Greetings!
We had a very busy first week back with the faculty! The teachers returned last Monday and have been hard at work in meetings, setting up classrooms and making exciting plans for the year. The seniors came in for interviews that left us all proud and pleased with the leadership they will bring to the activities of this school year. On Thursday afternoon the building transformed from a "work in progress" to a school ready to receive its families. Upper School Orientation went smoothly and we find ourselves poised for the return of our students on Wednesday.
Please note the UPDATED info below.
I. Lower and Middle Grade Parent Orientation is Monday night at 5:30 PM.
Some important UPDATES about this event:
A) A group of Upper School students have volunteered to provide childcare during Lower School and Middle Grades Parent Orientation on Monday evening. The suggested donation is $5 per child which will go towards helping the National Honor Society plant an educational rain garden on the Camelot campus. Our Upper School students will supervise youngsters on the playground during the meeting. Please remember that due to space limitations, we ask that children NOT accompany parents to the meetings. To sign up for childcare, please click the link below. Space is limited to 20 SCHOOL-AGED (5 or older) students.
B) Regarding parking for this event, we have made arrangements for overflow parking at the Duke Physician Assistant lot accessible off of Proctor St (the paved part!) on the other side of Vickers. Please allow a few extra minutes for parking and the short walk to our building.
II. Soccer practice has started - we are still accepting team members. In order to join this co-ed team (grades 6-12) a student's completed paperwork must be on file with our office. You may access that info here:
The athletic fee discount for sign-up for ALL of our team sports (soccer, basketball and ultimate frisbee) is this Friday, August 29.
Also available at the link above are School Supply Lists for each grade level.
III. Students return on Wednesday, August 27.
Please note the following UPDATE from the published school calendar - students will be dismissed at the regular division-level dismissal times:
Lower School: 3:00 PM
Middle Grades: 3:10 PM*
Upper School: 3:20 PM*
* We will transport soccer players to practice every school day, beginning Wednesday. Parents pick up from the field, please.
Optional Care for 1st Grade through Middle Grades students is available on Wednesday and Thursday by advance sign-up.
Contact Ms. Wendy at wendy@camelotacademy.org.
The school will provide a pizza lunch for all students this Friday.
Students should bring a lunch from home on Wednesday and Thursday.
Our lunch vendor delivery starts Tuesday, September 2nd.
We have a new online ordering system - the link is here:
Students may continue to come in this week to take AR tests on their summer reading. The final deadline for these tests is this Friday, August 29.
Please note that school will be closed on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. Our regular class schedule will begin on Tuesday, September 2nd.
I'm thrilled to begin the year with you and your children!