Greetings! Thanks to everyone for the great turnout at Back to School Night. I have received more positive feedback emails since that event than ever - I’m thrilled that you are as appreciative of the great teaching team we have as I am.
Welcome to new students Georgia Brooks (Grade One), Jung-In Yoon (Grade 10) and Jung-Woong Yoon (Grade 12). Interest in our international admissions as well as our traditional admissions is going strong. On Saturday we have our first Open House of the season from 10AM - Noon. Please tell your friends and be sure to take credit for the referrals so as to realize the tuition benefit for any enrollments that result.
Congratulations Camelot Knights -our soccer team won their first game of the season on Friday, 3-2, versus Hopewell Academy. Way to go Ryan Felton, David Achin and Michael Berro (our goal scorers) and teammates for a great showing!
Huge thanks to the following parents for their help in running our successful Book Fair: Marcy Hartman, Barbara Berro, Myra Stallings, Lia Gilmore, Karen Fried, Amy Daniels, Tiffany Fullwood, Barbara Claypole, Sally Fessler and Sherri Narin. Also, thanks to the many families who supported the fair with their purchases for their children and our classrooms. Of course, the event couldn't have taken place at all without the support of Miss Denise and the HUGE organizational effort of Scott Mitchell.
Early Re-enrollment is going very strong and Wednesday is the deadline. Almost 50% of families in their second or subsequent year at Camelot have already signed up for this tuition-saving plan. Families in their first year at our school should call Scott to gain a better understanding of the benefits of this plan.
Afterschool clubs will launch the week AFTER conferences (October 13) to allow us time to match student interest with club sponsors. I am still looking for a parent to sponsor a CHESS club and we could use one more parent-preferably with skill in photography - to offer an outlet to our group of photojournalists wanting to publish a school newspaper.
As you heard at Back to School Night, Miss Krista is accepting donations of your underused athletic equipment and Mr Glenn is hoping to borrow two keyboards (one at least 61 keys and one at least 76 keys) for the performance groups.
Please note that the Physical Activity log sheets sent home by Miss Krista start this week and are due each Friday, starting this Friday.
Upcoming Schedule Items:
School closes this Friday at 3:15 PM (pick up by 3:30 PM) for a teacher meeting to set up for conferences. Optional Care is available by prior reservation - right now enrollment is low and subject to cancellation.
Soccer games this week - Wednesday (Home) and Friday - (Away - need drivers - please email me-depart Camelot at 3 for a 4:30 game. Return to Camelot around 6:30 PM). Please note that there is a League tournament on October 17-18 so practices will continue until that time. After the close of the season we’ll plan a celebration for the players and adults for all of their hard work.
Of special note - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday soccer practices will be held, as usual, during conference week (week of October 6). Families should make arrangements to get students to/from the field and communicate any conflicts directly with Coach Dan.
Next week (week of October 6):
Monday - Seniors have 3 hour ACT class (9 AM - Noon) followed by their individual conferences in the afternoon. The rest of the week is to be used for college visits, applications, etc.
Monday - Friday - Upper School is closed for parent conferences
Tuesday - Friday - Middle Grades is closed for parent conference (Optional Care available by prior reservation - right now Tuesday enrollment is low and subject to cancellation)
Wednesday- Friday - Lower School is closed for parent conferences (Optional Care available by prior reservation)
Note: Homework IS given during Conference Week. Upper School students are also expected to get significant work done on their Academic Fair paper. AR books are also assigned during this time. Finally, Upper School students will be offered job shadow opportunities during this week.
Have a great week.
Thelma
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Update 9/21/08
Greetings!
Thank you for all of the helpful retreat feedback. We had a very productive couple of days and we are excited to share all of our plans with you at Back to School Night this Thursday night. I must tell you - we’ve never had a more inspiring group of teachers....what a pleasure they are to work with!
Check out the photo gallery on the school website for great Student Orientation pictures as well as pictures of the process of creating "Merlin" - the horse artwork project that is now complete. Kudos to art teacher Heather Cramer and the Upper School students who turned this into a masterpiece.
