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INSIDE THIS ISSUE...
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Share feedback on the 2009-2010
Proposed Draft Calendar |
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Christina Board
Seeks Input in Superintendent Search |
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Community Forums Scheduled for
Review of Christina School District
Student
Code of Conduct |
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Christiana High School Boys
Indoor Track Team Wins State
Championship! |
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Kindergarten Registration for
2009-2010 |
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Interim
Superintendent Visits Gallaher
Elementary |
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March is "Music In Our Schools"
Month |
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Gauger-Cobbs 6th Grade Students
Highlighted in News Journal Article |
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Downes Elementary Students Learn
What It's Like to be a Veterinarian |
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Winners Announced in PTA State
Reflections Competition |
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Brookside Elementary Receives
Field Trip Grant |
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Christina Child Nutrition
Services Planting Seeks for
Healthier Schools |
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Parent Information Center of
Delaware offers Lunchtime Audio
Conferences |
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Calendar Reminders... |
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Share Feedback on the 2009-2010 Proposed Draft
Calendar |
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The Proposed Draft Calendar for the 2009-2010
school year is scheduled to be presented to the
Board of Education at their regularly scheduled
meeting on March 10th at Pulaski
 Elementary
School. The District is interested in your
feedback and would appreciate your comments.
Click here
to view the Proposed Draft Calendar and
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Christina Board Seeks Input in Superintendent
Search |
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What qualities do you value in a
Superintendent? Complete our questionnaire
In addition to the Community and Employee
forums, an online questionnaire has been
developed and published on the district website
that asks individuals to rate the qualities in a
superintendent that they value most highly.
Respondents may also share written comments, and
the forms may be submitted electronically.
Information gathered from the questionnaires
will be provided to the Christina Board to use
in the candidate selection process.
Please access the following link:
http://csdwebapps.christina.k12.de.us/UltimateSurvey/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=37
to complete and submit the Superintendent
Search Questionnaire. To obtain a paper
copy
of the questionnaire, please contact the Public
Information Office by calling 552-2670.
Community and Employee Forums Planned
for March 4 and 5
The Christina Board of Education seeks
input from parents, students, and
members of the public on the
characteristics and qualities they are
looking for in a new superintendent.
The Board will host Community Forums on
March 4 and 5 to outline the process for
the superintendent search, identify the
characteristics the community would like
to see in a new superintendent, and to
discuss issues the Christina School
District should address in future years.
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schedule for the Community Forums is as
follows:
Christina
School District employees are also
invited to attend Employee Forums
scheduled on March 4 and 5.
The Employee Forums will follow the
same format as the Community Forums,
but will provide additional
opportunities for Christina
employees to meet with the
superintendent search consultant.
The schedule is as follows:
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Community Forums Scheduled for Review of
Christina School District Student Code of Conduct |
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The
Christina School District
Student Code of Conduct
Discipline Committee will host
three Community Forums to allow
parents, students, staff, and
community members to review and
comment on the proposed changes
to the 2009-2010 Student Code of
Conduct document.
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Wednesday, March 4,
5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Eden
Support Services Center,
925 Bear-Corbitt Road, Bear
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Wednesday, March 11,
5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Sarah
Pyle Academy, 501
N. Lombard Street,
Wilmington
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Tuesday, March 24,
5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School,
50 Gender Road, Newark
For more information, please
visit the Code of Conduct area
of the District website at the
following link:
www.christina.k12.de.us/CodeOfConduct or
contact the Public Information
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Christiana High School Boys Indoor Track Team
Wins State Championship! |
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The CHS Boys
Track team won six events, sweeping all three
relays, en route to the second-largest margin of
victory in history in the Delaware State Indoor
Track Championship. The following
student/athletes received medals at the meet.
The boys scored a total of 93 points for 1st
place: Jordan Asbury, JaiQuann
Beckham, Eirc Boyer, Gerald
Hornbuckle, Kenneth Lumpkin,
Barien White, Darien White and
Elijah Williams.
The
following student/athletes were scorers in the
meet finishing in the top six in the state and
alternates: Jack Barchock, Derin
Felder, Ali Jafri, Catlin Lathem,
Kellan Turner and Kyle Williams.
Congratulations to all involved in making school
history! This is the first Indoor State
Track & Field Championship for CHS. |
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Kindergarten Registration for 2009-2010
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 Kindergarten
registration for the 2009-2010
school year will be held
March 2 - 5 from 10:00 a.m. –
2:00 p.m. at every
elementary school
in
the Christina School District
(other times available by
appointment.)
To access information and
registration forms, please visit
the following links: [English]
[Spanish]
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If you need to know your child’s
school assignment, please visit
www.christina.k12.de.us/schools_district/FeederPatterns-2009-2010.htm or
contact
the Public Information Office at
552-2670.
