Supplies for October!

Hey Parents!  Here is a supply list for October.  Please let me know via email if you would like to donate anything.  Once again, I appreciate your willingness to help out on hall.
1. Brown lunch bags and stickers or other Halloween themed decorations to make Halloween treat bags on Oct. 6th
2. Construction paper or other craft supplies to make a door decoration on Oct. 10th
3. Cookies for our Bedtime Stories on Oct. 14th and Oct. 28th
4. I would LOVE to have mini pumpkins for the girls to paint for arts and craft on Oct. 20th, but I know that they can be expensive so if we do not get them donated, we will plan a different activity.
5. We could use a little more candy for hall meeting and to put in the treat bag we are going to make on the 6th.  Any kind of candy will do.

Those are all the supplies we need for this month.  If anyone would like to join us at the State Fair on the 23rd, you are more than welcome.  Just let me know.
I would also like to say thank you in advance to Maria Kriska for sponsoring our October Birthday Break on Oct. 12th and Lisa Proctor for sponsoring our October Study Break on Oct. 26th

October Calendar

Here is the calendar for October.  This is just an outline, as usual.  We often add extra activities as we go, so if you have ideas or want to do something with hall, please let me know.  I will also be posting a list of supplies we need in case you are interested in donating something to hall.

Out Of Town

I wanted to let everyone know that I will be out of town this weekend (Oct. 1-3) for a wedding.  Megan Lamb was gracious enough to agree to look after 3rd Bryan while I am away.  If you have a concern or need help that weekend, please contact her at lamb@ncssm.edu or by phone at (919) 416-2996.  As always, you can contact the SLI on duty at the Bryan desk for routine questions by calling (919) 416-2825.  If you know now that your daughter will be needing paperwork for an overnight visit or curfew extension, please go ahead and take care of that early.  And if you have any concerns or questions about me being out of town, as always, don't hesitate to contact me.  Thanks!

Pinkest Room

Each week I give out 2 awards at room inspection.  One is always for cleanest room, but the other is a rotating award that changes each week.  Last week, at the request of several students, we decided to do a pinkest room award.  Here are some pictures from 2 of the rooms that participated.  Kerstin De la torre was our winner because of her sheer overwhelming pinkness, but Elizabeth Moseley and  Rebekah Proctor were runners up because of their immense amount of pink.  I think that Elizabeth should have gotten an award for the most variety of items in pink and Rebekah should win the pink clothing and accessories award.  They all received certificate of recognition on their doors.  Below are a few pictures from Kerstin and Elizabeth's rooms.  Rebekah had undecorated before I could take pictures of hers.

Hall Meeting Shout Out

I wanted to give Abagail Burrus a big shout out for being the winner of our Unicorn Trivia Challenge last night at hall meeting.  She got 3 of the 7 questions correct and won a fabulous unicorn prize pack that included a unicorn magnet, unicorn bookmark, and a book titled "The Seventh Unicorn".  Several other girls got 2 of the 7 questions correct.  So that you can get a sense of how hard this trivia was, I have copied the question below.  See if you can beat Abagail's score!


1. What is the name of the popular adult swim game about a unicorn?
2. What country’s royal coat of arms features 2 unicorns?
3. In what movie do “A brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil king who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns”(IMDB)?
4. What book is the following quote from: "...Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "If you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you."?
5. What series of tapestries, each featuring a woman and a unicorn, is made of 6 works, 5 representing the human senses, and the 6th representing love?
6. What auto maker makes a motorcycle called a unicorn?
7. What website that caters to geeks added “Canned Unicorn Meat” to their list of products as an April fool’s joke?

I would also like the thank David Malcolm for sponsoring our hall study break last night.  The girls thoroughly enjoyed having a healthy snack at our meeting.  Thanks again!

Upcoming Hall Activities

I wanted to let you all know about two upcoming hall events that I announced yesterday at our hall meeting.
First, on Saturday, October 23rd we will be going to the NC State Fair in Raleigh.  The fair has carnival games and rides, lots of great food, informational exhibits about NC agriculture, animal exhibits, crafts displays, and much more.  For more information about the fair visit their website at http://www.ncstatefair.org/.
For our second activity, I have to give a big THANK YOU to Kathy Boyd!  The Boyd family is donating the use of their beach house on the Outer Banks so that the hall can take a trip to the beach together.  We will be going the weekend of November 12-14 to spend 2 nights in Rodanthe. 
The girls were all thrilled about these activities, and I encouraged them all the look at their schedules, talk to their parents, and seriously consider taking part in these great opportunities. 
Please let me know if you have questions or concerns about these activities as parents.

Hall Door

I wanted to make sure that you all were aware that our hall door has been repaired and is now locked like all the other doors on campus.  I know many of you had expressed concerns about this to me, and I wanted to be sure that you all knew the problem had been fixed.

September Calendar!

I just realized that I completely forgot to post the September calendar to the blog!  I emailed it to everyone, but didn't add it here.  Sorry about that.  Here it is!

