School News
Parent Community Coffee Tomorrow 10/25
 All parents are invited to come to the Manor House, this Friday, October 25 at 8:30 am, for a social gathering with light refreshments. Administrators will be in attendance to chat and answer questions. We hope to see you there!
Parent Teacher Conference - No School
 Wednesday, October 30, is Parent Teacher Conference Day for Grades JPK through 5. There is no school for students on that day. Follow this link to schedule a conference time with your child's teacher. Use event code: yqjxb. Follow the instructions on each page. You will receive an email confirmation of your Conference Day booking. School bookings will close on Monday, October 28 at 4 pm, so please book your conference time before then.
Get Ready for Clairbourn's Halloween!
Next Thursday, October 31, Clairbourn will have a Halloween Costume Parade for Grades 1-8 in the MPB at 2 pm. Parents are invited to view the parade! We welcome costumes that celebrate creativity, fun, and adventure. Please be aware that costumes should not contain blood and gore, should not be too scary for small children, and no weapons please!
Annual Fund - Every Donation Counts
 Clairbourn's Annual Fund kicked off on October 15! You should be receiving the brochure packet this week. Our goal is to reach 100 percent participation by Winter Break. Congratulations to the PK class for getting 100 percent participation already!
Thank you to Tiffany H., Grade 7, and Ariel H., Grade 1, for donating what they earned from their bath bomb booth at the Entrepreneurial Fair to the Annual Fund!
Please donate by Friday, December 20. Every donation counts and your gift makes a key difference in all aspects of your child's education at Clairbourn. All gifts are 100 percent tax deductible. Click here to donate online.
You may also drop off a check, payable to "Clairbourn School," to the Development Director, Dr. Janny Chang (Nafie Building, second floor).
If you donate by Friday, December 6, you will be automatically entered to win 4 front row seats to this year's Christmas Program plus a parking space for the event.
Annual Fund Donation Levels:
Life Benefactor - $20,000 and Up
President Circle - $10,000 - $19,999
Founder Circle - $5,000 - $9,999
Trustee Circle - $2,500 - $4,999
Headmaster Circle - $1,000 - $2,499
Cougar Circle - Up to $999
A special thank you to our amazing Annual Fund Co-Chairs, Jason Nava and Bing Hou, and all the Captains this year.
Sign Up for Quarter 2 Daycare: Grades 1-8
Parker-Anderson provides our after-school care on our campus. Parker-Anderson offers a great program for daycare, complete with snacks, activities, and homework supervision. To sign up for the second quarter program held on our campus, please see the Grades 1-8 flyer and visit the Parker-Anderson website so you can register directly with them.
Sign Up For After-School Classes Now!
Registration is open now for second quarter enrichment classes! The deadline to apply is Friday, November 1. Download your desired class forms below and follow the vendor instructions to register.
Class List:
- Art, Grades K-1
- Art (Intermediate), Grades 2-6
- Baseball, Grades K-3
- Baseball, Grades 4-5
- Chem Kidz, Grades K-5
- Chess Club, Grades K-5
- Cooking Class, Grades K-5
- Hip Hop Dance, Grades PK-K
- Honor Roll: Homework Help, Grades 1-8 Information
Honor Roll: Homework Help Sign Up Form
- Honor Roll: Reading Comp. Grades 2-8 Information
Honor Roll: Reading Comp. Sign Up Form
- Lego Robotics, Grades K-5
- Marine Biology, Grades K-5
- Spanish & Mandarin, Grades JPK-3
- Super Soccer Stars, Grades JPK-K
Come To The Parent Estate Planning Talk
For our current Clairbourn families and friends:
 Do you have an effective estate plan with a child protection package and guardianship information? Have you thought about including Clairbourn School in your will or living trust? If you are interested in learning about estate planning from experts, come to this talk, which will take place on Wednesday, November 6, from 11 am to 1 pm in the Manor House. Clairbourn friends Cynthia and Ed Pearson from Overton, Lyman & Prince, LLP and Michele Abernathy from Gifford, Dearing & Abernathy, LLP will give a presentation. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP with your name and the number of people in your party to development@clairbourn.org by Wednesday, October 30.
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CFA News
Buy Your Tickets Now For The Parent Tennis Social
The Tennis Social for parents is on Friday, November 8, from 9 am-12 pm at the Altadena Town & Country Club. Tickets are $60 per person which includes a tennis clinic, lunch, prizes, music, and fun! No experience is necessary! Remember, it's a tennis social, not a tennis tournament. No experience playing is necessary! Purchase tickets on the CFA website. Questions? Contact Sophia Chang or Tiffany Zhang. See you on the court!
CFA Parent Meeting On November 12
Join us Tuesday night, November 12, at 6:00 pm in the MPB for a talk given by Hanna Bogen Novak, M.S., CCC-SLP. She is the Director of Speech and Language Services at The Center for Connection in Pasadena and is the co-creator of The Brain Talk Curriculum. Hanna Bogen Novak's talk is entitled "Supporting Your Child's Developing Brain: Brain-Based Strategies for Successful, Independent Thinkers."
Childcare: Complimentary childcare is provided for JPK to Grade 5 Clairbourn students only. A snack and water will be provided. Please RSVP with your child's name and age to Karen Paciorek.
