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4th Grade Math's Crazy 8s Club!

Join Math's Crazy 8s Club, where you'll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess...... It's a totally new kind of math club. You'll get to do mischief-making activities like Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Bouncy Dice and Toile t Paper Olympics, and you'll get to take home some cool gadgets, too!

There are only 20 spots available.  Click this link to sign up. 

When: 8 weeks/each Thursday beginning August 24 

Time: 3:00-4:15 p.m.

Where: Mrs. Odeke's Classroom  

Cost: $40  

Monday, the 21st, will be the solar eclipse in our area starting around 1:15 until 2:45. Christ Covenant will be operating under normal hours, but with some precautions to protect our students.  We will not be going outside as a school during that time to directly observe the eclipse due to the potential damage for eyes without protective glasses, but students will be able to see the effects from inside the building.  Some specific classes will have access to live streams that will allow them to observe the event, but these will take place within the normal class formats. 

Please inform your child of the event so that they will be prepared to see the darkness from inside the building and make them aware of the general safety guidelines.  A list of suggestions is available at NASA safety guidelines..  

As always, if you as a parent wish to pull you child early for any reason or request that they stay at school until the entire eclipse window has passed, we will be happy to accommodate your requests.

As always, if you as a parent wish to pull you child early for any reason or request that they stay at school until the entire eclipse window has passed, we will be happy to accommodate your requests. 

Please make sure you are in compliance with our policy regarding administration of medications during the school day.

Medications : If a student is in need of specific over-the-counter medication during the school day, the parent must bring it to the school with written instructions on the proper administration of such medication(s). If prescription medication or any other non-prescription medication prescribed by a physician is to be administered during the school day, parents shall have the "CCS Authorization for Medication" form (available on www.christcs.org ) completed by a physician/medical provider. The "Pitt County Schools Authorization for Medication, form # EPS-50", is an acceptable substitution for the Christ Covenant form.

 

No medications may be kept in the student's possession or in his/her locker, desk, or book bag, with the exception of asthma inhalers and Epipens and as authorized by the medical provider's signature on the EPS-50 "Green Form". All asthma inhalers and Epipens should be labeled with the child's name. Parent approval form for the general administration of over-the-counter drugs such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen, cough drops, and antacids, must also be completed via RenWeb.  Log on to RenWeb and follow links for "Family Information", "Update Family & Student Information" and scroll down to update your child's medical information.  These medications will be administered to the student by the Receptionist and only with permission from the parent. If prescription medication is needed on a regular day-to-day schedule, it must be kept and dispensed from the school office. It is the parent's responsibility to make sure that all prescriptions are current (not expired) and up-to-date.

 

Last week's newsletter incorrectly stated the Christmas and Spring Concerts for JK and K would be held in the morning at 8:00.  We should have said the Concerts for JK, K AND 1st grades will be held at 8:00 a.m.

First grade families should have received an e-mail correcting this information.  For the benefit of our school community, the following provides the corrected version:

This year, we have changed the times for our Lower School annual concerts (Lessons & Carols and Spring Concert).  We will be holding the Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade concert at 8:00 a.m. on December 7 (Lessons and Carols) and May 10 (Spring Concert).  We'll hold the concerts for grades 2 -6 on the same dates beginning at 7:00 p.m.