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100th Day Project
Hello CCDS Families,
February has arrived and we are already halfway through the school year! As I reflect on the past five months, I am impressed with the strong sense of community at CCDS. Our students are learning the importance of their valuable place in our Chico community, our neighborhood community and our school community.
Our biggest fundraiser is right around the corner! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful community of parents that are working tirelessly on the Auction for Excellence to support what we do at CCDS. This event builds community and raises funds for a variety of programs that otherwise may not be offered. Please let this fantastic evening be a reminder that your contributions are a valuable part of our school culture and a key piece to how we are able to provide so many unique opportunities for our students.
As parents come together to fundraise, they also work to support our staff on a daily basis. Another great tradition that reminds us how fortunate we are is Staff Appreciation Week which is coming the week of February 13. A big thank you to our parents for showing love and support to our staff during this week.
Teachers are gearing up for our Spring Exhibition which will be April 5 and 6. Please mark your calendars. Schoolwork is more meaningful when it's done for more than just the teacher or the test. We can't wait to give students a chance to articulate their learning, take center stage at this event, and share their work. This will be a chance for students to talk about their learning, answer questions, and present to an authentic audience, you! We're looking forward to partnering as facilitators and audience members to showcase student work in our All-School Exhibition!
Warmly,
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February
Tidbits
Got any of these?
Please save plastic lids or caps of all shapes, colors, and sizes for a 6th grade mural project (water bottle caps, milk jug lids, cream cheese lids, etc). Bags of saved lids can be dropped off to middle school office any time before
March 10. Thank you!
Yearbooks for SALE
Yearbooks are $32. Have you ordered yours? Stop by either office for an order form.
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T
hank you to Sunrise Rotary for the donati
on of a dictionary to each 3rd grader at CCDS!
Our 100th day has come and gone! Thank you to Mrs. Chik for another
amazing 100th day celebration with the help of a large crew of volunteers. This is always a great day!
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Every Kid in the Park Pass F
4th Graders
Good for the 2016-2017 school year. Expires August 2017.
Chico Science Fair is open for free public viewing February 27-March 3 at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Family Movie Night at the Chico Mall 7-9 p.m. on February 17 near Dick's Sporting Goods. Have a movie suggestion? Email
Lisa if you have a good idea. She will forward to the Chico Mall.
Click here for movie night info.
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January
Eagle Eye Winners
Congratulations to January winners! Jump ropes and frisbees were handed out to the following lucky students:
Alexa Nelms
Gianni Calandrella
Bryson Metroka
Ava Sadler
Nicholas Brown-Ahn
Taylor Wellersdick
Anna Leduc
C.J Baker
Lucy O'Connor
Lucy Anderson
Addie Hoiland
Gabriella Troub
Grace Davis
Sadie Coner
Carson Parent
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February 8 Board of Directors Meeting 6 p.m. Middle School Common Area
February 9 All-School Sing 1-1:30 p.m.
February 16 End of Trimester for K-5 Students - Report card to come home on February 27
February 17 & 20 Presidents' Day - No School
February 21 No Student Day - Professional Development
School Lottery - 2017-18 School Year
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Breakfast for Learning
Mornings can be hectic for families. We have all experienced the rush out the door or the panicked forgotten item. Fortunately, CCDS offers a School Breakfast Program that can alleviate the stress of preparing breakfast. Research confirms that breakfast is the most important meal of the day for children's health, academic achievement, cognitive development and mental health. Whether your student eats breakfast at home or at school, let's help our kids by starting the day right.
Dutch Brothers is our newest neighbor and a welcome addition to the Park Avenue corridor. We are seeing many students with large sweetened drinks arriving at school in the morning. Please be aware that the fuel your child needs for a full day of school is balanced and healthy. We encourage water and milk as drinks of choice in the morning and at lunch.
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to our employees that have reached a special milestone at CCDS! Five years of service: Angela Cherry, Andi Jackson, Kendall Jackson, Patty Currie and Stacey Owen. Ten years of service: Sarah Peterson-Young. Twenty years of service: Anne-Marie Chik!
