March 14, 2018 | Cougar Connection
| |
Volunteer for your children—volunteer for art!
The art studio has been filled with fun, enthusiasm, and creative energy, and the children are excited to share what they've been creating in our upcoming Spring Art Salon. Will you help us?
Since 1992, our annual art exhibition has been a celebration of our children's creative spirit as seen in the artwork of students in Kindergarten through grade 8. From its humble beginning as a one-night show, the idea has extended to an ongoing salon-style exhibition with artwork displayed floor-to-ceiling and on every available inch in the large Assembly Room and adjacent hallway gallery. Parent art volunteers have been an essential part of this creative endeavor as they help to organize displays and install the artwork for exhibition.
This is your chance to give back to your school community while supporting your child's creativity and the arts. Preparation sessions will be held in the art studio March 19–April 24. Installation of the Art Salon will be April 30 and May 1–4. There's much you can do even if you only have an hour to spare.
To volunteer, please see this Art Salon Preparation and Installation Calendar for dates and times, stop by the art studio, or contact art teacher Susan Smith at susan.smith@santacatalina.org.
| |
Announcements
School News
Class projects keep campus busy
The Assembly Room was a hive of activity as students from different grade levels presented their class projects.
- Grade 7 held their first Architecture Fair on March 7. Students researched and built models of famous buildings from all around the world dating to the time period they cover in their history class, 500-1600 CE. See photos.
- Grade 2 presented their Entrepreneur Fair on March 12, where businesses ranged from pet shops and toy stores to gymnastics lessons and legal services. See photos.
Eat pizza, fund a field trip!
California Pizza Kitchen at Del Monte Shopping Center is sponsoring a fundraiser on behalf of Grade 7's Catalina Island field trip. Eat at the restaurant anytime on Tuesday, March 20, and show or mention this flyer to send 20 percent of sales to the students. Help us lower the price of the trip for our seventh-grade families!
Thanks for service projects
We wanted to pass on some thank-you notes we received from organizations you have supported through various service projects. The Food Bank for Monterey County gave their thanks for Catalina's part in collecting over 140,000 pounds of food during their holiday food drive. The Read to Me Project told us that your book donations are in the hands of 3,000 student readers and young siblings. Noting the donation of books for PreK-grade 1 children, they said: "It is wonderful to have books like this to make available to families who would otherwise not have books in their homes." You can read some of the thank-you cards sent by kids in the Read to Me Project by clicking the images.
Giving News
Annual Benefit Celebration
The Benefit Celebration Committee extends a big "Thank You" to all the volunteers and Santa Catalina families and donors who made this year's Benefit possible!
Summer Opportunities
Summer at Santa Catalina is busy plotting and planning our 2018 schedule, and we hope that you are a part of our serious summer fun! For more information about Summer at Santa Catalina 2018, please download this flyer, visit our website, or contact our office at summercamp@santacatalina.org or 831.655.9386.
Important Dates
Easter Break
Campus is closed on Thursday, March 29, and classes resume on Monday, April 9.
Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 27
No school for grades 6-8; regular day for PreK-grade 5.
Grade 8 Mandatory Meeting for Parents and Students
Tuesday, April 10, 7:00 p.m., Assembly Room
We will provide information about the Washington, D.C., field trip.
Also in March ...
| |
Photo of the Week
Fifth-graders put on a "living wax museum" on March 13. Dressed as famous figures, they stood still until someone waved at them, then they recited their person's biography. See more photos on SmugMug.
 |
 |
 |
 |