Sunday, February 22, 2009

Weekly Update 2/22/09

Greetings!

Congratulations
Senior Rita Glynn on her acceptance to UNC Greensboro.

Congratulations
Module 6 Merit Award recipients: Collin Wilkes, Kaytlin Browning, Angela Dodson, Justice Lamphear, Sean MacNair, Stacy Powell and Tyler Reid.

Kudos Module 6 Honor Roll recipients: Alex Berro, Aaron Daniels-Freeman, Grace Kirkpatrick, Zachary Milkereit, Andrew Pettyjohn, Jenna Smith, Kriea Giffin-Dean, Elisabeth Parker, Zachariah Claypole-White, Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach, Bri Oleson, Liz Reeder, Sarah Chetty, Ian Reid, Alec Porter, Jung-In Yoon, Michael Berro, Rita Glynn, and Jonathan Monroe.

Thanks you to everyone for the great turnout at the
Pie Supper. Special thanks to parent Paul Kartcheske for securing the wonderful meeting space for us, to Wendy Morris for all of the logistic coordination and to the great group of parent volunteers who put dinner on the table and cleaned it all up in record time!

Coming up this week:

Spring Club info will be sent home with students. Look for lots of great offerings starting up over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday - March pizza order forms sent home - due back Thursday.

Thursday, February 26 – 6:30 PM – Required meeting of juniors and their parents

Basketball Tournament – we are awaiting the schedule and will forward to basketball players as soon as we have it. Practice on Monday as previously announced.

Next Week:

March 2- final re-enrollment deadline for 2009-10 school year.

Trip to New York City depart Monday, March 2nd. Final itinerary and packing info will be sent home by Wednesday.

Have a great week.

Best,

Thelma

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Weekly Update 2/15/09

Greetings!

I hope that you are enjoying the holiday weekend.

Thanks to everyone for helping to create such a worthwhile round of family conferences. It seems that a great deal was accomplished and I know I speak for all of the faculty when I tell you how much
we appreciate the dedication of our Camelot parents.

For those who didn’t get a
parent survey in conference we have sent them home in the mail and Wendy also has extra copies in the office. Please either return them in the mail or in the collection envelope by the front door. I know that we are all very busy but we’d greatly appreciate it if you could find the time sometime in the next week to share your thoughts with us.

SCHOOL IS CLOSED TOMORROW IN OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENT’S DAY!

(Basketball players please note that you DO have a
HOME GAME TOMORROW (Monday) at 4 PM.)


Tuesday has a lot going on:

-
Ms Celia returns!

-
Make-up, team and club pictures (email Wendy BEFORE 10 AM on Tuesday if you wish for your student to take a retake)

-
4 PM Home Game

-
Pie Supper (starts at 6 PM at Duke Gardens. Runs until 7:30 PM) - Bring a pie to share and a hearty appetite!

Thursday - Open House for prospective families and current families wishing to learn about other classes at our school - 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Meet and greet with the faculty - Upstairs - Come yourself and bring a friend!

Friday - Away Game at 6 PM. Players being transported by Camelot will return by 8PM.

Other News:

Healthelunchkids.com now offers foot-long subs!

Summer Edu-Camp (ages 6-12) and Summer School (Grades 5-12) info is now available and out to the public. Last year several weeks of Edu-Camp and sessions of summer school filled and closed quickly. DON’T GET CLOSED OUT - sign up now!

Have a great week. See you Tuesday night!

Thelma

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Weekly Update 2/8/09

Greetings! I hope that your weekend has given you an opportunity to enjoy the magnificent weather.

Congratulations to
senior Rita Glynn on her acceptance to Guilford College with at $40,000 Presidential Scholarship. Thank you, from both of us, for all of your messages of good wishes in the past few weeks.

Important calendar notes for this week:

Tuesday, February 10 - deadline to apply for financial aid for the 2009-10 school year.

School is closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for family conferences.
-
Optional Care is available for students in grades K-6 by advanced reservation only.
-Middle and Upper School students are required to attend conferences with their parent/s.
-Lower School students should follow individual teacher guidelines.

School is closed on Monday, February 16 for President’s Day.

Tuesday, February 17 - Ms Celia returns to our Spanish classroom!!!!

Tuesday, February 17 is the Pie Supper - to be held at Duke Gardens. Please be sure to make this a priority in your schedule - it is a nice time to meet and greet with our community.

Tuesday, February 17 - picture retakes and game/sports pictures.

Upper School Notes:

All students have
AR due by this Tuesday.

All students will be assigned
homework over the conference break.
-Those students who wish to come in to work on math with Miss Laura (our new math assistant) should know that we are running an
extended math study hall on Wednesday and Thursday from 1-4 PM. Space is very limited - email me to make arrangements.

Basketball players should consult separate email for details about the intricacies of the schedule for the next two weeks.

Have a great week. I’ll see you at conferences.

Best,

Thelma

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Weekly Update 2/1/09

Greetings!

A huge
“welcome home” to our Costa Rica travelers and a special thank you to Scott Mitchell for taking the lead on this trip and to parents Nancy Siebens and Sally Fessler for sharing the role of “second in command.” We look forward to hearing all of the stories and to seeing the pictures from this adventure-packed excursion.

Speaking of
“welcome home” I am pleased to tell you that Celia Battle is returning to Durham today and that we plan to meet tomorrow to work out the details of her return to the classroom. I know that we will all work together to provide her the emotional support and understanding that she needs at this time and that we will all show her immense appreciation for her dedication to our students and our school in the midst of dealing with such a personal tragedy. Thank you, in advance, for sensitizing your student to these issues - I continue to do this at school. I know that together our Camelot Family will play an important role in Celia’s emotional journey and that we will manage this honor with the care it deserves.

Important Calendar reminders:

-Tomorrow (Feb 2) - Reenrollment deadline for those choosing the TWO or FOUR payment installment plan. Contact Wendy with questions.
-Also note
February 10 is the deadline to apply for financial aid!

This week:
-sign up for
family conferences for the week of Feb 9
- sign up for
Optional Care for Feb 11,12,13 (School closed for conferences)
-Monday home
basketball game postponed to Tuesday, Feb 10, players have practice or away game every day this week!
-
Music performance classes return to the regular schedule (ABABA)

Upcoming.....
Tuesday, February 17 - Pie Supper!!!!
Tuesday, February 17 - picture retakes and club and sports pictures

Have a great week!

Thelma