We Welcome Our First Visiting Day Next Wednesday!
Fathers and Grandparents Visiting Day
Wednesday, October 18
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Half Day and
Dress Uniform Day
Fathers and grandparents are invited to come to Morning Assembly and visit their child’s classroom and the amazing Book Fair! Refreshments will be provided in the quad. We are excited to welcome you! |
Book Fair is COMING!
We are in need of volunteers for the various positions, so if you’d like to volunteer for the Book Fair, please sign up here. Here is the Parent Guide to the Book Fair.
If you wish to donate to the school library, please check out the library wishlist. As part of the Book Fair, we have arranged for some amazing authors to come and speak with the students on Tuesday, October 17. Check out the author bios!
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Platinum Level - Thomas Chang (JPK & K), Betty Zhang (Grade 3), Andrea Montagna (Grade 6), Anny Shen & Chin Guok (Grade 3), Dana Lee (Grade 4)
Gold Level - Rong Zhou (Grade 8)
Silver Level - Sherry Sasahara (Grade 3) and Jia Zhiman (Grade 4), Beatrice Guo (Grade 3)
You still have a chance to purchase sponsorships at the Clairbourn Store here. If you have any questions, please contact Book Fair chairs Melissa Nijjar and Tekoah Kler.
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Clairbourn Insights
 
Middle school students learn and build connections beyond the classroom
 Our middle school students returned form their three day adventure trips to CIMI and Pali last Friday! They enjoyed many hands-on activities that gave them a deeper understanding of the marine and mountain ecosystems, connected with nature and went on many hikes with their peers.
 Besides the sea exploration, seventh and eighth grade students enjoyed land adventures as well and encountered bison during their hikes. They also met with the renowned wetsuit designer Clarisse Bluberry and celebrated a classmate's birthday at CIMI! Sixth graders tried out fun concoctions of mixed-up fountain drinks at Pali, a favorite tradition, and participated in lots of team building activities as well as going on the zipline! It was wonderful for our students to bond with each other off campus!
Special thanks to our dedicated middle school teachers who chaperoned these trips and provided unwavering support, supervision and ensuring our students' safety throughout this unforgettable experience. To read the full blog, please click here!
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A Trip to International Printing Museum
Our fifth graders went on an exciting field trip to the International Printing Museum. They learned about typography, typesetting and the history of printing by experiencing what a colonial printing shop was like. They saw how Franklin’s press was used and observed the Gutenberg machines that are 1400-years-old. Students learned about the evolution of communication through print and even got to print cards by hand on a variety of authentic printing presses. Our students certainly left with a deeper appreciation for the art of printing and a connection to the past! |
Hispanic Heritage Month
Interview with Ms. Flores
Thank you to Student Council for leading the way and celebrating the hispanic culture within our community by conducting another successful faculty interview. We heard from our preschool assistant Ms. Flores about how she is connected through ancestry and traditions and her favorite thing about her Mexican and Guatemalan heritage. |
2023 Entrepreneurial Fair
Eighth Clairbourn Entrepreneurial Fair on Friday, October 27 at 3:15 p.m.
Calling all young Clairbourn entrepreneurs! The fair will be held at the athletic filed at Clairbourn School on October 27 from 3:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Launch your own startup business and join us at the 8th Annual Clairbourn School's Entrepreneurial Fair. Everyone is invited!  We have saved the most important documents including the application, F.A.Q.'s, guidelines and other useful documents online and available via this link. Applications are available until October 23 but we encourage students to register early. To cover costs for the event, there is a small booth fee of $40 which includes a table, table cover, two chairs and a pop-up canopy. All applications are accepted if it falls within the guidelines (see the document online). Here is the link to book your booth. Secure your spot at the fair soon!
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2023 Annual Fund
Let’s reach 100% participation by Giving Tuesday, November 28!
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Late start day on Monday 10/23. Students may not arrive before 9:30 a.m. School opens at 9:30 a.m., the doors open at 9:40 a.m. and school begins at 10:00 a.m.
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Uniform Reminder:
Please follow the uniform policy found in the Student-Parent Handbook on page 17. Please make sure all bottoms are navy or khaki. All outerwear must be from the uniform list (crested preferred) or plain navy. Class sweatshirts are for middle school only. It is especially important as the days get cooler in the mornings that outerwear complies with the uniform requirements. |
Clairbourn Life
Besides all the incredible activities happening in the classroom each day, we also enjoy our wonderful parent involvement around the campus! Parent readers have been reading stories to the class.
We also love to see our students and parents connecting with each other off the campus! Look at the joy expressed at the first grade class party at the park!
Make sure to login Vidigami to view more daily photos! Need Vidigami support? Please email Mrs. Zamora |
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IMPORTANT:
Hot lunch
vendor change!
NEW FUSION will be replaced by PANDA for the rest of the school year. We will match your order as close as possible.
Please note the followings:
*Broccoli beef stays broccoli beef fried rice
*Pork chow mein will be replaced by teriyaki chicken chow mein
*Sweet sour pork will be replaced by orange chicken with steam rice
*Kung pao will be replaced by honey sesame chicken steam rice
*BBQ bun order will remain the same.
Thank you for your cooperation during this transition. Please note the next lunch will be on Tuesday 10/31 and will be renamed NEW PANDA. Please contact special lunch officer Lisa Li with any questions. |
Important Dates
10/13 Free Dress
10/16 Harry Potter/Wizard Costume Day
10/17 Book Fair/Wizard Shirt Day
10/17 Panda Lunch
10/18 Dress Uniform and Fathers & Grandparents Visiting Day
10/19 Taco Lunch
10/20 All-School Morning Assembly and Community Coffee
10/20 Clairbourn T-Shirt Day
10/23 Late start day
10/24 Pizza Lunch
10/25 Wear Red Day
10/26 Pasta Lunch
10/27 Free Dress
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Solar eclipse this Saturday morning!
This Saturday, October 14, a partial annular eclipse will be visible in southern California. An annular eclipse is also known as a "ring of fire" eclipse, when the moon's shadow covers the center of the sun and leaves a ring of light around it. The partial eclipse will be about 70% visible in Southern California, beginning a little after 8 am on Saturday morning, with the maximum at 9:24 am, and ending at 10:50 am.
It is never safe to look directly at the sun, so Clairbourn will be providing eclipse glasses for each student. Submit your eclipse viewing photos here so we can share the actions next week with the community! Happy eclipse viewing, Cougars! |
The Garden of
Our Daily Lives
We are in the month of October and we might think of Autumn as a time for Halloween costumes and lots of candy! But, it is at this time of year, when some people, like the gardeners and farmers, think about their crops and are bringing in their last harvest of the season.
Everyone in our community is encouraged to think about the garden of our daily lives and what crops we can grow to make us a better self.
We plant lettuce -- lettuce be kind, patient, faithful and really love one another. We plant squash -- we squash gossip, grumbling selfishness and indifference.
We plant turnips -- it is important to be responsible and turn-up for practices, service and to help one another. We plant thyme – thyme for family, friends and each other.
Lastly, we plant peas! If we planted all of the plants above, the result WILL BE peas – PEACE OF MIND, PEACE OF SOUL, AND PEACE OF HEART!
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