Chartwell School: The Bulldog Bark
From: The Administration Office
February 25, 2021
Reminder: Lower and Middle School Pick-up Times
2:30 pm Lower School Pick-up (if not participating in an After School Activity)
3:15 pm Lower School After School Drama Pick-up (Tues/Thurs)
3:15 pm Middle School Pick-up (if not participating in an After School Activity)
4:00 pm Middle School After School Music Pick-up (Tues/Thurs)
4:00 pm Middle School After School Biking & Basketball Pick-up (Tues/Thurs)
Cell Phone Expectations for All Divisions
OT Tip: Toys & Games to Support Development through Play
Play is one of the main occupations of a child and an important one that builds all sorts of skills from socialization, resilience, creativity, fine motor, problem-solving, visual motor, and coordination.
Lisa Benjamin, Chartwell's Occupational Therapist, put together an information sheet highlighting a few toys and games that can promote these developmental skills through play.
College Readiness Workshops with University of San Francisco
Both events will cover how students can manage their time doing activities they enjoy, how to lay a strong academic foundation in high school, and how to begin exploring colleges remotely. While the descriptions for the events are identical, the Junior College Night will focus more on the college search and the college admission process.
Sophomore College Night
Tuesday, March 16
6 – 7 p.m. PDT
Register
Sophomores, this is the event for you! Hear from both college admission counselors and high school guidance counselors about steps you can take to prepare for your future after high school. You still have plenty of time, so no need to get too overwhelmed yet! We'll walk you through a few easy things you can do to get in the mindset for college and how you can begin researching different colleges remotely.
Junior College Night
Tuesday, March 23
6 – 7 p.m. PDT
Register
Juniors, this is the event for you! Hear from both college admission counselors and high school guidance counselors about steps you can take to prepare for your future after high school. You still have plenty of time, so no need to get too overwhelmed yet! We'll walk you through a few easy things you can do to get in the mindset for college and how you can begin researching different colleges remotely.
CHARTWELL FAMILY NETWORK NEWS
CFN Connections
Let’s Get Moving
Let’s see how many miles our families can track before the end of the school year! In the CFN recent parent survey, many of you indicated an interest in hiking or walking. CFN is creating a Google Group where our families, teachers, and staff can talk about where they hike, favorite aspects of each hike, ask questions, and connect. It’s as simple as that!
Look for an email invitation over the weekend. If you didn’t indicate your interest or don’t receive an invite, please email cfn@chartwell.org.
Next Biking Meetup!
Save the Date! The CFN Biking Group will host its next ride on Saturday, March 13. For details go to our Google Group [link]. If you cannot access the group and want to join, email cfn@hartwell.org
Do you use Facebook? CFN has a private group and would love for you to connect! As with all CFN groups, it is for current parents, staff, and faculty. Request access. Search for Chartwell Family Network)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Extended Year Program - Limited Spots, Filling Fast!
The CORE Summer Program begins June 18 (required orientation) and runs for four weeks, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (June 21 - July 16.) There are several online and on-campus afternoon options, as well.
Details about the CORE program, which extends skills over the summer in literacy, mathematics and STEAM, and registration information can be found at www.chartwell.org/summer
CLASSROOM SNAPSHOTS
How We Live Together in Community
This week in Ms. Maras/Mr. Santos' humanities class students are learning about the way people live together in communities. This is their class tree.
The Roots of Learning
In science class with Mr. Morton this week, students learned about roots and then dug up some plants to look at roots more closely (and under the microscope) while preparing the beds for planting next week.
Mission Project Presentations
In humanities, Ms. McClelland's homeroom presented on the California missions to the Maras/Santos homeroom. Students enjoyed interacting and learning with another class.
Prototyping Prep
In preparation for prototyping projects, Mr. Owen's homeroom practiced safe tool use for scoring and cutting cardboard.
The Show Must Go On
Plans are still in full swing for a spring production of The Greatest Show on Earth. Practices are taking place twice a week and the cast and crew are working hard.
Investigating the Colonial Era
Working Out
The Battle for the Cup Begins
Ms. McClelland's "Team Orange" overcame the fact that they were outnumbered by Ms. Garcia's feisty "Team Red" ...and prevailed by a score of 9-1 in the first game of the season.
Even in COVID times, both classroom teams kept with the end-of-game tradition by congratulating the other team for their efforts via hands-free elbow shakes.
