Greetings!
I look forward to seeing everyone today at the Fall Festival – from 3- 5 PM. Thanks to the planning of Ms Denise we’ll have games, food, prizes and more for our students and their invited guests. The bounce house and dunk house promise to be hits - thanks to Mr Mike for spending much of yesterday getting it all set up. We’ll have pizza from Mellow Mushroom - thanks to Greg Glynn for setting this up as an additional fundraiser for the school. We still need cakes and baked good for the cake walk! Students may wear their costumes although they should limit accessories that need to be carried so that they will have free hands for fun! Thanks, in advance, to all of the parents who have volunteered to help set up (2 PM), run activities (3-5 PM) and clean up (5 PM-) – we could not do it without you! Overflow parking has been arranged at Learning Services (the big white building at the corner of Morehead and Vickers) and there is a new parallel parking lane that has been created in front of the school on Vickers.
Welcome to our newest student, Upper Schooler AJ Paolmar, and his family! We look forward to all that he will contribute in the classroom and in the band! We said good-bye this week to our visiting student from Germany, Kyra Riederer. She and the Upper School vocal band brought us all to tears with her farewell serenade in Morning Meeting on Thursday.
Thanks to parents and Lego Robotics leaders Robyn Stephens and Chris Wilkes who led our team to a scrimmage this weekend. Also, thanks to parents Bob Sutton and Liz and Brian Lord who were of great assistance.
This week:
Tuesday, November 1 – Semester Fee discount deadline
Wednesday, November 2 – 5:30 PM – Soccer Dinner at Carolina Ale House
Also, this week – Mid Semester Grades will be mailed home. We look forward to working together to assist students in meeting their goals for the semester and for the year.
College Reps this week:
Monday – Highpoint University
Wednesday – Oglethorpe University
IPAD group WILL meet this Friday at 8 AM – parents – please send me any special requests.
Finally, Mr Mike is looking for parent service volunteers who are available for Saturday work between now and the holidays to help with leaf raking. Please contact him at:
Mike@camelotacademy.org.
See you soon!
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Camelot Update 10/23/11
Greetings!
We are just back from an exciting and productive trip to DC. "Kudos" to faculty Matt Wilhelm, Amanda Fox and Scott Mitchell for shepherding the group safely and informatively through our great Capital. Also, thanks to parents Ethel Benkin and Tracy Stell who lent wonderful assistance to all aspects of the trip. It was truly a gift to be with our students as they witnessed the awe, grandeur, strife and conflict that comprise the story of our American history. It was also poignant and meaningful to experience the Holocaust Museum together, the memory of which I'll hold onto for a long time to come. Thank you to all of the families who made this happen and thanks to all of the faculty and staff back at Camelot who kept everything running with excellence back at home.
We look forward to another big week at Camelot!
On Wednesday we have school and individual pictures. Please be sure that students do NOT wear T-shirts for the whole school photo. Homeroom and whole school picture orders are due by Tuesday.
Also on Wednesday, students who signed up will have a speech and language screening.
On Friday we look forward to our Fall Festival. As you will recall, we are running this as an evening event (5-7 PM) for all of our students and their invited guests. This is a fundraiser for our school, so please be sure to bring your friends! Thanks, in advance, to Ms Denise for all of her leadership and to her team of parent helpers who are making this happen.
Message From Ms Denise:
Fall Festival Update: Many thanks to everyone who came to the meeting Thursday afternoon. If you weren't able to make the meeting don't worry---we still need you!! I will try to get you by phone before the Fall Festival on Friday, but if I can't reach you, just come anyway and we will give you a job then! And now, WE NEED CAKES!! One of the events is a Cake Walk and for the prizes we will need lots of cakes, cupcakes, coffee cakes, and even a few batches of brownies and cookies. Cakes should be covered in plastic wrap and dropped off at school Friday morning. Thank you very much! ~~Ms. Denise
Also, Friday is Mid-Semester. Students have been reminded to strive to meet their pace and performance goals by that date. Mid-semester grades/reports will be sent home in the mail the following week.
