Lost & Found

Is your child coming home from school missing a jacket, hat, lunchbox etc? If so, please stop by the Lost and Found bin located in the front of the school next to the PTO office, just under where the large banners are hung.  We will be donating unclaimed items at the end of the school year.

Lego Night Thank You

Dear Clifford community,

Thank you all for making the Lego night so great! I am very grateful to the PTO, and especially Katherine Schembri and Trina Licht who were so supportive of the initial idea. Trina, Lisa Silberman, and Dr. Tsai provided unconditional assistance and support with the planning and logistics. I also wanted to thank Clifford staff for helping with the many aspects of  the logistics, Clifford volunteers who made the Lego night run so smoothly while keeping it on a very tiny budget. Last but not least, I want to thank the parents and more especially the students who came in big numbers and made this event so lively and fun!

It was absolutely priceless to see the children so absorbed and passionate whether it was building a racing car, their dream house, or finishing the spear of a building that shoots out of a Lego wall. I would like to invite you to see some pictures of the event that are posted on www.masterbuildersdojo.com.

Among the winners, though, there was one missing contestant that we haven’t been able to retrace, and I would like to ask your assistance to help me find the First Prize Winner of the Lego derby, Krista (or Krysta), who raced her car to a record-breaking 33 feet. I only have her first name, and she doesn’t seem to be registered at Clifford. Is she a sibling? A cousin? I would appreciate your assistance in elucidating this mystery. Her prize is waiting for her.

Speaking of prize winners, here is the complete list of our very own Clifford Master Builders:

Lego Derby:

33 feet: Krista (first place)

31 feet: Omar L. (second place)

30.5 feet: Horacio S. (third place)

30 feet: Malea W. (honorable mention)

Free build contest (theme: your dream house):

23 votes: Justin, Jack, Omar, Nick, James and Topher (1st place)

9 votes: Jason & Kaitlyn (2nd/3rd place tie)

9 votes: Elizabeth (2nd/3rd place tie)

Guessing the bricks in the Lego Jar:

332 bricks: Kaitlyn S.

Actual number of bricks: 327

Congratulations to all of you!

We are very excited to return to Clifford next year with new ideas. To help us crank up the excitement for the next Lego Night, I would really appreciate if you can answer this shorter-than-one-minute survey, which gives us invaluable feedback: https://tinyurl.com/clifford-lego-night-feedback

Thank you all, and I’m looking forward to coming back for the next academic year!

Warmly,

Nicolas Chaumont

Reunión del PTO – Jueves, 18 de mayo

Nuestra próxima reunión de PTO es Jueves, 18 de mayo, a las 7 pm en la Biblioteca.
En la reunión que vamos a votar en los siguientes artículos:

      • Oficiales y Comité Permanente Sillas para el próximo año: Vamos a votar en las estas personas que han sido nominados para los siguientes puestos
        • Oficiales: Presidente – Sarah La Torra, VP – (Abierto), Co-Tesoreros – Jackie Smith y Roy Dorling, Secretario – Lisa Silberman.
        • Presidente del comité: Recaudación de fondos – Trina Licht, la Campaña de Donación Directa – Hannah Walbridge, Comunicaciones – Ann Richards, Eventos – presidentes – Melisse Long, Hostelería – Anjanette Lundell, Coordinación de los voluntaries, – (Abierto), Enriquecimiento – Katie McNally, Coordinador de Escuela secondario – Katherine Schembri, Auditoría Finanzas – (Abierta).
      • PTO Presupuesto para 2017/18: La Junta Exec aprobó un presupuesto que prevé unos ingresos de $125,000 en comparación con $138,000 estimada para este año. Los gastos se elevará a $152,000 frente a 167,000 dólares prevista para este año. Utilidad Neta será -$27,000 lo que resulta en una reserva interminable de $115,000.Diez mejores artículos Presupuesto ($ 126.950 o el 84% del presupuesto):
        • TK-5 PE, Rhythm & Moves $65,700
        • carro con computadoras $12,000
        • Programas de 6º a 8º grado $7,000
        • Programa de la clase (MSI y otro) $7,000
        • Fuentes para profesores $7,000
        • Libros de biblioteca, supplies $5,000
        • Healthy Cities Tutoring $5,000
        • Máquina de la copia (6-8th g) $4,250
        • Ciencia de los científicos $4,000
        • Educación al aire libre(5 y 7 g) $4,000
      • Artículos no incluidos en el presupuesto de este año: $ 10.000 para iPads y carrito de iPad.
      • Por Ley cambia El PTO votará en dos por cambios de ley:
        1) Hacer que la Coordinadora del Representante de la Sala ocupe una posición de presidente (Posición de la Junta Ejecutiva) y 2) incluir a dos oficiales como requisito para un quórum en las reuniones de la PTO
        El PTO también tiene emocionantes oportunidades de voluntariado para el próximo año, incluyendo: Coordinador de programas de salón de clases (Ciencias del Mar), representante de ELAC, traductor español, anfitrión de café PTO. Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Katherine Schembri (kathandnora@aol.com).

