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Important Dates

October 6th-8th

DESE Site Visit<= o:p>

Wednesday, &n= bsp;

October 8th

School Picture D= ay!!!

Monday,

October 13th

Columbus day

No school!<= /o:p>

October 14th-17th

CLCS Book Fair!<= o:p>

Wednesday,

October 15th

Early Release Da= y

(School ends at = 11:45.)

Thursday,

October 16th

School Advisory<= o:p>

Council

(at school)=

4.30-6 pm

Thursday,

October 16th

Parent Teacher

Organization

Meeting

(at school)

6-7.30

Dear Families,

We have been = busy this week preparing for the charter renewal inspection visit and for o= ur federal programs audit. We= are ready for our visitors in the next two weeks. The inspection team will visit our school on October 6-8^{and the audit=
team will come on =
October 14^{th and 15^{th. They will be visiting classrooms, speak=
ing to teachers and other staff, holding focus groups with board members, s=
tudents and parents. They hav=
e also reviewed a number of documents in anticipation to their visits and w=
ill review additional documents on site.}}}

We are prepar= ing a mailing to all of you indicating your child/children’s performa= nce on the MCAS tests administered last spring. We are attaching a pamphlet explaining the test re= sults. If you have any questi= ons, please call Anne Whittredge at 617-254-8904.

I have finish= ed my lunches with 5^{th graders and =
will start with the 4^{th graders righ=
t after the visits. We are al=
so working with the Museum of Fine Arts and Young Audiences, through the Ha=
rvard After-School Initiative, to support our After-School Program. And, w=
e are meeting with the Peabody Foundation to brief them on how their past suppor=
t has made a difference and assess whether we should submit another proposa=
l.}}

We are planni= ng for our new K-1 class to start operating next school year. If you know of parents who have children (= must be 4 years old by September 1st, 2009) you may want to encourage them = to complete an application. F= or questions, please call Alli Thresher at 617-254-8904 x 109.

Have a good w= eekend!

Diana Lam

Si tiene preguntas o comentarios sobre el contenido= de esta publicacion, por favor llame al numero de la escuela, 617-254-8904= .

Our next early release day is Wednesday, October 1= 5th.

School ends on this day at 11:45.

Please note that on Early <= /o:p>

Release Days that the

After School Program =

enrollment is limited to 20 chil= dren. =

It is very important that we receive all&= nbsp; requests as soon as possib= le. This program= is first come, first serve and = ; we require payment in advance.<= /span>

The After School Can H= elp You Recycle!!!

In an effort to use recycled materials in their art= the after School Program would appreciate= donations of:

·= Glass jars of any size

·= Broken crayons

·= old muffin tins

·= Paper towel tubes

·= Toilet paper tubes

·= Newspaper

Please clean = before donating. We appreciat= e your support.