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Inspiring Minds to Learn, Hearts to Love and Hands to Serve
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PE Collides with History in Rockville!
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Last Thursday, the 7th graders, joined by middle school History teacher Mrs. Scola, stopped at markers in Rockville on their PE walk. As they learn about the Civil War in History class, it is interesting to learn of events that happened right here around our campus.
For instance, when J.E.B. Stuart rode into Rockville on June 28, 1863, he arrested Union supporters
in the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church!
Stuart marched these men along with the 150 U.S. wagons and 900 mules he had captured to join Robert E. Lee. However, the going was slow with all those wagons, and Lee's army wound up meeting Union troops in Gettysburg, PA on July 1, 1863. Lee relied on Stuart for reconnaissance, but Stuart wasn't there because he stopped in Rockville!
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December 6, 2017
~Cardinal Character Trait: Self-Discipline/Self-Control~
"With self-discipline almost anything is possible."
-Theodore Roosevelt
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- Ballroom Dance Recital Tonight
- Register Early for Winter Holiday Fun!
- Registration for Winter Enrichment is Now Open
- Christmas Concert Announcement
- Music Dates to Save
- MS Ice Skating
- Shakespeare Theatre
- Space Foundation Art Contest
- Financial Aid Applications
- Gala Info
- Save the Date for the Wine & Whiskey Patron Party
- Advertise in the Gala Catalog!
- Free Ways to Support CES
- Student Spotlight
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| In the Week Ahead |
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Ballroom Dance Recital 7:00pm |
| 12/11: |
Middle School Exams |
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6th Grade Reader's Theater - The Grinch
2:20pm |
| 12/12: |
Faculty Division Meetings |
| 12/13: |
Middle School Exams |
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Finance Committee Meeting 4:30pm |
Click for calendar details
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A Message from the Head of School:
Dear CES Families,
Today, I received the list from Mrs. Gandal, CES Learning Resource Teacher, of those students who have qualifying standardized test scores for the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth's Academic Talent Search. I am so proud! Sixty-five percent of our middle school students (5th through 8th grades) are eligible to participate. This is up from 54% of our middle school students in 2016 and 46% in 2015. Qualifying for this program is not easy. A student must score at the 95% or above in at least one of the following sections of the ERB's: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary or Mathematics. This percentage compares to 29% of our middle school students in 2010! This is quite a testimony to the outstanding faculty, rigorous curriculum and wonderful parents at CES who support our students every day. We all deserve a pat on the back and a round of applause!
It is so rewarding to get the validation from objective data about the calibre of the program here. However, I also love the validation that I receive around this time of year that we have, not only our minds in the right place, but our hearts, too. The season of Christmas, and I mean "true" Christmas, is filling these halls. Yes, the little ones are excited about elves and Santa, but there is also wonderful conversation going on about people in our lives, past and present, who have touched and shaped us. We are talking about cultivating a generous spirit and the meaning of Advent... a hopeful expectation that God's presence will be, and is, present in the world through us.
A prayer attributed to St. Teresa of Avila:
Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion is to look out to the world; yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; yours are the hands with which God is to bless people now.
With love and gratitude,
Caroline Chapin, Ed.D.
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TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!
Please join us for the
Middle School
Ballroom Dance Recital
7:00 p.m. in the Murdock Room
Featuring the Fox Trot, the Waltz, the Island Cha Cha and more!
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Winter Holiday Fun 2017
During our winter break (
Dec. 21st, 22nd, & 27th, 28th, 29th, 2017
), Extended Day is offering a variety of holiday fun for ALL AGES before and after Christmas! Consider coming with a chapel partner, CES or neighborhood friend, or even a relative that is in town!
- Save 30% by registering/paying by this Friday
- Get your last minute Christmas shopping done on 12/21 and 12/22
- Sign up for an activity after Christmas for an afternoon of fun
Register by THIS FRIDAY, December 8th for the best prices!
Click HERE for more details and the registration form.
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Winter Enrichment Classes
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Classes begin January 22nd and registration is now OPEN!
We are offering a variety of fun and exciting Enrichment classes for students of all ages: sports, art, science, geography, dance, and the very popular Comics & Animation class!
Click HERE for class descriptions, schedules and the registration form.
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Attention all K-8th Parents
ALL K-8 students will be performing in our annual
CES Christmas Concert.
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Dunn
are
counting on all students being there.
If for some reason your student cannot attend,
we need to know ASAP for planning purposes.
Thank you!
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Music Dates to Save
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Friday, December 15th, 6:30pm*
*6:00pm call time for students
Christmas Concert
Friday, March 16th, 6:30pm
LS Musical - "Giants in the Sky"
Friday, April 13th, 6:30pm
MS Musical - "Dear Edwina, Jr."
Wednesday, May 2nd, 6:00pm
Spring Orchestra Concert
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Middle School Parents - Save the Date!
On Tuesday, January 2nd (the day we get back from Christmas Break) the entire Middle School will be going ice skating!
The students will walk to Rockville Town Center after lunch and return before dismissal to warm up with some hot cocoa. Skate rentals are available. More details to come in next week's Cardinal.
