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May 2005
- May 27: Post-end-of-school Teachers' Breakfast, organized by
the CVCS Parent Association. Please help with supplies, food,
or service to show our teachers and staff how much we
appreciate them!
- May 26: Last day of school!
- May 25: Eighth grade graduation ceremony at CVCS.
- May 24: Kindergarten promotion ceremony at CVCS.
- May 13: CVCS 2005-2006 lottery.
- May 12: District-wide Kindergarten spelling bee, 9:00 a.m. at
the district's Central Office.
- May 7: The student council's annual Spring Fling will be
held at CVCS today, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Please join us,
and sign up for the Spring Fling Talent Show in the office!
- May 6: Forms to re-enroll current CVCS
students for 2005-2006 are due at the office. You
must return this form to assure your child's
place in next year's class.
- May 4: The 2005 election results are in! Congratulations
to new CVCS Governing Council
members Kate Burleigh, Jim Shepherd, and Richard Sonnenfeld.
And a big thank you to the other parents who ran for the open
positions, and to everyone who voted in the election.
- May 3: Governing Council election. Voting will be held at
CVCS from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
April 2005
- April 29: Mrs. Brennan and Mr. Stokes have organized a District
Water Festival at Clarke Field for all area fourth-grade
classes to learn about water issues through hands-on activities.
- April 20: CVCS Annual Open House and Usborne
Book Fair! Please join us at CVCS, 5:30-7:00p.m.
- April 15: Congratulations to Campbell Galon
for getting 2nd place at the district 1st-3rd spelling bee!
- April 15: The holiday originally scheduled for today has been
cancelled in order to make up the day lost due to the emergency
closure after last October's hailstorm. There
is school on April 15!
- April 12: Photo day (class pictures).
- April 8: Free public "Scrap Arts Music" performance, 1:00 p.m.
at Macey Center. Since this is an early-release day, school
will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
- April 8: CVCS parent surveys due.
Please help improve our school by completing and returning
the survey!
- April 1: The early-release day originally scheduled for April 1
has been moved to April 8.
March 2005
- March 22: Storyteller Brenda Pickett will visit CVCS.
- New Mexico state Standards-Based Assessment testing will be
conducted in grades 3-8 during the first two weeks of March.
It is especially important during this period that the students
involved get lots of sleep and arrive at school on time.
February 2005
- CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCIENCE
OLYMPIAD TEAM AND COACHES!! The 15-member CVCS team, led
by Mr. Mayfield, placed third in the state competition on
February 26th - an outstanding performance, and a great reward
for all the hard work they've put into this since early January.
WAY TO GO, TEAM!
- February 14: Charter School Day in Santa Fe. Parents are
invited to join us in this opportunity to demonstrate our
success and for attending students to learn about New Mexico's
government. Please contact Shawn Price or Jill Urban for
more info.
- February 11: County Spelling Bee.
- February 4-5: Science Olympiad regionals in Silver City.
January 2005
- January 24: Zoo-to-You comes to CVCS (K, 1, 4, 5)
- January 20-21: Poetry Alive, culminating with a performance
at Macey Center on Friday evening at 7:00 pm. Adults $10,
children under 18 free. For more information call 838-2026.
Tickets available at the Macey box office or at CVCS.
- January 19: There will be a parent tour of the old hospital
building on Wednesday, January 19. Meet at 3:15pm at the
school, and bring a flashlight. The Facilities Committee will
meet that evening at 7pm in the multi-purpose room.
- Please remember to re-register for Smith's Earn & Learn!
This is an important source of funding for our school, and
there is no cost to you; Smith's donates a portion of what you
spend when you shop there. Re-registration is needed each school
year for us to continue receiving these donations. Thank you!
- All-color yearbooks are available from Jill in the
office, for just $12 each. Don't miss out on school memories!
No extra books will be ordered, so if you want one, be sure
to get yours early. Yearbooks will be delivered in May.
- Welcome back Mr. Price! Mr. Price has been gone for
two years, working at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, and is now
back at CVCS. He will be teaching several subjects in middle
school.
- Students who eat hot lunch will be bussed to San
Miguel for lunch for the rest of the school year, due to
construction work at Zimmerly. Please remember that on early-
release days there is no lunch period at CVCS; students may
bring a small snack if necessary.
- Ms. Lindquist is offering tutoring to all age groups
Tuesday-Friday from 3pm-4pm, in all subjects. For more
information, please call Jill at 838-2026.
December 2004
- December 20-31: Winter break!
Classes resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 (Monday January 3rd
is an in-service day for teachers only).
- December 15: CVCS holiday performance at the Garcia Opera
House, 7:00 p.m. Please come see all our classes perform!
- December 9: There will be a CVCS Parent Meeting
at 5:30 p.m. in the CVCS multi-purpose room. WE NEED YOU!
Please come and help make our school a terrific place.
- December 8: Band Concert, Sarracino Middle School auditorium,
7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited!
- December 2: Congratulations to Sam Mozley,
a CVCS second grader, who won first place in the Socorro
County Declamation. Way to go, Sam!
November 2004
- November 19: To Macey for performance of Alleycats, 10:00 a.m.
