CARDEN SCHOOL OF FRESNO 6901 N. MAPLE AVENUE, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93710

The Carden Lion January 20, 2016

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PHONE (559)323-0126 * FAX (559)323-0980 * WWW.CARDENSCHOOLOFFRESNO.COM

IMPORTANT DATES

Kindergarten to Host Bake Sale Jan. 20

2nd Qtr. Report Cards Jan. 20

Student Council Jan. 25

Jr. Kindergarten to Host Bake Sale Jan. 27

Spirit Day Jan. 29

Parent Club Mtg. Feb. 2

7th & 8th Gr. To Host Bake Sale Feb. 3

Student Council Feb. 8

Valentine Parties; Free Dress

(wear white, pink, red) Feb. 11

Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday Feb. 12

President’s Day Holiday Feb. 15

“If parents want their children to respect them,

they must practice what they preach, be just, be

consistent, and really love them. Empty words

of affection will not be accepted by the children.”

-Mae Carden

HELP OUR COMMUNITY FIGHT HUNGER Parent Club is sponsoring our annual food drive in conjunction with the

Community Food Bank. The Community Food Bank provides food each

year across Fresno, Madera, Kern, and Kings Counties. Did you know one

out of every four people in our community is struggling to put healthy food on

the table? Did you also know that the clients served are typically children and

seniors, or hard-working adults who simply cannot make ends meet and are

forced to go without food for several meals-sometimes for days? You can make

a difference by donating food items and/or through a monetary donation.

Parent Club will match any monetary donation. Items should be brought to the

office or you child’s classroom beginning January 5, 2016 through January 22,

2016. Please make checks payable to Carden Parent Club. Parent Club will

issue one check to Community Food Bank for the total amount donated.

Thank you for your donations!

CARDEN CARES The new Carden Ad Campaign is set to launch on January 29, 2016 from 2:30 – 6:30 pm. The campaign is to promote a greater

awareness of the school through advertising and the launch of a new web site. This campaign will lead to an increase in public

awareness and evaluations of new students applying to the school. Please see the attachment in today’s Lion for more information.

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PEACH BLOSSOM AUDITIONS

Students in grades one through six are encouraged to try out for the Peach Blossom Festival to be held at Fresno State on March

10. Students may perform individually, in duets, in trios, or in groups, but they may not enter in more than one category. Evaluating

factors are as follows:

The poem should be age appropriate in length and difficulty.

The poem should be appropriate in content by promoting positive character traits.

The poem should be new and not part of the Carden curriculum at any grade level.

Presentation skills: eye contact, volume, enunciation, pronunciation, expression, pace

The poem should be memorized at the time of auditions.

Bring three copies of the poem to the audition—the teachers will keep two and you will keep one.

State your name, the name of your poem, and the author before you begin reciting your poem.

Mrs. Patel and Mrs. Rohlfing will hold auditions in Mrs. Rohlfing’s classroom on these days:

January 20—1:45 Grades 4 & 5

January 20—2:00 Grade 1

January 21—1:45 Grades 3 & 6

January 21—2:00 Grade 2

We look forward to hearing your poetry!

CARDEN RED POLOS , SPIRIT WEAR & PE UNIFORMS. Middle School PE uniform now includes a light grey fleece sweat pant. A sample (size Youth Large) is available in the office. The

red polo is an approved uniform shirt that may be worn any day during the school week. Red polo shirts are only available for

purchase through Carden School. Children and adult sizes are available. Please view and submit your order on form attached in

today’s Carden Lion. Orders must be submitted by Friday, January 22, 2016.

AVOID LATE FEES! As a friendly reminder, tuition is due and payable on the first of every month. A grace period is given through the 5th. After this date,

tuition is considered late and per your contract, a $50 fee will be assessed for each student. If you have any questions, please contact

the school office at 559-323-0126 or email us at office@cardenschooloffresno.com.

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PARENT VOLUNTEERING AND REMINDER There is an array of volunteer opportunities from which to choose. Visit http://tiny.cc/cardenvolunteer to sign up for Parent Club

volunteer opportunities. All hours must be signed off by the Chairperson and/or Supervisor within 30 days of an event or activity.

