BOOK FAIR BEGINS IN MARCH

The Book Fair committee is happy to announce that it's time for the Book Fair again!!  It will arrive on campus March 15th and be here until March 22nd.  The schedule is listed below.  We had a tremendous fair in the fall and hope to do it again!  We need volunteers so if you can help please contact Charlotte Halperin at chalperin@carolina.rr.com.

Wed 3-15-06 Book Fair arrives.  Set up in the morning and then open for teachers’ preview from 12-5

Thurs 3-16-06 Student preview day from 9-3.  We will have the Book Fair open from 8:30-4:00 for purchases etc.

Fri 3-17-06 8:30-6:00 Extended hours

Mon 3-20-06 8:30-6:00 Extended hours

Tues 3-21-06 8:30-4:00

Wed 3-22-06 Limited hours from 8:30-9:30.  Book fair will be packed up for pick up after 9:30.

Thank you once again for your support!!

PROCTORS NEEDED MARCH 7^TH

The NC Writing Assessment for grades 4 and 7 is Tuesday, March 7^th. We will need eight proctors to assist in the administration of the test. If you can volunteer, please contact Cathy Hayes at hayesc@ciscomets.org or call her at 704-455-3847 ext. 1. Training will begin at 9:00am on March 7^th and the test will be administered from 9:30-11:00.

LADIES NIGHT OUT

CIS Ladies are invited to ‘06’s first Ladies Night Out on Thursday, March 9^th, at the George Washington Bookstore & Tavern in downtown Concord. Come around 6:30pm for dinner and they will have live music later, around 9pm.

BOARD COMMITTEE SCHEDULE

As with most successful organizations, most of the work of our Board of Directors occurs in their standing committees, when time allows more detailed discussion and analysis. The CIS Board has four committees that meet once or twice a month.Their meetings (in Dr. Beall’s office) are by law open to the public, but observers are not part of the proceedings.

Academic Standards: 2^nd and 4^th Mondays, 5pm.

Buildings & Grounds: 1^st Monday, 6:30pm.

Development: 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm.

Finance: 1^st Wednesday, 6:30pm.

THANKS, CHEERLEADERS!

We want to thanks our cheerleaders for the donation drive for orphaned puppies: food, collars, and bleach. Great job!!

UNC-C INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

Many of our CIS students looked through another window to the world on Thursday, when 11 UNC-C students from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, Mali, Mexico, Columbia, and Morocco visited classes. They are studying English and having attained Level 6 (of 7 levels) they had prepared presentations about their home countries. Many had PowerPoint slides to show, and the representative from Mexico brought a large ball of dough to show students how to make tortillas!

Although the student from Turkey had a hard time convincing the 2^nd graders “that Turkey is not a turkey!” and the Kindergarteners initially thought every Saudi student road a camel to school, everyone learned from their guests and the UNC-C raved about our students. When asked what was the most surprising question from the 3^rd graders, the college student said, “What is the archeology in Mali? I know the word ‘archeology’ but I wasn’t prepared to hear it from a 3^rd grader!”

First grade students learned a traditional South Korean board game.

DRAMA MEETS THIS WEEK

The 7^th and 8^th grade Drama Club meets again this Friday. Please remember to bring movies and pictures.

VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC LANES

For safety and efficient traffic flow, please do not leave your vehicle unattended if it is in the traffic lanes. Please use an available parking space if you’ll be leaving your vehicle.