It feels like we are racing through the month of May. O­n Friday, May 11th, we will be celebrating Arbor Day and Grandparent/Grandfriends Day is just around the corner, Friday, May 25th. Before you can blink an eye it will be the 10th Annual Champ Run o­n June 2nd. While we continue to have a fast-paced month, it is nice to take a moment to honor all the positive things we do at CCS. Today I would like to share a few noteworthy events.

CCS Hosts Regional GEO-Bee Competition
Congratulations to the GEO-Bee students and their advisor, Celeste Adams. They competed at the Regional VPA/AAA Travel GEO-Bee Competition o­n Saturday, May 5th, which CCS hosted this year. Although we came in second, our team did a fantastic job. We had the youngest team overall, with the other schools composed mostly of 8th graders. The CCS GEO-Bee team consists of 6th graders, Andrew Silverman, Charlie Tegatz, Trevor McGlaflin, and Nathan Hodgson-Walker, and 5th grader, Eric Able. We praise them for their participation and achievement in this fast-paced geography competition. I would also like to thank former CCS student, Bennett Cazayoux, for being the quizzer and Michael Cazayoux and Eleanor Lanning for being the judges.

Celebrating Reading
Fifty-five 4th-8th graders attended the annual DCF Book Award celebration o­n Monday morning in the library. This celebration happens yearly to acknowledge the time and effort that students invest in reading the nominees for this kids’ choice book award. Together, these students read over 70,000 pages combined! Hats off to our 4th-8th grade readers.

Celebrating Writing
6th grade journalists also celebrated in the library o­n Monday. These students have been learning about Westward Expansion and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The author celebration was the culmination of a collaborative unit designed by Mrs. Little and Mrs. Huestis that used the Ken Burns documentary “Lewis and Clark: the Journey of the Corps of Discovery” as a springboard to learning about Westward Expansion, Native Americans, mapmaking, primary sources, journaling, and scientific writing. Each student adopted the persona of o­ne of the members of the Corps of Discovery and wrote journal entries using that voice. Students read and commented o­n each others’ work and learned that sharing is an important part of the writing process.

Another CCS Girls Basketball Honor
Congratulations to nine of our 7th/8th grade girls who participated in and won the 8th grade AAU girls basketball state championship last weekend! As a result, they will be representing Vermont at Nationals which are being held in Florida in July. Members of the team include 8th graders, Emma Hess, Maeve Higgins, Laurel Jaunich, Sadie Otley, Annabella Pugliese, Madison Randall, 7th graders, Saige Alpeter, Naomi Burhans, and Abby Thut. We wish them continued success as they vie for the top honor in their upcoming National event.

Last week, K, 2, 4, 5 and 6 grade families received information via AlertNow about the transition of students from o­ne grade to the next, including a Student Profile form that we are asking you to complete. If you have not returned your Student Profile form yet, please take the time to fill out the form and return it to us o­n or before Monday, May 14th.

As always, we thank you for your o­ngoing support and collaboration towards your child’s continued success at CCS.

Sincerely,
Audrey Boutaugh