College Reps this Week:
Tuesday, October 25 – 10 AM Middlebury College
No IPAD meeting this Friday – I have a conflict!
More apps to explore: Dragon Dictation (converts spoken word to text – great to get “ideas down” when stuck on a writing assignment); Phat Pad – a worthwhile app that converts handwriting to text, among many other things;GeoMaster Plus – a great tool for learning world geography.
Have a great week and I'll see you on Friday evening!
Best,
Thelma
We are just back from an exciting and productive trip to DC. "Kudos" to faculty Matt Wilhelm, Amanda Fox and Scott Mitchell for shepherding the group safely and informatively through our great Capital. Also, thanks to parents Ethel Benkin and Tracy Stell who lent wonderful assistance to all aspects of the trip. It was truly a gift to be with our students as they witnessed the awe, grandeur, strife and conflict that comprise the story of our American history. It was also poignant and meaningful to experience the Holocaust Museum together, the memory of which I'll hold onto for a long time to come. Thank you to all of the families who made this happen and thanks to all of the faculty and staff back at Camelot who kept everything running with excellence back at home.
We look forward to another big week at Camelot!
On Wednesday we have school and individual pictures. Please be sure that students do NOT wear T-shirts for the whole school photo. Homeroom and whole school picture orders are due by Tuesday.
Also on Wednesday, students who signed up will have a speech and language screening.
On Friday we look forward to our Fall Festival. As you will recall, we are running this as an evening event (5-7 PM) for all of our students and their invited guests. This is a fundraiser for our school, so please be sure to bring your friends! Thanks, in advance, to Ms Denise for all of her leadership and to her team of parent helpers who are making this happen.
Message From Ms Denise:
Fall Festival Update: Many thanks to everyone who came to the meeting Thursday afternoon. If you weren't able to make the meeting don't worry---we still need you!! I will try to get you by phone before the Fall Festival on Friday, but if I can't reach you, just come anyway and we will give you a job then! And now, WE NEED CAKES!! One of the events is a Cake Walk and for the prizes we will need lots of cakes, cupcakes, coffee cakes, and even a few batches of brownies and cookies. Cakes should be covered in plastic wrap and dropped off at school Friday morning. Thank you very much! ~~Ms. Denise
Also, Friday is Mid-Semester. Students have been reminded to strive to meet their pace and performance goals by that date. Mid-semester grades/reports will be sent home in the mail the following week.
College Reps this Week:
Tuesday, October 25 – 10 AM Middlebury College
No IPAD meeting this Friday – I have a conflict!
More apps to explore: Dragon Dictation (converts spoken word to text – great to get “ideas down” when stuck on a writing assignment); Phat Pad – a worthwhile app that converts handwriting to text, among many other things;GeoMaster Plus – a great tool for learning world geography.
Have a great week and I'll see you on Friday evening!
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Camelot Update 10/16/11
Greetings!
Our newest mom, Ms Jenny, is doing well and very happy. She will be leaving the hospital soon and is looking forward to spending the next week under the care of her husband and her mom. I'll keep everyone updated and we will all hope for a visit soon!
Congratulations to Module 1/2 Merit Award students: Cameron Kenchen, Xander Lord, Ray Palma and Kathleen Stancil- Sutton. Also, congratulations to Module 1/2 Honor Roll students: Grace Balk, Briana Benkin, Virginia Bruhn, Wyatt Grose, Sophie Ko, Rachel Milkereit, Danny Sutton, Leah Flood, Becca Makens, Cameron Stell, Tessa Young, Zack Milkereit, Jenna Smith, Tyler Thigpen, Spencer Ahn, Olivia Arges, Lyn Mattox, Elisabeth Parker, Brian Powell, Kyra Riederer, Josh Stallings, Devan Chichester, Zachariah Claypole White, Max Fried, Lennon Klinger Mehrbach, Bri Oleson, Josh Pettway-Hinton, Sarah Chetty, Will Cunningham, Amber Rogers, Ryan Siebens, and Ryn Wilkes. Merit Award students are fifth graders who have maintained an excellent record of homework completion, test scores and conduct. Honor Roll is awarded to sixth through twelfth graders who have maintained an excellent record in these same areas as noted by the absence of any applicable notices.
