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Kodiak ROAR, February 20, 2020
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Pre-kindergarten students have been having snow much fun outside!
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Register Now for Summer Camps at CSS
CSS has provided summer camp experiences for more than 30 years. All programs are open to the public, and we encourage CSS families to take advantage of these experiential education programs. Camps for children ages 3 and older begin in early June and run through late July. All are held on campus.
This summer's camps include:
* CSS Basketball and CSS Volleyball
* Soccer by Challenger Sports
* Girls Multi-sport by Athena Athletic
* Chess and Video Game Creation by Active Learning
* LEGO by Play-well
* STEM Science by Science Matters
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Kodiak Gear Store Closes Soon
Time is running out! Order your all sport warm-up now for Spring sports! Combine the team track jacket and team track pants for a high-quality all sport warm-up that can be worn for all three seasons.
Other available Kodiak spirit gear includes Adidas shorts, sweatshirts, shirts, and more. Adult and youth sizes available to include our youngest students. Most items offered in several colors.
Order online here.
Deadline to order is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 23,
after which orders will be processed and sent to the school within about two weeks.
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Dessert Theatre: 2nd and 4th Grades Perform March 6, 2020
Please join us on Friday, March 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. the Louisa Performing Arts Center to support our young thespians! Free and open to the public.
2nd Grade Performance:
The Spelling B-R-A-I-N.
Three students, along with their brains, are getting ready for the 35th Annual Newton Elementary School Spelling Bee! Jessica is nervous and has never won before. Becky is overly confident. And Lloyd quit the baseball team to study the words. We follow how each student's brain functions while they prepare for the bee, from the Occipital Lobe who perceives everything to the Prefrontal Cortex who seems to forget what happened 30 seconds ago! When Lloyd's subconscious is woken up during meditation, he is determined to win the spelling bee. Will the other brains let him? Come to the bee to find out!
4th Grade Performance:
The 4th graders will present an evening of Revolutionary War Tales.
Katie's Trunk
is about a family who is loyal to King George, but some friends of theirs do not like this and ransack their home. They find a girl from the family hidden. What will they do with her? In
A Guide for George Washington
, a Patriot brother of two sisters is captured by the British. The sisters are left to disguise themselves as boys and guide General Washington to cross the Delaware themselves. In
The Bratton Resistance,
a family is charged with hiding Patriot gunpowder in their home. A British Spy finds out. Sure enough, the family lights the gunpowder just in time to scare the British. Now, "It's time" to end the show with "The Plan" from Paul Revere. A comical bit you are sure to laugh at!
Upcoming Dessert Theatre Performances:
Kindergarten and 1st
March 19, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Louisa Performing Arts Center
Why do we do Dessert Theatre?
The discipline of Theatre enables a child to become more in tune with his/her own unique attributes and gifts. Children are free to identify and solve problems within the rehearsal process, promoting their intellectual curiosity. They grow in their ability to express ideas clearly, helping to build confidence in their own communication skills. Theatre is a truly collaborative art form where children learn to be responsible for themselves and others. This social cooperation reinforces and motivates positive behavior, building personal integrity. The very process of developing a character challenges the child to see the world from a different point of view and teaches him/her how to bring intellect and emotion together. Plus, the art of presenting theatre engages whole minds through the genuine application of literacy and the integration of knowledge across the curriculum.
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Head of School Search Update
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Scholastic Book Fair in March
The CSS 2020 Scholastic Book Fair runs Monday, March 9, through Friday, March 13. Selections include books for young children, young adult, and even adults.
VOLUNTEER
Sign up now to volunteer to help with the Book Fair. Shifts include cashier, helping students, monitoring merchandise, and dressing up in costume.
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Lots of basketball games are going on!
Catch up on the latest competitions at
CSSKodiaks.com
.
Congrats to senior guard Sarina M. '20 for scoring her basketball career high of 28 points! Sarina hit four three-pointers during the Kodiaks' 66-25 victory in Friday's game against Thomas MacLaren. Go Kodiaks!
Join us Saturday, February 22, for Senior Night at the Tutt Field House. The Kodiaks play Kiowa School. Girls' JV begins at 4:00 p.m., girls' varsity at 5:00 p.m., and boys' varsity at 7:00 p.m. It will be the last home games for junior varsity and varsity before the postseason!
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February 21 | Pottery Painting
For students in kindergarten through 5th grade to engage in enriching experiences while parents enjoy a night out.
- 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Early Childhood Center
- $40 per child, $30 for a sibling
Painting pottery is more fun surrounded by friends! Choose a piece of pottery to paint and keep! Choices of more than 50 animals to paint. Please make sure to wear clothes that might get a splotch of paint on them.
