Rebecca Clendenen – 15

State of the School Meeting:

Thank you to all the families who attended our school-wide meeting. If you were not able to attend, you can expect a phone call soon so that we can fill you in on all the exciting changes coming up!

Chic-fil-A Spirit Night:

We are going to be participating in our first ever Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A this Tuesday, February 28, from 5:00-8:00 P.M.  CCS will receive 10% of the total purchases made from receipts that are turned in to our school’s “bucket”. In addition, we are given the opportunity to decorate the restaurant and put out information about our school! So, PLEASE make plans to come by and eat Chic-fil-A for dinner on Tuesday night, and make sure to WEAR YOUR CCS SHIRTS! Let’s show Chic-fil-A our appreciation for partnering with us! 

Spring Musical:

We are excited about the upcoming Spring Musical! The kids are working hard, and we are sure that you will greatly enjoy the entertainment they have planned for you this year.

Exciting news: This year’s dinner will be catered by Savannah’s Riverfront Café, and will include your choice of Mexican casserole, sliced roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, sweet corn, rolls, pecan cobbler, tea, and water. Tickets will be sold at the door, and will include dinner and the show.  Tickets are $15 for students (K-12) and $20 for adults. Your student will bring home a detailed letter that also asks for an RSVP of how many family and friends your family will be expecting. Please fill out the form and return it to the CCS office by Wednesday, February 29, so we can know how many people to expect as well as how many tickets to credit toward your family fund drive goal.

Also, on Monday, your students will be bringing home raffle tickets for your family to pre-sell. Instructions are pretty simple. You will need to write the purchaser’s name, phone number and the basket that they wish to win on the back of each ticket. All pre-sold tickets and money should be returned, in an envelope marked with your family’s name, to the CCS office by Wednesday, March 7, in order for them to be counted toward your family fund drive goal.

Again, this is a fundraiser! As we mentioned at the state of the school meeting, your participation in the family fund drive is vital to our ability to keep tuition rates where they are. So, sell those tickets, invite your friends and family, and come expecting a fun, exciting evening with the CCS family! 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• February 28: CCS Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A! (10% of proceeds will go to our school. More details coming soon.)
• March 9: ACSI Speech Meet (Info will be sent home with the contestants next week.)
• March 10: Spring Musical and Fundraiser (Info about dinner and raffle tickets coming home soon.)

Lunch Additions:

Chic-fil-A has agreed to partner with us in offering yet another lunch choice to our students. Because we want to see how our families like having this option, we are going to offer Chic-fil-A  on the first Friday of each month throughout the remainder of the school year. Beginning in the fall, we plan to expand and offer Chic-fil-A each Friday!

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: Cheese Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Turkey, Turkey and cheese or Grilled Cheese

Friday: Chic-fil-A ($5) Chicken Sandwich and chips and/or fruit cup, Chicken nuggets and chips and/or fruit cup

Our first fundraiser of the spring semester is well under way! We are selling cookie dough (tubs or pre-portioned boxes) and magazines. All orders and payments are due back on Wednesday, February 22. Please use this opportunity to work toward your family’s fund drive goal! 

The class with the highest average sales per student will win a party!

State of the School Meeting:

Please make plans to attend the 2012 State of the School Meeting on February 23 at 6:00 P.M. We will be hearing from our school board president, Mr. Scott Boone, our principal, Mrs. Partain, and our curriculum director, Mrs. Kinnick, about the exciting changes planned for the 2012-2013 school year. Those changes include:

• Multiple child discount
• Plans for classroom assignments/organization
• Testing improvements
• Re-enrollment procedures
• Sports programs
• Upcoming spring events

ALL families need to attend. 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• February 17 and 20: NO SCHOOL ( Presidents Day Break )
• February 22: Chef Co. Fundraiser ends
• February 23: State of the School Meeting at 6:00 P.M.
• February 28: CCS Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A! (10% of proceeds will go to our school. More details coming soon.)
• March 10: Spring Musical and Fundraiser (Info about dinner and raffle tickets coming home soon.)

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Ham, Ham and cheese or Grilled Cheese

We have started our first fundraiser of the spring semester. We will be selling cookie dough (tubs or pre-portioned boxes) and magazines.  Please use this opportunity to work toward your family’s fund drive goal!  The class with the highest average sales per student will win a party!

School Closings Information:

In case of inclement weather, we follow the Russellville school district’s winter weather closings. You can find closings online at arkansasmatters.com or on local news and radio. We will also post online via Twitter and Facebook. 

State of the School Meeting:

Please make plans to attend the 2012 State of the School Meeting on February 23 at 6:00 P.M. We will be hearing from our school board president, Mr. Scott Boone, our principal, Mrs. Partain, and our curriculum director, Mrs. Kinnick, about the exciting changes planned for the 2012-2013 school year. Those changes include:

• Multiple child discount
• Plans for classroom assignments/organization
• Testing improvements
• Re-enrollment procedures
• Sports programs
• Upcoming spring events

ALL families are asked to attend. 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• February 17 and 20: NO School ( Presidents Day Break )
• February 22: Chef Co. Fundraiser ends
• February 23: State of the School Meeting at 6:00 P.M.
• February 28: CCS Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A! (10% of proceeds will go to our school. More details coming soon.)
• March 10: Spring Musical and Fundraiser (Info about dinner and raffle tickets coming home soon.)

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: Cheese Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Turkey, Turkey and cheese or Grilled Cheese

We will be starting our first fundraiser of the spring semester next week. We will be selling cookie dough (tubs or pre-portioned boxes) and magazines.  Please use this opportunity to work toward your family’s fund drive goal!

SPEECH MEET:

We would like to congratulate the students who will be going to the ACSI District Speech Meet on March 9. The students who will go on to the district meet scored both the highest in their category (poetry, Bible, folklore, fable, children’s literature) as well as grade level.

