From Marilynn Cunningham, Bluegrass Principal

Dear SCAPA Families:

It is October and very soon you will receive your students’ nine weeks grades. According to the research, one of the reasons students earn good grades is a positive relationship exists between the school and the students’ families. The research seems to indicate that when a family provides support and high expectations for their student, he or she is more likely to perform higher academically.

With that in mind, how can you connect with the school to help your student succeed without being present in the school? The main tool to use is the student’s agenda or planner. Hopefully you will plan a regular time to go over the planner together every day. You may directly communicate with the teacher by writing in the agenda. Teachers do check the students’ agendas from time to time. Another way to communicate with the teacher is through email and reviewing the teacher’s web page. The assignments of course outlines are listed on their web pages. Another document to check is the course syllabus. Our teachers are masters at planning their classes and their plans may be easily followed through reviewing the unit summaries. Daily assignments may be viewed with Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you do not have a password, email parent.protal@fayette.kyschools.us to get your password.

Never hesitate to contact our staff about any concerns or questions you might have about the academics of our performing arts school. Listen to your student, but remember they are not the adults in the home/school environments. We can offer students support by connecting with each other—adult to adult.

Another important supportive role you play is to do everything in your power to plan for your student’s health. Being at school is essential. Our teachers plan their lessons to be interactive and to promote a depth of understanding on the topics they teach. The class is a well designed experience and it is important for your student to actively participate. However, if your student must miss school, send a note and check to see if it arrives in our attendance clerk’s office, barbara.talbert@fayette.kyschools.us. Ms. Talbert often does not receive notes from you. Also, follow-up to assure that your student makes up the missed work while he/she was out of school. It is a joy to be at SCAPA.

It is a joy to lead an enriching environment for your students. I am looking forward to seeing you when you can come to our school. If you are not able to come to our school, I am looking forward to watching your student succeed with your support at home. Thanks for entrusting us with your student’s education. Stay in touch. Sincerely,

Marilynn Holt Cunningham, Principal, SCAPA Bluegrass

If you need help as a parent, remember, I am an email (marilynn.cunningham@fayette.kyschools.us) or phone call (859) 381-3332 away. Don’t hesitate to contact me. If we work together, it offers a structure within which your student may accomplish great things.

From Vickie Ritchie, LHS Principal

Dear Friends of the Arts
We are already six weeks into our first semester. Mid-term grade reports were distributed to students on Tuesday, September 29. The school mailed a post card to each family as a reminder to ask students for their grades. If you did not receive the post card mailing, or if you have questions about your student’s grades, please call the guidance office at 381-3476.

On another note, Lafayette has received our state test scores. Although our overall index score remained flat for this year, we did make improvement in one important area with our students. Our graduating seniors made a huge gain in the On-Demand Writing scores last fall. This year’s seniors took their On-Demand test a couple of weeks ago. The English teachers take a very deliberate approach to practicing these specific writing skills with our seniors from the beginning of the year and we expect our 2010 seniors to post scores even better than last year.

In addition to the mid-term grade reports, your student should have brought home a letter regarding the flu season and precautions we can all take to stay healthy. Please check the website for a copy of the letter if you did not receive one.

With healthy thoughts,

Vicki Ritchie

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Friendship Is As Friendship Does

Here at SCAPA we have what is, in this day and age, a fairly uncommon situation. Our children will potentially be together for nine years, from the age of 9 to 18. That’s a big chunk of time and includes some critical years of development. Not only will our children be together for nine years – we will be together for nine years. Considering this possibility, the issue of friendship takes on a new level of significance. We are part of a fairly small, stable community – not unlike a family. There is the potential for all of us to create friendships that could last a lifetime – friendships that can cross art majors, grade levels, homerooms and gender.

I recall a conversation I had with my older son when he was about nine-years-old. I asked him what he looked for in a friend. He said, “Somebody you can talk to. Somebody you can hang around with who doesn’t want to see you get in trouble. Somebody who really likes you and just wants to be with you. They try to make you feel better if you get hurt or if you’re sad.”

“What do you do to be a friend?” I asked. “I just told you,” he replied. “So what you’re saying is that to have friend you have to be a friend?” I checked. “Right,” he confirmed. In the words of Douglas Pagels, “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be.” This quote expresses an appreciation for the reciprocal nature of friendship.

Our own Beth Randolph offers this advice from her years of accumulated teacher wisdom:

“First, choose your friends well. They will be important to you. Well-selected friends foster your ambitions, dreams and individuality. Similarly, your friends should help you grow and develop in positive ways. The Oxford American Dictionary defines a friend as a person who is a supporter, someone who uses his/her influence for another’s benefit. If your friends do not fit these characteristics, start cultivating new ones.”

With the advent of electronic communication, I am afraid the focus is on quantity rather than quality when it comes to friendship. I am amused when I hear people talk about twittering 500 friends. They demonstrate a lack of understanding of the meaning of true friendship. Most people are lucky if they have a handful of true friends during their entire life. And if they can count their spouse among those, they are doubly blessed.

