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Crescent Lake Connection
Newsletter of Crescent Lake School: Issue 3 - Oct. 5, 2023
Happy October!
Just as the leaves are falling effortlessly from trees, we are moving quickly though this first trimester of the school year. In fact, our first grading period, the interim of Trimester I, will close on October 20 and Interim I reports will be emailed home on October 27. Parent conferences are currently being scheduled in November and we are collecting Winter Sports forms. This newsletter has many links to forms with information about upcoming events and programs for this year which is exciting for us and for students! If there are ever questions about any event or program, please reach out to us by contacting your child's teacher, emailing me, or calling our main office of school. We want all of our students to have opportunities to participate in our activities and programs; please let us know if we can help you and your child with any questions or if there are financial hardships. As we say at Crescent Lake School, we are a community....an otter family.
Bookmark and visit our school website often for information: https://www.crescentlakeschool.org/ and follow us on Instagram: clsotters You can always reach me by email at bbeaverstock@sau49.org or by calling 603-569-0223.
Yours in learning,
Brian Beaverstock
Principal
Upcoming Events at Crescent Lake School
Monday, Oct. 9: No School - Indigenous People's Day
Monday, Oct. 16: PTO Online Apparel Store at Collins Sports Closes for Fall orders
Wednesday, Oct. 18: Early Release at 1 PM - Teacher Workshops
Thursday, Oct. 19: Winter Sports Forms due at CLS
Friday, October 20: Grades close for the Interim Trimester I grading period
Monday, Oct. 23: PTO Meeting at Crescent Lake School, 6 PM
Friday, Oct. 27: Interim Trimester I Reports are emailed to families
Friday, Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat at CLS, 5-6:30 PM
Friday, Oct. 27: Flu Clinic at CLS Date TBD (more information coming soon)
Wednesday, Nov. 8: Early Release at 1 PM - Parent/Guardian Conferences
Thursday, Nov. 9: No School - Parent/Guardian Conferences
Friday, Nov. 10: No School - Veterans Day (recognized)
Thursday, Nov. 16: Picture Re-Take Day at Crescent Lake
Wednesday, Nov. 22 - Friday, Nov. 24: No School - Thanksgiving Break
It’s the time of year to begin preparing for our Winter Sports Program 2024. All students at CLS participate in Winter Sports and this year students will choose from snowboarding, skiing, ice skating or snowshoeing. Our skiers and snowboarders will be going back to Gunstock in Gilford. Our skaters will be going to the Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center this year and our snowshoers will explore the grounds around CLS. Students will eat lunch at school before leaving for their Winter Sports activity.
The CLS Winter Sports dates are the four Thursdays in January: January 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. (Make-up Day if Winter Sports is canceled: February 1st)
If your child will be skiing or snowboarding, the prices jump quickly for Gunstock if you miss the initial deadline so please look carefully at the dates. There is also a strict deadline to sign up for skiing/snowboarding at Gunstock. There are no exceptions if you miss the deadline. The link to signup online with Gunstock is provided on the Student Activities tab on the CLS website and at the bottom of the main page on our CLS website. There is also a link there that will provide step-by-step directions on how to register. The button below will bring you to the Winter Sports page on our website. Please reach out to Mrs. Rapoza at crapoza@sau49.org if you have any questions about our programs and reach out to Mr. Beaverstock at bbeaverstock@sau49.org if you are in need of financial assistance.
Winter Sports forms have been sent home with all students. You can also call the main office or click on the title of this section or HERE for a copy of the form. The first class to have all Winter Sports forms returned earns the CLS Snowflake Award.
This event is sponsored by the CLS PTO and we need your help!
We are looking for:
- Donations of bags of candy
- Donations of glowsticks/bracelets
- Volunteers to host a trunk (please complete the form below)
Donations can be dropped off at the CLS main office. Thank you for your support!
To host a trunk, please complete the form in the flyer that will be sent home with students tomorrow (or click HERE or on the title of this section). For more information or questions about the event, please contact Cara Parent at cara.lamoureux@gmail.com
After School Clubs at Crescent Lake - Fall Session Update
Our fall session of After School Clubs at CLS have started this week with great success. For those participating families please note the following schedule change. We are changing from Oct. 18 to Oct. 17 due to the early release from school on Oct. 18.
The Clubs will meet on the following dates after school until 5 pm:
- Wednesday, Oct. 11
- Tuesday, Oct. 17
- Wednesday, Oct. 25
- Wednesday, Nov. 1
- Wednesday, Nov. 15
This first week ran very smoothly! Please reach out to the main office of school if dismissal plans change for your child from week to week.
JumpRope is the grading program that our teachers use to track and record student progress towards our grade level curriculum standards. Attached to the link below is a brief overview of what JumpRope is and how it works for the parent/guardian viewpoint. All parents/guardians should have received a welcome email to log in the JumpRope system. Our Curriculum Director, Dr. Katey Hills, is in the process of creating a series of short videos on various features of JumpRope and competency-based grading that will be posted and shared in the coming weeks. If you have not received the welcome email and login information, please reach out to our Dr. Hills at khills@sau49.org
At the end of each trimester of school, we will be presenting students who have earned a 3.0 or higher in all Work Habits in the summary section of their report card the Otter Pride Award. Families can track their child's progress towards earning the Otter Pride Award by logging into JumpRope.
Visit this link to access the online store and order items: https://bit.ly/Fall2023OtterSpiritwear
Nurse Brady also sent an informational letter home to all families this week. A copy of this letter can be found HERE on by using the button below. Please reach out to her at clsnurse@sau49.org or by calling our main office of school at 603-569-0223. Thank you and stay healthy!
Click the button above for the Free & Reduced application and other meal information for the year. An online application will be available soon!
Upcoming PTO Meeting
The next meeting of the Crescent Lake PTO is Monday, October 23 at 6 PM at Crescent Lake School. We will be finalizing our upcoming Halloween Trunk-or-Treat (to be held on Friday, Oct. 27) and working on plans for upcoming events and support of the school. Please join us!
Interested in Volunteering at CLS?
Help our Community Succeed!
We are still in need of a CLS staff position helping prepare and serve meals in our CLS kitchen. If you are interested in applying for this position, please reach out to Brian Beaverstock at bbeaverstock@sau49.org for details.
Can't commit to work five days a week to help? That's okay!! While we are searching for a candidate, we would gladly accept regular volunteers! All volunteers must be fingerprinted and go through the school district background check procedures. Once approved, we could use support for serving our hot lunch meals. Lunches at CLS begin at 11:30 am and typically end by 12:45 pm. If you can consistently help serve on one day a week, we otter have you here and lend a hand! Please contact Brian Beaverstock if you are able to volunteer and help - even on a short term or once a week basis. Thank you!
4H Makers After School CLub
A collaboration between 4H and the University of New Hampshire has resulted in an opportunity for Crescent Lake Students: the 4H Movers and Makers Club. The club will meet on Wednesdays after school at the Makers Mill location from 3:30-5 pm. Students may be able to take bus transportation from CLS to Makers Mill - please contact the Transportation office at 603-569-2684 if you need to arrange this transportation for your child. Registration and informational flyers can be found in the main office of school or by following this LINK.