Congratulations to Ms Roni. Her children's book entitled "Love at the Dog Park, a Dog's Tale" is now available at Amazon.com and also as a download at iBookstore and Barnes and Noble!
We are in the final stages of gathering sponsorship donations for the 5K race that was held on October 1. Please help us wrap this up by getting these funds to Krista this week.
Congratulations to the race winners:
Under 18 category: Cole Deans (first), Zachary Milkereit (second), Brian Powell (third)
Over 18 category: Russ Deans (first), Dan Hill (second), Willy Powell (third)
Thanks to Mr Scott for getting new pictures on our web site. Check out the work of the Lego League, the National Honor Society and our kindergarten class!
Link here:
http://www.camelotacademy.org/
DC trip Folks:
The hotel phone number is: 703-435-2700
Please remember TIP money is due Monday morning!
High School students on the trip will be touring George Washington University.
High School students NOT on the DC trip will be touring Duke University on Friday. Comfortable walking shoes are a must. Upper School junior high students will tour and have an activity at the Nasher Art Museum.
Dance club starts Monday. We are thrilled to welcome Erin Casanega to our slate of "specials" teachers. Erin graduated from UNCG with a BFA in Dance Education. She has studied and taught a wide variety of dance forms. Participants in this club need to remember to wear suitable clothing. Parents pick up is at the Durham Arts Council PROMPTLY at 5 PM.
Message from Ms Denise:
Camelot Families~~ Fall Festival is coming soon (Friday, October 28), and the students are very excited!! Thanks to all the parents who returned the orange sign-up sheet. I would like to have a meeting of all those parents who are interested in helping out on Thursday at 5:00 PM to firm up plans and assign roles. If you signed up to work but can't come to the Thursday meeting I will contact you by phone or email after Thursday. It's going to be a great festival!!!! ~Ms. Denise
Colleges this week:
Tuesday on our campus - University of Puget Sound and Davidson College.
Tuesday at 6:30 PM offsite - Yale University (see Guidance Calendar on our web site for details.
Wednesday on our campus – George Washington University
Finally, as the weather start to turn cooler, the number of lost and unclaimed pieces of outwear grows huge. Please take a moment to label all items with your student's name or initials. Unlabeled items that go unclaimed for more than a couple of weeks are donated to charity. I frequently use Morning Meeting time to hold up found items...often with no one claiming them. Such is the fate of many a gray or pink hoodie!
Have a great week.
Best,
Thelma
Our newest mom, Ms Jenny, is doing well and very happy. She will be leaving the hospital soon and is looking forward to spending the next week under the care of her husband and her mom. I'll keep everyone updated and we will all hope for a visit soon!
Congratulations to Module 1/2 Merit Award students: Cameron Kenchen, Xander Lord, Ray Palma and Kathleen Stancil- Sutton. Also, congratulations to Module 1/2 Honor Roll students: Grace Balk, Briana Benkin, Virginia Bruhn, Wyatt Grose, Sophie Ko, Rachel Milkereit, Danny Sutton, Leah Flood, Becca Makens, Cameron Stell, Tessa Young, Zack Milkereit, Jenna Smith, Tyler Thigpen, Spencer Ahn, Olivia Arges, Lyn Mattox, Elisabeth Parker, Brian Powell, Kyra Riederer, Josh Stallings, Devan Chichester, Zachariah Claypole White, Max Fried, Lennon Klinger Mehrbach, Bri Oleson, Josh Pettway-Hinton, Sarah Chetty, Will Cunningham, Amber Rogers, Ryan Siebens, and Ryn Wilkes. Merit Award students are fifth graders who have maintained an excellent record of homework completion, test scores and conduct. Honor Roll is awarded to sixth through twelfth graders who have maintained an excellent record in these same areas as noted by the absence of any applicable notices.