The Costa Rica trip is ON! We had a great last minute turn out. Two spots remain for anyone still wishing to travel - contact Celia for more info.
Wednesday- Friday of this week is our annual Scholastic Book Fair. Thanks, in advance, to all of the parent volunteers who will staff this event and to Scott Mitchell and Miss Denise for their leadership. This is a fundraiser for our school and a wonderful way to promote student interest in reading - please check it out!
Back To School Night- a required parent event - is this Thursday. Lower and Middle Grades parents 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Upper School parents 7:30 - 9:00 PM. At this event you will talk to each of your student’s instructors to learn the expectations, plans and goals of the class. Due to limited seating there is not room for students or siblings at this event - no childcare services will be provided and we ask that no children be in attendance as there is not the place or the personnel to provide appropriate supervision. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation and understanding.
Soccer
Wednesday - away game vs. Community Partners Charter High School - 3:30PM. Students need to leave at 2:20PM- soccer families should email me if they will need transportation to and from the game. Parents who are available to drive at 2:20 PM should contact me with the number of passengers you can transport. Those picking up from Camelot should do so at 5:15 PM.
Friday - home game versus Hopewell Academy at 4 PM. Pick up from Lakewood YMCA at 5:15 PM.
Note - the game originally scheduled for this Thursday has been moved to Tuesday, 9/30. The website calendar will be updated to reflect all of this info by tomorrow.
Early Re-enrollment is in full swing! Final deadline is October 1 or when the 50% cap is reached, whichever comes first. Contact Wendy for more info.
Parent Service - parents who wish to assist with cleaning and/or Open House building prep next weekend should contact Mike at MGlynn8820@aol.com or at 919-818-0047.
Parent service/barten for club sponsorship....if you are a parent available at least one day at week from 3:30-4:30 PM and you’d like to sponsor an afterschool club this fall please let me know. We have strong student interest in journalism/newspaper, photography, web design, and chess.
Healthelunchkids Update - this week’s menu has new items that include a Curry Chicken Salad Wrap and Asian Chicken Salad. There are now 5 adult options each day.
After School Ride Needed! - The Reid Family is still in search of afterschool transportation for their 10th grade son. They live in Hope Valley Farms. If anyone is willing to help in exchange for gas money please contact Laura (mom) at 358-9817.
Have a great week and I'll look forward to seeing you on Thursday night.
Best,
Thelma
Thank you for all of the helpful retreat feedback. We had a very productive couple of days and we are excited to share all of our plans with you at Back to School Night this Thursday night. I must tell you - we’ve never had a more inspiring group of teachers....what a pleasure they are to work with!
Check out the photo gallery on the school website for great Student Orientation pictures as well as pictures of the process of creating "Merlin" - the horse artwork project that is now complete. Kudos to art teacher Heather Cramer and the Upper School students who turned this into a masterpiece.
The Costa Rica trip is ON! We had a great last minute turn out. Two spots remain for anyone still wishing to travel - contact Celia for more info.
Wednesday- Friday of this week is our annual Scholastic Book Fair. Thanks, in advance, to all of the parent volunteers who will staff this event and to Scott Mitchell and Miss Denise for their leadership. This is a fundraiser for our school and a wonderful way to promote student interest in reading - please check it out!
Back To School Night- a required parent event - is this Thursday. Lower and Middle Grades parents 5:30 - 7:00 PM, Upper School parents 7:30 - 9:00 PM. At this event you will talk to each of your student’s instructors to learn the expectations, plans and goals of the class. Due to limited seating there is not room for students or siblings at this event - no childcare services will be provided and we ask that no children be in attendance as there is not the place or the personnel to provide appropriate supervision. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation and understanding.
Soccer
Wednesday - away game vs. Community Partners Charter High School - 3:30PM. Students need to leave at 2:20PM- soccer families should email me if they will need transportation to and from the game. Parents who are available to drive at 2:20 PM should contact me with the number of passengers you can transport. Those picking up from Camelot should do so at 5:15 PM.
Friday - home game versus Hopewell Academy at 4 PM. Pick up from Lakewood YMCA at 5:15 PM.
