| Upcoming Events |
MONDAY (12/14)
MS/US Exams, 9am-2pm
Home Tour Meeting, 8am
MS/US Exams,
9am-2pm
SAT Registration Deadline (for 1/23 test)
LS/MS Holiday Concert, 6:30pm
WEDNESDAY (12/16)
MS/US Exams, 9am-2pm Auction Meeting, 8am
Field Trip (PS & Kindergarten), 10:15-11:30am
4th Grade Play, 11am
THURSDAY (12/17)
Last Day of School for LS (& PJ Party)
MS/US Make-Up Exams
FRIDAY (12/18)Faculty Workday (No School)
Basketball @ Porter Gaud Tourn (VG, VB)
Dec. 18-21
FRIDAY (12/18) - MONDAY (1/4/10)
Winter Break
TUESDAY (1/5/10)
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Greetings!
There is a lot going on this week! While Middle & Upper School students are busy taking (and studying for) their 1st semester exams, the Lower School is gearing up for a Holiday Concert (with Middle School singers) on Tuesday night and a PJ party to end the semester on Thursday. For details about all of this week's happenings, please read the announcements below. Thanks to the many students, teachers, and parents who came out for the Varsity basketball rematch against Porter Gaud on Friday night! Both teams played hard, and the Varsity Boys emerged triumphant from a very exciting game with a final 2 pt. lead! Both teams will play in a tournament at Porter Gaud this weekend. Go, Sundevils!!  Sundevil fans cheer on the basketball teams at Friday night's game. (Photo by Kendall Reilly) There will be no lunch service on Thursday, December 17th.
Please remember to pack your Lower School child a lunch for that day.
If you ordered lunch for your MS/US child for Thursday, the 17th, your
order has been cancelled and your account was credited. If
you're looking for uniform clothing, this is your week! The Parents'
Association is hosting a gently-used uniform sale Tuesday night before
and after the Holiday Concert. Also, the Educational Outfitters sale at
their Mt. Pleasant store goes through Saturday. See announcements below
for more information on both of these events.
If you know of any fellow parents who are not receiving weekly announcements, please forward this to them and encourage them to contact the front office to insure we have their correct e-mail address. Announcements may also be viewed on the new flat-screen televisions posted by the school's front office. Visit our website for the latest news and updates at www.charlestoncollegiate.org. |
| CCS ANNUAL FUND |
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 Progress Update
Congratulations to the FIFTH GRADE for reaching 100% participation in Annual Fund. They join the faculty and staff in achieving this momentous goal!
Here's the latest status participation by grade: Preschool - 22%; Kindergarten - 15%; First - 23%; Second - 28%; Third - 26%; Fourth - 50%; Fifth - 100%!; Sixth - 25%; Seventh - 11%; Eighth - 33%; Ninth - 21%; Tenth - 10%; Eleventh - 17%; Twelfth - 25%.
Please consider a Holiday pledge to the Annual Fund and make your class the next to reach 100%! Click here to make your donation online. |
FROM THE HEADS OF MIDDLE & UPPER SCHOOL
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Exam Information (Dec. 14-17)
 The schedule for 1st semester exams has been posted to the CCS website. Click here for the schedule and other important exam information for MS/US parents.
Exams run this week from 9:00-11:00 and from 12:00-2:00. Please consult the exam schedule to see when your child takes a specific subject exam. If your child does not have an exam scheduled during an exam session, then he or she does NOT need to come to school. Students should be picked up promptly after an exam session is over. If this is not possible, after school care will be provided in the library beginning at 2:15 and ending at 4:00. Students should plan on bringing lunch or snacks. No lunch service will be provided and students will not be allowed to leave from 11:00-12:00 for safety reasons. If your child is sick prior to an exam, please call either Liz Boyd or Gretchen Batalis prior to the start of the exam session to discuss an alternative.
If you have any questions, please contact Liz Boyd or Gretchen Batalis. |
| LOWER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CONCERT |
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 The Lower School Holiday Concert
is on Tuesday, December 15th, at 6:30pm! There will be display of 1st semester art work for viewing before and after the concert.
There will also be a gently-used uniform sale before and after the concert. Please see the announcement from the PA below for more information.