Friendship is one of those things, like marriage and parenting, that we take for granted people automatically know how to do because it is just natural, genetic, innate. Well, HOGWASH! The ability to be a friend, to make and have friends, is learned. Guess where we learn it. From our very first teachers. That’s right. PARENTS!

Our job is to teach our kids how to establish, build and maintain healthy relationships, how to resolve the inevitable conflicts that arise in positive ways, how to recognize when a relationship is becoming destructive and how to get help. We all want our kids to be and have friends. Here are some suggestions for how to increase the likelihood that they will be healthy, long-lasting, life-enhancing relationships:

Provide healthy models for friendship. Monitor the examples of relationships to which they are being exposed, i.e., movies, television, literature, and peer group. Point out those that exhibit unhealthy characteristics and challenge them to identify what makes them problematic. Discuss what should occur.

Talk openly and often about friendship. Explore their understanding of what it means to be a friend and how they know someone is a friend. Correct any misperceptions. Ask about their friends and how they spend time together. Share memories of the kinds of things you did with friends at their age.

Define and discuss empathy. Empathy is fundamental to any healthy relationship. Share examples from your own experience. Point out opportunities for them to be empathetic. Notice and express appreciation when they exhibit empathy. Be sure they know what it is, how to demonstrate it and recognize it.

Emphasize the importance of balance. Being a good communicator is essential to friendship, which means being a good listener as well as a good talker. Creating an equality of give and take in the relationship is crucial.

Teach effective conflict resolution skills. Conflict is inevitable even between the best of friends. No two people are going to agree all the time. When problems arise between friends, they talk to each other, not about each other. They seek win-win solutions.

Provide guidance in how to respond to peer pressure. Real friends do not pressure one another to exhibit inappropriate behavior. They do not encourage participation in risky, dangerous activities. Make sure they know how to recognize trouble and leave gracefully.

Distinguish between tattling and getting help. Tattling is usually intended to get someone else in trouble while making one-self look good. Getting help is intended to protect someone from being hurt, either physically or emotionally, or prevent some type of damage. Friends know the difference.

Genuine friendship, like anything that is worthwhile and enriches our lives, takes an incredible commitment of time, energy, patience, understanding, devotion, respect, trust, and empathy. And all of these have to be mutual. We never know the impact a friend may have on our life and vice versa. Real friends want each other to be their best, but forgive one another when they fall short.

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Prior to her role as SCAPA Arts Facilitator, Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman was a Parent/Family Life Educator and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She was the author of The Parents’ Toolbox for The Lexington Family Magazine as well as Pastoral Parenting for the Church of the Resurrection newsletter.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

(Please check the SCAPA Calendar regularly for updates)

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Announcements and Reminders

Mr. Karl Paulnack from the Boston Conservatory

Last year Karl Paulnack's address was making its rounds on the internet. Fortunately, Nancy Campbell forwarded it to me and I was deeply touched by the message. I contacted Dr. Paulnack and told him we would love for him to come to the School for the Creative and Performing Arts if he ever had the time. Well, he has made the time and he will be giving two presentations that I would like you to know about and invite you to attend.

He will be speaking from 4-5pm at Arts Place on Thursday, October 29th as part of the LexArts Distinguished Speaker Series we are co-sponsoring with LexArts. He will be addressing the Role of the Arts in Defining, Enriching and Changing Lives. He will then be speaking here at SCAPA at 7:30pm on October 29th to our parents, faculty and anyone who is interested in "Helping Our Young People Successfully Pursue Careers in the Arts."

If you have not read the attached address, I strongly encourage you to do so. And please join us for one or both of these opportunities to hear Dr. Karl Paulnack in person.

Your friend in the arts,

Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman

Mark O'Connor to Visit SCAPA

A few years ago Mark O'Connor, world-renowned violinist and composer, was planning to visit SCAPA but his plane was rerouted and he was unable to come. However, he promised that the next time he was in Lexington he would include a visit to SCAPA. Well, he is making good on his promise. On Wednesday, October 28th during majors, Mark O'Connor will spend time with the string majors and any other class that wishes to join them in the MPR. What an incredible opportunity for our students. He has been described as "one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation." He was recently featured in both Strings Magazine and International Musician Magazine. For more about Mark O'Connor visit www.markoconnor.com. Thank you, Nancy Campbell, for helping to make this possible

Bluegrass 5th Graders, Vocal Majors and Minors to Perform

Attention Parents of 5th Graders, Vocal Majors and Vocal Minors - Please be sure to check out the event dates and times in the Art News - Bluegrass Vocal section of this newsletter for those occasions when your child will be performing. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Fields, millie.fields@fayette.kyschools.us, 381-3332 or your parent representative, Christy Pellegrino, cpellegrino@insightbb.com, 552-8593.

SCAPA Scarecrows at Lexington Green

Remember we told you that the Bluegrass SCAPA Visual Arts majors and minors would be making scarecrows for the display/contest at Lexington Green? Well you can view and vote for our SCAPA Scarecrows beginning Thursday, October 16th and ending Friday, October 24th at Noon! Scarecrow winners will be announced on Scarecrow Day, Sunday, October 25th.

