Greetings!
We have a great deal to celebrate this week!
First, congratulations to senior Ryn Wilkes who has earned the first college acceptance of the year – to Marymount Manhattan College.
Also, congrats to Module 3 Merit Award students Evan MacDonald and Ray Palma and to Module 3 Honor Roll students- Briana Benkin, Sophie Ko, Richard Carruthers, David Mc Shea, Danny Sutton, Elizabeth Provenzale, Sophie Reiter, Tessa Young, Alex Berro, Zack Milkereit, Jenna Smith, Byron Willot, Spencer Ahn, Olivia Arges, Elisabeth Parker, Brian Powell, Rachel Roush, Josh Stallings, Zachariah Claypole-White, Max Fried, Bri Oleson, Josh Pettway-Hinton, William Radcliffe, Megan Rusconi-Warner, Tate Arges, Sarah Chetty, Amber Rogers, Ryan Siebens and Eva Sutton.
Thank you to parent Gretchen Castorina for replanting our porch flowerpots! We would appreciate another parent volunteer to tend the pots on an as-needed basis. Please email me if you are interested.
Thank you to teacher Jill Sugg and to student Olivia Arges for coordinating a beautiful Veteran’s Day ceremony for our Upper School. Also thanks to students William Radcliffe, Zachariah Claypole White, Bri Oleson and Sarah Chetty for their important contributions.
An accidental omission last week from the list of student actors – Virginia Bruhn is in the cast of Into the Woods – final performance today – please check it out!
Thank you to student Josh Pettway-Hinton for the Fall Festival pictures. Also, check out the new DC whole group pictures sent to us by our tour guide.
On the subject of pictures, all students went home this week with proofs of their individual/sibling photos. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THESE TO SCHOOL! If you wish to order pictures please log into the website listed on the proof with the individual code supplied there.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT LUNCH ORDERS- THIS Wednesday is the deadline for ordering lunches for the week of November 28. Due to our vacation week next week, all orders for the week of the 28th must be placed before we close.
Monday/Tuesday- Upper School crates will be out for parent review! Tuesday we have “drop in” time with the Upper School teachers from 8 to 8:30 AM.
Ms Beth (our after school supervisor) has asked me to share her email address so that any parents wishing to be in touch can do so. Please write her at:
As always, please cc me on anything of relevance!
Our Basketball Knights play their first game – a home game – this Wednesday at 4 PM. We will play Southern Wake Academy. Our home court is at the Levin Jewish Community Center (JCC) at 1937 W. Cornwallis Road, Durham 27705.
IPAD apps of the week – student endorsed – for math facts….Math Fact Drills and Beat the Computer. For elementary Language Arts skills the favorite of the week has been Sentence Builder.
Mr. Mike is in need of more leaf raking help on the weekends between now and the New Year. Please email him at Mike@camelotacademy.org to set up a time to help.
Finally, please remember that this Friday (November 18) all activities will be held at the Durham Armory (220 Foster St.). The Camelot building will not be open on this day.
Middle and Upper School students arrive between 8 and 8:15 AM
Kindergarten and MAPP students arrive between 10 and 10:15 AM
(accompanied by a parent, please)
Kindergarten, MAPP and all three performing groups will take the stage for musical numbers. Middle and Upper School students will present their research projects. We will be serving over 250 people Thanksgiving dinner at approximately 11:30 AM. All students should be picked up between 12:30 and 1:00 PM. This is one of my favorite events of the year – a wonderful time to celebrate our students’ accomplishments and to enjoy our parent community. Thanks for the efforts that everyone makes to be a part of this day.
Please note that school is closed for the entire week of November 21. Classes and our regular schedule resume on Monday, November 28.
We’re off to an open house this afternoon from 2- 4 PM. Last call – please send your friends – and thank you for doing so!
I look forward to seeing you this Friday. Have a great week.
Best,
Thelma