Note - the game originally scheduled for this Thursday has been moved to Tuesday, 9/30. The website calendar will be updated to reflect all of this info by tomorrow.
Early Re-enrollment is in full swing! Final deadline is October 1 or when the 50% cap is reached, whichever comes first. Contact Wendy for more info.
Parent Service - parents who wish to assist with cleaning and/or Open House building prep next weekend should contact Mike at MGlynn8820@aol.com or at 919-818-0047.
Parent service/barten for club sponsorship....if you are a parent available at least one day at week from 3:30-4:30 PM and you’d like to sponsor an afterschool club this fall please let me know. We have strong student interest in journalism/newspaper, photography, web design, and chess.
Healthelunchkids Update - this week’s menu has new items that include a Curry Chicken Salad Wrap and Asian Chicken Salad. There are now 5 adult options each day.
After School Ride Needed! - The Reid Family is still in search of afterschool transportation for their 10th grade son. They live in Hope Valley Farms. If anyone is willing to help in exchange for gas money please contact Laura (mom) at 358-9817.
Have a great week and I'll look forward to seeing you on Thursday night.
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Weekly Update 9/14/08
Greetings!
We’ve completed another great week of school Most pretesting is wrapping up and on more than one occasion this week I have heard the teachers talking to each other about the excellent preparation they are finding in returning students who have advanced from one level of the school to the next. Upper School math teacher Annie told me she is thrilled that initial pretest results reveal a very high level of retention in those students who went through Basics Boot camp last year. Middle Grades teacher Michelle stayed late on Friday because she was in the midst of grading pretest results and she was so excited about the results she didn’t want to stop grading! You’ve got to love the dedication of our talented teachers!
Now we are taking all of these pretest results and adjourning to faculty retreat this Thursday and Friday. As you know, school is closed on those two days so that we can discuss each student in the school and fine-tune academic plans as well as scheduling and programmatic issues. Please note that all students came home with a Retreat Feedback Form for parents to complete this weekend. It is important that this form be returned tomorrow so that we can adjust our agenda to reflect issues raised by parents or students. Even if you have no agenda items to give us please return this form, signed, tomorrow so that we know you did see it.
The only students on campus this Thursday and Friday will be those signed up for Optional Care (by advance reservation) and the seniors who will be in class from 8:15 AM until noon on Friday. On Friday we do have a soccer game - HOME. All soccer players are to meet at the Lakewood YMCA at 3:30 PM. If this presents you with any scheduling/transportation issues please notify us immediately!
Monday (tomorrow - September 15) is the deadline for Costa Rica sign up!
Go to www.educationaltravel.com to revisit the itinerary, pricing and to sign up.
User name: Costa Rica
Password: ourcrtrip
Early Re-enrollment paperwork has been mailed home and has already had a great response. Please note that there are limited spaces for this option that will be filled first come-first served. Several families have asked about using Your Tuition Solution funding to take advantage of this opportunity. The link to their site is http://www.yourtuitionsolution.com .
The online application is simple and without commitment and allows for the best of both worlds - a fixed tuition rate with flexible payment options.
A Few Reminders:
- The Health E Lunch program (http://www.healthelunchkids.com ) has added new adult sized menu options in response to our feedback. Please check it out.
- Parking lot protocol still needs work. Please do not leave your car unattended in the path of the drive. If you are coming into the building, please pull into a parking space.
To Recap the highlights of this week:
Monday - September 15
- Retreat Feedback Forms due back from all
- Deadline for Costa Rica sign up
- Early Re-enrollment continues on a first come-first served basis
Thursday- September 18
-School closed for Faculty Retreat - Optional Care only
Friday - September 19
- School closed for Faculty Retreat - Optional Care only
- Seniors have class from 8:15 AM - noon
- Soccer players meet at Lakewood Y at 3:30 PM
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma
We’ve completed another great week of school Most pretesting is wrapping up and on more than one occasion this week I have heard the teachers talking to each other about the excellent preparation they are finding in returning students who have advanced from one level of the school to the next. Upper School math teacher Annie told me she is thrilled that initial pretest results reveal a very high level of retention in those students who went through Basics Boot camp last year. Middle Grades teacher Michelle stayed late on Friday because she was in the midst of grading pretest results and she was so excited about the results she didn’t want to stop grading! You’ve got to love the dedication of our talented teachers!