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If you plan to submit a
Choice application,
you must register your child for
Kindergarten
at their assigned school FIRST,
and then submit the application
to the Education Options Office.
For more information, call
552-2618.
TO BE ELIGIBLE for Kindergarten,
students must be 5 years old on
or before August 31, 2009. |
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Interim Superintendent Visits Gallaher Elementary
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Interim
Superintendent Dr. Freeman Williams visited
students in Ms. Laura Brace's first grade class
in February. The students have been
working on writing persuasive writing pieces and
wanted to see if they could persuade Dr.
Williams to come in to tell them about his job
and to read them a story. The students had
a great time talking about everything that Dr.
Williams does and his current position, and
their conversation lasted too long to leave time
for a story. Dr. Williams promised to come back
to visit again so he can read to students. The
students were very excited about the visit and
couldn’t believe how tall the Interim
Superintendent is!
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March is "Music In Our Schools" Month |
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March has been officially designated by The
National Association for Music Education for the
observance of Music in Our Schools Month
(MIOSM), the time of year when music education
becomes the focus of schools across the nation.
The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of
the importance of music education for all
children - and to remind citizens that school is
where all children should have access to music.
Below is a list of exciting programs being
offered by Christina's elementary, middle and
high schools during MIOSM:
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March 5 |
Wind
Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert |
Newark
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Jazz
Ensemble and Choir Concert
Spring Musical |
Newark
High
Christiana High |
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March 7 |
Spring
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Christiana High |
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March
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Musical |
Shue-Medill |
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Musical
Spring Concert |
Shue-Medill
Christiana High |
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March
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Musical
[In-school performances] |
Shue-Medill |
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March
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Orchestra Honors Recital |
Newark
High |
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learn more about Music In Our Schools Month. |
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Gauger-Cobbs 6th Grade Students Highlighted in
News Journal Article
Gifted students in Marilyn Bryant's sixth grade
class at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School were
included in a recent News Journal article.
Delaware residence were asked to submit drawings
of their ideal coins in response to Governor
Jack Markell's request for suggestions for the
best image to represent the First State on the
U.S. Mint's next round of state quarter.
Click here to
view the complete article from
DelawareOnline.com.
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Downes Elementary Students Learn What It's
Like to be a Veterinarian
As part of Downes Elementary
School's monthly Career Awareness seminars,
school counselor, Donna Jeandell, arranged a
visit by a local veterinarian to visit the
students and give an inside view of what being a
veterinarian is like. Pictured are the
doctor, his assistant, one of their dogs, and
students who attended the session. |
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Winners Announced in PTA State Reflections
Competition |
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 Twenty-one
Christina School District students have been
selected as winners in this year's PTA State
Reflections Competitions. National PTA
believes all children deserve a quality arts
education and encourages students to pursue
artistic expression through participation in its
annual arts Reflections Program. The
program offers students the opportunity to
create works of art for fun and recognition.
Students in preschool through grade 12 are
encouraged to create and submit works of art in
four areas: literature, musical
competition, photography, and the visual arts.
The theme for the 2009 Reflections Program was
"WOW."
Entries are judged by grade divisions:
Primary (Preschool-Grade 2), Intermediate (Grade
3-5), Middle/Junior (Grades 6-8), and Senior
(Grades 9-12). Categories included:
Dance, Film/Video Production, Literature,
Musical Composition, Photography, and Visual
Arts.
All first place winners will represent their
respective schools and the Christina School
District at the national level.
