Central Day School Newsletter
Tuesday Informer |
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Cookie Dough Orders are due Wednesday, March 24. | |
| Report Cards |
Third quarter report cards
are in today's Informer. |
| Mark Your Calendar |
Lunch Form
deadline has been extended to
Math Olympics
Wed., March 24
Thursday, April 1
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(No School)
Friday, April 2
Fine Arts and
Science Showcase
Tuesday, April 6
Conferences
Thursday, April 8
(Dismiss @ 12:15) |
| Playground Equipment Update |
Click here for a letter from PTF Coordinator, Jennifer Sisson, regarding the status of
the playground equipment purchase. |
| Upcoming Lunches |
Monday, March 29
Subway TURKEY
Wednesday, March 31
Thursday, April 1
Hot Dogs
Friday, April 2
NO SCHOOL
Good Friday
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Class Group Pictures |
Recently, group pictures were sent home in Tuesday Informer envelope. If you wish to purchase the picture, please send $10 in the enclosed envelope to your homeroom teacher. Please make checks payable to Holland Studio. If you do not wish to purchase the picture, please send it back to your homeroom teacher. If you do not return the pictures, you must pay for the picture.
If you have any questions,
please call Stacey Fleming at 255-8212
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Way to Go! |
CDS fifth grader, Hayley Rhodes plays for the 99 99 MidSouth FC Girls soccer team. They recently placed first in the U11 division of the Blues City Blowout, March 13-14.
Congratulations Haley! |
| Double Stamp March at Dennis-LaRose |
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Earn 2 stamps for every $10 in-store purchase on your DENNIS Advantage Card. Shop at your DENNIS store during March and earn twice the savings!
for internet specials.
DENNIS-LaRose
6935 Appling Farms Parkway Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38133
901-386-4231
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| Check the Label |
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Dennis items look alike, please frequently check the label and make sure the item belongs to you. If it does not, please return it to the office and we will return it to the rightful owner. |
| Mom's In Touch |
Parents are invited to meet on Wednesdays from 8:15-9:00 a.m. in the Chapel. We will be praying for our children as well as CDS teachers and staff. For more information, please contact Anne Frey at 737-7115. |
| Kroger Cards |
Don't forget to use your Kroger card for your Easter shopping. CDS receives 5% of every $5,000 spent. |
| Central Learning Center
Summer Day Camp |
May 24 - August 5
Schedule any or all of the eleven weeks offered.
This year's theme - "The High Sea's Expedition"
Monday - Friday,7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
For children who have completed kindergarten through 6th grade
Activities include:
Field Trips, Athletics, Chapel, Computer, Arts & Crafts, Drama
Early registration discount before May 1. For information, please
call Central Learning Center at 255-8133.
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| Wednesday Night Activities at
Central Church |
KidzPraise Choirs
6:00-7:00 p.m.
ShockWave (K-4)
LiveWire (5-6)
Junior High
Senior High
6:45-8:30 p.m. |
| Quick Links |
May 31-June 5
SOAP
Jr. High Mission Trip
(Grades 7-8)
May 29-June 3
June 20-24
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Thursday, April 1 on the back parking lot!
Pledges sheets are due Wednesday, March 31. Collection envelopes with the amount of laps completed will be sent home in the Tuesday Informer on April 6. Pledges may be collected
Tuesday, April 6 thru Friday, April 23.
Students may walk, run, or jog around the track!
Volunteers are vital to the sucess of this event. For the event schedule and to volunteer, please call the event Coordinator, Dana Whitworth at 734-3771.
**Students must wear their 2009-10 field trip t-shirt for the
Thunder Run. |
| Fourth Quarter Lunch Order Form |
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The lunch form for the fourth quarter is available on the CDS website until Friday, March 26. There is a new look to the order form.
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Once you click the link below, you will be taken to a PDF form that you must fill out and submit (button in the upper right-hand corner).
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Once submitted, please save a copy of the form to your computer.
