December, 2002

Dear Elementary Level Principal:

The Arts Committee and the Connecticut Association of Elementary School Principals takes great pleasure in announcing the FOURTH ANNUAL ELEMENTARY ARTS RECOGNITION FESTIVAL sponsored by CIGNA and IGA Supermarkets to be held on March 4 and 5, 2003 (half of the state each evening) at the Aqua Turf Club, Southington, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The theme for the evenings' festivities will be "Under the Big Top".

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this program is to recognize students with outstanding citizenship, cooperative skills, and artistic ability in performing or visual arts at the elementary level.

PROCEDURE

To participate in this program, we ask that you submit in writing on the form provided the names of the two students selected to receive the award. The students selected should have outstanding ability in the performing or visual arts and their citizenship and cooperation skills should also be taken into consideration. They must be in the last grade within your building. The awards can go to students of either sex or students of the same sex.

MENU, COST AND PROGRAM FOR EACH EVENING

The menu for the festival will be child oriented. Food stations will be located in various areas of the room serving hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta, salad, pizza, popcorn, ice cream, cotton candy and soda. Food will be served from 6-7:00 p.m. Walk around circus entertainment will take place during this time. Circus music will fill the air! The two award recipients from each CAS member school will be paid for by CAS. All other participants will pay $15.95 each. Parents or guardians, principal, classroom teacher, music and/or art teachers are also invited to attend. Student honorees from non-member schools and their adult participants will also pay $15.95 each. At 7:00 p.m. each evening the award ceremony will begin. At 7:15 p.m. the children will be entertained by a magician and juggler. The program will end promptly at 8:00 p.m.

RESERVATIONS

We expect that the vast majority of our elementary schools will participate. Your early response will determine your school's seating location. Towns with names beginning with the letters A-
M will attend on Tuesday, March 4 and towns with names beginning with letters N-W will attend on Wednesday, March 5, 2003. If there is a scheduling conflict, please notify the CAS office and we will be happy to try and accommodate your school on the other evening. You are asked to examine the accompanying document closely. The Elementary Level Board and Arts Committee look forward to receiving your reservations and to greeting you on March 4 or March 5, 2003 at the Aqua Turf. We must receive your reservations NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 10, 2003.

Sincerely,

Dr. Gary Rosato

Chair, Elementary Board of Control

Denise Malnati

Chair, Arts Committee

CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS

30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, Connecticut 06410

Telephone 203-250-1111/Fax 203-250-1345

(PLEASE TYPE SO NAMES ARE LEGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATES AND PROGRAM)

This reservation request must be received no later than MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2003.

I__________________________________Principal of___________________________________School

Street_________________________________Town________________________________Zip__________

Telephone ____________________________	Date Attending _______________________________

Submit the two students listed below for recognition by the Connecticut Association of Schools.

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Signature of Principal

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ELEMENTARY ARTS RECOGNITION FESTIVAL RESERVATION REQUEST

Aqua Turf, Southington, March 4/5, 2003

1.	Attendance is restricted to selected student award recipients (2), parents or guardians, principal, classroom teacher, music and/or art teacher.

2.	Tables for groups of 10 may be reserved. Smaller groups will share tables with other schools.

3.	List each person who will be attending on a separate line.

4.	Remittance should be payable to CAS Elementary Arts Recognition Festival.

5.	Reservation requests made after FEBRUARY 10, 2003 may not be honored.

6.	Confirmation and tickets will be sent to the principal during the last week of February.

7.	IF YOUR SCHOOL IS NOT PARTICIPATING, PLEASE NOTIFY US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

8.	If you must process your check, please send in your form at once, and make note "check to follow."

9.	The selected students from CAS member schools do not pay. ALL OTHER PERSONS FROM CAS MEMBER SCHOOLS ARE TO PAY $15.95 EACH. Students from non-member schools and their participants will also pay $15.95 each.

10.	If you have any questions about completing this form, contact Jennifer Lacroix at CAS at

203-250-1111. jlacroix@casciac.org

11.	Towns with names beginning with letters A-M will attend on March 4, 2003 and towns with names beginning with letters N-W will attend on March 5, 2003.

Name	Title	CK. /Amt.
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Recipients

School	Town	Table #	Date Ck. Recd.