May 2006 - Peak to Peak Charter School

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May 2006
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[email protected]
Main Office: 303-453-4600
K-12 Attendance: 303-453-4605
K-12 Health: 303-453-4616
Elementary Volunteer Line:
Jeanne Corona 303-453-4754
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The current board of directors is pleased to welcome new members Sheryl
Shafer and Greg Richards as well as returning board members Chris Howard,
Caroline Clark, and Don Ferguson! Ms. Shafer, Ms. Howard, and Ms. Clark
will serve three-year terms and Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Richards will serve oneyear terms.
The elected members of the board for the 2006-07 school year are:
Tahllee Baynard, Tim Carrig, Caroline Clark, Don Ferguson, Chris Howard,
Greg Richards, and Sheryl Shafer.
The community had a very strong slate of candidates in this year's election,
and the board extends its most sincere thanks to the candidates who expressed
interest in serving on the board and extended themselves publicly to run.
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All performances will be held in the
Peak to Peak Auditeria
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Thank You to these Fabulous
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Thank you to anyone I may have missed as
well… I cannot say thank you enough to those
of you that stepped up to assist with fund
development efforts for Peak to Peak! Your
commitment truly is making a big difference in
the quality of education we are able to bring to
our children! Thank you!!
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A Message from Development
Director… Carolyn Jannsen
Dear Families and Supporters,
What an amazing year we have had to date! I want to
personally thank everyone for their generous support!
Your volunteer time and financial support has made a real
difference!
I cannot say thank you enough for everything. I am
fortunate to be part of such an incredible community!
ANNUAL GIFT ~ Our Annual Gift Campaign is
approaching 53% participation and we have donations
totaling over $170,000, so far. This is great! Please know
there is still time to send in a donation, and help us move
toward accomplishing a first ever goal of 100%
participation by all families at an amount that is significant
to their family! We accept donations through the end of
June of this year. You can send them in to the school, at
800 Merlin Dr. Lafayette, CO 80026 OR drop it off in the
Friends of Peak to Peak box in the south building.
As I stated in my report at the Annual Meeting, Annual
Gift is the cornerstone of our fund development efforts. It
provides a solid flow of unrestricted support and flexibility
for the administration. Success with the Annual Gift
Campaign helps with critical grant, foundation and
business support. Thank you!
Gifts from the Heart ~ The staff has been receiving
their Gifts from the Heart…and because we did well
with auction proceeds in general, most of the needs
they listed were purchased! These items were
identified by our staff as instructional priorities, and
they are busy putting them to go use! Thank you so
much for your generosity!
Run for the Peak ~ What a great day we had for the
event!! We have lots of great prize packages! Please
send in your donations, if you have not already done
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1.Stock up on scrip for the summer!! The south office
has a good supply of Kohls, King Sooper and Safeway
gift cards!! Please get your supply for the summer!!
2. Stay tuned for our Dining Out nights in May…a
great way to have fun, build community and support
our school!! Our March event earned the school over
$2500!! Please participate!
3. The Public Phase of Capital Campaign will begin
this fall and will include recognition and naming
opportunities, a Performing Arts Center Open House
and eventually a successful conclusion of the capital
campaign! Stay tuned for more details on the exciting
things coming our way next year!!
4. We are planning to host a first ever Grandparents
and Special Friends Day at Peak to Peak this fall.
Watch for more information on this very special event!
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2005 Colorado Book Award Winning Author:
Linda Ashman
Coming to visit on
Tuesday, May 16th
Presentations:
10-10:45 A.M. - 2nd & 3rd Grade
12-12:45 P.M. - 4th & 5th Grade
1-1:45 - K & 1st Grade
Book signings after each presentation!
(books will not be available for sale)
Purchase books ahead of time at: Book Sense, The Tattered Cover,
amazon.com, or barnesandnoble.com
Visit her website at: www.lindaashman.com
Guests may join us in the south gym (seating is limited)
For questions contact April Wilkin at [email protected]
This presentation was funded by Chris Leh - Holland & Hart through Impact
on Education's Classroom Mini-Grant Program
Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire.
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afternoon's sail with the captain overlooking their progress.
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Secondary Students
Talent Show
which includes middle school and high school, will be
May 12th at 6:30 in the Auditeria. We will have great
acts including bands, dances, songs and even a
"Glow Show".
If you would like to be in the show see
Ms. Saporito immediately! Thanks!
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PEAK TO PEAK’S
FIRST OFF-SITE AFTER-PROM
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
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Flash Fiction Winners!
the 7 winners of the flash fiction contest
The Flashiest of Fiction
Andrew Wolfe
Bother of brothers, I had somehow transformed into a druggie. I opened my eyes and found myself
looking at a large Garboozle which I ignored. When I got out of bed, my feet found a pair of boots, which I
munched, but found lacking. I started to leave the room.
At the door, I saw a whole plethora of doorknobs in the shape of an angry face, which was not too
unusual. But this was no ordinary door.
