Centennial Lane Elementary School PTA

DOLPHIN SPLASH Centennial Lane Elementary School PTA http://www.clespta.org Find this newsletter and past newsletters: http://www.clespta.org/#Newsletters February 19, 2016

IN THIS EDITION – SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INFORMATION 1. PTA/CLES Calendar 2. Quarterly Awards Scheduled for K-3 3. National PTA Reflections Awards Ceremony 4. CLES STEM Night 5. PTA Yoga Night 6. Cultural Arts Family Night 7. Mindset Night 8. 5th Grade Yearbook Dedications 9. Science Fair 10. Yearbook Photos Wanted 11. Parent Volunteer Sign Up 12. GT Educator Recognition Event 13. Let's Talk about Food and Sustainability 14. Slayton House Theater Camp of the Arts 15. Banneker Discovery Camp

1. PTA/CLES Calendar

February:

2/25: Quarterly Celebrations Rescheduled for K-3 2/26: GT Educator Recognition Event Deadline 2/29: CLES STEM Night at 6:30pm

March:

3/4: Interim Progress Reports Issued 3/9: PTA Yoga Night at 6:30pm 3/15: PTA Cultural Arts Family Night at 6:30pm 3/23: Mindset Parent Night (More information to come) 3/25-4/1: Spring Break (Schools Closed)

April:

4/8: End of Marking Period (3 hr early closing) 4/8: CLES Science Fair at BMMS at 6pm 4/26: Primary Election (Schools Closed)

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2. QUARTERLY CELEBRATIONS RESCHEDULED FOR K-3- FEBRUARY 25 (DURING LUNCHES): Due to the amount of instructional time lost with the inclement weather, we are rescheduling our Quarterly Celebrations to take place during lunch shifts on February 25th. We will call students up for their recognition, take their picture, and share the video for the quarter. Parents are invited to join the students during their lunch time to join in the celebration. The lunch shifts are as follows: K- 11:00 1st - 12:00 2nd - 12:30 3rd - 1:30 We hope you can join us, and appreciate your understanding as we return to our normal instructional routines and procedures. Thank you!

3. NATIONAL PTA REFLECTIONS AWARDS CEREMONY (CLES CAFETERIA)- FEBRUARY 26 AT 9AM: Many thanks to all of the students who participated in this year’s Reflections Program “Let Your Imagination Fly”. We had 67 amazing entries this year! It was obvious that all of the participants put a lot of time, energy and hard work into their submissions. Thank you for your support of this program! Please plan to join us for the recognition and awards ceremony on January 29th in the CLES cafeteria at 9:00am. All students will be recognized! Following is a list of this year’s participants: Aldo Shabunaj, Raghav Srinivasan, Hadiya Kumar, Martin Meister, Chaitanya Koduri, Grace Naga, Alicia An, Avery Wilson, Mehdi Ibrahim, Julia Park, Jeremy Assanassios, Anshul Pasupuleti, Kenton Szekely, Aashrith Devalapally, Mariah Zaidi, Sivateja Mallajosyula, Cline Hansen, Dhruv Veda, Shravan Yoagentharan, Keira Leland, Mehdi Ibrahim, Krishna Mallajosyula, Vijay Jagarapu, Sahaana Sriram, Ishani Ghosh, Thomas Lee, Grace Zhao, Joanna Ritter, Aryan Raikar, Mikaela Collins, Allison Crumley, Sakina Ibrahim, Pavin Rajagopal, and Rhett Belcher.

4. CLES STEM NIGHT- FEBRUARY 29 AT 6:30PM: Please mark your calendars for an exciting night on February 29, 2016: The CLES & PTA Sponsored STEM Night, including the Maryland Science Center. This evening is being planned by our wonderful CLES staff, and the Maryland Science Center is being sponsored by the supportive CLES PTA. There will be self-paced activities starting at 6:30pm. In addition, there will be career presentations at 7pm and 7:45pm. Students will learn about STEM careers by listening to a brief description and how it relates to STEM. There will be an opportunity to participate in an activity modeling that career!