Attention Lafayette SCAPA Parents

PLEASE share the website below with your juniors and seniors. There is some incredibly helpful information for those who plan to pursue education/training in the performing and visual arts. There are explanations of the difference between a BA and BFA/BM, things to consider when choosing colleges to apply to, the application process, (and it is different for these students since it involves auditions, portfolio reviews, etc.), how to get the most out of a college fair experience, etc. It is definitely a site our students should have access to. The earlier they are thinking about and planning for this, the better. I also have a couple of Performing and Visual Arts College books in my office that parents/students can borrow to look for colleges. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance and thank you for sharing this info with your students.

• http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/pva/Pages/PVATips.aspx

Museum GO Round

The Explorium of Lexington is gearing up for the 10th annual Museum GO Round 2009 and they want to see you there! Last year they welcomed over 3,000 visitors! It's very exciting to watch MGR grow and see more and more neighborhood friends join in! Pencil it on your calendar for Saturday, October 17 - and get ready to entertain and dazzle guests, artists and families.

Performing and Visual Arts College Night

FOAS/SCAPA is jointly sponsoring the Performing and Visual Arts College Night on Thursday, Oct. 22nd with Lexington Catholic. Please encourage your high school juniors and seniors to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to actually experience a college audition here at home. Congratulations to Ashlea McIllwain for creating the artwork for this event!

GOD'S Pantry Food Drive

• Click here for information
  

Clean Basement at SCAPA

Petya Little asked me to be sure to include a HUGE THANK YOU to all those parents and staff who assisted in getting the basement cleaned out. Now that everything has been removed FCPS can go ahead and repair the leaks so that we can eventually safely use the basement for storage of costumes once again. For fear of leaving someone out I am not going to list those who were involved, but you know who you are and we deeply appreciate your perseverance in this matter.

Second Sunday (2S)

Second Sunday (2S) is an event that will be held in downtown Lexington on Sunday, October 11th from 2-6 pm. It is a free, family oriented, fun-filled afternoon to be held across the state of Kentucky to help raise awareness about our very poor health statistics on obesity, diabetes and other diseases. Kentucky is being looked at nationally as a role model for acknowledging this and trying to do something for ourselves to promote a healthier lifestyle for all of our citizens. There will be running events, yoga, obstacle courses and many other fun events. Streets will be blocked off in order to open them up for safe physical activity.

The students and athletes in our community need to come and join in the fun. We would love your marching band, drum line, dance team, step team, flag core, riffle core, cheerleaders, etc. to entertain and show everyone a wonderful way for our kids to be involved in their school and remain active. Soccer players, basketball players and even frisbee players can show up and demonstrate their sport. Children of all ages would love this interaction and great community service. Let us know if you would like an area or time to perform. It is perfectly fine to just show up in your school colors or team t-shirt to promote your activity or join in ours!

This is the 2nd annual event where over 100 of our 120 counties are participating across the state simultaneously. Next year it will be held on 10/10/10 and our goal is 100% participation in our state. Let's work together to motivate ourselves and each other to raise the standard of living in Kentucky. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to give me a call. Let the kids have a day to play in the streets!! It's all about "healthy" kids!

Working for our state of health,

Sheila A. Giles

September Box Top Totals!

SCAPA Penguins collected a total of 3,411 Box Tops for the month of September! The winning homeroom, Ms. Klein's 5th grade, collected 648. They will receive a popsicle party this week. The homeroom totals are as follows: Aldridge 628, Randolph 538, Sergent 423, Beers 358, Beals 205, Stayton 188, Swain 183, Holmes 101, Garr 75, and Staff 64. The October battle will start tomorrow with the prize, a full-size candy bar for each student in the winning homeroom.

Keep clipping and collecting, but remember to check the expiration date. We do NOT take Campbell Soup labels or Betty Crocker points.

Lexington Sister Cities Commission

The Lexington Sister Cities Commission is accepting applications for the 2010 summer student exchange programs to Ireland, England and Japan.

The purpose of this program is to provide a genuine cultural and family experience in another country for Lexington middle and high school students. For Ireland and England programs, students must be 14 years of age prior to departure date. Students 13 years of age and older will be accepted on the Japan program. The students will travel as a group for ten days during the summer, accompanied by chaperones.

Applications for the program are available from Ms. Yvonne Erbe who also has additional information. Students can also find the application on the Sister Cities website at www.lfucg.com/links/sistercities.asp. Completed applications should be returned by November 6, 2009. If you have any questions, please call the Sister Cities office at (859) 258-3137 or kays@lfucg.com

Talent Hunt Competition

47th Annual WYF TALENT HUNT COMPETITION. Sponsored by Psi Tau Chapter of OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:00 PM Transylvania University

Cash Prizes Talent EntryVocal Music, Instrumental Music, Ballet, Modern Dance, Tap Dance, Poetry, Recitation, Dramatic Reading Monologue. *No group entries. Talent Hunt Applications Applications must be submitted by October 15, 2009 to P. O. Box 11981 Lexington, KY 40579-1981

Friends of the Arts School (FOAS) Meetings

Mark you calendars for the meeting dates in 2008-09:

• October 20 @ 4pm
  
• November 17 @ 6pm
  
• December 15 @ 4pm

Meeting Minutes

• September 2009
• August 2009
• June 2009
• May 2009
• April 2009

SBDM Meeting Minutes

• September 2009

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Recent Events

Lexington Youth Arts Council Hopes to Make a Difference in the Arts

LexArts is pleased to announce a groundbreaking opportunity for youth ages 14 -18. They are forming a Youth Arts Council for the greater Fayette County area. The Council will consist of 20 - 25 students selected through an application process. These students must have a passion for, but do not need to be directly involved in, the arts (music, dance, creative writing, theatre or visual arts). They must also be reliable and have the ability work as a member of a team as well as to be a team leader. Since the Youth Arts Council is in its early stages, the youth serving will have a great opportunity to shape the future of the group.