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You will receive an email confirmation from CDS when your order is received. If you do not received a confirmation email within 2 hours, your order has not been received. Please call Stacey Fleming at 255-8212. If you are paying with e-Giving, you will receive a confirmation from e-Giving and CDS.
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Once you submit the order, you will be prompted to chose which type of email you are using: desktop or internet. If you are using an internet email, save the lunch form (PDF) to your computer, open your email, attach the saved lunch form (PDF), and forward to the Stacey Fleming at the address listed below.
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Please send your payment to the office in an envelope marked "lunch payment" or pay online thru eGiving.
New this quarter:
The Sonic cheeseburger and corn dog meals will be served with chips and apple slices. There will be a $.25 increase in the meal, making it $2.50.
If you have any questions, please email staceyfleming@centraldayschool.com |
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Cookie Dough Fundraiser |
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If you have any questions,
please call Treena Thomas at 233-2165. |
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Parent-Teacher Conferences |
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Thursday, April 8, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sign up sheets are posted on the wall next to your child's classroom door. Conferences will be held in the classrooms and will last 15 minutes. If you have questions, concerns, comments or compliments, please schedule a conference with your child's teacher. If you need a longer conference, or you cannot make it on the Thursday, please check with your child's teacher for a convenient time.
On conference day, parents should park in the west parking lot. Please do not park in the driveway in front of the main entrance. Please note: Children are not allowed to attend the parent-teacher conference. Your cooperation is appreciated.
HALF DAY of school on April 8! Dismiss at 12:15. |
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Discovery Workshops |
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 Information regarding the Discovery Workshops CDS teachers are offering for the fourth quarter went home last week in the Tuesday Informer.
Workshops
Workshops are an excellent way for children to investigate their talents and gifts while having fun! The teachers involved are devoted to providing an enriching experience in an encouraging, Christian environment. The workshops offered for the fourth quarter are:
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Bon Appétit! Beginning Cooking with Mrs. Lisa & Mrs. Clack
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Frilly Flip Flops with Mrs. Tosic
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Beading Workshop with Mrs. Tosic
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How To Study with Mrs. Pugh
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K-2 Arts and Crafts with Mrs. Joy and Mrs. Terry
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Spring into fun, food, and fitness with Mrs. Latimer
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Chess for parents and students with Beckie Levatino,CDS lunchtime chess teacher, and her sons, Kyle, Kaolin and Elian, nationally ranked chess experts and Certified Tournament Directors
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BAM, Come have fun, eat some, and get fit with Mrs. Latimer
Click here for the Discovery Workshop handout. If you have questions about a specific workshop, please contact the teacher at the contact e-mail listed.
Registration
Registration for workshops is completely online. Click here to register. |
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CDS Takes First Place in Grades 1-4
at ACSI District Spelling Bee |
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Congratulations CDS students who recently participated at the ACSI District Spelling Bee in Jackson, TN for grades 1-4. Winners included:
First Grade: Jennifer Ruffin - 1st Place
Second Grade: Christian Carmical - 1st Place and Rachel Reese - 2nd Place
Third Grade: Jasmine Ogbuehi - 1st Place, Sarah-Ashley Mikkola - 2nd Place, Alexandra Martin - 3rd Place, Will Douglass - 4th Place
Fourth Grade: Alexandria Bennett - 1st Place, Dwight Moore - 2nd Place, Rana Rad - 3rd Place, and Danny Jones - 4th Place
Way to go CDS spellers! |
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Fitness and Faith Open House |
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CDS parents are invited to the Central Church Family Life Center's Faith and Fitness Open House next Tuesday, March 30 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. The Open House will offer short demonstration sessions of the 8 different classes offered including: Stability Ball, Latin Dance, Interval Training/Step, Kickboxing- Turbo Kick, Weight Training, Boot Camp, Piyo, and Senior Fitness. There will be instructors to answer your questions about class times and registration. Light refreshments will also served.
Summer Memberships starting at $25.
Includes free childcare. |
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Music, Art, and Science Showcase |
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Music
Grades 3-5 and the middle school Fine Arts Students will perform in a Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.