5. CLES PTA YOGA NIGHT (CLES GYMNASIUM) MARCH 9 6:30PM - 7:30PM : CLES PTA Health & Wellness Committee are pleased to announce our 1st CLES Yoga Night! Save the Date! March 9th from 6:30 to 7:30pm in the CLES Gym. Families are invited to join us to be introduced to Yoga in a family friendly environment. Limited to 50 participants and no mats required! Please look for a Sign-up Genius to come out soon. Please email [email protected], if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help.

6. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR PTA CULTURAL ARTS FAMILY NIGHT- MARCH 15TH AT 6:30 PM CLES CAFETERIA Enjoy a night of Russian Music, Dance and Song from Barynya. The Barynya (pronounced: Bar-in-ya) ensemble showcases their Russian heritage through engaging music, vibrant dance, traditional instruments and fascinating costumes. established in 1991 in New York City, is a group that performs traditional Russian dances, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments such as the balalaika, balalaika-contrabass, garmoshka, bayan, and domra. Barynya has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the National Constitution Center, the Smithsonian Institute of America, the United Nations, and the Russian Embassy.

The program of performance includes famous Russian table song "Father Frost" ("Oi, Moroz, Moroz") with accompaniment of garmoshka, "Balalaika Medley", "Moscow Nights", "Korobushka", "Kalinka", "Nanaisky Siberian Wrestling Dance", Khorovod song and dance "Metelitsa" ("The Snowstorm"), "Russian Chicken dance" (Танец маленьких утят), "Russian dance lesson", "Russian Alphabet lesson", Russian Gypsy Roma song and dance "Dark Eyes" ("Очи Черные"), "Chardash" (balalaika solo, instrumental), "Tanets Medvedya" (Dance of the Russian Bear), "Russian Percussian Orchestra", "Russian Tongue Twisters" (русские скороговорки), and Ukrainian traditional song and dance "Pidmanula".

7. MINDSET - SAVE THE DATE MARCH 23RD 6:30-8:00PM CLES will be partnering with Northfield Elementary to offer a night of parent and student learning on developing a growth mindset. There will be breakout sessions for parents and students. Sessions include:  John SanGiovanni, HCPSS Director of Elementary Math, and National Council of Mathematics Board of Director: Developing a Mathematical Growth Mindset.  Dr. Mary Levinsohn-Klyap, HCPSS Coordinator of Shared Accountability: Digging in MAP data and MAP goal setting.  NES and CLES Teachers: Mindset Overview and Growing Growth Mindsets - Student Sessions.

8. 5th GRADE YEARBOOK DEDICATIONS! DUE MARCH 24 We are collecting yearbook dedications for our graduating class! This is your opportunity to submit a personal message to your graduating 5th grader to be printed in the yearbook. Please email a 50 – 75 word message to [email protected] by March 24th. If you wish to include a photo with your dedication, include a digital file with your email. Due to limited space, photos will be printed small, so use a close up of your child’s face. If you have any questions, please contact Elise Allen & Roisin Donegan at [email protected]

9. SCIENCE FAIR – SAVE THE DATE FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH AT 6PM The CLES PTA Science Fair will take place at Burleigh Manor Middle School on Friday, April 8th at 6:00. Remind your child to start thinking about his/her science fair project now! Registration will begin early March. More information to follow. Please send any questions to Paula Swann ([email protected]) or Deb Donovan ([email protected]).