Delicious refreshments will be offered. We hope to see you there!
A Special Thank You to Our Amazing Book Fair Chairs and Volunteers from CFA President, Stephanie Nava
Thank you to the fabulous Clairbourn Community for their support of the 2019 Book Fair "Wild About Books." Committee volunteers worked tirelessly the month before the Book Fair to plan and organize. The decorating committee devoted an entire day to transforming the MPB into a jungle. And to each and every volunteer who signed up for a shift during the Book Fair, we could not have done it without you!
A special thank you to our Book Fair Chairs, Ting Sung and Siyi Zhao for their dedication to making the event a success. We cannot forget Ann Mize, our wonderful librarian, for kick starting the planning for this event months ago. The tremendous success of the Book Fair would not have been possible without the support of Clairbourn's Community.
6th Annual Entrepreneurial Fair and Family BBQ was an afternoon to remember
This year's Entrepreneurial Fair featured 30 booths offering an amazing assortment of student-made items. Offerings ranged from chocolate dipped fruits to Dr. Patzlaff-themed cookies and from hand-painted bird houses to hand-crocheted items. The students put a lot of effort into their booths, decorations, and marketing—and they were rewarded nicely. Thank you to the entrepreneurs for their hard work and thank you to the Clairbourn Community for supporting and encouraging them.
 Immediately following the Entrepreneurial Fair was the first Family BBQ. A special thank you goes to our Entreprenuerial Fair and Family Barbeque Event Chair Jason Nava. He put his heart and soul into this project and coordinated a wonderful group of hard-working dads to help him including Lucio Kim, Che Wang, Ken Hong, Bing Hou and Michael Lee. They were the key volunteers, and all of them worked a 12-hour day. Additionally, the following list of dads and moms were very important volunteers who helped to serve food, man the grills, and helped to tear down the event: Sevag Balikian, Brian Chung, John Shieh, Vu Nguyen, Manuel Avitia, Patrick Toche, Zhong Hua Zhou, Bo Guan, GuangWei (David) Cai, Stephanie Nava, Ting Sun, Floy Shieh, Ely King, Lucy Balikian and Connie Kim. Thank you also goes to Rooted Band members (comprised of current and former Clairbourn students) who provided entertainment for the event.
The beautiful and delicious, as well as thoughtfully donated, BBQ dinner was an impressive array of 60lbs brisket, 30lbs chicken, 18 racks of ribs, 30lbs of tri tip, 155 hamburgers, 100 hot dogs, 40lbs mac and cheese and 20lbs potato salad. No detail was left unaddressed, from the layout, to the decorations, to pop-up tents for each child. Thank you to the "dad crew" and to Parker Hale and Ryan Morehouse for their help in setting up and tearing down all the tables and booths.
“I think the creativity the students expressed this year was off the charts. I could really see that the children put thought into their products and even showed some basic marketing of their products. Also when talking to the students you could really see their pride and how excited they were to be a part of this event. Overall this event was very successful in not only getting children to participate but also bringing our community together as a whole.” - Jason Nava, Event Chair
Box Tops For Education
 Looking for a way to help fundraise? All you have to do is shop. Clairbourn is participating in Box Tops for Education! Box Tops for Education gives families an easy way to earn cash for their school, with products they already buy. Simply download the Box Tops mobile app and add Clairbourn's ID: 413564 to your account. After shopping, scan your store receipt in the mobile app, identify participating products, and instantly add cash to Clairbourn's online earnings. Please read the flyer for further details and information. For any questions, please contact Lin-Shan Chin at linshan.chin@gmail.com.
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Student Accomplishments
Send in Your Student Updates!
Did your student win an award, learn a new skill, make something cool, have an adventure, or do a service project? We'd love to post it in the eCourier! Email Noelle Shoemake at nshoemake@clairbourn.org with the details including a photo or video if you have one.
This year's Entrepreneurial Fair featured 30 booths offering an amazing assortment of student-made items. Offerings ranged from chocolate dipped fruits to Dr. Patzlaff-themed cookies and from hand-painted bird houses to hand-crocheted items. The students put a lot of effort into their booths, decorations, and marketing—and they were rewarded nicely. The following student entrepreneurs participated:
Pre-K
Bianca T.
Charlotte W.
Vanessa G.
K
Harper J.
Presley and Penelope W.
Grade 1
Zina C.
Valen and Porsche S.
Zoe N.
Ariel H.
Grade 2
Jordan A.
Grade 3
Sebastian E. and Lucas M.
Kaitlyn N.
Natalia E.
Evangelina T.
Jerry W.
Anthony M.
Grade 4
Annabelle and Marc C.
Emily K., Hayden Y., and Akira T.
Sydney B.
Erin B.
Grade 5
Arthur Z. and Louie L.
Karissa L.
Maurisio R.
Jake J., Kelson J., and Fredric S.
Shalom L., Alanna C., and Anderson G.
Grade 6
William B.
Adeline S.
Winter W.
Grade 7
Jessie Z.
Marcos I.
Madison and Evan B.
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New Photos and Videos
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Alum Melissa Thomas recently, started her own floral design company called Pepper Rose, which brings together her passion for flowers, art, design, and beauty.
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