Family Day Schedule and Potluck Details

We finally have an official schedule for college eve and family day.  You can find the full schedule at http://www.ncssm.edu/drupal/sites/default/files/CollegeEveandFamilyDay2010.pdf.  For the potluck, we will have the Dry Lab open at 11am, so that you can drop by and leave your food if you want to (and stay if you do not want to attend the 11:15-12 meeting).  I will be there from 11am-noon getting things set up and ready to go.  We will begin eating around noon so that everyone can get back to following the students schedule by 1pm.
I have heard from several of you about coming, but am still waiting to hear from many of you.  If you have emailed me and I have not responded to you, please email me again.  I will always respond to your emails, so if it has been 24 hours and you haven't heard back from me, let me know.
I look forward to seeing you all this weekend!

Tshirt PreSigning Party

I forgot that I had these pictures on my camera so I just now remembered to post them. These are from the pre-signing party we had on hall before the t-shirt signing dance the first weekend of school.

Supplies for September!

Parents,
Below is a list of supplies we need for the month of September and what they will be used for. Please let me know if you would like to donate any of these items.
I would also like to thank the Johnson family for sponsoring out August birthday break, and thank, in advance, the Brown family for sponsoring our birthday break on the 7th and the Mr. Malcolm for sponsoring out study break on the 21st. If you have questions about sponsoring these breaks, please let me know.

Supplies:
~Decorative paper and large round stickers for the "Make a Flower" activity on the 7th
~Cookies for bedtime stories on the 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th (homemade or store bought)--Donated by the Johnson Family, Zheng Family, and DeJournette Family.  Thanks!
~Food for the family day potluck (I hope ALL of you will come and bring food) I'm so glad you all came!  I had a great time and hope you did too.
~Bubbles for bubble blowing on the lawn on the 12th (we have some but could use extra) Thank you to Denise Addison for donating bubbles for us!
~A LARGE container of vegetable oil, alka-seltzer tablets, and food coloring to make lava lamps on the 21st--Donated by the Houck family.  Thank you!

I believe that is it for now. We are fairly well stocked on hall meeting candy right now thanks to several parent donations, but more is always welcome since candy will keep.
Also remember that if there is ever an activity you would like to facilitate, sponsor, or donate material for, we can add it to the calendar. Let me know if you have ideas.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Hurricane Earl

Parents,
The following email from interim chancellor Dr. Tom Williams was sent earlier to all staff and students regarding the impending hurricane.

NCSSM Community:

As we continue to monitor the forecast and projected path of Hurricane Earl, please know that safety is our primary concern here at NCSSM. We are paying close attention to the progress of the storm, which is currently projected to affect parts of the North Carolina coast sometime on Thursday or Friday. At this time, we do not anticipate any changes in school operation, calendar or plans for the extended Labor Day weekend. We will keep you advised of any changes or updates as the storm progresses.

Parents and families who live in the areas projected to be most severely affected by the storm may grant permission for their children to carpool or stay with other families for the extended weekend. Any alternative travel plans must be approved by the Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Dr. Joan Barber, who can be reached at 919.416.2801 or barber@ncssm.edu

As a reminder, you can view all of NCSSM’s emergency and inclement weather procedures on AlertNCSSM. Please don’t hesitate to contact me personally with any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Dr. Tom Williams

Interim Chancellor

Family Day Potluck

3rd Bryan Parents,
You are all invited to a Family Day hall potluck lunch on Saturday, September 11th. The lunch will begin between 11:30am and noon and will be held in the ETC Dry Lab located on the 2nd floor of the ETC building.  Please send me an email and let me know if you plan to attend and what dish or type of dish (salad, dessert, drink, etc.) you plan to bring.  This information will help us make sure we have enough food and variety for everyone.  I look forward to seeing you all there!

Extended Sign Out

Here is a brief look at how sign out procedures are different for extended then regular sign out. 
1. For extended weekends, every student must sign out on the extended sign out sheet posted on the hall door.  This sheet looks like an altered version of the sign out card.  No matter where they are going, who they are going with, or when they will be back, the must sign out on this sheet. 
2. If a student is leaving with her parents or if her destination for the weekend is "Home" and she will be back on campus for check the night extended ends, then she does not need extra paperwork, she only need to sign out on the extended sheet. 
3. If a students will be going somewhere other than her own home, she needs an overnight permission form which includes a faxed permission letter from parents. The student will also need to sign out at the Bryan SLI office before leaving campus and check back in when she returns to campus.
4. If a student will not be returning to campus until after check on the day extended ends (after 10:30pm Monday, September 6th in this case), then she needs to sign out at the Bryan SLI office before leaving campus and check back in when she returns to campus.
I think that is it.  It is that simple.  Please email me if you have questions about signing out for extended.

Paint Fight Pictures

Here are a couple pictures from our paint fight with Ground Royall, our unofficial sister hall.  For those of you who may be wondering, a paint fight is exactly what it sounds like--you throw paint at one another.  Don't worry though, it all washes out.  :-)