Now we are taking all of these pretest results and adjourning to faculty retreat this Thursday and Friday. As you know, school is closed on those two days so that we can discuss each student in the school and fine-tune academic plans as well as scheduling and programmatic issues. Please note that all students came home with a Retreat Feedback Form for parents to complete this weekend. It is important that this form be returned tomorrow so that we can adjust our agenda to reflect issues raised by parents or students. Even if you have no agenda items to give us please return this form, signed, tomorrow so that we know you did see it.
The only students on campus this Thursday and Friday will be those signed up for Optional Care (by advance reservation) and the seniors who will be in class from 8:15 AM until noon on Friday. On Friday we do have a soccer game - HOME. All soccer players are to meet at the Lakewood YMCA at 3:30 PM. If this presents you with any scheduling/transportation issues please notify us immediately!
Monday (tomorrow - September 15) is the deadline for Costa Rica sign up!
Go to www.educationaltravel.com to revisit the itinerary, pricing and to sign up.
User name: Costa Rica
Password: ourcrtrip
Early Re-enrollment paperwork has been mailed home and has already had a great response. Please note that there are limited spaces for this option that will be filled first come-first served. Several families have asked about using Your Tuition Solution funding to take advantage of this opportunity. The link to their site is http://www.
The online application is simple and without commitment and allows for the best of both worlds - a fixed tuition rate with flexible payment options.
A Few Reminders:
- The Health E Lunch program (http://www.healthelunchkids.
- Parking lot protocol still needs work. Please do not leave your car unattended in the path of the drive. If you are coming into the building, please pull into a parking space.
To Recap the highlights of this week:
Monday - September 15
- Retreat Feedback Forms due back from all
- Deadline for Costa Rica sign up
- Early Re-enrollment continues on a first come-first served basis
Thursday- September 18
-School closed for Faculty Retreat - Optional Care only
Friday - September 19
- School closed for Faculty Retreat - Optional Care only
- Seniors have class from 8:15 AM - noon
- Soccer players meet at Lakewood Y at 3:30 PM
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Weekly Update 9/7/08
Greetings!
Week One of classes was a huge success and we seem to be off to a great start with review and pretesting well underway. The seniors started their on campus ACT class taught by Princeton Review and even braved the weather yesterday morning to take a sample test. Our “specials” teachers - Glenn (music), Heather (art) and Roni (dramatic arts/clay) already have the place alive with music and decorative beauty - and even a life-sized horse (a high school art project for the State Fair) is being stabled in the Big Hall. Thanks to the tech help from Dan (teacher/tech guy), we navigated the technical intricacies of setting up online courses from UNC-G, Oklahoma State and Virtual High School to get students going with diverse course offerings from business to philosophy. Krista (PE) has everyone breaking a sweat in classes and our soccer team played their first home game with a burgeoning number of team members and greatly improved skill. Scott (Director of Admissions) has also been breaking a sweat with a flurry of admissions activity on students from near and far. Suffice it to say that in a “walk around” one day last week I felt excited and blessed to see everyone so happily engaged - there is a palpable “feel” from the place on such days and I hope that all of you can experience it both first hand and through your students.
On Tuesday our first college rep - from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey will be on campus. Interested high school students may attend during 4th period. Drew is a school with which I am very familiar - my sister is a proud graduate and my daughter was accepted there last year along with Cami Leeds (Class of 08). Drew has a generous scholarship program, wonderful internships that take advantage of the 45 minute train commute to NYC, and strong programs in everything from art to science and business. The college rep who is coming was also our most outstanding presenter last year so I encourage you to encourage your student to attend.