The Council will create initiatives that allow local youth to become active participants and creative shapers of the arts in Lexington and central Kentucky. It will provide youth with tools and opportunities allowing them to develop the skills to contribute to the process of providing art to the community. It will encourage members to demonstrate leadership among their peers and strengthen a sense of community through collaborative work.

Through the efforts of the Council, the community will gain a deeper understanding of the youth experience in the arts while also encouraging the cultivation of future participants and patrons of the arts.

The majority of young people who attended the initial Youth Arts Council Meeting on Monday, September 21st at Arts Place were SCAPA students. Good luck to all those who submitted their application. We know you will make a valuable contribution to this organization!

SCAPA Plays with Barrage

Nancy Campbell arranged for string students from all over Fayette County, including several of our own SCAPA middle and high school students, to perform on stage with the strings band, Barrage. The concert took place on the evening of September 16th at Transylvania University. Here is a firsthand account from Ms. Blakeley Burger:

When I performed with Barrage, many new experiences occurred. I played in front of a big crowd, 1,100 to be exact. The concert was sold out. Also, just playing with such great, world-famous musicians was a new experience.

Preparing for this event was hard work. Starting with making sure I got each note down to the correct bow stroke. This toe-tapping experience was a challenge to prepare for. From the start, I knew that to accomplish a great night I would have to work hard. During the workshop, John Crozman (who was a big helper for Barrage) told us what we needed to fix before performing. He told us things like “Accent that note. It sounds better like that,” or “Sing that much louder.”

After the workshop we got to rehearse with Barrage. You couldn’t believe their stage presence! By then we didn’t need much more advising because we had rehearsed a lot with Mrs. Campbell and John Crozman. Now it was time to sit in the audience and wait for our turn to perform.

We watched Barrage perform many “foot-stomping” and “hand-clapping” songs. Again, their stage presence was unbelievable! It was intermission before the second act. I scurried on stage with the rest of the middle school students. I set my bow on the strings to get ready for my first note in “Calypso Jam” by Dean Marshall. Charlie, the drummer counted us off, “1, 2, 3, 4!” My nerves were starting to pick, but luckily did NOT affect my playing. I played the first measure and realized this wasn’t as scary as I thought. I managed to play my fiddle in a pretty good fashion. I swayed and bounced along with the music. Life felt pretty good. Before I knew it, the song was over. Performing with Barrage was a FANTASTIC, EXTRAORDINARY experience!

Thank you, Nancy, for making this experience possible for all these kids!

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SCAPA in the Community

Paragon Music Theatre's production of "Hello Dolly"

The Lexington Opera House, October 22-24 at 8pm and October 25 at 3pm. Tickets available through the Lexington Center Box Office, 233-3535.

Come see these SCAPA Students in Paragon Music Theatre's production of "Hello Dolly"

Ambrose.......Andrew Wiemann, junior, contemporary dance
Ermangarde......Haley Fish, freshman, ballet

Ensemble
Meredith Ruddell, 5th, contemporary dance
William Arnold, 4th, strings
Natalie Betts, freshman, contemporary dance
McKenna Slone, freshman, drama
Kaitlyn Ryan, sophomore, contemporary dance
Margie Wiemann, 8th, contemporary dance
Carolyn Meier, sophomore, contemporary dance
Adela Wilson, junior, ballet
Fiona Mowbray, junior, ballet
Will Swisher, junior, drama
Jamie Harvener.....Dance Captain & Barnaby understudy, sophomore, contemporary dance

Lafayette Drama Department's presentation of "The Miser"

Don't miss seeing our SCAPA students in Lafayette Drama Department's presentation of "The Miser," Beeler Auditorium, October 9th and 10th at 7:00pm.

Lexington Children's Theatre's production of "Pinocchio"

Cody and Cameron Taylor, freshmen SCAPA drama majors, appear in Lexington Children's Theatre's production of "Pinocchio."

Performed on Lexington Childrens Theatre's Main Stage
2:00 PM, September 27, Oct. 3 and 4, 2009
7:00 PM, October 3, 2009
10:00 and 11:45 AM, September 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 and October 1, 2, 2009
For tickets call 254-4546

River of Time

Join Taylor Eldred, SCAPA alumni, along with William Arnold and Joseph Waterbury-Tieman, SCAPA 4th graders, for this celebration of the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Midway Festival of Plays

Ellie Todd, junior vocal major, will be appearing in the 10-minute play The Weight, part of the Midway Festival of Plays. The Weight is a moving, funny play, revolving around Laurie, a young woman who, tired of her current existence, decides to strike out on her own. First though, she has some unfinished business to attend to with her older brother's friend, her neighbor as she was growing up.

