Sunday, March 21, 2010

Weekly Update 3/21/10

Greetings!

Congratulations to senior Jung Yoon on his acceptance to Elon University. and to senior Molly Williams on her acceptance to UNC-Greensboro.

Thank you to all of the Middle and Upper School parents who sent in food for the international breakfast that was part of our wonderful Immersion Day. Also, kudos to Ms Celia for planning the fun activities.

We also appreciate the support of all of the parents for our faculty retreat schedule.
Our meetings provided a valuable opportunity to work through the remaining events of this year and to get a running start on plans for next year.

The final count on our Haiti fundraising efforts was $1081
. Many thanks to the many students, parents and staff members who made this a huge success.

We have an Open House today from 2-4 PM
. Please send your friends or stop by yourself to check out another division of the school. This is our last weekend open house of the year.

Dance club students are reminded to bring their sweaters and hats to class tomorrow. Parents – please pick up from the downstairs lobby.

Upper School PE students should be advised that the gym trips planned this week have been postponed to after Spring Break.

Mid Semester grades will be mailed home this week for students in grades 2-12. Mid Semester Warnings will also be sent home, where appropriate. Please be advised that these warnings are sent to the families of students who should focus to improve their performance in a class. They are NOT part of the permanent record.

Spring Break begins next Monday, March 29 and continues through Monday, April 5. School
reopens on Tuesday, April 6.


Have a great week and a safe and happy Spring Break!

Best,

Thelma

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Weekly Update 3/14/10

Greetings!

I hope that you are enjoying this “spring forward” day – the weather is certainly cooperating! This week marks the half-way point in our semester - summer will be here before we know it!

Congratulations to senior Viola Samadi on receiving an Academic Award from Meredith College for $32,600.

Congratulations to senior Jung Yoon on his acceptance as an international student to UNC-Greensboro.

Congratulations to senior Amanda Stevens on her acceptance to Highpoint University and her receipt of an $18,000 Henry Hood Award from Guilford College!

Way to go Camelot Class of 2010!

Some cause for further celebration….Module 7 Merit Award students are Wyatt Grose and Danny Sutton.

Module 7 Honor Roll students
are Kathryn Barnes, Elizabeth Provenzale, Sophie Reiter, Tessa Young, Ryan Felton, Zachary Milkereit, Tyler Thigpen, Byron Willot, Alex Berro, Grace Kirkpatrick, Olivia Arges, Kriea Giffin-Dean, Elisabeth Parker, Brian Powell, Josh Stallings, Tate Arges, Zachariah Claypole-White, Lennon Klinger-Mehrbach, Bri Oleson, Josh Pettway-Hinton, William Radcliffe, Liz Reeder, Megan Rusconi-Warner, Sarah Chetty, Amber Rogers, Ryan Siebens, Alec Porter, Michael Berro, Molly Williams, Viola Samadi and Amanda Stevens. Wow!

SPECIAL SCHEDULE THIS WEEK-
School closed at NOON on Thursday for Faculty Retreat. School remains closed on Friday for retreat.


Optional Care is available on Thursday afternoon and Friday BY ADVANCE RESERVATION. Please contact Wendy on MONDAY if you need to sign up your Lower School student.

Middle and Upper School students will participate in Immersion Day on Thursday morning. Students were given a sign-up form on Friday that is due back tomorrow for contributions to the international breakfast spread. Please complete this form and return.

Call for yearbook pictures
– if you’ve got any photos of school events please email them ASAP to yearbook@camelotacademy.org. We are trying to round out our own photo collection and would appreciate the help.

Upper School crates are out on Monday and Tuesday and Tuesday from 8:00- 8:25 AM is drop in Advisor Day.

We have our final weekend open house for the year next Sunday, March 21 from 2-4 PM. Please tell your friends or plan to stop by yourself to check out another division of our school.

The upcoming week:

Monday-
Upper School crates are out.
Middle and Upper School students return Immersion Day forms.
Lower School deadline to sign up for Optional Care this Thursday or Friday.

Tuesday-
Upper School crates are out
Upper School drop-in advisor time.

Wednesday-
Online lunch orders due by 11:59 PM
MID-SEMESTER!

Thursday-
Middle and Upper Grades have Immersion Day in the morning
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR EVERYONE AT NOON
Optional Care available to Lower School

Friday-
SCHOOL CLOSED – FACULTY RETREAT
Optional Care available to Lower School

Sunday-
Open House 2-4 PM

Have a great week.

Thelma

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Weekly Update 3/7/10

Greetings!

Lots more to celebrate this week.

Senior Molly Williams has been accepted to UNC-Wilmington.

Senior Amanda Stevens got more good news from Meredith College – a Collegiate Academic Award for over $32,000!

On the Haiti relief fund front the school easily surpassed the goal of $1000 in funds raised. Stay tuned for a final total.

This week Ms Jenny is hosting a celebration of the math holiday Pi Day. Upper School students should sign up by Wednesday for what kind of pie they will bring to share on Friday. Yum!

Parent Service Opportunity – spring cleaning day at Camelot – Saturday, March 20. Email Mike Glynn at mike@camelotacademy.org to sign up.

Duke is running a free ADHD workshop on March 22 at 6:30 at the Teer House in Durham. “The ABC's of ADHD” will cover nutrition, sleep, exercise, relaxation, organization techniques, and stress management. To register online or learn more go to:
http://www.dukehealth.org/events/20090917153449828

Standardized testing for students in grades 2-11 will take place in April. If your student has qualified for any special accommodations (such as extended time, directions read aloud, etc.) please confirm that we have this in our records by sending me an email. Documentation of the need for such accommodations must be noted in the results of outside testing completed within the past three years – a copy of which must be on file at the school.

Summer,,,,SUMMER….SUMMER!!!
The time to register for Camelot’s great options is now….please go to the web site or the office to get a copy of the materials.

Have a great week.

Thelma