Weekly Newsletter

Enrollment contracts issued for returning students in Grades 1-12 have been mailed. Contracts are due back to the school by February 15.

Art teachers Vicki Junk-Wright, Maria Kirkland and Elizabeth Kady are very proud of all the students who entered the National Scholastic Art Awards competition. In our region, which is fifth in the nation, there were 2,200 entries. Canterbury's entries did very well securing regional awards. Gold Keys will go on to compete nationally. The awards ceremony will be held Sunday, February 12, at 1 p.m. at the Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd. This ceremony is for both the Scholastic Art and Writing competitions. All winners are asked to attend. They will all be recognized with their entry projected on the large screen while they receive their awards. Following the ceremony, there is a reception to view the art on display at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The exhibit runs February 11 through April 8. Writing winners will be announced in next week's newsletter. Student artwork will also be LIVE soon in the cyber art gallery located on the school website.

Hoopla co-chairs, Linda Collis and Brad Stinson, would like to thank all the parent volunteers who helped with this All School event: Dave Nelson, Julie Stinson, Deb Uhl, Darlene Crowell, Tabitha Crowell, Seema Reddy, Tonya Pollock, Sharen Gall, Vesta Mauch and Carrie DeGroff.

Lesa Gregory wishes to thank Marsha Bormann, Sandy Crowl, Lori Dixon, Tammy Wheeler and Mary Yurkanin for helping with the "Friends of the Faculty" food contributions for MS parent-teacher conferences. Lesa is looking for more Friends of the Faculty to help with the next conferences in April. If you can help, please email her at nelgregory@frontier.com.

Krista Layman will be speaking to Lower and Middle School students about Kate’s Kart on Wednesday, February 8, during chapel. Our book drive will run from then until February 16. Kate's Kart is a nonprofit organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children to keep for their enjoyment. The goal of Kate’s Kart is to promote literacy and encourage children, and their families, to read on an ongoing basis. Kate's Kart was founded in 2008 by the Layman family in memory of their daughter, Katherine Anne Layman (affectionately known to family and friends as "Baby Kate").

Any person under the age of 18 who is hospitalized, visiting a sibling, or waiting in a waiting room is given the opportunity to choose a book from the Kart to keep and take home. Parents of newborns and young children are encouraged to choose a book to read to their child in the hospital and then take the book to add to their home library.

In just over three years, since its beginning in June of 2008, Kate’s Kart has distributed more than 38,482 books and has grown to service 16 area hospitals, plus several pediatric offices. Several Canterbury teachers and High School students are Kate’s Kart volunteers at local hospitals.

Canterbury School was one of the first schools to hold a Kate’s Kart fundraiser. In honor of Judy and Ted King (Baby Kate’s grandparents) we now hold an annual book drive/fund raiser. Ted is a High School science teacher and Judy works in food services.

A Grade 4 parent meeting will be held in the MS Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7. All parents of fourth graders should attend.

Students are invited to bring dad or a special friend to be their guest for a western-themed supper on Wednesday, February 15, at 6 p.m. Supper will be held in the MS cafeteria. RSVP to cberger@canterburyschool.org by February10.

The following are fourth-grade visit dates to the Middle School: Mr. Ottenweller's class will visit fifth grade Wednesday, April 18. Mrs. Rupp's class will visit Thursday, April 19, and Mr. Stronczek's will visit Friday, April 20.

The winter weather has taken a toll on the High School. More boxes of tissues are needed in the office. Please send a box in with your student.

From the News-Sentinel:

CLASS 1A: No. 1 Canterbury (18-2) – No team in Indiana is more difficult to game-plan for than the Canterbury Cavaliers.

Canterbury is the highest-scoring team in the history of girls basketball in Indiana, tallying more than 82 points per game (Kokomo holds the state record of 80.5 per game in 1992-1993 season), and they can score in so many ways.

They have balance. Three players are averaging 17 points or better, led by sophomore forward Kindell Fincher. The 5-10 Fincher scores around 23 per game and is among the state's leading rebounders. Bailey Farley, who recently committed to play college ball at Loyola University Chicago, scores around 20 a game and freshman guard Darby Maggard adds about 17 per game.

Canterbury had one game this year where all three, plus junior Aaliyah Gaines, all scored over 20 points, and fifth starter senior Mattie Troxel scored in double figures.

Canterbury plays what is considered to be the most challenging 1A schedule in the state. The Cavaliers have played seven 4A teams, including state-ranked South Side, Snider, and Elkhart Memorial. Despite the difficult schedule, Canterbury leads the state in average margin, scoring over 28 points per game more than they allow.

The Cavaliers like to play a wide-open, up-and-down game, and will try to control the tempo with full-court defense and pushing the ball up the court in transition.

What is the one problem that could haunt the Cavaliers? Depth. Besides reserve Emma Hyndman, few Cavaliers have seen any significant varsity minutes. With the fast-pace and aggressive defense, the possibility of fatigue or foul trouble could derail the Cavaliers as they look for their 4th state championship in five years.

Brett Rump is the owner of www.indianawebsports.com

Thank you to the many volunteers who participated in the planning meetings and helped with the tuition raffle, setup and cleanup for this year’s Laughing Cavalier. Everyone worked so hard to make this year’s event a success and your hard work is greatly appreciated!

The LS science fair entry forms are available in each student’s homeroom. They are due February 3. Remember: No live animals or open flames are allowed at school. Kindergarten through third-grade students are encouraged to participate in the Science Fair. Participation is required for fourth graders. The science fair will be held February 15.

Using Scientific Method
For participants in grades K-3, the scientific method is encouraged but not
required.
Question/Purpose: What am I trying to discover?
Hypothesis: An educated guess about my question.
Experiment: How can I test my idea?
Data Collection: What were the results of my experiment?
Conclusion: Was my hypothesis correct, and can I apply these results to the real world?