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Visual Arts Category |
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Primary Grade Division
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1st place: Zachary
Christie, Grade K, Downes
Elementary School
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Intermediate Grade Division
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1st place: Kiley Tucker,
Grade 5, Marshall Elementary School
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2nd place: Aaron Moriak,
Grade 5, Wilson Elementary School
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3rd place: Brandon
Pellegrini, Grade 5, Maclary
Elementary School
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Senior Grade Division
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2nd place: Adrian Sawyer,
Grade 12, Newark High School
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Photograph Arts Category |
- Primary Grade Division
- 1st place: Margaret
Stephens, Grade K, Maclary
Elementary School
- 2nd place: David Lockwood,
Grade 1, Brader Elementary School
- Intermediate Grade Division
- 1st place: Murphy Dichiaro,
Grader 5, Downes Elementary School
- 2nd place: Matthew
Theodorakis, Grade 4, Wilson
Elementary School
- Senior Grade Division
- 2nd place: Samson Crawford,
Grade 12, Newark High School
- 3rd place: Christine Marks,
Grade 12, Newark High School
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Literature Arts Category |
- Primary Grade Division
- 1st place: Justine Gilbert,
Grade K, Marshall Elementary School
- 2nd place: Madalyn R. Lambe,
Grade 1, Maclary Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Cleo
Higgins, Grade 4, Wilson Elementary
School
- Senior Grade Division
- 1st place: Pranita
Muralidhar, Grade 9, Newark High
School
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Music Art Category |
- Intermediate Grade Division
- 1st place: Pyrce Oates,
Grade 4, McVey Elementary School
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Film Arts Category |
- Primary Grade Division
- 1st place: Zachary Christie,
Grade K, Downes Elementary School
- Intermediate Grade Division
- 1st place: Kiley Tucker,
Grade 5, Marshall Elementary School
- 2nd place: Aaron Moriak,
Grade 5, Wilson Elementary School
- 3rd place: Brandon
Pellegrini, Grade 5, Maclary
Elementary School
- Senior Grade Division
- 2nd place: Adrian Sawyer,
Grade 12, Newark High School
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Brookside Elementary Receives Field Trip Grant |
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The second
graders of Brookside Elementary will be going on
a free field trip this spring! This is
thanks to an $800 grant from the Target
Corporation. Each year Target donates 5%
of its earnings to schools around the United
States. This money is used for school
class trips. Mrs. Roche, a second grade
teacher at Brookside, filled out the application
for the grant in October of this year. In
January she received a letter notifying her that
Brookside had been chosen to receive a field
trip grant from Target. This grant will
cover both trip cost and transportation.
In addition to their generous monetary gift,
Target also sent a box of supplies for the trip.
This box contained a tote bag, clip board, and
several other small supplies. The biggest
surprise was a small digital camera and $20 gift
card from Target. The second graders at
Brookside are very excited about their trip and
these special goodies made them even more
excited. We, at Brookside, want to say a
big thank you to Target!
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Christina Child Nutrition Services
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Child
Nutrition Services, with the help of our garden
partner, Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids,
Inc., will be planting the seeds for healthier
schools as part of our Education Cultivation
Garden Project. School gardens will
be built at Marshall, Brader and Stubbs
Elementary in time for a spring harvest.
The students will participate in the process
from garden planting to healthy eating.
Optimal fruit
and vegetable intake is associated with good
health and reduced disease risk. Despite
evidence in support of health benefits, national
data indicates fewer than half of
 boys
and girls ages 4-18 consume more than 5 servings
a day as recommended. With multiple
exposures to fruits and vegetables through
hands-on experiences among their peers, students
may increase their fruit and vegetable intake.
Christina
School District’s Education Cultivation Project
is designed to enhance the science curriculum,
encourage healthy eating habits and harvest the
products to be eaten in the cafeteria.
Kudos to
Keene Elementary School which is entering its
2nd growth year in this program!
Maclary
Elementary will be the next site for this
exciting program.
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Parent Information Center of Delaware offers
Lunchtime Audio Conferences |
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The Parent Information Center of Delaware, Inc.,
(PIC), is a state-wide nonprofit providing
information, training, technical assistance and
support to families of children and youth
with all disabilities from birth to age 26.As
a service to the community, PIC of Delaware is
offering weekly lunchtime audio conferences on a
variety of topics. All you need is a phone
to participate. However you must register
for each conference at 1-888-547-4412 or
www.picofdel.org/about/contact.asp
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- March 10: Understanding
Evaluations and Tests
- March 17: Title I and School
Improvement
- March 24: Help! My child is
14 and I need to know about transition from
high school to post-school goals
- March 31: Bullying Prevention
Click here
for more information on Audio
Conferences.
To learn more about PIC of Delaware, visit:
http://www.picofdel.org
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Calendar Reminders... |
Wednesday, March 4 |
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- Superintendent Search
Community & Employee Forums,
Sarah Pyle
Academy:
Employee Forum 4:00 p.m.,
Community Forum 7:00 p.m.
- Community Forums for Review
of 2009-2010 Christina School
District Student Code of
Conduct,
Eden
Support Services Center,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
- Kindergarten Registration [English]
[Spanish]
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Thursday, March 5 |
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Friday, March 6 |
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Friday, March 7 |
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Tuesday, March 10 |
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Wednesday, March 11 |
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Community Forums for Review of
2009-2010 Christina School
District Student Code of
Conduct,
Sarah Pyle
Academy,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
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DSTP Testing
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Friday, March 13 |
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Monday, March 16 & Tuesday, March 17 |
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Thursday, March 19 & Friday, March
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Tuesday, March 24 |
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Wednesday, March 25 |
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Thursday, March 26 |
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Friday, March 27 |
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PK-12 SCHOOLS CLOSED,
Professional Development
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Sunday, March 29 |
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