CARDEN ENCOURAGES INDEPENDENCE Now that we are entering the second semester of school, it is time for our students to experience more independence in going to their

classroom each morning. Therefore, students in kindergarten and above will be expected to enter their classroom unaccompanied by

adults, put their lunch boxes away on their own, unstack their chair, and be seated, ready to start the day. Your cooperation in

fostering independence in our students is greatly appreciated.

PARKING LOT SAFETY AND ETIQUETTE All parents should be reminded of the importance of safety in our parking lots at arrival and dismissal times. Should it be necessary

for nannies, grandparents, or others to pick up you children, they should also be asked to fellow the procedures set out by the

Student-Parent Handbook so that drop-off and pick-up times run smoothly and safely. Hazards and mishaps can be avoided by

remembering the following:

Absolutely no parking at any time in the immediate area of the Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten building.

At drop-off, parents of students in grades K through 8 should pull in facing the quad, in order for children to safely exit cars

and walk to the sidewalk. Cars should not be parked such that other drivers are blocked from exiting.

At pick-up, parents of students in grades K through 5 should enter the north driveway and form two parallel lanes. Drivers

are expected to continue to pull forward until passengers are retrieved. Drivers are not to leave their vehicles.

Parents of students in middle school who are not picking up another sibling should pull into the 2nd driveway and park in front

of middle school building, adjacent to the playground.

Be aware of small children at all times. Never race through our parking lot.

We have precious cargo in our driving lanes-please handle with care.

These guidelines are extra imperative on rainy days!!

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LOST / FOUND UNIFORMS AND DONATIONS Just a friendly reminder to please put your child(ren) name somewhere on their uniform- jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts and polos.

Often times we get items turned into the office and are unable to give back to their rightful owners. Also, we appreciate the donation

of gently used uniforms, our families benefit when we can sell them to other students for $1.00 and Student Council uses the money

to fund projects for the betterment of the school. Please note. We can only accept uniforms that are purchased from Dennis

Uniform.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU’D LIKE TO

SHARE WITH OUR CARDEN FAMILIES? The deadline for newsletter announcements is noon on the

Friday prior to publication. The Carden Lion is published on

Wednesdays and emailed to all families. Information and

photographs must be emailed to

office@cardenschooloffresno.com.

HOT LUNCH Moving Feast Catering provides our students with options for a delicious, nutritious, and reasonably priced lunch for anyone wishing

to order. Please log onto their website, http://movingfeastcatering.h1.hotlunchonline.net/ and follow the very simple directions to

create an account and create a student file for each of your children. Check out the variety in menu selections! Please note: Orders

placed after 8 pm won’t be on the following day’s lunch list. A standard meal includes a main dish, sides, and a dessert. Yum!

ASK THE HEADMASTER All questions may be sent

to questions@cardenschooloffresno.com

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3RD GRADE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT Mrs. Cuevas's students have been learning about chemical changes in science. This takes place when one kind of matter

changes into a different kind of matter. For example, baking bread in the oven causes the batter to turn into bread. For their

experiment, students had to consider the following question: How does changing the shape of an antacid tablet affect how fast it

breaks down in water?

-First, students had to formulate their hypothesis. They were given the following question to help them: If you break apart or crush an

antacid tablet, will it break down in water faster than, slower than, or at the same rate as a whole tablet?

-In separate cups of water, students timed the dissolving of a whole Alka-Seltzer tablet, then a tablet broken into four pieces, and

lastly, a tablet which had been crushed.

-They discovered that it dissolved quickest when it was crushed, which is what many of them had originally hypothesized.

-For some students, the best part of this experiment was getting to wear safety goggles.

Carden School of Fresno

Spring Clean-Up

Join Carden Cares for our first cleanup project of the spring semester.

Friday, January 29, 2016 (new date due to rain) 2:30 – 6:30

Volunteers are needed to clean inside the classroom, clean inside windows, wash

chairs, small odd jobs and provide light painting services. Volunteer hours will be double hours for everyone participating.

Students are allowed to participate with their parent. Unattended students will not

be allowed to participate.

This is the first in a series of projects scheduled for the spring and summer months.

More information will be given at the first event.

