Reminders:
Friday is the deadline for re-enrollment for families who wish to select the two or four payment option. See Wendy to make arrangements!
Friday is also the next basketball game - an away game at East Wake.
Sophomores and Juniors have gone home with their PSAT scores and an assignment due Friday of utilizing the impressive individualized resources available to them through the College Board website. Parents are strongly encouraged to review this information and the website prior to the February parent conference.
Seniors have been sent home with important information about college financing. Please ask your student to share the folder and handouts with you.
See you at the pie supper!
Best,
Thelma
Hi. I hope this finds you warm and well and enjoying not only a three day weekend but a burst of winter wonder.
Congratulations to senior Terran Daye who has been awarded an $11,000 per year scholarship to attend Campbell University. Combined with other awards he has received from the school he has earned a package of $51,800 over his four year college career! Way to go!
Congratulations to seventh grader Zachariah Claypole-White who has won the Middle School Award for the Central Region of North Carolina in the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series. Zachariah will receive his award at St Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg on April 3rd and will be mentored by poet and novelist Anthony S. Abbott. Stay-tuned for an announcement in the press later this week!
London is calling....we had a great meeting with our tour coordinator regarding the June trip to London. Families who let me know they have interest have been sent the information via their students. Our trip must enroll a minimum of 12 participants and a MAX of sixteen so please give this serious consideration and let me know your intentions. The deposit and insurance fee are due to our office by this Friday (January 25) and the balance is due in March. This is a private tour tailored to the itinerary designed by our faculty with great destinations, food, theater, hotel and direct flights. If you want more information, please send me an email!
Lower School families please remember that students are to be in class and participating (not coming in the door or unpacking belongings) by 8:30 AM. Teachers have noticed a definite impact on morning instructional time caused by the increasing number of students arriving late.
The College Financial Planning Meeting originally scheduled for this week has been canceled. Instead, there will be two separate meetings in February for parents of juniors and also for parents of other underclassmen interested in information about the college process. Parents of seniors should be well underway with their preparation of the FAFSA and PROFILE forms needed to support their students’ requests for financial aid. Saturday, February 9, is FAFSA Day - free assistance will be offered from 9 AM - Noon at several locations across the state. Go to CFNC.org/.fafsaday to register. Of course, everyone should feel free to contact me with any related questions in the meantime.
Next Monday, January 28, is our annual Happy New Year gathering at the Pie Supper. Information about this event was sent home with your student’s fall grades (orange flyer). The event is held from 5:30 - 7 PM at the Doris Duke Center at Duke Gardens. The idea is that everyone brings a pie to share - meat pies, pizza pies, fruit pies - and then we all sit down to a fabulous meal together. The event is purely social and a wonderful time to mingle with other Camelot families.
New clubs start next week. Look for another email from me this week dedicated to the topic of the next round of offerings!
Finally, February 1 (next Friday) is the re-enrollment deadline for families wishing to sign up for the Two or Four payment contract options. Please contact Wendy with any questions.
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Best,
Thelma
Greetings!
Congratulations to senior Cami Leeds who has been accepted to High Point University. Also, congrats to both Cami and fellow senior Terran Daye who have been invited to interview for the Presidential Scholarship at High Point based on their outstanding records and their scholarship applications.
Thanks to the many parents who participated in presenting and driving this past week to make Special Session a success. Also, thanks to all of the Lower School parents who turned out for the plays on Friday - a standing room only crowd!
Here are the highlights of the coming week:
Tuesday - Mathcounts club resumes. All other clubs will resume later this month...stay tuned for announcement of new offerings.
Tuesday - early deadline for re-enrollment paperwork for ‘08-09
Thursday - School Spirit Day. We will celebrate with a pajama day - please note that dress code parameters will apply.
Friday - Honor Roll Day for students who made honor roll in both Module 4 and 5.
Friday - 5:00 PM - basketball game at Kestrel Heights School (note - many of our away games require an admissions fee charged by the other team)
Friday -First Semester grades mailed.
NOTE - Monday, January 21 school is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
Have a great week.
Thelma
Greetings and Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well and rested and ready for the excitement of Second Semester. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday for two days of Special Session.
Welcome to the newest member of our Camelot Family - Middle Grades student Josh Stallings. Also, welcome back to Upper School student Will Cunningham who spent the fall semester with his family on the West Coast.
Congratulations to senior Terran Daye on his acceptance to Campbell University.
Also, congratulations to Module 5 Merit and Honor Roll Students.
Merit Award - Danny Sutton, Toyin Tosh, Claire Felix, Zane Klonowski, Sean MacNair, Carson Molaro, Stacy Powell, Elizabeth Provenzale, Tyler Reid, Meg Sadler, Sarah Stewart, Angela Dodson and Madison Kartcheske.
Honor Roll - Olivia Arges, Elisabeth Parker, Zachariah Claypole-White, Zofia Klonowski, Joshua Pettway-Hinton, Liz Reeder, Meg Rusconi-Warner, Michal Bugno, Sarah Chetty, Ryan Siebens, Ian Reid, Michael Berro, Xavier Klonowski, Molly Williams, Rita Glynn and Jonathan Monroe.
Congratulations to all of our students who worked on our two service projects in December - the can drive for the NC Food Bank and the holiday cards for the Murdoch Center. Students collected more
than 1000 pounds of food resulting in the equivalent of 862 meals donated to the Food Bank. In addition, all 550 hand made holiday cards were delivered to the Murdoch Center by Kriea Giffin-Dean and her mom Shawn. Thanks to all of the students and teachers for the extraordinary effort involved in reaching these goals.
Thank you, thank you to all of the families for the outreach of holiday gifts and goodies to all of us who call Camelot "home." Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreciated and sent everyone off for break in high spirits.
Needed - parent drivers for two field trips!
Tuesday, January 8th - to and from the Lakewood YMCA. Depart Camelot at 12:45 and return at 3 PM.
Wednesday, January 9th - to and from the North Carolina School of Science and Math - depart at 10:45 and return at 1:30 PM.
Parents wishing to earn Parent Service by driving one of these trips should email me with the following info:
1) which trip you are available to drive
2) how many passengers with seatbelts you can transport
DRIVERS WILL RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE OFFICE ON MONDAY TO CONFIRM THEIR PARTICIPATION. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A CALL BY 4 PM THAT MEANS YOUR SERVICES WILL NOT BE NEEDED. Thank you, in advance, for your assistance.
Calendar Reminders:
Monday - No school - Optional Care for Lower School by prior reservation only
- basketball practice at 3:30 PM
Tuesday - Special Session - school open regular hours for special programming
- Basketball Game at the Lakewood YMCA at 4 PM
Wednesday - Special Session - as above
- basketball practice
Thursday -Regular Classes resume
- Basketball - AWAY game - players depart from Camelot at 3:30 PM
Friday - School Closed at 1 PM - Teacher Work time - Finish report edits (Optional Care until 3 PM by prior reservation)
NOTE: Study Hall will run this week but after school clubs will not resume until later in the month.
See you soon!
Thelma