Students in grades 3-5 should wear uniform clothing. Note: Students in K-2 are not performing in the concert. Kindergarten will perform at the Kindergarten Celebration on May 14 and grades 1-7 will perform at the Spring Musical on Tuesday, May 18, in conjunction with the Eighth Grade Graduation.
Art & Science Projects
Grades K-5 and middle school Visual Art Students work and science projects will be on display Tuesday, April 6, from 3:15-8:00 p.m. Each student will have a piece of artwork on display. Be sure to check it out before or after the Spring Concert at 7:00 p.m.!
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Volunteers Needed - April 5 |
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Volunteers Needed to Help Display Artwork for Showcase Each student selects a piece of their artwork to display at the Fine Arts Showcase. Parent volunteers are needed to assist in hanging the artwork for display. If you would like to help, please come to the school office Monday morning, April 5 anytime from 8:30 a.m. until noon. | |
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A Friend's Timely Word
John Spice
A number of years ago, a colleague and close personal friend wrote an excellent article describing school choice, the distinctives of a Christian education, and the clash of values between the home and culture in which we live. I believe it also describes the shared values we have here at CDS. The article is reprinted below with his permission.
Educating at the intersection: Family values and Christian faith
-Boyd Chitwood
 This was a city leadership class which had spent the day studying education - mostly public - but was including private schools as a "choice." They were a gracious group and I appreciated the opportunity, but I did try to offer some thoughts about something more than a personal choice alone. We know we won't be the school for everyone - we won't and shouldn't be everyone's choice -- but the mission we pursue is about more than offering one more in a menu of educational alternatives.
Education, at least since Plato, has been understood to be done on a foundation of shared values. It has been distinguished as something different from training, which is somewhat value-neutral. To educate a child is not just to teach skills; it is to pass on to them a worldview and values. I tried to help the Chamber group understand how this doesn't have to be a narrow process of indoctrination, but is instead a deep and diverse process of growing a critical thinker.
Everyone teaches by starting somewhere, with values and worldview included in that somewhere. The mature student who has been encouraged as a thinker will be able to recognize and choose for him or herself to own a set of beliefs and convictions. Teaching from a Christ-centered worldview, we are confident that a Biblical stance best stands the test of a good thinker's consideration and most will choose to engage it for themselves.
Our society is struggling with how to educate children without having to default to a least common denominator of shared values. The radical pluralism and even disintegration of our culture leaves little that is truly shared as a set of values. I think school choice and charter schools are honest attempts to build school community around more than that least common denominator.
Here at our school, we aren't left with the least for our foundation of shared values. We have significant diversity in our school community, but we also enjoy a mission-specified agreement on a substantial set of values and beliefs. That is, theoretically, a much stronger environment in which to educate than a plurally public school, or even than a separately secular, independent school.
But the rubber meets the road when we put that theory into practice. It's not just about having a doctrinal statement for the school that we uphold and teach according to. That is absolutely necessary, but it takes a real life application, also. As families in a school community, we have to be working for most of the same things in our kids' lives. We have to be in their lives - reading and praying and playing with our 3rd grader; talking and arguing and 'homework helping' and committing time to our 7th grader; keeping track of and caring about and advising and respecting and still disciplining our 10th grader.
Expecting respect and committing to deserve it from our children. Supporting authority while talking privately to a teacher with whom we have a question. Recognizing and praying through our own anger or frustration or jealousy or whatever in relation to another parent, a teacher, another student, our boss, or whoever - not blindly sharing these same attitudes with our children. Knowing our children's friends and their parents and committing to support each other in raising them well.
Our children weren't made in the same mold by God, so none of them will turn out the same. There is much unique about our teaching and parenting of each child. But there is also much in common about working with each child. The Lord hasn't left us without guidance and command. Let's encourage each other in that hard, high calling of being a good mom or dad. We'll grow stronger as a school, too. |
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"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."- Colossians 3:12 | |
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