Advanced reservations are required by emailing Enrichment Coordinator Lori de Juan at
[email protected].
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Registration for the spring season of CSS Landsharks begins on Sunday, February 23. Open to students in kindergarten through 6th grade. Practice will be from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. on campus, beginning
the week of March 30 and running through April 29.
Click here to learn more and register. For more information, contact Kristin Penn at
[email protected].
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Monday, March 2, 2020, 8:10 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Topic: The Gift of Failure
How to embrace learning and failure, experiences from an educator and parent
Presenter: Jody Bates Bliss, Children's School Director
Louisa Performing Arts Center
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Gala & Auction Committee Announces This Year's Theme!
Swing into the historic hall for a swell time at Penrose Library's Knights of Columbus Hall. Dressed in spiffy attire, we will bring victory and moxie to the school's largest fundraising event. We can do it! From dapper duds and vintage cocktail dresses to workwear overalls, a-line skirts, suspenders, and wide ties. Be foxy! 1940s iconic fashions encouraged but not necessary. Bring your dancing shoes and moves as we enjoy live jazz and swing music performed by
After Midnight
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Official invitations will be mailed and tickets will go on sale in late February.
Save-the-date and
learn more about how you can make the event a success.
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, from 8:15-9:45 a.m.
Location: Brooke Rawls' home, 3510 Clubheights Dr., 80906
Join Gala Co-Chairs
Aubryn Bednar P '28, P '32,
Brooke Rawls P '30, P '32, and
Lee Ann Williams P'19, P'21, P'23, as volunteers come together to plan the 2020 Gala & Auction, which will be held April 18.
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Parents Association Meeting
Next Meeting: March 19, 2020, at 8:00 a.m.
Versailles Room of the Trianon
All parents/guardians are welcome
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Gazette's Best and Brightest Open to Upper School Seniors
The Gazette is accepting applications for the 2020 Best and Brightest, which featured high school seniors while highlighting their academic and community distinction. It also comes with a $500 stipend.
The deadline to apply is April 3.
Click here to learn more and to apply. The Gazette features each student to receive the award.
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Gear Lists for Walkabout and Colorado Expedition
Walkabout for 8th graders and Colorado Expedition in the Children's School are highlights of experiential learning, and we want to give families as much time as possible to collect the necessary items on gear lists. The
Walkabout gear list is here, and the
Colorado Expedition list is here.
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8th Grader in Award-Winning Feature Film
Congrats to 8th grader Noa K. '24 for her role in the feature film Soul Custody, which has already won four awards at film festivals! She plays Victoria, the 13-year-old daughter of Lauren, a young mother and avid artist who is dealing with hallucinations while trying to balance her new troubled marriage. The mom is also trying to rekindle her relationship with her daughter but cannot escape her troubled past. Also appearing in the film as extras are CSS students 3rd grader Malcom Z., 6th grader Xaia Z., and 8th grader Isabelle Z., who are siblings. Their mother, Aja Black, has a small role as well.
The film, directed by Vansay Zanubon, has not been released yet. It was filmed in Woodland Park during the summer of 2018. Soul Custody premiered this month at the San Diego Black Film Festival and the Toronto Black Film Festival.
This is Noa's second feature film; her first one, Diamond in the Rough, was filmed in 2017. Noa is pictured above at the San Diego Black Film Festival with Asha Bee, who plays her mom in Soul Custody, and Clifton Powell, who plays her step-dad.
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Submit Student Achievements & Photos
Parents and teachers are encouraged to submit nominations and digital photos of student achievements to Anslee Wolfe, Communications and Marketing Manager, at
[email protected]
.
These extracurricular achievements make us a well-rounded school and highlight the many unique talents and passions of our student body. Each week, a diverse selection of achievements is highlighted in ROAR and shared on social media.
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2019-2020 Major Dates Calendar
(
Throughout the year, we may need to make adjustments to the calendar and will announce changes accordingly.)
Our
calendar reflects opportunities to maximize student-centered learning, create partnerships with families, and build community.
Major dates are published on the website and are also available on the website and through the school's Google calendar at
www.css.org/calendar.
From the website you can filter out sports calendars or subscribe to the All Campus Calendar using the links on the page!
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Next Year: Major Dates for 2020-2021
The school's administrative team has begun calendar planning efforts for the 2020-2021 school year. A complete calendar will be released second semester, but we've compiled a list of major dates and breaks for next school year.
Click here for the dates.
The Admin Team is working on the complete 2020-2021 calendar with several calendar planning meetings over the next few weeks.
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