This inaugural event, featuring 7 plays from around the United States and Canada, will be held in the Thoroughbred Theatre, October 8, 9, 10 and 11. Thursday October 11th is a special Student Night; tickets are only $5 and curtain is at 7:30. Friday and Saturday, October 10th and 11th, the curtain is at 8 and tickets are $10. Sunday the show is at 3pm and tickets $10. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.thoroughbredtheater.com or call (859) 846-9827.

Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s Production of Dia de los Muertos

Join the following SCAPA students for their performance in Bluegrass Youth Ballet’s production of Dia de los Muertos on Wednesday, November 4th at 10 AM (school show) and 6:30 PM (public show) at the Lexington Opera House:

Paloma Paulin (Lead-Estelita)
Tanner Bleck (Lead-Esteban)
Kate Cox (Angelito)
Michelle Meza (Angelito)
Landon Feese (Angelito. Esteban Understudy)
Katie Simon (Angelito)
Annamarie Bryan (Angelito)

SCAPA Spotlights

This section is reserved for recognizing accomplishments by SCAPA students, parents, faculty and staff. Please send arts accomplishments to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman (carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us). Space limitations will determine how many we can include in any given month.

Students of the Month for October 2009 Congratulations to the following Students of the Month for October 2009! You can learn more about these students by reading their profiles displayed in the front foyer of Bluegrass SCAPA. 4th - Tamia Bowden 5th - Anna Grace Shaftner 6th - Sam Flomenhoft 7th - CaLayci Coffey 8th - Johnathan Wheatley National Merit Semifinalists Congratulations to Hannah Johnson and Marshall Roorda for being among the record 44 National Merit semifinalists from Fayette County in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program! They will compete for roughly $36 million in college scholarships. The 16,000 semifinalists represent less than 1 percent of students nationwide - those who scored highest on the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. About 90 percent of them are expected to advance, and approximately half of the finalists will win a scholarship. Three types of awards will be offered: 2,500 National Merit $2,500 scholarships given on a state representational basis, about 1,000 corporate-sponsored scholarships and some 4,700 college-sponsored awards. Winners will be announced in several waves beginning in April and concluding in July. We wish you both the best of luck, Hannah and Marshall! Britt Spencer, SCAPA Alumni Visual Arts Major, illustrates Saturday Evening Post Cover and Lead Story Former SCAPA Visual Arts Major, Britt Spencer, illustrated the cover of Saturday Evening Post's Sept/Oct issue as well as provided illustrations for the cover story. Britt has also illustrated several children's books including Make Your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt, Fleas, and most recently, Zarafa the Giraffe Who Walked to the King. We are hoping Britt will visit Bluegrass SCAPA in the spring and speak to all of our students about his successful career. Congratulations, Britt! We are so proud! Arboretum Birdhouses For the second year in a row a SCAPA student won the award for the Best Birdhouse in the children's division ages 10 and under. Claire McDermott, a 5th grade visual arts major, received a lovely ribbon for her birdhouse named Birdport during a ceremony in the Visitor's Center at the Arboretum on Sunday, September 13th. Four other SCAPA students also submitted birdhouses for this annual display. Congratulations, Claire and thank you to all those who participated in this enjoyable community-wide event. Other SCAPA Entries - Beachside Birdies by Sydney Mullins (1), Birdport by Claire McDermott (2), J. Birds Junk Joint by Callaway Stivers (3), Cozy Creature Cabin by Emma Goldsby (4), and Shell Shack by Joseph Waterbury-Tieman (5).

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Academic News

General

• KCCT score reports will be mailed home mid-October. Please store these in a secure location in your home, along with the child's 9 week and end of year grade reports. You may need this in the future with applications to schools, camps, etc.
• Middle School ABS Celebration is October 29, 1:00-1:40 in the Multi Purpose Room sponsored by FOAS. Guest speaker is Dr. Karl Paulnack.
• 7th Grade Duke Talent Tip Identification Program: Brochures and applications were sent home to parents of qualifying students Sept 23. Paper applications due Oct 1; On-line applications due Oct. 19. See brochure for details.

7th grade Art Appreciation class

Architecture is a primary focus listed in the 7th grade standard that says, "Students will analyze or explain how diverse cultures and time periods are reflected in visual arts." The cultures studied in 7th grade Art Appreciation reflect some of those studied in Social Studies, specifically, Ancient Egypt, Classical Greece, Ancient Rome, and Medieval. As part of fulfilling that standard, students take several virtual field trips to architectural wonders such as the Parthenon, the Pantheon, and Gothic Cathedrals in France during the nine weeks. After viewing a DVD segment about the Mycenaean Civilization, the class was divided into small groups and each received a pile of wooden blocks. Having seen the Mycenaean "Lion's Gate" and learned about this and other early technology, the groups were challenged to create corbelled arches and then build post and lintel structures. The pictures below show some of the multiple possibilities the students were able to realize from what they learned.

