Growing Like a Tree

 

 

 

 

More pictures of the group playing and singing at Opening Day Ceremony. In closing, Kelly Hosner and Anrahyah Arstad led us in the song "Growing Like a Tree" as we launched the new year. Welcome back to school everyone!

Crazy Orchestra

 

 

 

 

Counseling Consultant and community organizer, Cindy Cleary, led the whole-school gathering in a fun game of crazy orchestra harmonies. Students and parents worked together in small, multi-aged groups to create a sound and a motion and then followed Cindy's direction to create a whole-group festival of silly sounds.

Each class added their piece to the puzzle

 

 

 

 

Opening Day Ceremony initiative included a "many hands---one community" theme with each class fitting their piece of the puzzle into the whole.

Opening Day Ceremony 2010-2011

 

 

 

New Superintendent, Kirk Banghart, joined staff, students and community to ring in the new school year. Middle School Instructor, Thomas Cleary, led a group initiative that involved each class sharing their "hands puzzle piece" and each student naming their contribution to the greater whole. The pieces of the puzzle were assembled and will be mounted in front of the elementary campus as a artful reminder of an important theme at CCS this year---Many Hands, One Community.

Welcome Back To School

 

 

 

The first day of school for the 2010-2011 school year brought students, teachers, staff and community together for opening day ceremonies. LINK high school students led a musical parade to gather everyone onto the tennis courts. New high school math and science instructor, Mark Mikow, even provided a touch of brass to the marching band efforts with trumpet accompaniment!

The 2010-2011 CCS Staff

 

Teachers, teaching assistants and staff returned for a week of workdays to prepare for the start of school. Students return August 30th and plans are already underway for our School Wide Camping trip, Opening Day Ceremony and Back to School BBQ and Potluck (Sept 16th 5pm). On their first day back the teachers met new Supt. Kirk Banghart, participated in a data-driven dialogue with District Assessment Coordinator, Linda Eickhoff, reviewed ENDS policies and looked at student learning goals.