Greetings!

 

I hope you enjoy the extra hour in the day today!

 

Thanks to all who turned out for the Fall Social last Friday.  I know we all appreciate the vision of Amy Shields, Bev and Rachel in bringing it together.  Huge contributions of time, creativity and effort were made by many in our gesture to respond to parent requests for more social time. More to come!

 

 

BEHIND THE SCENES:

Behind the scenes last week was very full, both in terms of PLANNED and UNPLANNED events.  In addition to the Fall Social preparation our PLANS included producing Mid-Semester reports, assisting with November 1 college applications and running a “reverse” safety drill.  The UNPLANNED included a “real” opportunity to use the “reverse” drill on Wednesday afternoon.

 

In addition to our monthly fire drills (from inside to outside) we routinely run other safety practices, including weather safety and “reverse” drills (outside to inside).  Last week I had taken time in each of my four weekly Morning Meetings (MAPP, Middle, Purple and Gold) to talk with students about uses and protocols for the Reverse Drill and to let them know that we would soon run a practice.  We ran the practice on Tuesday at lunchtime, and then followed the routine we had established - beautifully - when a nearby car accident, at the peak of Wednesday dismissal-time, made it prudent for us to move indoors. We were informed by officers that a driver involved in the accident had fled the scene. Huge kudos to Team Camelot who helped to finish our dismissal smoothly and then led our afterschool activities indoors, without missing a beat. 

 

REMIND:

 

Winter Sports start THIS WEEK!  Students should come prepared with the proper attire, snacks and water for the extended day. Monday has the launch of both Ultimate Frisbee and Fitness.

 

Monday is Picture Day and Logan is the “man with a plan!” 

Here’s his message:

Monday is Picture Day! We will do a whole school photo and individual pictures for all students. There will be a retake day and some group photos in February.

-         All photo purchases are Online Only.

-         Please do not send checks or cash with your students.

-         Go to Strawbridge.net and click the red "Order Pictures and Yearbooks" and enter our unique school code FM460048. You can register for updates to know when your student's pictures are ready.

-         Please use your student's preferred name, i.e "Ron" instead of "Ronald."

Contact Logan@camelotacademy.org with any picture-related questions!

 

 

ANNOUNCE:

 

Message from NHS:

Hello! We are proud to announce that we raised over 500 dollars for Western North Carolina relief! Thank you all for supporting the NHS bake sale as we raised money for this worthy cause. A special thank you to student Vedant Nambiar and his business, Club Cookie, for donating over 140 cookies to the bake sale. If you wish to support this wonderful small business in the future, please email Club Cookie at clubcookie397@gmail.com to buy some cookies!

 

Service Club Announcement:

This Friday, we invite you to pack a second lunch for the Durham Community Fridge! Located near Scrap Exchange, this take-what-you-need and leave-what-you-can refrigerator provides food for anyone who needs it. We will be sending home brown paper bags on Thursday for those who would like to contribute. Please contact bev@camelotacademy.org

with any questions and see the email being sent on Monday for more details.

 

I hope you have a great week!

 

Best,

Thelma

 

 

 

UPCOMING:

 

Friday, November 15 - Early Release

US Purple 11:30

MAPP 11:45

Middle 12:00

US Gold 12:15

 

Friday, November 22- Academic Fair - WHOLE SCHOOL EVENT!

- Parent required event

- Held at the Durham Convention Center

- 8 AM to Noon - arrival times by grade level coming soon!

 

November 25-29- School Closed for Fall Break