Costa Rica is calling.....will you be there? We have picked this exciting school trip as a relatively inexpensive (versus Europe) means to reinforce our Spanish and cultural studies. Celia (Spanish teacher) has worked with the NETC tour company to put together an exhilarating and educational itinerary. NETC is the company we used 3 years ago for the Italy trip. We selected this company due to the high caliber educational focus of their programs and people, the quality hotels and meals and the outstanding refund program (the reason we require the purchase of the Total Surety Insurance- a great product). My entire family (along with several other Camelot families) participated in the Italy trip and it was not only “worth it” - it was outstanding. Not to be corny, but it was life changing. Traveling with just a group from our school was a unique “family” trip - we learned and saw so much on the full itinerary that we all came back wanting to return. I strongly encourage you to discuss and explore this as a family - the DEPOSIT DEADLINE IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. Go to www.educationaltravel.com to revisit the itinerary, pricing and to sign up.
User name: Costa Rica
Password: ourcrtrip
If there is interest from the participants we will offer a fundraiser associated with this trip - probably a dining coupon book sale. These fundraisers generally raise enough to cover spending money and a small portion of the travel.
Finally, on Friday our soccer team has an away game at Franklin Academy (Wake Forest). They will need to depart school at 2:30 PM. Parents of players need to let me know if they would like their student transported to/from the game and also if they are available to help transport others (please respond with number of seat belts available). I’ll confirm via return email.
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma
Week One of classes was a huge success and we seem to be off to a great start with review and pretesting well underway. The seniors started their on campus ACT class taught by Princeton Review and even braved the weather yesterday morning to take a sample test. Our “specials” teachers - Glenn (music), Heather (art) and Roni (dramatic arts/clay) already have the place alive with music and decorative beauty - and even a life-sized horse (a high school art project for the State Fair) is being stabled in the Big Hall. Thanks to the tech help from Dan (teacher/tech guy), we navigated the technical intricacies of setting up online courses from UNC-G, Oklahoma State and Virtual High School to get students going with diverse course offerings from business to philosophy. Krista (PE) has everyone breaking a sweat in classes and our soccer team played their first home game with a burgeoning number of team members and greatly improved skill. Scott (Director of Admissions) has also been breaking a sweat with a flurry of admissions activity on students from near and far. Suffice it to say that in a “walk around” one day last week I felt excited and blessed to see everyone so happily engaged - there is a palpable “feel” from the place on such days and I hope that all of you can experience it both first hand and through your students.
On Tuesday our first college rep - from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey will be on campus. Interested high school students may attend during 4th period. Drew is a school with which I am very familiar - my sister is a proud graduate and my daughter was accepted there last year along with Cami Leeds (Class of 08). Drew has a generous scholarship program, wonderful internships that take advantage of the 45 minute train commute to NYC, and strong programs in everything from art to science and business. The college rep who is coming was also our most outstanding presenter last year so I encourage you to encourage your student to attend.
Costa Rica is calling.....will you be there? We have picked this exciting school trip as a relatively inexpensive (versus Europe) means to reinforce our Spanish and cultural studies. Celia (Spanish teacher) has worked with the NETC tour company to put together an exhilarating and educational itinerary. NETC is the company we used 3 years ago for the Italy trip. We selected this company due to the high caliber educational focus of their programs and people, the quality hotels and meals and the outstanding refund program (the reason we require the purchase of the Total Surety Insurance- a great product). My entire family (along with several other Camelot families) participated in the Italy trip and it was not only “worth it” - it was outstanding. Not to be corny, but it was life changing. Traveling with just a group from our school was a unique “family” trip - we learned and saw so much on the full itinerary that we all came back wanting to return. I strongly encourage you to discuss and explore this as a family - the DEPOSIT DEADLINE IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. Go to www.educationaltravel.com to revisit the itinerary, pricing and to sign up.
User name: Costa Rica
Password: ourcrtrip
If there is interest from the participants we will offer a fundraiser associated with this trip - probably a dining coupon book sale. These fundraisers generally raise enough to cover spending money and a small portion of the travel.
Finally, on Friday our soccer team has an away game at Franklin Academy (Wake Forest). They will need to depart school at 2:30 PM. Parents of players need to let me know if they would like their student transported to/from the game and also if they are available to help transport others (please respond with number of seat belts available). I’ll confirm via return email.
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma
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