First grade:

Logan Grider (Bible)

Zach Byrum (poetry)

Second grade:

Brooke Zimmerman (Bible)

Lilly Biggers (poetry)

Claire George (fable/folklore)

Third grade:

Jada Parker (poetry)

Pe’lar Handie (fable/ folklore)

Fourth grade:

Cameron Hlass (poetry)

McKenzie Horton (fable/folklore)

Fifth grade:

Jenna Biggers (poetry)

Sixth grade:

Gracey Sanderson (poetry)

Seventh grade:

Alyssa Talkington (dramatic reading)

Eighth grade:

Carter Cullen (dramatic reading)

Ninth grade:

Brooke George (interpretive children’s literature)

Details about the district meet will be coming home soon.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• February 17 and 20: NO School ( Presidents Day Break )
• February 23: State of the School Meeting at 6:00 P.M.
• February 28: CCS Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A! (10% of proceeds will go to our school. More details coming soon.)

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: Pepperoni Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Ham, Ham and cheese or Grilled Cheese

The school-wide Speech Meet will be tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. in the auditorium.

Your student should wear khakis or jeans (no holes, please) with a nice shirt (polo or sweater top). Girls may wear dresses or skirts if they desire. Please do NOT allow your student to wear a T-shirt. If a student does not abide by this dress code policy, parents will be called to bring the appropriate clothing.

Parents are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!

REMEMBER: NO T-SHIRTS!

Nate Terrell – 3

Brooke George – 6

Christian Parker – 6

Haley Moore – 18

Mrs. Swicegood – 21

Drew Partain – 22

Stephen Smiley – 25

Mrs. Ritter – 28

SPEECH MEET:

Our school-wide Speech Meet will be Thursday, February 2, at 9:00 A.M. All students will be participating and parents are welcome to attend.

Students with highest scores in their categories will win a trophy and a chance to compete in the ACSI District Speech Meet. 

UPWARD CONCESSIONS:

If your family has not yet volunteered to work the Upward concession stand and would be willing to, please call the office and let us know. We still need volunteers for  two more Saturdays in the month of February. Thanks so much for all you do!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• January 31: Kindergarten Vision Screening (Kindergarten parents need to sign and return the consent form by January 30.)
• February 2: CCS Speech Meet at 9:00 A.M. (Parents are welcome to attend.)
• February 17 and 20: NO School ( Presidents Day Break )
• February 23: State of the School Meeting at 6:00 P.M.
• February 28: CCS Spirit Night at Chic-fil-A! (10% of proceeds will go to our school. More details coming soon.)

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: Cheese Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Turkey, Turkey and cheese or Grilled Cheese

We have been blessed again this year with the opportunity to work the concessions for the Upward basketball season. The season began January 7 and will go through the month of February. We need volunteers who would be able to commit to work each of these Saturdays. Please let the office know what day would work for your family!

SPEECH MEET:

The school -wide Speech Meet will be held on Thursday, January 26, at 9:00 A.M. in the school auditorium. ALL students will be participating. Parents are welcome to attend.

Students with high scores in each division will qualify to compete in the ACSI District Speech Meet to be held in March. Details about the District Meet will be coming home soon. 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• January 26: CCS Speech Meet at 9:00 A.M. (Parents are welcome to attend.)
• January 31: Kindergarten Vision Screening (Kindergarten parents need to sign and return the consent form by January 30.)
• February 17 and 20: NO School ( Presidents Day Break )

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: Pepperoni Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Ham, Ham and cheese or Grilled Cheese

January Birthdays:

Jaycen Marcum: 6

Noah Terrell: 8

Mrs. Kinnick: 9

PARENTS:

We are working hard on our 2011-2012 CCS yearbook, and we need your help. If you have any photos from this year’s events, please email them to principal@russellvilleccs.com or send a disc labeled “Yearbook Pictures” to the office by Wednesday, January 18.

Yearbook order forms will be coming home soon!

RIVER HAWKS ARCHERY:

Congratulations to the top scorers in our inter-school archery tournament! Way to go, Nic Carter, Alyssa Talkington, Sydni Baker and Drew Partain!

Information about the state archery tournament will come home with your child this week. Please fill out and return the registration forms.

UPWARD CONCESSIONS:

We have been blessed again this year with the opportunity to work the concessions for the Upward basketball season. The season began January 7 and will go through the month of February. We need volunteers who would be able to commit to work each of these Saturdays. Please let the office know what day would work for your family!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• January 16: NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• January 26: CCS Speech Meet at 9:00 A.M. (Parents are welcome to attend.)

LUNCH NEXT WEEK:

Monday: NO SCHOOL!

Thursday: Quizno’s Subs ($4) Turkey, Turkey and cheese or Grilled Cheese

See you all on January 4, 2012. 

Jaycen Marcum: 6

Noah Terrell: 8

Mrs. Kinnick: 9

RIVER HAWKS ARCHERY:

We will be having a pre-season interschool archery tournament on Tuesday, December 20 here at CCS. It will begin at 9:00 A.M. Parents are welcome to attend. When tournament play is over, students will return to class.

UPWARD CONCESSIONS:

We have been blessed again this year with the opportunity to work the concessions for the Upward basketball season. The season begins January 7 and will go through the month of February. We need volunteers who would be able to commit to work each of these Saturdays. Please let the office know what day would work for your family!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• December 20: CCS Archery Tournament at 9:00 A.M.
• December 21 – January 3: Christmas Break – NO SCHOOL!

LUNCH NEXT WEEK: (December 19-20)

Monday: Pepperoni Pizza ($1.50 per slice)

Thursday: NO SCHOOL!