Ms. Randolph

Check out our classroom website that lists the weekly spelling words. This might come in handy if the book or pretest is accidentally left at home the night before the test.

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BG Band

We are working on an up to date e-mail list so we can get important band information to you. Feel free to send any additional e-mail addresses.

Also, for those students who want them, we will be passing out order forms for band jackets in a couple of weeks.

FOURTH GRADE BAND - The fourth grade general band class is off to a fine start. All students should be practicing from their book, "Standard of Excellence, Book 1." We now have three notes to work with, and the level of enthusiasm is high. There is a lot of talent in the group. Hard work is an absolute must for success at this level. Please make sure that they are spending time with their instrument. The blue practice sheet must be signed by you each week to verify home practice. We expect at least 75 minutes practice each week. Practice reports are due each Wednesday. There is no penalty for late practice reports. If students turn it in without a parent signature they get half credit. Full credit will be given when the practice report is signed. Some students have not turned in band forms. We will give copies to those who are missing them. Please continue to offer your student plenty of encouragement and support in these beginning stages of playing. Check to see if cases and books are labeled with student's name.

FIFTH GRADE BAND - All students should have the "Accent on Achievement," Book 1, at this point. Students should have cases and books labeled with their first and last name. Several have not turned in band forms. We will issue extra copies for those that are missing them. They need to be turned in for a letter grade. Practice reports are being taken up every Tuesday. Please sign reports weekly. Seventy-five minutes per week, outside of class, is the expected practice time. Rental for school instruments will be issued within the next few weeks. Your encouragement and support is always appreciated.

ELEMENTARY BAND MAJORS - Students have begun working with the Alfred Interactive Theory program in the computer lab. They will work at their own pace reviewing basics and then add new musical concepts. Fifth graders have performed their compositions for their classmates, and will be working with the student teacher, to notate their pieces with a new computer program. Please continue to help your students with their 6 new vocabulary terms to be learned weekly. They will be tested each Wednesday. Practice reports are also due each Wednesday. One-hundred minutes per week, outside of class, is the expected practice time. Students may count their private lessons on their practice reports.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND- Please encourage students to keep a regular practice schedule, and don't forget to sign their practice reports weekly. These are due every Wednesday, 150 minutes per week for majors, 100 minutes per week for minors. Musical terms test are every Wednesday. Private lessons are a great way to help your musician gain confidence. There are a variety of great private instructors in our community. The Lafayette Band also sponsors the M-2 program. Private lessons are offered after school by professionals at a very affordable price. They have extended these lessons to any of our interested middle school band students. Fall lessons have already begun. Sign-ups for the second semester M-2 lessons will begin in January. Instrument rental for school instruments will be issued within the next several weeks.

October 9th, is eighth grade band night. Students have the informational letter and permission slip. Slips must be turned in as soon as possible. This event is mandatory for all 8th grade band students. The event begins with pizza at Lafayette. Students will be bused to Dunbar to play for the Lafayette/Dunbar football game. There is after school band rehearsal for all SCAPA band students on Monday, November 2, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. This is a band grade. The fall band concert is Thursday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m. Students will report at 6:00 p.m. that night. I need two parents to coordinate the reception after the concert.

All students have been issued their All-County honor band registration form. Forms and $3 fee are due by October 15th. All students will auditions on November 19th. If selected, students will rehearse on January 7th and 8th concert January 9th. E.K.U. Honor band has been changed from December 5th to December 12th due to renovation issues. Participation in this band is upon director recommendation and is open to 7th and 8th graders. I already have a list of students who have said they are interested in being recommended.

BG and HS Dance

DANCE SCAPA 2010

We're getting an early start with planning Dance SCAPA this year. We have a great team that is working on the show. We will have more informational meetings January 12-13, 2010.

• Rita Polzin - Finance and Communications Director - b.polzin@insightbb.com or 351-0391
• Jill Gookin - Marketing Directo- jsgky@insightbb.com or 536-1103
• Jennifer Poage - Production Director - jcpoage@ashland.com or 327-6747

All the forms must be returned by 10/28/2009 in the envelope addressed to: Rita Polzin, 3040 Brookmonte Lane, Lexington, KY 40515

___Dance Scapa Forms and Fees Checklist - Check made to FOAS

___Parental Permission for Transportation-

___Behavior Requirements-

___Volunteer Form-

Order form for Dance SCAPA wear- This is a fundraiser for the dance department. Last year we were able to help with the funds to purchase the new Marley we will use this year at Dance SCAPA. The teachers use this money for guest artist, costumes and other items that directly benefit our dancers.

Checks to be made out to SCAPA Bluegrass. Scholarship Request form need to be sent to: Ms. Erbe for Bluegrass, Ms. Combs or Ms. Fields for High School.

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Horsemania 2010

Bluegrass SCAPA Art Majors are currently creating designs for two foals that will be part of Horsemania 2010.

Bluegrass SCAPA Art Majors will have two scarecrows at Lexington Green Scarecrow Fest in October. Please go vote for our scarecrows! Ours will be delivered October 10, voting begins October 12. Lee Cruse will be showing them on that morning on television.