The season continues next Tuesday with the McClelland Orange Crush taking on the Maras/Santos Grey Bears.
After School MS Basketball
Studying Light Refraction
Outdoor Classrooms in Full Use
After School Plein Air Art
Moving Towards Proficiency
HIIT at the High School
As the weather improves and students return to campus for longer days, physical fitness interests are growing. High School students are creating their own space for HIIT workouts and flexibility exercises during class.
HS Basketball Takes to the Courts
PARENT RESOURCES
Recommit to the Chartwell Family Pledge
Returning to live school is not without risk. As a community, we must work together to foster the safety of our students, parents, faculty and staff. In light of the current statistics and increase in cases in California, we are asking our families to review and recommit to following specific community guidelines while we slowly and safely return to campus. Please review the below “pledge” and, for the safety of our faculty, students, parents, and community, uphold the following commitments on a daily basis:
Conduct a health and symptom screening before your child leaves home each day. Keep your child home when they are sick or exhibiting symptoms of general illness. If the temperature reads 100.4 or above, keep your child at home for the day. A temperature check will be done upon arrival at school, and students with temperatures in this range will be sent home.
Wear a mask or cloth face covering to minimize risks to others when out in public, and clean and sanitize them often.
Come to school directly from home, and return home after school, minimizing stops to essential errands when possible.
Limit your child’s outside of school engagement to only immediate family or students in the same cohort.
Wash hands frequently.
Avoid unnecessary travel this includes visits to or from family and friends in other parts of California, out of state, or out of the country. We will not accommodate students who miss school due to unnecessary travel.
If travel is necessary you must notify us and self-isolate for 10 days after traveling. Your child cannot come to school during this time.
Avoid all gatherings and events - especially those where people are not adhering to state and local safety guidance.
Self-report to Chartwell immediately if your child or a member of your household has been exposed to COVID-19.
Wear masks (adults and children) when carpooling, with windows open if possible. Masks are required to be double layered and cover the nose and mouth,
Abstain from the practice of providing fever reducing medicines for the purpose of sending your child to school.
Not following the guidelines of the Chartwell Family Pledge may put others at considerable risk. We ask all members of our community to embrace with positivity and an open mind the changes required this school year, understanding that because of COVID-19, our learning spaces, activities, and other events may look and feel different than in other school years.
If you do not feel you can follow these guidelines, we encourage you to continue with the online learning model. Thank you for being part of our community and working with us to bring our students back together, where they learn and grow best.
Chartwell Support Site
We encourage everyone to visit this site created by our STEAM Director, Topher Mueller. He is the mastermind behind the creation of our Distance Learning Platform. You will find the most up to date information regarding the 2020-2021 school year, answers to frequently asked questions, and technology tutorials to support distance learning from home.
Important Dates for the 20-21 School Year
2021
April 5-12: Spring Break - No Classes
April 13: Students return to campus and classes resume
May 21: No Classes - Teacher In-Service
May 31: Memorial Day - No Classes
June 7-9: Parent-Teacher Conferences
June 9 - 8th Grade Ceremony
June 10: Last day of school LMS; Transition Ceremony
June 11: Last day of school and Graduation for High School/ Retrospectives
Faculty Birthdays (January - February)
Rory Patterson 1/29
John Langrill & Emily Garber 2/5
Patti Kirshner 2/14 (Valentine's Day!)
Nicole Buice 2/18
JUST FOR FUN
"The One Moment" Video by OK Go - An Extraordinary Example of STEAM in Action
"The One Moment" is a song by the American rock band OK Go. This one-shot video primarily consists of 4.2 seconds of real-time footage recording over 300 distinct events set in motion by the band members and timed devices, slowed down to be played over the length of the song. It is the epitome of STEAM in action. To hear more about the math involved in making this sensational video, click here. Enjoy!
Questions?
If you have questions for us, please contact one of the following Chartwell Team Members:
Head of School, Kate Mulligan: kmulligan@chartwell.org
Director of Lower and Middle Schools, Jodi Amaditz: jamaditz@chartwell.org
Director of High School, Alyse LeValley: alevalley@chartwell.org
Director of Outreach and Family Engagement, Danielle Patterson: dpatterson@chartwell.org
Director of Campus Management and Safety, John Langrill: jlangrill@chartwell.org
Director of Advancement and Communications, Elena Mueller: emueller@chartwell.org
Technical Support: John Langrill at jlangrill@chartwell.org or Topher Mueller at tmueller@chartwell.org