From Head of School
Grateful for Our Clairbourn Community
Dear Clairbourn Families,
This week is a week to say thank you again. We had some wonderful events in which we learned, laughed, and delighted.
One of my favorite things at Clairbourn is watching us come together to put on an event and then watch the whole community benefit from the effort, planning, and teamwork. Just like the Sugar Plum, Entrepreneurial Fair, Family BBQ, Holiday Giving, Book Fair,
and so many others, the Lunar New Year Cultural Celebration was one of those events. It was truly a huge effort and a lot of love was poured into it, and it showed.
A huge thank you to the Lunar New Year team for your effort to put this event together for our community. Thank you to Lisa and Liqi for your amazing vision, concept, leadership, and resources to put this all together. The variety, quality, and visuals were all amazing! The students also loved the treats!
Thank you to Lysa for working with the chorus and getting us all to sing together. I loved the little voices all wishing us a happy new year.
Thank you to Jack, Bo, and Shunxiang for the opera performances. Hearing the original song and seeing the family performing together was very beautiful and special for us!
Thank you to Velisa for the guzheng performance. It was fun to learn about the instrument and even more fun when you played it so beautifully.
Thank you to the kung ku performers and the talent of Ms. Li to get our students to learn the skills quickly.
Thank you to Tiffany for coming back to support our school by sharing her talent in singing the opera piece. It was lovely!
Thank you to Jessie and ShanShan for the balloons that made the festive atmosphere just right.
Thank you to Michelle Tom for coaching the violin group for such a sweet performance!
Thank you to the 8th grade emcees who kept the show moving and added interesting facts! Thank you to the student performers who put their time and energy into learning and sharing traditions with our community.
And a very big thank you to all of the volunteers who pitched in to help in so many ways, from decorating, being a stagehand, or even vacuuming the entryway.
I am so grateful to be part of this community!
Amy Patzlaff, Ed.D.
Head of School
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Tennis Social
Friday, February 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Altadena Town & Country Club
Tickets are $80 per person which include a tennis clinic, prizes, music and lunch. Purchase tickets here.No prior tennis experience is required! However, if you are a
pro, come out and strut your stuff! This is a fun parent social event and not a tournament.
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Bollywood Benefit
Please join us at tomorrow’s Community Coffee for a tasty Bollywood treat & view glamorous saree dresses!
Bollywood Gala: An Evening of Bidding & Bhangra
March 11 at Le Meridien in Arcadia
We Need Items to Auction! We are currently in the process of finding items, services, events, or opportunities that can be offered at the auction. Big ticket items are especially welcome and can include box seats, vacations, event tickets, autographed merchandise, special VIP dinners, luxury items and more.
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2023 Engineering Design Challenge
Congratulations to all our Clairbourn engineers for a successful Engineering Design Challenge week!
 Thank you to all the teachers and staff members who made the week possible. It was wonderful to celebrate learning while having fun. To read the full article on how our students turned on their engineering minds, please click here!
Special congratulations go to the winning teams in each class!
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First grade
1st place: Claire, Rosie, Dylan, Stephen
2nd place: Sarina, Alex, Wisteria, Edwin, Elroy
3rd place: Charlotte, Shaan, Ramtin, Geoff
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Second grade
(three-way tie)
1st place: Kristy, Jessica, Matthew
1st place: Evangeline, Katherine, Walter
1st place: Liam, William
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Third grade
1st place: Junya, Luke
2nd place: Farrah, Anna
3rd place: Rocky, Tony
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Fourth grade
1st place: Kaitlin, Torris, Naveen
2nd place: Emma, Caleb, Porsche
3rd place: Zoey, Bill, Nicole
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Fifth grade
(tie for 2nd place)
1st place: Austin, Hins
2nd place: Wan-Tao, Olivia
2nd place: Riccardo, Elliot
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Sixth grade
(tie for 2nd place)
1st place: Mary, Fiona
2nd place: Carrie, Malena
2nd place: Sima, Bea
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Seventh grade
1st place: Madeline
2nd place: Joseph, Jayden
3rd place: Simon, Christina
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Eighth grade
1st place: Louis, Marcus
2nd place: Peter, Presley
3rd place: Zoe, Naomi
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School Calendar
1/27 All school Morning Assembly and Community Coffee
1/31 BBQ lunch
2/2 KFC lunch
2/3 Mothers and Grandparents Visiting Day
2/7 Pizza lunch
2/9 Habit lunch
2/10 Free dress
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Message from CFA:
Please join us at tomorrow’s Community Coffee for a tasty Bollywood treat & view glamorous saree dresses!
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Mothers & Grandparents Visiting Day
Friday, February 3, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Half Day and Dress Uniform Day
Come be our special guests for a half day of adventure with your children and grandchildren! Join us in the MPB for Morning Assembly and visit your child's classes throughout the morning. Enjoy refreshments in the Daycare room and get to know other moms and grandparents.
There will be complimentary valet parking in the front parking lot between 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Happy Lunar
New Year!
Lisa Li and Liqi Hang would like to thank all of the performers for their hard work! Thank you to Mr. Morehouse, his incredible team, generous volunteers and our Clairbourn families for contributing to the success of this event. It was great to see our students eager to learn and experience the New Year's culture.
Special recognition to the the working team: Lysa Li Lui (chorus), Michelle Xu Tom (violin), Jing Li (kung fu), Jessie Zhang and ShanShan Huang (balloons) and Ryan Morehouse (sound).
Thank you to the volunteers: Apryle Ferguson, Ting Sung, Connie Kim, Alice Sung, Rong Zhou, Nancy Liu, Christina Huang, Jing Chen, Mei Li, Fiona Wang, Mindy Zhang, ShanShan Huang, Jessie Zhang, Elsa McLeod, Fiona Zhang, Alyssa Liu, Xiu Ping Li, Cindy Zhu, Linda Wang, Betty Xu, Michelle Xu, Debra Sun, Shuangyi Fu, Yang Wang, Floy Shieh, Miwa Takayanagi, Bridget Bowie Paciorek, Yang Wang, Alyssa Liu, Carol Liu, Lucy Balikian, Cynthia Aragon, Cathy Lee, Jun Lau, Mrs. Rubio, Rose Scobie, Jing Chen, Claire Wu, Wendy Chen, Cynthia Aragon, Shan Shan Huang and Dana Lee Wong |
Cougar Corner
Cougar Corner needs volunteers every Friday and also on special sporting event days. Sign up now!
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Annual Fund Update: We are
at 94% family participation!
Did you know that a pledge, a committed amount given at a later date, counts toward your family's participation?
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