Not pictured: Five years of service - Candi Hughes, Chris Nixon, Mike O'Connor and Stuart Langford.
Fifteen years of service - Jeff Hall.
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Interested in Serving on the Facilities Committee?
With Measure K approved, CCDS should recieve some funding for facility improvements. If you might be interested in serving on the committee, please contact
Margaret Reece. This committee is chaired by Lowell Daun, Board Treasurer.
The mechanisms of how the distribution of the Measure K funds for charter schools will be handled still needs to be worked out by local charter schools, so we would plan on having at least two to three meetings of the CCDS committee beginning in later March. The time of meetings are usually in the early evenings and the meetings typically should last 1 to 1.5 hours. Thank you for considering.
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You're invited to a
ROARING GOOD TIME
at our
20th Annual Auction for Excellence
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Tickets/Table
We are less than a month away from the annual CCDS Auction for Excellence. Have you received your invitation? Tickets must be purchased in advance at the main office. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. If there are eight in your group and you would like to sit together, we encourage the purchase of a table for $500. It is only an extra $25 per couple and comes with a bottle of champagne and reserved seating.
And don't forget . . . 20's attire is encouraged. Let's celebrate our 20th year with a bang!
Donations
Do you have something to donate for the auction? To be recognized in the program, your donation must be dropped off to the office by February 16. We will continue to accept donations through the 24th. Donation receipts are in the office. For your convenience, just enter your donation here and we will contact you. Thanks so much!
Ideas for Donations
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Wine - any varietal with a minimum value of $20.
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Grab a couple friends and put together a theme basket for the silent auction such as: Adrenaline rush(coffee/caffeine items), Aromatherapy, Art, Car Wash, Baby, Beach, Outdoors, Camping, Cat/Dog Lover, Chocolate Lovers, Date Night, Fishing Tackle Box, Game Night, Grilling, Mexican Fiesta or Scrapbooking.
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Did you get a new item as a gift that you don't really need? Re-gift to CCDS auction.
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Are a you crafty person? Donate a crocheted item, wine cork projects, wood working or any other Pinterest project.
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Do you have a vacation home in the mountains, on the coast or near a lake? Donate a few nights stay.
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Some of the best-selling items are experiences such as white water rafting, helicopter, plane or hot air balloon rides, wine tasting event, fishing trip, hunting trip etc. We can even make the certificate for you if you would like to offer something.
Help Wanted
Volunteers to help
set-up
at 9 a.m. are always welcome. We also need more help at the end of the night with
runners/spotters
and
banking
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Classroom Silent and Live Auction Projects
If you are the parent in charge of these projects, please email
Andrea Bonis for any questions.
Buy-it-Now Parties
Do you have a pool, great backyard or a park nearby? If so, would you be able to host a back-to-school or end-of-year party for your child's grade? Our kids look forward to these events every year. We would also love to offer buy-it-now parties for adults such as a murder mystery dinner or wine tasting. If you have an idea or want more information on what buy-it-now parties are, contact
Marlo Pederson.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone on
Saturday, February 25
. Don't forget to like our page on Facebook, Chico Country Day School Auction for Excellence. As the event approaches, we will post pictures of classroom projects, live/silent auction items and any last-minute information.
Thank you to our Auction sponsors!
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Cooking Up a Storm
Did you know that we offer cooking as an activity for 1st -8th graders twice per week in the
after school program? Our cooking class, led by Stephanie Bolduc, focuses on teaching students how to create easy & delicious dishes and kitchen safety. Some of the dishes they have made
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Homemade Macaroni & Cheese, Spinach & Mushroom and Turkey & Ricotta Manicotti, Shepard's Pie & Roasted Cauliflower, Brown Sugar Meatloaf & Potato Salad and Chili Mac & Cornbread.
Some of the dishes we will be making this month are Chicken Enchiladas & Spanish Rice, Applesauce Bran Muffins, Homemade Chicken Stock and Chicken and Dumplings. Yum!!
Drama Group
Our drama group, led by Laura Maraschiello, is currently working hard rehearsing their version of The Wizard of Oz. We are looking forward to the performance in the spring.