Bluegrass SCAPA Art Minors current project is creating a sign (15 by 20 foam board with acrylic paint) for above all SCAPA faculty/staff doors with their names.

Scarecrows

• The visual arts majors will be creating scarecrows for the competition sponsored by Artique in Lexington-Green again this year. Don't forget to go vote. We'll let you know when.

BG Vocal

Here is a list of all upcoming vocal events:

• October 16th - Stephen Collins Foster group - Meet in the lobby of the Singletary Center for pre-concert performance from 7:15-7:45pm.
• October 24th - Rehearsal for all 5th graders, vocal majors and minors - Meet in the lobby of the Singletary Center at 9:15am for rehearsal beginning at 10:00am for concert with Lexington Philharmonic.
• October 25th - Youth Arts Day concert with the Lexington Philharmonic - All 5th graders, vocal majors and minors meet in the lobby of the Singletary Center at 2:15pm. Concert begins at 3:00pm. Concert dress required.
• November 15th - Vocal majors to sing for Junior League Holly Market at 2:00pm. Location TBA.
• December 11th - Vocal majors meet in lobby of the Singletary Center for pre-Messiah concert performance from 7:15-7:45pm.
• December 15th - 5th graders, vocal majors and minors to be featured choir in Kentucky Christmas Chorus event at Rupp Arena. Be in place by 7pm for televised program beginning at 8pm.
• December 17th - Winter Concert for 4th and 5th graders, Vocal majors and minors - Meet at 6:00pm. Concert begins at 6:30pm. Concert dress required.

REMINDER - All 4th graders and new incoming students - Please remember to purchase your tux shirt, black bow tie and black cummerbund to wear for all events and concerts. These can be purchased at Geno's Formal Ware on Southland Drive. Ask for used items which will be cheaper.

HS Band

• Lafayette Band News
  

HS Drama

Congratulations to the cast members of “Amadeus” which will be presented at the Downtown Arts Center November 19-21. Antonio Salieri – Blake Sugarman Salieri’s Valet – Alex Holloway Salierei’s Cook – Cody Taylor Venticelli #1 – Ema Horvath & Hayley Sternberger Venticelli #2 – Hannah Ferrell & Elaina Henderson Emperor Joseph II – Jonathan Karp Von Strack – Jacob Yates Orsini-Rosenberg – Mason Reeves Van Swieten – Forrest Loeffler Bonno – Colton Ryan Major Domo – Miles Conger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Jimmy Betts & Elliott Mattox Constanze – Sidney Steele & Nicole an Denburg Katherina – Gabby Barker Teresa – Ellie Todd

Location: Beeler Auditorium, Lafayette H.S. Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:00pm Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:00pm Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:00pm Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 2:00pm Congratulations to the cast of "Lost in Yonkers"! Jay - Miles Conger Arty - Will Swisher Eddie - Luke Hansen Bella - Ellen Jenkins/Nicole Van Denburg Grandma - Jennifer Rhodenhiser/Ellie Todd Louie - Garett Wilson Gert - Hannah McIntosh

HS Vocal

• Friday, October 2, 7pm, LHS Chorus Gala featuring performances by SCAPA vocal majors, Immanuel Baptist Church
• More information

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Club and Team News

Bluegrass

Bluegrass Math Counts Team

Devin Onkst will be coaching our 2009-2010 SCAPA Bluegrass Math Counts team.

• Practices will begin in mid-September.
• Keep eyes and ears open for details to come!

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Arts Roundtable

The Arts Roundtable is a place where we can share valuable information about the essential role of the arts in our lives and the lives of our children. (Please submit items to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, by the 20th of each month.) 20 Ways to Show You Care About Your Child Provided by Melanie Stivers. Excerpted from the Research Institute of Minneapolis. Hide a surprise for them to find. Contribute to their special collection. Clip a magazine picture or article that would interest them. Help them to become an expert at something. Tell them about yourself. Admit when you made a mistake. Tell them stories in which they are the hero. Notice when they grow. Help them learn something new. Be silly together. Share a secret. Help them to take a stand and stand with them. Look in their eyes when you talk to them. Tell them their feelings are okay. Forget your worries sometimes and concentrate only on them. Notice when they are acting different. Send them a card or letter. Ask for their opinion. Give them a special nickname. Create a tradition with them, and keep it.

Submit information to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman (carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us)

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Arts Bookbag

The Arts Bookbag is a place where we can recommend books about the arts that we have found to be informative and inspiring. (Please submit titles to Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, by the 20th of each month.)

Recommended by Melanie Stivers

• The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life. Twyla Tharp. Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Recommended by Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman

• The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
• Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius by Michael Michalko
• A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. Daniel H. Pink. (2005, 2006). Riverhead Books, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.
• The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Ken Robinson. (2009). Viking, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.
• Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, Ken Robinson, Capstone, 2001
  
• 5 Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner, Harvard Business School Press, 2009
  
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay Books, 2007
  
• Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown & Company, 2008

Alumni News

Alumni! We Want To Know What You Are Doing!

