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Inspiring Minds to Learn, Hearts to Love and Hands to Serve
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Pictures of the Week
On an annual CES trip, our 7th & 8th graders (right: 8th gr.) had a great time on their 3-day trip to Echo Hill Outdoor Center on the Chesapeake Bay...
bonfire and all!
And 5th & 6th grade had a fun day on their annual trip to Calleva for some
outdoor fun.
(No chickens were harmed in the making of this field trip.)
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September 28, 2016
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
-Leo Buscaglia
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- Thank you for 50 years!
- Hot Lunch Ordering for October Closes Tonight!
- Parents Association News
- Standardized Testing to Begin Next Week
- Truck Touch - save the date!
- Boxtops for Education
- Best of Bethesda - Thanks for Voting!
- CES Amazon School Rewards Program
- Dollhouse Donations Wanted
- Gala supporters
- Foundation Support
- Dates to save!
- Student Spotlight
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The Week Ahead
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9/29: PA Meeting 8:00am
9/30: PA Teacher Treat Luncheon
11:00am-1:00pm
10/3: MS ERB Testing gr. 6-8
8:30-10:30am
10/3: Student Ambassador Meeting
3:15-4:00pm
10/4: 7th Grade Parents Meeting
8:00am
10/4: MS ERB Testing gr. 6-8
10:30am-12:00pm
10/5: MS ERB Testing gr. 6-8
8:30-10:30am
10/5: Gr. 5 Brass Rubbings
Workshop 12:40-2:00pm
10/5: Parent Education Night
7:00pm
Click for calendar details
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A Message from the Head of School:
Dear CES Families,
We enjoyed a beautiful 50th Anniversary chapel service last Thursday, September 22. As you may remember, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde was able to join us and she did a beautiful job talking to your children about the friendship and love they represent in this world. Joining us in the service were two CES alums: Cliff Viers ('01) served as Crucifer, and Stephanie Luginbill Barlow ('95) read the Psalm for the morning. Also joining us was Mrs. Jane Pontius, CES Headmistress 1995-2008. In the congregation were numerous current members of the Board of Governors, former Board members, faculty, staff, alumni, alumnae. All faculty and staff members, past and present, participated in the processional. Following the service was a lovely reception hosted by Christ Church's Fellowship Committee and the School's Development Office. Thank you to all of you who joined us in this wonderful celebration.
Coming up, we have another event that I think you will find interesting. You will notice on the School calendar for Oct. 5 we are hosting a parent education night. Leading this event will be Mr. Chris Delmar, CES Director of Technology. The topic is
Keeping Your Children Safe on the Internet
. We will discuss several things you should consider when your children are on the internet. The discussion will include telling you about additional resources that are available to you, ways you can guide your children so that they do not post inappropriate content or create security risks for themselves or you, as well as, ideas for how we can all work together to avoid cyberbullying.
I hope you will join us. I believe that this evening will be appropriate for parents of all ages. We will meet in the Murdock Room at 7:00pm. The goal is to end the program by 8:00pm.
With love and gratitude,
Caroline Chapin, Ed.D.
Head of School
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50th Anniversary Chapel Celebration
Thank you to everyone who attended our 50th Anniversary Chapel on Thursday, September 22nd. It was wonderful to have Bishop Mariann Budde with us talking about friendship, the chorus singing "All Things Bright and Beautiful," and many current and former faculty, alumni, and parents gathered together for this special celebration!
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Ordering ends
TONIGHT
, WED., 9/28 at 11:59pm
Burritos, Pasta, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Turkey Sub,
Chicken Tenders, Pizza, Mac n Cheese, Q'dillas and more!
1. If you are new to the school and have not received an enrollment email from PTA...
call or
email Maggie Schneider
for a special pass key. (
301-424-6550 or
Once signed in,
i. Click "My Profile" to change your password.
ii. Click "My Family" and update all fields -- this will help us identify your
family within
the reports
2. If you have an account from last year, you can use the same User ID / password. If you
have forgotten either your User ID or Password, click the "Can't access your account" link
under the "Sign In" button. Then, follow the prompts and either your User ID or a new
password will be sent to the email address already saved in the system.
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PARENTS ASSOCIATION NEWS
Interested in hearing more about the CES Parents Association? Looking to lend a hand in the fun school activities planned this school year? Then please come to the first PA meeting
tomorrow, Thursday, September 29 at 8:00am in the Dining Room.
One of the first CES community-building activities in the year are the class Potlucks for grades K-8. Many classes have already scheduled or held their "Potluck" events, and we encourage all the grades to plan their get-together soon if they haven't already! Again, these are parent-only events that allow the opportunity for parents and teachers to get to know each other better and just a great way to kick-off the year!
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6th-8th Grade Standardized Testing
Begins Next Week
on Chromebooks
The Online CTP (ERB) is coming up next week for the 6th-8th grades.
