The Outreach Committee and a dedicated group of teachers and parents have planned a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, on January 18. All Calvert families (including children that attend other schools) are invited to participate in what promises to be a wonderful experience. Start with a delicious breakfast, listen to our keynote speaker and leave better educated and hopefully tremendously motivated to serve.
Opportunities for young and old will be offered at Calvert and various other sites. Please consider joining members of this community as we try to make a difference for those in need, while demonstrating to our children the value of giving.
Please register to the right of this post by January 8, 2010.
Thank you,
MLK Day of Service Steering Committee
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Middle School Reflection on Outreach
On Wednesday, December 9, the middle school fall outreach programs culminated with an outreach fair. Ten outreach groups created a variety of multi-media presentations to inform their peers about what they were doing in their outreach groups. Students were able to discuss with their classmates,
o The outreach partner they were helping
o The goal of the group
o Pictures of the group at work
o Quotes from students or people they worked with
o Any next steps to come out of their project.
At the end of the fair the students left feeling excited about what they had accomplished and energized to reach out during the holiday season. I wish I could include the names of the students who were working each of the tables and talking outreach amongst themselves, but policy dictates against it. Instead here is a list of the outreach projects and the faculty members who led them.
1. RPP/Keswick: Sra. Sachar, Mme. Bofil-Polsky, and Mr. Hardesty presented samples of their correspondence with the residents, as well as pictures of their visit in November.
2. Calvert in Action Ambassadors: Ms. Webster and Ms. Wareheim presented a PowerPoint on the responsibilities of a CIA ambassador and even began recruiting future representatives!
3. Student Government Association: Our SGA officers and representatives presented a slide show on the accomplishments of the SGA including the November menu, helping the 5th grade in their elections, and the Paul’s Place Mitten Mountain.
4. Library Outreach: Ms. Stone presented a multi-media project promoting library use and it benefits.
5. Book Bonanza: Mrs. Babb presented examples of the children’s books their group had made for Hampstead Hill Elementary School.
6. Empty Bowls: Ms. Kamp and Mr. Rossi presented their bowls and a video describing their purpose in helping visitors to Beans & Bread and Sarah’s Place.
7. Tree Planting: Mr. Ewen filled in the details to a slide show about the trees they planted for the Herring Run Watershed.
8. Komen Race for the Cure: Mrs. Nessler, Mrs. Lears, and Ms. Summers presented a summary of the money raised for cancer research and pictures of the actual race attended by a number of Calvert students, faculty, and families.
9. Placement: Ms. Yapsuga and the 8th graders presented the nuts and bolts of Placement at Calvert and the students held some mock interviews for the 5th, 6th, and 7th graders.
10. Outreach Preview: Students were able to watch a presentation previewing the upcoming outreach opportunities beginning in January.
o The outreach partner they were helping
o The goal of the group
o Pictures of the group at work
o Quotes from students or people they worked with
o Any next steps to come out of their project.
At the end of the fair the students left feeling excited about what they had accomplished and energized to reach out during the holiday season. I wish I could include the names of the students who were working each of the tables and talking outreach amongst themselves, but policy dictates against it. Instead here is a list of the outreach projects and the faculty members who led them.
1. RPP/Keswick: Sra. Sachar, Mme. Bofil-Polsky, and Mr. Hardesty presented samples of their correspondence with the residents, as well as pictures of their visit in November.
2. Calvert in Action Ambassadors: Ms. Webster and Ms. Wareheim presented a PowerPoint on the responsibilities of a CIA ambassador and even began recruiting future representatives!
3. Student Government Association: Our SGA officers and representatives presented a slide show on the accomplishments of the SGA including the November menu, helping the 5th grade in their elections, and the Paul’s Place Mitten Mountain.
4. Library Outreach: Ms. Stone presented a multi-media project promoting library use and it benefits.
5. Book Bonanza: Mrs. Babb presented examples of the children’s books their group had made for Hampstead Hill Elementary School.
6. Empty Bowls: Ms. Kamp and Mr. Rossi presented their bowls and a video describing their purpose in helping visitors to Beans & Bread and Sarah’s Place.
7. Tree Planting: Mr. Ewen filled in the details to a slide show about the trees they planted for the Herring Run Watershed.
8. Komen Race for the Cure: Mrs. Nessler, Mrs. Lears, and Ms. Summers presented a summary of the money raised for cancer research and pictures of the actual race attended by a number of Calvert students, faculty, and families.
9. Placement: Ms. Yapsuga and the 8th graders presented the nuts and bolts of Placement at Calvert and the students held some mock interviews for the 5th, 6th, and 7th graders.
10. Outreach Preview: Students were able to watch a presentation previewing the upcoming outreach opportunities beginning in January.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Girls on the Run!
Miss Strom and Mrs. Williams have been leading an after school program called "Girls on the Run." This is an experiential learning program for girls in Ninth Age, Tenth Age, and Fifth Grade. It combines training for a 5K running event with self esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. It also includes the preparation for and execution of a community service project. The goals of the program are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and physical development. On December 6th, the girls, along with a “runny buddy,” will participate in the Jingle Bell 5K race in downtown Baltimore. In preparation for this run, they held a practice run on Monday, November 16th from 3:30-4:30 PM for partcipants and their "running buddies." Over 25 faculty and staff members came out to support the girls by cheering, helping keep track of laps, and running or walking. Thank you to all who participated!
Friday, November 13, 2009
5th Graders Work to Donate
The fifth grade boys had a terrific morning. They have spent the past two weeks doing chores at home to earn money so we could all go shopping together at Super Fresh to purchase Thanksgiving food items for a food drive at Paul’s Place. In total they collected $350!
They worked in teams with a budget to purchase as much as they could for our collection. It was a real life math class and a busy morning for Super Fresh! We then carpooled down to Paul’s Place where we unloaded the food and carried it to the top level where they are coordinating the collection. The people at Paul’s Place were so appreciative, and many of the boys have asked how else they can help.
We are so proud of them and thankful to our chaperones: Dr. Balasubramanyam, Helen Anderson, Molly Shattuck and Terri Merwin. Way to go boys!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Babb's Advisory Helps Feed the Hungry
Mrs. Babb and her Advisory make casseroles for Our Daily Bread.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Team Calvert at Komen!
Despite the cold weather and rain, The Race for the Cure was a great success, raising $2,218,733.00 so far, with donations still coming in.
Team Calvert had 59 members and contributed $4,304.54! Nice going guys! Next year, let’s try for 100 members.
One of our 7th grade girls was the top student fund raiser with a total of $605.54 and she was the second place girl in the 14 and under category in the run.
The icing on my cake was that the second place winner of the race was Jake Marren, Calvert Class of ’94, former Calvert cross country coach, and my son!
A special thanks to Ms. Summers and Mr. Ewen for running the race about 10 times, going back to keep an eye on and encourage some of our student runners!
I have attached a photo of the Calvert team members who braved the elements and arrived early enough for the photo opportunity.
Mary Ellen
Team Calvert had 59 members and contributed $4,304.54! Nice going guys! Next year, let’s try for 100 members.
One of our 7th grade girls was the top student fund raiser with a total of $605.54 and she was the second place girl in the 14 and under category in the run.
The icing on my cake was that the second place winner of the race was Jake Marren, Calvert Class of ’94, former Calvert cross country coach, and my son!
A special thanks to Ms. Summers and Mr. Ewen for running the race about 10 times, going back to keep an eye on and encourage some of our student runners!
I have attached a photo of the Calvert team members who braved the elements and arrived early enough for the photo opportunity.
Mary Ellen
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