[CCHS] CHIT-CHAT, Friday, November 26

[CCHS Chit Chat]

CHIT-CHAT

A weekly publication of the CCHS Parents Association
Friday, November 26
2004-05 Edition 
 
+++++ NEXT WEEK'S DATES +++++

Thursday, December 2 ... Conference day (no school)
Friday, December 3 ... Dance Club performance, 7:30 p.m., CCHS auditorium*

+++++ GIFT IDEA: MAGAZINES +++++

Are you searching for a perfect "something" for a friend or family member?
Do you dread holiday shopping? Do you have a reader on your gift list? Have
we got an option for you! The class of 2007 is holding a magazine drive
beginning Thursday, December 2. Order new subscriptions and renew existing
subscriptions to all your favorite magazines -- for all the readers in your
life -- whether they live in your home or across the country. Sales staff
will be available to take your orders on Parent Conference Day -- look for
them outside of the cafeteria. Many thanks for your support!

+++++ *DANCE CLUB PERFORMANCE +++++

Student-choreographed dance pieces will be featured when the CCHS
Dance Club presents "A Choreographer's Workshop" on Friday, December 3. The
performance will include a wide range of dance styles from ballet to
jazz to hip-hop. The student choreographers started working on their
dances in September and have been rehearsing the student dancers since
mid-October. Seniors Laura Belkner, Meaghan Riley, and Samantha Stern,
juniors Kim Bowen and Kristen Lawson, and sophomores Laura Stiffler and
Katrina Walker have choreographed five dance pieces between them, and Ms.
Dora Golding (this year's Dance Club teacher as well as an English teacher
at CCHS), has choreographed two, for the group of 22 dancers who will
perform in the show. Come support the CCHS Dance Club and see the creativity
and enthusiasm of these talented dancers and choreographers. There will be
one performance only on December 3, at 7:30 p.m., in the CCHS auditorium.
Tickets are $5 at the door.

+++++ RADIO FUNDRAISER +++++

WIQH 88.3 FM, the CCHS Radio Station, has unveiled its fantastic WIQH
Hometown Treasures -- a book of discount coupons redeemable at local
merchants. Buy a book (or two or three) for $25 each, then use the discount
coupons donated by local merchants. Your $25 up-front donation to WIQH will
easily be recouped when you use the wide variety of featured coupons.
Coupons are good until December 2005. This is sure to be a sellout, so get
your books early! Hometown Treasures is available from WIQH members or you
can contact Cathy Galligan (catgalligan at comcast.net or 978-369-5003) for
more information.

+++++ MEET NEW SPED DIRECTOR +++++

The Concord Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SPED PAC) is
hosting two coffees to welcome Jessica Murphy as Concord Public Schools' and
CCHS's new Director of Special Education, K-12. Come meet Jessica and listen
as she outlines her goals for the upcoming year and shares her experiences
with special education. She welcomes your questions. The coffees will be
held on Monday, November 29, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Ripley Building,
Room 1, and on Tuesday, November 30, in the Peabody Forum from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. PAC business meetings will take place before the evening coffee,
November 29, at 6:30 p.m., and after the morning coffee, November 30, at
10:30 a.m. Please come and provide input to your PAC. (For a full listing of
school SPED PAC liaisons and contact information, visit
www.concordspedpac.org and click on "Concord SPED PAC" under "Who's Who."

+++++ TEACHER APPRECIATION DINNER +++++
 
On Thursday, December 2, a dinner will be served to all the teachers and
staff in the faculty dining room during the evening of the teacher
conference day from 4:45 to 7 p.m. Parent volunteers decorate the dining
room and set up a hot meal which is served in two seatings during the
scheduled dinner breaks. Volunteers can participate by agreeing to prepare
food at home (state law does not permit use of the school kitchen), shop for
food and paper goods, set up, serve, or clean up (or any combination of
these). Each year we also request donations of baked goods and treats for
every teacher to take home. Interesting ideas have been honey with tea, a
coffee card in a commuter mug, jars of candy, baked breads, jams with
crackers, cheeses, even whole pies! We encourage parents to send thank you
cards and notes as well. We cannot guarantee that a specific teacher will
get your item but an appreciative teacher or administrator will. If you
would like to help in any of the ways described, please contact Kate Bird at
978-369-0100 or birds.house4 at verizon.net, Anita Tekle at
atekle at concordnet.org, or Janet Lipkin at joylip at comcast.net at as soon as
possible. 
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