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May 2007

• May 25: Last day of school, early dismissal at 11:15 a.m. followed by a POTLUCK-LUNCH FAREWELL PARTY FOR MS. NUTT, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Please bring drinks or a dish to share. Next school year starts on Wednesday, August 15.
• May 24: Graduation ceremonies: Kindergarten at 5:00pm, and eighth grade at 7:00pm. Congratulations!
• May 24: All grades will get a pool party at the NMT swim center. Grades 5-8 will go from 10:00-11:30; they will need to bring a sack lunch. K-4 will go from 12:00-1:30. Please remember your swim stuff, a towel, and SUNSCREEN!
• May 8-9: Usborne Book Fair at CVCS; Tuesday during school and the potluck, and Wednesday until lunchtime.
• May 8: Annual Book Fair potluck dinner! Events begin at 5:30 p.m. The Usborne Book Fair will be open during the potluck. Also, to replace Spring Fling, lots of fun activities will be planned for this evening. Everyone welcome!
• May 1: GOVERNING COUNCIL ELECTIONS! Voting will be held in the CVCS library from 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. All CVCS parents/guardians and registered Socorro County voters are eligible to vote in this election. PLEASE MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN OUR GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP ELECTION — VOTE!

April 2007

• April 28: Spring Fling at CVCS — CANCELLED. See activities at Book Fair potluck May 8.
• April 27: Lottery for 2007-2008 classes at 3:00 p.m. in the CVCS office. Current students whose Intent to Re-Enroll form has been returned to the office do not need to go through the lottery.
• April 24: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTER OF INTENT TO RUN FOR A GOVERNING COUNCIL POSITION. If you are interested in being on the CVCS Governing Council, please make sure your completed letter (available here) is in the CVCS office by 4:00 p.m. today. THANK YOU!
• April 19: Grades 1-3 district spelling bee, 9:00 a.m.
• April 17: Photo day
• April 6-15: Spring Break
• Two candidates for the CVCS Administrator position will visit our school, one on Tuesday April 3, the other on Thursday April 5. This is an opportunity for them to meet our community, and for you to meet them and ask any questions you may have during casual conversation from 3:15 - 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

March 2007

• March 20: The inaugural meeting of the Garden Club will be held today at 3:05pm. Parents who help out with the gardens will receive fresh, tasty, healthy garden greens. It's almost spring planting time, so please come join this great project!
• March 19-23: End-of-quarter report cards will be sent home on Thursday, and parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled for every student (contact Jill if you need to change the assigned time). Please make sure that all overdue library books have been returned and lunch bills are paid up, so that you can receive the report card.
• March 5-9: The annual required New Mexico Standards-Based Assessment testing will be done in grades 3-8 every day this week. Please make sure your child comes to school on time and well rested. Thank you!

February 2007

• February 21: CVCS administrator Mary Nutt has announced to the Governing Council that she intends to retire at the end of the current school year. Ms. Nutt has made critical contributions to our school's development for more than four years, and will be missed very much. (Read more about her accomplishments and future plans here.) A search committee has been formed to find a new administrator to start in 2007-2008. For information about the Administrator/Principal position, please see this announcement.
• February 3: Fourteen CVCS middle-school students with their coaches, CVCS teachers Nancy Engler and Shawn Price, competed at the regional Science Olympiad in Silver City and took first place! Way to go, team, and good luck at the state competition February 24!

January 2007

• January 26: CVCS sent six contestants to the District Spelling Bee. Good job, spellers!
• Middle school students with a serious interest in art may sign up for an additional art class meeting on Fridays for an hour after lunch. Space is limited. This class is aimed at students who love to create art and can work in a studio setting at an individual pace. Class begins January 12. Please see Jill in the office to sign up.
• January 9: Ms. Laurie Ware, who did such a great job picking up the reins of the school holiday performance, will become the new CVCS music teacher. Many thanks to Mr. Romero, and best wishes in his recovery!

December 2006

• The annual CVCS Holiday Performance will be held on Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Macey Center auditorium. The students and teachers work hard on this and it's always a fun event. Everyone is invited! Please bring some delicious baked goods to share; these can be dropped off at the tables in the lobby before the performance. Thank you!
• December 11: The band will perform at Sarracino Middle School auditorium tonight at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

November 2006

• November 20: Congratulations to Sam Mozley, CVCS third-grader, who won in the humorous section of the district declamation contest!
• November 8: Photo re-take day. If you would like a re-take of your child's individual photo, please return the original package to Jill before this date.
• November 5: CVCS Annual Fall Festival! 12:00-3:00 p.m. at CVCS (please note the change from Saturday to Sunday). This year's will be better than ever - ethnic food bar, bigger and better cake walk, games, hay ride, music, etc. etc. We need your help to make this a fun time for everyone! Please contact Jill in the office to volunteer, or return the sign-up sheet that she will be sending home soon. Thank you!

October 2006

• Thanks to everyone who supported the Scholastic Book Fair, CVCS earned more than $850 in free books!
• Our annual Scholastic Book Fair begins Monday, October 2 in the school library and runs all week. The library will be open 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily. Please come to browse through the great books that will be for sale. This is a fundraiser for CVCS; our share of the proceeds goes to new library books. Thank you!

September 2006

• September 16: Landscaping Work Day from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Bring shovels, rakes, hoes, pruning tools, gloves, hats, cold water. We will tackle the weeds in front of the school lot, spread gravel for a walkway around the parking area, improve the new bike path, prune dead branches from the front trees, and other tasks. Please come and help to make our school more beautiful!
• September 7: CVCS fourth- and fifth-graders will perform with the National Dance Institute at Macey Center. Shows are at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for schools, and 7:00 p.m. for the community. Tickets are $6 for adults, free for ages 16 and under. This is always a terrific show and the students have worked really hard - please come!

August 2006

• August 30: Photo day. Individual student photos will be taken by Lifetouch. Packets for payment will be sent home and will need to be brought to the photo session.
• August 18: Last fall, RTI/EDI of Albuquerque were contracted to develop a plan for our new school facilities. Their final report, including a detailed site plan that meets the needs of the school, is now available.
• August 14: School starts. Welcome to 2006-2007! Please note the updated Dress Policy that takes effect for this school year.
• August 10: Our annual family potluck will be held at 6:00 pm at CVCS (note the change of venue from previous years). Please bring a dish to share. Come and meet the new teachers and visit with old friends.
• The results of the student SAT-9 testing that was done in May are now available for parents/guardians to pick up at the CVCS office.
• The old hospital building is now gone, and work is underway to improve the site with a new drop-off area, parking, and additional playground equipment. We hope to have most of the changes in place before school starts.
• Please save all your Boxtops For Education, empty printer toner cartridges, and soup labels for our school. These turn into real money. You can send them with your child to the office. Thank you!
• If you haven't signed up for Smith's 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 more than $2000 last year, which was spent on library books, field trips, etc. You can sign up at the store or by email. Thank you for shopping at Smith's!

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.

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