We would like to make plaques to hang outside each of the arts rooms with the names of graduates and what they are doing professionally. Mr. Love has one on the wall just outside his door. Every year he takes his new 4th graders out in the hall, reads the names of past students and what they are doing, and tells the current students that if they dedicate themselves to their work, someday their name will be on the plaque. This is a great motivator! We want every arts teacher to have the opportunity to do the same thing. Please send me your name, year you graduated, major and what you are doing professionally so that we can expand and maintain this tradition. My address is carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us. We are looking forward to hearing from you and celebrating your success.

Arts Facilitator Seeking Alumni Liaison

The first fourth grade SCAPA class was established at Harrison Elementary School in 1987 which means (if my math is correct) that the first SCAPA class graduated in 1996. Therefore, we have fourteen years worth of SCAPA alumni families. This is an essential group that needs representation. I would like to invite any SCAPA alumni student or parent to serve as our alumni liaison. If you are interested in volunteering in this capacity, please contact me, carolyn.tieman@fayette.kyschools.us, so we can begin exploring how we can better stay connected to and serve this population. This could be one person or a committee, so do not fail to volunteer because you figure someone else already has. I look forward to hearing from you.

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SCAPA FUNdraising Opportunities

Box Tops For Education

General Mills Corporation, sponsor of the Box Tops For Education program, has been involved in giving to educational programs since 1996. Over the past 13 years, participating schools have earned over $300 million dollars in funding. The Box Tops program is a simple way for our school to receive money without having to write grants, sell products, work hours, or buy things we don’t want or need. As a parent, relative, or friend of SCAPA, all you have to do is clip the “Official Box Top Coupon” off of the products you already buy and use. A complete list of these products can be found at boxtops4education.com. After clipping, send the box tops to school with your student. Each homeroom teacher has a container in their classroom for collection. Each month, the box tops are collected and counted, with the top collecting homeroom earning a prize.

SCAPA Bluegrass is stepping up our efforts this year to receive free funds with the “Battle of the Box Tops” monthly contests between homerooms.

September’s battle went off with a bang, as we collected 3,411 total box tops, amounting to $341.10 for our school. The winning homeroom with 648 total box tops was Ms. Klein’s 5th grade. They will receive a popsicle party for their efforts. The other homerooms in order of box tops collected are: Aldridge 628, Randolph 538, Sergent 423, Beers 358, Beals 205, Stayton 188, Swain 183, Holmes 101, Garr 75, and Staff 64. A poster is available for viewing the mid-month and monthly totals all school year, in the Multi-Purpose Room.

For October’s Battle of the Box Tops, the homeroom collecting the most box tops will receive a full-size candy bar for each class member. Come on SCAPA Penguins, keep clipping and collecting those box tops. Let’s make this an awesome box tops year.

SCAPA FOAS and Amazon Fundraiser

A great way to support F.O.A.S. without having to buy or sell anything! Come join us at Amazon to help wrap some holiday gift orders.

This is a festive and fun way to help the Friends community stay strong.

Amazon provides pre-cut paper, electric tape dispensers, an organized table, and cushy mats to stand on. Amazon will donate .60 cents per package. The average is 22/hour, but many wrapped closer to 40 - 50 packages/hour. BONUS: Amazon donates $0.75/package wrapped Mon-Fri during daytime shifts.

Program dates:

• Monday, Nov. 23 through Wed. Dec. 23 (No gift wrapping shifts on Thanksgiving Eve or Thanksgiving Day). Held at 1850 Mercer Road off Leestown Rd.

Shifts times:

• Morning 8-12 or 9:30-1:30
• Afternoon 2-6
• Evenings 7-11 or 10-2 (a.m.)

Volunteer for this fundraiser by emailing me with the date and shift you'd like to work. Please also include a reliable phone number. Anyone 18 or older can volunteer to help FOAS. We've had grandmothers, sisters, brothers and friends lend a hand. Every wrapper helps!

We need to submit our shift request quickly! Pre-registration is required for all gift wrapping volunteers for EVERY shift. Groups are scheduled for shifts on a first-come/first-serve basis and fill up quickly. There are 25-30 volunteer spots available per shift.

I will develop a master list of volunteers and send it out to as we go. You may work as many shifts as you like. I would like to submit our first shift request by Monday the 28th. Please look at your calendar and email me. It is important to remember once you commit to a shift Amazon will expect you there since others are declined the opportunity once the shift fills.

There will be a training class/meeting scheduled for all volunteers given by Amazon after we have submitted our requests. (Date TBD)

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns about this fundraiser. This is a GREAT and EASY opportunity, and in this economic climate we need to support programs that don't affect our family budgets but still allow us to support our great school. This is an easy way to help!

Thanks,

Jennifer Gorena, gorenas@insightbb.com
cell: 552-6434

Volunteer Opportunities

Please download a copy for each of the FCPS approved volunteers in your family. Completed forms may be turned in to Ms. Barbara Talbert at the front office of Bluegrass SCAPA. Thank you so much for your commitment to making SCAPA great!

• Bluegrass Volunteer Form
• LHS Volunteer Form

Please be aware that a records check is required in order to participate in volunteer activities in the Fayette County School system.

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FOAS Board Officers and Representatives

• Officers and Representatives

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