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NEWSLETTER
March 1, 2016

Upcoming Events!

March 1st:
- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Charlotte History Museum (Mrs. G & Mrs. Miller)
- Rocket Ryan In House Experience for 5th Grade
- NC Mountains In House Experience for 4th Grade

March 7th:  6th Grade Field Trip to Camp Thunderbird 

March 8th @  7pm:  Lottery Night / Board Meeting (David Taylor Campus)

March 9th:   3rd Grade Field Trip to Charlotte History Museum 
                    (Mrs. K and Mrs. Welsh)
March 9th @ 7pm:  Master Planning Workshop for Parents of rising 5th-7th                                           graders, Johnston Oehler Campus

March 10th @ 7pm:   Social Media Awareness Seminar (for Parents Only!)

March 11th:  Teacher Work Day 
March 11th:   Volleyball Game vs. Davidson Day

March 12th @ 4pm:  Corvian Green on the Green 5K!

March 13th:  Daylight Savings Time (Spring Forward!)

March 15th:  Volleyball at Statesville Montessori 

March 17th:  4th Grade Field Trip to Children's Theater

March 18th:  Winter ASE Session ends
March 18th:  Volleyball vs. Lake Norman Christian 

March 23rd:  Volleyball at CSD

March 24th:  3rd Grade Play - Charlotte History
March 24th:    Last day to order Yearbooks.  (see below for ordering details)

March 25- April 1st:  Spring Break!

April 5th @ 10am or 7pm:  Middle School Orientation at Johnston Oehler                                                        Campus  for Parents of rising 6th graders

April 8th:  Last day to order Sports Connection Gift Cards

April 15th:  Sports Connection Spirit Night 5-9pm

April 18th:  Earth Day Celebrations (Grades K-2)
April 19th:  Earth Day Celebrations (Grades 3-4)
April 20th:  Earth Day Celebrations (Grades 5-6)

April 24th:  Schoolwide Art Walk with individual masterpieces and collaborative art and BOGO Scholastic Book Fair at Johnston Oehler Campus.


Teacher Appreciation Month
Give our staff LOTS of LOVE in MARCH!

 Have you told your teachers how much you appreciate them lately?

March is the month where we are reminded that just thinking that your teacher has super powers is not enough!  We must TELL our teachers and staff the important place they hold in our hearts.  
Please take a moment this month to spread the love!

Each class has a volunteer who will contact you soon about how to spoil your teachers this month.  But don't forget about all of the amazing support staff and connect teachers who impact your child every day either directly or indirectly. 
 
HERE is a sign up to show your appreciation for our EC teachers, intervention teachers, connect teachers, support staff, and  administrators.



Family Events

Spirit Night and Gift Card Fundraiser

Sports Connection Spirit Night is Friday, April 15th from 5pm-9pm at the Northlake Location!
Join your friends for bumper cars, rock climbing, bounce houses, bowling, arcade, ropes course, laser tag.  Visit their website for more information on all the fun offerings!  Remember to say you are with Corvian at the register and Corvian gets 25%!

Buy your $20 Sports Connection Gift Cards in advance and increase the fundraiser.  These gift cards can be used at Sports Connection anytime.  Use them at our Spirit Night to increase our fundraising or for a upcoming birthday party or day of fun.  Corvian receives a donation based on the number of cards sold.  

HERE is a flyer about this event and to order gift cards.  $20 gift cards can be ordered using the flyer linked between now and 4/8.   
Gift 
Cards will be delivered to parents by 4/12.

Char lotte Checkers Game on 4/10:

The  bonus ticket to the Checkers game this past fall was emailed last week.  

Our group to this game is 145 tickets! We are no longer selling tickets to this game 
but you can check  gocheckers.com (no code necessary this time) and see how close you can get to section 109 (where the bulk of our tickets are).

Sign ups for "experiences" will be out in mid-Marc h. 
*Note: For skating on the ice after the game! $5 if you have skates. $7 if you need them. Register on the concourse before the end of the 2nd intermission, first come first serve on sizes.


2015-16 Yearbooks
5th Grade Tributes are due this Friday (3/4)

Order your Elementary or Middle School Yearbook by 3/24! Yearbooks will be sold online only this year (no paper orders or extra yearbooks for purchase when they arrive).

To order visit Memory Book and use the appropriate code.
Elementary (K-5) Code:  80683
Middle (6th) Code:  80906



Social Media Awareness Seminar

We are excited to announce that Susan Wind, a former criminal justice professor, will be conducting a 90 minute parent seminar on Thursday, March 10th at 7pm at the Johnston Oehler campus. 
 
This adult-only seminar geared towards  parents  of 3rd-6th grade students and will focus on many key topics such as what kids are doing online, how kids hide apps from parents, what is legal and illegal when it comes to the internet and social media, cyber bullying, and many other related topics.  This seminar is for parents with children of all ages, from kindergarten through college. Mark your calendars and plan on joining us! Please remember that no students will be permitted to attend this seminar.

We will offer another session in the fall.


Green on the Green 5K!
Canned Food Drive

Support your school AND your community by participating in the Corvian Green on the Green 5K!  

During the week of March 7-10th and at the 5k on the 11th, we will be collecting your donations of non-perishable food items.  Go HERE to see a list of the most needed items!

Sign up to help make this event a success by being a volunteer  HERE !

You can still register!  Click  HERE to participate in the race. 


Michelle in the Middle
Summer Reading for Middle School Parents!

Save the date!  Michelle Icard will be speaking to our Middle School parents on September 8th at 7pm.  

Michelle is an author, educator, and speaker who helps parents and anyone working with young tweens navigate the tricky middle school years and the confusing middle school social scene.  Her book Middle School Makeover addresses what is happening in the brains of our children, social media, dating, and peer exclusion.  She uses witty anecdotes about her experience as a teacher and parent to offer advice to help guide children while developing their confidence. We highly recommend this book!


Odds, ends, and things that don't fit anywhere else...

6th Grade Guinea Pig Signup!
Please sign up to host Garlic and Pepper HERE!

2015-16 Field Trip and Activity Fee: 
Don't forget to pay your activity fee!  $175 per student.  Checks should be made out to Corvian Community School and should have the student's name in the memo line.  You can also pay online at 
  mkt.com/corvianstore


Re-Link your Harris Teeter VIC Card.  Our School Code is 1602
Re-Link  your BiLo Card.  Our School Code is 55853
Choose Corvian as your charitable organization on  AMAZON (AmazonSmile)
Download the  Shoparoo  app and start snapping pictures!
Clip and send in  BoxTops  and  Labels for Education



Staff Birthdays

MARCH
8th Kristi Miller
13th Nikki Degner
16th Kara Hite
20th Bindy Alexander
27th Sian Kolozvary
31 Kim Harman

APRIL
4th Stephanie Lundstrom
4th Alex Krzynski
8th Annie Newman
13th Lee Ann Hibbard
14th Drew Spice
20th Sandy Lingren
20th Heather Sheffield
22th Dawn Strouse
26th Megan Belton