Kindercare
Our Kindercare team, led by Luanne Hiney, learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and created their own mural using their hands of many colors.
The Kindercare students have also been working on different winter crafts and spent some time learning about Groundhog Day. They even made their own prediction chart.
This month we are looking forward to making safety pin bracelets, sweetheart hats, textured hearts, playing Valentine's Minute-It-To-Win-It games.
If you have any questions regarding our after school program, please contact Angela Cherry at 895-2650 ext 218.
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FALL 2017-2018 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
If you would like to put your child on our waiting list for our FALL 2017-2018 school year, please call Kerri at 895-2650 ext 116. Priority registration will be from February 6-24, followed by OPEN ENROLLMENT. During open enrollment we will call families who are on our wait list.
Priority Registration Dates are as follows:
February 6-10 - Currently enrolled families
February 13-16 - Returning preschool siblings
February 22-24 - Chico Country Day families
*Parents .... during your registration week, please come in fill out a registration form and pay your non-refundable $25 registration fee. Spots are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS- February 27-March 3
Wait list calls will begin Monday, February 27. Any open spots will be offered at that time, based on the wait list. You will have until Friday, March 3, to fill out a registration form which is available in the preschool and pay the non-refundable $25 registration fee. This reserves your child's spot.
To register for Pre-K:
four and five-year-old classes - children need to turn four by September 1, 2017.
three-year-old classes - children need to turn 3 by September 1, 2017.
If you have any questions, please email Preschool Director,
Kerri Cooley, or call 895-2650 ext. 116.
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All-School Skate
All-School Skate was a huge hit. We had 176 students attend and our school earned over $500! Congratulations to Mrs. Chapin's 4th grade class. These mighty rollers won a popsicle party, with the highest number of students attending from one class. Our next, and final All-School Skate is
April 21,
3:00-5:30. If we have over 200 in attendance, Cal Skate will give back 50% for each participant!
Staff Appreciation Week-February 13-16
Staff Appreciation Week is four days of staff love, February 13-16. The staff has shared so much gratitude with our wonderful families in the past by all the items that fill the baskets provided in the staff room, that Stock the Staff Room is a returning favorite. Additionally, the kids love to bring their teachers flowers all week long, so that treasure is returning too!
Click here for more information and to sign-up to help
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Valentine's Day Band Fundraiser
Looking for something fun to do that the whole family can enjoy? Come enjoy this special performance by Paradise Big Band right in CCDS Gym,
7:00-9 p.m. Bring the kids, kick off your shoes and dance. It's only $5 for the whole family and all proceeds go toward purchasing new instruments for our band program. What a great way to spend Love Day!
Open Positions in PTP for 2017-18
The CCDS Parent Teacher Partnership (PTP) will have three open positions for the 2017/2018 school year. Serving on the PTP is a wonderful way to give back to our school. We are seeking to fill the office of Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. If you are interested in meeting with the current board member in one of these positions, or would like more information, please contact PTP President,
Lesley Christopher.
The Brick Campaign
The Buy-a-Brick fundraiser is now officially LIVE!!! There are also flyers in the office, along  with a sample brick. The bricks will be delivered in batches to be installed in several locations around campus. Support CCDS, and honor your memories!
Click here to join our
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Middle School Electives
Photos Courtesy of Sydney Stover
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2017 Chico Science Fair
Reigstration for the Chico Science Fair is now open.
Click here to register.
The deadline is February 20. Your child may enter as an individual or with a group of students. You can find guidelines on the
Chico Science Fair Website
. The Science Fair will be open to the public from February 27-March 3 for public viewing.
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3rd Grade Study Trip to Rancho Esquon
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Congratulations to the CCDS Boys' Basketball Teams!
The 7th grade team took 1st place at the Durham Tournament this weekend, along with 8th grade coming in 2nd. We're proud of our Eagles!
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Safety Patrol - Rain or Shine, YOU ROCK!
There are two Safety Patrols that work each day. More pictures to come next month. Thanks for keeping our students safe!
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Chico
 Country Day School
102 West 11th Street
Chico, CA, 95928 
(530)895-2650
(530)895-2646 fax
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