Collegium Newsletter ~ May 4, 2015

Monday, May 4th ~ Day 3
Tuesday, May 5th ~ Day 4
Wednesday, May 6th ~ Day 5
Thursday, May 7th ~ Day 6
Friday, May 8th~ Day 1
Monday, May 11th ~ Day 2
Tuesday, May 12th ~ Day 3
Mark Your Calendar!
Monday, May 4th
500 Building: Bake Sale
During Lunches (See
Article)
AP Exams: Chemistry &
Environmental Science
(AM)
Girls' Lacrosse @
Woodlynde, 3:45pm
Tuesday, May 5th
AP Exams: Calculus AB
& Calculus BC (AM)
Baseball @ West-Mont,
3:45pm
Spring Book Fair Family
Night, 500 Library 5-7pm
Wednesday, May 6th
Barnes & Noble Book
Fair Begins (See Article)
AP Exam: English
Literature & Comp (AM)
AP Exam: Physics I
(PM)
Golf vs. Perkiomen @
Ingleside, 3pm
Girls' Lacrosse vs.
Kimberton Waldorf
School @ United Sports,
3:45pm
CCS Foundation Public
Meeting, 435 Conf.
Room 5:30pm
Drama Society Parent
Meeting, 515 Auditorium
6:30pm (See Article)
Collegium Newsletter ~ May 4, 2015
500: (610) 903-1300, ext. 6106
150: (610) 903-1300, ext. 6811
CCS Board of Trustees: ccsboard@ccs.us or (610) 903-1300, ext. 7501
www.collegiumcharter.com
Teacher Appreciation Week
CCS Artwork in the Community
CCS students' artwork will be on display in
West Goshen Township Art Show from May
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11 through May 29 . This year, along with an
assortment of art from the elementary grades,
we included a collaborative project between
the kindergarten and high school students that
is sure to be a huge hit! The show is open to
the public M-F from 7am-5pm and on
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Wednesday, May 27 from 6:30-8pm.
Latin Dance, Anyone?
AP Exam: Spanish
Language & Culture
(AM)
AP Exam: Physics II
(PM)
Mark Your Calendar! (continued)
Friday, May 8th
Friday, May 8th
150 & 500 Buildings: Elem Student Council
Collection for Main Line Animal Rescue Ends
Grades K-5: Character
Counts Dress Down Day
for the Character Trait of
Citizenship – Red,
White, & Blue Shirt w/
Uniform Bottoms
Grades K-5: Spring
Book Fair Ends
National Spanish Exam
Teacher
Appreciation
Week
is
here The National Spanish Exam is merit exam
Remember to share a note or email of thanks sponsored by National Spanish Honor
Society. Over 162,000 students take it
with your child’s teachers.
nationwide. Twenty-two CCS students in
Reading Assistance Night
grades 7-10 sat for the exam. We are very
Please join us for a Title 1 Reading Assistance
proud to announce the Lydia Carlson won
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Program Event on Thursday, May 21 from
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our 1 -ever gold medal at Level 4 (the
4:30-5:00pm in the 435 Conference Room.
highest exam level). CCS also had more
Meet with CCS Reading Specialists, learn
medalists overall, with three silver medalists
about our Title 1 Program, and learn ways to
(Reema Jadhav, Rachel Mattie, & Cheney
help your child become a more confident and
Ni), three bronze medalists (Karl Romberger,
successful reader. Hear about fun ways to
Anusha Kalavacharla, & Alyssa Greenstein),
incorporate reading in your summer break!
and 10 honorable mentions. Congratulations
Night Game & Fundraiser
to these high-achieving students!
Big night for CCS Athletics! Come support our
150 Field Day Volunteers
Girls' Lacrosse team during their Lax 4 Life
150 Field Day will take place on Thursday,
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game on May 12 at United Sports. The game
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May 28 & Friday, May 29 . This year’s
starts at 7:00pm and will also be a WHITE
theme is Road Trip USA! Parent letters with
OUT and Senior Night for our graduating
the schedule and more information will be
players. During the game, you'll also have the
sent home in a few weeks. There is no
opportunity to support Lax 4 Life in their efforts
parent viewing area, but we do need lots of
to increase suicide prevention awareness. We
parent volunteers! All parent volunteers
look forward to seeing the Collegium
must have clearances up to date and on file
Community attend wearing their whitest and
with CCS.
Want to volunteer? Visit
brightest, and showing their Cougar Pride!
www.k1peccs.weebly.com to sign up.
Our HS Spanish Department is looking for a
Latin dance instructor to assist for about 45
minutes during an assembly on the afternoon
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of Wednesday, June 17 . Able to help?
Please
contact
Mr.
Rudolph
at
jrudolph@ccs.us.
Thursday, May 7th
515: (610) 903-1300, ext. 6372
535: (610) 903-1300, ext. 6602
MS Music Adjudication Field Trip to Dorney
Park
AP Exam: U.S. History (AM)
Girls Lacrosse @ Academy Park HS, 3:45pm
Saturday, May 9th
Coach Bag Bingo, 500 Gym 6-9pm
Bake Sale for Safety Squad
The Safety Squad from our 500 Building will
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host a bake sale on Monday, May 4 to raise
money for an end-of-year celebration. The
sale will take place during the lunch periods
in the 500 Building. Baked goods will be
priced from $.50 to $1.00. If there are any
leftovers, they will be sold at lunchtime on
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Tuesday, May 5 .
