For much of the fall and into the winter, Marilyn Wanner coordinated an impressive effort to produce a new admissions viewbook that not only reflects our school’s diversity of strengths but also authentically speaks to Crossroads essential qualities of academic strength and the development of moral integrity. Many current parents, past parents, faculty and staff helped with this process, and we greatly appreciate all their creative energy and hard work to generate such a strong publication. The fact the project remained on schedule while integrating so many important perspectives speaks volumes about the collaborative nature of our school culture.
And the good news: our viewbook is now available on our webpage and the printed copy will be out soon!
—Yours truly, Brad
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* Head’s Note: Admissions Viewbook
* Admissions Office News: Brown Bag Café
* Virtues for This Month: Diligence and Perseverance
* School News
– Center for Talented Youth Results (Congratulations to Katherine Duan and Alexander Kish)
– Snack Friday Thank you
– Music Lessons
– Lost and Found
– Classroom Clips
* Parent Association News
– Occom Pond Party Cancelled (2/13)
– Lunch Program
– Family Arts Night (2/26)
– NH Homebuilders Lego Build (3/19)
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* ADMISSIONS OFFICE NEWS
Greetings from the Admissions Office! I hope you all have a lovely winter break next week, but before you go, I invite you to stop by our Crossroads Brown Bag Café tomorrow, February 9, to have coffee and conversation with old and new friends alike. We will meet in the multi-purpose room in the Klee Building from 8:00-9:00 am. We plan on discussing ideas for after-school activities that would encourage more physical movement for our students. I hope you can come and join in this important conversation. Please consider bringing along a friend who hasn’t had the chance to join us yet at the Café…the more the merrier!
Have a wonderful week! —Warmly, Marilyn
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VIRTUES FOR THIS MONTH
February: DILIGENCE AND PERSEVERANCE
Diligence is doing what needs to be done with devotion, dedication, and determination.
Perseverance is pushing on despite difficulty and hardship.
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* SCHOOL NEWS
* CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH RESULTS
Congratulations to Katherine Duan and Alexander Kish!
Eighth graders Katherine Duan and Alexander Kish were awarded a national research grant from Center for Talented Youth (CTY) to devise a way to micropropagate or clone the Showy Lady’s Slipper, an endangered variety of orchid native to New England. Katherine and Alexander are one of ten teams from across the United States who won this year’s CTY Cogito Research Awards for aspiring middle school and high school STEM researchers.
A judging panel composed of faculty from The Center for Talented Youth selected the proposals from 254 student applications based on their overall quality and their promise to achieve compelling research results. Ten grants were awarded to students who submitted outstanding proposals for research in science, technology, engineering, or math fields.
Student researchers will use the funds to purchase equipment, rent lab space, or pay for other project-related needs. Katherine and Alexander and their fellow award winners will work with supervising mentors as they see their projects through to the end and write final reports on the results.
Please click here to read more.
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* SNACK FRIDAY THANK YOU
Thank you to the third grade parents for the delicious snacks last Friday!
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* MUSIC LESSONS
Just a reminder that Michael Parker has openings for anyone interested in taking private instrumental music lessons at Crossroads Academy. He can teach beginning levels on almost any instrument and advanced levels on saxophone, flute, and clarinet. Please contact Michael at mparkersax@gmail.com if interested.
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* LOST AND FOUND
Please remember to check the lost and found table at the north entrance of Bancroft and the chest in the Klee entrance.
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* CLASSROOM CLIPS
Classroom Clips is a weekly space for students and teachers to share their writing with the Crossroads community. Today’s entry is a poem written by eighth grader Katherine Duan. She recorded this poem at a reading sponsored by the Young Writers Project, held at the RETN studio in Burlington, VT. Please click here to read more.
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* PARENT ASSOCIATION NEWS
* OCCOM POND PARTY CANCELLED
Sadly, the Occom Pond Party scheduled for Saturday, February 13, has been cancelled. However, with colder weather and snow in the forecast the ever-hopeful and winter-loving Occom Pond neighbor, Bill Young, still plans to finish his “Seuss on the Loose” themed snow sculptures and slides by the Pond. If the Pond is open for skating on Friday, February 12, after school, he welcomes any kids interested in helping him complete his projects to join him. For more information, contact Christine_Foley@yahoo.com.
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* LUNCH PROGRAM
This week follows the “Week B” menu of the new, spring term, which will run through June 10. Please be sure you are following the correct week. In addition, please consider sending in a set of silverware for your child to keep in his/her cubby; we are trying to avoid the waste of disposable silverware.
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* FAMILY ARTS NIGHT (2/26)
The PA sponsored Family Arts & Crafts night will be held, Friday, February 26, from 5:00-7:30 pm at the Bancroft Campus Center. There will be crafts, activities, live music (Dr. Freeberg and Mr. Glazer will be performing), snacks, and fun. Bring the entire family. See you there!
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* NH HOMEBUILDERS LEGO BUILD (3/19)
Would you like a fun opportunity to build houses with LEGOS? The NH Homebuilders Association, in association with FLL, is sponsoring a competition for 5 to 12-year-olds. The event is Saturday, March 19, at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester; ages 5-8 participate 10:30 am-1:00 pm and ages 9-12 from 2:00-4:30 pm. All materials are provided, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be awarded. For more information and a contest entry form, click here.
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* SPIRIT GEAR DISCOUNT
Is your child outgrowing his or her Crossroads Spirit Gear already? Maybe they (or you!) would like sweatpants or flannel pants with the school name on them. Now’s a great time to buy—our vendor is running a 10% off sale through Valentine’s Day. Click here or visit http://crossroadsacademyspiritwear.com and start shopping! A note for ease of site navigation: click on “Designs” in the black bar above the sale notification. That way all of the options presented are shown with our logo on them. Please contact Deb Hoffer with any questions.
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KEY LINKS: http://www.crossroadsacademy.org/