Congratulations to Ms Roni. Her children's book entitled "Love at the Dog Park, a Dog's Tale" is now available at Amazon.com and also as a download at iBookstore and Barnes and Noble!
We are in the final stages of gathering sponsorship donations for the 5K race that was held on October 1. Please help us wrap this up by getting these funds to Krista this week.
Congratulations to the race winners:
Under 18 category: Cole Deans (first), Zachary Milkereit (second), Brian Powell (third)
Over 18 category: Russ Deans (first), Dan Hill (second), Willy Powell (third)
Thanks to Mr Scott for getting new pictures on our web site. Check out the work of the Lego League, the National Honor Society and our kindergarten class!
Link here:
http://www.camelotacademy.org/
DC trip Folks:
The hotel phone number is: 703-435-2700
Please remember TIP money is due Monday morning!
High School students on the trip will be touring George Washington University.
High School students NOT on the DC trip will be touring Duke University on Friday. Comfortable walking shoes are a must. Upper School junior high students will tour and have an activity at the Nasher Art Museum.
Dance club starts Monday. We are thrilled to welcome Erin Casanega to our slate of "specials" teachers. Erin graduated from UNCG with a BFA in Dance Education. She has studied and taught a wide variety of dance forms. Participants in this club need to remember to wear suitable clothing. Parents pick up is at the Durham Arts Council PROMPTLY at 5 PM.
Message from Ms Denise:
Camelot Families~~ Fall Festival is coming soon (Friday, October 28), and the students are very excited!! Thanks to all the parents who returned the orange sign-up sheet. I would like to have a meeting of all those parents who are interested in helping out on Thursday at 5:00 PM to firm up plans and assign roles. If you signed up to work but can't come to the Thursday meeting I will contact you by phone or email after Thursday. It's going to be a great festival!!!! ~Ms. Denise
Colleges this week:
Tuesday on our campus - University of Puget Sound and Davidson College.
Tuesday at 6:30 PM offsite - Yale University (see Guidance Calendar on our web site for details.
Wednesday on our campus – George Washington University
Finally, as the weather start to turn cooler, the number of lost and unclaimed pieces of outwear grows huge. Please take a moment to label all items with your student's name or initials. Unlabeled items that go unclaimed for more than a couple of weeks are donated to charity. I frequently use Morning Meeting time to hold up found items...often with no one claiming them. Such is the fate of many a gray or pink hoodie!
Have a great week.
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Camelot Update 10/9/11
Greetings!
Thank you to everyone for a very productive round of family conferences. Special thanks to our wonderful teacherswho communicated, planned and problem-solved from 7:30 AM Monday through to 5:30 PM Friday like the amazing team of dedicated professionals that they are. Also, special thanks to the parents who hosted our students in job shadow experiences this week.
We embark on a busy time period now….the “heart” of the semester and the march towards our big Academic Fair event on November 18.
Clubs start this week with everything slated to run except anthropology and spinning/knitting which did not have enough enrollment. Dance club folks please stay tuned for our start date.
On Wednesday a rep from Earlham College will visit with our students at noon. Several Camelot grads have gone on to graduate from Earlham and have had great things to report. Check it out!
On Saturday, October 15, all of our 10th and 11th graders will take the PSAT on our campus. All test takers must arrive by 8:45 AM. Pick up at 12:30 for standard administration, extended time testers can call home when finished. Also on Saturday we have ourfirst Open House of the year for prospective families. Please tell your friends to stop by between 1 and 3 PM.
Thanks to Mr Dan for updating the searchable AR database on our website. We have added over 150 titles bringing our total collection to 1600 tests.