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| FROM THE HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL |
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The Act of Giving for the Holidays
 Instead of having gift exchanges in classrooms this year, the Parents' Association has decided to participate in gift-giving to local children in foster homes. We would like each of our students to give a foster child a new pair of pajamas.
Each student will be given the gender, name, age, and size of a foster child. Please send in a new, unwrapped pair of pajamas, with tags on, by Tuesday, December 15th.
On Thursday, December 17th all Lower School students may wear PJ's to school. Each class's room parent is arranging with the teacher to celebrate our families' generosity to Foster children in the Charleston area. This "PJ Movie" time will take place before normal pick-up at 2:40. Thank you, from all the Lower School Faculty, for making this project possible! |
| FROM THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION |
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Uniform Sale at LS/MS Holiday Concert
 ATTENTION ALL PARENTS!! There will be a gently-used uniform sale going on in the library Tuesday, December 15th before and after the Lower & Middle School Holiday Concert.
Come gather jackets, khakis, polos and much more for a very "wallet friendly" price. From 5:30-6:15pm, and then again right after the concert, come on in and shop!
If you have gently used clothing that you would like to donate, now is the time! Help out another family and send in your donated clothing with your child. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call Melissa Anthony at 718-2175. Thank you! |
| INSIDE KIAWAH'S FINEST HOME TOUR |
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February 13th, 2010
Please support Charleston Collegiate's home tour fundraiser by purchasing an advertisement in the beautiful full-color home tour magazine. These magazines will be distributed to all home tour participants and other advertisers. Full page ads are only $500, half-page ads are $400, and quarter-page ads are available for $300. For more information, view the Home Tour Media Kit or contact Olivia French at oliviagfrench@aol.com or 442-9968.
If you are an artisan and are interested in selling your goods at our Home Tour event, please contact Mindy Odle at 343-4900 or Olivia French at 442-9968. |
| FROM THE YEARBOOK STAFF |
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 Pick Up Your MS/US Pictures!!
Don't forget to pick up -- or have your child pick up -- all MS/US school pictures (including make-up and class pictures) at the front desk! These make great holiday gifts! This year's school pictures also serve as a fundraiser for the school: thanks to all of your picture orders, you have raised over $1300 so far this year!
If you have questions about ordering or about your child's pictures, please call Strawbridge Studios customer service at 1-800-326-9080. For general yearbook and picture questions, including questions about yearbook ads, please contact yearbook advisor Jaquelin Pelzer at 559-5506 x247 or jpelzer@charlestoncollegiate.org. |
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COMMITTEE MEETING: AUCTION
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The next
Auction meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 16th at 8am in the conference trailer. Hope to see you there!
We need more volunteers for this very important fundraising event! Please contact event chair Mary Lynn Drury for more information about volunteering for the Auction, which will be held on March 13, 2010.
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| LOWER SCHOOL BASKETBALL |
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 The Lower School Intramural basketball tournament was a great success! Coach Jay & Coach Simmons presented the players with certificates and t-shirts. Thank you to all that participated.
Look for LS intramural soccer to start in the spring! |
| FROM SCHOOLHOUSE FARE |
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January Lunch Orders
 The deadline for the January lunch order submission is December 27th. Place your orders on the Schoolhouse Fare website at www.schoolhousefare.com.
Schoolhouse Fare has added a new restaurant on alternate Thursdays: Just Fresh Bakery. We hope that families will review the new menu. Please contact Schoolhouse Fare with any questions: lunchinfo@schoolhousefare.com and 843-297-8030. |
| FROM THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR |
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 College News
Congratulations to the following seniors for their recent college acceptances: Makenzie Drury - Eastern Kentucky Univ. and Georgia Southern; Elizabeth Howell - Univ. of the South (Sewanee); Peter Loy - Univ. of Alabama, Univ. of Memphis
College Edge is offering a SAT prep course for the January 23rd SAT. Due to parent requests, the start date for the class has been moved from Saturday, November 28th to Thursday, December 3rd. The practice test that was scheduled for January 2nd was also moved to the following Saturday, January 9th. They currently have 5 spots left in the Mount Pleasant class and about 5 left on James Island. Please contact Amelia Bennington at ameliabennington@cs.com or (843) 534-7130, who will be happy to answer any questions. College Edge is also offering $100.00 off to CCS students.
For more information about any of the above, please contact Mrs. Boyd at eboyd@charlestoncollegiate.org or 559-5506 x229.
