 Quick Recall Team Regional Champions!
Academic Team Runners-Up in Regional Governor's Cup
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February 22, 2010 |
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CALENDAR
M2/22 - Meeting for students interested in Track & Field, 3-4 PM
T2/23 - Performing Arts Night @ 6:30 PM
W2/24 -
T2/25 - Basketball and Dance Teams' Banquet @ 6 PM
F2/26 - Last Day of 2nd Trimester
S2/27 - KCD MS Diversity Conference
- 4th/5th Quick Recall and Academic Teams compete in the Elementary Governor's Cup.
M3/1 - First Day of Third Trimester.
- Artist-in-Residence, for 5th & 6th grade Language Arts Classes, will be here all week. (Information will be emailed home.)
T3/2 - 7th Gr. Drama Production: Alladin
W3/3 -
T3/4 - Jr. Beta State Convention @ Galt House, 9:30 AM to 10 PM
- Chess Club, 3-4 PM
F3/5 - Mason Dixon Games @ 4:15 PM
S3/6 - Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
S3/7 - Jr. KUNA
M3/8 - Jr. KUNA
T3/9 - Jr. KUNA
W3/10 - Donuts with Dads, 7:30-8:30 AM
- Book Fair Begins
T3/11 - Chess Club, 3-4 PM
F3/12 -
S3/13 - State Governor's Cup
S3/14 - State Governor's Cup
M3/15 - State Governor's Cup
Third Trimester Classes
6S goes to Drama
6W goes to Computer
7th goes to Art
8S goes to Drama
8T goes to Computer
SEE SWIMMING CLINIC
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QUICK RECALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONS!
On Saturday, February 13th, our Middle School Quick Recall Team beat some power-house teams and came in first place after six rounds of competition. Our Academic Team came in second place overall. Congratulations to our Quick Recall Students and Academic Assessment Winners! Quick Recall Team - Tesnim Arar, Jarrett Bond, Lily Carothers, Adam Eldemire, Katherine Eldemire, Eric Elder, Mary King, Will Mandrola, Julia Mellen, Priya Nair, Jai Nigam, Harper Tighe, & Elliot Vitaz. Academic Team Winners: 1st place: Sarah Holloway - Composition; 2nd place: Will Mandrola - Math; 3rd place: Eric Elder - Social Studies; and 5th place: Will Mandrola - Science. These students will go on to compete in the State Competition (March 13-16). Walden Middle School also was awarded the Katherine C. Hume Sportsmanship Award.
Walden's Dance Team competed in Lexington on 2/13, and brought back two trophies: First Place in Middle School Hip Hop and First Place Spirit Award. Congratulations to our dancers: Olivia Beres, Anna Bond, Maddie Bray, Sydney Brenzel, Michelle Brudner, Lily Carothers, Kalin Clarkson, Izzy Geller, Tina King, Alexis Kinslow, Priya Nair, Emma Rosenberg, Autumn Shell, Martina Thurman, Kelly Vetter, Lauren Wunsch, and Julia Zalmanoff. Julia also received a medal for her twirl and Michelle for free style dance!
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Congratulations to Katherine Eldemire, who won the Private School District Spelling Bee last Thursday @ Sacred Heart Model School.
Katherine will go on to represent Walden at the 2010
Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee.
Congratulations to Kathryn Curtis, who competed in "The 22nd Annual Ice Skating Institute Miami Open Team Competition at Miami University of Ohio." Kathryn won gold in both of her ice skating events. This was Kathryn's first competition, and she skated for Alpine Arena.
The Third Annual Middle School Students of Color Conference
will be held at KCD, on Saturday, February 27, 2010. This conference is sponsored in part by the Diversity Committee, whose membership includes representatives from several independent schools in the state (including Sayre, KCD, Walden, & Collegiate to name a few). One of this Committee's goals is for various schools to take turns hosting this event in future years. ALL interested students are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information go to:
Students interested in track should come to the track meeting/practice today, Monday, 2/22. Regular practices will begin on Monday, March 8th, and will be held on Mondays through Thursdays, from 3:00-4:30 PM. Some students in grades 6-8 with prior track & field experience will be competing in the Mason Dixon games on Friday, March 5; that information will be determined at today's meeting (only a limited number of athletes can represent Walden at the Mason Dixon games). Students participating in the Mason Dixon games will practice during the next two weeks.
Thank you to YUM! for sponsoring the pizza lunch on Friday, Feb. 19. The corporate officers of YUM! were so impressed by our students' and families' great support of Kentucky Harvest that they contacted the school to arrange this treat! YUM! has a strong corporate mission to feed the hungry worldwide, so Walden's great support of Kentucky Harvest is most appreciated by them.
Walden Customized Search Engines
Have you noticed that when you Google a topic, you often receive over a million results? As you know many of these sites are either useless, unrelated or not age/grade appropriate. To better assist your child, Walden teachers have created custom-made Google Search Engines. The purpose of these search engines is to narrow results to only educational websites chosen by Walden teachers.
If you have a great educational site, please email the link to craymond@walden-school.org. Please specify the grade level and subject. We can add it to our search engines as well. "Together" we can continue to improve these useful tools!
To find them: Go to Walden's website à Resources à Online Resources à choose a division.
Thanks, Charlie Raymond, Technology Coordinator
Thank you to everyone who participated in and contributed to the Jump for Heart program. We raised $865.50 for the American Heart Association!
Please note that the 8th Grade Field Trip to:
JOHN LENNON & ME, which was scheduled for
Thursday, February 25,
has been canceled due to low sales for that perfomance date at Stage One.
Please join us for
Doughnuts with Dads
(or any other important man in your child's life)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Walden School Competitive Swim Clinic
Tuesday March 16, Thursday March 18
Friday March 19 (Inter-Squad Meet)
This clinic is open to Walden students in grades 3-12 who would like to participate in a fun, intramural event. Students must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle to participate. Students must be able to attend all 3 session dates. Deadline to submit application below is March 10, 2010. Clinic schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-4:30 Lakeside Swim Club 2010 Trevilian Way During this time students will be evaluated and instructed on the four competitive strokes, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Students will be responsible for their own swimming attire (swim suit, goggles, and towel). At the end of the 2 clinic dates, the group will be made into 2 multi-age teams that will compete against each other on Friday at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.. Swim Meet: Friday March 14 Mary. T. Meagher Aquatic Center 2:00-3:00. The 2 teams (mixed-age groups), black and gold will compete in individual and relay events. Social: Immediately following the swim meet, swimmers and parents are invited to meet at the Pie and Ice Cream Kitchen on Lexington Road. Clinicians: Mary Graves, Manager Lakeside Swim Club, Kentucky High School Swimming Official, & Lakeside Masters Swim Coach; Linda Fitts, Walden Teacher & American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor; and Jayne Ernstberger, Walden PE Teacher. Walden Swim Clinic Cost $35 (includes t-shirt)
Return to Mrs. Frey or Mrs. Fitts
Mark option:
Check enclosed or Walden Invoice
Student Name Grade______________________________
Previous swimming experience (include instruction level or competitive
program)_______________________________________
Yes a parent will help at swim meet on Friday _________
Parent Signature__________________________________
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