Weekly Update for 03/31/2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Greetings!
I hope your family has been enjoying a nice Spring Break. We look forward to resuming classes on TUESDAY.
Congratulations to these members of the Class of ‘24 on their recent college acceptances:
- Olivia Corliss to NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Boston Conservatory at Berklee - BFA Musical Theater, Northwestern University and Pace University with a 128K President’s Scholarship.
- Katie Castelo to NC State University and from Elon University a 40 K Presidential and 20K Health Profession Scholarship.
KUDOS to the MAPP Team- Nicole, Leah, Rachel, Anna, Greg, Clare and Amy Shields. Under their guidance the MAPP students hosted a wonderful Academic Fair for their families.
THANK YOU to Amy Cummings for leading our inaugural Parent Book Club Session. It yielded a great mix of perspectives from parents at all phases of the parenting journey.
REMIND:
Golf Club starts Tuesday. Participants should refer to the email they received from Coach Greg before break.
Mid Semester Reports- remain viewable on Achieve until Monday, April 8.
- Mid Semester Warnings need to be acknowledged by that date, as well.
A Spring Dance/Social is in the works for 8th-12th grade students!
- Save the Date: Friday, April 19 from 7-9pm
- More details this week!
ANNOUNCE:
Upper School Gold has their last Friday X Class before the May session this Friday (April 5).
- Those in Cooking/Rock Climbing may be dismissed at 12:30 or stay until 1:30 for OPTIONAL meeting with me on building their future academic plans*
- Those in Civics, Data Analytics and Environmental Science meet from 12:30 - 2 and are dismissed at 2 PM unless they have JUNIOR MEETING with me*
- Juniors (Class of ’25) meet with me from 2-3:30 PM
** (Those in Model UN may stay through the afternoon or leave and return.)
We will be conducting State-required nationally-normed testing in the coming weeks.
On April 16,17 and 18 (Tuesday-Thursday) most 2nd-10th graders will take the ERB CTP tests in the morning.
PLEASE AVOID ABSENCES FOR APPOINTMENTS DURING THESE TIMES.
- Nature Start, Kindergarten and 1st grade students will have off-campus trips during these testing times.
- Students with exemptions (testing elsewhere) and/or requiring 1:1 accommodations in a NON-REQUIRED year will be contacted this week with alternate plans for this time.
- Juniors will meet with me (arrive at school) at 10:30 on April 16 and 17 and will arrive at NOON on April 18 for afternoon classes.
- Seniors will arrive at 12:30 on April 16, and at 1 PM on April 17. On Thursday, April 18 they should arrive at 10:30 to meet with me about graduation speeches.
MATH Summer School June weeks are open and available on a first come basis.
- The link is here: https://camelotacademy.jumbula.com/2024-summer-school
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I hope you have a great week and to those who are celebrating, a Happy Easter!
Best,
Thelma
UPCOMING:
Tuesday, April 2
- Classes resume
- Golf Club begins.
Tuesday-Thursday, April 16-18
-ERB Testing Schedule (details above)
Friday, April 19
-School closed - Teacher Work Day
-Spring Dance/Social- Grades 8-12, 7-9 PM
Saturday, April 27- Tuesday, April 30
- Model UN- DC Trip
Friday, May 3- Evening of the Arts
-A WHOLE SCHOOL, parent-required event