CCSHSA Leaders Needed
After years of volunteering as HSA leaders,
our co-presidents, Joi-Ann Balsam and
Sharon Rock, are stepping down at the end
of this school year. CCS is grateful for all
you’ve done to support our school and thank
you both for your thousands of volunteer
hours! If you’re interested in helping lead the
HSA (we’ve already recruited one copresident!), please contact Joi-Ann and
Sharon at ccshsa@yahoo.com.
Also needed for next school year is a new
Coordinator of the Box Tops for Education
program. Most of the work for this program
can be done from home, and it helps to raise
thousands of dollars for CCS each year. If
you’re interested in helping, please email
ccshsa@yahoo.com.
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Character Counts
K- 5 Grade Character Development Program: Fairness, Responsibility, Respect, Citizenship, Trustworthiness, and Caring.
Here at Collegium, students are recognized by staff for their good character and their names and photos are
added to the Good Character Walls. We have new additions to our Good Character Walls: Cole BennerSmith, Natalia Guzman-Murrey, Sydney Pryor, Sela Butts, Sage Bauer, Timothy Linkins, Nicole Loumis,
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and Mrs. Jackson's 4 Grade Class.
Parent Survey Follow-Up
Thanks to the CCS parents/guardians who provided us with feedback during our annual survey. Over the next few weeks,
we’ll respond to some of the comments in our Newsletter.
Comment: “One small change should be made to the gym uniform options--long sleeve t-shirts should be an option. It is
simply too cold in the winter to dress my child in a short sleeve t-shirt for gym, but if she wears a sweatshirt, she gets too
warm with activity in gym. I actually inquired at Flynn & O'Hara about long-sleeve t-shirts and was told that they carry
them but Collegium doesn't offer the option. I was also told that many people have asked about this. Please strongly
consider this option.”
Response: This is a great idea! I’m sure our students will love this option. Collegium has contacted our uniform supplier,
Flynn & O’Hara, to request that long-sleeve t-shirts be added as a gym uniform option effective for the 2015-2016 school
year.
Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Want to stock up on summer reading and beach reads? Need a Mother's Day or Father's Day gift? Looking for a
thoughtful gift for a soon-to-be graduate? Please shop our upcoming Barnes & Noble Book Fair! Let the cashier at the
B&N store on Main Street in Exton know that you’re shopping for Collegium or use Collegium ID #11539756 online at
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www.bn.com. Shop from Wednesday, May 6 through Sunday, May 10 and CCS will receive a percent of the proceeds
to buy new books for our 535 Library (grades 6-12). As an added attraction, be sure to swing by the store on Thursday,
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May 7 at 6pm to hear our Chamber Choir perform live!
MS/HS Theater Meeting
The CCS Drama Society advisors are so excited to share the wonderful things planned for 2015-2016 that they simply
can’t wait until next year! All students in grades 6-11 interested in participating in theater next year are encouraged to
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attend (with their parents) a planning meeting on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30pm in the 515 Auditorium. The advisors will
be sharing thoughts from this year and some exciting plans for next year. If you were involved in theater this year or last,
we want your input. If you've never participated in theater before but have an interest, we look forward to meeting you!
Donations for Animal Rescue
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Our Elem Student Council is sponsoring a collection to benefit Main Line Animal Rescue. Beginning April 27 , collection
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bins will be located in our 500 & 150 Main Offices. Items will be collected until Friday, May 8 . A list of suggested
donations is located at http://www.mainlinerescue.com/donate/wish-list. Please do not donate pillows, pillowcases, sheets,
or cloth dog beds. Questions? Contact Ms. Stell at sstell@ccs.us.
Sewing at Home
Volunteers are needed to sew and donate weighted lap pillows and blankets. If you can help, please contact Mrs. M.
Wilkins at mwilkins@ccs.us and instructions will be provided.
Donations Needed
Clean, baby food jars: Please send to “Mrs. Steines, 150 Building.”
Doing some spring cleaning? CCS is looking for donations of the following items: bean bag chairs, baby gates,
yoga/stability balls, child-size rocking chair, hand puppets, toy instruments, bubbles and bubble blowers, small play sets
(ex. Little People house), new or gently used stuffed animals, peg boards, and shakers. Please send donations to “Mrs.
M. Wilkins, 435 Building”.
Tennis Intramurals
Any student in grades 3-5 interested in registering for Tennis Intramurals must complete the registration form
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(http://bit.ly/1Oeeu5D). Completed forms and payments are due by Wednesday, May 6 . See the form for programspecific details. If necessary, participants will be selected via a lottery. Participant rosters will be posted on the Athletics
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page of the CCS website by Wednesday, May 13 .
Camp Collegium
Camp Collegium is back for summer 2015! The camp registration form is posted on the Camp Collegium page of our
website.
All content for the newsletter must be submitted by 7:00am on Fridays via email to bjones@ccs.us. The Community Opportunities section will not
include information about non-CCS fundraisers or information from for-profit companies. CCS reserves the right to edit submissions and deny material
for submission if deemed inappropriate or if it is determined to be of little or no interest to CCS families.