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8th Grade to the Shakespeare Theatre
The eighth grade took the Metro to the Shakespeare Theatre last week to attend a student matinee of Shakepeare's
Twelfth Night.
This production was done in modern dress, and, rather than a ship wreck as Shakespeare wrote it, the play began with a plane crash. It was very dramatic when suitcases fell to the stage from the rafters, especially because our students were seated right on the stage!
Now that they've seen the play, they are ready to read it for themselves.
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8th Annual Space Foundation
Art Contest
"My Space City Vision"
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In November, Mrs. Luisa Vargas submitted artwork by all students in
Preschool 3's through 8th grade to the annual Space Foundation art contest.
This year, the theme is "My Space City Vision."
Results will be announced on
January 8, 2018, but in the meantime, you can check out a photo of your child's submission online
HERE!
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Application portal now open
CES partners with School and Student Services at the National Association for Independent Schools to process applications for financial assistance.
The due date for financial aid applications is
Friday, January 26, 2018 for notification of award on March 1, 2018.
You may complete your family's financial aid application without a completed 2017 tax return. You can use 2016 numbers and a good faith estimate of your 2017 numbers.
Tax returns, when completed, are required for verification.
Note: Your financial aid application for 2018-2019 will not be processed if you haven't submitted your 2016 tax return that is required for current year funding. Pass any tax returns not yet provided to Janet Gerber in hard copy or via scan/email (
jgerber@cesrockville.org).
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Please SAVE THE DATE and join us February 9, 2018 for the Christ Episcopal School "Twilight in Venice" Auction and Gala! This event brings together families and faculty from throughout the school for a fun night of eating, drinking, dancing, and raising money to support our students. This year, the celebrating returns to the beautiful Borgia Ballroom at Maggiano's in Chevy Chase, where we will enjoy delicious Italian cuisine!
Last year from the auction, CES raised over $90,000, and more than $30,000 to remodel a lower school classroom. Your generosity will make a huge difference in the financial success of the Gala, which directly benefits the excellent educational programs at Christ Episcopal School.
Please look for your invitation in the mail toward the end of December! We hope you will join us and bring a friend!
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Wine & Whiskey Patron Party
Friday, January 12th
The Wine and Whiskey Patron Party is a fun pre-gala event for CES parents and teachers. This year it will be held on Friday, January 12th at 7:00 pm at the home of CES Parents Justin and Nicole Stone. Save the date and RSVP to the Evite you will receive soon!
Dinner and drinks are served, and the "price of admission" to the party is a bottle of wine or whiskey valued at no less than $50. Spend as much as you like - it is for CES's benefit! All bottles of wine and whiskey will be auctioned off at the Gala. Looking forward to a fun and festive evening with new and old CES friends!
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Ummmm... Yes, please!!!
Would you like to travel to London, England? Costa Rica? Aspen, Colorado? San Francisco, California?
Of course you would!
And thanks to the generosity of CES parents Jason Bromer and Julie Suh, you can! By bidding high and winning the "Passport Program" live auction item at this year's CES Auction and Gala!!
Simply put, the Passport Program is the ultimate winner's choice! Choose from 20 destinations and enjoy a 4-night stay in highly sought-after beach, mountain, city and leisure locations. The Passport Program provides you with the flexibility to choose your destination after purchasing the trip - you have 18 months to decide!
In addition to flexibility, take advantage of pre-trip planning services and a local concierge - both included with the Passport Program.
You SO want this trip!
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Save These Dates!
December 31, 2018
- Last Tax Deductible Giving Day for 2017
January 12, 2018 - Wine and Whiskey Patron Dinner Party (Nicole and Justin Stone)
February 9, 2018 - "Twilight in Venice" Auction and Gala
May 1, 2018 - Golf Outing at Blue Mash
June 30, 2018 - Last Tax Deductible Giving Day for CES Fiscal Year
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THE POWER OF ADVERTISING!
Reserve your space in the Gala catalog NOW!
The
Twilight in Venice
Auction and Gala program provides advertising opportunities for all businesses and individuals! Advertising in the program not only directly supports Christ Episcopal School but also
promotes your business
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Why should you advertise? The full color
Twilight in Venice
Auction and Gala program is distributed and used by over 150 guests at this annual event! This program includes the event itinerary, sponsorship recognition, listings of live and silent auction items, lists of gala sponsors, and
your advertisement
! It is read and referenced by parents and faculty in advance of the event, and is used during the event. Lots of people are seeing your advertisement many times!
Reserve your space today
by emailing your advertisement to btreseler@cesrockville.org and sending payment to Christ Episcopal School. This year, your one full-page advertisement space (5.5" x 8.5") is available for $300. We can accept entries in the following formats: pdf, jpeg, gif, tif, and Word files. All materials must be received by Friday, January 19, 2017. If you have any questions about advertising in the
Twilight in Venice
Auction and Gala program, please contact Bob Treseler at 301-424-6550 ext.105.
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~ S t u d e n t S p o t l i g h t ~
 
Last Friday, grades 4 - 8 competed in the school-wide National Geography Bee. Congratulations to our winner Grace B. ('18) and to runner-up Annelise S. ('20)!
Way to go, ladies!
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