“What do you want?” queried the door.
“I’d like to get out of this room,” I stated in a high, slurred voice.
“You will stay here until you have completed my task,” stated the door. “Pluck the fruit of the
Jujuborgle tree.”
“How?”
“You cannot.”
“Which means?”
“You will stay.”
Scarlet Sunrise
Kaatje Jones
“When I woke up one morning from unsettling dreams… ”
I was a bird, with feathery limbs immobile under clinging bed-sheets. The alarm went off again and
I waddled forward on short legs out of their embrace to poke the snooze button with my beak.
The room had drastically changed overnight, the colors more vivid by far than they had been in the
morning. I peered at the dresser-top mirror with its cluttered surface. What kind of bird was I? I clumsily
opened my wings and flapped them. The room lurched drunkenly by as I figured out flight and finally
landed on a makeup case that had seen better days.
The reflection in the mirror was unmistakable: a phoenix-scarlet and gold plumage bright in the
early morning sun. I blinked at the mirror. My eyelids closed upwards.
One’s Laughter, Another’s Pain
Celia Marshall
Celia awoke one morning soaking wet with a terrible back pain. Glancing around she noticed a
strange difference, she felt as though her room had shrunk around her. Standing up, she found herself
comfortable on all fours. She turned to see her waterbed had broken under her weight, water was
everywhere.
An overwhelming hunger growling in her stomach, Celia began walking towards the kitchen; she
got a glimpse of herself in the mirror. A trunk? In the kitchen, she opened the refrigerator. There was a
flurry of useless wings; a penguin lay crumpled on the floor. Celia looked at the small bird, with sudden
comprehension she asked “Mom?”
“Yup, your father is a lion.”
Up above, the little green aliens chuckled to themselves. This joke never got old.
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The Metamorphosis: Down In Flames
Christy Go
When I woke up one morning, I had been transformed into a dragon. “Oh my gosh, what happened?” I
thought as I stared at my bright scales, sharp claws, gigantic tail and huge, papery wings. Frantically, I
threw myself from the bed and crashed to the floor.
“Christy, are you alright?” my mom called.
“I’m fine!” I yelled in a loud roar. I heard a thump. My mom had fainted. In panic, I burst open the door,
coming face to face with my dad. He had the tazer.
“Away, you demon!” he cried, swinging the tazer at me. I followed my instincts and the next thing I
knew, my window was broken and I was in the air outside of my room, papery wings bleeding from the
glass…
Furniture
Zac Garcia
Angry words have put me in this tiny wooden prison. Silence is the key. My clock glares unflinchingly at
me. One would think that he doesn’t fully comprehend my situation. I attempt to stand. I can’t. My feet and
legs (all four of them?) are immobile, firmly secured to the wooden floor beneath me. My arms seem to
have melded to my sides and I am motionless. Within chasms where eyes should be my clock reflects my
image; horrifying, yet I cannot turn away. My skin is now a cool mahogany. My spine has split into four
symmetric columns and my body sits straight and rigid against the wall. I am perfectly still. I am frozen in
time and in space, forever lost in this cruel, inanimate world.
Flash Fiction
Catie Widmann
You must’ve had a fish as a child. Everyone did. Remember that amazement that filled you as you
stared at its iridescent, shiny scales?
I awoke with a start; my fluorescent lampshade turned on and reflected blue sparks around the room.
I screamed and hauled myself to the bathtub. The water cooled my burning skin and my family sprinted in
gawking at the impossibility. Doctors couldn’t and wouldn’t help. We all thought about similar problems:
work, housing, secrecy, safety, a normal life. They tried fish food and canned tuna which was both
appalling. I was disgusted, hungry, and claustrophobic in the fresh-water bathtub. The people at Sea-World
offered me a job. Our family just moved to Bermuda. The people in Atlantic really aren’t all they’re known
for.
A Magical Metamorphosis
Elyssa Ridinger
Am I?? Could it be?? I’m a fairy!! But what will people think of me? Better keep it low key. “Mom, please
don’t make me go; I can’t, they’ll see my wings. And my magi cal fairy dust. They won’t recognize me or
like me.” “Okay, you may stay.” Uhh, I can’t reach the counter. I wish I could use these wings. Why won’t
they work? Why would they? Maybe if I believe they do… … .. “I can fly! I know I can!” I’m doing it, I’m
doing it! I wish my room was clean. Let’s try this dust out. Silence fell… (Poof!) I was amazed when it had
worked and began trying it on almost everything. Oops! Man, I think I ruined it!! I can’t handle being a
fairy.
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Learn to drive through Boulder Valley School District’s
Lifelong Learning Program
Driver’s Ed Classes
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Classes held at Peak to Peak on:
Wednesdays
Thursday
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May 10 – June 7
6:00-9:45 pm
June 14
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
June 15
12:00-4:00pm
Sessions
$195
Call to Register! 303-499-1125 x222
BVSD/Lifelong Learning Program, 805 Gillaspie Drive, Boulder 80305
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