Sunday, September 25, 2011

Camelot Update 9/25/11

Greetings!

Congratulations to our Camelot Knights on their victory vs. Hopewell Academy on Friday!  

Looking for a great outing today?  Our own ninth grader Tyler Thigpen will be performing at the Carrboro Music Festival, Fitch Lumber Stage from 1:25 to 1:45 PM. 

Parents!  We need more job shadow opportunities for our high school students next week.  If you are willing to sponsor one of our students for part or all of a day the week of October 3 please contact Ms Lynne atlynne@camelotacademy.org.  She will coordinate your availability with student interest.  Parent Service is offered and it provides our students a great opportunity to explore career options. 

This week is Club Preview Week – please consult the handout you received at Back to School Night for options and days.  Students may attend any club of interest this week on a trial basis via the regular after school mechanism.  Sign up for the semester is due by this Friday, September 30.  Soccer players may sign up for clubs and join post-season with a pro-rated fee but we need the sign up information by this Friday.

This Tuesday at 1 PM Meredith College will have a rep on our campus.  There are lots of touring colleges running info sessions over the next couple of weeks.  Check out the guidance calendar on our website to see them all:
http://www.camelotacademy.org/guidance-google-calendar.php

This Friday school closes at 3:30 PM with Optional Care available (by advance sign up).  This is to provide the teachers with the opportunity to set up for conferences.

Next Saturday, October 1, is our annual 5 K Race.  Please sign up to walk or run to support our athletics program! Registration is due by this Wednesday, September 28.  Krista still needs parent volunteers to help with this event – earn your Parent Service credit now and be done with it for the semester!  Please contact Krista atKrista@camelotacademy.org.

Thank you to all of the parents who attended Back to School Night last week.  We are now well poised for individual student conferences next week.  Please be sure to sign up, note your time and plan to arrive a little early as our schedule is very tight. We look forward to having your family sit down with your student’s teachers to discuss pre-test results and plans for the year.  We welcome your feedback, suggestions and questions on any aspect of our programs.
REMINDER – students in Middle Grades and Upper School are required to attend their conference.  

NOTE – Conference Week (Week of Oct 3)
Upper School – no classes
Middle Grades – classes Monday ONLY*
K and MAPP – classes Monday/Tuesday ONLY*
*Optional Care available by advance sign-up

My IPAD group (Fridays at 8 AM – all welcome) explored handwriting apps in addition to great apps for attaining mastery of key geography concepts:  check out “Stack Countries” and “Geographia.”  

Have a great week!

Best,

Thelma