Monthly Archives: April 2013
The All District Band and Orchestra Concert takes place May 6th!
Will take place on Monday, May 6th at 7:00 pm in the High School Gymnasium.
We have invited teachers, administrators, support staff, parents and alumni to participate in the “Mass Band” selections that are played at the end of the concert. Two pieces have been selected for the performance.
Stop by and hear the Carman-Ainsworth school district’s collective musical effort come to life!
Free Tennis Clinic at CAMS!
Beginners to intermediate players can attend the Free Tennis Clinic held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday May 20th-May 30th. The clinic takes place 3:15-5pm at CAMS tennis courts.
Registration forms are due May 15th
Click here to download the clinic flyer and registration form.
Rankin 5th Grade Geometry Class
Fifth graders test 4 different objects in order to see how friction affects their speed and distance.
Spots are Available for Tee-Ball and Baseball
Tee-Ball is available for children 3-6 years old. This is a great way for children to socialize, learn basic skills of the game and get active! This is a six week program that runs from May 4th to June 15th.
There are also baseball teams available for children aged 7-13. 
Don’t miss this chance to register your child for Tee-ball or baseball! Registration ends April 25th.
Maya, the Storyteller Visits Dye
In honor of Black History Month, 4th grade students at Dye Elementary were enlighten by stories, songs, instruments and activities surrounding the African American culture. Activities included participation in the the book, Sit In: How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down (against segregation at the Woolworth department store in 1960).
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Potential Grant Recipient
With the submission of a Food Bank of Eastern Michigan School Pantry Program, The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan has been selected as a potential recipient for a 2013 WalMart Fighting Hunger Together grant. Online voting takes place from April 1- April 30th. Voting takes place at on the Walmart Fighting Hunger Facebook Page. Everyone can vote once a day throughout the month.
Michigan’s economy has suffered a great deal in the past 10 years. Coupled with high unemployment rates, high utility bills and higher food costs; more and more families are struggling Grant funds will the support the expansion of the School Pantry Program in the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan service area. $45,000 will fund the start up of 15 new sites, with all funds used to stock pantries with enough food to serve a minimum of 24 families per month in a school year.
Hunger impacts and individual’s ability to thrive. For children, hunger and food insecurity affects health, growth and development. Chronic malnutrition harms cognitive development and hinders the ability to learn, leading to lower academic achievement. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan serves 22 counties where close to 100,000 children struggle with food insecurity on a daily basis – unsure where their next meal will come from. When this number is extrapolated to include families, this number increases to nearly 300,000 people. With school pantries, children and their families are able to utilize a food source, allowing them to leverage their budgets to pay for other necessities and provide them with hope for their child’s greater academic potential –a big step in the process to end the cycle of poverty.
“Please pass along this information to all of your contacts, save it to your favorites and vote each day. By spreading the word on Facebook and throughout the media, together we can help make school pantries a reality.” said Tracy Fowler- Johnston, Development Manager at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Post Grad Tickets go on Sale May 30th
Post Grad Tickets will be on sale outside the office on May 30th during cap & gown pick up. Tickets are $20 at this time. Early purchase incentive: Each student who purchases a Post Grad ticket on May 30th will have their name entered in to a drawing for a gift card valued at $100.00.
Tickets will be sold at the door for $25.00
CAHS Geometry Students Learn the Equation of a Circle
Mr. Standen and Mrs. Thomas’s 3rd hour CAHS Geometry class students are studying the equation of a circle (x-h)2 + (y-k) 2 = r2and then learning how to sketch the circle on the coordinate plane and how to find the center and the radius of the circle based on the equation. Students are demonstrating their knowledge on white boards and then completing practice on additional problems to further their understanding of the concept.
Mrs. Hotchkiss’ Kindergarten Class at Dye
We made it! Mrs. Hotchkiss’ class has been working really hard at reading this month! Her class set a goal to read to self for 15 minutes for several days in a row. They made it! They celebrated reaching that goal by buddy reading with juice and cookies.