The Comprehensive Testing Program is an online standardized test CES uses in grades 2-8 to collect basic information about student achievement in key areas: reading, vocabulary, writing, and mathematics.
The 6th-8th grades will be testing in the morning (Monday through Thursday), October 3rd-6th. It is your children's schooling to-date that prepares them for this testing so there is no studying that needs to be done.
While we approach these tests in a low-key manner, we do ask families to be sure that:
- Their child is well rested
- Has had a nutritious breakfast
- Is relaxed and ready to go on the mornings of the testing
This year the students will be taking their tests on their Chromebooks. It is
VERY IMPORTANT that the Chromebooks are charged and ready to go each morning. Please help remind your child the night before the tests to charge their Chromebooks and bring them to school each day.
Please contact Trina Gandal in the Learning Resource Center (301-424-6550) or email her at
tgandal@cesrockville.org
if you have any questions.
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5th Annual CES Truck Touch Rockville
Saturday, October 29, 11:00am-2:00pm
The parking lot is filling! Several new vehicles committed this week! We need a few more!
Do you own or have access to an interesting truck, vehicle or car? Please help us bring interesting cars, trucks and other means of transportation to the event for our families and neighboring families to explore! Please contact Janet Gerber (301-424-8702 or
jgerber@cesrockville.org).
News! Great American Hot Dogs and Ben & Jerry's will be the food trucks selling refreshments amidst the display vehicles.
The Monster Truck moon bounce will be back!
We'll also need MANY volunteers... watch for the SignUpGenius!
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Please clip "Box Tops for Education" and bring to CES!
Christ
Episcopal School, over the past three years, has raised over $1,000 from clipping and collecting boxtops- these added resources directly benefit our students!
Our goal this school year is to raise at least $500 from box tops we submit. Please continu
e to check the packaging on products you use at home, clip the boxtops, and send them in to school with your child(ren).
There are three collection boxes in the school:
- Front office in the Jefferson Building
- Mrs. Coit's office in the Lower School building
- Preschool Building
Our next deadline for submission is October 24th. Thank you for supporting this "free money" activity that directly benefits our students. Questions, please contact Rebecca Sawyer ( me@rebeccasawyer.com ).
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THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED FOR CES!
Thank you to those who took the time to vote for CES in Bethesda Magazine's annual Best of Bethesda survey. We hope we're an award winner again for 2017!
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Amazon School Rewards Program
CES has joined the Amazon School Rewards Associates Program. CES will receive between 8% and 15% in referral fees for any purchases that are made on the Amazon site through the designated CES link. You can find the link as a button at the bottom of the CES homepage, as well as at the bottom of this e-mail. With good participation, CES can easily earn quite a significant amount of money. All fundraising revenues will directly benefit our students! Therefore, please remember to save the CES Amazon link in your favorites and use it for all your Amazon purchases. CES receives the referral fees from Amazon only if you start your shopping through the designated link. You do not pay a penny extra!
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Average monthly purchases
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Yearly earning for CES (based on 8%)
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50
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25
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$1,200
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100
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25
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$2,400
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Thank you for your support and for forwarding the link to your family, friends and fellow parents in your children's grades. Have a great rest of the summer!
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Wanted!
Doll house figures needed for the Preschool
Please donate any unused or unneeded dollhouse figures to the Preschool.
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Please Consider Shopping with Our Gala Supporters
The businesses listed below have already donated to our 50th Anniversary Gala, and have shared opportunities for the CES community to patronize them.
Bobby McKey's Dueling Piano Bar
(National Harbor, MD), donating reservations and cover charges for ten guests on any Friday night. For more information about Bobby McKey's monthly Family Day Shows, please visit
https://bobbymckeys.com/live-music/promotions
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Foundation Support
Private and public foundations provide significant support to the CES Fund. If you are aware of a foundation that makes grants to schools for scientific, educational, athletic, cultural, religious, or other charitable purposes, please email Bob Treseler, Director of Development, at
btreseler@CESRockville.org.
Thank you!
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Save These Dates from the Development Office!
November 22, 2016 - Grandparents and Special Friends Day
December 31, 2016 - Last Tax Deductible Giving Day for 2016
January 4th, 2017 - Alumni Under 21 Pizza Party Social
January 5th, 2017 - 21+ Alumni Gathering
January 6, 2017 - Wine Patron Dinner Party
February 10, 2017 - 50th Anniversary Auction and Gala
March, 2017 - Alumni Faculty and Staff Socials
April 26, 2017 - CES '50th' Day
May 2, 2017 - 50th Anniversary Golf Outing
May 26, 2017 - CES Community Picnic
June 30, 2016 - Last Tax Deductible Giving Day for CES Fiscal Year
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~ S t u d e n t S p o t l i g h t ~
Olivia P. ('19) recently aced her black belt test - she was the youngest in her class!
See even broke her board with one of her flying kicks!
Her speech brought the whole place to tears and then had them chuckling by the end.
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