Upper School News

Dear Upper School Families,

I hope that you are enjoying the long weekend. Excitement is in the air, and I can sense the energy all the students are bringing into finals and the end of the year. 

Happening this Week:

• May 26 – Memorial Day, No School
• May 27 – 29th – 11th grade Chesapeake Bay Foundation overnight field trip to Port Isobel Island.
• May 30 – Field Day, 2 hour early dismissal, 1:20pm. NO Study Hall
• May 31st – Junior/Senior Prom

Spring Arts Showcase:

We are excited to end the year with two Spring Arts Showcase events held on Monday, 6/2 and Wednesday, 6/4. These events will happen during the school day and will also be recorded and shared out after the performances. 

Monday 6/2 from 2:25-3:20

On Monday, we will showcase our large ensembles including Middle School Band, Upper School Band, Upper School Music Elective, Middle School Choir, Middle School Keyboard/Strings Elective, and Middle School Rock Band.

Wednesday 6/4 from 1:25-2:20

On Wednesday, we will showcase solo and small ensemble works, visual arts students in Middle and Upper School, and the Middle School Rock Band Digital Music Projects. We will include work in the show that is ready to be performed - students, please check in with Dr. Sturrock or Dr. Crissman on your solo to see if it is prepared to the level needed to be included in the performance.

Upcoming:

• June 2 and June 4 – final Coffee Houses of the year for our performers!
• May 30 – Calverton Field Day, Early dismissal, 1:20pm, NO after school study hall.
• June 6 -  Commencement Rehearsal, 1pm
• June 6 - Upper School Awards Assembly, 2pm
• June 7 - Calverton Graduation!
• June 11 - Last Day of School/Make-up day for exams and work.
  • Students that have completed everything will not need to attend.
  • Early dismissal, 12:20pm, NO after school Study Hall

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***Please note that we will no longer be able to accept late Chik-Fil-A orders. The time has been extended to 10am Tuesday morning for ordering. Thank you.

Have a great week and please let me know if you need anything!

Dear Upper School families,

I would like to thank all the parents and the CPA for making this past week so special for our teachers. The week was full of rainbows and sunshine, and teachers truly felt the appreciation. The next few weeks will be busy, but there is much to look forward to.

Note from SGA:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5onehRI7WGbfPjsjXtzQH4SL-HWF6BSGlMS-AGrLdu0Gssw/viewform?usp=dialog

Happening this Week:

• May 13, Spring Sports Awards, 2pm in the Theater
• May 16, NHS Cultural Luncheon, please see attached flyer. All US students are invited!

IB Exams:

• May 12 – Biology
• May 13 – Biology
• May 14 – Spanish
• May 15 – Spanish and Math
• May 16 – Math and Design Tech

IB EXAMS Notice:

• I was SO impressed by our students and their responsible use of the library during this past week. There were few distractions for our examining students, which is so greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work!
• My office will be used as the examination room. This will be discussed in assembly, but it is VERY important that students are quiet when using the upper school library during exam times. This will provide the best environment for our students to demonstrate their knowledge on these culminating exams.

Upcoming:

• May 21, Last Day of Classes for Seniors.
• May 22, Senior Internships begin.

• May 22, 9th grade field trip to Jug Bay! Hard copies of permission slip will be sent home tomorrow, and there is a copy attached to this email. Please return by Monday, May 19. An email with information on attire and lunch will be sent separately.
• May 26, Memorial Day, No School
• May 27 – 29th – 11th grade Chesapeake Bay Foundation overnight field trip to Port Isobel Island. A separate email with permission slips, activities, packing lists and guidelines is forthcoming.
• May 30th – Calverton Field Day, Early dismissal, 1:20pm, NO after school study hall.
• May 31st – Junior/Senior Prom
• June 6, Commencement Rehearsal, 1pm
• June 6, Upper School Awards Assembly, 2pm
• June 7, Calverton Graduation!
• June 11, Last Day of School/Make-up day for exams and work.
  • Students that have completed everything will not need to attend.
  • Early dismissal, 12:20pm, NO after school Study Hall

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Have a great week and please let me know if you have any questions!

Dear Upper School Families,

We are wrapping up an exciting week, and jumping right into our IB examinations this week. Thank you so much to our CPA and parent volunteers for an awesome fiesta luncheon for Middle and Upper School students. Truly everyone looks forward to this, and the level of dedication to making this a community event is appreciated.

To our students, thank you for your hard work on Earth Day, and we hope that you had some fun as well. The 11th grade students that went off campus to help at ACLT received high praise for their work ethic at the Community Farm, and the staff at ACLT is so grateful to you for help. We hope to continue this partnership for years to come.

Additionally, students had the opportunity to decorate reusable grocery bags that were given to local farmers markets. We received the following note:

“Thank you very much for the Earth Day reusable tote bags for the farmers markets, they’re definitely appreciated. 60 were handed out today at the North Beach market and 45 will be handed out on Tuesday at the CalvertHealth market. The students’ creativity and talent is remarkable; I’m glad they are able to share their vision.”

Finally, a huge thank you to everyone involved with the Calverton Auction. This was an amazing event last night that exceeded our expectations. We were so honored to have Kaitlyn Croker there to perform, and even more thrilled that she spent Friday afternoon with aspiring musicians at Calverton to talk about her journey and the process she uses to create and share music.

Happening this Week:

• April 28, IB Exams Begin.
  1. April 29 – HL Physics Paper 1
  2. April 30 – HL Physics Paper 2
  3. May 2 – SL Environmental Systems and Societies Paper 1
• May 1, Terrapin Release on Poplar Island for Seniors and Year 1 Environmental Juniors
  1. If you have not done your permission slip, please do so by April 30. See Mrs. Bloom or myself if you need a copy.

IB EXAMS Notice:

Upcoming:

• May 21, Last Day of Classes for Seniors.
• May 22, Senior Internships begin.
• May 22: 9th grade field trip to Jug Bay! More information coming this week!
• May 27 – 29th – 11th grade Chesapeake Bay Foundation overnight field trip to Port Isobel Island. More details coming this week!
• May 30th – Calverton Field Day
• May 31st – Junior/Senior Prom

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