10. YEARBOOK PHOTOS WANTED! Send in your donations of photos from Class List Posting, School Orientations, First Day of School, Dolphin Dash and Walk & Wheel Wednesday for the 2015/16 CLES Yearbook! Group photos are preferred over photos with a single student in them. Please keep in mind that photos taken with camera phones don't always have a high enough resolution/quality to reproduce well in the yearbook, so photos taken with a camera will receive priority. Send photos to Heather Guy, our CLES PTA Yearbook Chair, at [email protected] . 11. PARENT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP: Click here to sign up: http:// www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040545AEAD28A46-parent We Need YOU! The CLES PTA needs parent volunteers to help with various programs, activities, and committees. In the past this information was collected via paper form. This year we are gathering volunteers via SignUpGenius. If you can help the CLES PTA in these endeavors, please sign up below. When you sign up, your information will be forwarded to the appropriate PTA Committee Chair. They will contact you directly with detailed information about current volunteer opportunities. Questions? Please contact Melissa Russ ([email protected]) or Margaret Glyder ([email protected]). Remember...Your children are the beneficiaries of the CLES PTA!

12. GT EDUCATOR RECOGNITION EVENT -SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FEB. 26th: Parents and students can nominate a G/T Resource Teacher, content or classroom teacher, or an administrator whose efforts have enriched the educational experience of highly able learners. All educator nominees will be recognized on April 14th at the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center at 7:00 PM. Nominating families and students are invited to attend! Nominations in the form of an online submission form (to include a minimum 150 word description of the nominee’s contribution) will be accepted through 2/26/16. Information and submission instructions are available at http://goo.gl/forms/Tl7WyyBcVu Contact [email protected] with any questions.

13. LET'S TALK ABOUT FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY We will be starting a discussion circle based on the topic: Hungry for Change: Food, Ethics, and Sustainability. A discussion circle is like a book club, at each meeting (after the first one), we will discuss sections from the course book Hungry for Change, compiled by the Northwest Earth Institute. The description for this topic from the NWEI web page is: What we eat matters—the food choices we make everyday have an impact on our planet. Hungry for Change helps participants explore the true meaning of the phrase “you are what you eat.” Learn about our roles as both consumers and as creators—of food, of systems, and of the world we live in. Discuss how food choices have an impact on a range of issues, including ecosystem health, factory and farm worker treatment, and our global economy. Participants create personal action plans and discover how to create a healthy food environment.

Anyone who is interested can participate in the discussion circle. At the first meeting, we will select future meeting dates and locations. There will be 5 to 6 sessions. If you are interested in participating, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JCGCVHW to provide your contact information. If you have questions, contact Eileen Singleton ([email protected]).

14. SLAYTON HOUSE THEATRE CAMP OF THE ARTS –REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SUMMER CAMP This is a musical theater program divided into three sessions. Session I, our Broadway Edition, is geared for the more experienced camper in grades 6 & up. In this session campers work to perform a full length musical and must be available for both performance dates at the end of the session. Please note that this Session runs June 20- July 8, from 9:00am-4:00pm. Sessions II (July 11-22) & III (July 25-August 5) are geared for campers in grades 1-8. Campers must have completed full day kindergarten and be entering first grade in fall 2016. In these last two sessions campers learn the basics of drama, improvisation, group dance, monologues, play writing, storytelling, voice and art (production oriented). Campers will use all these disciplines to develop their talents for their final productions and talent show. The camp day for Sessions II & III are 9AM to 3:30PM. Before and After Care are available. Call 410.730.3987 or visit http://www.wildelake.org/camp/campofthearts/ for more information.

15. BANNEKER DISCOVERY CAMP- REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SUMMER CAMP Who is Benjamin Banneker?…a scientist, a farmer, a surveyor, an astronomer, a mathematician? Find out as we explore the world and times of this amazing man. Discover colonial life skills and crafts, orienteering, astronomy and more. Explore his farmstead (the park) with hikes, outdoor activities and nature exploration. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Camp Session Choices: Children ages 8 to 10: 9:30am-3pm July 25-29 or August 8-12 Children ages 5 to 7: 9:30am-12:30pm August 1-5 If you have any questions please call 410-887-1081 or email [email protected]. We welcome telephone inquiries regarding availability, but phone reservations cannot be accepted. Upcoming Newsletter Dates: 3/18/16, 4/22/16 Please send submissions to Amy Favinger at [email protected] & Jennifer Williams at [email protected] by NOON on Wednesday before publication date.