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	We have an exciting guest coming to our school this Thursday at 11:00. Mr. Scott Flansburg, the human calculator, will be presenting his amazing skills in the church to our 2nd – 6th graders. Mr. Flansburg has been on the Oprah and the Tonight shows. So it should be great fun. Scott Grimes kindly arranged this for our students. If you would like to join us for this 40-minute show, please do so. It should be a lot of fun. Tami Woods, fundraiser extraordinaire, has set up a fundraiser to assist the school in closing the funding gap this year. She has some colorful, useful totes for sale. The flyer was sent home via e-mail today and the actual flyer was sent home last Friday. If you did not get it, you might want to dig down in your child’s backpack a bit. Tami will be on campus this Wednesday at 2:00 with samples of the tote bags for your viewing pleasure. Don’t forget to visit the library or your local bookstore this week to stock up on plenty of reading material for next week’s Winter Break! If you are skiing, the snow should be great and reading a book by the fireside would seem especially appealing. Remember to log those minutes; it should be an especially high numbers week! If you are in town and wish to attend Ash Wednesday services next week, the services will be at 12:00 and 6:00. After the 6:00 service there will be a soup supper for those who would like to stay and share some “Stone Soup.” Nancy Roberts Headmistress

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	This Week's Featured Book Review By: Sophia Martinez 3rd Grade Name of Book: Half Magic Author: Edward Eager Q = How does the story apply to this weeks virtue? A = "The kids in this story work really hard to get home by working together" Q = What did you like about this book? A = "All the kids are different but they worked together."

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	CCDS is having a Schoolwide Fundraiser! We are doing a school wide fundraiser “Mixedbag Designs” to help out CCDS’s financial shortfall. An order form went home to your family on Friday. These bags are great. You can use them as gifts, for yourself or sell to your neighbors. The spring line has very colorful and fun patterns. If you are interested in ordering, please complete the order form that went home on Friday. Selling is not mandatory, strictly voluntary. We will make 50% of the cost. Costs are on the order forms. Make checks payable to Tami Woods. For now let’s make the order due date March 1st. They will take two weeks once I place the order. Our school ID is 30086. Any questions, please feel free to contact me or you can talk to Jackie Scotchmer or Melissa Miller. When finished with your order and friends & family orders, please turn in to Tami, Jackie or Melissa. Thanks, Tami Woods-619.733.1693 twoods@san.rr.com Jackie Scotchmer-619.573.8224 jackie@constellationproperty.com Melissa Miller-619.519.4961 mmiller7@san.rr.com HELPING HAITI HAITI Amie Amour, Haiti, Mon Amour, we’re not gonna leave you stranded, goes a song. Dear CCDS parents, We collected over 350 pairs of shoes for Haiti!!! Many people even sent in brand new shoes! The response was fantastic and I am glad we could help. If you'd like to claim a tax receipt for your donation there are two ways to do it. Log on to http://www.soles4souls.org/get_involved/tax_receipt.html or call 1-866-521-SHOE and tell them you donated shoes.  This organization gives one pair of shoes away every nine seconds. Thank You for your support, Sincerely,  Sophia Pekarovic AN ALUMNA - A VERY BUSY BEE Katy Titus won the Coronado Middle School Spelling Bee last week and will now compete in the San Diego County Spelling B representing Coronado Middle School.   IT'S CAR PARKING SENSE Long-term parking near CCDS is extremely limited, and short-term parking virtually nonexistent. Extreme caution should be taken while entering and leaving the parking facilities owned by the Church on “C” Avenue. Small children should be escorted across the street by their parents. Please observe the no stopping zone between the signs in front of the school, as well as the common sense rules of no double parking or U-turns in mid-block. Parents should remain in their cars if they are in the loading zone and pull forward as cars move forward.

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	One of the many great things about our school is the opportunity each class has to contribute to our world through a service learning project. Third grade is collecting General Mills Box Tops for Education to earn money in support of the "Earth's Birthday Project" to help protect rain forest acreage in the El Pangan rainforest in the Colombian Chocó - the wettest forest in the world, site of tremendous biological diversity, and an environmental hotspot that will disappear without help. The "box tops" are small pink and yellow squares with the words "Box Tops for Education" printed on them. They may be found on the packaging of many items, such as cereals snacks, Kleenex, and even some school and office supplies. Send them in to school through the end of April. Thank you for helping the third graders make a difference in our world.

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	SPIRITUAL NURTURE This week’s lesson:  Help us to hear your voice when you call us to serve you in our activities at school and home. The chapel lesson will be a discussion and preparation on the meaning of Ash Wednesday and Lent presented by Fr. Harrison and Mr. Robell.   HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK AND DURING VACATION TO: Tom Scotchmer (3rd) 2/8 Ivan Mero (1st) 2/12 Emille Roy (6th) 2/14 Ms. Burns 2/16 Chris Harkema (2nd) 2/20 Jay Morris (3rd) 2/21 HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK AND DURING VACATION TO: Matthew Fucella (1st) 8/15