[CCHS] Chit-Chat, Friday, April 8

[Chit-Chat]

CHIT-CHAT

A weekly publication of the CCHS Parents Association
Friday, April 8
2004-05 Edition

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NEXT WEEK'S DATES:

Friday, April 8
     Homeroom/Attendance Reports Issued
     End of Quarter 3
Monday, April 11
     Attendance Review Board meets, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
     Deadline for May newsletter; submit items to lcoleman at colonial.net
Friday, April 15
     Report Cards Issued

+++++ SENIOR SAFARI PLANNING MEETING +++++

The next planning meeting for Senior Safari will be Tuesday night,
April 12, from 7:30 to 9 in room A-7 at CCHS. Parents of all the
classes at the high school are welcome to come and help committee
chairs prepare for this big all-night party following graduation. For
more information, send an email to Christine Corr and Kathy Hughes
Morris at cchsseniorsafari at aol.com.

+++++ COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES PRESENTATION +++++

Learn how to help foster healthy communication among parents,
teachers, and school specialists. On Thursday, April 14, from
7:30 to 9 p.m. in the new Alcott School auditorium at 91 Laurel Street,
Concord, Communication Specialist Sally Heerde, M.Ed, CCC, will
present a talk on how best to communicate your student's needs at
IEP meetings. Ms. Heerde has 28 years of experience as a certified
speech-language pathologist. She has worked in a variety of settings
including public schools (elementary and secondary levels),
collaborative programs, and Boston's Children's Hospital. She is
currently at Innovative Learning Partners. She has extensive knowledge
of language, literacy, learning, and strategic teaching, and is a highly
skilled diagnostician, clinician, and educator. For directions and more
information, visit the Concord SPED PAC website at
www.concordspedpac.org. School staff are welcome, and bring a friend.
There is no charge for this presentation. Sponsored by the Concord
SPED PAC.

+++++ MARTIAL ARTS AT COMMUNITY EDUCATION +++++

Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education offers Jukido Jujitsu: A
Traditional Martial Art for Self-Defense, 6 Thursdays, April 28 through
June 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at CCHS. Learn a traditional Japanese 
martial art
that focuses on practical, effective self-defense for  anyone, regardless
of size and strength. For sixth-graders through adult. Students should wear
comfortable clothes and follow all safety guidelines. The fee is $108. To
register, or for information, call Community Education, (978) 318-1540
(days) or (978) 318-1432 (evenings.)

+++++ ON THE SAME PAGE: CONCORD READS +++++

On Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m., The Concord Free Public Library presents
David and Ginger Hildebrand in the program "Music at the Start of the
American Revolution" as the kick-off celebration for the Concord Reads
program. The musicians, dressed in eighteenth-century attire, will 
perform music
featuring harpsichord, English flute, guitar, and hammered dulcimer.
The Hildebrands present concerts and educational programs
throughout the United States for museums, historical societies, and 
sites, as
well as at universities for graduate and undergraduate students. They 
appear
frequently at Colonial Williamsburg and Mount Vernon. Their music is
featured on several recent movies and television, such as the PBS series
"Liberty!" and C-Span's "American Presidents." Everyone is welcome to this
free concert which is part of the townwide reading program "On the Same 
Page:
Concord Reads."  The book selected is Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes,
winner of the 1944 Newbery Medal and one of the finest historical novels 
ever
written for children. This classic tale chronicles the adventures of a 
young
silversmith apprentice during the days before the American Revolution.  
The Library has copies of Johnny Tremain in a variety of editions and 
formats:
hardcover and paperback, large print, recorded CD, and tape and video.
Hardcover and paperback copies will also be available for purchase at a
discounted price. For detailed listings of "On the Same Page"  programs 
see the
Concord Free Public Library website at www.concordlibrary.org.

+++++ HAS YOUR CAR BECOME YOUR DINING ROOM? +++++

On Wednesday, April 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the New Alcott Elementary 
School (93
Laurel Street, Concord), the Concord Carlisle Parent Initiative (CCPI) 
invites you
to come hear two Concord parents, Dr. Miriam Nelson and Dr. Christina 
Economos,
describe the ways in which we can help children develop healthy 
attitudes about
food, exercise, and body image. Dr. Nelson is Director of the Center for 
Physical
Activity and an Associate Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School 
of Nutrition
Science and Policy at Tufts University. Dr. Economos is the Associate 
Director of the
John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition and an Associate 
Professor
at the Friedman School. For more information, please go to: www.ccpi.info.

+++++ CENTER FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS PROGRAMS  +++++

Coming in May...
Raising A Teenage Boy, presented by Bill Gresser, MA, and Kelli 
Kirshtein, CCHS
Counselor. This program will look at the difference between a 
13-year-old eighth
grader and a 17-year-old senior and how to tailor parenting approaches.
May 5, 7 to 9 p.m., CCHS Little Theater  
Registration: $15  

Please call the Center for Parents and Teachers at 978-202-1146 to 
pre-register
for this program or mail payment to the CPT, 120 Meriam Road, Concord, 
MA 01742.