This is long, and full of diverse stuff.  Some of this is passing along information from the Open House at school last Thursday, some is from the CSCA houseparty on Sunday, some is reminders from earlier in the term, and some is absolutely new, which is to say that some of this will seem familiar, and some will not.

sandi kurtz

sandik@drizzle.com

206-523-6553

Remember, to unsubscribe to this newsletter, click on the link at the bottom of the page to get to the CSCA website.

This Week at the Center School

Special Schedule

10/4, Monday - blocks:  1-3-5

10/5, Tuesday - blocks:  2-4-6

10/6, Wednesday - blocks:  2-4-6

10/7, Thursday - blocks:  1-3-5

10/8, Friday:  District Wide Staff Professional Development, no school for students.

Rescheduled Retakes

Picture Retake day has been rescheduled for Monday, October 4th.  On Monday, you will need to bring your Student Portrait Form with you. (even if you do not want to purchase student pictures, you need to fill out the form so that your photo can be used in the yearbook and on your student ID)

SAT Registration

 Register by October 8 for testing on November 6.  Contact Diann Sansui <dsanusi@seattleschools.org> or Barbara Quintana <bbquintana@seattleschools.org> for more information.

Coming Soon at the Center School

MAP Testing, Continued

from Geraldine Carroll

Your student should have brought home a letter from the school on Monday regarding the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test.  All 9th graders will sit for the MAP test in the next few weeks.  Testing will begin at 8:00 AM on the assigned dates.  Please note the early start—8:00 AM allows for an adequate period to complete the test and also allows us to start classes at our regular 9:25 time.  Please be sure your student is at school in time for testing.

We are grouping students by Humanities teacher.  Please note when your student will be testing:

All of Ms. Pritchard’s Humanities and Language Arts 9th graders:

        Tuesday, 10/5

 Ms. Storey’s Humanities classes only:

        Wednesday, 10/6 and Thursday, 10/7

PSAT Testing

This year the PSAT will be given at The Center School in Conference Rooms A & B on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.  Please have your student here by 8:15 a.m.  There is no cost to students.  The Seattle School District will cover the cost.

Center School College Information -- All Grades Welcome

from Barbara Quintana

College Representatives Are Coming to The Center School to Meet With You!  All College Rep meetings will be at lunchtime on the balcony, and all grades are welcome to meet with reps.

Oct. 14th -- Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Oct. 19th -- Portland State University

And Oct. 26th, the National College Fair for Performing and Visual Arts Colleges takes place at the Fisher Pavilion, 7pm to 9:00 pm.  This fair is a “must” for students intending to study the arts!

Find out about college offerings, size, location, admissions, scholarships and grants, dorms, athletics, campus life.  This is a perfect time to learn more so that you can compare make good choices.

See Ms. Quintana in your College/Career Center Office on Thursdays for further information and help with your post high school plans.  She is eager to help you to graduate with a plan!  206-252-9854, ext 3.

Healthy Youth Survey

10th and 12th grade students at the Center School will take the Healthy Youth Survey on October 20, 2010.  The survey will take place in their Humanities class.  Parents who would like to see the survey, can view it at the front desk.  For additional information, check the websites https://hys.wa.gov and https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hys.

Center School News

Calculators Wanted – Chemistry

from Mrs. Zupke

We need a class set of calculators for Chemistry ASAP.  If you can buy one, awesome!  If you can buy a few, even better.  Specifically, I am looking for any combination of the following models (range from $10-$20 each and available at office supply stores): Texas Instruments TI-30XA, TI-30XS, TI-30 IIS, Casio FX-260, or Casio FX-300MS Plus.  Please purchase and bring to the front desk.  Thanks so much!  Please email with any questions -- rlzupke@seattleschools.org

Sign up for the Source

Over the last few years the Seattle Public Schools Source really has become a powerful link between students and their school.  If you’re new to the district, or haven’t signed on in the past, here are directions and troubleshooting suggestions.

Source Quick Reference Documents:  http://www.seattleschools.org/area/source/index.dxml

How to Register Power Point:  http://www.seattleschools.org/area/source/registering.pdf

How to set up a personal email account:  http://www.seattleschools.org/area/source/email.pdf

Still not able to register?  Email to:  sourcesupport@seattleschools.org

Parents and guardians can now register without a registration code.  For each of their children enrolled in SPS they must provide:

        The home telephone number that is on record with the school

        Each student's full, legal name

        Each student's date of birth

        Each student's school

        Each student's 7 digit Seattle Schools student ID# (found on ASB cards, report cards, official school paperwork)

Costa Rica; Tropical Adventure in Education

 from Jose Murphy

Come join a group of Center School students on a ten day adventure to Costa Rica during Spring Break. We will travel to a small rural community in the mountains; staying  at Rancho Mastatal: an environmental learning center adjacent to one of Costa Rica’s most stunning national parks; La Cangreja.

Trip includes home stays, working on community projects, visiting a local school and a side trip to Playa Palo Seco: a beautiful island along the Pacific coast to learn about coastal ecology and participate in restoration projects.

Approximate cost of trip (airfare, food, lodging, educational material, local transportation and excursions) $2200.oo. Fund raising opportunities available.

Please email Jose Murphy at jmmurphy@seattleschools.org for further information.

Record Parent Volunteer Hours – Reminder!

If you volunteered to help, don't forget to advise TCS volunteer hours monitor, Nancy Hom at skallywag@comcast.net of your hours. She will record your time for our school. She also has forms she can send you to fill out electronically and email back, or you can print, handwrite your hours and turn in at school. Libby and Kathy have a clipboard in the CSCA mailbox with a volunteer hours log to enter in manually.

Discover the Secret Life of Lunchladies

 Nutrition Services is now hiring ON-CALL Substitutes to do food prep; serving; cleaning & washing dishes.  This is an opportunity to earn extra income; work flexible  hours;  while serving Seattle students.  Apply on-line by visiting the Seattle School Web Site at:  http://agency.governmentjobs.com/seattleschools/default.cfm or Contact Nutrition Services at 206-252-0681.

Excerpted from the Morning Announcements…

 “Congratulations Team Sparkles, our girl’s volleyball team, for winning their first game!”

Service Learning Opportunities

Seattle Public Library Teen Center

 Do you have an interest in reading new books and manga, bloging, or creating podcasts? The Seattle Public Library is offering 15 highschool students the opprotunity to become a Teen Center Advisor! More information is available at the front desk.

And Last, But Not Least

National Punctuation Day

 We missed the actual day -- September 24 -- but we can still celebrate the phenomena that keeps all human communication from being just one run-on sentence.   Check out the haiku at their website.