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Computer News
Don't throw away your used laser printer cartridges, ink jet cartridges
and old cell phones, send them to school. We will continue to collect
and recycle them again this year. The points we get for recycling these
items will be used for new technology equipment and supplies.
Don't Forget!
- " Camelot's Spelling Bee will be held on Monday, January 26th
at 9:30 in Camelot's gym.
- " The Duck Stamp contest, entries will be due on Friday March
6th. Please bring entries to Mrs. Saleen.
- " Our Geo Bee winner, Nash Gifford, (The alternate is Jackie
Uhling) will be meeting on Wednesday, January 21st to study with Mrs.
Saleen and the other elementary school winners to prepare for the
state qualifying written test that they will take the same day. The
top 100 students will then be able to take the Idaho state test on
April 3rd, 2009.
- " The last regular season Knowledge Bowl will be held on January
22nd, with the 5th grade at Whitman and our 6th graders at McGee from
5:30-8:30pm. The Regional competition will be held at Jennifer Junior
High on Thursday, February 19th.
Parents Preview Growing-Up Film
Lewiston School District will be holding an educational health film
preview. This film is specifically for the 5th and 6th grade students.
All parents are all invited to come and see a preview of this film,
on January 20th and 21st at 7;00 p.m. at Centennial Elementary. Please
call the office if you have questions.
Think FAST...Fast Friday!
Camelot's yearly Fast Fridays will take place this year on Feb. 6th
through April 24th every Friday morning students run a mile before school.
When students participate they will receive a "Camelot Knight Doin'
Right" slip and if they make the mile they will get a bead and
their name on the gym's wall. This year, for each can of food a participant
donates they will receive a "Camelot Knight Doin' Right" slip.
Family and friends are welcome to run on Friday morning with students
at 8:43am sharp. Running will end when the bell rings.
Pig Raffle
This year, Camelot will be doing its annual pig raffle. Two pigs already
cut and wrapped will be raffled off during the PTA School Carnival.
You can buy a ticket for $1 or a book of six tickets for $5. The top
seller for primary and intermediate grades will receive a $100 gift
certificate to Wal-Mart to use as they wish. The top selling classes
for primary and intermediate will receive a blizzard ice-cream party.
Each student will receive three books of tickets. If students decide
not to sell, please give them back to the classroom teacher. If students
need more tickets please ask the office and the books will be provided.
All proceeds will go toward school projects and playground equipment.
This is a delicious opportunity to raise money for our school!
Camelot's can race was a success!
We collected boxes of food, and cans for the food drive. Drake Randall,
6th grade, was our can race champion, with his trusty can, PINEAPPLE
JUICE. He received the can race crown and banner on Thursday, December
18th
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DRESS WARMLY FOR WINTER
PARENTS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A COAT FOR THE OUTSIDE
WEATHER. IT IS VERY COLD!
Band Concert News
At 6:30pm on the 21st of January, Camelot's 5th grade band, 6th grade
band and morning band will be performing at LHS. They will be playing
a variety of music. The morning band will be playing some songs on the
handbells. The 5th and 6th graders will also be performing a song together.
Mrs. Schwartz invites everyone to come and hear the songs. All band
members have worked hard so be ready for a night of great-sounding fun!
PTA News!!
The Camelot PTA is going to be very busy over the next few months. We
are gearing up for the school carnival "Carnival of Sports"
which will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2009. If anyone would like
to volunteer for any part of the project, please contact any PTA board
member.
We will be hosting the silent basket auction once again and asking the
teachers to pick a theme for their classroom in order to start collecting
items to assemble in the baskets. The notice to students' families will
be sent out soon.
We are just finishing up the Valentine Basket Raffle sales and appreciate
everyone's involvement. The top sales people are: primary-Kelsey Wilkins
with 31 books from 3rd grade and secondary-Shane Sinclair with 14 books
from 6th grade. Kelsey Wilkins is the top overall sales person selecting
the Rocker Chair; therefore awarding the Razor Scooter to Shane Sinclair.
The playground equipment has been ordered and a requested delivery date
of March 13, 2009 for inspection and assembly to begin on Friday, March
20, 2009. If anyone is available to help be a part of this exciting
project, please let us know so that we can add your name to the list
and organize the team!!!
The spring fundraiser will be cookie dough and Caesar pizza sales during
the first couple weeks of March. More details will be available after
the PTA meeting.
We still have a few shirts and sweatshirts in most sizes and a few embroidered
bags and blankets for sale. They are in the school office in case you
missed the order or just decided you needed one. Please hurry as the
numbers are very limited.
Thanks--
Lynne Wilkins
PTA President
Duck Stamp Contest
Mrs. Saleen allows students to participate in the annual duck stamp
contest. Students can draw a picture of a duck and return it to Mrs.
Saleen. She then sends all drawings in as entries to the judges of the
Duck Stamp contest. The judges will pick one of the thousands of entries
to be made into a stamp. We hope to have lots of entries. Start drawing!
Family Night
LCSC Night for Families will be held on Thursday, February 5th at 5:30pm.
Each Camelot family will get a free pass o the basketball game and free
pizza and pop. See you there!
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