Please contact Olivia Quakenbush to sign up

oquakenbush@gmail.com or 559-321-4220 + text

CARDEN SPIRIT WEAR & POLO – YOUTH SIZES

T-SHIRTS (short sleeve and long sleeve)

Available in sizes YXS-YXL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

S/S Boy's Lion Logo Red $15.00

L/S Boy's Lion Logo Red $20.00

S/S Girl's Glitter Lion Red $15.00

L/S Girl's Glitter Lion Red $20.00

S/S Girl's Rhinestone Paw Red $25.00

L/S Girl's Rhinestone Paw Red $30.00

Field Trip Lion Logo 5th-8th only Red $12.00

(sizes AS - AXL only)

SWEATSHIRTS & JACKET - Available in sizes YXS-YXL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

Boy's Lion Logo Navy $32.00

Girl's Glitter Lion Navy $32.00

Girl's Rhinestone Paw Navy $40.00

Hooded Jacket Navy $45.00

EMBROIDERED POLO SHIRTS - Available in sizes YXS-YXL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

S/S Youth Polo Red $22.00

L/S Youth Polo Red $27.00

CAPS & SCARVES

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

Youth Embroidered "C/L" Red 1 size only $25.00

Youth Embroidered "C/L" Navy 1 size only $25.00

The Vintage Red 1 size only $25.00

The Cadet Black 1 size only $25.00

Glitter Beanie White 1 size only $15.00

Embroidered Beanie Navy 1 size only $15.00

"Lions" w/ Paw Scarf Navy 1 size only $10.00

"Lions" Scarf Navy 1 size only $10.00

GRAND TOTAL:

NAME:______________________ GRADE:__________

Spirit wear and polo shirts must be prepaid. Please make checks payable to

Carden School of Fresno. Returned checks will be assessed a $50 bank and processing fee.

CARDEN SPIRIT WEAR & POLO – ADULT SIZES

T-SHIRTS (short sleeve and long sleeve)

Available in sizes AS - A2XL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

S/S Men's Lion Logo Red $15.00

L/S Men's Lion Logo Red $20.00

S/S Women's Glitter Lion Red $15.00

L/S Women's Glitter Lion Red $20.00

S/S Women's Rhinestone Paw Red $25.00

L/S Women's Rhinestone Paw Red $30.00

SWEATSHIRTS & JACKET Available in sizes AXS - AXL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

Men's Lion Logo Navy $32.00

Women's Glitter Lion Navy $32.00

Women's Rhinestone Paw Navy $40.00

Hooded Jacket Navy $45.00

EMBROIDERED POLO SHIRTS Available in sizes AS - A2XL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

S/S Adult Polo Red $25.00

L/S Adult Polo Red $28.00

S/S Adult Polo (staff only) Navy $30.00

L/S Adult Polo (staff only) Navy $30.00

CAPS & SCARVES Available is sizes AS - AXL unless otherwise marked

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

Adult Embroidered "C/L" Red $25.00

Adult Embroidered "C/L" Navy $25.00

The Vintage Red 1 size only $25.00

The Cadet Black 1 size only $25.00

Glitter Beanie White 1 size only $15.00

Embroidered Beanie Navy 1 size only $15.00

"Lions" w/ Paw Scarf Navy 1 size only $10.00

"Lions" Scarf Navy 1 size only $10.00

GRAND TOTAL:

NAME:________________________ GRADE:___________

Spirit wear and polo shirts must be prepaid. Please make checks payable to

Carden School of Fresno. Returned checks will be assessed a $50 bank and processing fee.

CARDEN CLOTHING ORDER FORM MIDDLE SCHOOL P.E. UNIFORM

As part of the physical education curriculum, all middle school students are required to wear a Carden P.E. uniform. The uniform consists of a cotton Carden School P.E. t-shirt and Carden P.E. shorts. This year, there is also the option of a Dri-fit P.E. shirt. During the winter months, students may wear a Carden hooded sweatshirt and sweat pants. Non-compliance with the uniform policy will negatively affect a student’s grade in the class. Orders should be dropped off to the office by Friday, January 22, 2016.

Student Name: Grade:

Available in sizes YS-YXL & AS-AXL

Item Color Size Qty Price Total

Cotton T-Shirt White $10.00

Dri-Fit T-Shirt Navy $12.00

Short Red $16.00

Sweat pant Grey $17.50

Hooded Sweatshirt Red $25.00

Navy $25.00

GRAND TOTAL:

Bill account:

Check enclosed: Date:________

Please make checks payable to Carden School of Fresno. Returned checks will be assessed a $50 bank and processing fee.