Lego Night – Friday, May 12th!

 

!!! VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED !!!

Seeking volunteers for this Friday’s LEGO night! Please sign up and help make it an awesome night: tinyurl.com/LEGOclifford2017

All families are encouraged to come for a night of excitement filled with LEGO activities, contests, and prizes!

On the program:

• How many bricks in that container? The best guess wins all.

• Lego wall: change your perspective and go vertical!

• Building contest: team up with family/friends to build around a surprise theme.

• Lego racing contest: race your own creation down a track!

6-8 PM in the MUB

Viernes 12 de mayo 18:00-20:00 en Clifford’s MUB
¡Se anima a todas las familias a venir para una noche de emoción llena de
actividades, concursos y premios LEGO!

En el programa:

• ¿Cuántos ladrillos hay en ese envase? La mejor suposición gana todo.

• Pared de Lego: ¡cambia tu perspectiva e ir vertical!

• Concurso de construcción: formar equipo con la familia / amigos para construir alrededor de un tema de sorpresa.

• Lego racing competition: ¡compite tu propia creación por una pista!

¡¡¡ VOLUNTARIOS NECESITADOS !!!

Si quieres ayudar, sigue el enlace: tinyurl.com/LEGOclifford2017.

2018 Washington, DC trip for current 7th graders!

The planning has begun!! We are super excited to announce that there will be a trip to Washington, DC next year. Details are still being worked out but please contact susan Leathers at susan.leathers@comcast.net or Leana Litchfield at mrsshrubber@aol.com
if you are interested in having your child attend or wish to chaperone. We will be using the highly recommended tour group called School Tours of America!

Coming Soon – Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

We love to show our appreciation to our teachers throughout the school year, and on April 27 many of our teachers and staff were able to enjoy a salad bar provided by the PTO! Everyone enjoyed the lunch and welcomed the chance to visit with each other without being rushed to get back to their classrooms.  

So many different items were brought in by many different people. When you see it all together, it really is wonderful! Big thanks to all!

Coming soon, you’ll receive information about our BIG teacher + staff appreciation week that will be taking place May 22-26!

Nos encanta mostrar nuestro apreciación de los maestros durante todo el año escolar, y el 27 de abril muchos de nuestros maestros y personal fueron capaces de disfrutar de un bar de ensaladas proporcionado por el PTO. Todo el mundo disfrutó de la comida y dio la bienvenida a la oportunidad de visitar uno al otro sin ser apresurado para volver a sus aulas.

Tan muchos artículos diferentes fueron traídos adentro por muchas diversas personas. Cuando usted lo ve todo junto, es realmente maravilloso! ¡Muchas gracias a todos!

¡Próximamente, recibirá información sobre nuestra semana de Apreciación del Maestro que tendrá lugar del 22 al 26 de mayo!