Upcoming Events
1/30/2012
- Late Start2/6/2012
2/13/2012
2/16/2012
School Announcements
Two Upcoming Meetings February 1 & February 8
- A parenting workshop - “Control vs Influence: Supporting your Child in the Developmental Tasks in Childhood and Adolescence,” will be offered at the Carbondale Community School on Wednesday, February 1, from 6:30-8pm. Strategies to enhance intellectual, physical, emotional and social development and practical, creative, and proven tips will help you and your child survive these challenging years. The workshop will be facilitated by Patti Present, a former school counselor and assistant school principal and a licensed clinical social worker and therapist. It is free and open to the public and child care will be provided. For more information, please call CCS at 963-9647.
- On February 8 at 6:00 pm at the Carbondale Community School, there will be an informational meeting with Cliff Colia, the principal at Roaring Fork High School, to help prospective and upcoming students and parents understand what is going on at RFHS and to answer any questions you may have. The event is open to the public. For more information, please call CCS at 963-9647.
Upcoming Events
- Parent Advisory Council meeting on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 pm. Parents are welcome to attend. Eric Brendlinger, Compass board member, will speak about the Compass board work this year. We’ll also be discussing the mill levy override funding and what it means for CCS.
- All School Ski Day at Sunlight on Thursday, January 26. The goals for the Carbondale Community School’s all school ski day are to have fun together as a school community, recognizing that we are still in school on Thursday, and building upon our collective school community spirit by having every child actively engaged in a snow sport activity; to give children who do not have the opportunity or rarely ski or snowboard a chance to do it; and to have the opportunity to ski and snowboard with a different group of peers. To that end, we encourage you to have your child ride up with everyone on the school busses in the morning!
- Optional Conference Day on Friday, January 27. Please sign up with Sandra at the front desk.
- Parenting Workshop on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:30 pm at CCS. Childcare will be provided. More details to follow. This event will be open to the public.
- Cliff Colia, Roaring Fork High School principal, will be talking about the high school on Wednesday, February 8 at 6:00 pm. Interested parents and students are encouraged to attend. This event will be open to the public.
- Portfolio Night/Open House on Thursday evening, February 16.
- Studio Tour Update: This year’s Studio Tour will be held May 18-20, 2012, with the reception on Friday, May 18 at CCS! If you are available to help in any capacity, please contact Laurel Tesoro at laureltesoro@hotmail.com
The Joy of Quiet
Here's a link to an interesting article:
From the RFSD December 5, 2011 Weekly Update
Saving Money at Carbondale Community School
Students and staff at the Carbondale Community School are making a big dent in their energy bills through the use of programmable thermostats throughout the school. CLEER assisted Principal Tom Penzel in working with SourceGas to obtain thermostats (free of charge). CLEER's Energy Coaches then helped the school's facility manager install and program thermostats in September 2010, and the school has been watching the savings ever since-in fact, energy use in 2011 was 30 percent lower and the amount the school spent on energy was 35 percent lower in 2011 than in 2010.
The school has a radiant heating system. Such systems can keep people comfortable while using less energy than other heating systems. School officials used the thermostats to set the temperature lower on nights and weekends ("setbacks") and by doing intentional "shutdowns" over the 2010-11 Christmas/New Year's break.
According to CLEER energy engineer Mike Ogburn, many building managers and owners believe that overnight setbacks aren't really possible with radiant heating systems, based on worries about the time required to heat the systems up each morning. The school, he said, "disproved that myth" by setting back temperatures 5 degrees on nights and weekends while keeping students and teachers comfortable during the school day.
CLEER also identified a pump that was running continuously, sending hot water to bathroom sinks even in the middle of the night. The facility manager was able to install a timer switch and the hot water recirculation pump now sends water to distant bathrooms only when the building is occupied, saving both electricity for the pump and natural gas to heat the water.
"A big thanks to CLEER and Mike Ogburn, who has been incredibly helpful in this endeavor!" noted Penzel.
The school's energy use can be seen on the Energy Navigator under "Community Partners."
The World Cup!
The kindergarten class won the gold medal for their World Cup Window Art Display!
2011-2012 CCS Annual Fund
Our Annual Fund directly benefits each CCS student and keeps all our educational programs strong. The State of Colorado pays about $6,700 per student per year, and as a charter school we receive about $335 less per student than the other schools in our Roaring Fork School District. And with our low teacher/student ratios that bring in fewer state dollars to our school, we run an annual deficit of approximately $1500 per student. Therefore, we count on every one of us to help make up the funding difference! Last year 70% of our families contributed to the Annual Fund - our goal is 100% participation.
Thank you to the following who have contributed:
Audrey & Cliff Ahumada
Diana & Jose Alcantera
Jeanne & Steve Beckley
Patty & Eric Brendlinger
Reina Briceno
Lauren DeAre & Daniel Pittz
Krysia Carter-Giez & Dave Reed
Kristen & Wallace Graham
Molly & Tai Jacober
Courtney & Lynn Kleager
Seana & Steve Lee
Cynthia Meyers & Danon Ornowski
Stephanie & Dave Munk
Liz & Tom Penzel
Julie & Gregory Pickrell
Jody & Greg Post
Megan & Randall Ross
Sandra & Matt Shafer
Beth & Sloan Shoemaker
Stacey & Chad Simon
Sandra & Matt Shafer
Beth & Sloan Shoemaker
Stacey & Chad Simon
Christi & Eric Small
Alison & Whelan Smith
Monique Vidal
Amy Wescott
Maarja & Mark Wisroth
Alison & Whelan Smith
Monique Vidal
Amy Wescott
Maarja & Mark Wisroth
SNOW DAY HOTLINE
The Snow Day Hotline is 384-6075. In addition to being the Roaring Fork District's school closure line, this is also an emergency information line.
