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Latest News and InformationForest Field Trip Fourth, fifth and seventh grade students enjoyed a spontaneous adventure last Monday, as they traveled to upper Lancaster County to witness the reforestation of a large swath of forest service land. Walking nearly two miles over hill and dale in the wake of a fast-moving team of migrant workers planting knee-high loblolly pines and tulip poplars, students learned a great deal about reforestation, erosion protection, soil quality, and controlled forest burns from forest service representative Rich Steensma. The field trip was initiated by Mrs. Antonio in response to seventh grade’s geography presentation to grades 4 to 8 last week on cultural, political, and environmental issues of Haiti following the earthquake. Mystery writer Brad Parks spent an hour with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade Writer’s Workshop students on Wednesday morning, helping them find stories in everyday life. Parks, author of Faces of the Gone, talked about the challenges he faced attempting to get published, then led a mini-workshop that challenged the students to collaboratively create the outline of a novel from a newspaper clipping selected at random from the morning’s Washington Post about a wedding ring found at the Smithsonian. The excitement continues to build daily as donations keep rolling in from individuals and businesses in support of Chesapeake Academy's upcoming Auction 2010! You too can be a part of this wonderful event in many ways. Beginning next week, clerical help is needed to hand-address invitations (you can do this at home), and stuff and stamp invitations scheduled to be mailed March 15. Help with procurement, advertisement sales, and sponsorship attainment is also needed. The deadline for placing an advertisement in the catalog for your special student Osprey is Monday, March 15. Please volunteer and join in the fun. The rewards are monumental. Chesapeake alums Kaitlyn Hand ’06 and Rachel Wyvil ’06 returned to Doc’s science classroom this week to make a presentation on their Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School final project to eighth grade physical science students. Kaitlyn, a senior at Northumberland High School, and Rachel, a senior at Lancaster High School, worked jointly to make a comparative study of the effects of natural and manmade underwater reefs on the diversity and quantity of species in local waters. The timing of the presentation was neat as both Kaitlyn and Rachel are not only alums of CA but of the Academy’s six night marine science Seacamp field trip as well—an eye-opening adventure our eighth graders have only just returned from. CA Awarded Tidewater Foundation Grant Chesapeake Academy is the proud recipient of a Tidewater Foundation Grant. Director of Admissions Hilary Scott attended the reception to accept our gift. The Tidewater Scholarship is awarded annually to a Middle School student who exemplifies the qualities of good citizenship, a strong work ethic and a love and appreciation for the school. Help Wanted for Spring Campus Clean-Up The Campus Beautification Committee invites all parents to the Spring campus clean-up on Sunday, March 21, at 2:00 p.m. Let us know you are coming by contacting Elizabeth Brown and Brent Mihills at bethandbrent@gmail.com. Lots of help is needed to clean up the winter debris and prepare for spring! Students are encouraged to participate as well. Chesapeake’s Dance Off between the grades will be held on Thursday, March 25, at 10:10 a.m. in the gymnasium. Parents are strongly urged to attend this special assembly to catch glimpses of swing dances from the ‘50s, "The Stroll", "The Monkey", "Running Man", and a special 4-wall dance performed by first and second grade girls. What Fun! Second Grade will soon be studying simple machines in science. They’ll be using Legos, Duplo blocks, and Hot Wheels-style cars to aid in hands-on learning and building. If you have any of the items available for donation, please drop them by Mrs. Vanderpool’s classroom. She thanks you in advance. Be sure to look for second grade’s simple machine creations and inventions in the near future. Only One Week Left to See the Art Show! Students, parents, grandparents, and friends are strongly encouraged to visit the Rappahannock Art Gallery on Main Street in Kilmarnock and revel in Chesapeake Academy student art work on public display. The work is amazing. See for yourself seventh grade’s abstract interpretations of the spatial relationships in maps and why fifth grade’s work was described as “emotionally powerful.” The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The show is up until Saturday, March 13. You’ll regret not seeing it. Just a kind reminder from Coach Walker that several of our Summer Camp sessions are full, with others filling up fast. She doesn’t want to turn anyone away, so please, get those registration forms in to the front office at your earliest convenience. CA Summer Camps are one week sessions for kids ages 4 to 14 and include Sports Camp, Overnight Water Sports Camp, Camp Irvington, Field Trip Camp, and Sailing Camp. Registration packets are available from Ms. Connie and online at www.chesapeakeacademy.org. …for providing the beautiful new red ceramic pots to house the series of potted trees lining the west wall of the gym. Hopefully these strong, heavy pots will keep our trees from toppling over in high winds! |
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