- November 16: Grades K-3 will go to Macey Center at 10:00 a.m.
for a performance of Dynorock.
- November 8-9: CVCS will hold its annual Declamation Contest.
Times will be announced. The Declamation is open to all
students in K-5th grade competing in serious or humorous
prose or poetry. Contact your child's teacher for more
information. The District Declamation will be held on
November 11th and 12th.
- November 6: CVCS Fall Festival! 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Volunteers are needed for crafts, cooking food, decorations,
setup and clean up. The new event this year is the Casserole
Cookoff, so pull out Grandma's prize-winning recipe and come
on over! Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show, Tastiest,
and Most Exotic Combination. All festival attendees will be
judges. To volunteer or obtain more information, please call
the office at 828-2026 or contact the festival co-ordinators,
Pete and Jen Whiteis. Please bring one can of food per person,
to be donated to our local food bank, as the price of admission.
- November 4: National Dance Institute performance at Macey.
Enjoy a first-class dance show with local talent (including
CVCS students) showing their skills! Thursday night, 7:00 p.m.
at Macey Center. This high-energy show is a yearly event
featuring youth from the Socorro area. Tickets are available
at the office and are $6.00 for adults; children are free.
Don't miss this fabulous event!
October 2004
- October 29: Photo re-take day.
- October 28 & 29: Early release days for parent-teacher
first-quarter afternoon conferences.
- October 20: Grades K, 1, & 3 will go to the Albuquerque Zoo.
- October 17: The Accountability and Advisory Committee will
meet at 11:00 a.m. in the CVCS multipurpose room to review and
complete the Education Plan for Student Success, and to discuss
the future goals and objectives for charter renewal. Please
join us.
- October 13: Grades 2 & 3 will go to Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge
to observe pond life.
- CANCELLED DUE TO HAILSTORM.October 5: CVCS school-wide Open House 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Please come and see what our school is
all about, and the many classroom and library improvements
that our staff and volunteers have made!
- October 4-8: Scholastic Book Fair at CVCS all week
September 2004
- September 29: Storyteller Dana Newman will visit CVCS
- September 17: Grades 4, 5, and 6 will go to Macey Center to
see the dance troupe "Frula" perform at 9:30 a.m.
- September 16: 4th grade Open House 6-7pm
- September 13:
Congratulations to Kate Burleigh's art
students! Third grade won Best in Show at
the Socorro County Fair for their watercolor flower display;
first and fourth grades were awarded first place with
"Klee Faces" in the Pictograph category, fifth grade received
second place in 3-D, kindergarten placed second with their
bird drawings, and second grade came in second for their
pictures. An excellent job was done by all, and a variety
of the art can be viewed in the office.
Congratulations also go to Jan Thomas
and Peter Mozley, parents of Sam and Willie, who were awarded
the Keep New Mexico Beautiful Award for their outstanding
work landscaping and caring for the grounds at CVCS!
Our thanks go to them, and we hope they enjoy the award luncheon
in Albuquerque on October 16.
Thanks
also to Buster Marshall, mother of Cody, who has been working
tirelessly in the school library for the past year.
Our library would not be the comfortable, organized room that
it is without her help.
- September 13: Mr. Stokes and Mrs. Brennan are looking for
parent volunteers to help with the district-wide
Water Festival. Please contact the office if you
can help. Thank you.
- September 10: Kindergarten Open House 5-6pm
- September 10: Photo day
- September 8: 3rd grade Open House 5-6pm
August 2004
- School resumes on Monday, August 16.
Welcome to 2004-2005!
- A family potluck will be held Thursday, August 12 at 6:00 pm
at the park just south of Macey Auditorium. Please bring chairs
and a dish to share with six people. Come and meet the new teachers
and visit with old friends.
- The new class teachers this year are Ms Karen Bailey-Bowman
(3rd grade), Ms Rebecca Madrid (4th grade and Special Ed),
and fifth grade. Mr Stokes will be teaching PE and 4th grade.
- Please save all your boxtops for education and soup labels for
our school! The boxtops turn into real money and are found on
many items! You can send them with your child to the office. Thank
you!
- If you haven't signed up for Smiths Earn & Learn program, please
do it soon! A percentage of your shopping spending is donated
by Smith's, at no cost to you. Our school received over $2000
last year, which was spent on library books, field trips, etc.
Thank you for shopping at Smiths!
- Students will be walking to Zimmerley for lunch again this year.
If you would like your child to have a hot lunch you do not need
to send any lunch money. Lunches will be billled to your child's
account. Walkers will leave for Zimmerely at 10:45 and return
at 11:00, while students remaining at CVCS will eat from 11:00
to 11:30
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Cottonwood Valley Charter School has created a National Wildlife
Federation Schoolyard Habitat site. In our garden we’ve stressed
the importance of using native and drought-tolerant plants in
this arid region. Not only does the garden provide a valuable
learning opportunity, but we will be doing our local wildlife
a favor too.
Many thanks to: Bosque Del Apache,USDA NRCS Plants Materials,
and Socorro Soil and Water Conservation.
More pictures of the habitat
- Perfect Pastimes after school activities at
Parkview and Zimmerly are available to Charter School students. Call the office for more information. 838-2026
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