IPAD App of the week….Dragon Dictation – a free app that does a good job of turning your speech to text. A great way to get ideas flowing on the next paper or essay that is assigned.
Coming up later this month…
DC trip - Thursday, October 20-Saturday, October 22
Picture Day - Wednesday, October 26
Fall Festival - Friday, October 28 – a whole family, evening event!
Have a great week!
Best,
Thelma
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Camelot Update 10/2/11
Greetings and Happy October!
Congratulations to seniors Ryn Wilkes and Ryan Siebens who were named Commended Students in the PSAT/NMSQT Scholarship Competition. They both scored among the top 50,000 of the 1.5 million test takers.
Also congratulations to the newest members of Camelot’s chapter of the National Honor Society: Spencer Ahn, Bri Oleson, Elisabeth Parker, Josh Pettway Hinton, Brian Powell, Meg Rusconi-Warner, Rachel Roush and Josh Stallings. Special thanks to Ms Jenny for coordinating our NHS Chapter and to all of the parents who helped with the induction luncheon.
Thank you to everyone who turned out for the 5K yesterday. We certainly had beautiful weather and it was great fun to visit with parents and siblings and to meet so many canine family members! Special thanks to AD Krista Moll for organizing the event and to Coach Jared for all of his help.
Thank you to all of the parents and family members for their help in making our parking lot arrival and departure times work well. We have made great progress this week in minimizing the back ups. Please continue to pull all the way down and over and to park in a space if you need to wait for an extended time or to enter the building. Special thanks to Mr. Scott and to all of the teachers for their help in this process.
****Exciting Message from Ms Denise***
FALL FESTIVAL is scheduled for Friday, October 28th! For the first time there will be booths, games, and activities for all of our students, grades K-12. We will need lots of help from parents to make this year's Fall Festival a success. Teachers will be handing out orange information sheets at student conferences this week. If you are able to help you can sign up and return the orange sheet or you can contact me atdenise@camelotacademy.org. Thank you very much! ~~Ms. Denise
We had our first “Specials” afternoon on Friday. Upper School students had a session on service opportunities in the community with guest instructor Christyn Klinck and our oldest students had a college prep session with Ms Lynne while the younger group had drama instruction with Ms Roni. Middle Grades students explored our archeological site with Mary Powell and had a fascinating exploration of anthropology with Ms Judith. Sr MAPP had a music exploration with Ms Teresa in preparation for an upcoming field trip and Jr MAPP and K had crafts with Ms Beth and Ms Amanda and games with Ms Krista. Meanwhile, the other teachers and I prepared for family conferences this week.
The Coming Week:
Family conferences FOR ALL! Please arrive a little early and with some advance thought as to your talking points. Please remember that Middle Grades and Upper School students are required to attend their conference. You’ll be joined by your student’s teachers in reviewing pre-test results and the goals for the year. Please allow time to complete and return our school survey at the conclusion of your conference.
Details of Note About This Week:
-Upper School – no classes all week
-Middle Grades – classes on Monday only – Optional Care available Tuesday-Friday (must sign up in advance)
-K and MAPP – classes on Monday and Tuesday only – Optional Care available Wednesday-Friday (must sign up in advance)
-No lunch service this week
-No clubs this week (Clubs start next week – contact Wendy NOW for last call sign-up)
This week many prestigious colleges are in town running group info sessions in the evenings. High school students and their families should take advantage of these opportunities to meet reps and to “shop” schools that are located far away. Also- of note to all – DPS is hosting a large college fair at Northgate Mall today (Sunday) from 1-4 PM. The event is free and open to all. Please check out the guidance calendar on our website:
Finally, Mr. Mike is looking for Parent Service help next Saturday, October 8 for cleaning and sprucing up in preparation for our October 15 Open House. Please contact him directly at mike@camelotacademy.org if you are interested.
Thanks and I’ll see you in conference!
Best,
Thelma
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