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FROM EDUCATIONAL OUTFITTERS
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SALE!
Educational Outfitters in Mt. Pleasant will be having its annual end of the year sale beginning December 1st and concluding on Saturday, December 18th. All stock items will be discounted 10%. We very much appreciate your business and support as we close out 2009 and prepare for 2010, which we hope offers a greater degree of economic stability for all.
For more information about Educational Outfitters, please visit their website.
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YOUTH RUGBY HOLIDAY CAMP
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December 28-30th
Come try out our newest youth sport,
Youth Rugby! The City of Charleston will be hosting
a Youth Rugby Holiday Camp, from December 28 through December 30, 2009. The
camp will be held from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM, Monday through Wednesday, at
Hampton Park in
downtown Charleston. The camp is
going to be held on the fields near McMahon Playground, at the intersection of
Rutledge Avenue
and Moultrie
Street.
The camp is open to boys
and girls, ages 4 through 18 years of age. Instructors from our local rugby
club, the Charleston Outlaws, will be on hand to teach the fundamentals of
rugby. This is an excellent opportunity for your child(ren) to check out this
new and exciting sport before registration opens for our inaugural spring
season.
The cost of the camp is $30, and all
campers will receive a shirt. To sign up, please stop by the City of Charleston West Ashley
Office, located at 1360 Orange Grove
Road. The last day to
register will be December 22, so please hurry in to sign
up!
If you have any questions regarding
the camp or the upcoming youth rugby program, please contact Doyle Best at bestd@ci.charleston.sc.us or at
(843)769-8281.
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H1N1 FLU SYMPTOMS & VACCINE INFORMATION
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 We continue to have confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu at the school. To help identify this flu strain's symptoms (vs. regular flu or common cold), please see the H1N1 Flu symptom chart posted to the CCS website.
DHEC Vaccine Clinics
DHEC has recommended that we strongly encourage all of our parents to call 953-0090 to schedule vaccination appointments ASAP. The vaccination is available at DHEC free clinics: the sooner our families call, the easier it will be to get an appointment, and the safer the campus will be for all of us. Please call and schedule an appointment for your child to receive a free vaccination ASAP.
School Policy
An important reminder about school policy on student illnesses: if a
student is out sick, he/she is only allowed back to school after being
fever/symptom-free for 24 hours without the help of medication.
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LOST & FOUND
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a child's name is not in uniform clothing (a silver Sharpie works well
for marking dark items), these items will be washed and resold by the
Parents' Association. |
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CCS WRITING GALLERY
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 Online Writing Project (Ongoing)
In CCS's online gallery, the Charleston Collegiate Collection, we are collecting
various types of writings and artwork (even audio and video) from all students,
teachers, alumni, parents, and friends of CCS. On October 20 the National
Gallery of Writing and our local gallery, opened to the world, and you can still
be a part of it! We invite you to pick a piece of writing that matters to you
and contribute it to The Charleston Collegiate Collection Gallery. Each person may only make one submission per gallery.
Writers keep the copyrights of all work submitted.
Established by NCTE,
the National Gallery of Writing, local writing galleries like ours, and the
National Day of Writing highlight the remarkable variety of writing in which we
engage today, provide a collection for research on whether writing today has
risen to new highs or sunk to new lows, and help NCTE help others to write
better.
Happy Writing!!! Please contact Erica Woodward at ewoodward@charlestoncollegiate.org if you have any questions.
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FROM THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
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Gently-Used Uniforms & Grocery Store Cards
Gently-used clothing currently available for purchase include: khakis and jumpers, from $5-10. Also, we are accepting donations for our "change of season" uniform sale in November. Drop off your clean, unwanted uniforms at the front office. We have a new chairperson for the used clothing sales. Should you have any questions please contact Cindi Thrower at 852-9997. Remember your donations help raise money for Charleston Collegiate Parents' Association!
Grocery Story cards: Please relink your Target, Harris Teeter, BiLo, and Publix cards to Charleston Collegiate for the 2009-10. (Go to the store's website and follow their instructions.) If you are not yet linked, you can pick up a BiLo and Publix card in the CCS front office. Contact Charlotte Smith with any questions.
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Have a great week,
Jaquelin Pelzer
Charleston Collegiate School
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